Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-09-11
SIDEWALK LETTER.
On THE SIDE. WALK,
Sent. 11th. 1877

sept llth. 1877. I
The September moon has brought us
Tain-blessed rain. The earth had, in
these parts. become a smoking kiln.
The roads had cracked open after the
Texas style. Corn had ceased to grow
and the blade had been scOrched by
1.-THE torch of autumn's angel until
our farmers began to fear o fall fam
inc. But there never was q better
rain than the one of last week. Pas
lures look green again, corn again
sEells and fills on the cob, sweet pota-
toes and turnips revel on the glOries
of u moist and shaded soil Once more
the pillow share turns the sweet, soft
soil and the wheat sower rejoices as he
sows the yellow grain. To crown all.
the weather has kept warm. BY the
way, the Richmond Millers put forth
a week ago, the pronunciamento that
Fultz wheat is a failure. That it will
make neither as good, nor as much
flour as other kinds. But the Gallego
Mills, the greatest of them all have de-
clared that they do not concur in the
opinion. They believe that good flour
can be made of it and it will stand q
voyage. l think the Gallego is of
opinion that to make as good flour of
the Futz is not so easy as with
other wheat, nevertheless, I give this
item for what it is worth in connection
with Prof. Winston's view, that Fultz
is the worst of wheat for smut.
The Bristol Colleges have had their
first week of the new session. King
College has about 40, Sullns so, and
Bristol Female some 40. Prof. Morris
settle has a good start but do not know
tho har fha la- Of ha
two male schools. Dir. Sullins has
gone to the Tazewell Camp Meeting
and will return with a load of young
ladies'. Miss Bette Brown, of Austin,
reXnS, has arrived at Suilins College
and young MIR. Sherrard. of Vicks-
burg, Mississippi, at King College. So
ii wi be seen that Bristol draws from
long distances. Mr. Sherrard had the
misfortune of being robbed OF SO cash,
while asleep in one of the Vicksburg
sleepers as he came through East Ten
nessec. The perpetrator of the out
rage is unknown. Prof Henry w.
Naff has arrived at King College.
|. . e of our best citizens, Mr.. Pat
rick Hayes has left the county, for Adj
kinson county, Missouri. He is q
brother-in-law of Mr.. d. A. Wheeler,
of this town.
l see Miss Adie Gatchell taking
buggy ride. She has had long aud
dangerous attack of typhoid fever.
Mrs. DR., A. NJ. Garter, has been better,
but is again quite low. Col. J. j.
Odell, late representative from Suli-
van county, is lying in the last stage
of consumptiOn, and is not expected to
last beyond tho week. Mrs. q. G..
Hi kman is again able. after "a long
illness, to be OUT. Mrs. f. II. Sene-
ker had a serious attack during the
storm of last week, but has rallied and
is out of danger.
Col. Reynolds, Attorney General, of
Mississippi is in town, the guest of
Col, English. whose daughter he mar
lied, having been called by the illness
OF his infant boy, who is still very lex.
Mrs. Davis has so far recovered from
her broken arm as to be able to leave
the residence of Col. Fulkerson. for her
home. Her daughter has also recov-
cred from her dislOcated shoulder.
saw on the street last Saturday,
Mr.. w. V, Deadericx, formerly one of
our most esteemed citizens, of whom
Blountville cheated this town-how l
cannot tell, Every was glad TO
see him, l can't say Bristol loves him
as much as he loves tobacco, for that
would be to say Bristol loves him too
much,