Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-02-21
Sidewalk Letter.
OK THE SIDEWALK,

| FcD. II, lSS2.I
| March Is beginning to show her hand
ahead of time. A regular hurricane pre-
vailed through the whole of last night.
The wind howled, and whistcd, and
screcchcd, till began TO think things
generally were going to pieces. Consid-
cradle rain accompanied the wind.
Four days IN the past week without
rain. lIurrah! Yesterday was warm to
sultriness. The weather is still warm,
and blowing gale from the south west
this morning. A little settled weather
would be muchly cnjoycd--cycn by this
sidewalk man. IN
am not much of believer IN signs,
but wanted to tell the readers of the
NewS last week of one heard, but for
got to do so. The gentleman who told
me of 1t, said he got II from All old lady
Twenty-Five years ago; that he had mo-
ticcd 1t closely ever since, and has never
known 1t to fail. 1t is this; If the 18th
Of February Is cloudy day, the fruit
crop will be good. II II Is cloudy half
the day, there will only be half n crop,
II the sun shines all day, there Will be-
no fruit to speak Of \ good fruit crop
will prevail only In the section where II
Is cloudy on that day. L. g., IN East
Tenn. we have cloudy weathcr--plenty
Of fruit; IN West Tenn, clear weather
lilo fruit Last Tuesday was TIC 18th,
and you will remember that II was n
cloudy day. According to tile sign we
will have plenty of fruit. Make 4 note
Of 1t.
The willing Hands" Society, COM
posed of little girls, will give supper ut
NJ Conway Hall on Thursday hight next.
Oysters, lee cream and Cake, and Shcr-
bert will be served. They are earnest
little workers aud bcspcak for them u
liberal patronage, Don't full To 20, or
you will miss the incest thing Of the
senson. The proceeds will be devoted
to the new LIST Presbyterian church.
Father Murray, late Of Wheeling,
W. Va, now pastor of ST. AIMS church
at this place, will deliver lecture at
Conway Hall on the l7th Of March, on
the "Llfc Of 81. Patrick" Admission
20 cents. Proceeds to be devoted TO re-
pairing, aud rcIittlug the church.
hear OF some narrow escapes, which
occurred week before lust, on the North
Fork Of lIolston, during the prevalence
of high water Oh that stream. On Fri
| day the 10th Inst, Mr.. q. A, Rice start
cd to ferry DR.. Martin, John Barker and
Elias Littrel across the river NJ Filing
tns Ford. Tho boat IL drawn over By
n rope stretched from one bank 10 Tie
other. When the boa, had gotten near
the middle oC the stream the swng of
the rope caused the boat 10 dip watcr.--
Il soon illcd aud seemed to be In sink
ing condition. The three passengers,
becoming alarmed, Jumped oh. Mr..
Luttrcll succeeded In swimming ashore.
Mr.. Barker seized couple Of floating
piNnks aud reached the hank, after having
pasecd The picrsor tho y. q. bridge. -
Dr. Martin, however, being lame, aud
not n strong swimmer, was Ia n pcrilous
condition. Mr.. Rice, seeing his sltun-
tlou, jumped out aud finally got him
safe ashore. On The same day just be-
low whcc the above occurred, and near
the store Of Crumlcy & Barker, Mcssrs.
Frank lmbodcn aud Hart Smith, son Of
Capt. II. G. Smith, tie contractor, were
out In canoe. ny some means the Gu
noe was overturned. Mr.. Imbodcn was
thrown against u tree, near the shorc,
which he held to, and after little rest
swan to the bauk. Mr.. Smith was not
80 fortunate. lie, however, succeeded
IN catching hold Of the overturned canoe
and got nplridc Of n. lie was carried
two miles down the river, and Will some
difficulty was rescued by Mr.. W. o.
Booker, ...... |..
4 most foul and unprovokcd murder
was pcrpctratcd last Saturday aflcr-
noon, on the Middle Fork OF lIolslon,
opposite Town House, IN smyth county.
The particulars, 80 far hs learn them,
are as follows Mr.. Jas. Mercer, high.
" respected citizen, man Of consldcra.
BILE means, and blacksmith by trade,
lived on the opposite bank OF the river
from Town House. lie kept canoe FOR
crossing the river, aud other private pu-
poses. Last Saturday afternoon, two