Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-02-22

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for Raleigh and the latter for Richmond.
Gen. Imbodcn goes to make final ar
engagements with regard to the j. c N.
G. II. r. He will be met there by Mr.,
lIyndman, the moving andmasicr spirit
Of the Tnsalia c. &, !. Co, Capt. Wal
thall has completed the pronles Of the
line from Bristol to Eli2abcihl0n, and |
get from him the following particulars:
Assuming that Bristol Is 1850 feet above
the sen level, Il Is found that the altitude
of Eli2abcthton is only 1855, being 22j
feet lower than Bristol, The lowest
point ON the line "a South Fork Of lio-
ston, 1891. The highest point ~ thc
summit at Nawows between South Fork
and Watuga, and Is 1896, or llG feet
higher than Bristol This is some six
miles beyond South Fork. Vances
summit, u little over three miles out
from Bristol, comes next, being l7G2,-
From Bristol to South Fork is some 0a
miles, and the liaa will follow the river
for only n fourth Ola mile, the crossing
being at Island Mills.
Capt Walthal Is now reviewing the
line from Bristol to Mendoza, with Il
view Of reducing some Of the heaviest
grades. It "a thought all the work from
the Island road at Smiths to Doriot'5
mill will be thrown away, or at least
greatly modified The first mile at Wolf
Run Summit will also be changed, The
company Is determined to have low
grades, Capt. Sichlcr completed ycstcr-
day the location to Eslillyillc, and as soon
a. his office work can be completed the
Poor Valley section will be let to con
tract Last Saturday evening the Board
Of Directors Of the Bristol & n. G. II. II.
met ut the Virginia House, and incrc0s-
ed the capital stock Of the Co. to $780,
OOO Gen. lmbodcn at once, as the at
tomoy Of the Fn,aliN Coal Il Iron Co.,
subscribed % per cent of the stock and
agreed TO commence grading the linc not
later than the first Of September next,
aud to complete and operate the line TO
Elilabclhton not later than July 1882.
The contract was closed ut once and the
Board adjourned. His labors In all the
preliminary arrangements Of these vast
| ~ important affairs have been simply
enormous, and came very near disabling
him from active scrqicc for awhile. lie
Is now very much improved aud his fu-
turc labors viii be less Nrluous.
Judge W. V, Dcadcrck was on street
yesterday and left last evening for Flor
ida, health aud business being the COM
bncd object.
During the week the revival meetings
ut the Methodist church have grown TO
very gratifying proportions. Yesterday
there were fifteen persons nj the altar Of
prayer, and n number Of important con-
! versions have resulted Rev, Il. H..
Parker and prcs't llcaron have been as
sisted by all the stationed and local minis
tcrs Of the vicinity.
quite number Of persons nrc sick
Mr.. John T. Anderson, Of Mr.. Barker,
store, has been quite III Of fever. Mr.
Granville Bullock has been quite III, bal
Is recovering. Mr. Geo. A. Hickman Il
seriously III. Miss Alma Scneher Is no.
rously III, and Miss Jennie Keys hol
been suffering from Erysipclas. MI
j. W. Rogan's little year old son Il
slowly conyalcsrcnt, Mr.. John Me
Crowcll has acute Bronchitis, aud Mrs
Erhols Ia very low from cancer. Capt
John \. Sanders has been III for q few
days but to-day returned to his train
Mr. John Z, Steiner late Of Knoxville
has leyer. Mrs. Il. II, senckcr has beet
| M, but Is recovering,
Inst week Mrs Jane Nnity, aged q
,cns, rcll mine riol from porch ct Pa