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NO MORE LOW RATES. The Fare to the Fair Has Been Increased. An Extensive Real Estate Deal. BRISTOL, TENN., Sept. *29.-Special.The people of Bristol and vicinity have enjoyed exceptional favors from the railroads in the way of cheap rates to the World's Fair-the rate for a while being as low as $10 for the round trip; but today the whole snap was given away by the Passenger Association raising the 1°2 te to $17 and $26. An excursion train is going out Saiturday at the $15 rate over the Norfolk and Western, and the South Atlantic and Ohio promises to follow suitand that will probably be the last of the low rates. A good many people have noit been yet, and probably the rush is now over from this section. An extensive deal in real estate was made here yesterday, Mr. Burnham, a member of the firm owning the Baldwin Locomotive Works, purchasing eightythree loits in West Bristol, from William McGeorge, Jr., the consideration being $25,000 cash. It is thought that Mr Burnham has some intention of purchasing the Bristol furnace property when it is sold, as :the lots he purchased yesterday lie near the furnace; but nothing definite as to his purpose can be ascertained. It has just been developed that Grace Shannon, who made considerable fame as an aeronaut some two years ago, died recently in Bristol in :the greatest poverty. She left a little girl, who has been adopted by Mrs. Spencer, of this place. The Bristol Bank and Trust Company, which closed its doors some weeks ago for lack of ready funds-a disease quite prevalent at that time-will open its doors in a week or ten days for the resumption of business. They are now paying off the indebtedness, and paying 100 cents on every dollar. This is the only. one of the Bristol banks that has been embarrassed during :the panic. Considerable discussion has been going on in Washington county over the manner in which the Democratic nominations for the Legislature were made, and much dissatisfaction is expressed with the "machine," so-called. It is said that a ticket will be put out in opposition to the nominees of the Abingdon convention, but SO far it is all talk. The nominees are good men, and will no doubit be elected. No appointments for campaign speeches have been made for Bristol yet, but we will probably have plenty of speeches before the election. Colonel O'Ferrall has promised some of his friends here to make us a visit and a speech, and others will follow. Ex-Governor "Bob" Taylor passed through town yesiterday, on his way to Washington, to look after somebody's political fences, probably. He says he is going to give the listening world his new lecture, "The Paradise of Fools," this fall and winter. That is a subject on which Robert can talk, no doubit: Reports from the country contiguous to Bristol indicate that the tobacco crop is better this year than last, and it is nearly all in the barns. Bristol handles a large quantity of an excellent grade of tobacco. Local sports will indulge in several horse races at the old Fair Grounds tomorrow.
