The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-27

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III. VIM. Wallis spent fcwdags
last week in Gate City and bristol
Green d Hunt have Just rccelyestl
a nice line Of shoes Of every kindsantdl
description. Call and see them; they
sell cheap.
There was quitea crowd in tosFn
last Saturday. People VIII goay
MAS tricks.
Mrs. Walter E. Addison returned
last Saturday from visit to relatives ls.sl
in Eastern Virginia.
Mr. G Morris left Saturday forhls
home in Pennsylvania, where he Will
spend the holidays with his family.
Miss Lettie F'lanary, Of Dryden.Lese
county,is visiting the family Of Nr I'll.
a. w. Skccn, this week.
The arrangement MI j. P. Moore
recently made for the delivery ofssahE
express coming to his Office is prey
ing quite satisfactory.
MIR. Malcome Smith left Iast'Thurs-sI
day for his home in Brooklyn, =. Ys,8
where he will spend the holidays. He
will return about the 9Th Of January
The Post is prepared to do first
class job printing Of every klnftS
When you want some nice work done
give us trial.
Mr. VIII Rogers, of Montsomery
Va, is spending this week with his
aunt and cousins, Mrs. NJ. S.Dutt andS
family, in the Gap.
Mr.. James Harris, who has beers
attending lIogsell Military school at
Danyillc, Ky, for the past tour
months,is spending the holidays With
holcfolks in the city. #
Mr.. w. G. Thompson arrived Ing
the Gap Monday night from Shera
man, Texas, and went down in Lee
county Yesterday on visit to rcla-S
tivcs and friends.
The people of East Stone Gap
have organized debating society .
Thcy have discussions every Friday
night, which are quite interesting.
Green & Hunt has one of the fin
est and complctest lines Of dry goods
and groceries ever brought to the
Gap, and they are selling them cheap.
Mr.. John 3. Barker, of Turkey
Cove, Lee county, was in the Gap
lastFriday and called in and renewed
his subscription to the PCsr.
Miss Jennie McGoldrich, sister Of
Mrs. w. II. Crowell, Of this place, is
spending the holidays with the fami-
" of Mr.. patrickHagan,in Scott coun
ty.
The Christmas tree at the Metho
dist Church on Christmas eve passed
off very nicely, and was largely at
tended and enjoyed by all present,
and more especially the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. DeBusk gave a
Christmas rce,at their home in East
Big Stone Gap, Christmas morning
at 9 o'clock, for the benefit OF their
children and grand children.
Smith Saylor, a well-to-do farmer
living near Grecnville, Tenn, was
held up and robbed of $1,000 by two
masked men. one day last week. No
clue as to the robbers has yet been
found
Misses Sallie Kennedy and Lula
Moore, two Of our accomplished lady |
school teachers, have closed their
schools and returned home. Miss
Kennedy taught up on Preacher
Greek and Miss Moore over i'll Wild
Cat
Highest prices paid forcountry pro
duce at Green & Hunts. Corn and
beans speciality. Corn 10 cents per
bushel and beans from $l.o0 to 81 %
per bushel.
Mrs. Ruth Thomas Of Clinchport,
spent Sunday in the Gap with her
daughter, Mrs. NJ. S. Duff. She
left Sunday night for Corbin, Ky,
where she will spend the holidayswith |
relatives and friends.
Miss Birdie Wax spent few days /
this week with her many friends III
the Gap. Miss Birdie is an excellent
Young lady, and her friends regret
very much that she has moved away
from them.
Mr. r.. e. Brown, who has the con-
tract for the woodwork on the Goodloe
building, it pushing it to completion
as rapidly as possible. The roofing
Is being done by Mr.. I. =. A. Sweet,
ofBristol. When completed this will be
an elegant structure.
The Christmas tree entertainment
atthe Baptist church Christmas night
was in every particular a success.
The songs rendered BY the children