Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-06-20
SIDEWALK LETTER.
On THE SIDEWALK
Juno Doth. 1916
To the Editor Of the Ne,O8:

| To the Editor of the Ne1US:
Eureka! Cincinnati has given us
something to talk about. "How do
you like the nomination ?n is on everv
lip, and the Democrats smile and saw
that ticket may be like the Kangoro0.
in that the top end is the lightest. but
the heavy end has II false belly, as will
he seen when we nominate Tilden. If
is another case of the Dutch taking
Holland. Hays can take Ohio, because
he had 1t already, but Wheeler cant
take New York from Uunce Sam.
Ieb Vance will bring North Carolina
into line, and Hendricks willglve us In
diana. Uncle Sam will sweep the field,
and to 1t all Blaine will say "good ~
The Republicans have forsaken their
Gods, and the Gods will destroy them,
Poor Bristow was Il useless man in
that crowd and he has quickly resign
ed in disgust. BabCock can now get his
place.
Did you know that Mr.. Joseph
Johnston is in town? He says the
Council have done exactly right to use
enough of the Johnston land fund to
mako the sale a success by improving
the town. He is not in the least affected
by the claptrap used on election Oc-
cassiOns. The Council have offered
him $500 for the one acre two roods
and seventeen poles in Mosby's grove,
in order to complete the Park: without
this park is impossible. The pur-
chase will have to be ratified by vote
of the people, for which a special cleo
ton will shortly be held.
The city fathers have sold the grass
on the meadow to Mr.. Trammel for
S36, which shows that grass pays less
than the poetic cabbage head.
Ripe water melons are to be seen on
the street, but they are brought from
the South.
The locusts have sung their brief
song. and are folding their wings for
their departure. Their ravages in
town are very inconsiderable, but in
the country the timber looks as though
it had been cut by shower of musket
balls.
Picken has applied for the making
of the Medals to be awarded by the
Centennial Exhibition.
DOriot has gone to the Centennial
where he will exhibit his patent watch
case, and also his wooden cased watch.
Wheat harvest in this vicinity will
begin in day or two. The wheat is
usually very fine, but 1 hear of two
fields that are straw broken by joint
worm.
DR.. Pepper of the Va. & Tennessee
Wooden Mills Informs me that his
business has doubled since last year.
air. NJ. I. Devault Is preparing to
erect q residence in front of Sullns
College. 1t will be brick basement
with framed perstructure,
Receivers, Perkins and Fink, were
in town last Saturday morning and
made pleasant impressions on our
people. Capt. Jaques, and Col. r. Il.
Wilson, and also Mr.. John Collinson
were along. | learn it is the intention
of the receivers to advance the rates of
passenger fare.
DR.. Charlie Vance, of Arkansas,
after sojourn among his Bristol
friends, of some weeks, left yesterday
for the Centennial He is charged
with a special message from the Bris-
tol News to Dom Pedro. (This is
secret.) BY the way do you know
that he and Mayor Barker, distinguish
ed themselves recently by "norating"
at Cedar Grove Sabbath School Pic
Mic.
BY the way Mayor Barker is having
a really excellent plank walk along
Fifth from Main to Mrs. Okeefi's
corner. This will serve Conway Hall,
Presbyterian f. Institute, and Presby-
terrain Church:
Do you see that Bristol has Goodson
by the snout? asked Messrs. Var
brough 81 Wood to-day why they are
going out of the State to build. They
replied that the lack of foot way
across the creek on the Va. side OF
Main had about frozen them out: That
as now arranged, all the passing is
done on the Tenn. side. Can Goodson
take hint? Next Ferguson will go.
then Picken, and Bamberger, and
DoriOt, will follow as rapidly as they
can get stands. Hamburger has one
of the live institutions of the town.
He has built up a fine business and he
and Thurman are worth keeping.