The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-03-06


H. B. CRUMLEY.
WANTED Resident lumber inspector
and buyer, acquainted with neighbor-
ing mills, to purchase and ship hard
woods for large eastern concern.
State age, reference, experience, and
full particulars, care OF The COMET.
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DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin-that's
what keeps your head clear, your bow
els regular. Sold by all druggists.
Il. T. Hart is back from the markets
and is preparing for the annual spring
opening of the Hart Il Houston Store.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Peoples aud Mrs. j. @.
Smith were up from Jonesboro Wednes-
day to attend the funeral Of j. j. Ad-
ans.
The Monday Club will give a dra-
matte entertainment at the opera house
in the near future for the benefit of the
Public Library. Definite announce
ment will be made later,
Go to the johnson City Feed Co.'S, in
the Evans block, to buy all your hay,
grain, -four, bran, potatoes, nc. No.
western timothy, Prices guaranteed
on everything.
Mayor Summers and Alden man Lin
vile went to Chattanooga Tuesday to
take look ct chemical fire apparatus
in use there, with view of buying
similar outfit for johnson City.
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.
The ladies of the Watauga Avenue
Presbyterian Church will entertain with
q dime social at the manse, Tuesday
evening, March 18th. Everybody in
yited to come.
You ought to have electric lights in
your residence. The Watauga Light
ing and Power Co. will make you some
interesting figures and convince you
that good light is the cheapest.
Pho Presbytery of Holston will meet
at HolstOn will meet at Tusculum, East
Tennessee, Thursday morning, April
3rd, 1902, at 0: 80 O'clock.
JOHN S. EAKIN,
At Stated Clerk.
Frank Taylor is in the eastern mar
kets purchasing spring and summer
stocks for his dry goods emporium.
Frank is q happy buyer, and will mako
his numerous customers happy when
they see the result of his New York
trip.
G. L. Humphreys, a loyal Carter
farmer, was in the city Saturday on
business. He was a heavy loser by the
floods last May, but was not touched
by the high waters last week. He had
moved to higher ground and says the
waters lacked about ten feet of reach
ing the May mark.
Will Rhea left Monday for johnson
City where he has accepted q position
with the new hardware firm of Hasson,
Byrd & Co. His wife, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. HassOn and family, will
join him in the near future to reside in
their handsome new home at that place.
-MorristOwn Gazette.
W. A. johnson left here Monday for
johnson City, Tenn, where he has re.
ceived a position as carpenter on the
Soldiers Home to be erected at that
place. Mr.. johnson is first-class
workman and his job will last five
years. He will move his family tC
Johnson City in a short time. Big
Stone Gap, Va, Post.
Kew. r. F. Wertz OF Greeneville will
preach at the First Presbyterian churcl
in this city Sunday morning and even
ing, March 23rd. Rev. Wertz is vel
known to the church going element o
johnson City as an able and eloquen
preacher, and his friends will be glat
to know that he is to preach here oil
the fourth Sunday of this month.
. Account Confederate Veterans Reun
ion, Dallas, April 20 to 25, 1902, Queer
& Crescent Route will sell round tril
9 tickets to Dallas at very low rate of on
cent per mile travelled. For detaile'
], information as to dates OF sale, limits
. and total figures, see later announce
ment, or apply to ticket agent.
:. WANTED-Yo men and youn
ladies to qualify for the Signal Railwa
and Commercial Telegraph Service
who can give good recommendation
to write to the Western Telegraph Uni
versity, Gleason, Tenn, at once. Te