The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-03-02

xrm,s issue OF the Pcsr uiil bcseel
the professional card Of Dir. j W Kelly
| IN which he offers his services TO the poo
ple Of the town and siciaitys Dr.. Kelly i
fine physician, and graduate OF TIN
highest order ia his profession.
osE Of Big Stone Gaps business mel
said this morning that his business hui
doubled itself in the pasasswc weeks e
what it had been for some time before
There 10 no complaint among our business
men. all Of whom are doing q satisiactor,
business.
MAJ. II. C. Woop was among the
young(? men who attended the double
wedding at Holston Springs last Thurs
dav. Going out or tue S. A. & o., train
Saturday morning ne was accused OF hay
danced twcnty-six sets, and did not deny
the charge.
JouS II. GoopLoE will soon build an
other neat cottage, which, when COM
ple,cd, will he for reut. There is quite
demand for such buildings, and - better
investment cannot lie made than to put
money into cottages costing from S"oO TO
81, 900 ut Big Stone Gap.
TuE conversational Club" met at the
residence of Mr. Buliitt Saturday evening.
The subject for discussion was: "Thc best
piav, and why" Hamlet seemed TO be
the favorite. They meet at the Intermont
next time and will discuss mcsmerism,
spiritualism and mind reading.
THEmembers of the Presbyterian church
are arranging to put mp q handsome church
building OH the corner Of First street and
Shawnee avenue. The building committee
is composed Of ". NJ. McE!wce, chairman,
James Youel and G. e. Dutton. Work
will commence about April LIST.
DR.. He. Livingston, has closed out his
drug business ut Tacoma, and is now trav-
cling in the interest of the Chicago Bak-
ing Powder Co., and the California Cider
Co. He carries fine line Of samples of
cigars, cider, soda fountain syrups, etc.
The doctor is hustler and will work up n
good trade for hia employers.
Mr.. r. r. G. Matthews. district passen-
nnr accent of the St. Louis Southwestern
Railway was in the city to-day, looking
after the interests of his road His is
the celebrated Cotton Belt route to all
points in Arkansas and Texas, and is the
only line with through car service from
Memphis to Texas. PARTS contemplating
n trip to the great southwest should ad-
dress Mr.. Matthews, room As, Ky, Nation
nj Bank Building, Louisville, Ky, and get
rates.
The city authorities are daily receiving
enquiries in regard to the $4,000 bonds
SOON to he ssued for public improvements.
General Ayers is confident there will be
no difficulty mot with i'll placing the bonds.
Let the matter bc hurried forward rs fast
as possible Big Stone Gap has num-
her of frat class contractors Hndsshuilders,
who have heroicly stuck 10 the town dur
ing the recent stagnation in building in
terests, and they need and should have
the work. The city should give them
preference over all others.
Tuu case Of the commonwealth vs. John
Barker, for grand larceny, was dismissed
without trial ut the instance of the COM
there being no evidence to
sustain the charges in the warrant, the
property which he was charged to have
stolen having been found in the Inter-
mont hotcl, where it had been for some
time. Mr.. Barker has heretofore always
sustained good reputation for honesty
aud it ia with pleasure We do this act OF
Justice, which will fully vindicate him to
hi. many friends and the public generally.
Fon some days past the Electric Light
and Power Co. has experienced considera-
bic trouble with its plant, brought about
in its effort to furnish lights to its
patrons with an incompetent electrician
in charge Of the machinery. The trouble
is in no wise cllarseahie to the manage
ment of the company, as it was tempo
rarily making out with inexperienced help
till competent man could he secured,
md in its effort to accommodate the peo-
pie of the town has brought upon itself
several hundred dollars loss. A compc-
tent man will soon he in charge.
Personal.
Attorney Fl. G.. Mcdowell went to Bris-