The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-08-03
Y 3. KII.BOURNE.
rcrrD CAPTAIN OF CITY
GUARDS.
rbo Names of Some Of tho Young
Men of Whom Big Stone Cap
owes Much for the Cood
Order That is Maintained
Here.

Order nat 10 tt
Here.
Last Friday evening a meeting OF
the CIV Guards was held Tor the
''o.no,c Of selecting a captain for the
..n,i twelve mouths. Twenty -scvon
The gentlemen comprising this
.,o.rIy voluntary organization were
present, and twcnty-scven more reso-
Int. and determined young men new
c- broe assembled in one room.
Tuc people Of Big Stone Gap are
;r..l, nroud of them .anG we'll they
have \ night to be. 10 these Young
mrn who have 50 successfully con-
trolIcd the mighty clement that nat
ualIY l~itts into mountain town,
,h rropIr owe debt ;lat cannot be
49,. in collar. and cents but only in
admira,"u ard ,ratitu'lc for the val
n.b.. services they have rendered.
ODica bavc DIZZY stepped into dangers
door ana ri>kcd ,Ec'r lives, not for a
money o..i,lcraton, but pa el y for
the respect they have Tor law and or
der aud .or the protection cf the town
aai its citizens. They have not
,enelt ao,olicty hy ,ash AMI unwar-
.ate' acts, but when an arrest has
.cvu necessary the offending party
ia. never csca"cd unless he got a
coed start OH them and liaul run
aus ccord Of 30
siron.h The klndncrs of MIR. y.
t fox, secretary, we give below a
copy If Che minutes of Friday nights
meeting
Meeting called 20 der at $3.50 p.
H. with Mayor iluG.;e in the chair
and q t. Fox as secretary pro tenn.
Notion was made and seconded that
Il committee be appointed by chair.
,aar. for ihe purpose of deciding who
were boa tidc mcmbcrs of the guard
amt entitled 10 vote. Motion carried.
N~,srs Buliitt, W. 7. Goodloe,
,Iohn Willis, !. B. Payne and S. Il.
.ir see were appointed and decided
the following - members were emit
tel to vote: j W. Fox, Jr., Il. L.
6sowN, il. G. Anderson, T. s. Hu-
back, j l.. Jennings, j. II. Yau,lov=
roley, Il. 7. Irvine. A. W. T,acv,
William Ecaman, II. e. Mcdowell,
rr ''u> ". Lowell, W. \. Mellow
n, & f Jones, " + Baker, j, y.
laaril J.! Il now,;pn, j. Z. Moore,
" Wax, ". i kiio"urnc, Goo
loa ''iiiry, T G. Ecvcr!y, W. i.
Goojioc, :. Il. lessee, @. 4. Fox, j.
Nulitt j.. end J. Is. Payne.
iiie meeting then procceu to the
aneaa election Of a captain. The
@'iat resulted in W. Is. Kilbourne
receiving ninctccn votes amt w. +.
Baker 81 III votes Mr.. kilbourne
lw1Ms received a majority Of votes
4as iecialc,i elected At the motion
a 'r Baker ihc election was made
G&aMon> Mr. klbourne was then
c>cutiod t. the CHAR. 1t was moved
aal seconded that Il committee he APP
pointed IL revise the bylaws o. the
constitution of the Guard. Motion
carried Mavo, IIndsins. Mcssrs.
%o'l1 aud Irvine Wee .rppointed.
;. lIoback and o. l.. Fox We're
nominated for secretary. O. +. Fox
va elected 1t was moved, secon,l-
c amt unanimously carried that
'ari.a HlIly be 70 ommpn'led TO tho
H.'f'' ior city scarScant. MeSsrs
'sr'cr Cloud, } W. Kelly, j. l..
Nelly II }. Sullivan, J. II. Steward,
bu' HUDSON \. b. Eaton We 9
Proposed ior '5ership and duly
y.e''e, Mayor Fiudscns, on behalf
81 the ely offered to pay for all
badges iof the members. MIR. Huds.
Gus oaer was accepted II was
'''yol and secon.lol that the secre=
'''y Prearc a lis, of nnmes Of all
mcmoers who are without badges
aud hand il to the city council at it's
next meeting. Motion carried. No
,Of'ner business being before the
mouse the meeting adjourned.
Q. E. Fox, Secretary.
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