Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-06-10
BRISTOL ENTERPRISES.
Manufactures and Special Trade
what is Made and What is Sold.

IA0IOldCluTSS Giilu ISItSCll4 AASSNAc
what is Made and What is Sold.
II is our design to keep before the
readers OF the BRISTOL NEWS those
exclusive enterprises of our town
whlVi are worthy of the confidence
an& attention OF tire public.
The Foundry and Machine Shop !
Of Messrs. Dixon, Smith & Co., may
be found Oh Fourth St, near the Ten (
nessee Depot. They make very fine |
article Of Cast-iron Hollow ware. |
Mill Gearing, Tilt Hammers, Coal /
Crates for dwellings, large variety Of !
Flows, which are stocked in manner .
which is not equaled at any other es- I
Enlistment within our knowledge, /
AID q large number of other articles |
too numerous to mention. The husi- /
ness is superintendent by Mr.. Dixon /
originally from eastern Virginia, but |
more recently from the Stale of GeOr- |
gia. Mr.. Smith is the practical nIa-
cbinist and is one of the most compe- !
tent and skilled woTimen we ever
saw. Mr.. NeIms gives his attention !
to the moulding department, and also |
to the stocking of plows. A twenty
horse power engine is employed. No
piece Of work is allowed TO leave the
establishment unless tested and be-
lieved to be Of good quality.
The Sash, Blind anil Door Fac
tory
of Messrs. MattoX, Lee d Ferguson is
on lee Street and has combined with
it the
Furniture Business,
which is under the immediate super
vision of Mr.. G. II. MattOX, who has
been successfully at the business for
many years, and is well known in the
country. Quite large business is
done for distant points, and very SUI
periOr article of Furniture is made at
prices which are low. The styles are
the very newest and best. This
branch of the business has been suc- !
cessfuiiy introduced to the public as
far East as the New River valley anu |
West TO MOrrislown.
The Sash and Door department is :
superinteuded 10y Mr.. John Lee, re- |
Gently from Culpepper G. H., Va. He /
Is a skilled workman and has already |
gotten the business upon such basis !
that its success has been beyond his |
OWL expectation. Sash, Doors. Frames |
and Flooring are turned out with |
great rapidity, and in large quantities !
and are shipped daily to points in 5. |
w. Va, and East Tennessee. Orders !
are filled i'm almost an incredibly short |
time and the work is of excellent |
quality. 4 thirty horse power engine |
and about one dozen hands are en- |
pl0yed.
Tobacco Factory.
Mai. Reynolds will soon have his |
large Tobacco Factory under way. He !
is first class business man, and will |
be a very useful member of our man /
ufacturing community. His house is /
45XS3 and is three stories high.
The Bristol Mus,
are now in the hands of Mr.. Waldie |
of the large foreign house of Geo. y. |
in the finest possible condition. Three /
pairs of Buhrs and Boilers are in use.
All grain is passed through the Fan
and when necessary Through the Smut
ter, and the Flour is strictly uD to
brand. " The White Rose is about
perfection ITSELF All packages are de-
llNGlCu, anu tllG buSlllOSS COHhuGJtAl VII
a cash basis. A forty horse power
Turbine wheel is used.
The Hardware Business
is conducted by Mr.. S r. Ferguson,
formerly of Portsmouth, Va, and
who is thoroughly educated to the bu-
siuess. His stock is very complete,
well assorted and sold at prices which
we regard as low.
JetceEI'y.
Mr.. Doriot has stock of Watches,
and Fine Jewelry which is not equal
ed between Richmond and Nashville.
He is a repairer of Watches, Clocks,
&c. He has had twenty years eXpe-
rience.
JeWeLer.
Mr.. A. Picken, late of the city of
London, has had long experience as
a workman and keeps a small stock
which he means to enlarge. His
principal attention is given to the re-
pairing of time pieces.
Guns, Pistols, dc.
Mr. so Fisher. formerly of Lynch
burg. has Il fine stock of Guns, Pistols,
Sporting Tackle, Canes, &c. He is
practical gun and lock smith.
Marble Yard.
Mr., A, II. NJ. Provence on west
main street, makes and furnishes
TombstOnes. Monuments, &C., and
has q very nice stock of marble.
Merchant Tailor.
Mr. w. G. Stratton keeps on hand
the only lot of fine cloths and cassi-
mcreS in our town and is doing quite
good business. He has had long eX-
pcrience and has given fine satisfac-
ton in his work.
Millinery and MGntuG Making.
Mrs Bette Galloway is entitled to
prominence in the department of
fashion for the ladies. Her business
has been enlarged and all of her stock
is carefully purchased in the eastern
cities by herself in person. Her good
taste is acknowledged, and her success
no longer question.
Clothing.
Messrs. J. Bamberger & Co., have
one of the prettieSt establishments in
town, and their stock would do credit
to any city in Virginia or Tennessee.