The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-12-03
THROUGH TENNESSEE.

The working force at the Rockford
cotton mills has been increased.
The final sale of the furnace at Bris-
toll has been set for December II.
A bursting grindstone at South Pitts
burg killed George Hawk and George
WEIGH
Louis Iseman, merchant of Staun-
ton, Va, killed himself by shooting |
near Bristol.
Friends of A. J. Tyler, of Sneedville |
are pushing his claims for appoint
ment as revenue agent.
Leading musicians of East Tennes-
see will give concert at the Bristol
opera house Friday night
Blacksmith Preacher T. J. Sexton
has closed his revival at Hartman,
with eighty-five conversions.
lit is reported that the L. & N. rail-
road will soon reduce the number of
its section men in Eastern Kentucky.
Out of twelve attempts at self-de-
struction by Bristol women during the
past sixty days, only one was success
full.
S. N. Summers, son of ex-Trustee s.
N. Summers, is on trial at Wartburg,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Ram,
sey.
The fish commissioner of Washing
toh county has with difficulty stopped
the work of gang of dynamiters in
that section.
The fate of Pat. Mitchell, the negro
rapist from North Carolina, who was
started from Allentown, Carter county,
last Thursday to Boone, N. G., re-
mains mystery.
The project to extend pipe line
from the Tennessee oil field to line of
railway has been revived. Standing
, Stone, on the Nashville and Knoxville,
and Rugby Road on the Cincinnati
Southern are the objective points.
Five drunken men went to the house
of Mrs. Dreamer, boarding house
keeper in Athens, looking for a man
named Massey. When she appeared
at the door one of them struck her on
the head inficting serious injuries.
We were shown gourd few days
, since, by Edmond Miller, that was AZ
inches long, the bowl was about
inches long and the handle about sc
inches long and one inch in diameter
q and straight as most walking sticks
Greeneville News.
$ There seems to be we'll authentica.
: ted report that President A. J. Craw.
9 ford has given his chief engineers or.
: ders to at once get matters in shape
: to push the construction of the Nash
q vile and Knoxville railroad to compile.
ton at the earliest possible date.
The state board of assessors and
! equalizers has finished its report and
turned over to the comptroller the to.
talo Coz Eoo& Tonuocaoo Nx,~.bo,. 81
! acres assessed, s, 146, 1877; value of land,
6 $47, 719'447; average value per acre,
$685.; value of town lots. $81, 500, OO4
! total value Of real estate, $72, 22S, 451
, total value of personal property, &c.,
593, O66; total value of real and personal
q property, $sS, 1884, SIT.
j. J. Ayers was in town Friday and
g reported that he had purchased Mrs.
. Steele's two famous walnut trees on
: Pine Mountain. These trees made
' seven logs each, with an average di-
5 ameter of thirty-four inches. They are
estimated to contain 5000 feet of lum.
Der. At the stump the trees measured
more than seven feet across. The logs
have been hauled to Bristol and will
t probably be shipped to Liverpool,
' England. Bristol Courier.
Our old friend, U. NJ. Thomas, of
the Eleventh district, left with the
editor Wednesday four Irish potatoes,
variety unknown, that weighed five
pounds and seven ounces. These spuds
T were raised by Mr.. Thomas and his
son, George, in fresh red hill land
; without fertilizer of any kind. The
: crop was something near forty bushels.
We have held for years that our people
could make more absolute money rails
ing potatoes, onions, goober peas, white
beans and the like that they can
: ever expect from corn and wheat and
we believe the sooner they get at it the
better it will be for them. Athens
Post.