The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-01-26

Miss A. X, Hardy, who will open a
millinery store in johnson City, will
leave Wilson, N. O., for the northern
markets next week.
The next twenty days 1 will sell hats
trimed and untrimed at cost, to make
room for my spring stock. Mrs. j. II.
Drummer, Main street, Johnson City.
G. G. Harris has returned from a
prospecting visit to Joplin, Mo. Gabe
has located a lead mine and sunk sew
eral dollars with a shaft. If he's been
lead into a hole Rome will howl.
John I. Essary, who has been very
sick with pneumonia, was able to be at
the capitol yesterday, although he is
still weak from the effects Of his spell
Nashville American.
w. J., Barton has purchased the J. s.
Wilson properly, known as The Oaks,
on Unaka and Oak streets. He will
move his family to johnson City from
his country home in the spring.
Mr.. Williams, the alert representa-
tive of the Knoxville Sentinel, was in
city Tuesday on business. The Senti-
mel is a thoroughly up-to-date evening
paper and has many friends in these
parts.
Henry Blevins had the misfortune to
have his left hand badly mashed yes
terday while at work on the section Of
the o. r. & @. railroad. DR.. Miller
dressed the injury and Henry is nurs-
ing a painful wound.
The Faw Female SemiI ary on Wa
tauga avenue opened Tue, da7 with a
charming new girl scholar il the in
FAINT class. Mr.. and Mrs. Faw, the
principals of this delightful school, are
very much pleased with the new charge.
Chancellor John p. Smith is holding
court here this week and is dispensing
business with dispatch. Judge Smith ID
the right man in the right place and is
university liked. We will publish the
curt proceedings next week. Greene.
vile News.
Mr.. J. P. Hart, Of johnson CITY,
has accepted a position with Ben Bolten
& Co, successors to Doak Bitner He
has had number of years experience
in the business and knows how to cut
meat to make it eat good.-Greenville
News.
The Murray-Hartt Comedy Company
closed a successful weeks engagement
at the opera house last Saturday night,
playing to large and appreciative audi
ences during the entire week. Should
they attempt to play a return date, they
will meet with a cordial reception.
Mail Clerk G. A. A. Pearce has re-
tceiyed notice of his appointment to q
run on the Memphis and Helena r, P.
O.. It is steamboat run from Mem.
phis, Tenn, to Helena, Ark, and is Q
good appointment. Mr.. Pearce is 6
careful, systematic mail clerk and de.
serves the promotion.
Jas. Summers, Of Summers, Barton
b Parrot, attended the meeting Of
hardware merchants at Knoxville las
week. The meeting was a most inter
esting and profitable one. Mr.. Sum
mers was appointed to read a paper OF
important topics at the next semi-an.
nual meeting that win be held in John
City next July. I
Mr.. E. D. lobe, Gov. Taylor's private
secretary, will remain here q day or tive
until Private Secretary Denton be-
comes acquainted with the location o
official papers. During his brief res
idence in Nashville, Mr.. Jobe has mad,
friends of all who came in contact with
him. He was at all times pleasant, &C
commodating, courteous and of ever
temper, and the newspaper men O
Nashville especially are under obliga
tions to him and will always entertain
for him the highest regard. "-Nashvill