Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-08-20
EDITOR BRISTOL NEWS:

The Abingdon Pirginidn of the
10th inst states the case of the town
of Abingdon VS.. the location and con-
struction of road from Bristol to
Buffalo Pond" so palpably wrong and
unjust, that feel it a duty to ask space
enough in your paper to make a true
statement of the facts in the case.
After the tendency of an applica-
ton in the County Court. for many
long months for the opening of road
from the Corporation of Goodson to a
point on the Township line, at or near
Gibbons farm. the Judge on the re-
port of viewers appointed to examine
the location, that the proposed road
would be of incalculable advantage to
the public, and no one appearing to
oppose the motion, made an order at
the May term to open said road.
The road was regarded by those in
terested in it, of so much importance,
that the land owners along the line of
the road, without a single exception,
gave the right of way. The citizens
near Buffalo Pond proposed to build
one mile of the road at their own eX-
pense, and some forty business men in
GoOdson subscribed money for its con-
struction,
At the June term of the Court, one
Joseph Corson, living some ten or
twelve miles from the liHe of the road,
outside of the road district through
which the proposed road passes, not
subject to the levy to be made to build
the road, posts notice at the Court
House and two other places, that at
the July term a motion would be made
to discontinue the proposed road.
As the Virginidn states. Joseph Cor
son sis Il gentleman in Goodson Town
ship" but he is a new conner, a renter,
his property in Abingdon Township,
and he expects to return to it in short
time. If Joseph Corson lived in the
road district, through which the pro-
posed road runs, and was taxed to the
full extent of the law for road purpo-
ses, and his whole tax used in the con-
struction of said road. he would pay
Sirty-seuen cents (67c)! See Land and
Property Books of the Township.
But Joseph Corson is not subject to
a cents tax on account of the opening
of said road. These facts being known
the people were justly indignant at the
idea, that Joseph Corson should be so
mean and selfish as to attempt to de-
prive them of an important outlet to
save himself the miserable sum of one
cent or Sirty-SeUen ceEts.
Before condemning Joseph Corsen
in the terms he seemed to deserve, they
made further enquiry, and elected the
following facts from Joseph COrsOn
himself: In passing through Abing-
don one day, on his way home, Mr..
COrson says that he was accosteG by
some Abingdon gentlemen, accompa-
MED probably by the Supervisor of
Goodson Township. They told him
they wanted him to give notice to dis
continue road, that it was necessary
that some person HUing IN GOOdSOn
Township should sign the notice, (why
our ponderous Supervisor did not sign
it, is left to cOnjecture.) They told
him it was q mere formal thing, and
that he would never hear of it
again. Here they deceived the old
man, he has heard of it again and
again, but he has not heard the last of
it. Mr.. Corson says he knew nothing
about the road, did not know where it
was located, nor whether it was an
road, or not, but under the
of the Abingdon gen.
and to crafty them, be signed
the notice, they binding themselves
upon honor, to save him harmless
from all costs.
This is not all. Before they made a |
81 tool" of Mr.. Corson, (he says him.
self, they made tool of hinI) another |
citizen of Goodson Township, was in |
vited to a certain office in Abingdon, |
and the direct proposition made him |
by the Abingdon gentlemen, that if |
he would allow his name to be used to |
fight the road in question, they would |
enter into bond to pay all costs. This
gentleman very properly declined, and |
told the gentlemen, that if they want
ed the chestnuts, they must pull them
out of the fire themselves.
The Virginidn says the notice was
posted all over the Township. The
proof on motion at the July term of
The Court, to quash the notice, was
that the notice was posted but at two
places in the Township, Galliher's
shop, and Rushes shop; and the proof
was that Galliher's shop is 10 or IL
miles from the line of the road, and
hat BUSHES shop is between seven
md eight miles from the nearest point
Of the road.
The law requires the notice TO be
posted at two public places in the
Of the road. The Judge
decided that 10 or II miles from the
Dad was in the neighborhood of the
Dad.
The law requires the notice to be
posted on the lst day OF the term of
county Court. The law fixes the LIST
lay of the terms of the County Court
II Washington County on the 4th
Monday of each month. The proof
n this case was that, the notice was
posted on Wednesday the Srd day of
he June term. The Judge held that,
he 3rd day was the list day of the
ERIN.
Me thinks me hear the school-marm
ay:
What am Naborhood ?"
lst Urchin answers" A Naborhood :
m all de people what's inside of q