Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-11-16
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Since my last communication, | am
! glad To state All the pleasure of TAX
ing part III the election jn Washing
| ton Co.. Va. My Virginia frIeuus
may think strange of one resident of
Tenn, participating actively IN their
lectIUHs, but let ne Assure them Iifat
my interest is materially speaking. IN
Virginia. Ne regretted very mucii
We could not wait ill "Wednesday tu
learn the Result, but our business
which Was urgent, demanded cur at
tendance al tie ChanCery Court at
kUgerGyIile; bat We were certainty
glad wien Q learned from the col
aims Of Tie Knoxville Chronicle, thai
the Editor of IiIe Noes Was one OF tie
successful caHdiGa,,s, a..d al. rrNard7
Was told Icy Mr.. ABLY Anderson, al
Bristol, whom We met at ko@ursvIl.e
Junction, that Mr.. CU1le E'aS lhe'oth-
er. We VIII venture to SAY without
llattC.Y La the successful candidates
mentioned. that Icy vii satisfy tlt
highest aulic, aliGu~ Of their frIeuHs
ViIO have thus hOnHred lheG villa
seats in Tie Legislature of NlTEinI..-
Ltt me also add, that fcelIojnI Ia
know. that lAe Ring which tas eX-
l<ted III a certain pat al Washington
Co, from time IIutu"TuuIiSl, has l"st
j : magic, aud II no inB-:yr ta!ismauic
ui ViCIu3y. l'he spell IL h!okrH, LIE
cloud GispeiieG. aHH Ihcy Who were met
80 firmly hy fUiker.usi and ae.eatcd,
EHVe again been put to rOltt. Thus ~
Au evidence of The hart that the brave
intelligent pcnpie of Washington CO.,
have not forgotten liIe men hat si0nG
braVeiy bv IilpIr sides ia the shock al
battle when all t!:ty held dear Wa
upiug SiOrIUuSlV though fatally cuu-
tested for WHEN their relatives and
friends were. slain and scattered like
forest leaves before All aUtuu.u tenn
pest Can the men that proved faith
fuI and firm then. lie trusted now
Ne think SO. hut let Lot the Ieader
think that our remarks are d,reCtet
against the unsuccessful candidates,
for some of them We regard ~ our
friends, and know their fidelity in the
past =: but We refer tO those who com
pose the magic Ring, who did not Ice
Iieve in the past-"in sharing the tolls
of war" nor ia the maxim, that the
price of honor WAS the sleep 0f death
There Is several PERSONS sick ID thi-
part of The couHjry at present. The
following are tllp name: al some of our
peopie that have been the patients of
our excellent tOWnsman, DIR. Henry
A. PARROT. namely d: Miss Della Viii
son, Pneumonia, Mr.. A Il. Wilson,
aemittent fever Z, Miss Susan Glover.
Malarial remittent fever CiiaS. n.
SxnIpsOn, inflaplatOry rheumatism
and Mrs. Jane Weaver. pneumonia
The most of the persons mentioned,
are now improving.
THE FIRM OF TH0S. CURTIN & CO.,
recently deoolvcd partnership 10y mt
tuai consent, aud the business l. now
being conducted 10y Mr.. i. w. Jenk-
ms a member OF the old liTm, and "a
son of MIR. :. l.. Jenkins, the COURT
our Asst. Road Master on the T.. 4.
Va. & Ga. r. r.. Mr.. L. w. Jenkins
j. a Young man wlIo has had cOu>id-
cradle experience in the mercantile
business. anu is well and faV0Tably
known in This section of country
Clever, gentlemaDly, and progressing
in his manners, We wish hlm the
greatest succe-s. Mr. JAS. Dalton, one
of the members of the above hrnl,
is connected with the II. Il. Co, aud
also farms extensively, and hence
could not devote his time TO the bus
mess, and ThOs. Curtin intends To fol
low the profession of law exclusively,
and did not care TO he encountered
with other matters, and heuce hIs rea
sou for Withdrawing from the mer-
camille busines.
The boys and young men OF our
town, killed twelve Wail0 ms last
week. aud during the time, one OF AT
q distance. would think two lines oi
skirm.shes were rapidly firing on each
othe Those engaged in the sport,
were on each side of the river, and
there was any amount OF amuni ION
wasted before q Walioon would yield.
These birds can dive with the greatest
r,uidifv. aud therefore il was
a very difficult matter Co shont them,
but-tle BOYS succeeded admirably at
ter shooting all day--they Killed
twelve ous of fifteen.
Our KIND friend and excellent toun-
tv Trustee, Mr.. II. L. Fans, informs
me that ne is now ready To pay the
Clerk and Treasurer of each ScholaS- !
tic District, the sum Of twenty-five
cents per head on tch scholar attend
ing the Free Schools, hut before DONG
so the Clerk aud Treasurer afnrre-
said must give bond aud have it filed /
with the Clerk of the court. The /
present law makes this obligatory
We have nearly all the conNehleil-
ces OF life in our little tawn, bat We
lack one thing vet. which Is o. ttie 1
gseaiest Importance mean Ieie-
graph office. ~,
Well. there is one thing more that
we are wOefully behind the umes-the