Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-04-12

the Council to erect this season Town
Hall. The estimated cost of it is 1000,
land satisfactory contracts can be made
if the people favor the measure. 1t is
intended to have Mayors office Court
room, Law offices and prisons below, all
with an elevation Of - feet. The second
story is to be 50xG5, 81 feet high, and be
used solely for a Hall. This latter is
much needed, AT present we cannot
have . political or other meeting, or
Convention in town for the lack Of some
such accommodation. ] he time is APP
preaching when such building will be
essential to the town. Messrs. W. W.
James, Jr. and Sam. j, James will soon
put up two flrst-class brick stores, and
Messrs. j. II. Anderson & Co., are get
ting ready to erect theirs. The coming
season will show marvellous improve
ment in our town. Next Saturday
there will be public sales of several val
liable pieces of property on the va. side
of town. Gen. Imboden returned last
Tuesday from Imboden and he reports
the most gratifying state of affairs posi-
BILE. The line TO Imboden and the line
to Elizabcthton will, under the most per-
emptory orders, be reduced to 100 foot
grades going east, and lS5 going vest
These changes will be made at any cost
as the prospects are that an immense
tonnage will be thrown OH the line as
soon as it is completed. Capt. Seeker
started yesterday to revise by level ihe
line to Mendoza. Capt Wallhall is still
experimenting on the town portion Of
the Il. line. No conclusion has yet been
reached. The whole line to Imbodcn
will be let against May J, and will be
completed in four months, or by Sept, !,
Track laying will commenee about July
first. am authorized to state positively
that the road will be completed in time
TO deliver the next winters supply Of
coal. The Knoxville Coal Ring has had
It's last season Mr.. Frank lmboden,
on part Of the Company has Inspected
the ties as far as ready, and these will be
at once paid for, according to contract
Mr.. Y. l.. Burson started this morning
to Texas on account Of the illness Of bis
daughter Mrs. Eta Blacllcy, who died
since he started He requests that par
ties having business with him during his
absence, shall call on his attorney Mr.
A. II. Blanchard.
The Second Presbyterian church will
have Il supper Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings of next week. Place veto be
designated,
The store Of Mr. Jas NJ. Trammell on
Washington street was entered by the
back door last Thursday night, by some
thief who broke plank in the door,
which he seems to have done with amuf-
fed bar Of iron, or an axe. Clothing,
shoes, dry goods and groceries to the
amount of $50 to SIS were taken.
This disappearance ofJimmie Powers
half clad IN the darkness ofSunday night
and the inability Of his friends to find or
hear Of him 10 Il sad affair, lie was
bareiootcd and without Int or coat In
this sad fix he is out in thls terrible
weather, and this after winter spent in
the sick room. He has been traced only
one mile in the direction Of Susong's
The entire neighborhood should aid in
looking for this young man, who has u
character without blemlsh and who has
shown himself to be very deserving, ]
hope he may be found aud returned to
his sorrowing parents.
Mr.. Henry Roscnhcim has my thanks
for n superb package Of wine from his
splendid Baltimore house, which has no
superior in that city. No more popular
or successful merchant travels this line
and no more genial nor companonaHle
gentlemen ever went from Bristol.
w. w. D0yls's cash produce dealer
quotes to-day, wheat $780, corn 50, butt
ter 10 to 25, eggs l2lG chickens and tur-
keys z.
The wind is horrible, the mud ubomi-
nable and that harblngcr Of III weather.
the snow clad Iron Mountain still looms
against the southeastern sky like huge
polar iceberg, Easter comes next, aud
you know what that generally Is. !
wish | did not.
An excellent article Of Book Beer just
opened at lIormelng's saloon.
was this morning the victim Of an
net of lorclblc REIMBURSEMENT that ! think
II proper to mention IN this letter. In
my tour of the sidewalk | was passing
the Thomas House, when Gump, the
| Clothicr, came across from his newly
enlarged establishment, seized Inc by
force and took me to the Va. side Of
Main, carried me back into hla building
snatched my hat from my head and re-
placed Il with new and beautiful Stct-
son hat taken from his new stock, and
dismissed me with his compliments
Now ! wish to say that these Slelson
hats are the handsomcst hats have over
accn IN this market, and they are SUR
/ prisngly cheap for their superb quality
but nevertheless, don't Ike lhi.-you
know don't.
! - .........a
Zeigler Shoes at ANDERsON'5
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