The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-03-07
THE COMET.
Personal MENTION

cinity Briefly Told.
Jackson's for low prices.
Jackson's for fresh goods.
Jackson leads in his line.
Jackson's for Western beef
Jackson's for the best goods.
Jackson's tor best brands of flour.
Go to Netherlands for fine chewing
tobacco.
Col. G. II. Nimson, of Cranberry, is
IN the city.
HID Gump returned from the East
ern markets today.
W. G. Nathes and w. w. Faw we're
up the narrow gauge yesterday.
I. F. Crowdcr, formerly OF the Rack
ct Store, was in the city this week.
James Hardin is ut home from Ke-
nova, w. Va, on visit to homefolks.
Gold Dust flour is the best fancy
tent sold here. 1t is so guaranteed.
Justice Gump accompanied the in
vestigstipg committee to Ellzabethtoh
Tuesday.
Hon w. B, Bowman was in the
city Monday chatting with his numer
Gus friends.
w. 7. Erwin has returned from
Chattsnooga,where he took course in
\ medical college.
G. W. Hall, representing the Dear
doril Paper and Manufacturing Co of
Chattanooga, is in the city.
A full line of all the leading patent
medicines, fresh from the eastern mar
kets, at Mcfarland & Co.'S.
1t is rumored that regular train
will be put on the Embreville branch
N the Southern Railway at an early
date.
Mrs. DR.. Bowman, OF Johnson City,
is spending few days with her moth
er, Mrs w. G. Broyles, at Cedar Greek.
-GreeaeUille NewS.
Misses Ada and Estelle Caldwell,
two charming young ladies of Bristol,
Tenn, are visiting Mrs. w. l.. McFar.
land on WataugA avenue.
Take your prescriptions to McFar-
lands City Drug Store, where your
work will be done by thoroughly
competent prescriptonist,
j. A. Vines, lately of Washington,
D. O., has moved to johnson CITY,
where he will reside in future. We
extend the gentleman and his accom-.
plished wife a cordial welcome.
Go to Mcfarland & Co.'s to get the
best Scent cigar in the State. Ask
for the Sabarosa, Dacosta and Ophela,
all clear HAVANA filled cigars. Also
the best 10.cent cigar in Johnson City.
Jake Bewloy, the gentleman who
signs the payroll of the Southern Rail
way Co. regularly on account of hi.
ability to read COWS pedigree from a
vestibule window, was in the city
Tuesday evening.
We regret to announce that Mrs. ].
A. Cargllle is no longer expected to
recover. Her life has been despalred
olaud her death is expected to occur
any moment. Her sister, Mrs. Farris
of st. Clair, has arrived in the CITY
and is at her bedside
An engine on the E. T. & w. N. C.
Il. r. was derailed yesterday near
Cranberry, and the train did not reach
Johnson City at ALL An extra was
made up to meet the delayed train
lud lief: here with the mail about five
o'clock and returned at ten o'clock at
night.
Mr.. @ ]. Stout is back at his old
place at McFarland's prescription case
and, being graduate of the Baltimore
School OF Pharmacy, with eight to ten
years practical experience as a pre-
Scriptionist, you can rely on having
your work in this line done with accu
racy, neatness and despatch,
Mcfarland & Co. have Just received
splendid liue OF tooth brushes, hail
brushes, ladies ana gentlemen's dress
ing combs, toilet soaps, perfumer,
and articles OF every kind for the toilet
and they respectfully invite the ladies
of the town and surrounding country
to call and examine their goods and
prices.
Registration closed last Saturday fo
the March election. Seven hundred
| and liIty.four voters registered, de
crease OF $50 from November regislrA
ton. This can be accounted for b,
! the general lack of interest beiny
manifested in the approaching cleo
lion, ANA the further fact that tn
Democrats have not registered in tn
Fourth ward because the party has n
candidate in that ward.
Mcfarland 4 Co., proprietors of tn
] City Drug Store, are making som
needed improvements in their stor
in the way of new shelving, etc. On
OF the most noticeable changes is i
= the prescription case. A new aid a
tractive one has taken the place of tn
old. tits made Of native oak, hnishe
antique, and makes decided improv,