Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-12-20
Sidewalk Letter.
ONTHE SIDEWALK,
hnn on 1901


For three days past we have had wealth
err as delightful as Indian Summer
Christmas always brings slush and mud
1t will soon be here--minus the mud,
hope. Things look quite lively on the
sidewalk. The country folk are buying
for their Christmas trees and laying il
their supplies for the numberless littl,
stockings that will be suspended near thc
chimncy-piece, awaiting the visit of Ole
Santa. Congress will take recess to.
morrow, and the Va. Legislature the
next day, for Xmas, and we may look
for our representatives home the latter
part of the week. The 18th Annivcrsa-
~ of the AthenRan Literary Society
will take place at the College Chapel on
next Friday night, the 23d. The follow
ing is the programmes l.. p. Lore, de-
claimcr; j. N. Cowan, First Orator
Debate :-"Would a general distribution
of property couducc to the happiness of
society?" All, j. r. Hancher, r. Z.
Henderlite; Neg, j. l.. Allison, ii. c.
Murphy; Final Orator, A. b. Smith.
The Sunday Schools will have their
usual Christmas festivities. The NJ. L.
S. $. will have a sociable and refresh
ments at the church on next Thursday
night, and Christmas service on Sunday
morning.
The Sunday School at the LIST Presby-
terrain Church will have Christmas Ser
vices on Sunday afternoon, and Confec-
tions on Monday. The School at Chris
tian Church will have Christmas tree
on Friday night, the 3Oth. The End
Presbyterian School will probably have
an indoor Picnic at Conway Hall on
next Monday. The Baptist School will
have Supper one night during the holt
days.
The Good Templars will have an Oys-
ter Supper tomorrow night, and the
Friends of Temp. will have one on the
goth. The Dialectical Literary Society
will have Oysters next Saturday night.
hear of no parties to come off during
the HOLIDAYS. Indeed, | don't think
there will be room, for you can gather
from the above that the Suppcrs &c will
pretty much fill up the time; and there
may be more that have not heard of -
forgot to say that Mr.. j. II. Anderson
will distribute prizes to the Band of
Hope on Saturday next beginning al 10
O'Clock. p.
Now, Isupposc no one thinks Of Christ
mas without being reminded of mincc
pies--thcy always 90 together-thcy are
inseparable. Save trouble and worry
about preparing mincc-mcats by going
to the Central Market and buying of Mr..
j. G.. Conway. He keeps a good article,
fresh and nice. And while am speak
ing of Mr.. Conway, | will just say he
has just received from n. y, II handsome
Pheaton, n most delicious aud c0miorta-
Bile vehicle to ride in.
Mr.. VIM. G.. Jordan's little son fell
from fence one day last week and broke
both bones of lis left fore arm. He Is
doing well atprcsent. The Harry Peasc
Dramatic Company performed at Conway
Hall last week. This Co. should have
been better patronizcd. have seen no
better acting on the Bristol boards than
was done by them. Mr. Pease and Miss
Belle Crowcl (Mrs. Peasc) are real artists
Mr.. l.. Dow Wire, Is comedian ormcrit,
Mr.. J. G.. Core the agent, Is polite and
gcntlcmanly in his dealings. The chastc
language and modest bearing, on the
stage, OF the entire company should rec
omend them above everything else.
say this to their credit.
Fayette Repass, who left his wife and
little children and went of with woman
of III repute, few days ago, Is said to
have gone to Wythc or Carroll county.
| hope he will be discountcnanced by
every one wherever he goes. His wife
and children are left In helpless aud
destitute condition.
learn that the wife of Mr.. Thomas
Garrett, at Wallace's Switch, died last
night. She had been quite low for some
time.
Wesley Davis, the barber, had the
misfortune to loose his bright little eight
year old daughter, Lula, last Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock, by typhoid fever.
Our Merchants are paying the follow
Ing prices for produce:
d Pork, 0lS TOT; Beef, ltob; Turkeys,
DC per h.; Chickens ic per d.. Butter
10 to 20; Eggs, %; Lard, II to II
Wheat tl,25; Flour, $500 to $3.50; |
Corn, 10; Cornmcal, 10 TO 80.
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