Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-05-23
Sidewalk Letter.
On THE SIDE WALK, |
MAY %. 1889 (

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q iron but in accordance with IN,
amended charter, as the South Atlanta
G ONO. The prevailing outside opinion
mas been that said II. II. is Il dead hino
! am glad to say that, so far from my
sharing in this general impression, an
more Thoroughly confident of its compile,
ton than have ever been. do moi
care to argue or press this belief on any
one else, further than to discharge a duty
TO the public by telling the exact trutl
IN tile matter. The road Is no longer
dependent on public opinion. 1t will be
hnished in reasonable time all the came
am aware that persons wish to know
just when, Just how and just where il
VIII be built. am not prepared to be
so exact and so technical as the public
curiosity and interest would Tins require
think there will within some some &c
days he all told $50 or 100 convits al
work on 1t. The company think they
viii complete the line to Eslilvile and
have the ears running thst far before the
emu OF the present year. OF this have
some doubt. During the present great
ly depressed market for Rail Road secu-
rites they will not sacrifice the bonds OF
the road 10 raise the necessary money to
complete Il. | am frank.to say would
not do SO if | owned lhe line myself.
The failure Of last years crops.has caus-
ed stagnant market us 10 II. r. stocks
ana bonds: worse than has been for years.
with good crops this year, there will he
next fall 4 rebound that will be quite in
spring to public confidence. When
that state Of affairs shall come, whatever
may be the date the 5. a. & o. II. r.,
will be speedily completed. The COM
pany Is very strong one and means to
so Il head safely and surely and they
have now a completed location at great
cost, which they are satisfied with. AL
ready they have spent nearly one hum
| drcd thousand dollars, cash on the road
alone, and geological surveys. Their
expenditure for land, take no notice Of.
Ncarcly al the right Of way from Bris-
tol to Mineral city has been secured and
is now Of record In the County Clerks
offices, In a few days an agent will be
put on the Kingsport branch to secure
the right Of way there. Mr. Coldron
the Pitlsburg attorney of the Va. Coal
d Iron Co., is here this week, and he
and the local attorney Mr.. II. A. Ayers,
and the President, Mai. II. G.. Wood are
still giving their attention TO important
matters. now leave the pUbIic to be-
liece a. lhGv may be inclined but, after
obtaining all the Inside information |
| merely wish To- state that never before
has the prospect Of the reai been near
50 good as now, and for myself have
the most unboundcd confidence that t.
viii he pressed slowly but surely for
ward and In redSoaable tine compietcd
Judge Itivcs opened thc L. 5. Dist.
Court to-day at Abingdon. The new
Mmshall Cot, Watts Is there.
Mr.. Antonio pcriato has the iiucst
monarch Strawberries ! have ever seen.
He has just shown me ~ of the berries
that weigh one poHnd four aud n half
ounces. II ANY OF The friends of this
writer can sur pass this cXhbit,l should
be glad to see specimens Of them. Say
not lc1s lmna quart III each instance;
it being understood tiltt lhG specimens
are TO bu left with ne for deliberate cN-
animation Mr.. Dcnralo viii be pre-
pared ut an early day TO furnish plants
Of t'is new unrlyalled berry at % cts.
per hundred.
'fhe clothing horsc Of WcisenGcld
& Co., Baltimore, with whom Mr.. j. Al.
Bucknrr has been connected for years,
arc so well pleased with his value aud
efficiency ~ Il salesman that they recent
! ly presented him with n two hundred
dollar gold watch, properly engraved.
Buckncr seems to stand well ut both ends
Of the We, as lIo recently was reelected
member of our town Council, recriy-
ing the highest vote cast.
Maj. Reynolds has purchased from
Mr.. }. r. Anderson, the lot between his
flctory aud Pcnn's factory. lie will
erect on It n three story brick building,
| l0xS0.
Miss Mary A. Wadsworth, who opcr-
atcs under the auspices Of the woman's
Christian Temperance Union Of Mem
phls Tenn, will lecture Cree on Temper
nncc, tomorrow evening ut Mr., Burson's
church. learn there will not be any
collection taken.
The Norfolk & Western officials have
had the new Passenger shed lighted by
means Of lamps that are protected by
large bcl-slapcd glass coverings. The
effect Is admirable.
The marriage last Thursday evening
Of Mr.. II. r. Wagner TO mics Lille
Blevius was In every scisc one of the
most pleasant occasions have witnessed
IN the County. Quite number of In
vltcd guests were present. and the sup
per was really elegant The bridal pair
during the wedding ceremony stood un-
der large pcrdaut horse tl'oc Of noun
tain Ferns iuicnpcrscd with flowers.
Tho ceremony Of Rev. Mr. llanmkcr
who came from Snowvlllc for the pur-
pose. S'us as handsome AZ II was easy
and Impressive. have never witnessed
handsonor administration Of the mar