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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02

Sheriff Hawkins was in the city
Tuesday.
Judge Thos. Curtin was down from
Bristol Monday.
Chas. s. Mason came up from Jones'
boro Tuesday to see Una Clayton.
Mrs. +. b. st. John and children are
spending few weeks with relatives at
Sweetwater.
Frank Miller has been confined to
his home with touch of fever for sew
eral days but is now recovering.
The City Drug Store fountains are
now running for your benefit. All the
palatable summer drinks served in q
clearly and pleasant manner.
WANTED. Young lady to learn
board at central telephone office, and
work extra. Apply to
Il. A. DANIELS, Local Manager.
w. l. Burgess returned from q visit
to several western points last Tuesday.
he had been absent about two weeks
and has SO far been unable to find
better town than Johnson City. His
jaunt out west has cured him of the
fever and he will settle down to bust
ness here again and proceed to make
fortune.
J. II. Russell and his pleasant family
arrived in this place last Friday. They
will reside in johnson City, for a time
at least, owing to their failure to get a
house here, there not being an empty
dwelling in the place. We are glad to
have this estimable family near us, and
bespeak for them hearty welcome on
the part Of the good people of johnson
City. Herald and Tribune.
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Real Tragedy.

While playing the tragedy Lost Up
on the World, in the closing exercises
of the Stanly Mccormick High school,
at huntsville, N. G., last Monday night
a real tragedy was enacted. r. N. Nc
Inturt, one OF the students, was shot
and killed by Daccus Bailey, another
student, both representing characters
in the play. When 1T came necessary
for Bailey in his role to defend himself
with revolver against drawn knife
in the hands Of McInturf he used by
mistake loaded pistol instead of the
one with blanks, and in the presence
of several hundred people McInturi
was shot dead on the stage. The boys
were room-mates and special friends.
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Road 10 Devault Bridge.

We are reliably informed that Wash
ington county will receive very soor
back privilege taxes from the case o.
American National Bank vs.. Carnegie
Land Company, assessed against the
Carnegie Land Company, about $1s, 200
This is in addition to back AID VA
LOREN taxes collected from the assets
OF the same company.
1t is but simple justice that the coun-
ty should expend these back privilege
taxes for the benefit of johnson City,
and we know of no better way in which
this can be done than by building q
good road from the city limits to De-
Vault bridge. BY using Carnegie fur
mace Stag good road can be built eco
nomically.
The taxes were payable by the Car.
negie Land Company for the privilege
of doing business in Johnson City and
it is bnt sheer justice that the town and
the property of this company should
receive the benefits incident to its ex-
penditure. Johnson City has been
paying large proportion OF the bridge
taxes, and keeps miles of streets that
are in fact coutry roads, and the coun-
ty court we believe will give us the
benefit of the expenditure of this fund.
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SPECIAL SESSION.
State of Tennessee, Washington county

To the Justices of the Peace for said
County.
Having received petition signed by
five Justices of the Peace for the
county aforesaid, l, w. P. Smith,
Chairman of the County Court of
Washington County, Tenn, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the
Acts of 1889, Chapter 257. Sec. /, here.
by call in special session the Justices
of the Peace of said County to meet at
the Court House in Jonesboro, Tenn,
on the second Monday in May, 1901, it
being the 18th day of said month to
transact the following business, to wit.
wit:
To receive and take action upon the
report of the Bridge Committee up.
pointed at the April Term, 1901.
Which Committee was empowered to
receive plans, specifications and bids
for the construction of a bridge over the
Nolachucky River at Glaze's Ford in
said County.
Given under my official signature at
office in Jonesboro, Tenn, this April
80, 1901. W. 2. SMITH, Chairman.
CHAs. s. MASON, County Court Clerk.
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The Music Club

The Music Club had a very pleasant
meeting with Miss Willie Cox last
Thursday night. The following pro.
gram was given:
!, Piano duet, The Wandering Jew
Burgmuller. Mrs. John r. Hern-
don and Miss Martin.
2. Violin solo, Schlummerlied-Eu-
lenstein. Mr. Earl Jackson.
3. Vocal solo, Come, my own dear
love-Chaminade. Mrs. w. L.
James.
A. Piano solo, Song of Marguerite
Ludovic, Miss Dora Cargille.
5. Vocal solo, I'm. wearing away to the
land of the leaf-Foote. Mr.. Chas.
Cargille.
6. Piano solo, The Flatterer- Cham
made. Miss Bessie Whitlock.
Z. Vocal solo, Chaminade.
Mrs. James.
8. Piano solo, The Scarf Dance
; Chaminade. Miss Anna Barlow.
The subject for the evenings study
was Chaminade, but neither of the pa
pers that had been assigned were there,
and SO discussion of the subject was
general. The musician for study at
the next meeting, which will be with
Miss Laura King, is GODDARD.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
Buss Line.

Snapp y Co., proprietors of the City
Stables, have decided to put on buss
line and are having a handsome vehicle
made for the purpose. The buss will
meet all trains and take passengers to
any part of the city for nominal
charge. Parties desiring to leave on
the train can have the buss call at their
homes and take them to the depot.
The first buss will arrive in few days
and will be started at once. This is
an enterprising firm and proposes to
give johnson City an up-to-date livery
stable in every department.
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First Presbyterian Church Announcements.

The persons who had the Soiree Mus.
icale for Tuesday night of this week OF
the Hotel Carlisle in charge, found it
necessary to postpone it on account of
the death at Greeneyille OF a near rela.
tive of Mrs. Milligan who was on the
program for several numbers. The
concert will be given at the same place
as heretofore announced next Tuesday
night, May. 1t is quite certain that
the excellent program that Las been
arranged will not lose any of its good
qualities by being kept.
Rey. John r. Herndon and Mr.. A.
B. Bowman left on Wednesday morn.
ing for Rutledge, Tenn, to attend the
Spring meeting of Holston Presbytery.
Mr.. Herndon will return Saturday and
will be in his pulpit on the Sabbath.
The subject of the discourse on Sab
bath morning will be Samson, the
Strong man." The subject OF the
evening discourse will be "Founda.
tion."
Special music for Sabbath morning
will be solo by Mrs. w. L. James and
for the evening duet by Misses Cox
and Hickman.
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Excursion Bristol to Knoxville and Return.

There viii be q special excursion
train operated over the Southern rail-
road, Bristol to Knoxville, Tenn, and
return, ON Sunday, May 9th, 1901
This train will leave Bristol at 700 o.
M, May 9th, leave johnson City Of
S:O5 a. m, arrive Knoxville 1890 p. m
Returning this tram will leave Knox.
vile at Top. m. same day, thus giving
all the excursionists ample time to
visit the many attractions in and
around Knoxville. The fare from
johnson City to Knoxville and return
for this trip will be $40. Excellent
arrangements have been made for the
accommodation OF both white and col
0red passengers.
For further information call on
Southern Railway Ticket Agent.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
California Trout,

Mountain City, Tenn. April 3d.
About one year ago I s. Rambo, coun-
ty court clerk made application at the
fish hatchery in Unicoi county, for a
species of California trout. He was
furnished 500 to. be placed in streams
in johnson county and fishermen re-
port that they have caught several of
the same trout this spring and that
they have grown very fast.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
Resignation Accepted.

Morristown, Tenn, April 3O.-Rev.
J. @. Cowan, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this city, has rendered his
resignation in order to accept q call
from the Second Presbyterian church
of Nashville. His resignation was &C.
cepted by his charge after some hesita-
ton yesterday and will be acted upon
by the Presbytery at Rutledge next
Wednesday. He has been pastor here
for seven years.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
Old Bui|dingf for Sale

I will sell to the highest bidder the
frame building ON Front street between
the Phillips brick and the Piedmont
Hotel. Bids will be received by Dan
Walters until Saturday, May 18th at 8
p. m. The successful bidder will be
requested to remove said building be.
fore May 21st, 1901.
3t. w. o. PHILLIPS.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
Union United Confederate Veterans, at
Memphis, Tenn, May as-3o.
Reduced Rates via Southern Railway.

On account of the reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans at Mem
phis, Tenn, May 29th Both, 1901, the
Southern Railway will sell tickets from
all points ON its lines to Memphis and
return at very low rates. From points
beyond q radius of 300 miles of Mem.
phis, tickets will be sold May 25th, 26th
and 27th, 1901, and from points within
radius of 200 miles of Memphis tick
cts will be sold May 9th, 28th, goth
and Both, 1901. All tickets limited TO
return until June 4th, 1901. By de-
posting tickets with the Joint Agent
at Memphis between May 2Sth and
June Bird, 1901, and therpayment OF
fee of fifty cents, and extension of the
final limit to june 10th, 1901, will be
granted ON tickets sold from points
beyond radius of 200 miles of Mem.
phis.
Schedule and sleeping car arrange.
ments offered by the Southern Railway
are unexcelled, and those contemplat-
ing trip to Memphis should commu-
nicate with nearest Southern Railway
ticket agent for additional information.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02

TO get good eating go to Geo. r,
Brown.
W, X, Martin is at home from Chat
tanooga
Born to Mr.. aud Mrs. Halves Keebler
last Tuesday, girl.
The City Drug Store fountains are
Mt your command.
Hon, A. A. Taylor has returned from
his western lecture tour.
Geo. II. Brown first door around the
corner from the express office.
Quench your thirst at the City Drug
Store fountains.
Mrs. W. NJ. Bolton is visiting in
Chattanooga.
All the pleasant and popular drinks
at the City Drug Store fountains.
MrsyJ, W. Bell has returned from
a visit to Bristol.
You can find all kinds OF sweet POI
tatO sprouts at
j. B. WHITLow & Co.'s
Spring street.
"Uncle" John Cameron is recovering
from his recent illness.
Polite persons provide palatable pro-
ductions pleasantly at the City Drug
Store fountains.
c. X. Lide is spending few days at
home,
Pure Crystal Ice at
j, b. WHITLow & Co.'s,
Spring street.
j. d. Crowell, John Taylor AMI
Frank Crowell fell from scaffold at
the Jack Hickey house last Monday
aud received painful injuries.
Meet your friends at the City Drut;
Store fountains.
The Ladies Aid Society, of the First
Presbyterian church, will give their
annual strawberry festival May 23rd,
All are cordially invited.
Fresh Fish Gall the time) at
j. B. WHITLow & Co. 8.
Spring street.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
TrainIoad of Cars,

A train load of electric cars, shipped
from New Orleans, passed through
johnson City yesterday en- route for
Buffalo to be used ON the various cleo
trio lines in that city during the Pan
American exposition, which opens on
Nav
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
At the Onera House.

The Una Clayton Company gave
two performances in johnson City
this week and pleased the audiences
Baby Florence, the 3-year old dancer,
captivated the crowd and brought down
the house.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
Mrs. Bush Dead.

Mrs. Bush died Tuesday afternoon
at her home in Bluff City after lin.
gering illness at an advanced age. The
deceased was the mother of W. ].
Bush, of this city and he was with her
during her last hours.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
Educate Your Bowels.

Your bowels can be trained as well
as your muscles or your brain. Cas-.
carets Candy Cathartic train your
bowels to do'right. Genuine tablets
stamped c. c. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
CUT WITH A LARGE KNIFE.

All students entering the Knoxville
Business College till June /, 1901, will
get a special discount of $1,000.
This is the first time in the history
of the college that summer rate has
been given. Now is the time to enter.
Write for circulars and catalogue.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
School Funds.

The following amounts have been
placed to the credit of the several school
districts, as apportioned by the Trus-
tee, for the Quarter ending March 3lst,
1901
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
TO CURE A col D 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. 25c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02

The engine for the East Tennessee
Brick Company has arrived and is be-
ing placed. The work of making brick
will commence at once and it will only
be a few weeks until they will nave
plenty of brick on the market.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02
S1ons thu Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablets cure
9 cold in one day. No Cure, No Pay.
Price 25 cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02

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 taste
less form. No Cure, No Pay. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02

The Best Prescription tor Malaria.
Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply
iron and quiniue in a tasteless form.
No cure-no pay. Price SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1901-05-02

AoCHi. '''''....'... ..$l2, 704. j
Very respectfully,
Ell. G. JACKSON, Trustee.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
DIRECTORY SLOT UICHINES,
THEY REMOVE ONE OF THE BURDENS FROM
THE SHOULDERS OF THE LONG
SUFFERING DRUGGIST.

Probably no one can explain just Why drug
stores should hc cNpccted to furnish free To the
public $" many accommodations vi hich are never
looked for from shops of other kinds Now one
"t thu Pharmacists burdens imposed 10y long
custom that Of keeping directory for every
hod>s hcA, iir at not tho slightest profit To- him
self seems about To- Ice lifted. The IeIvrrer as
Those who have happened To visit the drug
stores where 30 is already installed have dis
-"..red. is another penny -thc-sIot" ma
niu~ This is :uru.~tl,,. 10y tn, publishers of the
directories. vho when the propriytors of many
"f the smaller phrr'aa,i,s began to ryt-. against
paying - ~ Year frr a book for thr US, of
"th"r 0rl, IAN upon this means of remedy ing
the -ita1t. n II each directory were consulted
tvi'- 1a> and the average is much greater
than thtt IT viii %, seen that il would pay for
itself i'm thu course IF the year Ns "A matter
oi tact. IN most tur,s the directories will pay
for themselves and for tn, machines Which hold
tn, m also. h,sidrS leaving a margin of profit
8" the publishers. greater or less according u
TIN size and location Of the drug store.
Tie ma, hinv Is simple. consisting of a small
but substantial oak box, which is placed upon
stand or upon thu counter. Attached 10 the box
is steel frame which holds the volume This
stands closed with its back fitting down into an
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

opening in the lid of the box and its outer edges
upward ready to be opened. When cent is
dropped into the slot in the front of the box
/ the person desiring To consult the book takes
hold OF its steel bound edges and raises and
opens il at the same time. Ii opens stifiy. for
the spring is very strong. and If the customer
has not been wary enough read the direc-
tions, which caution him against letting go of the
edges of the book he reads turns the
leaves, he Will find il shut in his face with a
snap and viii need To another cent 10 per-
suade it open again.
A. a rule the patrons Of the drug stores ac-
crUt the arrangement without objection,
hut there exceptions. In an uptown place
The other day a woman came in To look up an
address and for The first time discovered the
new machine. When its nature was explained
L" her she declined To waste a cent in such
manner and swept out OF the store deeply Of
Tended. and declaring in one breath tina, she
could find other places " here they didn't have 70
he aS close that. and she would never trade
in this particular shop again for anything.
We'll" remarked the clerk With grin. TO
another customer ho stood by as her trade
amounts to the buying Of postage STAMPS and
nothing else. guess can stand the loss of it,
The proprietor of Il store which does a good
deal of business said in speaking Of the
system. This is the way feel about it:
Ninety-hv, people GU, Of every hundred should
say VII" US our directory are not customers
a. ours bur are strangers in the neiShboT huo,i,
looking for some place where the streets are
III familiar To- them They don't buy anyt thing
and perhaps would never stop in here again. and
We don't Sc why should put ourselves out
L. DO them much free service. If the ma
Jority who used our hook regular or
occasional customers Il would be- different but
they ar not. To thos, know. We try To he
as accommodating as possible. For instance. if
customer accidentally lets the book close be-
fore he is through with il. have a dummy
cent with which W. open il gain for him. and
frequently if a customer comes in and does not
happen to have one cent in change We give him
one of the 'dumr.ics.' Os course. these are in
tended for our own use. a. consideration from
the directory companies for cur giving house
room 10 their machines
In talking of slot machines for other purposes
the same druggist said that. whil,, he had never
heard of their being used here to sell postal
cards, as they in ttermany he had heard
of q contrivanCe. although he had never seen
IT working, for selling postage stamps Ey
dropping Il nickel in the slot the purchaser re-
ceived two 2-cent stamps. thus paying a cent
for the convenience IL scarcely seems likely
that this scheme will ever be popular one.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

certain conditions. All vomon are eligible To-
affiliations
Tn" officers of the club are. +. : Etnuet presj-
dent. J. Zimmerman vice-prcsid,nt: H. G.
skinner treasurer. \ /. Robinson secretary.
trustees Il G. Fuller r II Man H. T. Kose.
eA"rutiv" committee. L. G Fuller. IL. G. Skin
ner- \ l. Robinson. club captain. X NJ Ctamcr.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
VERDTN TOME.
From The London Chronicle.

NereiTS tOmn Will be Very plain one. merely
n SarcOphaSuS wi h the simple inscription Pray
for the souls of GiUSePpr Verdi and Maria Strap
pOni Verdi. his beloved Wife and the dates of
their deaths. The chapel in which the composer
or III TroNatOre' is buried is small building
In the Lombard style of architecture which
forms the central feature of the Asylum for De
cayed Musicians. which the composer built at
rSat expense at Milan 1t is divided into two
SectlonS the upper is u pretty Oratory dedicated
To the Madonna and ST. Cecilia. intended for the
inmates of the establishment, and having access
from the interior of the building. The lower
chapel or crypt contains only an altar, as yet
incomplete, and the cofins of Verdi and his Sec
ond wife His first wife died very young. IA
1SlJ and within less than three months q -
death both his children died.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
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Tn" rH''n'.lti 4" hard Mortie Hunt in th-
'"nt... i"fA "ou "IIo-i', tl- I.-ao> Library
ha- boon cong l> ,h,. ..,--,-, ,f t,o u,r,,-
status o. Dame. 'h-~t,r Fr r,h Th,~. stat
u's hauh a.. Hunr fa~t winch is .I~o ,h, work
"f Mf French Iu. 90 sun, ore ~, u.rth ~.I, sr.
feet 'hr.e L,a. h-h i,ii--,uj~ Nr,hi,-r,ur,
and holds r...i~. ,' tt. Admin. tratiou I:uild-
iug of TIA" W"rite C.'u'r' lana FNl. -iti"u which
vas one "f Nj Hu"r~ masterpieces Tn, ogur,
at tie south "td ot th. m~uoIiaI rs Of equal
height. Aud represents .raIutne and SCULPTURE, 90
Tins neuf" holds ma ,, Iu ,u, hand ana a
pallet and th. -Th,srt4~' from th, rrd.ni.ut "c
thu Plrth'uuu ia tin, other
rhe r"d,stals for IN new statues ar, included
in tho architectural part of thu memorial which
was designed 10y i;ruc" Iri,, At present the
tw" figures are verde antique but time VIII
chang" tho color To- deep bronze. lik,. th- cen
trail G.;ur, of tho memorial
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
Attnck on McKinIcy's Tomb.

Canton, Ohio, Sept. Ca strange
story comes from Westlawn cemetery
tonight where n company of regulars
from Fort Wayne Michigan, are guard
ing the vault in which the body of Chc
late President Mckinley lies. 1t is to
the effect that the guard on duty on
top of the vault fired n shot at one
man who refused to heed his challenge
that the shot was diverted by another
man who appeared from another d.
rection and that an effort was mnde
to stab the guard.
Military regulations prevent either
the officers or the men of the pOs. from
being quoted in any matter connected
with their service, and for this reason
Captain Biddle. who is In command,
was obliged to decline TO be quoted.
at the camp tonight. He will make
n full report to his superiors at once.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-10-04
COLUMBIA WINS FIRST RACE
OF AMERICAS CUP CONTEST

New York. Sept. a0.-in the closest
aud most soni, stirring ruc- ever sailed
for old Americas cup. the whit. iiy-r
Columbia to-day ieat III. British eiiai.
l.ns-r over a windwari and Ie-ward
course OF th'-;y nautical miles 10y the
narrow. h.ar'br.akins record Of ~
seconds As Llpton's latest aspirant
FOR cup honors must allow III. d.fcnd-
~r III seconds ON account OF III. extra
SEi square feet OF canvas In her sail
ara. the official record under the rules
gives her III. victory by I minute .:
seconds.
As spcciaci. III. contest was su.
p~rb. From the time th. two sky.
scruplns racers crossed the staTtIn.
line until they Ned across the finish
lin. four oni a half hours later, the
result was In doub, and the excitement
aboard the excursion fleet Increased
until men became fr-nfici and women
almost hysi.ricai. So evenly matched
wcr- these two scientific racing ina.
chimes that never after they started
were III. rival skipi-'rs out OF each
others hall. nnd nor. than ihr-c-atar-
i"rs OF the time they were 50 clos.
that Charlie Barr. who hni the tIiicr
aboard the Columbia could hav. tossed
biscuit to Captain Sycamore on the
Shamrock.
For miles they beat their way to the
outer mark. the black shadow OF the
Shnmrock's huge club 'orsaIi PAINTED
ON the big malnsaii Of the Columbia.
and for nm hour on the run home. with
the yachts nyin. like scared deer bc-