Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-07-16
SIDE-WALK LETTER.
On THE SIDEWALK,
july 10Th, 1878,

July 1Olns 1910. }
If we have not the heated term now
on us, we had better, like Sindey
Smiths man, prepare to crawl out of
the flesh and sit in our bones to get
cool. The winter was a fraud, but
there is no humbug about this sum-
mer. Last Friday was the focus of the
season. Even at z. NJ, the mercury
stood at 96. Earlier in the day every
body was boiled SO limp that it was
impossible to stand up so as to see the
thermometer. Several families have
taken refuge at Judge Trigg's Springs,
the water of which is very fine, and
the locality cool enough and romantic
enough to satisfy any one in quest Of
health and pleasure. If some enter
prising chap would lease this Avoca
Spring for few years and put up a
few cheap board cabins and keep a
good eating house he could make his
money. The patronage of Bristol
alone would pay him. Aside from the
families who would board, all the
young people would dine there on
Sunday.
Col, J. g. English was badly bitten
by his own dog last Saturday. He was
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house, when the dog sprang ct him
and bit him badly on the forearm
The wound is doing es well as can be
at present.
There is just enough fever in town
to put our people on the alert. Our
town authorities are acting through
their sanitary committees. A petition
signed by 100 voters and some half
dozen others who are taxpayers, but
not voters, asking the adoption of a
hog Law by the Council of GOOdsOn,
has been gotten up, and a meeting Of
the council will act upon it at once
The sentiment of the town is over
wbelmingly in favor of stopping the
propagation of swine in our Streets
The Bristol Aldermen have already
passed a hog law, to take effect when
GoOdsOn adOpts one.
Telephones are now the rage. Mes
sra. q. b. Smith, Jos. l.. King, John
w. ROgan, JOhu Anderson and others
have the acoustic telephone, connect
ing their Offices with their dwellings.
One of them says it is costly luxury.
His wife with every notice for dinner
or supper tells him to bring this. that
and the other along. Prof. Smith
heard strange sounds yesterday on his
line that he could not interpret. An
examination showed that a June bug
to which some one Of the young Tro-
prietors of America had fastened a
thread had gotten his telephone and
Prof. Smiths mixed.
Rev. o. S. Bunting has concluded
to remain over and preach at the
Episcopal Church again next Sunday
at ! l a. m.
Rev. Mr.. Ballard has been preach
iEg since Sunday at the Disciples
Church, and will preach every even
ing this week at 80 p. M, Washing
ton time.
NJ essrs. Jesse Miller and Lucien
Pettyjohn have applied for patent
for a movable fence, which seems to be
an excellent invention.
Messrs. Keller q: Brewer have on
sale a new chain pump which posses
es many advantages over the old one.
1t is very easily turned. and does not
wear the tubing. Water aerated and
lifted with surprising ease and speed.
Mr.. Jesse a. BuCkner has gone
back to Baltimore to the clothing
house of Weisenfield & Co.
Mr.. w. w. Davis is putting down
in front of the Thomas House proper
ty the very best sidewalk ever laid in
Bristol. He is q very enterprising
man and does everything well that he
undertakes.