The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27
GIRL GRADUATES
IN SOUTHWEST
The Closing Exercises of the College
at Bristol.
The BAPTlsTs CALL A PASTOR
me,hodis,s VIII Expend $4,000 in
Iscmodeiin. Their Church Build
in.-Network OF Railways
Being Built

Southwest Virginia, Institute mas just
closed one Of the most successful school
wears in her history, this having peen
4bc sixteenth anniversary OF The found
srr nj the school The baccalaureale
sermon was preached by Rev. ". M
Vines. of Asheville, n. Z. On Mohody
,,iel,t the literary societies gave tneir
annual entertainment rendering most
e,ccllen. programme. The annual con
cert took place on Tuesday night. Inc
rnnssc was of a high order, both vocal
- INSTRUMENTAL. The singing. by Misses
Matte TiIson, katherine hoiwase anu
Ea,hlren Thorp, was worthy OF special
note.
Tne graduating exercises took place on
WEDNESDAY. Essays were read by Miss
aiary Easlcy and Miss Emily Doushts'
AZ tbe senior class. The annual htera-
~ address was delivered by A q. BUCK
ner. d. D., late of Kentucky
The graduating class consisted OF the
1ollowine members: Misses Emily
z9ourlty. Willie Brabson and Bertha
Hall of Greenville Tenn; Misses Anna
Meade Lockhart and Miss Pauline Bach
man, of Bristol; Miss Mary Easiey, OF
Harrisonburg. Va; Miss Maggie Coffey.
nf Scottsboro, Ala, Miss Helen Block, OF
Arkansas.
A PASTOR CALLED.
The Baptists of the First church OF
Bristol at a meeting held this week. ex-
tended = unanimous call to DR.. Fred. S.
Eetan, of Parkersburg. w. Va The com
,,atttee understood in advance that DE-
Retain would accept call if the same
were extended unanimously. DR.. ketan
recently visited Bristol and made a
good impression. The First Church mas
been without pastor since the Tesisiid-
lion of DR. NJ. Z. BroadduS. year ago.
ya..1t s1f
Naiu-Street Methodist Church has recon-
,neuded the expenditure of 5000 TO re-
model that edifice. An architect IS now
getting up plans for the proposed chaHSe,
and The work viii be started very soon
Dr. Charles Q. Jones officiated in the
marriage of a popular young coupe
from Radford. Va, this week Inc par
ties were Mr.. Frank GraTSon ana MISS
Bessie Howard.
Commencement at Martha washington
College, Abingdon, Va, began yesterday
and will conclude on Tuesday next. Ihe
l,accaiaureate sermon Will be preached
tomorrow by DR.. AlonEo Monk, OF Chat-
tanooga; the missionary sermon by KEY
]. T. Eskridge, and the annual ADDRESS
viii be delivered by Rev. S. A Steele. -.
D. The graduating class consists of
eighteen young ladies. representing ZEN
nessee. Virginia, Texas and MISSISSIPPI.
Inc bTlSIOi 1tltplloIlC NoiAPaiiy 49,
soon have made connections with the
lines of the Virginia and Tennessee Tel
ephone Company at Pulaski. Va; after
which Bristol viii have telephone con-
nection with Roanoke and various oth-
er points in virginia
MIR. Arson King has sold his handsome
residence on Anderson Street, to Dr. J.
S. Bachnan, for $4,000.
THE WORK OF RAILWAYS.
5I,ra
way Company has begun the construc-
ton of a network of new tracks in west
Bristol in order to accommodate the
large enterprises which the Virginia Iron,
Coal and Coke Company is about 10 es-
tablish here Coal chutes are being con-
structed for the accommodation OF
number of locomotives. TIE Railway.
Company has recently received a number
of locomotives OF heavy pattern.
Jesse b. Aiken, aged nineiy-one, VINO
claims TO have been an organ :nanufac-
trrer at Winchester, Va, at one time,
arrived in Bristol this week without
money or means of support. de was
sent from here to Roanoke, with the
hope that he might he sent thence further
on his way to Philadelphia. his home
Mr. Aiken, who is a man of culture, stat
ed that he had started on his way to
Mississippi ut the solicitation OF friends
who formerly knew him we'll. he ex-
hausted his funds at Chattanooga, and
being a man of independent spirit. could
not bear the idea of writing to his
friends for money. II would have been
in good circumstances said the old gen
tleman, but for fire. My factory and
large number of organs We're burned,
leaving me without means"
The Fulkerson Camp OF Confederate
Veterans at this place will attend the
Louisville Reunion in a body For their
accommodation and the accommodation
of the Jones Camp, at Abingdon, Va,
the Virginia and Southwestern Halfway
will run special train to Louisville and
return
The Democrats OF Sullivan county,
Tenn which includes portion OF Brls-
toll. have endorsed Hon. e. w Cormack
for United States Senator
Mr.. ]. L. King. who died suddenly
this week. was in the midst Of important
mans. having let the contract for the
erection Of a large business and office
building here only few days prior to
his death.