Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-01-04
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDEWALK,
jana, 1881 =

AOOi
Happy New Year to over thousand
friends who take the Bristol Ne,ps. You
see did not slip up and write it 1880.
AS we all enter on the last twenty years
of the century l put up that figure l. A
hundred years ago to-day our fathers
were wrestling with the British lion,
with the prospects in favor of the lion
Now we are struggling with the wealth
er bureau, with prospects in favor of the
bureau. Since the morning of Goth Dec.
we have had the Christmas weather that
imagination pictures of the holiday sea-
son. And Bristol, like Nashville, is
caught without coal or wood. Rather
cool situation. Plenty of ice at last,
but no fuel. Last Thursday at A. NJ.
the mercury here was ten degrees be low
zero, and Friday morning the thermom-
eter registered IL degrees below. The
old year seemed mad and as it stepped
ont 1t broke the fruit jars, and froze the
inks and killed the potted and petted
flowers, Such airs have not been put
on since 1867. Prof. Ketron, very
accurate gentlemen tells me he hanged
his Thermometer on bush near the
ground, at Kingsley Seminary, Thurs
day at A. NJ. and it stood Is below re
70. The warmth Of most buildings af-
fects the mercury pcrccptibly. Bristol
has had the quictcst, and therefore the best
Xmas for many years. Few fire works
and very little benzine. Last Tuesday
evening Pres't Hearon had his annual
reception in the chapel of Sullins College
and it was very brilliant and enjoya-
bic one. The room was comfortable, the
company happy, and the collation. ample
and excellent. Xmas morning gave us
fine snow, and New Years evening
gave us another. There were only three
New Year receptions In town. Miss
Hannah Kane, with Misses Alice Ander-
son and Davis, who is visiting her, re-
ceived from IL A. NJ. so Up. NJ. Cham
payne was down on the bills. Mrs.
c. Il. Finch, with Misses Mnpinie Blunt
ing, Fannie Lynn English, Barry, Cab
aniss and the Misses Montague recelv-
ed in the evening. Miss Mamie Belle
Fowler with Misses Mary and Rena Do
riot, Alma Senekcr and Mamie Chap
man received in the evening from 6 to -.
Gen. Imboden signallzed New Years
day, by calling at the Goodson Mayors
office, armed with power Of attorney
from the Tinsalia Coal d Iron Co., and
subscribing on behalf Of that company
Nine hundred and seyenty-hve thousand
dollars TO the stock of the Bristol Coal
& Iron N. G.. II. II. Co. There now,
gcntlemen--ye who have declared all
this to be south sea bubble Again
Mr,----Sickler, the new locating en-
'glneer, mounted Keebler's hack yester-
day morning ut the Va. House door, nc
companied by Mr.. David McCaw Of
Richmond, and armed with level, chain,
and transit, started 10 Mendoza, to locate
the line down Poor Valley and thence to
Speer's Ferry, unless he should sooner
meet Capt. Ed. Winston's corps. Again
Mr.. Il. X. lllndman, the distinguished
President ofthe Il. G. & I. CO., Is due here
the 10th, inst, and will have with him
some Plttsburg contractors 10 ride over
tho entire line from Bristol to Imboden
City, so rs to bid for the speedy compile
ton Of the entire line. The extraordi-
nary weather may delay the coming Of
these gentlemen, for no one can make
nm estimate Of the work while II Is con-
cealed from view by this heavy snow,
but nothing else is likely to delay them.
By-thc-way, Gcp. Imboden has invented
n new safety trcstle for X. RS, and will
make all the trcstles for our N. g. after
his own design, which mn sure IL des-
tined to national reputation. Its chief
feature is the longitudinal brace, but
other very valuable details are lncorpo-
rated In the design. Mrs. lmboden Ia
expected ut IN early day, and will take
quarters Mt the va. House. Mr.. David
McCaw, who goes on the Poor Valley
corps, Is the son Of DIR. J Il. McCsw,
who has for years been the Dean Of the
Richmond Medical College. lie Ia very
anc Young man and comes TO take those