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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Watauga News.

Watauga, Tenn, July 3O,-The Sun
day-school of the Christian church in
Turkeytown picnicked in Smalling's
woods last Saturday. A goodly num-
Der of the Sunday school scholars and
their friends from our place joined
them. There was q large crowd and it
was day of real pleasure. Major Jas
per f. Dunlap is superintendent of the
school.
Dock Lilly and wife, of Marshall,
Texas, are visiting their father, mother
and other relatives. Lilly left our
place years ago when mere boy and
is now trusted engineer on the Texas
Pacific railroad
Rev. NJ. B. Upchurch, of Telford,
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Street Car Prospects.

Col. Brownlow has been over from
Jonesboro several days this week. He
was accompanied by a Mr.. Andrews
whom he is trying to interest in the
new street car line to Jonesboro. II
this line is built it is the desire of the
new company to buy the electric light
plant in this city and its franchises.
The old company has made them q
price and there the matter rests. f. A.
Stratton is here from New York to take
care of the interests of the old company
and told THE COMET that if the new
people did not put in the car line as
agreed that the old company was ready
to put in street car system and would
begin at once to do so after the fran
chise granted Mr.. Brownlow expires
on the Goth instant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Society,".

Eleven of the guests of the Weller
Inn spent Sunday at Austin Springs.
Not knowing anything about Landlord
Miller's table, aud not willing to take
any chances at satisfying the inner
man, they took with them several we'll
filled baskets of the good things pre-
pared by Mother Weller. After b. j.
Sitton announced to the hungry crowd
that the coffee was boiling the ladies'
arranged the dinner under large oak
tree, and it was more suggestive of the
bauqueting of a royal bevy of fairies
than of mortals, ordinary Oh extraordi-
nary. The viands included all the edi-
bles of the season. The guests we're:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Milne, Mr.. and Mrs.
X, ?. Jones, Misses Ponie nj. Cooke,
aud Mae Weller, Messrs. Edw. Patchin,
B. J. Sitton, Maurice Milne, NJ. Ii.
MUSES. and 9. Il. Sitton. "Little Will.
lie" (Jas. S. Byrd was expected to &C
along, bat was prevented at the last
moment by the excursion to Green
Mountain, much to the regret of the
others. The day was quietly but de-
lightfully spent, and each one feel.
that sit is good to be living"
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New Shoe Store.

The Herald Shoe Company of Bos-
ton, Mass, will put branch store in
this city under the management of J.
L. Harkins, who has been travelling for
the concern for several months. Mr..
Harkins has leased the Eagle building
on Main street, and will occupy it after
September 1st with large and varied
stock Of boots and shoes. The Boston
Shoe Company manufactures every
thing 1t sells and makes every grade of
shoes worn. 1t has capital of several
millions and is putting in stores in all
the prominent towns in order to sell
the product to consumers alone.
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The best -four is Gold Dust.

DeLong Rice was in Bristol Tuesday.
Mrs. Paul Wolford and daughters are
visiting in Bristol.
w. o. Phillips was down from Fish
Springs yesterday.
Mrs. James A. Martin and daughters
spent Tuesday in Bristol,
Misses Matte and Gordon Hender-
son are at Unaka Springs.
Misses Anderson, of Decherd, are
visiting Miss Lena Barton.
For the best steaks served in the
city, go to Geo. Il. Browns.
Mrs. j. A, Wilson has returned from
visit to New York relatives.
Manager Sproles is back at Hotel
Carlisle from trip to Virginia.
Mrs, John +. Pierce has returned
from visit to Bristol relatives.
Judges S. }. Kirkpatrick was up from
Jonesboro II few hours Wednesday.
Misses Thomas, of Bristol, are guests
at the home of Mrs. Mel. H. Weller.
DR.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin cures
sick headache. Sold by all druggists.
The Misses Clark of Sweetwater are
pleasant guests of Mrs. i. b. St John.
Milton Bolton is over from Middles-
borO, KY, to visit hOmefolks few
weeks.
II You want the best there is to eat
go to Browns restaurant, on Buffalo
street.
Mrs. NJ. Il. Walsh was down from Elk
Park last Saturday, making some pur-
chases.
Miss Nellie lloskins, of Knoxville, is
visiting Mrs j, W. Cox and Mrs. 5. L.
Harris.
Mrs. II. G. Hunter has as her guests
Misses Salie WhitlOck and Jessie Lady
of Knoxville.
Miss Sophia Simpson, of Jefferson
City, is visiting Misses Ella and Ger
trude Burrow.
Luke Dixon, representing the Knox
vile Journal aud Tribune, was in thu
city this week.
Mrs. Corneia Crowder left last weel
for Spartauburg, S. c., to visit friends
for few weeks.
r. A. Daniels has gone to Bristol tt
take charge of a department in til
Bristol Telephone Co.
Mrs. j. j. Asho and children, O
Knoxville, are visiting Mrs. II. l.. Bru
ner on Watauga avenue.
Rev. John r.. Herndon, Mrs. Hern
don aud child, are guesta of Mr.. an
Mrs. II. A. Wood for few weeks.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31

Miss Carrie Summers entertained
her little friends last week in honor OF
her cousin, Miss Herman Faw, of
Franklin, Tenn.
The Watauga Lighting and Power
Co. is overhauling its street lines and
preparing to furnish lights for all resi-
dences. Let them figure with you on
the cost of wiring and lighting.
Secretary of State Morton granted n
charter Friday to the Arlington I'M
provement Co., of this city. The capt
tai stock is $l2, 900, and the incorpora-
tors are r. l.. Bruner, Tate L. Earnest,
John H. Bowman, S. @. Williams and
Walter A. Bowman. A charter also
was granted to the East Tennessee
Brick Co., capital stock 81, 800, with the
same incorporators as above.
Mrs, Floyd Jones has sent to this Of
fee tomato that weighed exactly one
pound and IA ounces. This was very
fine specimen and shows what a woman
can do with hoe. Mrs. Jones is q Pc
culiarly unfortunate widow-she has a
husband, but he has never done any
thing for the family and prefers an
hour in his big mercantile establish
ment down town to ten minutes in the
garden his wife has made.
Sam Urumley went to the picnic at
Unaka Springs Thursday and took with
him three nice cantaloupes that he
guarded as carefully as a mother would
her first-born. The first time he put
them out of his arms was at the rem.
devious, when he laid them in nice
cool place to await his pleasure. In
due course of time those melons were
discovered by three pet pigs, and be-
fore Sam could reach them the melons
were devoured by the pigs and the old
hog got none.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Good Stock.

James H. Shipley, nearby farmer,
has the welfare of his fellow-farmers
very much at heart and proposes to
give them every opportunity possible
to improve their stock. He has just
received a new Poland China stock hog
from Pennsylvania and fine Red
Poled bull. Both are fine specimens
and are entitled to registry. If you
are interested in looking at or talking
about good stock go to see Uncle Jim
my, he'll interest you.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
New Merchants.

Jas. and o. E. Mahoney is the style
of new firm that has opened cloth
ing and gents furnishing store in the
Taylor building on Buffalo street. The
gentlemen are from Greeneville and
are also conducting large store in
that town. That they are wide-awake
business men is demonstrated by their
coming to johnson City, the future
metropolis Of East Tennessee, and they
are going to invite your patronage in
& strictly up-to-date manner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Painful Accident

j. D. Woodruff met with a painful
accident Monday while loading logs on
the S. & w. at point above Huntdale
log got away from him and his help
ers and rolled upon his leg and broke
it in two places below the knee. He
was brought to Johnson City and the
injured limb was set by DR.. Long. Mr..
Woodruff is resting as comfortably as
the situation will permit at his home in
this city.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Married.

Mr.. W. ]. Cartright and Miss Pearl
NJ. Rorark were married Sunday after
noon at the residence of Rev. Geo. d.
French, in this city, Mr.. French oficl-
ating. Mr.. Cartwright is a popular
young gentleman, late of this place,
but now of Johnson City, while the
bride is winsOme young lady of Strahl,
Hawkins county. Mr.. and Mrs. Cart
right left Monday for Johnson City
Morristown Gazette.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31

We wish to contract with merchants
in Washington and adjoining counties
to buy and collect all kinds of mediei-
nal roots, herbs, banks, ETC., for us.
Send for price listand full particulars
THE POWELL BOTANIC Co.,
No. 20 4th ST., Bristol, Tenn.
P. 0. Box 1859. (942 81
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
For Sale,

At a great reduction, some elegant
household and office furniture. Call
at Blair residence, Watauga avenue,
Johnson City, at once.
935 DR.. W. r. PRICE.
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THE * COMET
Wool Wanted

] will buy all the wool offered and
pay the highest market price in cash.
ID. GUMP.
AT Gump Bros. 93Stf
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31

WTou4o1 Canvassing agents to act MS Field
w dlllCN Managers, who have had specially
successful experience in selling books to travel
in the interest of employing and training other
canVasSers. Will pay both salary and commits
sion with the view to making the income from
the latter very large. State fully length of
experience. name and number of booKS sold
time engaged etc, None but canvassers Of
successful experience and capacity for training
and handling men need apply. Address
GUARANTEE PUBLISHING COMPANY,
22s inertia Second Street, st. Louis No.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Girls Wanted.

Four dining room girls at Hotel Pied
mont. None but nice, respectable
girls need apply.
9l0tf w. A. DICKINSON.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31

DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures
stomach troubles. Sold by druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-07-31
Election Notice.


us as Commissioners of Election for
Washington county, duly appointed
and commissioned, we will, on
Thursday, August 9Th, 1902,
open and hold an election at the legal
and regular polling places in each civil
district of Washington county, Tenn,
for the following purposes, viz;
To elect five judges of the supreme
court
To elect three judges of the court of
chancery appeals;
To elect one chancellor for the first
chancery division of Tennessee
To elect one circuit Judge and one
Encouragement for the first judicial
circuit of Tennessee;
TO elect one sheriff, one circuit court
clerk, one county court clerk, one
trustee, one register, for Washington
county, and one constable for each civil
district i'll Washington county.
The polls will be opened during le-
gal hours.
This July 18th, 1902.
GEO. W. W1LLETT,
THAD A. Cox,
J. A. VINES,
Election Commissioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17

An ordinance defining the duties of the
Registrar OF the CITY of Tugelo and pro-
viding the in which the electors
OF said City shall be registered, and pro-
viding the manner in which the elections
therein shall be held and conducted, for
the election of the municipal officers of
said City;
Sect. l Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Alderman of the City of
Tupelo that it shall be the duty of the
Registrar OF said City to register each
qualified voter thereof in the proper
Ward of his residence: and it shall be
his duty to note on the Registration
Book, after the name of each elector,
the ward in which he is registered.
Sect. 2 THAT in all elections hereafter
held in said City, that the election Com
missioners shall also act as officers of
election and that it shall be the duty of
said Commissioners to hold said election
for said city and that the ticket Commits
sioner shall as heretofore been done,
have the tickets printed to be used in
said election, but from this date there
shall be four separate sets of tickets
one for each ward, all of which shall be
printed as heretofore required and all of
them shall have printed thereon the
names of all candidates for Mayor, Mar
shall, treasurer and all candidates for
Alderman from the City at large, and
there shall also be printed on the tickets
to be used for each ward, the names OF
the candidates for Alderman in the ward
for which such tickets are to be used.
Sect. 3 THAT it shall be the duty of
the Tick ct Commissioner OF said City in
all elections hereafter held, to furnish
tickets as aboye provided for and to
furnish each qualified elector who offers
to vote, a ticket properly printed. to
be used for the ward in which such
elector is qualified to vote and that no
other ticket except as above provided
shall be used in any election.
Sect. 4. THAT in all other respects
the election for said City shall be held,
conducted and returned as heretofore
required by law.
W. D. ANDERSON, Mayor.
C. w. TROY. Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
City Ordinances.

An ordinance dividing the City OF
Tupelo into wards, and defining the
meets and bounds OF such wards:
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Alderman that from this time
said City OF Tupelo shall be and is here
by divided into four wards which shall
be known as designated as wards Nos.
One, TWO, Threei and Four, and each
ward shall be composed OF thefollowing
described territory embraced within the
corporate limits Of said City, Viz:
Ward No. 1 shall embrace the:.follow-
ing described territory: Commencing at
the center Of main Street on The West line
OF the corporate limits OF said City and
running East to the center OF Church
Street. and thence North along the
center of Church Street to the corporate
limits on the North line of said City,
and thence West to the North West
corner OF the corporate limits OF said
City, and thence South along the West
line OF said corporate limits to starting
point.
Ward No.. shall be composed OF the
following territory: Commencing at the
center Of Main Street on the West line
Of the corporate limits of the said City
and running East along the center Of
SAID Street to the center OF Church
Street, and thence North along the
center of Church Street to the center of
Jefferson Street. and thence East to the
center OF Green Street, and thence South
to the South line of the corporate
limits Of the said City. and thence
along said South and West lines OF
cotd onrnoyofA Isr.sto @o fLo nor@o. -
Main Street, being the starting point
thereof.
Ward No. 3 shall be composed OF the
following territory: Commencing at
the center of Jefferson and Green Streets,
and at the intersection Of said Streets
and running thence East along the CEN
ter OF Jefferson Street to the East line
OF the corporate limits OF said City, and
thence South along the East line of
the corporate line of said corporate
limits to the South East corner of said
City, and thence West along the South
line OF said corporate limits to where
the center Of Green Street crosses said
line, and thence North along Green
Street to the starting point.
Ward No. + shnll at the
intersection of Jefferson and Church
Streets and the center of each and run
North along the center OF each and run
North along the center of Church Street
to the North line OF the corporate limits,
and thence East along said line to North
East corner of said City to a point
where the center OF Jefferson(if extend
ed) would cross said line and thence
West along the center of Jefferson
Street to the starting point.
IRE above ordinance was reduced
to writing before being voted upon,
and was voted upon by yea and nay
vote, all members present voting for the
same.
W. d ANDERSON, Mayor.
Z. w. TROY, Clerk.
10-10-3t.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
DR.. Hurfer'S
Iron

It supplies the blood with iron in a
natural way. It is recognized every.
where as the best blood purifier and
tonic in use, and it has been used for
half a century.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17

GuntOwn.

Mr.. J. R.. Dabbs, of Tupelo,
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Mrs. J. e.. Jones, and charming
daughter, Miss Bruce. Of Bald.
wyn, were down shopping a few
days ago.
We gladly welcome Mrs. Milan
to our town, who recently moved
in from the country and occupy
ing the Dabbs residence.
Mr.. Frank Kincannon, our
efficient Circuit Clerk, was up a
few days ago on business.
Mr.. George Long, is circulating
among Guntown friends this week.
Mrs. Ramply, Miss Pearl Jones
and Miss Wick Mckay, Of Bald
wyn, paid our town a flying visit
last week.
We r glad to note that there
is a slight improvement in Mr..
j. N. Agnew's condition, who
recently had il stroke IL paralysis,
though he is yet unable 10 speak
Miss Lizzie Spight, Of Birming-
ham, Miss. has been elected as
first assistant in the Guntown
High School.
Mr.. Jack Robinson, has sold his
farm to Mr.. Ed Bristow, and con-
templates moving to the Lone
Star State.
Mr. Robert Latimer has moved
his family 10 Baldwin. We re-
greet very mich to lose this est
mabie family. tie sold his resi-
dence to Bryson & Mitchell
Misses Laura Carder and Fam
ME Cox, of Blair were among
last weeks visitors.
Mr.. Henry Phillips, editor Of the
Baldwin Indicator was mingling
with friends here Saturday.
l
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
Commissioners $ S -.

J. f. Norris
vs.. M Iy13
Thns ha|las 1T al
BY virtue of u decree Of tie Honorable
Chancery Court OF Lee tonntv, State II
Mississippi, rendered at the March Term
A. d., 1902 there oil. ordering d sale of
certain lands mentioned therin. Norbin
Jones the undersigned. appointed Com
missioner to execute said decree. will. on
Monday, Bird day of November, 1902,
expose at public auction to the highest
bidder for Cash in front OF the Court
Honsr Door in the City OF Tnpelo, with
in the hours prescribed by law. the fol
lowing described In Dis, heing in said
County aud State. to-wit:
The N X OF the S + Aof 80. Town
saip II. r 5, f., also the N Elk Of the S
W of $ 30, Township II. Rs East,
except three acres out of the last men
toned piece, together with The appnr-
renanccs and Entertainments theseunto
aDpertaining.
NORbIN JONES, Com
Dated 9th day Of September. 1au.s
Mitchell & Fletcher, Sois for Complies.
1O,3-3t.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
MALARIA n
YELLOW JACK
fFrom N. Y. Herald. J.nu.ry "a. 1909

tFrom N. Y. Herald, January II. 1902
1.-THE widow of DIR. Lazeare, who, in
the employ of the Government, went
to Cuba, was inoculated with Yellow
Fever through mosquito bites, and died,
applied to Congress for relief to-day"
The above tells of the sad culmina-
ton of a series of experiments by the
Government, all of which proved con-
clusively that the familiar mosquito is
a dangerous vehicle for carrying Ma
laria, "Yellow jack" and other malar-
ial feyerS.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
Notice.

The City Of Tupelo has been divided
into wards by the Mayor and Board OF
Alderman, and under the law and the
ordinance. a new registration is neccs-
sary. Each elector must be registered
in his own ward. Those not re-register-
ing can not vote. Registration books
will be open during October and Noyem-
Der. Call at Gardner & Smiths.
J. H. SMIrH, Registrar.
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
Read Some Of the
tremendous Values we are
Offering:

One lot of soc. Corsets made of standard quality peans,
correct shape; think of the ridiculous low price. 22c.
Ladies feeced lined vests, a rare value for 19c.
Ladies shoes. vici, sells for $1.5O. You must see
these goods to appreciate the bargain. price roc
50 ladies flannel shirtwaists CSC.
81 so R. & G. Corsets for CSC
15c. towels, bleached, for &c.
$500 ladies walking skirts, all wool; come and
inspect them, our price $2.4S
Ladies hand-sewe1 vici extension sole, regular
price S. and $6. our price 34S
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17
Wanted.

We would be glad to have sever
al copies Of the Journal Of Sept,
26th. Please look over your old
papers and send or bring us this
issue of the Journal aud oblige,
The Tupelo journal., 1902-10-17

TO ne TAX Payers OF n CITY OF
Tupelo.
You will take notice, that a regular
meeting OF the Mayor and Board Of
Alderman Of said City Of Tupelo, will be
held at the Mayors office in said City
on Monday pight, Oct. 28th. 1902.
The board will consider and examine
the real and personal assessment rolls Of
said City, and will make changes there
in by wayrof increasing or decreasing
same, az they may nee proper.
w. D. ANDERSON, Mayor.
C. w. TROY, Clerk.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-13
The Philippine Problem.

Another great gain, says the
New York Evening Post. SIS the f.
nal discrediting Of the leaders who
induced Congress TO take the mad
Philippine plunge. Their prophe-
eies are SO lndicrously fslsified that
it would be crueleyen to recall them.
Their golden phrases have turn
ed 10 ashes in their mouth his. Gems
and glories of the tropic seas, was
President Mckinley 5 grsndiloquent
description Of the islands. From
that 70 Precedent Rooseyelt's blunt
Characterization of them as a great
burden is long distance. tits the
distance between the cocksure Ella
ton Of 1893 and the universal disap-
pointment of 1902.
mot even Beveridge; not even
Secretary Wilson, would dare 10 re-
peat today their first & owing pre-
dictions Of the wealth W aich was 10
flow to us from the Philippines. Nc
one now denies that we ave already
flung away millions there which will
never yield us a return. The only
question today is, not how to gel
our money back. but how to get our
honor back.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-13
The Johns Hopkins Celebration.

The celebration of the great Uni.
versity S quarter centennial and the
Inauguration of IFS second president
viii convoke the most distinguished
body of scholars that ever met on a
single occasion in Maryland. The
ceremonies, too, have been projected
upon broader scale than any con-
Quoted by the University since its
formal opening twenty-five years
ago was graced by the presence of
the illustrious Englishman, Huxley
and other eminent scholars of gen
Grafton which is rapidly passing.
These ceremonies will consist of
two general meetings and number
Of subordinate functions. In order
TO receive its guests the committee
OF arrangements has found il ueces-
sary to secure Music Hall, the most
commodious auditorium in ths city
FIR general meetings.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-13

Madge Yates. Marie Van Riswick, Lena
Robrecht, Lille Wathen, Lode Greenwell, W.
olet Russell, Rose Hayden, Marie Corcoran.
Noema wathen. Estelle Greenwell. Evange-
line Grsenwell, Eva Rufer, hargie Mattinsiy.
Lucille Herbert, Anna O'Ne.l. Rufh Camalier,
Annie Morgan, LILLIAN Mattingly, Agnes
johnson, May Bowles. Lizzie B.ewer. Mar
guerite Abel, Helen Joy, Grace Floyd. Mar
thaline johnson. Maggie Cunningham. Annie
Hennelly. Katie Mcdonald. Edith Russell.
Loretta Corcoran, Freida Abell. Annie May
Boyd. Bessie Abel, Grace Hobbs. Violet Bur
roughs, Ethel Joy. May Mattingly. Louise
Richards, Marie Abel. May Henderson. Rose
Nuihall. Lillian johnson. Alice Yates. Pauline
Graves, Sue Russell. Anna d. Milburn. Mary
Waters. Deborah Disges Ruth Mckay. Agnes
Ching. Lille Herbert. Leila Mastingly. Norma
johnson. Mary Greenwich. Elenor Camalier.
Virginia Osterman, Marie Ching.
BOYS. Kennedy Abel. Aloysius King, Tom
my Robey. Aubrey Abel. Joe Morgan. Paul
Milburn. Grosvernor Richards. BERTHE Abel,
Joseph Mattingly, George Osterman. Franklin
Abell. Albert Morgan. Frank Waters. lie
Grande johnson, Roland.Duke. Franz Duke.
Mace Hayden, Philip Hayden, william Yates,
Herbert Combs. Robert Mattinsiy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-02-13

No law should be passed requir-
ing children to attend school. The
csre Of children should be left to
their parents. 1t would be better
10 held out as prize to those who
learn TO read and write, the privi-
lege Of voting and participating in
the affairs of government, and deny
ing this TO those who do not. An
educational qualification for voters
is better than compulsory attend
ance ut school OF children. Demo
cratic Advocate.