Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-12-07
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK, !
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'"Ny "oi0"ooula anu, WHen sunday came,
OF all the rains that haye for two wears
or more washed out Bristol; this capped
the climax. The spiritualists of Bristol
are holding the fort, and their numbers
are increasing. Table tipping and rapp-
ing are going ahead, and while some
medium" holds the pen, "they say"
the spirits guide it so as to spell out the
secrets of that "Bourne whence no
traveller returns. Then "they say'' the
spirits are seen and all that once was so
familiar in the flesh appears again to
mortal eyes. These spiritualists refuse
to be convinced that it is all II deception
and snare, but they declare they will
convince you if you give them chance.
Of the number whom all this causes to
sleep uneasily and to spend half their
time in state Of nervous alarm border
Ing on frenzy, will not now speak
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell has preached against
it, and guess Mr.. Rogan will go over
to next Sunday and give them another
round.
/ forgot to tell you of the Va. Hill
affair last week, but as it continues and
has steadily grown worse since, | am
time enough. One of our most estima-
bic families of ladies have been greatly
alarmed every night almost for two
weeks or so. 1t is alleged there have
been from one to three male individuals
lurking about in the darkness, escaping
when seen and returning speedily. A
number of gentlemen have guarded the
premises and have shot number of
balls at the supposititious individual, but
without result. The case seems very
similar to the Albemarle ghost(?) affair
some ID years ago, in Mr.. Moons fami-
ly. 1t has been my opinion there is
some mistake about it, but those who
have been there affirm the story and de-
clare they have seen one or more indi-
viduals, but have not been able either
to kill or frighten them away. Doors
have been violently shaken, Stats from
shutters removed, footsteps heard on the
porches, and sounds made beneath the
floors from the cellar. So it is, no great
harm any way has been done except to
greatly mar the peace of the ladies'.
Old "Aunt Mary" Farley, one of the
best known colored women of the town,
died last Friday night on Scott Street,
where she has long resided.
The RAIDER ease came up last week at
Blountville, and tile venue changed to
Washington comfy Tenn. The trial
will not be had there until the April
term.
We are about to lose good citizen
Mr.. Geo. Harmeling, the prompt, capa-
Bile, and admirable agent of the Local
Express Co., at this point has made his
arrangements to so at an early day to
Atlanta, where he will 90 into business.
The finest mince pie have ever eaten
was presented to me for last Sundays
dinner. Mankind are favorable to pie,
especially so to mince pie. | have seen
good mince pie, but | have never before
seen one us good as this made by Mrs.
Conway. You may think have seen
some of which cannot youch as to their
quality. Not so. | taste all the mince
pies | sec. Who would not?
The latest divorce case in town was
one of mutual concentrating & Hill
q am not JoKmg) Mr.. Hill goes in
to the Cooperative all over. Mr.. King
will alone continue the business Mt the
Book Store, and has now very hand
some stock for the holidays. Clever
"fcllers" both, and they wear well. |
met the other day Rev, Richard Spiller,
(colored) of Norfolk, so well and so IA
vorably known here some years ago ms
the pastor of the colored Baptist church.
He held recent series of services in
Norfolk, resulting In the conversion OF
GOO Mayor Lamb furnished special
police on the occasion for him. Spiller
Is one of the best and think ablest col
ored preachers in the State.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Spencer, Of Greenville Is
dead. lie was once u citizen OF Good
son. and one of our most beautiful
streets on Va. Hill bears his name,
The Fulkerson-Smlth meeting Is talk
ed of good deal. As far as have
heard there Is but one opinion expressed
on street by both Readjusters and Fun
ders. and that Is unfavorable to smith,
The general verdict Is that If he did not
mean to fight he ought motto have cross
ed the street to Fulkerson, and that il
he did mean to fight he ought not to have
left without II. He did the marching
both ways. Fulkerson did the standing
and there was 40 fight. This Is about
the public verdict as | gather 1t. Ful-
kerson stood his ground, covered him
with a cooked pistol, refrained from
shooting him and campcd ON the Held
with no foe In sight.
williams 4 KceIJicr have packed some
200, 900 pounds of pork, paying DC gross
The smlth-Ayers block on Main street
Ia about ready for new occupants'--
Prof. Smith will soon remove his gallery
TO the second story of his half OF tll'
block, and Mr.. Adams will remove ~
family gro,ery to the Ayers portion
NV. friend Il. $. Alley, late OF Estl''
Willie, has occupied the room IN oa'hc'