The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-04-27

= Charlie Taylor has begun the erec-
ton of a cottage home on Pine street.
New line of Wolfe and Mohair just
arrived at Carnegie Department Store,
The W. @. T. U. will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. A. s.
Hoss.
New and complete line of Dress
Goods just arrived at the Carnegie De-
partment Store.
Mrs. L. G. Lyle has returned from
Chucky Valley, and is spending week
here before returning to her home in
Bristol.
If your eyes pain you call on VIM.
Silver & Co. for proper correction,
where work is guaranteed.
George P. Hayes, representing E. @.
Dewitt & Co., was in the city this
week visiting homefolks and greeting
his many friends.
You should go to Carnegie and see
the new line of Ginghams suitable for
shirt waist suits.
If you want to buy a good lot at your
own price, attend the auction sale in
West Park on May 10th. See adver-
tisement elsewhere in this issue.
You should not fail to see that beau
tiful line of Iago ware at VIM. Silver &
Co.'s. 1t is something new and beau
tiful.
f. P. Baxter will close out Mattings,
Carpets, Linoleums in the next thirty
days. If you need anything in this
line, don't fail to give him call.
For every dollar and over you spend
at the Carnegie Department Store they
will give you free street car ticket.
Thomas J. Galloway, prominent
citizen of Johnson City, being one of
the substantial old-time citizens, was
transacting business in Bristol yester-
day. Courier.
If you need anything in the dress
goods line it will pay you to see the
style, quality and price before buying
elsewhere. Carnegie Department Store
Misses Hattie Hunter, Beulah Lee,
Marion Johnson and Suella Burnett,
of Virginia Institute, will spend the
Easter holidays with their parents at
Johnson City.-Courier.
We will allow one-fourth for every
old fountain pen in exchange for a new
Waterman 8 Ideal fountain pen.
WIN. SILVER & Co.
The Easter Fair held last Thursday
by the ladies of the Market street
Methodist chcrch was quite success,
about 5000 being cleared. The money
will be used in furnishing the new
church.
VIM. Silver, graduate optician, tests
eyes free and does not use any drugs tC
iniure your eyes to make big bill
against you. He gives you the proper
glasses if you need any and the charges
are reasonable. He is here every day
and guarantees all work to give salts
faction.
Henry Davis, who held the position
of clerk at the office of the Western
Union Telegraph company here, lief
Bristol Wednesday afternoon for John
son City to accept position in the of
fee of the company there. -Bristo
Courier.
VIM. Silver & Co. are still doing
watch and iewelry repair work and US
genuine material only and guarantee
workmanship.
e. A. Shipley, clerk and master c
the chancery court, who has been con
fined to his room for some weeks, wa
able to be removed to Battle Cree
sanitarium this week. A message jus
received by his son, A. L, Shipley
: states that Mr.. Shipley stood the tri
we'll, aud is much pleased with th
sanitarium. The many friends of MI
Shipley both here and throughout Eas
Tennessee hope that his restoration
health will be speedy. -Jonesboro col
respondent in Knoxville Journal an
/ Tribune.
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counters.