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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
Friday. March &, 1892.
The Courier ShuffIes.

The Bristol Courier presents rather
disgusting and nauseating appearance II
it's attempt to evade the responsibility OF
its advice to ..honest, Woodworking men
in Bristol to steal rather than starvc ano
to commit Il crime to make their hread. II
makes an apology which is no apology Tor
so doing and performs some rather re-
markable acrobatic feats in order to saw.
itself from the condemnation it so rich'N
deserves. A bold defense of its position
would have been more commendaoie 'iai.
the s.eaking, dwelling manner in whici
il attempts 10 crawl from under the bur
den of contempt which it pulled down NJ,
ON it's head bv thus melting men to felony.
There is something III least to admire an'
excite ones sympathy in the conduct OF &
hold. daring, criminal or instigator ol
crime. bntthe mind of man s so consti-
tinted that he has nothing but a feeling oi
loathing for the sneak THIEF or shu'ilins
instigator to acts of crime. Inc prope
course for the Courier was to humbly ac-
knowledge its error, and register prom
Use to I've no more guilty of such eond"c'
ANYTHING, however, would have been mor'
creditablc than this quihblins ard SHIFT
ing.
We are glad that the editor of tho co"r-
Ter does not edit that sheet "with pence
in one hand and revolver in the other.
We would beg, however, to inform hin
that there are Other things even more
dangerous for an editor TO possess than =
revolver; chief of which is mind devoid
of proper moral principle and correct
appreciation Of his duty to society.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office OF the Circuit
! Court Of tie County of Wise on the 18th DAY uf
January, 1892: in vacation:

VIRGINIA. In the tIeTk \ OtHCe VI INV CNCuit
J Court Of the County of Wise on the 2Jth Gay uf
January, 1892: in vacation:
rhruston, Trustee
+. II. Walker et, nj.
The object OF this suit isto judgement against
r. H. Walker In The sum ct Sl,+H3 81 with interest
thereon. fran June 49, 1899 subject 10 credits amount
ny Sl33.a2 with interest thereon ard against w. f.
harris in the sum o 1884, with interest from june 49,
$3.50 and costs, and TO enforce the same BY personal
decree and by foreclosure Of the lien reserved in
decd dated Jane 10th, 1889, from Big Stone Gap I'M
provennfDt Company and re. Ballard Thruston.
Trustee 10 T. II. Walker On lots and 3, Block 2.i;
= :; ami 4 Block !, and 3, ana 10 Of Block 90. I'm
proyemeni Companys Plat No. l.. in the town Of
Biz Stone Gap, Va, and affidavit having been made
that r. II. Walker, j. T.. JoIinston }. II. Vandver.
q. T. 1uruey A. II. Lane, N. E. Lane, o. +. King,
". T. White d. II. kigsby, parties defendant herein
are nou-residcnts Of this State, said defendants
are rrqpred TO appear within fifteen days after due
publication Of this ORDER in the clerk Office OF our
said court, at rules To BIZ holden therefor, and do
what IS necessary protect their interests. And il s
ordered that :, copy Of this order be forthwith pub
listed 0.re week for funr successive weeks IN the
Bio Sra.k Posi-, newspaper printed in the town Of
3jG Stone GAP IN the ealAly hf lFisc, aud posted at
no front door " the courthouse of suid county
il4 first dayot the next County Court for the said
county after the date of this order.
copy-reste: j. i. LlPPS. Clerk.
by Z. p. Arlington, d.
Batt McDoEcIl, p, q, 2-26-4i
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The Situation of Affairs Here.

Had Big Stone Gap possessed less IN
citizens been less pluckv, she might lon1
ago have been numbered among the dead
or missing. But such wonderful vitality
has seldom been seen. While other towns
have lost population. closed u industries,
and retrogaded generally, Big Stone Gap
has larger number of fixed people than
ever before She has added TO her deyel-
opment and her citizens have abundant
courage and confidence for the future.
The year, 1890, which gray hairs in bust
ness say was financially, the hardest in
forty years, saw the completion here Of the
finest water supply in $. W. Virginia, or,
perhaps, in the United States; the extern
sion of our street car system to the length
of three miles of operated road; the in
auguration of some small enterprises; the
building Of number Of residences cost
ing from $500 to 5000, and the practical
completion of two one hundred ton furn-
aces. This is tic headlight which she
has shown through this blacklist night,
and it burns more brightly all the time.
Now, what have we to cheer us in the
immediate future?
lat. The starting of furnace this
month OR next, which will employ hum
dro1c. of man o,,1 flnrof,,, 6 frotn that tbiS
is the seat of the cheapest production of
the best iron and steel, the country over.
Cd. The development Of our iron ores,
which has already begun. for domestic use
and for shipment to other furnaces.
Sd, The probability of the early settle
ment of the srit brought against the Vir-
ginia, Tennessee and Carolina Steel and
Iron company by DR.. Bailey, which,
though fora small amount, has effcctually
prevented any further development by
! that company for more than =. year. 1t is
understood that, however, this case may
terminate, each party viii expend large
money in The coal fields, but the sympathy
Of our citizens is with the Y. 7. G. people,.
as they have several very large projects
on hand for the benefit Of this section,
and they are our known friends.
4tll. The hope that the Virginia Coal &
Iron company with its capital of 81 800, q
600 and its GO, 900 acres ofland will go to
work this year, in which event big de-
yelopment may reasonably lie expected.
IL is fatnoIs to look for q boom. This
we do not care for, hut we do want grad
.aally increasing growth of business aud
we are sure to have it, in the near futsre.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
Sale of a Small Farm:

Pursllai, To decree Of the Circuit Court Of Wise
oui.y Anlsrad Dfcrnbcr 1.i, tS9i. in The chancery
cause of Francis Wills -. E. !nnncc, TX or ct al
Saturday, Feb. Goth, 1892,
in front Of the Intcrmont Hotel in the town Of Biz
Stone Gap, Va. between tie oHrs o. 10 u. and )
p yl proceed sell pnbl!c cutlery Ia the highest
bidder. the janl in The bin and proceedings niei-.
TONED, to-witi
The tract Of about .5'2 ty.ng N The head OF
Powe's Valley in Wise county. Va, apd fully de-
scribcd In II deed from Francis Willis and wife IL
VIM. y. Jones, Is. y. Hbiridge and James y. Eos ,
dated June 1889. and of reco.d In j.. t. II, $50.
Wise county. to which reference il rnlteog 20 much
hereof rs may be nrcessary-o satisfy plaintiffs
debt OF $liO5O With interest from luEc J.. 1880, and
COSTS OF suit and sale.
Terms Of Sale:
One-hat casii IN ilrua j,ie b'.alcc Sin two equal
payments AZ Is ard j. months. e,aenss ~ purchas-
rrs notes with security ant bearing interest.
". 4. SHELBY. Special Com.
In The Clerk onice Of the Circuit Court Of the
Comply Of Wise.
Francis Wi!is, Plaintiif,
J. c. Cnuncr, EXor. ct. al, i5cGniis
I,J. +. Lipps, clerk 81 the said court do certify
that the bond required of the Special Commissioner
by the decree rendered in said The 18th day
Of January 1892. has been ,;cly given.
tiiyen under my hand clerk Of lie said court,
this 2Stll day of January. 1897.
2-26-i; Ieste: j +. lil'fS. Clerk.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
1.-THE New Dentist

BIG sgoNE GAP, Va, March, 9th, 90
Ed Posr: In justice to DR.. Lyme Johnston
our city dentist, who is late Of Cambridge
Wis, but formerly OF Cincinnati, o., and
in justice to the people of Big Stone Gap
and vicinity, to whom be looks for his
practice, ] take pleasure in publishing the
following letter which received from one
OF the leading members Of the wholesale
business firm of Samuel A. Crocker a. Co.,
of Cincinnati, o., in answer to my letter of
inquiry concerning his character and pro-
fessiona' ability. Respectfully,
". 3. KlLBouRN
EVANSVILLE, I'm, Feb 81, '92.-Mr. w.
lB. Kilbourn, Big Stone Gap, Va. Dear Sir:
: Yours of the 24th is Just ut hand, it
having been forwarded from my office in
Cincinnati In reference to DR.. T. T..
Johnston. late OF Cambridge, Wis, will
say: have known the doctor for . mum
Der of years and in MI that time have
found him perfectly honorable and relia-
bic and gentleman in every sense ofthe
word, Assfor his professional ability, 1
consider him head and shoulders above
the average practitioner.
4 Truly Yours,
EDw. G. HARAEYRR.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04

TIE BLAINE correspondence has thrown
n good deal Of light OH he skeleton in
The closet Of that prominent family, and
the public has come to the conclusion
that if is not such an awful skeleton
after all, and that young Blaine is not
such n blamcablc character rs he has
been represented to be. j seems to the
impartial observer that this young, i'm
pnlsive fellow had fallen victim 10 the
arts Of two matchmaking women. His
eyes were opened and separation ensued;
and his folly has brought great deal Of
painful notoriety upon his family. We
have too high a regard for Secretary
Blaine to believe that he misNpresented
the case in his statement published last
Monday, and in the light of that state
ment Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr, and her
designing mother appear in ANYTHING but
an enviabie position. Young Blaine
doubtless erred, but he has paid for his
mistake right dearly and this one cloud
should not be be allowed to shadow his
whole life, and if he has got much of the
stuff that the old man is made OF in his
composition he will not allow it 10
do So
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
VIRGINIA: In the clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court for the county Of Wise on
the sth day Of February, 1892. In Va
In Chanccry


against III Chahcery.
". l.. Patterson, ct. al.
The object of this suit is to recover ]ndge-
ment against w. a. Ienwood and Jas. Fry in
The sum of 500, with interest from September
%. 1889. and costs, and of W. l.. Patterson in
the sum Of $333 .33, and interest from said date,
and from W. 7. Goodloe, W. p. Lipscomb and
Ellen Mccarthy, Trustee in the SUM Of SGG.66,
with interest from said date, lsaid last two
sums being part of the first above mentioned,)
and to enforce the same by personal decree
and bv foreclosure of the vendors lien reserved
in deed dated Sept. %, 1889, from Big Stone
Gan Improvement Company, and K. &. Bal
lard Thruston, Trustee to W. "A. Hcnwood on
lot Ii and the north half Of lot 10, Block Al,
Improvement Company's Plat No. - in the
town Of Big Stone Gap, Va, and affidavit hav-
ing been made that JAS, Fry is a nonresident
of this State. and that the cestnis que trust OF
Ellen Mccarthy, Trustee under deed dated
Sept. 10. 1890, from W. 7. LipscOmb are I'M
known, all Of whom are parties defendant here
in the said defendants are required tG appear
within fifteen days atterdne publication OF this
order, in the clerks Office Of orr said court,
at rules to be holden there for, and do what is
necessary to protect their interests. And it IS
ordered that a copy Of this order be forthwith
| published once a week, for four successive
weeks, in the BIG STONE Posi-, newspaper
printed in the town o. Big Stone Gap, in the
county of Wise, and posted at the front door OF
the courthouse OF said COUNTY, on the first day
of the next County Court for the said county
after the date of this order.
4 copy-Testc: J.E. Lips, Clerk.
Bul!tt 4 Mcdowell, pa. 2-2G-lt
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
The lntarn, ont HoteI.

Here is q new three-story S25, GOO brick
hotel and large annex,with electric lights,
water supply throughout the house, far-
nishings less than two years old, with
good custom during its FIRST season, and
yes It has been d standing md notable,
diseredit ~ she place, 81 slles lime ghres
managers have had charged il. Int they
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
LOTS FOR SALE.


Pursuant to decree recorded Doc. q
1891, in the Cltnncery cause pending in the
Wise Circuit Court, OF .Thruston, Trustee,
VS. II. a. w. Skeen, ct. al, the undersign-
cd will, on
March ISL Se2
between 10 and II O'clock, a. M. on the
premises, cell atpublic auction to the nigh
est bidder
Lot 10 Block 80,
Co.'s Plat No. on the
following TERMS OF SHLR:
One third cash. halante in six and twelve
months. With interest. purchasers to & We
mon negotiable D tes therefor, { lie to be
RETAINED until full payment made and cost.
Said lot lies on the South corner of
North Boulevard dnd East I'd street.
He. MCDOWELL, Jn.,
SPECIAL Commissioner.
In the Clerks Office ofthe CircBit Court
of the county Of Wise
Tbruston, Trustee, Plaintiff.
against
S. A. w Skeen, eft. al, Defendants.
w. H.B0NI., Deputy Clerk OF thesaid
Court do certify that the bondirequired OF
Special Commissioner iiy he decree rem
dered in the said cause on fhc nnlss day Of
December, 1851, llas been Only given.
Gsisensuiider my hand as Click OF the.
said court. this 3Htl, day OF January, ! s022.
Testa-. w Z. Fl. BOND, d. g.
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VIRGINIA: III tie Clerks once %!
Y Court OF the County of Wise IN III"
February, 1892. In vacation.
Ut

v 'N'i 'f'''NfHHty W " ~ y'i 49,
February, 1882. invocation.
ii. Brrrym.fi. Plaintiff,
against H. 'i.1.
..i'' Stone Gap improvement, Company.
Ell. n Defendant
me objecto l tslis suit {, 10 80, aside, Nacat ~
"a. a certain sale. made February go
she defendant, the Biz Stone Gap Improve.
aapy, 10 he plaintiff, OF the following lot 10 p.
y Biz Stone Gap III plat 3 OF The bis S;o'o cog
p:oronrni Company, 10 Wit; lot q. h'
lot II block III, and q ore hall undivided it.,',
md u the following lots, other audiyii's i-
3. heing sold hyJ. +. Built, Jr., 10 @hoi0 g
with your ora:os the deed conveying In" .
nau'--I lots was executed, H. Wit: Lots Il, q
u ,, and % OF block no plat 3 sai
u eoiain derree against said drteudan,s ~ -
money mentioned IN The bin, and FOR o,hrr n''''
Aid m affidavit having been msds and 70
thede!endant r. C.. Ballard rhrusiop. ifu>if
resident of the State OF Virginia, it j. prl -
ir do appear here within Is days after dnr nl
ton hereof, aud do what may Dr. neces>1f' 70
tsct his interest IN this suit, aud 81 =
Their ordered that a copy bereo. N'
%. nnce n week for four wevA- VI
Big Stone posr. and that a copy be posted a M
,ioor oF si,e Court honse III ILLS county on 40
lay Of the next term Of the county ronf' q -
county
a Copy. Tes,e: JR. LIPS. c.
Burns Il Fulton aud l.. Turner Naary, pa
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
.lNilIf.isSely Recover.

Mary Lee Kilbourn, the little daughter
Of Mr.. ". 3. Kilbourn, whose serious
burning onsthe Goth Of January Inst WAS
announced in the PosT,is recovering and
will soon be a we'll child, despite the fact
that its life was SO long despaired Of,
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04

hive been bauts A"Aa'S"PP~Nfa -.
odeauato capital OF the lessees whom they
represented, and SO could not show the
hest results. Nor have the managers been
altogether blameless, as not one OF them
would allow his wife to supervise tie
Kitchen and housekeeping duties, which,
il is understood, they stood ready ana
on ions to do. This would hinder the
success Of any manager. Hotel keeping
il as honorable calling as any o1her
business pursuit, and no nan in it should
do without the ready help OF MS better
half. where his field is toe small 10 allow
housckceper and chcI
We have had enough OF experimenting,
and the remedy is plain. Tile Hotel Com
pany should spend the necessary amonht
Of money, he it what il may, and give
the house n thorough rcnovaiinS IL
shoold be cleansed throug bout. papered,
properly furnished, bed and table inen
. nroyided in abundance. kitchen overhaul
ed cellars and yard pu, in trim shape, the
bar and wasl, room put on the first tiooT,
neat fencing built around the lot, and
everything made spick and span
Let the Improvement Company, which
has lost untold money by it's being badly
run, in way of true economy, subsldize It
to the necessary amount. even il it were
So 900 a wear, put the best man obtainable
in charge. and run ii rs 4 50 u day hotel
where a guest would get his moneys full
worth. giving, of course, special rates to
permanent patrons who are now scatter
| I'd around in the private families of the
! Gown.
| This kind of a hotel might have at
present only Il few guests day, hut IL
would build up Il satisfied trade and what
| is better, keep il, and enlarge it all the
fine, as the revival in business grew in
| force 1t would appeal to that class OF
investors WHO will not 60 and stay any
where they can not get fitting accommo-
| cations. We lave already lost one capt.
| alist who would have erected number
OF buildings here, but, in his disgust. he
! ;ook tie next train away. 1t would secure
| for us visitors who would have hccn here
| asst summer, but for the fact that they
could not he suited with what We could
ilcr: also people Of wealth and leisure,
who would come the year round on account
OF our ar. water, scenery,wal&s and drives,
no are always the NEST liberal spcndcrs
Of money, as at Asheyiile, ~iiiel place has
,een largely built up by such people and
| ~ invalids.
Let Us change the comment that we
| have one of the worse hotels in the State
Of Virginia, into words Of unqualified
praise. Money and the proper man can
do il within the next two months, and
the future will show the wisdom Of such t;
course
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
vr71pGIy ,a-In the Clerks Office Of the Circui
V Cont Of the Comfy OF Wise on the %oln guy
January 1892 In vacation.
9 Trustee In chanesry.

T''ras'ol' Trustee In cAaneery.
]. B. ca isle of al.
Tho ~ ret # This suit is to recover Jnt sneiit mSaiasl
w s b erIy ]. p. carlisle, J. ~ Kelly, d. !. 1oi-
.uy th !nkno-r heirs. deyisees and ie!'ona. repre-.
.ennty, Of ~ H. Litsey, decd, j. W. FOX. Ir'. ana
II. Z. Fox in rne sum Of $lSsas with
Interest from June %, lsse,cnd to or
force tl.esa me by personal decree ana ny in1-
closure o. tn. lien reserved in deed from Big Stone
Gan Improvement Company Il r. C. FaiaIt I'm is:ol'
Trustee n w s. beverly Oh lot Is Block &' IN prnVe.
,,,cni Co.'S Prt No T., in the town oi sig roIe Gap
Va and ncld,vit having been made thai j. H. Sfr'sie
!. a KEY. r. T. Conway, and 7. .. hrtherolu arc
NONRESIDENT. Il that ilIe heirs, devs'cs Il pt Soiiai
representatives OF ". II Litsey, dsc arr unknown
Inc sad defendants arc r,luifad 10 appear
within Is days after due pu3iir'tion o! 'hls
order. il, the clerks Office OF our said court.
1t rules 10 be holden iherco. and do What is :'"ces
sary 10 protect their interests And ii ordered mat
COPY Of t,is order be forthwith published orcs week
Tor ur successive weeks in TIE BIZ; SroHE f"sf, Il
news ,:tp Printed in the ;own OF BIZ stone iGip, III
he county OF Nise. aud o,ed at the ir-nt door OF
the rour. housn of said county, on thr irsi cay 81 t
next County Court Tor ead County aitr the cate Oh
mis- order.
copy-Tc;te: J. T.. iIrrs. CLERK.
i.y G. r. At1iugson u. &
pr,,,rr v NcDowlI y a. 2--S-itf
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04

DAVID B. HILL has accepted aa invita-
to address the Mississippi Legislature at
at Jackson on the 18th instant, and the
other cities Of the South have commenced
to clamor for his presence going to, and
and returning from Jackson. A grand
ovation awaits Hill in the South. The
,,cope like his kind of Democracy. They
nave tired OF mugwumpery and are banker
ing for some ct the old time Jeflersonian
article. David Hill will measure up 10 their
expectation and satisfy their desire for Il
true blue Democrat.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
I URGINIA:-At rules i cid in the Clerk 5 Office
" Of the Circuit Court for the county OF " tse
Oh thc and day II February, 1852.
In chancerv.

" Of the Circuit Court for the county OF " tse
on the end day Of February, 1852.
against I In chancery.
I. ". Fowlkes, ct al }
The object Of this suit is 10 recover judgement
against l. B. i. Mills in the sum OF @5Jj.';j wit
interest from December 2T,ISS9,ad costs an. @: a.
w. Fowlkos, in he sum OF S3;166, son interss
from said date Dd cost; and froln T. Fisher IN tse
sum OF 500, with interest from said dae ard cost.
(sad last sums being parts Of said fist sIGl ana 70
enforce the same BY personal decree and b. toreca
sure of the lien reserved in deed dated Doce'n-
Der u, 1889, from Big Stone Gap Improvement
Company and r. G. Ballard Thrnelnn, lrustec, &"
T. b. +. Mills, on lots - ANA II III 'iocit y; and o
o of block ~, Improvement Co.'S Plat NO |,
in the town of Big Stone Gap Va; and affidavit
having been made that r. j. Fisher, party dcten
dant herein is por-resdent OF this state. the
said defendants required to appear within fifteen
DAYS after due publication 81 this order, in The
clerks Office Of onr said court, Al rules TO be
holden therefor, and de- what is necessary " EFo-
tect his interest. And il is ordered thai copy
of this order be forthwith published once week
for four successive weeks in the Big Store POSI-
:: newspaper printed in the town of Big Stone
Gap. in the. county of Wise, and posted IL the
front door Of the Courthouse of s:dd county, on
the first day Of tbs rest county court tvr the said
county, after the date of this order.
A copy-Teste: }. T. L!pPa, Clerk
I3uitt & Mcdowell, p, g. a--o-4i
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-03-04
HOUSEAND LOT FOR SALE.

Pursuant to decree rendered Dec. 18th
1891 in. the chancerv caase pending IN
wise circuit court Of Back Of Big Stone
Gan, VS. E. A. Hardin eta! the underisped
viii. between IL and II O'Clock, Il. IN.
March Is. 1892; on tic premises, sell
af public auciioli to the III hest bidder, Isl
n lot described as a paraleIogram Gxl2S
feet fronting on the West side OF frocter
ST. between Giily and Wysndottc avenues
the same being portion oflots II ~ oil
Block A., Improvement company I'a1
No. II in the town of Big Stone Gap,
VA, and next (should tie above mem
toned moi being a sum s'liicicnt 10 sal :
isly said decrce) Il parall-lograin DIX =
feet fronting 80 feet on Proctor street ard
laS feet on GIiy avenue, being portion
of lots l2xl3 Block II, OF said Plat, lying
at the West corner of road, Proctor street
and said Gilly avenue. ca which is the
handsome two-story
Brick Dwelling House,
known as the "dardin House. on the
following Terms If Sa!c:--cash sufficient
ia nav all costs and onc-l.alf % the resi-
due Of the bid the balance On credit o.!
six months. With interest, puichaser to
give non negotiable note wish good per-
sonal security. Title to lle retained anti.
full nayment and future order O. court.
II. C. MCDOWELL, ,IR., Special Gem.
In the clicks Office OF tie CT enit court
Of the county OF Wise:
Bank of Big Stone Gao,
Plaintiff. J., chorc..rc
against
| r. Al Hurdill eft al Dp'It'j
ii. e. Lipps, clerk Of The said court
do certify that the bond required of The
Special Commissioner hy The decree rem
dered in SAID cause on the 10Th day o
December, 1891, has been duly given.
Given under my hand AZ clerk Of tn
said court, this Goth day Of January, ls!!i2
3-292t Tcste-J. +. LIPS, Clerk.