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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

The w. G. T. U. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. L. G.. Hoss, on next
Wednesday afternoon, the 9th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel. H. Weller have
returned from visit to relatives in
Texas. They were accompanied by
Miss Gertie Weller.
Mrs. Mollie Wolfe and Mrs. W. s.
Mitchell were the guests of their dis
tinguished uncle, DIR. M. I. Peebl les, at
Marbleton Wednesday.
Rev. A. A. Ferguson is spending a
week at Carrollton, Ky. His pulpit
will be filled next Sunday by Rev. G.
o. Woodward, of Milligan.
Mrs. J. B. Cox and pleasing chill
dren have returned from a visit to Gate
City, Va, where they were the guests
of Mrs. Cox's father, Judge J. B. Rich
mond.
J. r. Carson was up from Leesburg
Wednesday to see the 9th district
squires relative to his ambition to be
county superintendent of public in
struction.
Services at First Baptist Church next
Sunday. The pastor, Rev. j. G.
Davidson, has returned from "rest-
cure" trip and will preach morning
and evening.
Miss Gordon Henderson, ex-queen Of
johnson Citys Carnival, came down
from Roanoke to spend Christmas al
home. She returned to Hollins Insti;
tute Tuesday.
L. w. Wood left Sunday for Phila,
delphia. He was accompanied by Miss
Ada Wood, who will spend the winter
there and with her uncle, Rev. J. W,
Rogan, at Pennington, N. j.
The Ladies Aid Society of the nj. E
Church will give a dime social OF the
residence of Rev. 7. B. Russell mex
Tuesday evening. Refreshments viii
be served and all are invited.
H. A. Reep, the bookkeeper at VIM
e. Uptegrove & Bros, has brought hi
family here from Knoxville and they
will occupy the E. g. Kirkpatrick resi-
dence on the corner of Roam and Maple
streets.
Start the twentieth century right
Quit patronizing the oil trust and u.s.
a cheaper, better and more convenien
light. See B. A. Mathes and have al
estimate for lighting your house witt
electricity. Be progressive. tt
The COMET is pleased to acknowl
edge the receipt of a handsome YES
pocket memorandum book from the in
surance firm of Wofford Bros. 1t is
handsome little souvenir in aluminium
covers and is as substantial as the com
panies represented by this popula
: company.
Hon. A. A. Taylor is spending fe'
weeks at his home in this city after
lecturing tour of two months GOVERN
several states. He has had remarkabl
success this season, and the press nj
tices are very complimentary indeed
johnson City is justly proud of its diI
tinguished citizen, and trusts that th
new century may have more laurels
!. store for him.
Miss Lightfoot, of New York Git,
arrived Monday and is now in chare
of the millinery department of Hart
. Houston. Miss Lightfoot comes no
in order to become acquainted with IL
ladies of johnson City, and to stud
their wants before going to New Yol
to purchase the spring stock. She wi
not only be here during the busy Sc
. son but will be here all the time al
will give any and all orders her perso
, al attention.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

On Monday evening twenty of the
younger society folk gathered together
at the Barton home, ON Unaka avenue.
They proceeded to enjoy themselves as
only young people can till the early
hours of 1901, when they dispersed de-
claring that they had never spent
more pleasant evening. The beaming
friendliness Of Miss Barton's face is ia
miliar to all and Monday evening PROV
ed that she is a most charming little
hostess. A pleasing variation of the
customary holiday decorations was the
lavish use of ferns in connection with
the holly and mistletoe In the dining
room the decorations were entirely of
ferns, with which very graceful effect
was achieved. However. it is feared
that attention was more conferred on
the good things which Mrs. Barton
had placed on the table than on the
feast for the eyes which was furnished
by the decorations. Those present
were
Misses Eva and Pearl Lyle, Ethel
and Anna Barlow, Ella Burrow, Mable
jackson, Edith Sibley, Ana Miller,
Maude Hodge; Messrs. Jim Summers,
Will Johnson, Sam Millard, Earl Jack
son, Haynes Miller, Oscar Miller, Jim
st. John, Phil Taylor, Sam Carr and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. l.. James.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03


Ii. p. Wyman made business trip
to Bristol Tuesday.
JAS. f. Crumley has returned to the
city to re-enter business.
j. Il. Grant has returned from bust
ness trip to Cincinnati.
Rev. Il. b. Russell made business
trip to Greeneville this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. Young are the
guests Of Mrs, A. b. Bowman.
Capt. Jas. Fl. Hardin is in the city
visiting his brother and sister.
Sam Willard pretended to have bust
ness in Knoxville last Saturday.
Miss Sue Reynolds, Of Bristol, was
the guest of Mrs. J. II. Herndon last
week.
Mrs. J. A. Denton and little daugh-
ter have returned from visit to Texas
relatives.
W. II. Sabin has returned to Chicago
after spending the holidays at his home
in this city.
Mrs. w. w. Harmon and daughter,
of Greeneyille, are visiting Rev, and
Mrs. L. b. Russell.
Mrs, s. A. Bowman and little daugh-
ter have returned from q visit to
Greene county relatives.
Mrs. r. X. Collins and little Miss
Leone Wagner have returned from a
visit to Indiana relatives.
Miss Matte Wilder and Mrs. Scott
are visiting Gen. Wilder and Mrs. Ma
her at Knoxville this week.
Miss Bessie and Florence Moore re
turned to Whitesburg Saturday after
short visit to Miss Lila Taylor.
F. P. Baxter, G. P. Pence and @. A
Davidson are new busy bees at the
Bee Hive, and they are good ones.
W. H. Henderson, of the traffic de-
partment of the N. & w. at Roanoke,
spent Christmas day at home in this
city.
r. NJ. Parrot, of Virginia, spent last
week with his son, H. r. Parrot, in
this city. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Sallie.
@. P. Faw, the Sullivan county stock
trader and all-around farmer and gen.
eral good fellow, was in the city last
week shopping and took advantage of
his visit to renew his subscription to
THE COMET. That's starting the new
century right.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

gander, whichever it may be, it
is then readey to serve. and
You will find the dadgumdest tough
est meat that any human ever tried to
eat on any Xmas day. There is only
two kinds of machinery that can masti-
cate such food, and that is an old tough
bachelor or a sausage mill.
Signed this Dec. 20, 1900.
W. /. HART.
P. s. You need not feed goose or
gander any gravel or sand, but would
be good idea for you to take one
pint before serving goose. W. H.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
When you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
is simply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
Notice to Consumers.

Water rents are now due and failure
to pay the same by Jan. 18th renders
consumer liable to be cut off without
further notice. Respectfully,
WATAUGA WATER Co.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
Stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price 25 cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. csc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
SOCIETY NOTES.

At Miss Fannie Bolton S lively par
ty danced the old year out and the new
one in.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
Lost.

A child's gold necklace containing
two gold hearts, one engraved Mary.
The finder will be suitably rewarded
by returning same to The COMET Of
fec.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

The Best Prescription for Malaria.
Chills aud Fever is bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply
iron and quinine in a tasteless form.
No eure-no pay. Price SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

charming and unusual dance. Thanks
to the mildness of the weather, they
were able to dance on the veranda, 10
feet wide, which extends across the
front and down one side of the house,
being connected with the drawing
room by French windows,
The interior of the house was ele-
gantly decorated with the usual Christ
mas green's. In addition to these there
were elaborate arrangements of crepe
paper, in pink and white, the club
colors, the most distinctive feature be-
ing the graceful arrangement of the
table in the dining room.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
COUNTY MANAGERS WANTED.
For Rent.

Seven-room house. Apply to Miss
Annie Patton, corner Boone and Wa
tauga.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

On Saturday afternoon the Misses
Wood rendered luncheon, at which
Miss Sue Reynolds, of Bristol, was
guest of honor. The affair was also
Miss Ada Woods goodbye to johnson
City society. She accompanied her
brother, L. Whitney Wood, to New
York, leaving Sunday afternoon, where
she expects to remain with relatives
for several months.
I The New Years reception given BY
the young ladies Of the Merry Go
Round Club at the w. P. Harris resi-
dence was greater success than any
thing of the kind has been for years.
The custom of making New Years calls
has for several years been more or less
neglected all over the country, but
seems to have been pretty generally re-
vived in honor of the new century.
Throughout the late afternoon and
early part of the evening continuous
stream of callers passed in and out o
the Harris home Later in the evening
! the younger people enjoyed a yer,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

@. P. Faw, the Sullivan county stock
trader and all-around farmer and gen.
eral good fellow, was in the city last
week shopping and took advantage of
his visit to renew his subscription to
The COMET. That's starting the new
century right.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

Dear Lillian,
| guess you heard l come up on the
Short Dog Mon. Miss Coleman she
came here in the city. A man asked
me if I diden't want some grapes and
of course I said yes and he gave me a
poke full. Yesterday l was frying
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
Municipal Taxes.

The city taxes for the year 1900 are
now due and in my hands for collection.
j. M. MARTIN,
Recorder.
Dec. 10, 1900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

The w. G. Il. U. will meet at the
residence of Mrs. L. G.. Hoss, on next
Wednesday afternoon, the 9th inst.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
Dwelling for Sale.

A modern dwelling on Watauga av-
enue. House contains 10 rooms and is
in good repair with necessary outbuild-
ings. Apply to l. t. MONIES.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
A Child,s Letter.

Little Bessie Slaughter came home
from Limestone few months ago and
wrote the following letter to her little
relative, Lillian Gillespie:
Johnson City, Tenn.
Aug. 90. 1900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

See or phone j. s. Galliher & 90. if
yoI want gasoline.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

r. NJ. Parrot, of Virginia, spent last
week with his son, H. r. Parrot, in
this city. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Sallie.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03
TIE X COMET

Gold Dust flour will please the
nest of you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Mel. H. Weller have
returned from o visit to relatives in
Texas. They were accompanied by
Miss Gertie Weller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

Mrs. Mollie Wolfe and Mrs. W. s.
Mitchell we're the guests of their dis
tinguished uncle, DIR. M. 7. Peebl es, at
Marbleton Wednesday.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

W. H. Henderson, of the traffic de-
partment of the N. & W. at Roanoke,
spent Christmas day at home in this
city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

Kingan's dried and canned meats at
Jackson's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

The best flour is Gold Dust.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

F. P. Baxter, @. P. Pence and @. A
Davidson are new busy bees at the
Bee Hive, and they are good ones.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-01-03

Of Johnson City has just
bought Bankrupt Stock
that they propose to close
within the next 4 weeks
at the following prices:
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04
BOARD OF PRISONERS.

During the past twelve months
the sum of $1293.25 has been paid
out of the county treasury for
the board of prisoners in the county
Jail. This is Independent of small
sums paid for keep of prisoners in
town jails, pending examination.
The above amount has been drawn
by the sheriff, who is charged with
the duty of keeping the prisoners.
A few years back it would be matter
of remark if the board of prisoners
amounted to $50 per month. Now
it seems to be looked upon as a
matter of course that this item of
expense should average over 800
per month. This increase cannot be
attributed to additional population,
for there are no more people in the
county now than there were 20 years
ago. The truth stares us in the
face, that while there has been COM
paratively little business of crimi-
nal character in the superior court
of late years, the cost of main tain
ing the petty criminals who serve
out their sentences in the county
jail has increased to an extent that
is really alarming.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04
SURPRISING ANARCHISTS.

There is not the least danger, as
some papers seem to fear, that the
agitation against anarchy and vel
low journalism will result in any
abridgment of free speech or the
freedom of the press. 1t is only the
abuse of this freedom that should
be suppressed. Freedom does not
mean unbridled license. 1t is long
way from our conceptions of true
freedom for the people to be allowed
to say and do just as they please.
Such condition is anarchy. The
right of the people to discuss
grievances, real or fanciful, must
not be abridged On the other
hand, such discussion should not be
permitted to assume the nature of
secret revolt against all authority
and law, 1t is perhaps too much to
expect that anarchistic doctrines
can be stamped out. To enter upon
a crusade of that character would
be as intolerant as to attempt the
suppression of any religious sect
Human laws cannot reach the work
ings of the mind. Men can believe
as they please, in spite of all laws.
In this respect anarchists are be-
You'd the reach of legal enactments.
The tenets of the Mormon church, if
carried into practice, are in conflict
with the laws of the United States.
The MormonS, are now, and always
were, at liberty to swallow their
creed as a whole, and the law would
not attempt to interfere with them
in so doing. But when they at
tempted to carry their peculiar
doctrines into practice, then the law
took a hand and interposed a veto.
So it should be with regard to an
archists. We have been altogether
too lenient in dealing with this
class. They are not good citizens.
No man who believes that all law
and government should be abolished
can be good citizen. And when
such chaotic teachings are proclaim
ed in public, it is not intrenching
upon our ideals of liberty for the
government, in self-defense, to step
in and suppress such propaganda.
Nowhere in the world are these fire
brands of organized society allowed
such latitude as in the United States.
1t is no evidence of strength, but
rather of folly, for government to
remain inert, while doctrines
suberverse of its own existence are
being openly promulgated.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04
A TAKING PLATFORM.

First-Incorporation to have but
three primary objects: (a) sewer
system; (b) fire apparatus; (c) good
streets.
Second-The nominees for trus-
tees to be pledged (a) the taxes in
the town for all purposes, state,
county and town, shall not be in
creased from the present rate of
state, county and school tax, to-wit,
S2.10 per 800. (b) The present
rate of county licenses shall not be
increased. (c) No local ordinance
shall be passed interfering with any
business or mine as now conducted.
Third-All town officers shall
serve during the first term without
pay, and nothing shall be paid for
Office rent.
We find the above in the Amador
Record. 1t is the declaration of
principles of the advocates of incor-
poration. Such proclamations are
calculated to injure rather than to
help the cause they are intended to
serve. No intelligent man can be
made to believe that any kind of
government can be conducted practi-
cally for nothing, or that dual
government-city and county-can
be carried on for the cost of one. 1t
is not reasonable, and furthermore
it is not true Neither is it COM
mendable to pledge town officers to
serve without pay for the first year.
The workman is worthy of his hire.
If Suffer Creek can afford to incor-
porate, it certainly can afford to pay
a fair salary to those officials who
under the law are supposed to be
paid. Why draw the line of gratui-
tous service on the officials? Why
not pledge the newspaper to publish
all ordinances and other advertising
free of charge? We have no per-
sonal interest in the fight for incor
poration in Suffer Greek, but we
deem it to be a duty we owe the
public to protest when claims so
utterly absurd are made in all seri-
BUSINESS. A sewer system, good
streets, and fire apparatus, all these
good things are to be had without
any additional expense to the tax
payers. Who can believe that sort
of clap trap?
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04
MUST CALL FOR BIDS.

Among the road law passed by
the last Legislature, we find the fol
lowing provision:
Whenever it shall be determined
that any grading, crawling, macad-
amizing, ditching, sprinkling, or
other work upon any highway is nee
essary, and is to be done, and where
the estimated cost of such work
amounts to $500, the board must by
proper order, direct the county sur
veyor to make definite surveys OF
the proposed work, and to prepare
profile and cross sections thereof,
and to submit the same with the
estimate of the amount or amounts
of work to be done, and the cost
thereof, and with specifications
therefor, said report to be in dupli-
cate, one to be filed in the surveyor s
office, and the other with the clerk
of the board of supervisors. The
board upon receipt of such report
must advertise for bids for the per-
formance of the work specified.
This clearl y shows that it is
mandatory upon the board of super
visors to take the preliminary steps
to contract for all road work in
volving three hundred dollars or
over. 1t is true, where the bids are
considered too high, the board may
reject all proposals, and proceed to
do the work by day labor-the plan
that has been followed in this coun-
ty for years, but this cannot be done
until an effort has been made to lei
the work by contract. The law also
provides that where contract is
let, the cost of surveying, ETC., must
come out of the contract price. II
contracts are rejected, the cost OF
making the surveys falls upon the
county; if accepted this expense
falls upon the contractor. Vast
sums are paid out yearly in Amador
county, but nothing has been done
toward carrying out the provisions
of the above law. Certainly it is
entitled to a fair trial. It.can hard
ly prove more unsatisfactory than
the course that has been followed SO
long.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04

years, the arrangement was termi-
mated years ago. But Amador has
made herself conspicuous by drag
ging along in the old worn out rut
until now We trust the super
visors, before the next election
comes round, will take the matter
in hand, and by ordinance separate
these two offices. That power is
placed in their hands. The idea of
belittling Amador county in the eyes
of the world by annexing the duties
of tax collector to the sheriff's office
should be tolerated no longer. A
republican board of supervisors will
earn the gratitude of the people of
the county generally by terminating
this official trust, and providing for
the election of tax collector indie
pendent of the sheriff's office.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04
A WRONG PRACTICE.

In the matter of allowing bills for
road work, a peculiar custom has
prevailed for many years in Amador
county. 1t has been noticed that
month after month large sums have
been allowed the supervisors indi-
vidually for road work. The law
distinctly says that no county officer
must be interested in any contract
or work done for the county. And
yet to the uninitiated, it would ap-
pear that the supervisors are about
the only parties interested financially
in road work in A nador county, as
the bills are made out in their names
and they draw the money them
selves. AS a matter of fact we know
that these bills allowed to super
visors are accompanied with vouch-
ers, showing the parties who have
actually done the work or furnished
materials, and who are the real
parties in interest, and not the
supervisors. The system of having
the supervisors father the bills has
been adopted for convenience. The
minutes of the board, and the treas
urer's books connect only the super
visors with the money so paid, al
though the real beneficiaries are the
persons who have labored on the
road, and who eventually get the
money. This practice is all wrong.
The minutes of the supervisors are
supposed to show the name of every
person receiving money for road or
other work done for the county.
The taxpayers have right to know,
by publication of the official minutes,
the name of every person receiving
money from the county treasury for
road work. This is the method fol-
lowed in other counties, in con-
formity with the law. We think our
republican board can afford to cor
rect an abuse which has been of
long standing under democrati tic adj
ministration, and have all bills pre-
sented and allowed in the names of
those actually receiving the money.
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04
Summons.

In the Superior Court in and for the County of
Amador, State of California
o. E. Martin, plaintifT, VS.. j. E. Billiard and
Stephen I'll. EmmenS, defendants.
Action brought in the Superior Court of the
County OF Amador, State of California and
the complaint filed in the Office of the Clerk of
said County of Amador.
John F, Davis, Attorney for plaintif.
NNHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALL
4 fornia send greeting to j. E. Billiard and
stephen ii. EmmenS, Defendants: You are
hereby directed to appear and answer the com
plant in an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court of the county
OF Amador, State of California, within ten days
after the service on you of this Summons-if
served within this county; or within thirty
days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that unless YOU
appear and answer as above required, the said
plaintiff will take judgment for the amount of
S3S67.29 and costs demanded in the complaint
as arising upon contract, or will apply to the
court for any other relief demanded in the
complaint.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the
Superior Court of the County of Amador, State
OF California, this Goth day of July, A. d. 1901.
ISEALI G, L. GILBERT,
aug210t Clerk
Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-10-04

LEON CzoLGosz, the assassin of
President Mckinley, has been SEN
fenced to suffer death by electro
cution during the week commencing
October %. His trial lasted only
two days, in striking contrast to the
long-drawn-out trial of Guiteau for
the murder of Garfield. This is one
of the swiftest cases on record OF
conviction and sentence following a
capital crime. There is no doubt
that this notorious criminal will be
executed at the time appointed.