The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-13
IRE ELECTION IN
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TOWN OF BRISTOL
On the Virginia Side There is Much
Interest and Excitement.
REVEALS COME TO A CLOSE
Interest Manifested in What Course
the State Line Will Take
Through tho Town-The
Closing Of the Schools.

BRISTOL. VA, May i2-special.-The
new train on the Southern Railway be-
tween AsheEslie and Bristol made its first
"trip this week This train makes the round
trip between the points mentioned daily,
except Sunday. 1t is meeting a long stand
ing demand. especially since It makes
prompt connections for various points
south and west
/ The municipal election In Bristol, Tenn,
was held this week There were only three
'Aldermen 10 be elected, and the election
Gid no. create the least bit OF excitement.
The new Aldermen are Dr.. J: f. Hicks.
Anson King and a. C. Harkleroad
The municipal battle in Bristol, Va, is
much more exciting. There are two tickets
fin the field, and number of the Demo-
crats-especially those who were candidates
and were defeated in the Democratic mass
convention-are not going TO abide by the
action OF the convention. BY earnest work
however. the regular Democratic ticket
will doubtless pull through
THE STATE LINE.
Superintendent Henry Pritchett, OF the
United States Coast and Geodetic survey,
has written TO gentleman in Bristol re-
harding the proposed resurvey Of the state
Zine between Virginia and Tennessee, that
he does not know as yet when the work
will be started. 1t will certainly not be
until the middle of the summer. since
member of the commission appointed by
the cour. is now in Porto Rico and is not
expected to return before July The people
OF Bristol are anxious TO know just how
the new survey will affect the interest OF
the two municipalities. Nirginlans claim
hot +l1n m
ter of Main Street, while Tennesseeans
claim that it viii be found to run with the
walls of the front of the buildings along
the north side OF the street
The school at Southwest Virginia lnsti-
suts will close on the 23d day Of this
month. The annual examination period
began this week. The baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached by Rev. w. NJ. Vines,
of Asheville, n. c., while DR.. A. G. Buck
ner, of Bristol, will deliver the annual
literary address.
The commencement at Sullins' College
for Young Ladies will begin with the bac-
celanreate sermon on June 18th by Or.
Monk a noted divine of Chattanooga. DR..
Monk Will also deliver the annual literary
address on the 14th Of June.
REVIVAL CLOSES.
With this week closes the revival at the
First Presbyterian Church. The services
were conducted by Evangelist Weston K.
Gales, of North Carolina, and resulted in
q large number Of conversions. DR.. Gales
IS d good revivalist. Enile not eScitable,
he breaches In a pleading, sympathetic
way for the salvation Of sinners.
DR. ]. T <incannon, of Bedford City,
and Rev. Alfred n. Jackson. Of Bluefield,
W. Va, formerly pastors in Bristol, spent
part Of the week in Bristol and preached
once more to the congregations that were
always pleased to hear them tell the
story of the Cross.
The Methedists of Numpower, this coun-
ty, are taking steps to build a, neat church.
a new Methodist Church at the old Leba-
non camp ground, near Meadow View, has
just been dedicated. DR.. W. S. Neigh
bors, Of Knoxville, Tenn, preached the
dedicatory sermon and succeeded in raising
s225 to pay off outstanding debts.
The School Board has called the atten-
ton of the City Council to the need of
more building room. The rapid increase
IN the scholastic population mas 50 crowded
the buildings now in existence that i'm
portant additions will have to be built
before q great while. Bristol has fine
public school system, and now requires
only additional room to- carry it on pro-
perry.