Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-08-08

Splendid CrOpS-Sunday Schools
-KOad AcrOss the Mountains.


Our farmers are very closely engaged
Mt present. Some in getting up their
wheat, oats, and other grain !, others
threshing out their wheat AID work
ing in their Tobacco. We have been
blessed so far with favorable season.
and soon the corn crop will be made,
leaving only the tobacco crop of all
the material and heavy productions
behind. | have consulted many of
our farmers on either side Of the
mountain, and the majority speak en-
Couragiugly Of the present crop
There is more tobacco planted in this
section of country than ever before,
and all that ! have seen is looking
very well.
Quite number of persons visited
us on the 2jth, expecting to eat
Grange dinner and hear the Master of
the State Grange speak. Some looked
blue and others were merry over their
disappointment. The time was 50
short after it was ascertained the
meeting was post Loned it was impos-
sible for the news to reach all who
might wish to attend.
The Trustees Of Hamilton Institute
have elected ii. II. Hamilton, of Haw-
kius county, Tenn, as Principal of
the same. Who will be his assistant
teacher I do not know, neither do
| know when the school will COM
mence.
| regret to announce the death of
Mrs. j. g. Benham, who died last
week. She was an excellent lady, and
will be missed by her relatives and
many friends,
Prof. G. w. Johnson is teaching n
grammar school at the Institute
length of term twenty days. |
have been with some of his pupils and
they express themselves highly pleas
ed with his mode of teaching.
Rev. h. A. Leonard is on visit to
his father and friends here, He has
preached several sermons for US, and
we have him down for several more.
He is very much liked by his people,
and certainly he does deserve great
credit for what he is, for his chances
have not been good.
Our two Sabbath Schools are pro-
crossing finely. l told you, in COM
municatiOn not long since, that the
schools gave in one Sabbath Sixteen
Hundred and Ninety-one verses of
Scripture. Now | am able to say that
one school gave in on one Sabbath,
recently, Nine Thousand and Eighty
five verses that have been committed
to memory in one week. 1t will not
be long until the two schools will have
a grand pic mic, aud then we will in
wife the Editor of the News and other
of our Bristol friends TO be with US on
the occasion
Again the subject of making "A road
across the mountain near this place
is being agitated. | hope that it may
never again rest until the road is COM
pleted. The forming of new coun-
ty, or anything else | might mention,
can hardly be of more vital impor-
lance than this road to our people,
Col, John Oyler says he can and will
make the road from the base of the
mountain on this side to the top for
$500 cash The making of this road
would greatly benefit Bristol, for il
would then get heavy wagon trade
from which she 10 no almost entirely
cut Off In my opinion Bristol would
not only get the great majority of the
wagon trade that has existed in that
country for years, but that the OPEN
ing of this direct route to n tobacco
market would induce the production
of an immense amount of tobacco that
would not really be sold I'm Bristol. -
There is, we are told, no little of the
finest of tobacco land GA the north
side of the mountain. Nearly one
half of the material wealth of both the
north and south side of the mountain
is locked up for the lack Of roads, and
other disadvantages less opposing that
in the future must be broken down.
l believe that Bristol, even i'm her
corporate capacity, could contribute
literally to this enterprise and yet be
greatly advanced. l would be glad to
hear from our friend who writes such
excellent letters from the Sidewalk,
or some one else, upon the subject
The making of this road would be one
of the greatest helps to this lnstItu-
ton here. IL would impart new
life and vigor TO every thing among
us, and its strengthening effects would
be felt in the distance. Col, John Nj.
Hamilton tells mo that about five or
six miles above this place a passable
road can be maze across the mountain
for much smaller sum of money than
has ever been mentioned for such pur-
poses, and that the road will be built
even II we get a first-class road here.
Z.