Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-06-29
On THE SIDEWALK,
June 18th, 1855.

June 18th, 1855. !
To the Editor Of tie NelU8;
The ram last evening was enough to
wash clean, even the Streets of Bristol,
and to-day my beat is damp beneath
and dark above. All nature seems TO
have gone into permanent saturation.
Fortunately the wheat has been cut
and such weather is the very glory Of
oats and vegetables. The growth
thercOfis marvellous. The wheat the
farmers tells me as lie passes, is The
best grown for ten years, and there
will be no scarcity as to quantity. The
black berry crop will lie huge, and as
Prof. Tice promises us plenty of sun a
fortnight hence, they viii ripen well.
Get your ca:Is in readiness, for this
sill be your only fruit crop until we
shall have reached the centennial day
OF 1876. We must carry something
over into our second century.
The school boys are all gone, and Of
course the girls went before them.
Mr.. Smith, of the Foundry, left
yesterday ia company with his lady,
for New England. They will return
riU Niagara Falls and the Lakes, in
some six weeks. Don't you see now
our skilled la!rrers from the North
succeed in our midst. and mark you
Mr.. Smith comes back, because Bris-
tol is a good place 10 come 10,
President Tadiurk left on Monday
last. and President Suliius will leave
on Saturday next for VI Mississippi, 10 tell
those people what King College can
DO for their sons ana SuIlius College
for their daughters. Good luck to
them both. TO whom, in the language
o. old sister Means we say git plenty
while you are gittIn."
Gen. Banks, the generous old Com
mssary for StOuewall Jackson, pasSO q
EastYardly through Bristol last Sun
day morning. He says, and we think
truly, that if the republicans think
tleiT success certain next year, they
will ran Morton, or COnkiin, or Blair.
If doubtful, they will run Grant, and
then when he is beaten, swear it was
the Third Term did it, and that re
publiCanism still lives. Old Banks is
no bad man and no fool in politics.
Gov. McMullin was in town last
week. He tells me he has rented his
farm for five years to a Northern
sheep graZjer at $500 per year, with
the privilege OF making it within that
time a purchase at ST., 900. He has ar
rived and has his sheep with him
The Governor loves Washington
County and thinks it likely he will
become a citizen thereof. He says he
is a candidate whenever Gen. Terry is,
and we guess he will run again.
Won't we have a field full?
The GOodsOn Township board will
have its last meeting tomorrow at
the Mayors office, and then will be-
come nO1 est. Bring in your accounts
or forever hold your peace.
Mr.. jesse Aydlotte died last Tues
day evening and was buried on
Wednesday with Masonic honors.-
He was a good man, and he went
away with the good wishes and kind
ly prayers of all Bristol.
Mr.. John Stone, after long and
painful Illness, died the same day near
the Bristol Cotton Mills.
Mr.. b. ID. Spurgin has resigned as
ID. p. NJ, on account of i'll health. -
We are glad to report his improve |
ment, and hope he will soon be entire |
ly well. Mr.. w. =. Brewer takes &C |
tive charge of the Post office, ard we
must say no better selection could |
have been made. "P." as he is called, is 1
accurate, patient and accomodating-I
Hereafter be will open the Sunday |
mails at 3 p. NJ, and at $50 p. NJ, |
but if any one should be looking for .
anything important by the morning
mail, he can be found at his residence, /
and will wait on them. That is good |
enough.