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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Don't Call Your Father sod Man."

Boys, when you speak of your father
don't call him cold man." OF course,
you are older now than when you were
taught to call him father. You are
much smarter than you were then, you
are much more manly looking, your
clothes fit better, your hat has mod
ern shape and your hair is combed diff
ferently, in short "fyer" than you
were then. Your father has a last
years coat, two year old hat and a
vest of still older pattern. He can't
write such an elegant note aS you can
and all that, but don't call him the
sold man." Call him father. For
years he has been rustling around to
get things together, he has been held
to thorny path Of uphill industry and
the brightest half of life has gone from
him forever. But he loves you, though
he goes along without saying mucl
about it, therefore be not so ungratefu
or so inconsiderate. ga wise mai
maketh a good father. "-Memphit
Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
POSTOFFICE LOCATED.
George L. Carter and Associates Secure the
Plum for Their New Addition.

Plum for Their New Addition.
The agony il over, doubt has been
dispelled and the postofice has been
located. OF courseit was not expected
that everyone would be pleased, but
some are.
The site selected is plot 15Oxl5O on
the corner of Walnut, Ashe and Union
streets. Union is the new street laid
out by Mr.. Carter that leads to the
union passenger station that is to be
erected about where the johnson City
Foundry and Machine Works is now
located. The lot is known as the Ram
DO property and has dwelling upon it.
1t is understood that Mr.. Garter not
only gave the site but will build the
foundation, build sewer to the creek,
put in granolithic walks around the
block and pave Union street to the
depot.
1t was known that Mr.. Garter was
Offering a site, but the exact location
was not known until yesterday when
the announcement was made from
Washington. 1t came in the nature
of a surprise and caused all kinds of
comment. 1t had been belived by
many that it would be located on the
corner of Roam and Main streets or in
that vicinity, no matter what price was
asked for the land.
The location is more or less in the
nature of venture, as there is at pres
ent absolutely nothing in that direction
to Justify it, but Mr.. Garter promises
great things and evidently convinced
Uncle Sam that he means to carry
them into execution. When he gets
his enterprises under way, the new
streets paved and aspalted, it may look
as if Uncle Sam did not go so far
wrong after all.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
NNlice

is hereby given to all citizens, prop.
erty owners and otherp, that it is nm.
lawful for any person, firm or corpora.
ton, to dig up the streets or the alleys
of town for the purpose of laying sew
ers or other pipe, or to lay or cause to
be laid, in the streets or alleys of the
town, any sewer or other pipe, and
that no one shall so lay any sewer or
other pipe, without first having been
granted permission SO to do, by res
olution duly passed by the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen. Any one vic.
lating this ordinance in the future will
be arrested and fined.
e. E. ELLSWORTH,
Recorder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Pythlans Install Officers.

Officers of the John Sewer Lod &c,
Knights of Pythiss, have been Install
ed for the first half of 1907. They are:
W. J. Hunter, @. c.; -. NJ. Gaunt, V.
G.. Summers Lyle, prelate; J. B. Lyle,
NJ. of W. Earl M. jackson, M. of A. ;
T. Fl, Lundy, M. of F. f; Frank s. Hen
derson, M. of E. H. W. Lyle, X. R.
s.; X. A. Swadley, 1. g.; W. 81.
Hodges, O. G. On Friday night there
WILDE work in the second degree and
a supper following.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Notice 10 Creditors.
To the Creditors of Jas. A. Parsons

To the Creditors of Jas. A. Parsons;
In obedience to an order, made in the
Chancery Court at Johnson City, in the
case of Berger, Hood & Co. VS.. James
A. Parsons ct ais, the creditors Of said
Parsons are hereby notified to have
themselves made parties to said cause
by petition and to file and prove their
claims against said company in said
cause on or before the list day of June,
1907, or they may be excluded from the
benefits of said suit and from sharing
in the assets of said Parsons.
Said creditors and claimants are also
hereby notified that by order of said
court in said cause, and each OF them,
are enjoined from instituting any snit
against said Parsons, otherwise than by
petition in said pending cause, as
aforesaid.
This January 90, 1907.
e. A. SHIPLEY,
Clerk and Master.
By j. Il. GARDNER,
Deputy Clerk and Master.
7. A. Cox, Sol for Complainant. x
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
ELKS ENTERTAIN.
Local Lodge Extend Warm Welcome to
incoming Brothers.

Local Lodge Extend Warm Welcome to
incoming Brothers.
Last Friday evening johnson City
Lodge, No. S25, B. P. o. E., was at
home to the many Elks who have re-
Gently become citizens of johnson City.
The Elks' Home had been tastefully
prepared under the direction of Com
mitteemen M. F. Hickey, E. @. Bald
win and J. M. Gaunt, and nothing was
left undone that would add to the
pleasure of the evening. Exalted Ruler
T.. Armbrust, Tate l.. Earnest and Jas.
A. Summers received the guests in
princely fashion. The program had
been prepared with great care and in
cluded some special features by the
Minnehaha Art Theatre and music by
Messrs. Charles and Walter Cargille,
James Parsons, Horace Burleson and
Frank Webster. Following this the
guests repaired to the dining room and
enjoyed splendidly prepared banquet
E. Munsey Slack acted as POSTMASTER
and delivered pleasing and appropri.
ate address Of welcome The response
was by Hugh Morrison and was much
appreciated. Short talks were made
by Rector Osborne, s. f. N. Moore
W. j. Barton, J. A. Summers, W. A,
! Gore, Geo. W. Doughty, Tate L. Earn
est, W. j. Exum, Harry Gump and ].
NJ. Guant.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Bristol Man WEEDS a JOneSbOrO Lady.

A surprise marriage occurred in
Knoxville Wednesday, when Mr.. John
Miller, son of NJ. r. Miller, of this
city, was married to Miss Carrie o Bri-
en-, the latter a popular young lady of
Jonesboro, and a member of a we'll
known Washington county family
Bristol Herald, January 18th.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Local and Personal.

Order your steaks and roasts from
Jackson.
Mrs. Mel H. Weller is on the sick
list this week.
S. NJ. Price was in Bristol Monday
on legal business.
No more high prices for fresh meats,
you can go to Jackson's.
Mrs. U. d. Beeler, of Knoxville, is
visiting Mrs. W. Cox.
See the Japanese China articles at s.
Is. Whites, from 25c to $l.00.
Herbert Shipley came down from
Bristol and spent Sunday in the city.
W. s. Crumley is down from Bristol
cooperating from slight indisposition.
Mrs. Maggie Evans has returned
from a visit to Mrs. H. z. King in
Bristol.
Harry Weller and wife came down
from Bristol and spent Sunday with
relatives.
Judge S. j. kirkpatrick has returned
from visit to his sor, H. Ii. Kirkpat-
rick, in Florida
h. D. DeVault and wife, George S.
Hannah aud Il. W. Pardue are in Flor.
ida on pleasure trip.
Milt Fleenor has been put upon the
police force, and a better one could
not have been selected.
s. B. White will fit you up on stove
or range, dishes, lamps, cutlery, eve
rything for the kitchen.
Mrs. p. e. Divine, of Johnson City,
is the guest of Mrs Sharp, at the
Meadows. -Claiborn Progress.
All we ask is to come and see our
line of japanese and fancy China. You
will find what you want at prices that
will surprise you, at s. B. Whites.
The hole in.the- wall in the Jobe
block that has been used as restau-
rant has been changed to handsome
show window for Glmp's clothing
store.
The johnson City Traction Co. Is
getting thoroughly up-to-date. Heaters
are being installed in all cars and those
already equipped are luxury these
frosty mornings.
Mr.. and Mrs. AMI Smith, w. B.
Aiken and wife, Foy Dulaney, Fred
Miller aud E. M. Slack went to Knox
vile last Saturday to see Lillian Rus
sell in "The Butterfly"
The city is contemplating putting
in sewer from the foundry to the tan
merry and will have survey and esti-
mates made. This will be quite ben
eft to the new public building.
w. W. Miller has gone to Pulaski,
Va, to accept position with the Rum.
barger Lumber Co., Of Philadelphia.
"Watt" is a capable bookkeeper and
will make good in this position.
w Ill. DIlVer ~ 70. nave TeC6uJIy re-
arranged the interior of their jewelry
store and by adding some new fool
cases have one of the handsomest ap'
pointed stores in East Tennessee.
The Unaka Handle Company viii
pay you $500 per cord for all the first
class hickory you will bring them, suit
able for making handles. Must be 81
inches, or lengths to cut 3S inches. t
Elk Mayor J. W. Crumley went to
Bristol Tuesday afternoon to take part
in temperance meeting held with {
view of having the Adams law extend
| ed to Bristol, He made speech, us.
ing johnson City before and after, Al
text.
e, ]. Vaught has been appointed U
8. Commissioner by Judge Clark vic
T. A. Cox resigned. Ed is young law
yer and particularly we'll equipped foI
the place, and The Comet, in common
with his many friends. is pleased Il
congratulate him upon his appointment
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Talk of a Railroad From Fall Branch to
Newport.

There is now considerable talk about
the construction of railroad from
Fall Branch by way of Greeneville to
Newport. 1t is reported that the char
ter for such road is in process OF
preparation. The road would be about
sixty miles in length and aside from
three bridges could be constructed
very cheaply. Such road would give
the South and Western direct south
ern line connecting at Newport with
road partially constructed in the direc-
ton of Waynesville, N. c., and Au-
gusta, Ga. 1t would also with the
completion of other contemplated lines
give to all this section another and
competing line to Knoxville.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
New Real Estate Firm.

Trigg & White, leading real estate
dealers, of Bristol, have opened a
branch office in this city in the Crouch
block and have placed Mr.. Jas. Trigg,
of Abingdon, aud Geo. E. Burbage, oil
this city, in charge. They will be glad
to have you call and interest yourself
in their bargains.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Nonresident Notice.
In Cbancery Court at johnson City,
Washington County,
Tennessee.
George Saylor, Complainant,
VS..
Eugene Saylor, Defendant.

1t appearing from the bill filed lin
this canse, which is sworn to, that the
defendant, Eugene Saylor, is a non-res-
ideDt of the state of Tennessee, it is
therefore ordered that said defendant
enter his appearance herein before the
first Monday in February next, 1907, it
being atole day, aud plead, answer or
demur TO complainant's bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him a d
set for hearing ex parte. and that COPY
of this order be published for four con-
secutiye weeks i'll the Comet.
This, January /, 1907.
L A. SIMPLIFY, G. aud NJ.
BY j. r. GARDNER, ID. 9. & NJ.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
The Hub Makes Assignment.

Johnson City people were greatly
surprised Monday morning to find that
The Hub clothing store had made an
assignment The liabilities are given
at about $4,000 with large stock of
goods only to meet them. Il. j. Vaught
is named as trustee and is taking in
yentorv.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Street Cars and Barn Burned.

Bristol, Tenn, Jan. 20. The street
car barn of the Bristol Belt Line Rail
way Company was burned to the ground
at 4 80 O'Clock this morning and every
street car the company had was destroy
ed in the flames. There we're ten cars
in the barn, five summer cars and five
winter cars
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
The misguided people who assert that

The misguided people who assert that
marriage as an institution is failu Q
are generally gazing through spectacles
blurred by their own mistakes They
have made failure perhaps and it may
be because of sel6shness. There is a
thousand happy hearthstones to Que
that is cold and cheerless-a Thousand
prizes to one blank, and we usually
hear more about prizes than blanks.
Marriage is not failure. Some iDdi-
viduals are. Rural Retreat Va. )Times.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Governors First Official Decree.

Nashville, Jan. 19.-Gov. Patterson 8
first official act was to offer a $500 re-.
ward for the arrest and conviction of
Randolph Marsh, of Harden an county,
charged with the triple crime of viola
ton of age of consent, rape and murder.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Rhode Island Reds.

/ have few choice Rhode Island
Red Cockerels and some pullets that |
will dispose of at reasonable prices.
Stock frsC class in every particular.
W. J. BUSH.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24

Hon. Nathan ". Hale, though hav'
ing defeated Hon. Asbury Wright for
the empty nomination of the republi-
can Legislative caucus for United States
senator, still has to face another con
test next year with the Roane conven-
ton. And Walt Brownlow will help
Wright, which may make Hale an ex-
congressman. Memphis News Scimi
tar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
Wanted Two Women.

house girl and cook can find steady
employment at Builtless. Want good,
settled people who do not object to
semi-suburban life, Wages ample.
CY a. LYLE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24

Gov. Patterson is not looking around
for 9 cabinet who can defend his adj
ministration. 1t is not his purpose to
have that kind of an administration. -
Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24

A light red Durham steer left my
premises Friday night and has not re-
turned. Will pay liberal reward for
the return Of the steer or will pay $50
for evidence to convict in case it has
been stolen or butchered.
f. B. VINES,
GsLx. Toov
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24

Don't get up with baby these cold
nights. Instead give DIR. Fahrney's
Teething Sy rup. 1t prevents and cures
collie. All druggists. janfeb
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-24
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FOR RENT.-Five-room h use,
newly papered aud hard oil finish. G.
e. Martin, BOB Poplar street.
TABLE BOARDERS WANTED-A
few table borders will be taken at a
reasonable rate Apply to Mrs. Fan
ME Crumley, King street.
WANrGD-A few frst.class table
hOarders. Have soma nicely furnish
cd rooms. Desirable location and con-
venient to business part of the city.
Mrs. .. w. SHARITz.
III Walnut stress.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11
DETERIORATION OF JEROME,

Very few men have been so much
III the public eye In reeen. years ms
has William Travers Jerome. district
attorney OF New York City. Like many
other reiormers he was long on prom.
ises and the people trusted him. He
was heralled as an octopus hunter of
great skill and daring: he was touted
as a man Of the people who would run
down TO their very lairs the rich and
mighty oppressors Of the poor, the
plutocrats who were drawing their
succor from the tightly wrllng hearts
OF the masses. His first battle was
with the great insurance grafters and
he lost. The people began 10 wonder
whether they had not been deceived.
Then came on the trial OF Nan Pat.
tersdn for the murder Of Caesa.
Young. Here Jerome showed mighty
mean disposition" and lost many
friends. His harsh and uncallea for
language, his bitter and sarcastic in.
vectlve against the Florodora girl
made the people symDathize with her
The same thing may be sald Of bis
conduct toward the wife Of Harry
Thaw. The district attorneys long
suit seems to be TO say mean and
cutting things about women who arc
unfortunate enough to be connected
with n case which he is called upon
TO prosecute. II We are not very
much mistaken Jerome comes out OF
the Thaw trial as he did oat OF the
Nan Patterson trial with fewer friends
than he had when the case began. He
has proved n disappointment and the
general public Is near 10 the point
OF disgust over his conduct of these
cases and his failure TO make good on
the larger things for which he was
chosen district attorney.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11
LAWYER TAKES THE QUILL,

The editor Of the Weston Indcpend.
ent makes the following comment
concerning the assumption of the ed.
itorshlp Of the Buckhannon Delta and
knight Errant by Attorney W. B.
Nuttcr:
1.-THE Buckhannon Delta and Knight
Errant Publishing Company has elect.
cd our old friend W.. B. Nuttcr editor
Of the Delta. Nutter enters upon The
duties of his new position with be.
coming humility, evidently feeling
that man coming fresh from the
ranks OF the tricky old lawyers is
hardly fit being 10 take up so sacred
Il thing as u paStepOt or n pair Of Scis.
sors. But Nuttor apologies. and, be.
Ing of a forgiving disposition our.
selves, We arc going to withhold all
objections for the present, with only
the advice that 1t is time the Delta
was saying something about the live
hnstlIng and progressive town Of
Weston from which It gets Il sup.
plies
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11
.TlIHE FAIRMoAI WEST VIRGINIAN
The West Vlrginian, daily and
weekly, is entered in the PostoTice at
Fairmont, W. Va, as second class mall
matter.
! SAUCE EoR The eANpER.

The common run Of people know
very little about the free transporta.
lion once in vogue on the railroads
and the franklng privileges formerly
enjoyed by special friends Of express
companies, telegraph companies and
the like. One OF the latest decisions.
and one that cuts pretty close to the
quick, Is a decision handed down this
week by the Interstate Commission
forbIdding express companies from
giving franks to railroad officials. In
an opinion given 10 Western railroad
president, Interstate Commerce Com
missioner :Franklyn Lane said:
Every time such express frank is
used 1t Is q violation Of the law, and
subjects both user and carrier to tho
I penalties fixed in the Interstate Com.
merce Act"
The express companies will be no,
tilted OF this ruling and further viola,
tions will be prosecuted.
g Commissioner Lane said:
1.-THE law does not permit an ex,
press company to give transportation
franks 10 the officers or employees OF
railroad companies. A railroad prcsi.
dent or other officer Of q railroad Is as
much bound by the law limiting free
transportation as anyone not connect
ed with railroad. The letter of sec.
tion l Of the law, stating what passes
may legally be granted, does not ex.
: tend to any carrier the right to give
free transportation TO tho property
Of railroad officers, agents or employees.
It deals entirely with the transporta.
tioa OF persons. Express companies
are under the jurisdiction Of this com.
mission and are subject to the prov!.
slons OF the law, and there Is no pro.
vision therein under which they have
authority to discriminate in favor of
railroad officials. Every time such ex.
press frank Is used 1t is a violation
Of the law and subjects both user and
carrier TO the penalties fixed in tho
Interstate Commerce Act"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11

exhibit at Normal school," This
took place in daytime and was furn.
ishcd ready written 10 both papers,
Times.
Miss George, Miss Ridgeley. Miss
villa Butcher, and several other peo'
pie know that The Times here tells n
falschood. Miss Elizabeth Stone, Of
the West Virginian force, went TO
the Mural school on Tuesday after,
noon. carefully examined the exhIb'
lis and came back to the office and
wrote the story: Next!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11
OVER, 10000 PEACH
TREES DESTROYER

Twelve thousand five hundred pea Iii
trees shipped to the Hampshire Or.
chard Company have been destroyed
The trees were purchased from the
firm Of Fleming and Hetzer, of VII,
Transport, Maryland. William D. Com.
well, president Of the company, had
the trees purchased. subject to InsHcc
ton by the company. II the trees on
examination did not meet the standard
fixed by the inspectors and the law Of
tho State, The company. was not 10
take the trees. Mr.. Cornwell had ev,
erything In readiness for the inspec.
tion OF the trees when they reached
their destination.
The Hampshire Orchard Company
has Its property in Hampshire county
The trees arrived at Romney Tudsdly
morning. Messrs. Carder and s Thing
Teton, TWO local men, both cxppl Is in
diseases Of trees. and Pro- Iessor
Brooks Of the University of IVES I Viz
slMia, examined the trees. They madl
a thorough inspection Of therE and
found ont living San Jose scale. This
was sufficient TO cause the rejection u
the trees. While there was only one
living scale found there were many
dead ones cIinging to the brGud hes 81
the trees. Rather than have 3nr in
fccted tree, the Whale car load was
condemned and DESTROYED.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11

Speaking Of It's failure TO get an
account on Tuesday morning Of n death
which took place about l2 o'clock
Monday night the Times says:
This death took place after midnight
while the Times was on the press be.
fore two o'clock.
Yet in another place II gave an &C.
count o: marriage which didn't take
place until $3.50 on Tuesday morning.
Suppose the groom had seen copy Of
the Times at two o'clock giving the
account Of his wedding ut G:30, four
and n half hours later. He might have
had brain Storm" fled the coun.
try and proved 10 the world by pub.
liShcd report that he was Il married
man. Suppose the bride had said mo"
10 one Of the Important questions and
the wedding had been called or.
There's many slip 'twiXt the cup and
the lip. and II Is taking chances writ.
Ing up weddings before they come of.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11

The Wheeling News of yesterday
evening said through packet service
between Fairmont and pittsburs was
Established Tuesday, The News prob,
ably got letter from the Times
"Pittsburg correspondent" Heaven
protect us, II the Times liar gets any
more gall. A Pitrsburg correspond
ent! Now doesn't tie Times think ii
has the world by tie tail! by cracky:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11


a copy Of the Fart Gay Leader. i
new weekly Just launched In Wayne
county. has just reached this Office
Hon. 5. V. Crum, cx.mcmber OF the
West Virginia Legislature Is The edi
tor and general manager. Sam has
always been an interesting and forci
bile 1alker and he Is proving 10 be
equally fluent with the quill. Fort Cay
is one Of the best shipping points along
the Biz Sandy valley anil the Leader
will no doubt prove strong factor
In building up the business interest III
that section Of the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11

While the editor OF the Times was
getting smart at the Expense OF one
OF the best shows that has ever visit
ed FairmoRt, the Office bog was rct,
mitted to design the make up of the
first page. at Is Up To Jury" was
the startling headline that greeted
Times readers this morning. VIA,
else could II be up 10 after Dclmas,
Jerome and Judge Fitzgerald 30,
through? Some people wondered tina,
the Times didn't decide the ease with.
out letting 1t 80 to the jurv.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11

This has certainly been a spring Of
extremes. The highest water Of 4
hundred years was recorded at Pitts.
burg, The warmest March day In ser.
erdi generations was also marked M
and now dispatch from New York
says, mot in 40 Years has there been
on April Q so COLL"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-11

p. S.~-What was trying to 81,
was that West Virginia Is a great State
and It will take great men to manage
her affairs and none other uecd apply
The boys are becoming kinder nerv
Gus about some things you know. As
there are some smaller axes thar
above mentioned to grind and some
hatchei3 to bury. hut all will lie done
when the right kind Of men Snow Il!
and don't forget that.