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

stranger walked into Joseph Man
dcl's pawn shop in Louisville, Ky, point
cda pistol at The proprietor, picked up
81 500 worti, of diamonds, stepped out,
boarded street car and made Ills escape.
Irwin Roberts, who, it is alicdsed,
murdered Mr. Crosswhitc, an aged and
respected c;tizcn OF Johnson county'Tenn.'
while being takc, by officers through
Shady Valley Ell route TO the johnson
comfy ;uil. was taken from the guards
aud hanged to the limb of a tree and his
boldly riddled with bullets.
AT GAINESVILLE, Tenn, while climbing a
fence with knife in her hand, MINNIE,
the little daughter OF S. b. Tucker 'os'
her balance and fell Oh tie sharp point OF
thc open knife, whci, her weight drove
into her body The blade penetrated TO
The heart, killing her instantly.
Hart Boswell. u! Lexington, Ky, sl'e
breeder of Nauc: Hanks. Skipped TO Peter
C. Kellogg IL Co., New York, thirteen
head Of trottcrs, al related to Nancy
Hanks, three OF them leiug halt-sisters
TO that famous mare, and sired By Robert
McGcorsc a:l7; Hambietoniaii Mambrlno,
2:Ial,, and Onward, 2::23 respectively,
Those rounr horses are to be sold in New
York this week.
rumor is carreut in Richmond today
that investigation shows he late teo. y.
Woodbridge, who s,l;cided here several
days ago, to have bee,short in his accounts
ns trustee for his ss;cr-in- law, MrS. Ksci-
aria Rs the amount OF SIS,Du0, and also
for several thousand dollars rs trustee Tor
widow, The matter is now heihS
thoroughly investigated. The intelligence
was great shock to the friends OF the
deceased, who hope that u different state
of affair will be revealed. II is also SAID
that he was Indebted to one Of the banks
other than the one Of which he was cash
icr. to the amount OF several thousand
dollars.
Tho }rooi,lyn tabernacle Rev. I. De-
Witt Talmnse, pastor, las hcel seized by
the sheriff, to satisfy :; Judgement OF
$l,l04 obtained agans, the church by AL
fred II. Long, II decorator, Tor work done
in the constructions of the tabernacle.
Marion L. Ross. the proprietor OF the
"Iast Chance saloon, ut Chattanooga
was murdered, by an unknown party, IN
his bar ut II O'clock tonight Parties
near the place Of tie murder heard three
pistol shots aud saw the murderer make
his escape, but did not rec ognize him.
Blood bounds were put on his trail.
r. j. Armstrong, the tax collector OF
Butler county, Alabama, WAS robbed and
murdered ut Panther Greek this morning,
his body being ridoled with bullets. The
town is in fever Of excitement. An
armed posec of thirty men has gone to
the scene and dogs have been placed on
The tsaii. Armstrong was out collecting
taxes and had betwee $500 and 500 in
i,is possessions. He wasa great favorite
and held in higl, esteem.
Greenyillc, Tenn, reports the following
prices on tohacco sold il, the warehouse
there to-day: "1he prices on to5acco this
week have been higher than at any time
previous this season. The sale has been
very large. Bright tobacco and fine.
wrappers arc high and stila advancing.
Fancy tobacco sold for $50 and SCI per
400 pounds. while Two packages of fancy
tobacco sold for the net sum OF $S0S.
The writer knew Ereenyille several years
.ass, whom it was considered one among
she dead town OF the State of Tennessee.
comparatively little business was done
sahere, and the town was made up of that
class commonly called odd foggies.
Tobacco culture was introduced among.
the people; warehouses were established.
d. Greens;lle, also tobacco, eigas and
cigarette factories put in, and to.day
tsrecnyilie is one OF the live, pushing
and prosperous towns Of the State: all
brought about by tltc tobacco interests.
Mospay, 1874.
,lsssers sse at Johsisol, City Teun...
TODAY locking for Oscar Lee, aged seyen-5
seen, sshc lad and robbed the mall
carrier sAetWcen Bristol and Smiths *