Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-04-27
Sid e-WaIk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK,

ApTll ~, looV.)
Don't talk about dull times. You
merchant, ] am talking to. When you
don't see the farmer in town you may be
sure he's at work for you in the country.
A dull town in April makes rich coun-
try at Harvest. We have had a splendid
week. The sun has been heating his
furnaces in the earth and charging the
clouds with electricity. The mountains
have grown green under the touch of his
magic brush. The wheat has hidden
the ground Oats are up (is that correct,
oats dre). Potatoes have pipped their
earthen shell, corn is nearly planted, the
young apples, pears and cherries have
taken shape, and they are countless
Beside and beyond all this the Narrow
Gauge r. r. is beginning to feel the in
spiration, and is rapidly winding its SER
pentine way between Bristol and Men
dota. SO narrow are some Of its pas
sages down Wolf Run that when the
cars get to running, passengers will be
unable to see the grand bluffs that frown
many hundred feet above it.
The Mite Society have evolved the
new thing Of "Lawn Party" in Camp
bells Grove on some one Of the coming
lovely evenings in May, and they are
going to swing lanterns Ike illuminated
bird cages in the trees, and TO add music
and ice cream and strawberries, and all
the lovely young ladies in town to the
scene and the feast. am authorized to
say that all these being furnished, there
will be 4 young gentleman or two there.
Now let us get up the electric light, and
get Prof. Smith and Mr.. G. F. Hodges
TO photograph the scene, and then sell
the photos. Wouldn't they sell? You
know the electric light enables one to
take pictures much the same as daylight.
By-the-way, don't you suppose this
ought to prove the identity of electric
light and sunlight ] wish TO patent
this idea for its originality. 1t will then
follow that instead Of being monstrous
world, the sun is merely the central
electric battery Of the Solar SYSTEM
All the waste carbon of this section Of
the infinite universe Is being tossed by
unused and unwasting forces into that
grand centre of all the electric currents
of our system, and thus we are feeding
the sun for its grand duty of furnishing
electric light 10 us "snd the rest of man
kind" Get ready for the Juvenile Pin
AZORES, next Friday and Saturday even
ings. Pinafore will not wear out as
quickly ~ this century will. 1t Is the
stage hit of the age. The Pirates Of
Penzsnce was intended to surpass Ii,
but II surpasses the Pirates OF Pen2ance.
These little people arc artists on the stage,
and play Pinafore TO perfection.
And now we have the Border Fair or
ganized. Let all get ready for n splen-
did exhibition. Mrs, Galloway will have
hor opening next Saturday and she al
ways has nice one. So the ladies say,
aud if they don't know, who docs9
Last Friday evening deranged lady,
Mrs. Nancy Gellenwaters, from Clinch
riyerin Scott, but Just now from the Wes-
tern Lunatic Asylum, at StOunton, was
found by Sergeant Keller, In town. How
she got here no one knows. She was on
her way to her home in Scott, and after
being guarded all night in the Mayors
office, went to the Hamilton House. She
was once married and anerward divorc-
cd. whether she escaped, or was dis
charged, could not learn. She appear
ell 70 be a nice lady.
Mrs. Crookott's opening will occur
next Saturday. Her Baltimore milincr
has arrived and her goods are said to be
pretty. Mr.. j. r. i'm of the Co-opera-
tive store started Mort yesterday.
Two Of our most popular young ladies
left Bristol yesterdays Miss Glen
mn Montague started for Canada, and
Miss sallie James for Morristown
These ladies are from our very best FAM
lilies, aud will be away for some time.
The supper for the Second Church
wn' brilliant Wieoe~, Gro@ ~osipS