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The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-15
Doing Nothing.

! Nearly two weeks have elapsed since
| the association was organized to hold
Fair here this Fall. At the organization
an executive committee was appointed
for the purpose of making all arrange
ments necessary for holding the Fair.
This committee has done absolutely
nothing as yet and has allowed valuable
time to pass in doing nothing. This COM
mittee was not appointed for exhibition
or for the purpose of ornapentatlon. 1t
was appointed to perform certain work
and for this only. If it does not intend
to do this work, then the committee is
perfectly worthless, and its members
should tender their designations. The
Fair will never be made a success by
holding public meetings and passing long
strings of resolutions. This executive
committee must work and work hard, and
the committeeman should make up their
minds on this point at once.
The PosT is deeply interested III the
success of this Fair and means to spare
no effort on it's part to render tia success
But it will amount to nothing unless a
more active interest in its affairs is mani
tested by those whose duty it is to assist
in making it successful. The Fair, If
held, will be beneficial to every man
living in this town or vicinity, and it is
the duty of all to lend helping hand.
The executive committeeman are expected
to take the lead in pressing this matter,and
unless they show that they are actively
interested others will be lukewarm in
their interest in the Fair and the whole
thing will be a lame affair.
Gentlemen Of the executive committee,
do your duty and the Fair will be grand
success.
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Friday. Aprilr'.15, 1892.
nlass-Meeting.

A mass-meeting of the Democratic vo-
tiers of Wise County is hereby called to
meet at Wise C. II. on the first day of the
April term of the County Court for the
purpose of electing delegates to the State
Democratic convention which meets in
Richmond on the 18th day of May, to elect
delegates to the National Democratic con-
vention. At this meeting the Democrats
will also be called upon to elect new
county chairman. II. A. W. SKEEN,
County Chairman.
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Southwest and the Governorshlp.

Southwest and the Governorsh!p.
The nomination of General R. a. Ayers
for Governor Of Virginia has been re-
eeived with no little enthusiasm all over
the State, and if the nomination comes to
Che Southwest there is little doubt but
chat General Ayers will be the man to
whom it will fall. Southwest Virginia is
entitled to the nomination next time and
preparations should be made to assert
our claim in q way that will command
recognition.
There has always been too much TEN
aency in our State conventions to dispose
of the Southwest with sop, leaving the
lions share Of the Offices and honors to
the eastern portion of the State. South
vest Virginia has as large number ofable
and distinguished men as any Of the other
Grand divisions Of the commonwealth, and
the people are tired Of having their claims
ignored BY the rest Of the State, and al
the next election Of State officers oul
claims ought to be presented and insisted
upon in manner that will enforce their
recognition.
nc the people of the Southwest will as
sert theirsrights in 's3 the posr ventures
10 predict that Rufus A. Ayers will be tbs
next Governor Of Virginia.
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THE BOSS TO RESIGN.
But History May Repeat Itselfand He VIII
Serve Again.


Serve Again.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
PErERsBuRG, VA. April 9.-lt has been
rumered here for some days that at the
meeting of the Republican State Conven-
ton, to be held in Roanoke, General Ma
hone would tender his resignation as
chairman of the party in Virginia There
is probably much truth in the report, IN
view of the expressed opposition among q
large number Of Republicans to his fur
Their continuance in that office and to the
existing plan Of party organization, OF
which the General is understood to be
the author But Republicans say the Cen
eral rendered his resignation as chairman
at the conventions held in Petersburg and
Norfolk, and was forced by those conyen-'
tions to remain at the head Of the party,
and they believe that history will repeat
itself in the approaching convention; that
the resignation will be presented, but
that the convention, being composed OF
the Generals followers elected by "ma-
chine method J, will insist upon the with
drawal, and that the General will yield
and cosent to serve another term.
FOR WHAT REASON.
The reason for such belief is the word
ling of the call for the election of delegates
Ito the county or State convention, which
reads in part that: ITO each delegate and
lalternate appointed by the precinct or
lother district meeting the permanet chair
Imam of the meeting will issue a certificate
to be signed By the permanent secretary
and countersigned by The chairman of The
lprecnct or other district, and a full list
Iof the delegates 50 appointed shall be
fsigned by the permanent chairman and
secretary and counteFsigned by the chair
Imam Of the precinc to- rother district In
1.-THE case Of delegated county conventions
1.-THE roll5of delegated and alternates is to
t,be made up as certified to him in the same
manner. fhe whole call, iiepnbli cans say,
lpertake ef the nAture of the machine
land IS intended to operate in the interests
Iof Malone party The calls for the5 cons
/ gresional diatrict eonyenti Gus VI 4 allsad-
There strictly and 10 tho iettegsto the aboye
Ipian. Certified rolls OF Delegates must
1 be delivered 10 The chairmen Of the COM
3aittees.s Under this plan it Is Thought
/ l5eneral Malone will have absolute con-
Sfrol effs the State content fun, or MT least
ilargs faaS of
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NOTICE.
Trustees Dividend No. 3.

+ On and after February 18th, 1892, ] will
pay, at my Office, in the.city of Louisville,
Ky., to holders of the first mortgage bonds
of the Big Stone Gap Improvement Com
pany, the third i3rd3 Trustees dividend
of 5 per cent. on the original face value
#ofsaid bonds, in accordance with the pro-
Visions Of the deed of trust from said Big
Stone Gap Improvement Company to me,
#dated the 10th day of May, 1888. Each
Bond must be presented to- receive its
dividend. r.. q, BAlLAaD fTHRusTos,
/ Te,tster.
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Virginia for Hill.

Henricos Henry aud James City coun-
Sizes. tho only counties in Virginia to act
ap to this writing. hare sent solid Hill
delegations To tie Democratic convention
which meets in Richmond % the 18th 81
Nay. The sentiment of these counties
nlss he taken as 4 fair sample oEf Tint
prevailing tifonghou the iargers part oa
III, AUD ahan the sepn ven tim raeets
~ issichmpnas II lbe foaail that large
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.Tt must be fine affair."" said the Sen
ator from Kentucky. ave notion 60
furnish q kentucky 'southdown mutton
myself !,
Suppose we ask Vest to send some OF
his favorit sausage" proposed another.
aKentucky sausage, too! Wellp'langh-
ed Senator Jones, of Nevada, who is one
of tho enicures. "Blackburn's Kentucky
spareribs, and Beck's mutton, and vests
sausage; it might be called Kentucky
set-outP'
The dinner came of in due course OF
time. In their dress suits the gentlemen
took their seats at the table. Flowers
we're plentiful in handsome vases and
bowls. Ferns and MOSES grew out OF
rocky cave of glittering ice in the center
of the well-laid table. Scarlet HOLSTERS
and pale pink shrimps reposed in curly
lettuce and pounded ice- Lynn Haven
oysters came on, roasted in their shells
| Chesapeake Bay contributed her most eX
nensiye delicacies, such as diamond-back
terrinin and canvas back ducks. Virginia
bosted of her deviled crabs, and the his
toric Potomac was wonderousLy represent
ed.
The Young diplomat was astonished at
the fabulous tales of these gentlemen
.sOur State! Our River! Our BAY! What
country this must be!
Meanwhile he ate indusriouly, and
;ol, fbo q o.
came satisfied that he had reached the
center of America, and that all the mar
kets of the world must be supplied from
the rich lands of Kentucky, Virginia, and
Maryland. -,
The dinner was drawing to close. The
courses were served we'll and everything
was delicious. Champagne and wines
were getting low in the handsome glasses.
Conserves. glaces, and bon-bons were
brought in. They fingered little over
their coffee.
"We'ye never before had dinner at
Chomberlin's without a Malone ham,,
said one.
81. too, miss Billy Malone and his Vir-
ginia hams" said another.
"The Malone ham?' repeated third
guest, stranger too, inquiringly.
"Whv, Gen. Billy Malone lives in Vir
ninia. near Smithfeld, where his wonder
ful pig are raised and the hams cured.
Last winter you couldn't buy one for $50.
Only one grocer in Washington had 100 or
so for sale for special dinners
The modest diplomat yentured to inter
ogate the senator nearest him: 'N ny
DO Won think the animals so rare? $3.50
The Senator replied: "Yo GU see, the hams
are very small and delicate, not large and
fat like coarse Western meat! They are
cured with great care by old servants OF
the Mahones (used to he slaves, and un-
derstand their business), and -
"But," asked another guest, "why are
they better than any other pigs?'
"Peanuts, sir! peanuts not allowed to
eat any thing else; makes most delicious
meat!"
The diplomat wrote home of this dinner
to friends.
They give the dinner in Washington.
They treat YOU like one prince. They eat
everything out of the waters near to the
Capital, and everything on land. All the
small beasts at Monsieur Chamberlin's
we're dee-lee-cious. One fine animals
was forgotten by wealthy Senator. He
was named Peanuts and lives in Virginia,
near to the place where King George sent
peole to America.
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yIIRGINIA.--In the clerks Office Of the
circuit court OF the county OF Wise on the
I'd day OF March, 1892. In Vacation.
Lem \. Bolton, Plaintiff,
y u Noon. defendant

The object of this suit Is 10 recoser personal
Judgment against deiendsnt on u bond for one
hundred and seventy-seysn dollars and Dinety cts.
And an affidavit having been made and filed that
the iefentaIit. II. b. Moon, is not resident Of the
Siateot Virginia, il Is ordered tina, he do appear
here within Il DAYS after due publication hereof,
ando what may be necessary 10 protect his Inter
ess in this erit And II Is further ordered that .
copg. hereof be published once week for fcnr weeks
III the BID SresE pasr. AMI that copy be posted al
the front door of the court house of this comfy ON
the first day OF the next term Of the county court OF
said county .4.,.,, ~,,s,.
.sss a eopy -'reste III LiPpSs ilIctS. :,
f;eo. NJ Edn:on.tn, b. a. BY w ~. bond, p. G.
n 4.Ag3s ~ ses.
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N ! = !: " " Ho'Io|k2Vastern RI.
LEAVE NORTON DAILY.
Schedule December 6. 1891.


6:i5 IN. for Graham. Bluefeld, and intermediate
stations
:a5 ~ for Bluefied Radford, Roanoke, Lynchburs,
Richmond and Norfolk Also via Roanoke
for Washington. Hagcrstown, Harrisburg,
Philadelphia and New York.
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Louisville 10 Norfolk
via Norton and Radford; also Radfoyd to New
York. via Shenandoah Junction.aiso Radford to
Washington: also from Lyuchburg to Rich
m0ud.
Trains for Pocabontas, powbatan and Goodwill leave
Blueheld daily at 1855 a. m and 2:l5 p. NJ.
$50 p. NJ. 10 80 y. IN.
Trains arrive at Norton from tie Eas, Daily II :i5 a
IN. and 6:I5 p. m.
For further information as to schedules, rates etc.
ETC., apply TO agent OF Norfolk Western
Eailread or 10 w. b. BEVll-L,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke, Va
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POEM AND TWO PISTOLS.
Mrs. Philip Haxail's Death Recalls ga
NOUS Virginia Duel.
New York Herald,


R1cHMoSp, Va. April 3.--Ers. Philip
Haxall died in this city this morning.
She was, before ner marriage, Miss Mary
Triplett, a reigning belle in Virginia in
the early seventies, and was innocently
the cause Of the bloodiest duel of mod
ern times in this State-that between
Page McCarty and John b. Mordecai-
which was fought in May, 1873, and which
resulted in the death Of Mordecai and the
desperate wounding Of McCarty.
McCarty had been engaged to Miss Trip
lett, but the engagement had been broken
off. In February, 1878, a german was
given by the Richmond Club, one of the
most exclusive social organizations in the
city. McCarty and his former fancee
were vis-a-vis in one of the figures, and
as the only alternatives were for the them
to make scene or dance, they danced.
There was some talk about the matter
among their friends, which was increased
when few days later there appeared in
one of the local papers the following:
THE FIRST FIGURE IN THE GERMAN.
We have received for publication the
following poem. A loving swain, who,
doubtless, has been kicked by his sweet
heart:
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-04-15
GEN. MAHoNE.s HAMS.

.A diplomatic Letter Describing a Dinner
at CIamberlin's
"a little tlinncr vas 10 be given at Cham
berlin i, in Washing ion, one wintersday,
in bonnr 81 young diplomat who bud
beensaI ;tlip gatitai INT d short time.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE sTATEsMANs YEAR BOOK: Statistical
and Historical Annual OF the States Of the
World for the year 1892. Edited by j. SCOTT
kettle. asth Annual Publication. Revised
after Of1cial Returns. New York: Macmillan
Co. Washington: VIM. Ballantyne Son.
PoTIPHAR's WIFE. AND OTHER POEMS. By
Sir EDWIN ARNOLD, author of THE Light Of
ASIA" etc. New York: Charles Scr6ners
Sons. Washington: Brentano's-
IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY. Novel, By
FREDERICK MARSHALL, author of .'Claire Bran
DON" etc. New York: ID. Appleton L Co.
Washington: Robert Beall.
Botany. By MARSHALL WARD, MA, FRS,
Els. New York: d. Appleton l. Co. Wash
ington: Robert Beall.
PHOTOGRAPHIC MOSAICS: An Annual Record
of Photographic Progress. Edited by EDWARD
|; WILSON. 2sth year. New York: Edward l..
Wilson.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN L. History Of his Trials
and Trumphs in Washington. By WELLINGTON
YALE. Louisville: The St. James Publishing
House.
MORAL TEACHINGS OF SCIENCE By ARA.
BELLA b. BUCKLEY Mrs. Fisher. New York:
ID. Appleton n CO. Washington: Robert
THE LESSON OF THE MASTER, and Other Sto-
ries. BY HENRY JAMES. New York: Macmil-
Ian Co. Washington: W. H. Lowdermilk Il
THE RAILROAD FoRGER AND THE DETEc-
TIvES. BY ALLAN PINKERToN. New York:
G. W. Dillingham;. Washington Brentano's.
NOT ON CALVARY. A Lsyman's Plea for Med-
alton in the Temptation in the Wilderness.
New York: Charles T. Dillingham; Co.
FAITHFUL MARGARET. A Novel. By ANNIE
AsHMORE. New York: @. w. Dillingham;.
Washington: Brentanos
HER MISTAKE. A Novel. New York: G. W.
Dillingham;. Washington: Brentanos.
TALES FROM TOWN TOPICS. No. 8. New York:
Town Topics Publishing Co.
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10 the trustees Of the Presbytsrian Church,
then located at the southeast corner Of S0th and
NJ streets. for the temporary use Of the church.
and 10 sound the alarm Of fire, provided that
before the delivery the trustees should fle
with the clerk Of the corporation an obligation
TO return said bell when demanded The bell,
which not only summoned the Just and unjust
to divine Worship, but also faithfully pesled
forth the alarm Of fire, was rung not BY the
sexton only, but by the one who was first to
arrive in case Of fire. In this as in many other
matters, too many cooks spoil the broth and
in January, 1S45, like unto the old bell of lib
erty on Independence Hail, this bell was
rung % violently that it cracked
. subsequent meeting the mayor was suthor-
lied to appoint some suitable person to per-
form the duty Of sounding the alarm Of FIRE ct
q compensation Of $15 per year. The OLD
broken bell valued at $40. was presented
to the trustees of the Presbyterian church and
liant Fire Company, which continued to sound
the alarm of fire, not as the alarm il sounded
at present, but by a continuous ding dong
from the first cry of fire until the fire was ex-
tinguished- April H. 1883. the Vigilant engine
house was sold to the Washington and George
town Railroad Company and the bell delivered
to the property clerk of the District. When
the new system Of fire alarm was established in
Georgetown the alarm was sound ID from the
bell OF 81. Johns Church, corner of o and Po-
toHac sreets- Inc nucleus OF the purchase
money, 1876, for the purchase of this bell was
raised by sewing circle of young misses in
1887 The bell was on exhibition at fair held
in Washington city by firm of bell manufac-
turers of Troy. N Y, and rather than return it
to the foundry the price was reduced and it
was purchased by the vestry of the church.
About three years ago the alarm was trans
ferred to Christ Church, corner OF
0 and 31st street This church was rebuilt in
1867, and the writer, then a student at Mr..
Browns school, well remembers when the tall
spiral steeple, mounted with globe and gilt
weather vane resembling fish. WAS thrown to
the street, exposing the bell to view. The frag-
ments OF the wooden weather vane we're gath
cred up by the boys as mementoes of the glory
OF those long since departed. September 5,
1885, the corporation appropriated 500 to be
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paid to the committee appointed to superin-
tend the erection Of a stecp!e on the church to
be applied toward the purchase of bell to
complete the clock then in the steeple. No.
vember %, 1885, the bell cast by T. H. Smith L
Co. Of Alexandria, Va. weighing 1,085 pounds,
was hung in the steeple. In 1877 the bell
cracked while ringing for divine service, and q
new bell weighing 1 1924 pounds was purchased
of Henry McShane l. Co. of Baltimore, they
receiving the old bell in part payment The
new bell was first rung Sunday, October "a,
1877.
THE TOWN CLOCK.
As this old bell was formerly connected with
the town clock, as a matter of interest to the
rising generation, but not properly under the
head Of the, fire department, will speak Of it
October Is, 1886, the vestry Of Christ Church
petitioned the corporate authorities to take
charge Of the clock to be placed in the steeple
for the benefit of the citizens of the town, and
the sum OF $500 was appropriated to be paid to
the vestry of Christ Church in making such
Improvements necessary, provided they should
ton to remove said clock to the steeple Of the
town hall when they saw fit. The clock, as
church clocks generally are. WAS neglected
and stopped never to go again while
In charge OF the vestry Of Christ Church,
and on May %. 1S49, the mayor took charge of
the clock and made arrangements for cleaning
mending and regulating the same to secure to
the citizens a faithful and we'll regulated time
keeper. In August, 1885, the clock was moved
to the steeple of the town hall. and in October,
1852 the mayor sold it and placed the proceeds,
IS, to the credit of the general fund.
w. s. JACKSON.
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A SCOTCH GIRLS ROMANCE.
She Comes Over in the Steeraee and NIarries
Cabin Passenger.

She Comes Over in the Steerage and Marries
Cabin Passenger.
In the steerage of the Umbria during that
vessels last passage from Liverpool to this
port. says the New York Times, were two
pretty Scotch Immigrant girls. In the Gu
narder's cabin during the same trip was q
voyager who was returning from a visit to his
native Scotland. He is a resident of this CITY.
and had been abroad nine months on a pleas
ure trip. During that period he became ac-
quainted with the two Scotch girls, who were
anxious to come to America to join relatives in
Stamford. Conn. They eagerly accepted the
offer OF the AFOREMENTIONED tourist to see
them safe across the ocean. and the trio en-
barked at Liverpool. When the Cunarder
reached her pier the two girls. probably at the
instigation Of their guide, mingled with the
cabin passengers and walked unmolested over
the gang plank with the passengers of that
class.
The fact that the girls had left the ship was
soon discovered and reported to the immisra-
tlon authorities. A sharp lookout was kept for
them, and when young woman who answered
the description of one of the missing immi-
grants presented herself at Ellis Island Sunday
morning with inquiries for her baggage she
was escorted before Superintendent Weber. To
that official she explained that she had lust been
married to the kind friend who accompanied
her oNer. inquiry into the manner In which
the ceremony had been performed elected the
fact that the man had shown a paper to the girl
bearing some sort of a seal and told her her
signature was all that was necessary to make it
marriage contract When Col Weber told
her she had been deceived the girl tainted
The girl was detained and a search for the
man instituted. Greatly to the surprise of the
officials he betrayed himself by uuguarded in
quiries at the landing bureau for his missing
friend. 1t was his turn to be surprised when
be was taken into custody and brought before
Col Weber.
When the man denied any intention to de-
ceive and said it his wish to marry the
girl Col Weber took him at his word and sent
him before Pastor Berkemier, one of the emil
grant missionaries To guard against any
change of mind an officer accompanied the
pair and witnessed the marriage ceremony.
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To the Editor of the Evening star.
have used the English language with ,..-
sonable success and ns-.,,.l ...,st.,.;.. .
q GOOD mart 20 ~ lug
ohiv t.,,;I:. ne'ime ana am reason
.a"inar with the meaning and application
OF most words in common use, but sometimes
one meets with peculiari,;as of .xnra..;o,
which are at t;rs, ST a...,s
This is particnlarix a. '.ar ains.
ing England, a. - 70 az Aulerlcan VISIT
of this kind ON oo, no' sure put IN most cases
the wafer are rnnre nr ersa'iVe relatives across
than We are, sh',Dis ~ tne use OF WORDS
American belle tbas sha I .esiAse 70 say 70 an
although her Fnoi;sh cons;o nonieit woman
compliment, because she lnous u,u , saA 40 :. -
oId-time meaning ~ Az nnS"s ohly tne sooa
well not to tell an Ens,;sh =. Mouto oe as
child is very '.cute" for She mirbt sa Wa. n1r
though with ms tSo 80 ae isu' resent ~ al
able meaning. ~ oDjec''on-
such small differences in sneecb =,
sufficient importance to cali forth ssr;n,. 80;
cism. The BrItisher indeed ia ;nstiv $500,
at some of our strange applicstions ., rorSs
SO different from their Old mesninps bn, IL ~
guage is constantly ch ,npine and m or;ainaI
applications of hundreds of words ara n,,ara.
lost or forgotten.
There are other changes. however which
inexcusable and deserving of the most ssvars
Observation-Disclosures bron-bt aho,t h., tooL;~.