Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-05-25

il more than covered. Mr.. Betterton
and Prof, Winston had insurance on
their property. Now is the time for our
people to act while they are awake.
There, was recently sad death on
Booty, some ten miles from Bristol, and
in the edge of Scott Co. A farmer
named Franklin Barb, during the alb
sence of his wife at a neighbours house,
last Sunday week, died suddenly in his
stable, falling across the trough, He
was found by his wife, on her return,
who thought him asleep at first. He
had no children. His neighbors speak
Of him as a nice young man, being some
10 years of age.
Despite croakers the wheat crop gener-
ally promises we'll, There is red rust in
some localities. Mr.. st. John, at Car
ter Depot has GO acres, sown and feriil-
lied with drill, and he says he will
thank no man to insure him 20 bushels
per acre. 1t is II beautiful sight at pres
ent. &C..
The Ladies Of the Mite Society made
over $3.50 by their Lawn Party. The
weather was perfectly suited to it and
the occasion was very fine one. One
hundred Chinese lanterns were suspend
ed from the boughs Of the trees. The
grass was in fine order and The crowd
large. hhe Ladies of theMite Society
are in this character quite a success.
If we have been cursed with fire we
have been blessed with rain. At last,
after twenty-five days Of raiules wealth.
er, Friday last brought us a shower, and
this is being followed by other light
ones, so that the race Of the earth seems
disposed to smile again.
The owners of property on Winston
alley are looking to its being opened us II
street, say 80 feet wide. This would en-
able the owners of ground on each side
to Use the fronts on the new street for
residences, and would be the one thing
sensible now to be done, The Felty and
Sharrett case has been postponed by
consent of the counsel, to the June
court.
Ny friend VIM, N. Keller got a badly
broken leg, while on q fishing excursion
down Beaver Creek last Saturday. In
crossing fence II rail was broken,
throwing his weight ON one leg, which
was caught in Il crack Of the fence
With admirable GOODNESS, he put the
broken bones in position until his COM
rades came up, when DR.. j. A. Dickey,
who was IN the crowd, splintcred 1t and
put It in order.
Bristol had dog case last Saturday,
before Esq. Bushong, that excited more
men than the recent fires did. 1t was
imported from Sullivan county, and
while it was pending all thought Of fire,
drought, or Presidential election, was
forgotten. The plaintiff, Mr.. Ben. j.
Smith, had for his counsel Mr.. G. r.
| Vance, and the defendcnt, Mr.. Jno, In
giles, had Messrs. Gookin, Burrow and
Caldwell 1t seems that on May lst,
Mr.. Ingles sat a dog snare in Mr.. Sam
Rutlege's yard, where he was living
Mr.. Ingles placed inside that snare q
tempting piece Of meat ,and then retired
Next morning there was dog suspend
ed from the elevated end Of that snare
and Il was q dead dog, Eleven days
later Mr.. Smith found the Buzzardc
picking the carcass of dog some dis
lance from Mr. Rutlege's, and declared
It was his faithful hound "Rattler.'-
Rattlcr's friends proved az fine charac'
ter for him rs ever dog had, and de-
cin,cd it shame that such a dog should
die at the en-, Of rope and be picked
by buzzards. They declared That Rat
tier and the hanged dog and the picked
dog were one aud the same dog. Mr..
Ingles denied the continuity Of the
chain, and insisted no one could tell but
there were three different dogs, and that
II was not even proven that the bu22ard
picked dog was ever hanged at ALL
! There was no post norton examination
except that made by the buz2arhs, and
the buzzard NJ. D's. have not yet made
| their report. Nevertheless, ESQ Bush
ong nned lnglcs $3.50 and babe him set
and bait no more such snares. Mr. Ingle
SAYS he will appeal the case to the Cir
| cult court.