The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-02-06

10th inst. Mr.. Scalf will move his
family to his property on the corner of
Watauga avenue and Boone street.
The choir of the Presbyterian church,
which has always ranked as one OF the
best in the city, has secured the services
of Mrs. E. T. Young as leader and it is
needless to say the music will be i'm
proved from now on.
Rev. r. G. Carter and Rev. Paul
have been doing good work with their
revival at Lusk's school house. Rev.
Carter preached a most excellent SER
mon last Monday night. 1t seemed to
electrify his audience and much good
resulted.
The officials of the Southern railway
will meet i'll Asheville, N. c., on the
10Th inst. for the purpose of arranging
new schedule for the entire Southern
system. Any change they make will be
an improvement on the present sched-
ule for this division.
Capt. Jake Bennett, the noted guer-
rilla, passed through town Monday en-
route to Nashville to attend the grand
lodge. While there he will write up q
full history of the escape of himself,
General John Fl. Morgan and Basil
Duke from the federal prison at Column
bus, Ohio. -OvertonC County Enterprise.
j. M. Martin, chairman of the repub-
lican county executive committee, has
issued call for that body to meet at
the court house in Jonesboro on Satur-
day, January s. The object of the
meeting, as stated in the call, is to de-
eide on the method to be pursued in
selecting candidates for the county Of
fees.
Rev. j. R. Herndon, the young and
talented divine who was recently called
to the pastorate of the First Presby-
terrain church at this place, has return
ed to the city after an absence of two
weeks. His connection with the
Presbyterian church at ---- has
been severed and he delivered his first
sermon as pastor of the church at this
place last Sunday morning.
Rev. James B, Converse, of Morris
town, was on our streets last Thursday.
He has consented to deliver his lecture
on christian Sociology" in our city at
some date yet to be fixed, when we
hope to have also the pleasure of hear
ing him upon the Civil and Material
Advantages of the Sabbath" He dis
cusses this subject next Sunday in
Jonesboro
Yesterday at noon, most elegant
wedding took place in Big Stone Gap.
Miss Kate, daughter of Gen. Ayers,
was married to l.. o. Petit. Miss
Ayers is known to us as O young lady
of much culture and rare personal
charms Sis perfect type of Virginia
ladyhood. Mr.. Petit is o railroad
contractor now operating in Jamaica
The kind wishes of hosts of friends fol-
low the new PAIR to their sunny home
in the tropics. Southwest Virginian.
Mr., Biddle, of the Touring mill, is
pretty badly worried over the small
amount of "a. One day last week
some of his numerous debtors paid
him that amount on account and not
having his book handy, relied on his
memory. But when he went to give
credit he had forgotten who had paid
him. He has inquired among all his
patrons, but can't find the man. As
the right man cannot be found, Mr..
Blddle decided to advertise it in the
paper and see how mauy men will
claim it.
W. J. Shoun, of Little Doe, johnson
county, passed through the city last
Tuesday, having in his charge L. N
and l.. j. Shoun, two brothers who be
came demented some time ago. They
were being taken to Lyons View, neal
| Knoxville. There insanity was not O
a very violent type, and was though
by physicians to have been caused By
the excessive use of tobacco togethe
with mineral poison contracted from
! mines where they worked. The mel
were both well to do, being sons of
farmer of that county and having sew
eral thousand dollars worth Of propert
/. in their own names. 1t is thought tina
. their alteration will soon be remove
q by the treatment of the asylum.
y The citizens are determined to ri
the city of anything in the shape {
n rabies, To the large number of dog
It recently killed was added goat Nor
"a day. 1t was one of the matronly Maj
MES of Mrs. Murphy, but it shove
signs of madness and had to go. Da
Dalton undertook the Job of dispatcl
; ing the animal, but, after firing sever
. shots in its head without apparent di
comfture to the goat, he became supe
stitious and gave up the job. Bill
Snapp then took up the work whe
Dan left off and with Q big A final
succeeded in getting q ball in Il
brain after several trials, Billy d
not like the Job much, but 1t was {
best he could do. He wanted to 9
the goat ont of the misery Dan b