The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1890-11-28
TIE DUKE AND DUCHESS.
The Marlboroughs Come With Their Scite
OF Attendants and are Delighted WIN
Big stone Gap and the Surround
ing Country-Entert&ined
aft the Club.

ing Country-Entcrt&ined
at the Club.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
accompanied by Miss Jeanette Turnure
of New York, and Mr.. John Il. Proctor
arrived at Big Stone Gap Sunday morn
ing, in the 'Maraquta,' the private car
Of Vice-Prcsidcnt Webb of the New orK
Central railroad which also carried The
Dukes English valet. the Duchess French
maid, ii colorcd cook and colorcd porter
After lunch they were run on the dummy
line from the station down Wood avenue
whore horses and vehicles were in waiting,
and they were driven over Poplar hiIl'
across the river. where they climbed Hotter
Hill and took in the very pretty ralley ana
the sunset. and afterwards drove over
plat 3, returning to their car for dinner.
At night-aS well done a. if ii had been
purposelv arransed--thc mountain lrcs'
which had been smouldering during the
day, broke out in circle OF illumination.
really IL most picturesque and artistic
effect.
Monday morning the Duke. accompanied
by Mr.. Proctor and and Mr.. John W. Fox.
ir.. went up OH horseback TO where the
Virginia Coal X Iron Company we're open
ing up their mines and preparing tor thcir
coke plant. with all OF which the Duke
was particularly pleased, declaring SeN-
aral times chat the representations set
forth in the publications OF The Big stone
Gap Improvement Company. and told hun
Nv its friends. were moi equal to the real
state of the facts, but much below. AZ
noon they were met at the north end OF
the Gap. by the Duchess Miss Turnurc.
Miss Minnie c. Fox and Mr. Ormond t.
Smith of New York who had gone mp in
the dummy train to see the beauties of the
mountain pass. Returning. and taking
lunch. they met informally. ut the Appa-
lachian Club. II number II the members OF
the club. the citizens of the place. their
wives and families Among those present
were Mrs. W. f. Addison, Mrs. John
MarSton. Mr. and Mrs. John ". Fox. 81.
DR.. and Mrs kunkcl. Mrs. :. {. Berry
man, Mr. and Mrs +. VI. Hardin. Mrs. !.
X. Taggart, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bulllt. ir..
Miss Carrie ". Hardin OF Frankfort
Misses Minnie {. and Lizzie Fox. Mcssrs.
John r. Proctor. Rufus y. Ayers. Ormond
G.. Smith, of New York. Henry c. Ne
Dowcll. ir. president of the club. lanes
". Fox. William Mcdonald. Judge Naury.
David Castlcman. Il. T. Irvine. John Good
loc. II. T. Ferguson. John W Fox, jr..
Horace Z. Fol. Will Goodloc. Charles
Hardin. VIM w. McElwec. Howard Bull
lit, George " Ecl. and h. :. Broadhcad.
of Wilkcsbarrc. Pa.
At $50 Il special engine took the
"Maraqnita' over The :. y. y g.. on It's
way TO the Natural Bridge. the Gruttoes
and the Cavern of Luray. thence To New
York. whence the Duke and Duchc-~ -ai'
for England. December 10th
NOTES.
The Duchess VA. Mrs Hammcr>lcy. of
New York City. and prior 20 that Ni,,
Price. daughter OF Commodore Price. of
Albany, y. Y. kcntuckian. In telling
of the courtcsie> shown her in the Blue
Grass" State. she said: IL wish had been
born kcntuckian.
The Duchess was 80 much pleased with
one of our Young married ladies and one
unmarried youn. lads that >hc invited
them to visit herat B'cnhcim, her English
country home.
The Duchess had much to say of the
great courtesy OF Southern men to woman
kind and how delightful WAS the social
life in that part of the South which She
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