Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-09-16


the Fair is to be no small thing.
hear some of them say that Tucker and
Daniel and Massey and Malone are to
be here to speak at the Fair, find it
cool on the sidewalk. Almost frost
yesterday morning, and | will bet a pea
nut DR.. Charley Pepper had frost at his
new home near Mount Airy. Blythe
way the Doctor and his lady are much
pleased with their new home on the
blue grass lands of Wythe. Our ladies
here will miss Mrs. Peppers society
The second church will miss her fine
voice from its choir. Many a sick and
fainting mortal here will miss the Doc
tor, for he not only knew how to cure
the sick, but he carried a large heart
and was ready to 90 to the bedside of
the poor. All right The rewards of
the next world are not myths and the
people of Wythe will be profited in this
one.
] am afraid the second church will
lose Bro. j. w. Rogan. He has call
to Florida, and those people have grown
so rich and saucy on their orange crops
they have overbiddcn our people. If he
does go, our people will miss the sunny
countenance of his most lovely and eX-
cellent lady. Mr.. Rogan is young
minister of promise. l should not be
surprised If he soon takes very high
rank. He is thoughtful, reflective, dig
nified, and will, think, be oratorical.-
His people like him, and he draws good
audiences. Did you hear that Rev. Mr..
Gibbs, now at Dublin, has acceped a call
to Abingdon? True. He will give us
a Sunday in each month at Emmanuel
Church. He is very popular and preach
es we'll. ! think our people will like
him.
Narrow Gauge, did you say? Well
yes! 1t has not failed yet. The failing
act has been postponed a day or two
If you are in hurry don't wait for that,
you might be late getting home. Will
tell you when it bursts. Sam. Swan--beg
pardon. mean Col. Swan, for he is one
of the best fellows in the world, writes
me he has ten more convicts for US
First Of December we will get 100 more.
Don't go of on your ear. j want you
to furnish little money to get them
here, and give to each a pick or a shovel
or n wheelbarrow. We shall get to
Mendoza before the bursting comes off.
The State paid off yesterday for the first
month $269,63, cash. Now don't go of
on that other ear. This is nothing te be
elated about. 1t will occurr again ami
again. When we get to the number { I
$50 convicts, the monthly cash payment
will amount to 81 800.
The directors have employed Mr.. -
Payne of Lynchburg, as Engineer, and
he went to the field yesterday.
Rev. C. b. Yarbrough is quite sick ]
learn. DR.. Hicks is waiting on him.
By.thc-way the Dr.. on yesterday opcrat-
ed for cataract on the eye Of Greene
willie lady. see Col. Chas. c. Camp
bell again out on street in the sun. lie
has been quite sick for some time, and !
am glad to see his genial smile again.
Times are better. You and can both
see and feel it. Everybody buys more
freely and pays more readily. Never
before have ! seen 50 many wagons in
the streets of BRISTOL. And they are
Laden with good produce. Never before
have our merchants done so good bust
ness. You will see 4norc persons than
usual at our Fair. So you had MS we'll
get ready for their company and their
custom. We shall have Wyman, the
wizard, and the Gilbert Sisters here
You all know Wyman, and lac is good
show. The Richmond papers speak in
the highest terms of the Gilbert Sisters,
who have been playing some time in that
city. And now "yc sidewalk man"
goes to Baltimore, thence to Richmond,
where he will meet Mr.. W. W. james,
aud the two expect to bring to Bristol
early next week another lot of convicts.
So goodbye, shall not be with the
Neps this coming week. 03G.