Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-08-03
Sidewalk Letter.
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Annrn,t y rDgn 4

August 3, lSS0.i
Last Of the Summer months. During
the next one you will have Fairs and
yellow leaves and all the troupe that fol-
low Autumn's train. Certain it is we
have 1t hot now. Last Sunday was al
most intolcrable. Such day should be
spent in the gorge of Wolf Run, the
prettiest, coolest, most romantic spot in
this latitude. This sun spot year is pro-
life of drought. The earth is now
parched and the radiated heat from it
equals that of bake oven. Corn will
unquestionably be shortened.
Gen. lmboden arrived last Wednesday
from Pittsburg, and, wrapped in his new
suit of corduroy, went on to Big Stone
Gap, there to remain and develope that
great country. On the 10th of August
the Directors of the N. G. r. r. will
meet him to receive the proposition of
his company. l expect to ride next
year to Big Stone Gap on the N. G. cars
to see him. BY the way Capt. Bibb will
about finish the Lindsey cut this week,
and Capt. Dudley's force on Wolf Run
is making some lovely road in the defile
opposite Barker Hill. Capt. Tennessee
is putting up some very handsome stone
work for the bridges. The work is get
ting along well.
Quite large party went last week to
the Natural Tunnel in Scott Messrs.
James, Ferguson, G. B. Smith and Fow-
Ter with their families, also Mrs. Gallo
way and Miss Bert Smithson and Mr..
and Mrs. Finch, making party of some
IS persons, made the drive OH Wcdnes-
day to Speer's Ferry 3S miles. On
Thursday they went miles to the Tun-
nal, spent hours there and returned to
the Ferry in time for supper. Prof.
Smith had his camera along and took
five good negatives of the Tunnel, which
is so huge thing that less number
would give little idea of it. He also took
good views of Mr.. r. A. Ayers pictu-
rescue dwelling on perch of Clinch
mountain, south of Estillville, and of
Moccasin Gap. These will be photo
graphed tomorrow and will be for sale.
Parties wishing them can get them eli
ther at the Ne,cs Office or of Prof. Smith
at the Gallery. There ought to be 4
large demand for them. Nothing grand
er can be seen in this country and they
ought to be framed in every dwelling,
so as to show the wonders of this. coun-
try. An account of the trip will be seen
in the next issue Of the Ne,es. am told
the mass meeting at the Baptist church
is postponed until the 26tb, 9th and 2sth
on account of the meeting now protract-
ed at Alred's factory and also Of the s.,
S. Inst. at the End Presbyterian church.
Miss Hattie King is quite i'll of typhoid
fever Mt her fathers, Col, Jno. G.. King.
Miss Mamie Childress ia recovering
from It.
Bristol moves! The huge warehouse
Of Winston e. Son presses slowly TO
completion. Mr.. Bhrson's two brick
stores adjoining Humphreys & Hicks
are slowly rising. Prof. Minor has his
dwelling nearly done and Messrs. An
dcrson and Ferguson have their walls
complete. Mr., W. N. Keller has con-
structed n pretty cottage on Main Street
near his dwelling. When track laying
il commenced on the N. G.. you will sec
things move. Bristol Circuit Court
closed out light docket last week, and
Blountylllc Court is now in session. The
RAIDER case for the murder of Dug Thorn
AZ, and the case of the Mills boys for
stealing G. Il. Smiths money, will both
be called. Mr.. viii II. Faln has my
thanks for the offer Of free Transports
ton to Blountvillc and return In his SUI
peru hack, which plies regular between
Bristol aud Blountyill, There il no bet
ter hack nor team in the country, and
his drivers are the best. At future
date shall avail myself of his offer and
break my ten years absence from the
county town Of Sullivan,
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