Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-04-22
Sidewalk Letter.
POI On THE SIDEWALK ]

sr.iagi 7isf VI im April, 1879, J
Three fourtlis of April gone. and yet
serious Winter is beating her gongs
about phreaS COnlast Saturday there
Was a 20 inch snow in Delaware county,
NewYork.z The peaches are not killed
but are limp anu seem to have had yell
low fever OF the, ague,, and they struggle
out In small squads al time as though
they distrusted the weather bureau
But Mt last we have couple of comfort
able days and spailins fofis are ringing
againstthe yellow el0ds Of garden and
field. 4 Blackbirds have come In tlocks
andlgregariopsarray to foretell the dog
wood bloom. guess you can now put
your seed in the ground, the ladies' cali
60 into calico as soolias the new stocks
are opened. .tlil .la
Religious meetings are the order of
the day. The Baptist revival still press
es ahead under the very able preaching
of Rev. JeL. Garter OF Claiborne Co.,
Tenn. DR.. Worley has added IS to the
membershipOf his church and there have
been p converts. fsiiM ahi sfEH
The Methodist Qtarteiay meeting of
last Sunday IS being protracted and a
revival is being looked for, .,g
The Episcopal Convoeation of S. w.
Va, will commence tomorrow at IL A.
NJ. and will continue dinmg the week.
Some s or 10 clergymcn will arrive this
evening. There will be preaching every
morning and nighta Emmanuel church.
Mr.. j, NJ. Barker Is no lopgera candi-
date forthe Mayorllty of Bristol. lie
has bought all unusually llargestock of
goods and thinks he y obliged TO decline
the solicitations of his many friends, as
he will not be able to devote the mcccs-
sary time to the office. | think his de-
cision nSwisc oheyand That his .fricnds
willso scriit.A Br. Ditkey, the inclun-
bent, and Mr.. Jno. Crowel willgnow
taNs the race SNNillDA III
Mayor Terry has been quite sick for
week and j. still confined to his bed.
Mrs. j. W. Owen has been seriously
sick for some weeks. Both eases are I'M
der DR.. Butler go q,sf 4.auU ,..
A little negro boy had his foot crush
o..
Ell by n train, ON the Va. yard yesterday
and Drs. Butler and Templcton ampu-
tated IL last night. Ii Is n mere ques-
ton Of time as TO the manning Of more
Of the town boys Who will crawl about
the trains on the yard. This boy has
been repeatedly warned! u"'hii'h'''
am told our Bank now has plenty of
money to loan, and Al paper is IN de
mhlylthereat. 1'hisis q secret. Don't
tell any body Of 1t.
Err. James returned from Philadel
phip last week, and Is ppeniug the
largest stock he has purchased yet
He says he looks for an advance IN
goods and bonght heavily In time.
/ hear Mrs. Galloway 10 to return to
Bristol soon She will aid Mrs. Din
widdIe in her spring work in The mil
linery line.
Mics Ilmma Doriot has returned
with splendid stock Of hats, boimets
and furnishing goods, ,'.,'. ..,
Barker says he has whole rlcks OF
dry goods arriving. Seeing 30 muny
In his house already, j asked why he
bought more. He said lie hnd eIgh-
teen Wholesale customers, and meant
to have tbirty.six this season.
Now l will tell you little secret.
Many OF the readers Of the Ncws are
not doing their duty as to paying
something for the paper they have
beon reading for yeurs. Ono moro
The business mon of Bristol must
sustain their local papers with their
job work. or they will soon have LOT
Of job Offices and no town papers. $ =
O30.