Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-06-06
ATRIP TO JAMESTOWN.
(BY SMITH HAGAMAN.)

A TRIP III OJAMESIUWN N.
(BY SMITH HAGAMAN.
While the stars were shining
and the plaiutiye whippoorwill
was singing his early lay, ! cross
ed the Stone Mountain to be on
time for the train at Neva Tenn,
for a visitto the jamestown Ex-
position at Norfolk, Va. Accord
ling to previous arrangement |
met Messrs. A. j. Green and Roy
Reese at the depot. In company
with them and others who we're
dropping in all along theway, we
had a very pleasant trip. Mr.. 6.
1 P. Sheriff. accompanied us as far
as Bristol. We had to pay full
fare over the V. s.. w. to Bris-
tol, $1,90. Unfortunately for the
: travelling public every time that
road goes to give rates they get
them higher rather than lower,
which is but a sample OF a public
enterprise without competition.
We arrive at Bristol at II, q.
M, and stop over until 8, a. M,
next day, Tuesday, in order that
we may get rates to the Exposi-
tion. They do not sell excursion
rate tickets except on Tuesdays
from this point. Bristol is a rap
idly growing city of a popula-
ton OF about 10000. / believe
there is as much manufacturing
and business ofvarious kinds car
ried on in Bristol as any other
inland Southern town OF it's size.
: Bristol has just passed through
' one OF the most exciting cam
: paigns inits history-a campaign
! in which our people have been al.
! most as much interested as the
citizens OF Bristol itself Temper
ance. The election first held on
: the Tennessee side OF the city,
where the "wets" saw at an ear.
ly stage of the campaign that
their doom was written, and re.
served their shot and shell for the
battle on the Virginia side, but
: here they met it hot and fierce.
! On the morning Of the day ofelec
!, tion, Notwithstanding the streets
, were muddy from a rain on the
! night before, q procession more
= than q mile long formed a n d
marched to the election grounds
= The procession was made up oi
all classes, fro m the aristocrat
down to, the little street waif.
The college girls trudged through
the mud, crying "Bristol's going
dry and it's no lie. I" Little rag.
ged children plead with the vo-
ters to vote "dry" for their sal.es
Many a little dirty, ragged boy
and girl in the procession exclaim
ed I'VE will have butter on oul
!, bread when Bristol goes dry. II
is said that many an old topper
: when he saw his children in that
! great procession, voted "dry''.
!. understand that the saloon mer
! charge their defeat, largely tc
the women of the town.
At 8:15, a. M, we boarded the
J train for the exposition. The rail
road Co. sells a round trip ticket
: from Bris tol, five day limit fol
! $500, or a fifteen days limit fol
! $14.00.
: We travel by way Of Roanoke
: Lynchburg, Appomattox, ant
= Petersburg. There are IN n
, things OF interest on the route
. not only Of scenerybutofh
: formation. 1t is always a matte
: Of interest to be even, on the sol
= ofold Va. One feels almost lik'
he is treading on sacred grounc
when he remembers the m any
great events connected with it
! history. Virginia is q fine coun
8 try, viewed from the car window
= from Bristol to Roanoak, witt
: but little exception; but when yo1
!, leave Roanoke yOu see no NOR