Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-09-14
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK,

shall be satisfied. An early Autumn
frost is a sad misfortune. 1t kills fodder
and clover, and late vegetables, and SUI
gar cane and so many other things that
chose to discharge my memory from
the task of recalling them. SO have
hope that we shall have a post equinoxi-
cal spell of splendid weather for the
Fair. DR.. j. A. Dickey, Chairman of
the Executive Committee, is pushing
preparations with great energy. A
splendid italian Band, with Harps, has
been secured. On Wednesday of next
week the gates will be opened at 8
O'Clock A. NJ. Prof. Conrad, of the
Blacksburg College will open the Fair
with an address. He is a very fine speak
er, and gentleman Of fine information.
l was glad to meet yesterday, along
with Prof. Wester, on the Sidewalk ,
Rev. b. r. Womack, Editor of that
bright paper, the Baptist Reflector, at
Nashville. He will preach tonight at
the Baptist Church.
DR.. Andrew Hicks, regret to learn
will, on Tomorrow return TO Alamo,
Crockett county, Tenn. Though he has
lived here only lS months, he installed
himself in the affections of our be It
people, and ! am sorry that our social
circles lose the society of his excellent
lady.
President llearon Is in Smyth after
more pupils. And yet Sullins College
has the finest patronage since it was
founded. The music class is unusually
large and already the assistant in music
has had TO be called into service
for as many as ten Of the class. Prcsi-
dent Westcr Of the Baptist College is
equally successful in the increased num-
Der Of his pupils. His boardcrs are in
largely increased number. King Col
lege / am told is doing better than for
years, having some 30 young men from
distance. Capt. Bibb has pulled up
stakes at old camp No. and removed
his convict force to the head Of Wolf
Run, where he has the finest site for his
new camp ever saw. He will have to
come back q miles towards Bristol, at
the old Handy farm, on Reed creek road
and work on toward the new camp. In
the mean time camp No. 2 ia two thirds
through the Barker gorge Of Wolf Run.
The work now between him and Capt.
Bib is much lighter than heretofore
and they will in few months close out
the six miles to be graded between Bris-
tol and Mendoza. Gen. Imboden will
have work commenced on the North
Fork bridge at Ellington's next Monday.
There will be two spans of l0i feet each.
Material aid has been obtained from Scott
county and now the work will be press
cd with fresh vigor. Capt. Kings en-
gineer corps will go on the line beyond
Speer's Ferry tomorrow. The most
difficult engineering will be in passing
the Natural Tunnel. Gen. Imbodcn
will have the 90 miles from Cllnch river
to the gap let to contract as soon as 1t
can be located and It will be finished
early next year. To fail Of having the
n. G. finished for the Winter Of 'Sl-S2
will be TO tax this town ten thousand
dollars on fuel account. | have made
the calculation and find that the road
when completed will save to Bristol each
year that amount In the use of fuel. Do
you know that even our cooking will be
done with coal, We can have our choice
between splnt coal, camel coal and
coke. The btuminous coal We can burn
for house warming purposes. Gen. Inn
boden IL tO-day at johnson City TO meet
the convention of N. G. men, which
body will adjourn to Bristol and be here
this evening. Mark you that the 20 mile
link from here to Ellzabethton will fol-
low the Big Stone Gap road. A furnace
will then follow Mt Bristol and the train
that takes coke TO the one at Cranberry
will bring ore from that point TO the fur
mace here. A few mornings ago Gen.
Tmboden was examining the iron In
Clinch mountain, with view 10 have
parties build u furnace In Poor Valley.
Let's talk about something elsc. You
have enough orN. G. for this week. ]
must not nj once tell you all ! know. II
might do harm. The celebrated Frank
v. q. Lindsay Is back IN Poor Valley.
Married and happy again. Ia now n
practicing physician. Dr. Hilton, who
has the best farm IN Poor Valley and
who lives Just half way between Mendo-
IN aud Estlllvillc, showed me last Saiur-
day large ripe black cap raspbcriios
grown IN his garden. His vine COM
mcnccs bearing ten days earlier than
common yarctlco aud keeps constantly
bearing until rroet. The berries are Of
very fine quality. Dr. Hilton ought to
be held In lasting remembrance for his
enterprise and public spirit a. friend of
the n. q. u. Il. There ] am on that
subject ngain.
NV friend Mra ---- Smith whose
tasicfully adorned aud attractive cottage
stands near the Foundry Inns sent me
q basket Of the finest Caiawbn grapce ]
have ever seen In Bristol. They are Of
large size berry, tremendous punches,
closely filled and without spot or blcm-
Ish. reason from this that she reads
and appreciates The NclrS and perhaps