Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-05-15

pect for strawberries have aver sao,,
tie will have so gallons for ssla onJ
capt. Lindsay says he will have 100
Everybody has sometime 70 Coz,
about the Abingdon failures. One o:.
sIgnment and two bankruptcv nati-
u0ns in circles where thew wsro not
expected have almost created n neni,
on our county Wall street. Where the
erect viii stop and what will be The
extent OF the disast ! am moi obIe
10 learn, but hear the results of tbeir
liabilities are so scattered that no lie.
asIrous effect need be feared. The
names OF the parties had, of course
oeen on considerable amounts of M.
per- ana 1t has been feared that n num.
per OF business men who had endorsed
TOT them may be embarrassed bv these
. natures and the qpprehensive uncer.
lHIhty as TO all this has given rise. du-
ring circuit Court week, to considera-
nle excitement. Alas we are not over
we war Our people have not vet
hlade the great transition from n state
OF rum TO one Of stability and INDIE
pehuence. Flush times are vet a
dream as they have been for years
ana may be until many of this geper.
alton are no more.
see Mr.. G. &. Galloway, now of
bynchburg, on the street. He saws he
Is doing splendid business i'm the
mn CITY, and means to take Mrs. q
from Bristol with him before the wear
is out. "'
what can our merchants be dream
ing oil as to the price OF flour? 1t ia
now held at So, which is equal to 50
LOT wheat, and 1t is well known that
wheat Is worth no such price here
This Russo-Turkish war will end some
day in clap Of thunder and 5, ecula-
Tors will tumble like Jay birds I'm hail
storm. Better 20 a little slow.
The public should allow young
Ayers chance. / learn he passed
through town last Saturday on his
way to Russell, and means to set mat
ters as near right as he can
Since writing the above Mr.. Joseph
Caldwell has returned from Russell
anu informs me that VIM. A. Ayers
has been married to the lady whose
name has been the subject Of newspa-
per notice III connection with his own.
This should go fur to set him right be-
fore The public.
Dr. Jno. Ensor informs me that Ia
cob Dishner, between this town and
Blountville has, during his life, had
Illteen attacks of pneumonia. DIR. f.
has waited OH him in Is of them, and
yet he has lived to he 20 years of age,
By-the-way the father of Micajah
Lipps. ol this vicinity, will in few
months be 100 years of age. Mr.. V.
Beidleman is aged 50. Gen. Delany is
aged 70 and the late Esq. Merchant 81.
Few countries can show more striking
specimens of longevity.
notwithstanding the Courier,
find that VIM. Davis has purchased a
site at Nance's Tank, but it is not our
VIM. w. Davis, of Main st.
DIR. Vance has had sidewalk made
in front of his property that is a good
local improvement and deserves no.
tiCe.
Judge r. r. Butler has been in
town for several days, and seems the
impersonatiOn of health.
MIR. w. A. b. WaldrOp has been
quite i'll for several days, of something
like brain fever. His physicians, Mes
srs. Vance and Templeton, permit no
one to see him.
Or. Keith, of Cleveland, Tenn, will
preach the Baccalaureatp in the chan
el Of Sullins College on Sunday, June
81. Prof. kirkpatrick. of Knoxville,
will deliver the literary address on
the 9TH. 936