Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-10-26
Dalshemer's Lady's fine Shoes. Every
pair warranted. lust received at W. W.
JAMES, Ire, Main St.
Sidewalk Letter.
OK THE SIDEWALK,
Oct. 20. 1880. (

One more week-then peace. But
such week as it is likely TO be. The
people Of Indiana having read Barnum
out, he has concluded to retalate 10y
reading the Va. Readjusters ont. Read
busters are "monstrous contrary" and
frequently won't move on when you
order them to. see some Of them on
the Sidewalk who just wrigge their
fingers from their noses at Mr.. Barnum
aud rather impudently reply "the thun-
der you say, Mr.. Barnum." Readjus-
ters are very contrary. The social event
of the week has been masquerade par
ty given last Friday p. NJ. by Mr.. aud
Mrs. w. +. Brewer. in celebration Of the
2lst birth day of Mr.. John All Brewer,
who is now ready TO vote for Hancock
and Bob Taylor. Some % young gem
tlemen aud ladies' assemblies and the
queer and grotesQue costumes and dis
guiae' used created much merIinle t.
Two of the yojng men were disguised
AZ ladies, and they were for long time
not suspected Of being Of the mascu-
line persuasion. The party wse an ex-
ceedingly nice one, and much enjoyed by
the young people. The aforesaid dis
guiscd males were by Mr.. Brewer very
ardently insisted on TO retire to the la
dies dressing room. They properly pre-
fcrred the pnrlor, saying they had ar
ranged their toilet before leaving home.
The death of Capt. Chalmers King,
Chief Engineered the B. G. 4 |. n. G. r.
r., was sad event. Thursday evening
he came 10 town from Mendoza, where
he had repaired, AZ the request Of Gen.
lmboden, for the purpose Of locating ne
curately the piers Of the Holston Bridge,
leaving the corps ut the Natural Tunnel
Sunday morning he went TO the resi-
dence Of Mr.. j. W. Owen, his brother
in-law, quite sick. ATOP. NJ. he was
breathing rather hard and Capt. Owen
caused him to turn on his side. He WIS
in bed with Mr.. James Owen, young
man, who slept with him for The pur-
nose Of attending TO his wants. At 10
p. u. Capt. Owen again stepped to his
bedside, but he seemed TO be lying 10
onietly.that he regarded him much casi-
err. and he then retired for the night. II
Is now supposed he was then dead. On
Tuesday morning he Was found to he
dead. and quits cold. Young Mr.. Owen
now remembers bat during the night he
felt OF him and. otN"vlng TINT he was
cold, drew the covering carefully over
him. then went again 80 sleep We
think It proper to state that Capt' hlhg
death was due 10 m over indh 'gence IN
ardent splrits, which bcsan h"dny
morning. He WIS q young man Of the
finest intellect, and OF an open, manly
character, that causes his death 10 bcgct
general eorrow in this community. A.
civil engineer he had few equals, and
his work on the n. G.. II. II. Is such as
% command the admiration Of all. am
npo TO say that "Chal" Kings death Ia
loss to this community. have always
felt that he would get the mastery Of
the unnatural appetite which he longed
and strove 10 overcome. He was 4
bright. clear headed, cultivated young
man, whom regarded capable Of, and
destined to decided usefulness. His
funeral WAS preached by Rev. g. A.
Caldwell, on "Wednesday to very largo
congregation, In which there was many
A tear shed over his untimely death
A we.L ago he walked the earth In all
the hope and pride Of buoyant manhood
To-day he sleeps the long sleep Of NOR
tality. He has not dropped out Of Bri'-
,ol unknown and unnoticed, but this
town, after drawing down for him the
balance Of lifc's account, decides that
Il would have been happier had he llv-
ed 10 complete his work.
Cant. Ed. Winston hiss been appoint
ed Chief Engineer Of the n. q. H. H.
npd Yesterday the Corps returned to tho
Great Natural Tunnel. Capt Hennc''
zee has completed be trsmway Mt HoI-
atom Bridge, and II SOW laying The ioun'
,ston NJ The pier In the centre OF the
-, ~. r-,tefpu 70 mere sureyir.