The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-17
TROUBLES OF A SCHOOL.
EIPECTED LIRGE INTISTn ENTS Ar
NEW TOWN or ELTZABETH CRY.
Andrew John.on's Grandson. Our Consul
To Demerara, Visits His Mother-Par-
son.Eurrough's Matrimonial Record.

BRISTOL. VA. Jan. l6.-Special-The
sale OF the Southwest Virginia Institute
building and grounds. under a decree OF
court has been postponed until the 10Th
| instant.
The total amount OF indebtedness OF
/ this institution is about $4,000 but the
major portion of this will not fall due
Tor from six to ten years yet. OF the
total amount the trustees of the institu-
ton hold s25 ZOO. $4,000 is held by Baiti-
more parties, and upwards Of $4,000 is
I'm the form OF mechanics and furnish
/ crs liens. II Is this latter amount for
which tbs property is advertised TO DE
sold, and IL the financial agents Of the
institution are able TO secure sufficient
funds to meet this immediate Indebted
ness the property Will not 90 TO sale.
WA1AJGA LAND COMPANY.
General Louis \. Dodge. OF Boston. and
party Of eastern capitalists, who are
interested in the Watauga Land Com
pany and the effort TO build an indus
trial city at ElZabcthton. East Tonnes
see, are expected to arrive here Monday
on their way TO ElizabethtOn. Their visit
is one of significance 10 Upper East Ten
nessee. as it is likely TO result in the
Investment of large sums of money at
Elizabethtcn ana surrounding country
within the present year The visit was
planned three months ago, but the party
was unavOidably detained.
Ten carloads OF coke are being shipped
daily from the coke plant at StoneSd,
Va, to Embreville. Tenn. for uses IN
the furnace al that place.
OUR CONSUL TO DEMAKAkA
Hon. Andrew Johnson Patterson, United
States consul 10 Dcmarara, British
Guiana, and his wife arrived In this ccun-
try TWO weeks ago. and will visit rela-
tVes in East Tennessee. They expect TO
return 10 the Ccnsuls post in March.
Mr.. Patterson is a grandson of the late
President johnson, and his mother. Tue
only surviving member OF the Johnson
family. resides AT the old Johnson home
stead. i'm Greerevile, East tennessee.
She is a. well-preserved old lady OF very
pleasant manners. IL IS not many
mCLths since The Times correspondent
paid her O. social call. and was honored
with some beautiful roses from her yard.
Mrs. Patterson was the lady OF the
White House during her fathers term AS
President ana her husband WAS ht one
time United states senator by appoint
meut
Consul Pattcrsou's wife is a young wo-
man of good accomplishments. she is
native of Washington county, Tenn, ana
was private secretary 10 Governor X. l..
Taylor during his term as Chief Executive
prior 10 the election OF Governor Iufuey.
n was during this time that she met Mr..
Patterson and was wooed and won 10y
him.
HE DEALS ~ MATRIMONY.
Rcv a. ii. Burroughs, commonly
known as "ParsOu Burroughs, VINO
5 5esps the the s Neke7 line oui ie Br qs.
tot. Ionn.. established "a matrimonial all
tar there seven years ago FOR the benefit
of clipping couples from Virginia. The
Virginia laws regulating marriage make
10 impossible FOR minors 20 marry IN the
State without the consent of parents or
guardian This provision has resulted in
fruitful business for Parson Burroughs
ana has given 10 his house the title OF
BristoIs matrimonial Mecca. Since he
established am altar lu connection with
his hotel business whether the guests
were many or few. Parson Burroughs has
been able To live comfortably. During
the seven years that this altar has been
in existence BristOIs unique old minis
ter who breaches at the Baptist mission
every Sunday night has 0h.ciatcd in the
marriage OF ol5 clipping couples from Nlr-
pnia and West Virginia and with this
remarkable record De considers that his
business IS yet in its infancy Parson
Burroughs has mado upward OF 1000 out
of this business The large number OF
marriages at which be- has OBLIGATED in
clude some exceedingly romantic affairs.
lie has united couples under a great
variety Of conditions. Many OF these
couples have been Well-tO-dO while others
have been quite poor An instance fire.
Qucutly occurs where the bride Is only
fifteen or sixteen years OF age. while the
groom is q widowcr Of from forty 20 fifty
wears. while at other times DO DIS the rec
verse. the groom being "a mere youth who
has allowed the cunning OF some trsky
old widow 10 cntrap him. The couple OF
most frequent occurrence is the one that
reaches the Mecca under difficulty To
frequently happens that the escape from
under the parental roof has been thrill