The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1917-19??, 1917-08-16
EDITOR TELLS THE TRUTH

of being called liar" because of a
occasional typographical error G
slight disarrangement of the facts
publishing common place news iter
In his wrath he announced in bold
face type as follows:
"A lot of people fall out with tn
editor and brand him as a liar whej
the ordinary human mistake of lif
shows up in newspaper You hay
a little charity and fellow feelin' 10
every man in town but your editor
You claim you want the facts, &nC
d---d if l don't give 'em to you
Read the next issue of this sheet anc
you'll see some facts with the bark
off. I'll admit that | am a liar. ar
editorial liar, ever since | have been
editing this sheet, but | never printed
a lie in these columns except TO save
somebody's feelings from being hurt,
I'm not afraid Of any of you and I'll
be dad blamed if l don't print the
plain truth from now on, or until you
get out of the habit of calling me a
liar every time l make some little
unavoidable Typographical error
Watch my smoke.
Here some paragraphs, culled from
the next issue:
John Bennin, the LATEST merchant
in town. made trip to Belleville
yesterday.
John Coyle, our grocerman, WHO
voted with the republicans in 1896 and
consumed more mail-order whiskey
than any other member of the Baptist
church in this country, is doing Door
business. His store is dirty and dusty
1t is wonder he has any business at
all.
Rev. Sty preached last Sunday nj ght
at the Christian church. His sermon
was punk and uninteresting, except
some stuff he quoted from Bob Inger-
soil, for which he failed to give Bob
credit. He also recited a few pas
sages from one of William Elbert |
Munsey's sermons and had the gall to
palm it off as his own.
Dave Charter died at his home two
miles north of this place, last Thurs
day night. Dock Holderness who is
an old friend of the family attended
him few minutes before he expired.
He gave out that Dave died of heart
failure. That is a lie. Dave died
from drinking too much of very poor
grade of mail order licker. This
paper prints the truth
Tom Spradlin married Miss Corde
last trades day at the county
seat, 1t amt generally known, but
the marriage was brought about main
ly by Remington shotgun manipu-
lated by the brides father. Tom con-
cluded that marryin' was the health
lest thing he could do until arrange
mentS cOulu De maze.
Rodger Lloyd, cashier, of the state
bank at Willow Grove, died Wednes-
lay and was buried Friday by the Odd
Fellows in Pleasant Mound cemetery.
He has been taking this paper seven
Years. and SO far hasn't paid us cent;
We think he being a banker, could
,ay some time. We will sell the ac-
,ount for two bits worth of fresh
green's.
Married: Miss Susie Scruggs and ,
Iorace Griffin, last Saturday at the .
Iethodist parsonage Rev. James c. +
Williams officiating. The bride is a
cry ordinary town girl who flirts d
With all the travelling men she meets Y
md never helped her mother three 7
ays altogether in her whole life. $
,he is anything but a beauty, res O
milling a gravel pit in the face, and t
1alks like a duck. The groom is d v
loafer and a bum. He +
ever done a lick of work until his Fl
run him off from home t
ast fall. He went to the county seat Il
nd accepted job as chamber maid f
a the livery stable AS soon as his s
ia found out where he was, she went c
nd got him and brought him home.
[e now resides at the home of his
,ife's father and says that he has
O definite plans for the future.
usie will have hard row to hoe. +,