Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-06-27
MENDOZA.
Growth of the PIace-Prof. Mi
nOr-JOhn OyIer, Esq. The
New COunty-Esq. Filing
ton en- the stump Rt
so Years of Age.

We see in an issue of your paper,
bearing date of the 9th of this month,
very modest notice of the commence
ment exercises OF Prof. Minors school
at Hamilton Institute, near this
place. We like brevlty in things of
this kind, aud we certainly do COM
mend this writer for having said so
much in so few words yet we feel
inclined to say just q few words re-
spectng Prof. Minor and his school,
The term of the ten months past is
the first experience he has ever had in
teaching, and the expressions of every
one is that he has done a good work.
We hope the Trustees of the Institute
will at once get themselves together
and recall Prof. Minor to his charge
again, if he desires to teach longer.
We think it bad policy to change
teachers often If they are doing well,
for it does certainly take some time for
them to learn what Is most pleasant
to the patrons of the school to find
out the disposition of each student,
and adapt themselves to every thing
by which they may be surrounded be-
fore they can work effectively. Prof.
Miner has made many warm friends
here, who would be much pleased if he
shall return. Our people are more
than ever interested in the cause Of
education, and we feel inclined to push
them just little If we could, for III we
fail to give many of the promising
young men and ladies of this section
of our county such advantages for
their mental and moral training as
they should have, somebody must be
held responsible for great neglect of
duty. But whilst L am for q moment
INDUCING in the use of words that
would cast a shadow over many hap
Ply hours for our people, if such should
ever be the case with them, that they
should neglect an interest so great to
themselves. | stop to listen to the
footstep of some gay and lithesome
spirit approaching me, saying, fret
not myself for a brighter day for you
and your people Is dawning. Many
changes are rapidly taking place.
Only few years ago and you could
find mason here and there, and
their lodges were off a considerable
distance. Now we have two lodges
very near us. one numbering about so
members. Perhaps you are ready to
ask me what they have done. II so, !
must tell you that they have done a
great many things of which / will not
tell you, but will say that they have
taken an active part in the building of
Hamilton Institute, and perhaps 1t
never would have been built had il not
been for them yet they are thankful
to a great many persons for their as
sistance. .
Next come the Changers, the like OF
which | have never seen, and i can't
tell you anything much about them,
for they don't tell they do say, how
ever, that when they get all the ma
chinery in order that they will produce
mighty changes for good throughout
the length and breadth of our entire
county. This will be grand. They
will rejoice, aud we shall be glad our
selves. Some of our most intelligent
men, who belong to them, tell me
something's that are highly commend
able for any organization to have as
an object in view. tFf
We must now speak Of some OF our
improvements. Messrs. w. l.. Stick
ley, John Gobble, and DIR. ]. l.. Mar
tin, are each erecting splendid build
ings upon lots near the Institute. We
are glad to see young and rising ply
stefan settling among us. We have
two live Sabbath Schools in our midst;
one at Pine Grove Church, in the care
of Aaron Hendricks, Esq, the other
at the Institute, in the care OF DR.. Il.
III. Gobble. They are both live men,
and we are glad to see them in the har-
ness. On last Sabbath the school re-
cited sixteen hundred and ninety.one
verses of scripture. We have two
blacksmith Shops, Saw aud Grist
Mills near by. Now you see that we
not only havea splendid College build
ing, Sabbath Schools, and Sabbath
School superintendent, but we also
have Carpenters, smiths, Doctors,
Masons, Changers, aud came very
near saying lawyers, and If had,
some one would say at once that we
have been thinking about new coun-
ty Yes indeed our DeODle many nf