Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-21
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK, !
June 81, lSSl.(

now mean business. Friday afternoon
there came storm of wind and rain
composed Of more conflicting currents
than make up the. Atlanta basin. Trees
were mutilated and blown up, fences
Frustrated and widow glass and sash
blown out. Last evening n fine rain and
to-day the promise of more. Mayor
Means, of Cincinnati, Sas here last
week. He is the largest iron man in
Ohio. Prof. Wethersby, of the Univer-
sity of Ohio, another iron man, and fine
Geologist, was also here and will proba-
bly, return In July with u lot of the stu
dents Of that Institution to camp on the
wonderful ground of which Bristol Is
the focal center. Prof. Plat, who assist
ed the celebrated Leslie on the Geology
of Penn, Is expected this evening. Mr..
Thos. II. Penn, the Tobacco Manufac-
turer arrived last evening from Patrick
county, bringing his family don't for
get he is very young bachelor) and q
car load of colored hands with him. He
means business and will dip IN at once.
Prof. j. IIopwood, President Of Mill
gan College, near johnson City, spent
yesterday in town. He has just closed
a session of 100 students and will in two
weeks have issued and ready for distri-
button splendid catalogue of that most
excellent school. lie Is one of the finest
educators of the country, and one Of the
most excellent gentlemen in T.. Tenn
Capt. Dwight, who has just located the
N. G. portion Of our N. G. X. r. from
LenOir to within few miles Of the Ten
nessee line, is in town, and will at once
return to his work. Capt. Jones corps
will at once go ahead from Elizabethton
to meet him with the location of the
Tenn. portion. Capt. Jones has just
completed the location from Bristol to
Elizabethton, and has secured n model
line, the low grades and direct line and
cheapness Of construction being remark
BILE. 1t not only improves the first line
in grades, but is several miles shorter.
Capt. Geo. w. Gibson left here ycstcr-
day for Estillville where he has force
putting the old work in fine order. Mr..
David Roach, of Scott, has the contract
for completing the bridge masonry across
Big Moccasin. Capt. Hcnnessey has
blown out In Wolf Run, having COM
pleted the masonry Of eleven bridges in
twelve months. His work is of the very
best character, and is monument he
may be proud of. He will rest short
time and then take charge Of the new
work to circumvent Sharrett's and Do
riots cuts. Gen. Imboden yesterday
paid off the entire months expenses Of
the company, the amount being quite
large. By-the-way, l remark that the
party who removed his check book had
the prudence to slip it into his office
again. SO that little loss has been very
satisfactorily adjusted. Mr.. j. W..
Chapman, of the law firm Of Chapman
q Anderson, at Jacksonville, has been
in town since Saturday, and to-day re-
turned to Tazewell.
At the last weeks commencement ut
Emory the faculty was reorganlzcd rs
follows; Rev. DR.. Sullins, President;
Rev. E.SE. IIoss, of NJ. w. College, v.
T.. and Prof. of Moral and Natural
Science; 4. w. Jordan, Prof. of Ancient
Languages; Rev. Il. N. Price Of the
Holston Methodist, Prof. Of Mathemat-
les. The new members supply the va
cancy occasioncd by the designations of
Drs. Buchanan and Wiley and Prof.
Sharpe. W. Y. Lewis, Of Texas, took
the oratorical medal.
BE careful of unloadcd pistols. A
bran new empty one, while being taken
from the package In Ferguson's hard
ware store by win Roller few days
ago, went Off and shattered one of his
forc-ilngers. G. W. Kuhnert Is Pres. of
the new Border Fair and will make n
mile minute In putting 1t through In
first class schedule. Il. A. Warren is
Sec'y and w. w. Davis, Treas. A.
Picken, j. Bunting, w. ID. McCroskey,
w. A. Spargcr and s. II. Ferguson are
the Elk. Com. A better set of officers
could not have been chosen. They have
pluck, and energy and high character.
Mr.. A. Il. Wilson, long =. NJ. Mt Union
Is dead. Judge Smith held his Chanccry
court here last week, but | have been
too busy to attend. Mess. Roland p.
johnson and II. NJ. Dickey have been
lucky in obtaining baggage masterships
on the N. & W. ! am glad to meet DR..
J. W. Hale, prominent lawyer of
Princeton, w. Va. lie Is stopping with
his family at the residence Of his father
in-law, Mr.. Andrew Filllngcr. lie Is a
gentleman of fine talent and character
and will be leading man In Mercer.
At meeting of all the teachers of I'M
ion Co., Tenn, ut Maynardsyillc, q nor
NAL school for the county was establish
ed at Sylvan Academy, and Prof. Geo.
Patton chosen rs It's Principal, after be-
ing highly complimentcd for his eillcicn-
cy M teacher. In three weeks Capt.
Dudley viii finish the heavy stone cut
at Ellington's and then the two convict
camps will be consolidated near Bristol.
The glory Of Bristol Is being sung
abroad. Sunday night Mr.. Noah Artrip
n merchant on Cllnch river, seven miles
north of Lebanon, Va, was robbed of
1926 while sleeping In his wagon In Win
stnu,a Nvnro.hntign vnrd upnr tho Ncfrs