The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1895-01-31

Johnson Cltlans are enjoying an.
other beautiful snow" thaw. If not
they had better move further South
Miss Carrie Summers came up from
Morristown Saturday and spent Sun,
day in the city with relatives and
friends.
A new postoffice has been establish.
ed at Chestoa, in Unicoi county, Tenn.
and Stuart Wilder has been appointed
postmaster
| A gay party OF Jonesboro's promi.
| nent young society people attended
that "deyilish" play at the opera house
Tuesday night.
G. E. Dunn and wife are visiting
Mrs. Dunn's mother and sister. Mrs
A. W. Harris and Mrs. ]. L. Evans
on Watauga avenue.
An effort will be made at the next
meeting of the board OF mayor and
aldermen to postpone the penalty on
city taxes for sixty days. 1t should
pass ana probably will.
A protracted meeting is being con.
Quoted at the M. E. church by the
pastor j. J. Robinette. He is assisted
by all the local preachers and consid
cradle interest Is being manifested.
In the Grand Chapter of Arch Ma.
sons Of Tennessee, at Nashville Tues.
day, the election OF officers occurred
and DR.. E. S. Miller, of this city, was
honored with election as Grand Cap,
tain of the Host.
The ladies of the M. E. church
South, will have Japanese Tea" in
the opera hall Friday night, February
s. Refreshments will be served and
Japanese souvenirs will be given away
The young ladies will appear in Japa
nese costumes. The public are in
vited.
Mac Waggoner, of Limestone, has
been appointed to assess the property
in this district by Tax Assessor Brad
shaw. Mr.. Waggoner is now in the
city for that purpose and will make
q special effort to see that all property
is correctly assessed to save further
annoyance.
K. G. Johnson and w. N. DeGroat
have established new enterprise in
johnson City. Their plant is located
near the Foundry and Machine Works
and they will soon be ready to begir
the manufacture of locust insulating
pins. 1t is to be hoped they will sue
coed ia pinning Old Pete Poverty tc
the wall.
Stephen Lewis, aged about ninety
seven, is in the city visiting his son
Frank Lewis. MIR. Lewis lives or
Stony Creek and walked to town, {
distance of twelve miles. He is no
so old looking and is strong anc
healthy and stands fair chance o
reaching the century mark Wataugt
Valley News.
A number Of johnson City lnmina
ries will go to Nashville early mex
week in the interest of bill to Civ,
Johnson City criminal Jurisdiction il
connection with our law court. |
this bill becomes law, as it probabl,
} will, Johnson City will try its owl
criminals and take care OF same unit
they are sent to the penitentiary O
acquitted.
Samuel Ray, of Hancock county
was found dead, and supposed to hav,
frozen to death, last Tuesday, on
river bluff near his home. He was
very old man, and we'll known in hi
county. He was the father of the ia
nous desperadoes, Doll and And
Ray, who were such terror to III,
people of the section where they lived
a few years ago,-RogersUiue Review.
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