The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
BRISTOL FURNACE
READY FOR BLAST
The Two Street Committees Agree
on Improvements.
FORTUNE FOUND IN AN OLD TREE
Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars in Gold Sup
posed to Have Been Hidden There by
Robbers Years Ago-Jchnson
City Soldiers Home.
The Two Street Committees Agree
FORTUNE FOUND IN AN OLD TREE
Especial Dispatch to The Times. )

BRISTOL, VA, March S0-The Bristol
iron furnace is now practically refined
and will be ready to so in blast again
about April 5th. Many of the employees
were kept here to assist in the work of
repair.
Cornelius Shields, one of the receivers
Of the Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
pany, has filed lengthy answer to the
petition Of PRESIDENT Carter, who seeks
the removal of the present receivers. Mr..
Shields denies various charges in Mr.. Car
ters petition, and lays down his defense
on the ground that he had been advised
by Mr.. Carter in his administration OF at
fairs as general manager Of the compa-
n.y.
Joseph J. Ayers clearinghouse, at
Piney Mountain Springs, near Bristol
burned on Monday night The loss is es-
timated at $1,000, and is supposed to have
been wrought by incendiaries The prop
erty was not insured.
Joseph Bum, who was a member Of the
Fourth Tennessee Volunteer Regiment
during the Spanish-Amer war and has
since served in the Ninety-sixth Volun-
teer Infantry in the Philippines, having.
received an honorable discharge. has re-
turned 70 his home here His discharge
shows that he participated in four bat
ties.
STREET, lNIfhOf tMEN1o.
The Street Committees of the two Brls-
tolls have practically agreed upon what
street Improvement work is to be under
taken this year. The plan is to have two
handsome iron bridges OF modern pattern
constructed over the creeks on Main
Street and also to have that thorough
fare paved through the business sectlon.'
The committees are finding iault on &C
count of an advance in the price or brlck,
and say that unless they can get more
moderate figures on material than they
have yet received, the paving Will mol NC
undertaken this year.
u Eendick. who formerly repre-
sented Bristol in the State Legislature,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy IN the
Federal Court at Abingdon, his Liabilities
being placed at $4,000. Other petitions
were filed by Bristolians as follows: II.
j. Simon, liabilities $4,000; John Jett'
liabilities, s2,1Go
FORTUNE FOUND.
1t is reported here that James war
tenbereer found in the trunk of an old
tree near Reford, Tenn, $3.50 III gold,
supposed to be a part of money secured
| bv robbers who entered the nome OF
John Stout, a close-tsted old man, ana
made him tell where he kept his gold.
| 4 part Of the money was recovered
| and a part OF it was never heard OF, oW-
! ing to the sudden death of one of the
| robbers.
The Soldiers Home Committee to Sc
| lect a site for the location OF a United
| States Soldiers Home at Johnson City,
| East Tennessee. will reach the volunteer
| state by next week. Congressman
i Brownlow will join them at Johnson
! CITY and the various grounds offered for
| the home will be gone over. The Gov
! crnment will spend $4,000 on this home
at the very start. The location OF 1t
! at, johnson city is q plume IN the cap
! Of Congressman Brownlow. and he IS re,
| ceiving the congratulations OF men OF
| all parties. .-..
! On April list, +. +. Epperson: bristo
| AGENT of THE Standard Oil Company
| viii be promoted to q travelling position
| with tho company. He will be succeeded
! nv. George II. Clycc as local agent