Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-26
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK,
April 26, 1881. (

April 70, Iool.)
The week has been a bath of glory
The terrible Winter King has folded his
tent like the Arab, and silently stolen
away. No sweeter patch Of Spring was
ever let down from the skies. Save
where the pillow has left its fresh trail
the fields are green. Peaches, plums,
cherries, pears and even apples are In
bloom. The mornings are dewy, the
days bright and the evenings delightful.
The music of birds is everywhere,
though have seen them more plentiful.
Many of them died during the great
snow period. Vennor promises a grow
ing spring and dry summer. If you
have faith In him govern yourself ac-
cordingly. The farmers are intensely
busy. You can't find u pound of clover
seed In town. 1t must be in the ground,
and have never seen SO much of 1t sold
any previous year. In 1882 you will see
many a field of clover bloom.
see parties purchasing bacon and
lard in anticipation Of an ADVANCE
Wheat and Flour are steady, and as
grass goes up butter goes down. sit is
said" the Tennessee road will have
double daily passenger trains after May
first. If this be true am satisfied that
the Norfolk 4 Western will do so too
l suppose you have seen that the n. q
w. have selected four local directors:
Whitehead, of Norfolk, Johnston, Of Pc
tersburg, Statham, Of Lynchburg and
Hurt, of Abingdon. You may boil that
down as much rs you please, but you
will not find any Bourbonism in it. The
proposed reduction In freights and fare
augurs well for the libcrality of the man
agomcnt. The diversion down the val-
lev will be made either at Salem or Big
Lick, and that will not hurt 5. w. Va.
II will give us the finest and most pie
turcsquc straight line on the continent,
and will put us IN easier reach Of the
great cities. As sure as you live 1t must
make this the Southern line to the Pa
clnc. The marriage Of Mr.. w. W.
James, Jr., and Miss NJ. Jennie Fulton
Is the social event Of the week, and oc-
Cured Mt the residence Of Mrs. Alex
Robinson, ut Old Glade Spring Church,
In this county. Mr.. James Is one Of our
livcst merchants, and will In n short
time have one Of the finest store houses
ON Main Street. From childhood he has
been q success In business, ana now In
the teeth Of that honorable competition
which our young friends so often oXpe-
Renee IN love affairs, he has born away
most wlnsomc aud attractive North
Carolina prize. The bride Is the daugh-
ter OF the Senior member Of Our Cotton
Factory frm--ls wealthy, pretty, edit
Gated aud halls from the town OF
Mount Airy, historic NJ long the
abode of the Siamcse Twins. Willie
had promised this Sidewalk man should
witness that affair, and under circum-
stances that have extortod from me n
pardon, he "went back on me-" But
no has promised that he will never do
the like again. May he never have the
occasion.
The N. @. X. II, Ia In the mill Of time.
Il takes a few weeks 10 get large forces
IN motion. Capt. Tennessee Ia now on
the Stone work for the bridges near
Kaylor's and Ellington's. Capt Bibb
will have the heavy cut at Wolfe Run
Summit finished IN two weeks. Dam
ages 20 tho Handy farm have been as
sesaed. Con. Imboden has succeeded In
improving the line from Bristol to South
Fork, aud Ia now satisfied with IT, A
few days Ogo he was called East on bus
incss,
Mr.. David Trenthrgcr has shown me
samples of bronze colorcd beetle, from
half TO three-fourths OF M Inch long,
which Ia deprcdating In ewarins on hi'
orchard and destroying his trees.
Mr.. David r. shupe, at wallace's
tells me bis brother, A. X. shupe, who
Inns for four years resided In Illinois
recently started back to Virginia ant
was taken with smallpox at Barlstown
H., where he died the 18th inst, aged
"a, and leaving a wife and six children
Mr.. A. s. 0ump requests me to STATE
that he will again start North May lat
after his Second Spring Stock Of Cloth
ing, after the finest run Of business he
ever had IN his life. By-the-way The
gentleman who now has that stctsot
hat presented me by Gump last week
will find my name In Il aud will pleas
return. II WINS taken by mistake yes.
ieriay Mt Abingdon, and Gump says i
Will be bad luck to him II | don't gel
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