The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-15
new INDUSTRIES
IN SOUTHWEST
Columbian Company Making Con-
tracts for Wood for Pulp.
pARs0N BURROUGHS FEES
He Has Married Over One Thousand
Runaway Couples and Demands
Cash in Advancc-BristoPS
Board of Trade.
PARs0N BURROUGHS FEES

BRISTOL, VA, April 1l.-tion. John
w. Price. member Of the Virginia Lesis-
lature from Bristol made an interesting
statement before the Board OF Trade this
week as to acts passed by the LeSlsla-
tire. which provide plans for extensive
nuhlic road improvements in NaSnltiS-
ton county, Va, for street improvements
in Bristol. and for the issuance OF pohos
aecregating 100000 to provide a tund
for the proposed Improvements.
The board elected the following OIL
GERS by reclamation: Colonel ). =. re
ters president; Ed. Lockett, Fice-ptesi-
dent: Nap g. Remine. secretary EN-
.c,,tiye Committee. Colonel ]. b. Peters,
Ed. I.ockett, Major A.. D. Reynolds, h
I, Jones John G. Anderson and John
N Huntsman.
The Columbian Paper Company, which
will begin the operation OF Il large pup
plant in Bristol about the end or the
present year, has agents making CON
tracts for pulp wood throughout TINS
section The plant will consume this
wood at the rate of sixty CORDS per gay.
The company is anxious TO MAKE an
contracts at once, as the time for cut
ting pulp wood is during the spring.
while the sap is up, it being necessary
to strip the wood of all bark
ZINC BORINGS.
r S. Baxter, a mineral expert. OF Pu-
lasIi. Va. who makes a specially OF
developing zinc ores, has just sunk TWO
shafts in Sullicen--eounty, Tenn. hfteel
miles from Bristol, with the result that
he has found an abundance OF two va
rieties of zinc ore, both of which are rlch
in quality. and can be developed WIN
profit Mr.. Baxter says there can no"
he no doubt as to the richness and extent
of the zinc deposits of Sullivan county,
and he thinks it will be a matter of only
a short time until smelling works are
established and the ores are developed
on a large scale.
Rev A II. Burroughs. "parson" OF
Bristors matrimonial Mecca, was called
up at a very late hour one night this
week to officiate in the marriage of
youthful couple from Rock Camp. Wa
The contracting parties were William T.
Light, aged eighteen, and Miss Eliza
Long. aged seventeen. The young man
was not aware Of the nigh price OF mar
rage license across the Tennessee line.
and SO he came without funds sufficient
to purchase a license and pay the par
son. Parson Burroughs. who has mar
ried nearly thousand couples or Tee
ing lovers during the last eight years.
has learned quite well that 1t Is better
to have pay for his services on the
spot than depend upon the promise OF
a remittance; and so 1t happened that
the parscn and the prospective groom
in this particular instance were found
debating the matter on a street corner.
while the bride-elect, left alone IN the
parlor, was wondering why the mar
rage was being delayed. he young
man had nothing he could pawn for the
marriage fee except lady.s goid
watch, and he vowed that before ne
would put 1t in pawn he would walk
back home and spend the balance OF his
days in bachelorhood. The parson re-
Elected upon the probable woe that fail
ures Of the couples plans might bring TO
the young woman and not long mere
alter the marriage was duly solemn
ICED. and while the parson heartily 81 ap-
proved Of the pledges Of the groom to-
ward b the bride. past experience had
taught him toEregard the promise TO re-