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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
BRUSH CREEK.

Rev. J. P Little was the guest Of J.
M. Miller Sunday.
Rev. jesse Clark, of Free Hill. will
preach at Bells Saturday night.
Mrs. Chas. Holmes was visiting he
mother, Mrs. Joseph Leach Sunday.
There will be spelling contest at
Bells Tuesday night next. All are cor
daily invited,
Misses Maud oliver and.Birdie Nor
ris returned Sunday from a visit to
relatives at johnson City.
Jacob Fine an aged and highly res
pected citizen of our district is very
low with dropsy and not expected to
recover.
A. H. Bayless was calling on his best
girl near the Summit Sunday. David
Stover of Doves Mill was calling or
Morley Huffine or rather Miss Fannie
and-but every one knows "widower
usually means business" and are on tn,
alert.
Mrs. J.W. .Bayless returned last weel
from Hossville where she was called
on account of the serious illness of hel
sister Mrs. Catherine Mcqueen, which
resesulted in her ldeath the 18th inst
Mrs. Mcqueen had been in poor health
for some time and her death was not 6
surprise to her relatives and friends.
JANE, (ths cook,)
Nov. 90, 1897.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
Notice to Defendan t ir
Attachment.
To G. A. Henderson.

In purs uance of an order heretofore
made all entered by M. l. Gump, u
Justice of the peace for Washington
countyin an attachment suit wherein
J. B Cox is plaintiff and You are de-
endant, you are hereby notified that
upon the affidavit OF complainant in
which it is alleged that you are Justly
indebted to the plaintiff by probated
sccount, to the amount of seventy
i've collars. and that you are a non
re.id ent of the state of Tennessee, so
chat the ordinary process OF law can
no, be served on you, writ of attach
mt Mt was, on the goth day of Novem-
her, 1897, issued in this cause against
GU by NJ. l. Gump, justice of the
peace for Washington county, which
writ came to the hands of J. E. Strain,
constable for said county, and was
by him, on the Goth day OF November
1897, levied on certain property Of
yours to.wit: Twenty-eight acres Of
land situated in the Eighth civil dis-
trict OF Washington county, Tennes-
BEE, OH Iu6 u6hu WdU0Is vi llUVl6 OIl6IO'
kee Creek, adjoining the lands o.
Reese Frances on the east, Thomas
Torrance on the south. Daniel Huffinc
on the west and north. and David
Brockwell and j j. Stinson ON tht
north, containing twenty.eight acre.
more or less, being the same property
decreed to G. A. Henderson in the
cause OF M. ]. Combs VS.. &. A. Hen
'erson in chancery court at johnson
City, Tennessee, IN 1895, as appears
by the return of said constable a.
made on the Goth day OF November,
1897. to said M. l Gump as aforesaid
Now, then, you, the said G. A. Hen
derson, are required to appear at noon
on the Goth day of December, 1897,
the Office of said M. |. Gump, jnstic
Of the peace in the Ninth civil distric'
of Washington county, before him a.
the justice having cognizance of tn
eau 'e, then and there to defend thi,
action 30 commenced against you b
attachment Otherwise the cause vii
be proceeded in against you expart4
M. GUMP, ]. P.
For Washington County.
This November 20, 1897
6994t. printers fee $l5 90
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

WE ARE ELECTED.

AS the resultof a foregone conclusion,
predicted in these columns from time
to time, we are now a justice of the
peace, representing johnson City i'll
the horrible county court of Washing
ton county, United States Of America,
or will be as soon as Gov. Taylor can
fill out our commission. And say,
Bob, you might just as well make it
cut rs chairman of the court while you
are at it for January is upon us. Our
loving friends who had charge of our
campaign (and they have vouchers to
show that everything was charged)
have seen to it that we were taken off
the tripod and away from the common
people, like Ciacinnatus of old, and
placed in the judiciary. We agree with
them that no better selection could
have been made and that the honors
are easy.
Our court will be open for business
in few days and while our library
consists only of late edition of
"Hoyle" and the revised edition of the
new testament, anyone wanting to
get married Or get justice will be ac-
commodated irrespective or race, sex,
politics, past or present condition of
servitude, Our opinions will all De
written (most of them Chancellor
SMITH and will be formed with due re-
gard to the holdings of the Supreme
Court, but whenever we find that the
Supreme Court has made reversible
error we will not hesitate to reverse it,
Oh, yez, oh yez, this honorable court
is now ready for the transaction of all
business that may properly be brought
before it. \
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
TRANSIT METEORS.

1t takes horse show to show what
an ass some men can make of them-
selves. Chattanooga News.
These are the days when the Waco
editor takes his gun in hand to pen a
few lines. -Commercial-Appeal.
Walt Brownlow would seem to be Mr..
Hanna's legitimate successor as patron
age distributor of the administration. -
Nashville Sun.
The lurid and omnibus Mr.. Waiter
son did not find occasion to use his
shell to breakfast" editorial when the
election results were announced. -
Springfield Leader.
No doubt the Georgia BARRIERS are re-
ioicing over the recent act of their leg
islature prohibiting the game of foot
ball from being played in the state, -
Hartsville Vidette.
Bob LincOln's gal married the fellow
she loved, and showed that in some re-
spects at least she was closer kin to her
grandaddy than to his snobbish son. -
Nashville Sun.
The Boston Herald says "Queer
that the suicide of Bullitt in New York
should have been by poison" Not at
all. 1t is quite usual for powder to
give bullet send off. Chicago Dis
patch.
A Brooklyn woman has been award
$4,000 bya jury as damages for the
alienation of her husbands affections.
A lot of good women down this way
would submit to such alienation for
half the above amount.-Nashville Sun
Don't laugh at drunken man realing
through the street, however ludicrous
the sight may be; just stop to think
He is going home to some tender hear
that will throb with intense agony
some doting mother will grieve Oyer
the downfall of her once sinless boy, OF
it may be fond wife, whose heart will
almost break with grief as she view
the destruction of her idol, or it ma,
be loving sister who will shed bite
tears over the degradation of her broth
er, shorn Of his manliness and self-re
spect Rather, drop a tear in silen
} sympathy with those hearts so keenl
sensitive and tender, yet so proud an
loyal that they can not accept sympa
thy rendered them either in word G
look, although it may fall upon the
wounded hearts as refreshingly as tn
summer dew on the withered plants.
Greenfield Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Cy H. Lyle, editor of the johnson
City COMET, who recently vacated the
position as postmaster at that place for
the special accommodation of John
Campbell, a good republican, has been
nominated for magistrate by the demo-
Gratis. Cy talks like he and Bryan are
the only two men of destiny in the
country, and if the republicans down
there do their duty, his destiny will
turn out very much like Bryan's.-
Mountain City TomNhawk.
Judge Lyle, if you please, desires tC
inform Editor Keys that ICY" called
the turn,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
nominees for alder

"The republican nominees for alder
men are those who can be depended
upon to look to the peoples interest in
the management of the city affairs.
See that they are elected, and thus Sc
cure board of gentlemen sound in
business ideas staff
The STAFF thus openly advocates the
election of all the republican aldermen
and yet found it necessary for purely
selfish reasons to go into the fourth
ward and privately fight one of the al.
derman. This is the consistency The
staff has been advocating as the biggest
Jewel on the beach.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

To give you some idea of our gait as
a candidate it is only necessary to state
that we carried the city by II votes and
Bob Taylor lost it last year by about
1876 votes, and this is our first race.
When we get to be professional, like
Bob, we will run the opposition off the
track.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

After the election Cy Lyle will know
who struck Billy Patterson, and also
who the court is. McCown will be the
court and the people who elected him
the good fellows who struck Billy-The
staff.
We reproduce the above gem Of the
purest ray serene not for the purpose Of
criticism, Comment is unnecessary.
1t reminds us of the individual who
called upon noted physician for ex.
animation. We know there is nothing
wrong with the extract, but amt it O
daisy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
The Grandest Remedy.

Mr. r. b, Greeve, merchant OF Chilhowie,
Va, certiheS that he had consumption, was
given mp to die, sought all medical treatment
hat money could procure, tried all cough rem
edies he could hear of, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in a chair was induced
o try DR., Kings New Discovery, and was cured
by use Of two bottles. For past three years
has been attending to business, and says DIR.
nings New Discovery is the grandoSt remedy
ever made as it has done so much for him and
also for Others in his community. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for coughs colds
and consumption. 1t don't fail,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The municipal election yesterday was
practically the first ever held here un-
der the Dortch law, and only AGA votes
were counted. Several votes were
thrown out as illegal for various causes,
but the number was surprisingly small.
Besides the election of one alderman in
each ward there was elected an alder
man in the 4th ward to fill out the un-
expired term of II. J. Cox, resigned,
and a magistrate to succeed G. e.
Osborn. The vote follows:
FOR MAaISTRA ATE
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The Hardeman Free Press will OBJ
serve that we are now a magistrate, and
if it is ever brought before our court
charged with numbering the Queens
English or being q particeps criminis,
it will be our painful duty to sentence
it to requiescat in pace.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

-Four Aces" is the name of new
brand of Georgia whiskey. Its sug-
gestive of a good thing, but there is a
whiskey manufactured in our noun
tains, one drink of which makes all
cards look alike and caused q ma.
tive sport to go down to tAe cloth on
what he thought was five aces. When
it came to the showdown he only had 8
little two full.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

This Athens Post has passed out OF
the hands of the Iyins family for the
first time since it started in 1S48. In
giving up the paper 10. WINS writes a
characteristic farewell addresses in: the
last issue. The paper will be continued
by the new owner, J. B. Stern, of
Cleveland, Tenn, and will be ssundly
democratic as formerly. "4
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

What's the matter with Cupid on the
Staff? Nobody has ever accused! his
candidate for Magistrate with having
any ideas of business, extravagant or
otherwise, but we all agree as to his
native ability. He had enough sense
not to run for office in his native coun
ty and he now knows enough not to try
it here again.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

We want to congratulate Mr.. Nc
Gown on the race he made against us
for Magistrate. 1t was magnificent
effort and much better than any other
republican could have done, by at least
100 votes.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Lyle carried his home ward by 10
votes and the usual republican MAORI
ty is 30 TO 40. McCown lost his ward
by 81 votes and the usual democratic
majority is only 10 to 20, We met the
enemy in his stronghold and he's ourn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The Secretary of State will please
take notice that we have been elected
magistrate and send us at once copy
of Shannon's latest elementary code
and appendicitis.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Judge Lyle desires to thank the I'M
known musicians who complimented
his home with few choice selections
on the night of election, and regrets
that he.was not present to make a cold
bottle speech. 81
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

We kept the fact that McCown was
from Lincoln county quiet during the
campaign. We know that anything
from Lincoln County" down to oul
own mountain dew" is popular with
the court.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

To tell the truth we have never no.
ticed the nude figures on the new So
bill that have been discovered by the
Milwaukee clergyman. The figure .
always attracted our attention and held
it to the last,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The Salt River Packetsailed prompt
ly yesterday afternoon at five o'clock.
We were on the gang plank when the
boat left the wharf but heard from the
first ward in time to reach land safely
and make room for McCown.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The staff says "McCown must be
elected as our next magistrate. He's
the fellow we want" etc. As 1--WE
did not get him it is supposed 1--WE"
will proceed to abolish the office
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Don't bolt your food, 1t irrltates your stom-
ach. Choose digestible food and chew it. Indi-
gestion is dangerous sickness. Proper care
prevents il. Shaker Digestive Cordial cures it.
That is the long and short of Indigestion. Now
the question is: Have you got indigestion?
Yes, If you have pain or discomfort after eat
ing. headache, dizziness, nausea offensive
BREATH heartburn langour, weakness fever,
jaundice ,fiatuence, loss of appetite irritabilty
constipation etc. Yes, you have indigestion,
To cure it, take Shaker Digestive Cordial The
The medicinal herbs and plants of which Shak-
er Digestive Cordial is composed help to digest
the food in your stomach; help to strengthen
your stomach When your stomach is strong
care will keep it so. Shaker Digestive Cordial
is for sale by druggists price 10 cents to 81 pei
bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The COMET is delayed day this
week by whisky and politics. We had
the politics and our printer had the
whisky. Now he's got the jim jams
and we've got an Office.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

There is nothing old about DIR.
BELLS PINE TAR HONEY. Reli-
able old time remedies are used in its
manufacture, but DIR. BELLS PINE
TAR HONEY scientifically combines
new and valuable medicinal agencies.
This remedy advances a theory in the
treatment of all lung and bronchial
coughs unheard of until its introduce
tion. It always cures quickly coughs,
colds and grip. 1t strengthens weak
lungs and relieves consumption.
Druggists sell it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Our two-cent contemporary has candidate
in the person Of its editor-SeeY The Staff.
Our missent contemporary had a
"Jonah" in the person Of its candidate
for Magistrate Saw?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Before leaving for Florida Cap. Har-
ris should unite the factions in the
4th ward with feast of reason and a
flow of soul
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

McCown may be, as The Staff says,
a gentleman of good judgment but the
people have decided that he is not the
proper man to give one,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The Dortch law is generally satisfac-
tory but some of the "boys" went into
the booths to vote and wanted to give
bond to get out.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

While Harris was counting his votes
the Wofford crowd was discounting
them.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Associate Justice Gump has our
thanks for barrel of nice apples pre-
scented to console US upon our election
|%NE
as magistrate.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

If Penland had worked in the 4th we
would have carried the:ward by hand
some majority.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Proceed with your Thanksgiving.
The Democrats have carried Johnson
City.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Cap. Harris extra was nipped in the
bud.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Republicans are to give dinner to
Lem Quigg. He will get his desert
when the roast comes in.-Chicago
Dispatch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Capt. Harris is writing story about
the Forty Liars of the Fourth Ward.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The Chattanooga News Fall Trade
Edition was magnificent issue and q
credit to Chattanooga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

The devil himself can't beat Paul
Wofford in the Fourth Ward, cause
Shade Harris tried it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Sam Bowman runs for Office like he
pulls teeth-without pain except to the
victim.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

McCown is a good runner but he
couldn't make us break trot.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

If we'd had "Bill' Snaps extension
front we would have been elected
unanimously.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Our majority is II votes. We "crap
ped out"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

What Shade Harris didn't know about
the 4th ward elected Wofford.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

It's safe to say that no man will run
agin Jack Chinn in Kentucky.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

1t may suit those Waco, Texas, edi-
tors to lie in state but, if we must lie,
we prefer to do so in The COMET.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

is the remedy which relieves
women of the great pain and suf-
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and the serious accidents so COM
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obviated by the use of Mothers
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
We had close shave Wednesday-at
Nat Hyder's barber shop.

Will Crumley has been forced to adj
NIT this is bad year for bosses.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

"Rejoice and be exceeding glad"
Lyle's elected, McCown is mad.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Sl.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or sent by express on receipt of price.
b00kS Containing invaluable information Of
cccr interest TO all women, will be sent
EhIL to any address, upon application, By
The BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, &c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
FOR ALDERMAN-First Ward.

Lyle's majority, ............"1
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25
For sale Cheap

One dry Cow, also a lot Of second
band stoyes-both coal and wood heat
ers. II. @. AUSTIN.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Wards, | / 2 8 A Total
Lyle. SO 93 10 SO ,...98l
McCown IS SO % 70 :. .22O
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

Nov. %, 1897.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

EoR MAGISTRATE
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-11-25

1t takes a horse show to show what
an ass some men can make of them-
selves. Chattanooga News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28
SUBMARINE SPOOkS.
From The San Francisco Call.

i
There are spooks about the sunken wreckage OF
the steamer Sunol, according to the wild tale
related by Diver Dolph who has been wo arsaa
ure that fell out of the Sunol when she was SUNK
by the big bark olympic. Dolph has given SANS IS
faction in his work for dyee espee'a any eSu %
baked at spooks SATURDAY al'erhoon anu iehuSe"
CAPTAIN < r. Pryor. who heads the wreckng
marry and IL generally addressed as the superin-
iendcnt OF the prospecting party that located q
silver mine in the bay. was greatly astonished 10
see Diver Doph rise TO he surface hurrie9iy iase
on Saturday tear off his diving costume and swear
thai inns were holding a high revel around the
lead and silver bars sixty-hve feet down IN the
depths OF the bay, and that an Internal paha VS.
playing "A llfe OH thc ocean ""'e' !" "'"'~
Pryor look at Dolph, whom he knew TO be
level-headed and sober man. out wnom ne d,h h, mos
know TO be superstitious. Divers see queer Things
In the depths ana imagination can make them
appear TO be still more strange Dolph was closely
questioned as what caused his FEAR lie hnaiy'
said that while clearing away some wreckage no
came across a dark-colored box OF hardwood ABOUT
and half square ana several acn mes dfSp
mars he said he heard well-known music and then
saw fantastic figures lowering about the wooden
the depths and came to the surface AS he told
the tale the seamen who Were WORKING on tne
schooner became interested al nrst. ana nnaiy
hogan TO show much supersttious fear as thu
PRYOR tried 10 think out an explanation OF the
mystery. and suddenly remembered that there was
a large musc-boN the steamer lie came TO the
conclusion that Il had remained water-tight. and
that Doph In throwing 1t aside had set the ma
ehlnery IN t o rns, apr Pryor saw that IL was USE
less TO dispute with the men as 10 Dolph's ability
To hear the music. and as they had all worked SO
PAINFULLY he decided to give them holiday and
strive To- have them regain their spirits by listen
ing 10 real music he secured seats for the whole
party OF fifteen and took them 10 the Orpneum
We're hard al work yesterday, and nothing further
WAS heard OF spooks or spook music.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-28
NOTES OF THE DAY.

The report that there was heartburning In ths
ranks O, tho Maryland delegation because Governor
Iowndes and his staff did not have place on the
official programme denied yesterday by MEM
hers q, the Governors staff and by the committed
In charge OF the parade. The statement Is made
that Governor Lowndess acceptance OF the invi-
tation came too late TO secure him a place on the
programme II was an accident regretted by both
the Governor and the comInlttee. but there mas
been no anger over the matter whatever
A conspicuous member OF the staff OF the Grand
Marshal was f. W. Seagrst, jr., one or the civilian
aids and member OF the It'll Regiment Assoca-
ton who, mounted a handsome black charger.
carried a large American silk flag throughout the
line of march in spite o. the fitfu winds that blew
After the troops had passed IN review psiore ors
President Governor Black reviewed the New ork
STAT troops The review was taken near one
hundred-and -seventh-st.. and the men DESPITE .ne
long march, made most satisfactory siio" ~
Governor Black was accompanied by his STAN