The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-27

j B. SKEEN is headquarters TO
fine smoking and chewing Tobacco,
and cigars.
A HAxpsoME line of Gents fine owe
shirts-of all styles and grades-a
j. NJ. Willis.
| j. NJ. WILLIS will sell you any
thing in the furniture line at less
price than YOU evor heard Of before
J.B, SKEEN, sells tho popular brand
"Obclisk" -four. Everybody knows
what it is. 1t is worth 1913 pei
barrel.
DoS'r neglect to call on j. T.
Skccn and get his prices on all kinds
OF family groceries. When you get
his prices YOU are also sure to yet
some of his high grade but low priced
goods.
JIM. NJ KYLE is temporarily cater
ing to the public behind the Central
hotel counter Proprietor Horton says
it was not ".Jim s" beauty, but his
winning ways that induced him to en-
gage him.
a. NJ. WILSON, the watermelon
man, SAYS he has the largest patch
Of the lncious fruit ever put out in
Wise county He has out over three
acres and he says everything now
points to an abundant crop.
TIE committee on courthouse and
Jail will make its report to the Council
next Monday, 3 o'clock p. m. If the
report is favorable, and is accepted,
bids will be received at that time.
Contractors should be present
RUNon has it that one of Big Stone
Craps most popular attorneys will
listen to the merry jingle Of marriage
bells in one of the Oldest and best
towns Of the state of Tennessee. ON the
9th of June. How about this, Henry?
MR. FRED WEBER, who will have
charge of the management OF the In
termont hotel for Mr.. Peter Kidd,
arrived last week, and left for Roam
okc Sunday, to look after some bust
ness at that place. He is expected
home tomorrow.
Mn. L. L. GooDLoE has been en-
gagged for several days auditing the
city trcasurcr'S accounts, and finished
his work yesterday. He found the
vouchers, etc, correct to a cent. His
work covered the period from 1890
up to April 1st 1893.
Srr'r. J. L. JENNINGS, of the Wa
ter Co., is moving along rapidly with
the work on his residence on Wood
avenue, at foot Of Imbodcn hill. He
has beautiful location, and the
handsome building he is erecting will
he quite an ornament to that part OF
town.
LITTLE MYRTLE the bright and in
tclliycnt ninc-year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. b. +. kilbourn, has been
suffering for several days from Sc
we're attack of what is commonly
known as locked bowels. This morn
ing her recovery was considered very
doubtful unless speedy relief was
rendered.
(;ES'I. AYERS was called to Bristol
last week, by telegram, on account
of serious and painful accident to
his mother, who lives at that place.
During rather severe wlnd-storm
Mrs. Ayers started to step out a back
door. when a strong gust OF wind
threw her from the steps to the
ground, inhicting painful, but it is
hoped, not fatal injuries.
"Dox'r be a clam !" Rally for the
advancement of your town. When a
movement is madc-enaorsed by Il
vote Of over - to | of the taX-pay-
crs of your town-don't try to spring
up opposition to such a measure.
Substantial instead of temporary
improvements is what is needed, and
not Il town in Virginia is in better con-
dition for putting in lasting improve
mcnts than Big Stone Gap.
w. X. Krlpornx, agent for Alte-