Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-03-16
Personal.


Mr.. Ro. G. Harris, of the firm Of
johnson & Harris, dealers in merchan-
disc and live stock at Fairview, Scott Co.
Va, called to see MS on yesterday, on
his return from Baltimore, where he
purchased stock Of new spring goods.
These gentlemen are doing business
that we hope our Scott county friends
will literally sustain. They purchase
cattle and hogs and their trade win be a
great public benefit.
Mr.. w. Z. Campbell, of the Boarding
Department of the Bristol Female Col
lege started to Nickelsville yesterday
where he will make arrangements to re-
move permanently to Bristol, where he
win soon open fine stock of goods
He is an experienced merchant, and our
people will do well to bear this in mind
and call at his store--the Rohr & Sewers
building, as soon as his stock arrives.
Gov. McMullin was In town last Sat-
urday, and seems fully recovered from
his late illness. He says he is "acnndi-
date for Congress nolens rolens, unless
the people by primary election" should
shelve him. lie will yield to nothing
else. lI it
Maj. II. G. Wood called to see us last
Friday, on his return from the Senate,
Of which he was one of the most thor
oughly popular members. He has our
thanks for copy of the last Report Of
the late Auditor Taylor,--a document we
have been quite anxious to obtain. He
has our thanks for other favors. He left
yesterday morning for Mendoza IN COM
pany with Gen. Imboden to inspect the
n. G. r. r.
Senator Fulkcrson and Delegate d. F.
Bailey returned last Friday from the
session of the Legislature at Richmond.
They have been successful IN all Of their
principal measures before that body,
snch as repeal of Poll Tax Suffrage,
Moffett Register and the late Blacksburg
Administration. Col. Fulkerson ranked
as the leader of the Senate, and Mr.. Bal
ley was at once accorded very promi-
nent position In the House, notwith-
standing he was new member.
Jere Bunting has obtained position
at the Tennessee Depot, at very good
salary. A better selection from our
young men could not have been made.
Maj. Payne, brother-in-law of Prof.
Winston, has been for some weeks In
town, engaged In the tobacco trade
He will return to Lynchburg in few
days. tt
Col. Fulkerson has been appointed
member Of the State Board Of Visitors
to the Female University, near Danville.
Mr.. Lee s. Smith, of the House of W.
ID. Blair & Co., Richmond, will be In
town about the 2sth, and will wait on
merchants, Hotels and othera. The
hNtHn tut
&c. in Virginia, and 1t docs business
in the most pleasant manner. We rec
ommend our people to buy of them If
they want pure articles and fair dealing.
Charley Thurman Is in luck. His
Nashville house has the contract, sccur-
ed over northern competitors, to uni
form the Porter Rifles and the Nashville |
Light Dragons for the Centennial. He
will pass east to-day or tomorrow TO |
purchase the necessary goods. by the !
way he has been elected Lieutenant Of |
the Light Dragons. No small honor.
We tip our beaver 20 Charley and say to
him that II zoe eau we shall be with him
at That Centennial, but We are compcll-
cd to say there are doubts TO be enter
tanned about our being there. lie has
our most cordial thanks for his very
kind and cordial invitation. If we do
his house will he our headquarters.
Our young friend, Alex Anderson, OF
Holston Bridge, Scott Co., paid the Ne,os
A pleasant visit on last Saturday.