Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-08-29
Side, Walk Letter. ]
On THE SIDEWALK, !

oi the season. Peaches are rottinp on
The trees in many instances and while
fruit and vegetables are abundant they
nave not the sweetness that character
lie them in dryer seasons. The District
cooperative meeting of the Christian
Churches of S. w. Va, L. +. & W. n
Z. was held at the Church on Va, Hill
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some
8 or ~ Ministers were in attendance, and
these filled the various pulpits of town
on Sunday; Z. S. Rose Gordonsyille,
r. Buck, - Clemmett Richmond.
VS.. Billiard Snowyille, Sam'l Shell
burn Milligan, A. A. Furgerson Leban-
on, - Motcalf, J. p. Hawly, W. p.
Manpin' Rev. j. Hopwood preached at
III a, NJ. at the First Presbyterian
Church, one of the clearest and most
thoughtful sermons that have at any
time heard in Bristol. 1t sparkled with
culture and was aglow with fervor. In
The audience | observed one Of the Ten
nessee gubernatOrial candidates, Mr..
Russell. you wish to pronounce the
name correctly put accents on the
SELL" BY the way would like to
have none sell liquor, and | observed
that Mr.. }. II. Anderson seemd particu-
larly glad he had found one politician
he could freely vote for. lie went with
him to church and seemed happy. Maj.
A. ii. Pettibone was in town, the guest
of Postmaster Mullinnix, being like
Garfield, n member of the Christian
Church. Quite a number of people from
Il distance attended the meeting.
Our Bristol Town Board seems to have
municipaly a hard time to "get out of
the wilderness" The big 4" of the
Board-loca lily $ ocallcd--attempted to
solve the deadlock by electing Mr.. Left
witch for Sergeant, but he refused to ac-
cept. They then elected Mr.. Walk Col
Inns, but Mr.. Guntner the incumbent
has cnjoined him from entering on the
duties Of the office. This takes the mat
ter to the Courts and the have employ
ed Judge w. d. Haynes of Blountville.
The other portion of the Board deny the
existance of a quorum in the election of
Collins, as they consider that the rcsig~
nation Of Mr.. Sullivan was good and his
subsequent Withdrawal of his resignation
null and void They will doubtless put
Mr.. McCroskcy against Judge Haynes.
Meantime Guntncr carries the PUllece-
mans club. Main Street is being very
slowly McA,lHmiZcd. As yet The Va,
half of ithas not been touched There
il talk Of a double daily mail service for
the n. 81 ". system, which has awarded
the grca, Southern Mail Contract The
Postal department Is now disrlplinng II
double corps OF mail agents Mr.. Fred
y. Fulkcrson, Il brother to Hon. Lee 5,
| FulkcrSOn Of Lee County Va, has been
assigned To the line from Bristol TO
Chattanooga. Mr.! Jose. Dinwidhic Of
s otl has been assigned to the line be-
tween Bristol aud Lynchburg, in lieu of
Williams transferred 10 the Tennessee
section. On Ihe II. r. the local Tonnes
see sub agent has been discharged, aud
Mr.. W. G.. Darlington ha. been promOt-
ed to the position. II is reported there
will be simultaneously with the new
daily mail, change Of Il. K. schedule.
regret deeply to hear of the serious
illness Of that noble Roman Cul. Iuaa-
lInn r. lIanby, who is suffering from
some heat trouble resulting in dropsiral
symptoms. Rev. DR.. Sulllns was in
town last Saturday and seems in high
rcnthcr over the improved look ont for
Emory aud Henry College, which he Is
making success Of. The glad, bright,
vacation Is fading before the eyes Of the
Bristol pupil. Sulln's College opens
next Thursday. Prof. llcaron says 1t
has rs many boarders now engaged rs
he can accommodate. But guess he
could omnibus one more. Prof. Morris
settle will open Bristol Female Institute
Mt his residence next Thursday aud not
Ms enormously announced IN the Courier
and Reporter Look ahead to the Border
Fair, let II be u rousing one. and let
every family in Brislol's business radi-
us take four days for rest, fun, aud re-
creation by coming to It, Admission
2bcts. There Is no money better spent
than that at our Fairs. It brings people
together, puts everybody In II good hut
NOR, oils the joints Of labor makes glad
the heart of care and rolls back the wheels
of age, and restores youth. Many q
happy wife and husband are secured
there. Many n sweetheart made happy
for life, come to this Fair FOR 1882 ut
Bristol IL you know what Is good.
Mr.. Glenn Darlington, has been for
several weeks quito III at the residence
of his brother w. G. Darlington, with
Malaria fever, contracted IN the South,
Judge Tlournoy is quite unwcU with
Hay-fcyGr.
/ The following cash prices are being
I paid IN the street. to-day, by w. w. Da-
. Wis, the cash produce dealer.
i Judge II. s. X. Morrison Is very ssrl-
: onsly III ut IIolston Springs aud there
Q are sixty cascs of fever IN The vicinity
! of KIngsport Tenn, Mr.. j. G. Hill oI
this town has typhoid pneumonia. Mr.
]. II. Palmer Of Bristol IL an indepcnd.
cnt Republican candidate for the State
: SENATE. Judge II. Il, Butler is in town