The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-22

ct the Central on Saturday.
Judge T. R. jackson, Of Gate City, went
down to Jonesville on Sundays l.. l. n.
train to attend Lee court.
Attorney S. c. Tyree, of Whtesburs,
KY, was in town Tuesday, on his way to
Frankfort to attend the court Of appeals.
G. G. Scott, of Bristol, Tenn. repre-
senting the Singer sewing machine COM
pany was registered at the Central Mon
day.
H.C.L. Richmond, Scott county's popu-
lar commonwealth attorney, passed
through town Sunday on his way to Ew-
ing, Va.
Miss Sarah Foard, of Nashville, Tenn,
after spending several months at Big
Stone Gap, HE guest of Mrs. W. E. Harris,
left for home Tuesday.
Mrs. r. J. Fisher arrived this week from
Kentucky and Joined her husband ut this
place, who has been here engaged with
w. E. Harris fer some time past.
| I. E. Horton, who is engaged i'll the
sewing machine business with Capt. Blan-
ton, was in town Saturday. He is work
ing in Hancock county, Tenn, and is do
ing nice business.
Mr.. Malcolm Smith, who is engaged in
locating the branch railway fer the Vir-
ginia Coal and Iron Co., at their mines,
was in town Tuesday, and reports rapid
progress in the work.
Misses jamie and Belle Slemp, in COM
pany with their father, COL c. Slemp,
passed through town Tuesday on their
way TO attend the funeral services of
Capt. Pridemore at Clinchport.
Mr.. w. X. Kilbourn, who is engaged
with W Z. McGeopge, Jr., and associates,
has erected neat Office building
at Whitesburg, Ky, where i'll the future
he will spend the bigger part of the time.
j. w. Wills, who recently moved from
this place to Scott county, was at the
Central Sunday. He is looking after the
sale of that popular sewing machine-the
Davis-n Scott county for Capt w. II.
Rlanton.
T. j. Lively, who has been with the
Greene Bodine Coal Co., at Tacoma, for
some time, was in town Tuesday. lie re-
ports five feet of solid coal at the Greene
mine, and says the output is now FIVE
cars per day.
Mr.. R. S. Ferguson left on last Thurs
day for Savannah, Ca, where he goes to
accept a position as dispatcher in the
telegraph Office at that place. He is
dispatcher of long experience and is offer
ed good salary.
VIM S. Mathews left Monday last on
visit to his old homo at Crump's Bottom,
Summer county, West Virginia. He will
be away, perhaps, till after the holidays.
The Posr wishes him pleasant visit
among old friends and home folk.
w. H. Blanton, the reliable sewing ma
chine agent, who is selling the best ma
chine OH carth-The Dayis-was in town
Saturday. He left Sunday morning for
his home at Big Stone Gap with fine
drove of mules.-Lce County Republican.
Mr. Van der Berry, traffic manager of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad and
| Mr.. Logsdcn, superintendent of the Cum
bcrland Cap division Of that system, were
lin Big Stone Gap Saturday last, and Wis
| ited the Appalachian furnace while here.
Mr.. Duncan G. Anderson, who is con-
Injected with the Virginia and kentucky
Development Co., and the Virginia Tenn
essee and Carolina Steel and Iron Co., re-
turned last week from @ two weeks stay
in Philadelphia.
Mr.. w. I. GoodIoe left yesterday Tor his
! old home, at Alton, Va, where he goes to
attend the marriage of his sister, Miss
Jerusha, who viii be married on the llth
of January. TO ar. Helfrish, of Baltimore.
Mr.. Goodloe will mix among home folks
aud old friends till after the holidays.
Robert Gray, Of Bristol, Tenn, was at
the Central Tuesday night. Dir. Gray has
ll.een for several months engaged on a
large survey in Kentucky, which w'a re-
quire at least two years work yet. He
4 was on his way TO spend the holidays Will,
friends at Bristol.
The live Davis sewing machine Mali,
Capt. Blanton, has established a machine
sldepot at Blnefeld, ". Va, with Mr. p. D
Durham in charge. Mr.. Durham was IL
1.-THE Gap yesterday morning andleft on the
early train for his home at Dallas, n @.
Ito enjoy the Christmas holidays will
..|Ihome folks.
Mrs. Or. Kelly, of Gate City, and hel
sister, Miss Alice Flanllary, came oTel
8 Tuesday and we're the guests Of Mrs. Gus
4 ~ Loseiii Tuesday night. Miss FlaAnas,,
a attending sHIlin's College at Bristol