The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
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l.. L. N. train.
Judge W. E. Burns, Of Lebanon, was il
town Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Sam L. Harris has accepted posi-
ton rs collector for Capt. W. II. Blanton
in the Davis sewing machine business.
Mr.. J. H. Mcconnell, of Wayland, Va.
was in town Monday evening, and left
Tuesday OIL the s. A. 4 O. train for home
w. 7. Kennedy, who represents Cowan
McClung e. Co., Knoxville, Tenn, in Vir.
ginia, was in town Monday and Tuesday
Attorney Irvine was called to Bristol
Monday on business Tate is close
worker, and clients interest never sui.
fcrs when in his hands.
Mr.. R. Buffalo, former citizen of Big
Stone Gap, but now located at Graham
came in Tuesday and has been circulating
among friends here.
Hon. j. B. F. Mills and DR.. }. NJ. Nc
Manaway left yesterday to attend the Mis-
sonary Union of the Baptist association
now in session at Mendoza. Va.
Mr.. J. G.. Maynor is now on visit to
his mother, at Rocky Mount, Va. The
posr wishes Joe Il pleasant time, and
there's no doubt hut that he'll have it.
Mr.. r. II. Mason, of the kentucky
Carolina Timber Co., returned Yesterday
from Unicor, Tenn, where he has been
some time in the interest Of his company
Mcssrs Ed. E. and John NJ. Goodloc
have gone to Alton, Va, and Yesterday
attended the wedding Of their sister, Miss
Jerusha, to Mr. Dutton Armtage He'll
frich
Mr.. j. C. Dousherty, of Halcs Mill, Va,
made the Posr II pleasant call Tuesday
evening, and had his name enrolled among
the "riyhtcous," which means the paid-up
subscribers to the Posr.
The Posr had a pleasant call Yesterday
from Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. p. Lcgg, Of Grail
Orchard, Va. Mr.. Legg is orc among the
most substantial citizens Of his section
and is good friend to the Posi-.
Mr.. ID. C. Stuart, of Elk Garden. Va.
was guest of the Intermont Tuesday
A Posr man halowcd mp and asked him
to throw him down a dollat for n years
subscription. The answer came back in
soft. mellow tones: "My brother takes
tho Posr, and read it,"
Mr.. J. C. Sarver, who recently traded
some coal property in Lctchercounty, NY.
for hotel at Macclcnnv Florida, passed
through Big Stonr Gap last Sunday, with
his family. on his way to his future home
in the land of orange blossoms and "carly
cabbagcs. May success ever attend him
Mr.. 4. G. Anderson, SON of Judge I. NJ
Anderson, of Wise G. H., left OH the 5. A
g. o. early train Tuesday morning to enter
school at Emory and Henry college. He
is .schip OF the old block, 'in the way OF
intellect, and the Posr predicts for him a
good record Mt the close Of the term.
S. B. Dishmau came over from Whites,
burg, Kv., last Sunday and left on the l.
g. N. for his home at Barboursville. lie
has been for several days ut Whitcsburs
looking up legal points for his clients
VIM. McGeorsc, jr., and associates. MIR
Dishman is possibly one of the best postet
LAYERS in the state of kentucky in resart
to land titles.
Judge E. NJ. Fulton was dow" from
Wise C. H. Sunday, looking as pleasing
MS basket of chips over the good news
of the early building Of the GladeylIlt
railroad He is a man of untiring energy
ana has worked hard for the building o.
this road, aud the Posr JOINS with him II
his Joy over the prospects OF an early
realization of the COED effect the road vii
have upon his town.
Ben. II. Baylor, the popular represents
tive of r. Walters Sons, manufacturing
clothiers, Baltimore; Md, was in tow
Tuesday. Ben carries u superb line o
samples with him, which he never allows
to get musty Ivy lying III his trunks to-
long, and he never airs them for fun. III
looks after the very best class OF TRADE
and hardly day passes that he don,
disfsurc several pages in that gilt-eds
order book of his.
Sir. Jon Fox, Jr., who has been the cues
of Mr.. Samuel Hcnning for the past te'
DAYS, left Thursday for his home in Bi'
Stone Gap. Part of Mr.. Fox's anpub
lishcd story, "Thc Vendetta was read Y
AIr. Page Monday evening. twas q sur
prise to most of the largo audience an
WAS received Will, marked fayor. In
lmouEtain dialect WAS beautifully read y
Mr.. Page. although. it was from the mann
script, and 1T was quite compliment I
this yaung ind promising writer. II
story will appear shortly inthe Ceaatttras
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