Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-02-16
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LEBANON NEWS AND SOTES
II Remarkable Occurrence at Il
Burial - Forgery Civil
E>igths Eill-Enterpsise-
Cold Weather, Snow
and Ice-AimOst.a Eu-
EseTal-The Crops
Personal &c.
LEBANON, VA. !
Feb Sth. 1879. {


sensation that is a sensation. anG una
calculated to occasion not little spec
u!atiun. January the 18th ult,. the
goo,i people of New Garden. were
called together tn bury one Of their
most worthy citIzena-Mr. Frank
Clark Just az the REMAINS were. b,.-
ing lowered INTO the grave, flock uf
SHOW white birds, thirteen in numUer
about the size of All ordinary hen, >uii
denly lowered over the tomb, Ter.
flew around the weeping grnup sever
al times, attracting the attention OF ev-
cry person by their remarkable beau
~ and the peculiarly of their Demon
STATIONS. IN a few moments th"v
arose high above the surrounding for
es's aud left in a aOutherniy direction.
The people were astOunIed AMI Were
curious, land are still to know what
kInd # birds they We're AID what c0uIii
have liI6uved their presence and their
rtma kabie demonstrations. They
are represent Ell AS having peculiar
brightness. Some lay when in the
heavens, they bad the appearance nf
StaTs-that when flying around tn,
grave. their brightness Was like that
refiecIed by the sun from broken
glazed pottery. When first seen. they
were seen lowering over the grave
like The hawk often does before
bouncing upon it's prey.
Of course, TO The superStitious and
the unlrttetrd, the most eXtravngant
conclusions have been reached Some
regard these birds as angels ~ in AZ
much as the deceased WAS man of
marked piety! Such men a. Thus
Davis, County surveyor. Mr. Sample
are silent as to speculaLiuus They
are however, curious t0 know some
thing of these unusual VISITORS
MIR. Wesley Barker, notorious
character, land nOt0r.Ou> for evil al
that) was before his Honor. Judge
Fry, u few days since, on the charge
of forgery. An effort vas made to
have the accused released on Writ of
haheas corpus OF the piea OF insanity,
but failed. In addition To forging
notes, and then making All effort la
sell them, ht had forcib.y taken TIA.
merchandise of Mr A anderson near
Hansohviiis. He belonged 20 ciai,
al outlaws at the ciu>t' Gi the war, that
robiIed the people of this section. The
plea OF insanity IS Ioo thin.
The rumnr thar The Civil Righi Bill
ha- passed. is the cause of no little de- |
preston. The effect is evident in all |
circles.
Tin little town evidences consider |
able enterprise. The Courl House is |
All elegant building, Other subetau-
'al improvements have been made -
MIR. AshhrOok will soon Occupy his |
new hotel building. provided the in
ia nous Civil Rights Bill does not h.
come a law. If il should, it VIII stand !
vacant.
Col. Anderson Gent d: Davis, and |
arr the principal merchants
sad are live, active, en'erprislng me-
The Russo PrOyresS, IA the hands
Of Maj. Jones and Mr. Irons, is prov
Iug ii SUCCESS. Ii has become nrCt.-
) N TO kus>,l aud these hack cuun-
-3es If many uf the articles tn
have appeared in this paper within
.hp last IWu months, hau lirst made
heir appearance in a city paper they
would nave given their autiIur an en-
vIHhie reputation outside at his state
Hp Is "a forciblr Ready writer.
Lebanon has an excellent school,
taught by Miss Garrett. IRA iuatr of
SnlIins college. The penpir IN this
county are Rapidly coming In a com.
trudable standard ia the cause al go
lraiinn. There are men over hrIe
r,u;iN IL make sacrifices for such
:ausc Oar Methodist friends have a
-pIendid School at Hansouvilie.-
Graduates of Mar ha Washington, ard
Emory, are the ieacherS-MisS Alice
r aueson, and Rev. Mr.. Fraz!,r. The
iuiuer Taught at MorTi>lown with
much acceptance. 20 much for hnnIe
institutions. The time viii soon
.nale when we will not be nee, seila-
ID to depend on Colleges al "A distance
cor our teachers 1t cost ncayy 9acri
i. T., build the Schonl al Hanson
t.lr. and some thought yhe amounts
ieuaHded, were too much fer the
to advance. The citizens
uid not.
Davis &. Anderson of this county adj
,anceed $500 a short time since, in he
ntere-I Of one of your schoOls-rhe
3apti-I Col. ge. q. T. GOse, aided by
iI!c al ! is friends. did the sam
hing This speaks for the educ dion
a ointment of IA County.
Heavy SHOWS tor the past few days
tn Fork 81 HUSTON has been iro-
zen oV Tor some line \ team a4d
.N.E x ia have D.. en- drowned on
+ .dGv last. The ia;.,r Was n ne
q tntaxicai'd and a,h"us IA ad Used
.0t b.. dI,e into th river. dad not
lcrd tsc sarIHng HIS team al
wagon, after break Hg the Ice were
orced down the stream IA rnns'd rail-
stance hy he mu~h ICE. The hur-
Is We're 80 chilled a. Ia h eei frrrlr
he ,nouth the !,e-r iereiy c-'T, e ]
lirnMnnl Tie load nnlihlsL. nR