The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-11-30
GOSSipinr.

'""cS' irGlnla ~ at last coming il
Tor her share OF public attention. At one
'ime' (and not so very long ago. tn,
h'chmohd papers were rather inclined &c
ignore this favored section, and TO fill ur
Their columns with news from tho eastern
portion OF the State. Now, tho South
west receives the frat attention at tht
hands of these metropolitan newspapers
nS they recognize the fact that this sec.
ton Is forging along aud is heads and
taiis above any other section of Virginia
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with immense and incxhaustiblc fields
OF coal and IRON; timber the most plcuti
'"I' ana OF the finest and hest grades
water power unsurpassed, and incapa-
h!c OF exhaustion, the Big Stone CAP sec
'lon presents the most cnticing outlook
to the investor. With climate the equal
OF any, pure water from the heart of the
mountains, il is also extremely hcathtul.
II IL already advancing steadily ahead and
1t will not he long until her peaceful val
legs Will be rcsounding with the ham OF
manufactures.
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This section has many able and distn-
gulshed lawyers, prominent among whom
are Gcn'l. A. h. Prdcmore, Patrick Ha-
gan, Col. Richmond, Gent. h. a. Ayers,
Judge Rhca, Judge +. NJ Fulton, john
y. Buchanan, Hon. Dan 1ri.., Capt. } F.
Bullitt, ir, and host OF others. Mr.
Hagan, when in full practice, was consid-
cred the best Land lawyer in the South
west. His practice VAS very large and
lucrative, but he mas practically given it
up to look after his large landed interests.
MIR. llagan ENJOYS the distinction Of hav-
ing worsted the late Ben Butler in very
important land snit He is not only a
lawyer OF pronounced ability, hut is
well up on all scientific ana literary sub,
Jects. lie has AL his life beenan exceed
iEGy CLOSE student, and being hlsssid
with an unusual memory, he has retained
to 4 remarkable extent what he has read
and digcsted As convcrsationaist, he
has few equals, and his manner, l. withal
so iasiralI.ir, Ihs, one never tires Of his
discourse. The writer once heard him
and Judge Morrison discuss the small talk
of the day, and it WAS Indeed 4 rare t,cat.
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Mr. Edwin Barbour, Il; one time editor
OF the Po,r, has taken unto himself u
wife in the person of Mrs. Waters, Young
est daughter Of En- United States Senator
Alexander Mcdonald. Mr. Barbour is
we'll known as the author Of
"Nir5nia Mavcracks' Mr.. Barbour
went on western excursion with
the Virginia prr.s Association. and was
so thoroughly disgusted with the behavior
Of some of the country editors, TINT upon
his return he scorcllcd tlom in the col
umns of the Poo1 most furiously. Bar
bour was nothing, if not original aud
aggressive. He WAS by nature utterly
devoid of fear, and his opinion upon amy
subject WAS always freely given, no mat
,c. who was an.crcd thereby. lie was
a born newspaper man. and it he could
ret control of one of the Richmond
daiies. we would haHc a! he Capitol OF
the Old pomialan. q papot that would
rival either the Constitution Or courier
Jo,tcnol, and we would have for It's editor
second John NJ Daniel. Virginia Jour
nalism is more suited to his taste, aud
whilst he is now valuable member of the
staff of the .New York SIM his sympathie>
are with the people eff his native State. \
i Col. c. F.. Sears, Of the editorial staff of
the .Ncm York World, WAS in the city re-
Gently. lie is the founder of the PoST,and
was for long time editor Of The Lo..+sa,
I'M, iist. IN conversation with the
writer, he spoke Of his numerous para
,r,nLic;I tilt. with Wattor10n OF The
rourj,.l..jouenoi. lie Was here to write
nm for the World history OF the ceie-
hr,,.d border fcud>, and went over to
Letchcr County, kentucky, TO intcr1'e"
John Wright and others. The Colonel Is
mos, facinating man, and is writer OF
no mean ability. He expressed himself
AS being we'll pleased with metropolitan
Journalism. Mr. Pulitzer pas hi" TO
! y rite i most OF. the foreign editorials and
those on the 1a,ifi, for which work he is
highly qualified.
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.lud.c Morrison is being strongly p"sheo
t., his friends for IL seat on the supreme
R.uch. and the chances arc very much III
bic FAVOR. He will go before the Legs
l,,,rc with almost solid delegation from
IL. Southwest. Which viii be great cara
IN hjs favor. Tie Is a main well qu''lheu
for the position, and if elected Will rehcc'
honor Oh the State.
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