The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-03-30

to take charge of the Breckenridge
Coal Mines, was surprised by hearing
bullet break a window pane OF his
office and pass between him and his
book-kecpcr. This was probably moi
an attempt on the life Of MIR. Ho ge
but the act of some drunken rowdy
shooting at the light, from the noun
tain side.
IL the suit of the NJ. +. Church,
south, against NJ. 3. Wood, Of Brls-
tol. in Judge Skccn's court at Wise
E.. H., Yesterday, judgement was
rendered in favor of the church. 1t
is said that Mr.. Wood subscribed
49, toward the erection of the new
church building at this place. Aitcr
the completion of the building he
refused to pay his subscription. SUIT
was entered against him with the
above result.
WHILE at Wise G.. H., Tuesday, a
Posr representative had the pleasure
Of meeting quite Il number of the
rood citizens of the county. Although
not there strictly for the purpose OF
looking after the PoST's interests,
the voluntary encouragement extend
cA was quite gratifying. Among the
new subscribers added to the list
were, Jas. \. Mullins, Flat Gap: H..
f. KiIgorc, Tacoma; VIM. Noting
ham. DR.. D. b. Redwinc, VIM. Rem
froc. Wilson Owens, Wise {. H.: \.
J. Horne, Tacoma; j. II. Kramer,
I. II Gillian, Pound; w. w. Skeen,
I'crnalda; q. j. Bcvins, Mason s
Store.
OK WEDNESDAY of last week a
srccial train of two car loads of the
General Passenger Agents of the
Union and Canada, who were III SEES
sion for several DAYS at Hotel "Four
Seasons at Harrogatc, passed
through BIG Stone Gap on an eXcur-
sion over the South Atlantic and
Ohio Railroad to sec the Natural
Tunnel of Virginia, with which they
were greatly pleased. At this place
they were met by Mr., Conkl'n, of the
S. \. y @. Z. r., with his private car
fitted out for their entertainment.
This meeting of these Passenger
Agent has done more than any other
one thing recently to advertise this
section of the coutry and, il is predict
ell, will be productive of much good,
Ar DRYDEN, John Taylor, of
CharlcStown, West Virginia, is saw
inc for G. Cromwell, ofT,erro R"ute,
Ind. Il tot of gun stocks which are
sent to the Winchester Arms Com
panv. at Fair Haven, Conn ut Pen
ninyton's Gap the Hale " Wood
Manufacturing Co., are making furn-
iturc. collins. etc, where also large
operations in numbering are going on.
Bic Stone Gap should have more OF
such enterprises, but, the land here
aboutS is held by large companies,
small concern feels that it has but
little showing in getting a location and
timber: but this. it is to be hoped, will
| ho rcmodied by their ma king leases to
concerns that run great many saw
mills and manufacture on large
scale. In fact the largest land COM
panv here has prepared a most excel
lent plan which is being submitted t"
wholesale concerns.
\ erSr!uN!.x who aided in 4eyol-
opns several Of the coal mines at
.]c]lico, Tenn, and who is still inter
cstcd there, recently paid a visit to
that place and says that the miners
on the Monday after their Saturday
payday deposited in the local bank
81 800 of time deposits aud Sla, 600
ordinary deposits. Something like
this is done every month and .'ellico
| is consequently one of the best towns
in that section These miners spend
perhaps $500. 600 to $75o,ooo at the
mine stores yearly. and $25o,o0o in
the town: He was gold that It
was no trouble 10 cash lots at
from $25 to $75 per front foot
and that the men who Il few years
ago worked for him for days wages
are now worth from $4,000 to $4,000