Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-06-14
Personal,


Col. N. M. Taylor and lady have re
turned from Tatc's Springs.
Miss Lou Coulling is spending her va
cation in the midst Of the poetic profu-
sion that Summer annually crowns Taze-
well with.
Mrs. II. G.. Anderson returned this
morning to Tazcwell, accompanied by
her father, Mr.. I. E. Chapman.
Dr.. Hicks is on avisit to j. W. Thomp-
son who is and has been for months dan
gerously Ill.
Poor Bunch Shipley died last Friday
night, victim of the pistol and stone at
the hands of an unknown murderer in
Mosby Grove.
Mr.. John J. Lancaster returns at once
to New York with his family, or rather
to their beautiful home in Yonkers, on
the Hudson-the prettiest land of all the
vast realm discovered by Columbus.
Mr.. S. M. Winchester is cooling him
self in Shady, and will soon make Bris-
toll bestir herself with business. He is
one of the most energetic and successful
business men in this country.
Capt Sickler has obtained a fine line
around the Sharrett cut He is a model
engineer, and we hope he will remain in
the county. His lady is now boarding
at the Va. House.
Prof. Geo. Patton, who has fine
school at M6ynardsvllle, Tenn, called
to see us yesterday, after a six year alb
sence from Bristol.
Judge r. NJ. Page, of the Metropoli-
tan district of Washington county, ran
down yesterday to see what Bristol is
doing.
DR.. r. G. Craig, after long and pleas
ant visit to Stanton, MS one Of the dele
gates to the Presbyterian Assembly,
called to sc lis last week. Read what he
has to say on the Asylums, in this issue
of the Ne,cS.
Prof. j. Hopwood and his estimablC
lady, of Milligan College, formerly Buff
falo Inst, called last week. He is one Of
the finest educators In the county and
one of the most finished gentlemen.
NJ. d. Andes has some cigars that arc
worth Dragging on. He will soon have
n first class millinery department tlttct
up in the room over his store.
Mr.. S. p. Withers, editor Of the Abng.
don Standard, spent last Saturday ii
town.
Mr.. X. Y. McQuown, has had good
luck selling his new process for curing
and coloring tobacco, and called to SEE
us last week. We hope our tobacco rails
ers will all purchase farm rights of him
for II is one of those things that will pay
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Darlington ha(
an elegant party given them last week Il
the Va. House, by their late attendants
Mr.. w. II. Roberts, the Front stree
merchant, is on. and has been quite sick
Mai. Tom O'Connor has given $2'
gpld medal for the best Qf three dcbater
at Cumberland Gap: one each TO be tax
en- from Va, Ky. and Tenn. The med
nj Is one of the handsomest In design anC
execution we have ever seen, and wa
manufactured by Mr.. A. Plcken, of Thu
town.
Mr.. W. w. James, Sr. is giving hi
undivided attention to the erection of thu
new brick block on Main street for hi
two sons, w. w. James, Jr. and Sam j
james. Mr.. VIM. Smith has the jol
and will soon have the brick work up
It will be one Of the handsomest block'
ever built in Bristol.
Mr.. Thos. Hicks returned last Satur
day evening from the session Of the Elec
tic Medical Inst. ut Cincinnati and TIT
previous session of the Medical Univcr
slty Mt Nashville. The Eclectics hav,
shown that they possess many mean
Of cure that are new, and Dr.. Hicks hay
Ing graduated at the University at Nash
vile, has also taken n course Mt Cincin
natl. lie Is young man Of unblemish
cd life, fine mind and brilliant prospects
Rev. j. r. Kincannon, ID. d., Is II
town, and, MS usual, paid us II most nc
ceptable visit yesterday. There Is N
ADLER divine In the Baptist church In thi
ssction Of the country, aud this, too, will
the prime Of manhood on him.
Our friend A. :. Barker, of the Men
dota and 1Iansonylllc firms of Crumle.
& Barker, called to see us yesterday
Abe Is one Of the best young merchant
In all this country.
Rov. d. n. Buck, pastor Of Christian
Baptist Church, ut this place Is taking
short vacation. He Is rurallzlng at llol
ston, IN this county.
Mr.. t.. Kuhnert, who has been conGn
cd 10 his room, by rheumatism, for soy
cral days past, Is able to be ont again.
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