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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
OUR BIGGEST FIRE.
Racket Store Goes Up in Flames
Early Monday Morning,

Shortly after 3 O'Clock last Monday
morning, the fire alarm awoke johnson
City to the biggest fro in its history.
1t was soon discovered the New York
Racket Store in the heart of the city
was burning, and the Public Square
was soon crowded with men, women
and children. The fire company work
ed like beavers, but on account of the
location of the blaze, their work was
futile and it was soon Q that the
building was doomed. An effort was
then made to save the goods and will
ing hands carried ~out,about one thous-
and dollars worth of goods from the
first floor.
The fire originated on the second
floor, presumably in the box room, and
the flames were soon discovered above
the building coming up the light shaft
James Range, a clerk, sleeping in the
third floor was awakened by outsiders
and found the escape by the stairway
leading to the floor below cut off by
flames and smoke. He had q rope in
his room, however, for just such an
emergency, and hastily improvised q
fire escape, and after packing all his
effects in his trunk dropped it to the
street and slid down the rope himselI
in safety.
The building was recently erected by
II. @. Hart, was about 60x80 feet, three
stories high and a pleasing looking
structure and q mag nifcent store-room.
The Racket Store was the sole occu.
pant and had it filed with goods from
top to bottom, running q wholesale anG
retail department store, They carried
the largest stock of goods in East Ten
nessee had just opened $1S, 600 wortl
of fall dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc
The stock on hands the morning of tn,
, fire amounted to more than $40, 900
and was insuredfor $4,000. The build
ing was valued at $40, 900 and insured
for 81, 900. The building is a total loss
The loss on the stock will be abou
t S12, 900, counting 81, 900 worth of good
saved.
t This was not only the largest fire il
/, the history of johnson City, but de
stroyed more dollars worth of proper
ty than all previous fires put together
{ The proprietors of the Racket Store
y +. L. & B. Bruner, were johnson CITY
most progressive and prosperous mer
chants, and have grown from the small
: eat to the largest store in this section
N the last six or eight years. Thi
growth has been made possible by thei
system of buying and selling for cas-
g and always giving the public the ad
vantageof the bargains obtained. The
: are popular with the masses and pan
ticularly so with the large jobbin
houses, for their visits east meant larg
purchases on squared accounts. The
q have the fullest sympathy of the pee
pie wherever known in their pecuniar
loss and have received many telegram
n extending sympathy and offering finar
cial assistance from the largest jobbin
p houses in New York from whom the
q buy largely,
@ 1.-THE COMET joins friends here in syn
! pathy and predicts that from the asht
8 of this stock there will arise, Phoeni,
like, the largest and most thorough
up-to-date departme emit store in Ea'
= Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
NOTES.

There are always some amusing fea-
lures atany fire, no matter how serious.
Dynamite was used to good advan-
tage in tearing down the walls that
were left standing.
"Toad" Hickey had desk stored on
the third floor. It went down and
with it the record of all he owes.
Mrs. Josie Hughes lost two sewing
machines and several wedding outfits
in her dressmaking room on the Sec
ond floor.
1t is reported that Chief McKeehan
hesitated to tear dow the show bill
boards in order to get a more advan
tageous position.
Jim Range threw q handsomely
framed picture of his best girl out Of
the window and carried his blacking
brush down in his hand.
Gabe Harris wanted the firemen to
take off their shoes when they got ION
the roof of his building to keep from
punching holes in the tin.
Jim Range threw his trunk out Of
the wind three times and it blew back
every time. He had finally to tic
arope around 1t and get the crowd
below to land it
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
Notice 10 Voters.

The registration books for the 9th
civil district of. Washington county,
Tenn, will be opened 18th, 14th, and
18th of October for the registration OF
voters who have become of age, moved
into or changed their residence in said
district since last registration. Books
for the 1st precinct will be opened al
the old post-office building; I'd precinct
at the court house.
r. L. PATTON,
G. NJ. TAYLOR,
P. H. WoFFoRD,
Election Commissioners
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

1t is reported that the South Carolina
& Georgia Railroad Company, has Sc
cured the Ohio River & Charleston line
and will extend it to %Spartanburg from
Gaffney, as intended by the original
company. 1t is also reported the same
road is considering The proposed ex-
tension of the Ohio River & Charleston
Railroad to Sumter, S. @. Joseph H.
Sands, at Charleston, is manager of the
company.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

designated on said map as Lot Of"
No. 2, fronting so feet on the north
side of Market st. to satisfy complain.
ant Lookout Banks recovery Of So
1868 II with interest from December
II, 1896, and complainant F. A. STRAIT.
toms recovery of $654.52 with interest
from June 8, 1898, together with costs
unless said debts, interest and costs
are Don paid.
TERMS OF SALE Said lands, or 30
much OF same as will be nece ssary to
satisfy said debts, interest and costs,
will De sold on q credit of six and twelve
months in bar Of any rights of redemp-
ton. The purchaser will be required
to give notes with approved security,
bearing interest from date, and lien
retained on said lands for purchase
monev until iully paid. September
16, 1898.
E. A. SHIPLEY, @. & NJ.
By @. w. HODGE, d. @. & M.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

President Samuel Hunt with q par
ty of capitalists went over the o. X. q
@. road last Sunday. Another party
will be here in about ten days with Mr..
Hunt to take a peep at the wonders OF
this section, Mr.. Evans r. Dick, q
large owner of the B. & Z. road was
with Mr.. Hunt on his trip Sunday.
The COMET predicts that the o. h. 4
G. will build q branch line to Eliza
bethton in the near future to connect
with the B. & E. and give Johnson
City a competing ontlet to the east.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Mr.. Mckinley is said to be very much
disguised at the position taken by Ted
dy Roosevelt, that his election to be
governor of New York is necessary at
an Endorsement of the administration
and the war, and it would not be sur.
prising if he should take some way o.
letting it become known that he would
not consider Roosevelt's defeat an af,
front to himself or his administration,
although pressure is being brought to
keep his mouth shut.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
That joyful Feeling

With the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal clean
illness, which follows The use of Syrup
of Figs, is unknown to the few who
have not progressed beyond the old
time medicines and the cheap substi-
tutes sometimes offered but never &C.
cepted by the well-informed. Buy the
genuine. Manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
Clerk and Masters Sale Of Land.

IN THE CHANCERY COURT AT JOHNSON
CITY, TENNESSEE.
The Lookout Bank, etc, VS.. Robt. Burrow, ct al
and
r. A. Stratton VS.. Robert Burrow.
and
Magnetic Building and Loan Association
VS..
F. A. Stratton ct ell.
Pursuant to the decree of said court
at its December term, 1895, and re-
vived at December term 1896, in the
above consolidated causes, / will on
MONDAY OCTOBER II, 1898, in
front of the court house door in John
son CITY, sell to the highest and best
bidder, on the terms prescribed in said
decree, the property mentioned and
described in the pleadings and said
decree and ordered to be sold as fol-
lows, to-wit:
% ! will sell the lot OF land con
veyed by Robert Burrow TO Mis-. E.
G. Lyle, designated on the map filed
in this case as Lot &C." No. 6, front
ing so feet on north side of Market st.
~, | will next sell the lot conveyed
By said Burrow to Jas A. Martin des-
ignated on the map filed in this case
as Lot "a" No. 8, and fronting Is feet
on Main street.
49,. / will next sell the lot convey
ed by said Burrow TO r. s. Bolton,
designated on said map on file as Lot
Sd" No. 4, fronting so feet on Market
street.
"a l will next sell the lot conveyed
by said Burrow to Isaac Harr, desig-
mated on said map on file as Lot al"
No. 8, fronting 212 feet on Market st.
bounded by Burrow, Harr, and Glider
sleeve & Company.
90. I viii next sell the lot conveyed
by said Burrow to John 7. Essary,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Nothing could show more encourage
ment for democrats in the COMPRESSION
al campaign than the fact that republi'
cans acknowledge their fear of losing
four out of the eleven Iowa districts,
now all represented by republican. A
gain of thirty seats is all that is needed
by the democrats to put the republi'
cans in a minority in the next House,
and the prospects of getting them and
my more, is very bright at this time
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
CLERK AND MASTERS
SALE OF LAND.
In the Chanctry Court at Johnson
City, Tennessee.
The Town of Johnson City Tennessee
Ys,
The WatAuga Water Company.
The WatAuga Water Company.

Pursuant to the decree of said Court
at its June term 1898 in The above
styled cause. | will on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER IA, 1898
in front OF the Court House door
(Harr-Burrow Bdilding) in johnson
City, Tennessee, sell to the highest
and best bidder the property mention
ed and described in the pleadings and
ordered to be cold to wit a certain
tract or parcel of land, situated in
Johnson City, Washington County.
Tennessee, particularly described as
follows, to wit: beginning at a stake
on on the west line of Roam street at
a distance of one hundred and twenty
three and sever-tenthp feet (123.D
north from the corner of Euclid Ave
nue., and thence running north SO de.
grees and 80 minutes west, q distance
al 1888 feet along the west line OF
Roam street, to a corner thence ooutl
80 degrees and 5 minutes west, a dis
lance OF 2726 feet, along the dividing
line between the Reservoir lot of the
Watauga Water Company, and the
land of f. A. Station to a corner stake
thence South 80 degrees and Is min.
utes west, u distace of l03 feet to a
corner stake, where the lands of the
Watuga Water'Compapy. F. A. STRAIT
ton and the Proctor Land COMPANY
meet thence North 80 degrees and 45
minutes East, a distance of Al feet to a
stake thence South SO degrees 80
minutes East a distance OF 5 feet, and
thence North SO degrees and % min
utes East, a distance OF 225 feet to the
starting point, containing one acre o.
land more or less" being the lot OF
parcel of land, which was in part con.
veyed to the Watauga Water Compa
ny, by deed dated 10th day OF Septem.
Der 1890, and recorded in the Registry
for Washington County, in Vol. 81
page 418, aud in part by the Proctor
Land Co., by deed, dated December 8
1890.
Q. Also the pipes, mains, hydrants
and all fixtures, within the Corpora
ton OF johnson City, belonging tn
said Watauga Water Company to sat.
fy the decree If Complainant against
defendant for the sun of 1894 70 with
interest thereon from June 10Th, 1898.
together with the costs OF the cause.
unless said debt, interest and costs are
sooner paid.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

strongest card, however, for the demo-
Gratis, is the bad record of the republi.
can state administration. The tax-pay-
ers are up in arms wen the canal i'm
prOvement fraud, and when they come
to vote they are going to take a sure
way of manifesting their displeasure
with Governor Blacks regime"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
In business Again.

J. B. Worley who has had charge of
the grocery department at the Racket
Store for some time, has bought the
stock of groceries OF G. NJ. Bullock,
and is again behind his own counter
at the Bullock stand on Public Square.
He will be glad to have his old patrons
and ever SO many new ones, call and see
him. He will carry a general line of
groceries and provisions.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

THE COMET regrets to hear of the
serious illness of Judge r. r. Butler,
at his home at Mountain City. He is
reported to be suffering from a general
collapse and little hope is entertained
for his ultimate recovery.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

There is no use suffering from this
dreadful malada, if you will only get
tho right remedy. You are having pair
all through your body, your liver is
ont of order, no appetite, no life or am
billion, have a bad cold, in fact arc
completely used up. Electric Bitters
is the only remedy that will give you
prompt and sur relief. They act di-
rectly on your liver, stomach and kid
neys, tone up the whole system and
make you feel like a new being. They
are guaranteed to cure or price refund
ed. For sale at Drug Stores. Only so
cents per bottle.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Cy LyQ)e of The COMET, should be
careful how he puns on our name. AL
individual who has SO many elements
of the concentrated article" embraced
in his cognomen should be e1'
tremely careful. = Greeneville Demo
crat.
We may have been heard to advant'
age, but he has the edge on us. You
can G M Lyon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

F. B. Brantly, representing L. H.
Parke & Co., of Philadelphia, was in
the city to-day and placed his sun
n%atchable" package coffees exclusively
with the City Grocery Company and
then did the proper thing by making a
contract with THE~C COMET to advertise
the same. The adds. begin next week
and will interest coffee drinkers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

The attention of our readers is called
to the large advertisement of w. B.
Arnstein 4 Co., on orr first page, This
is knoxville's largest store, and they
are making al effert to increase out-of-
town mail order trade. They have a
reputation for fair dealing and business
courtesy that any firm should be proud
Of.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

The CoMET's advertising columns are
popular with prosperous people. Ii
YOU are not represented get in, there's
ALWAYS room for one more.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
Notice of Election.

On November 8, 1893, there will be
election held in the different civil
districts Of Washington county, Ten.
nessee, as the law directs, for the pur.
pose of electing a Governor, Congress.
man, three Railroad Commissioners,
Senator, Floater, ard Representative
r. l.. PATTON,
G. NJ. TAYLOR,
p. H. WOFFORD,
Election Commissioners
Oct. 6, 1893.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

The entertainment given by the Ep-
worth League of the NJ. E. church last
Friday evening at the residence of Mrs.
+. +. Smith, was a pleasant affair. The
feature of the evening was a guessing
contest AID it afforded a deal of amuse-
ment. The musical program was we'll
rendered and the singing by Mrs. Hen
bricks was particularly pleasing. The
receipts were very satisfactory.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

See call to register for November
election in another column. The books
will be open on 18th, 14th, and 18th.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
Hidder, Beauty

In Egypt the custom is for Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with a veil.
In America the beauty of many Of
our women is hidden because of the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

There is to be a Bottle Trust. We
trust they will be full.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
TERMS CE SALE.

SAID property will be sold on a cred.
it Of six months aud in bar OF the
equity of redemption the purchaser
will be required TO give interest," bear.
ing note with good solvent security
and a lien will be retained on said
property for purchase money until
fully paid.
This Oct. II, 1898
e A. SHIPLEY, Clerk & Master.
By @ w. HODGE, D. C. & NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

weakness and
sickness pecu.
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt
ian custom pre-.
vailed in this
country, many
uferer would
be glad to
v tn e
a r e
wrinkles, theit
sunkcncheeks,
unhealthy
e eyes of the
the Orient,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Headache bad' Get d. Mlles' Pain PMS,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

Pursuant to the decree of said Court
at its June term 1898 in The above
cause. / will on
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13
A Sure La Grippe Cure.

T.. a. odlPLE1 y. q M.
By @. W. HODGE, d. @. & NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-10-13

For Congress-First District,
H. H. ~GOUCHENOUR.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

ion, for at Is Floy Tremaine was as
brown as a Navajo, when they took
her to ST. Anne's to school, where she
was promptly dubbed "the Squaw."
The first six months there, despite the
fact that her mother was near at
hand, took good deal of heart out of
Florence and some of the prairie tan
from her face. Her big, soft brown eyes
grew even more eloquent and pathetic,
and her pretty mouth gained some visit
full lines about its sensitive corners
She did not take to city girls, nor did
they to her, until her father came in
on leave, and, noting the change in
an old Manhatt an friend, ordered a
swell riding costume forthwith, and
bade her join the class at Dickel's acad-
emy-not that she needed teaching to
ride, but the exercise and open air to
be had in the daily demure canter in
the park. One or two of the girls were
quite dashing horsewomen. and excite d
the envy and admiration of their class
mates by the ease with which they took
the conventional leaps at the hurdles
and bars; and when one of them,
flushed with triumph, after receiving
the compliments of the master, refined
up beside our silent Florence, on
rainy afternoon when their ride had to
be had within doors, and rather patron
iZingly queried: "Ah, don't you do
something of this sort out on the plains.
Miss TremaiEe 2" Florence Redeemed a
bit and said, ''The children do some
times" which led to prompt inquiry as
to her meaning, and the explanation
that the cavalry horses and even the
Indian ponies would take such obstacles
in their stride and hardly rise to the
leap at all. Asked to illustrate, she
pat her bay at the hurdles, clearing
them like a bird; then. turning to Miss
DE Ruyter, she said: "You noticed
even this horse hardly had to spring.
Now if Mr.. Dicke1 will let me have the
bar foot higher can show you where
he has to exert himself bit;" and she
did, and no other one of the girls dared
attempt it. Then she asked to have
her saddle removed and rode her horse
over the hurdles bareback, and when
he was going at an easy canter about
the ring amazed the class by leaping
lightly off and on again.. her slim,
strong young hands grasping the name,
yet never dragging upon the rein. This
made her envied, but hardly enviable,
for the erstwhile champions of the
school gave it out that she had been
''child wonder" in some far-western
circus. It wasn't until Flo's second
year at ST. Anne's that she began to
find either friends or appreciation there.
When she left at the close of that Sec
ond year, there was one set at least
among whose members she was we'll
nigh worshiped. She had not finished
the course. She needed at least one
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Do not market white honey in dirty
boxes.
September is the proper time 20 be-
gin feeding.
To. prevent robbing it is usually best
to feed at night.
Every colony should have 25 TO 80
pounds of stores now.
The thinner the honey when extract
ed the more evaporation it will re-
quire.
For keeping, extracted honey is
much more easily cared for than comb
honey
IT is an advantage always to furnish
a new swarm with a frame of young
brood.
1t is important with bees in win
ter to provide thorough ventilation in
the hive.
Natural queens can in no way be pro-
duced except under the swarming i'm
pulse.
1t is a mistake to leave honey in the
hive any length of time, as it becomes
yellow.
Extracted honey Will granulate and
become hard on the approach of cold
weather.
Bees will bear confinement much
longer on a good quality of honey than
on inferior honey.-St. Louis Repub,
lie
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27

Capt. Thompson back to headquarters,
| and left only the Tremaines, the Lees
and DR.. Wells, for Jimmy Crofton's
fiancee's father had got him away on
detached service; and this was the
commissioned society left at Catamount
when Randy Merriam, borne in litter,
delirious and wearing the willow for
Fanny McLane, was brought in to be
nursed and coddled back to health
again, and Tremaine made ready for
him big, airy room under his own
roof.
Not for six weeks was Randy able te
ride again, and states have been lost
and won in less. There is little need OF
dwelling on the progressive stages of
the unpremeditated siege. Billy Whit
taker got there comparatively early in
the game, when convalescence had just
begun to be assured-when Florence,
shy and soft of voice, was just begin
ming the daily readings aloud to her pa
tient-readings which, as such, began
soon to shorten, though reader and au-
dience remained long and longer in
each others presence. By and by the
book was but a superfiuity. 1t lay un-
opened in her lap, as she sat, with
downcast eyes and flushing cheeks, be-
side the hammock wherein her hero pa
tient lay, and the anxious mother noted
how, little by little, the girls soft, sill
very tones would become hushed-how
his voice, deep and strong again, yet
tender and subdued, would take up the
thread OF some old, old story; and one
day in alarm she fed to her husbands
study, for Florence was weeping in her
room.
do not interfere by look or word"
said that wise man. HE VIII be well
enough to rejoin his fellows in the field
next week, and they'll soon get over it.
If they don't-they can get married.
That will put an end to It."
But think" persisted his better half,
'it's Florence I'm troubled about. its
she who may not soon get over it. Hers
is deep"
But here the captain arose and
amazed his wife by taking her in his
arms and speaking with a choking sob
in his voice:
Don't talk of it, Dot!" he said. I'm
the one to blame. 1 Never thought of
brownie as anything but a child until
three days ago. I've been praying you
wouldn't see it-that there'd be nothing
more to see, but and here the gray
stubble about the captains mouth be-
gan to twitch and work convulsively
and he had to stop.
ITO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-10-27
SIZE IS IMPORTANT.
There Is No Market Now for Under
sized Horses, No Matter How
Good They May Be.

For years the standard of the mar
ket for horses has been steadily adj
vancing. 1t takes better horse now
adays to be called a good one than
ever before. He must have more quail
ity, more style and, above all, more
size than ever. The last is especially
important in the opinion of the Ma
tional Stockman. a horse must be of
good size for his class 20 bring a good
price. A little draft horse is chunk
and maybe a poor one at that. a
small driver Is not wanted by men VIII o
can afford to pay good prices for driv-
ing horses, and is too small to work.
If a man is breeding drivers to sell,
he must get the size. He cannot afford
to risk getting extreme speed one
time and losing the other things nine
times. He must breed for quality,
style and size and ali the speed he can
add thereto will profit him. But a
farmer cannot afford to'breed small
horses on the chance of getting speed,
for too often he doesn't get it or
doesn't know when he has it. Get
them good and big, AMI they viii sell.