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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-09-13
Saved by 81 Friends Wit.

At Hastings, Ncb., crowd Of people
witnessed a singular scene tho other night.
in which 4 man S life was saved after aa
novel fashion rs ever any writer Of nc
ton has evolved Rafc Shaffcr, we'll
known sporting man, was seated with q
friend, who had only lately come here
companion of quarrel that ne had with
another man about town, whom ho sus-
pected of about to make an Attcmp! OH his
life.
AS he wos speaking the eastern man
suddenly interrupted him with the ques-
ton: Say, Shatler, do you remember
your old business as telegraph operator?'
Shaffer, who it seems, had followed this
trade before going west, looked surprised,
but answered that he did
"Wcll, you know its very easy thing
forgotten. Now, bet Yen can't tell me
what | am going to tick out ',erc on this
tablet
The eastern man then took pencil
from his pocket and began to tick off a
message, which, as he finished, caused
Shaffer to s1ring hastily from his seat,
drawing IA he did 80 reyol,or from his
pocket, which lie ihrnst almost in the face
Ct q man who had been standing in tho
door Of the saloon and who had just COW
cred him with his pistol.
The two men glared at each ether and
Shaffcr said calmy: Dieter put up your
weapon. Smith, unless YOU want to shoot
it out with me right here. have got the
drop OIL you as much Ma you have on me y
Smith hestated and then replied that
be would put up his posto if Shatfcr
would, and consent to lomve the question
between them to arbitration of mutual
friends. Shafer agreed to tbs arbitra
ton plan, as it seemed both men had
men had their reasons for not letting the
cause of the bad blood between them he
known to the public.
Smith then left, and Shaffsr thanked
his quick wittcd friend for the service he
had rendered him. The message the
eastern man had raped out WAS as fol-
lows:
81 your enemy is dark complexioned
man with 4 hooked nose and soar on the
lett checd, he has just entered the saloon
and has his hand OH his pistol pocket. |
you fear treachery frsm him move qnickl,
or he'll have the drop on you. am I'm
armed so that cannot draw for you
Draw now as he has his pistol out, ant
unless YOU are as quick as lightning h'
will have YOU"
Shalfers keen ear caught the words AM
he acted at once Oh them, as has beel
shown. His wheeling 50 suddenly abou
on Smith took that gentleman so by sur
prise that he was compelled to back down
SIN tn has the reputation of of being NOR
treacherous than brave, while Shaffcr is
mon of courage and some GOODNESS.
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A Kansas Mans Experien

Mr.. Albert Favorite, If Arkansas CITY.
Kan, wishes TO give onr readers the ben :
eft of hs experience with colds. He
SAYS: II contracted cold carly last
spring that settled on my lungs, and had
hardly recovered from it when I caught
another that hung on all summer and left
mo with hacking cough, which though
neror would get rid Of. | had used
Chamberlain 8 Cougl, Remedy some four
teen years ago with much success, and
concluded to try it again. When Il got
through with one bottle my cough had
left me, and have not suffered With
cough or cold since. have recommend
ed it to others, and all speak we'll of it,"
30 cent bottles for sale by J. W. Kelly,
Druggist. s
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E. D. FRAZIER DEAD,

Sir. +. D. FRAZER, Of Roanoke who
has been in the Gap several months
engaged IN The mining business as a
partner with Mr., Potor K'''' died at
til" .ntcrlnont hotel Monday morn
ing of pneumonia fever. Mr.. fraz-
Ter made many friends at this place,
and was liked by all who knew hun
He had been confined to his room
about two weeks, and suffered intense
pain. Monday morning he had a
heomorage Of the lungs, which result
ed in his death. His remains were
taken to his home at Lynch Station,
Va, Monday evening for intcrment
They were accompanied from tins
place by Mr.. j. F. Stone, of Roanoke
a relative,of the deceased, and Mr.
Kidd.
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Mr.. Fred Miller, Of Irving, H., writes
that lie had 4 severe kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his back
and also that his lladdcr was affected.
He tried many so-called kidney cures
hut without any good result. About a
yoar ago he began the use Of Electric
Bittcrs and found relief at once. Eli
trio Bl''crs is especially adapted to cure
Of all kidney and liver troubles and OTTER
gives almost i:;sta"9 relief one trial
will prose our statement. Price ONLY SO
cents for large bottle. Att. w. Kelly s
Drug Store,
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While in Chicago, Mr. Charles L. kahl
or, a prominent shoe merchant OF ICES
Moincs, Iowa, had quite q serious time OF
r. He took such severe cold that ne
could harly talk or navigate, but the
nrompt use of Chamberlain $ cough
Remedy cured him of his cold SO quickly
th,t others at the hotel who had bad coius
followed his example and half dozen
rsrsous ordered it from the ncarert drug
store They were profusc in their thanks
70 Mr.. Kaher for telling them now 10
an, had cold so quickly. For sale by
Ksrv < Evans, General Store.
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ONLY ONE OF MANY.
Story Ola Stage Struck Youth From 10" :
yor Colorado.

Story ola Stage Struck Youth From Don-
yer. Colorado.
"Win"Blakc is the son Of one OF the
wealthiest and most prominent citizens
at Denver, Colorado, and the silver spoon
that he possessed in his intantIle days
caused his parents no end Of annoyance
when he grew to mans estate.
"Win" is talented young fellow, but
there have been men with greater intel
lects and more mature judgement. His
talents for TALENT may be found to shine
out brilliantly in the musical line, which
leads up to the observation that young
Blake wears his hair in very qnecr-tasI'-
toned, wardrobe ditto, and is extremely
fond Of himself Not long ago he became
infatuated with the stage, and having Il
bass voice that was susceptible OF much
cultivation, he applyed for job as UNI
derstudv III an opera company on its way
! to the coast.
~ on nave very i"'i ""o' WV ~
an eccentric crop Of hair; besides you
dress in manner that would prove adj
vantageous in a street parade, but your
6rurc is little too massive. Yet, if my
basso profoundo gets gay when we reach
the jumping off place, Ill have him tossed
into the Golden Gate, and telegraph fol
YOU
Thus spoke the manager of the opera
comnauv. and Winfield went to bed thai
night after praying that the big, fat tel'
low, with the harsh voice and bluff way;
would 90 off on spree when he struck
the land of feas. And the prayer wa:
answered. The wires flashed this mea
sage in due course Of time.
Come at once Your salary will he
500 per week"
It might as we'll have read $500 PEI
year" for all the good it did the aspiring
Young principal, AS he sang t"Hr weeks
and never got the price of shave or !
n,,,fornix cocktail. Tie opera company
owing TO the dcnressrn condition. 0
business" 'sbusted," and about thirty
6rc singers were left stranded.
Dear father wrote Win, alter three
vscks Of starvation, 'scnd me money t.
ret hack HON and IL settle down and be ;
good hoy
"Nay, nay, Winfield" r"nlied thc olde
Blake. "vnu huughi the bird. now eat it
Van are M LANCER child nf mine"
And :. Winfield starved some nor".an'
,.,u y. hnrw every free lunrh counter oil
Market street b.: heart. \ little ray o
,.hn. broke in on his humble an
areary Iir. one dix. however, and ont o
tho nrocce,ls thereof he sent his fathc
the following Geographic message:
"Once more CAT. sang at tuners
this morning and made -.
Til. seemed to touch he old man
hcart. for he wired the errins boy SIG
and bade him return to Denver. Winfield
kills time now singing to tho tones Of til
magnificent s5OHD0 organ in the Meths
dist Episcopal church, which Mr.. Blak
ST.. donated to that institution, now an
, tLeu participating in am1teur theatrical
an.!o;hcrwise attcmpting to prove that =
!. no. the degenerate son ola no''ie sll
That All lila friends said he sas, and lib
Blake family are happy.--C hscago A .sa!,
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John c. Manager, Editor of the Sun
beam, Scligman, Mo-, who named Grover
Cleveland for the Presidency in Novem-
Der, 1893, while he was Mayor of Buffalo,
N. Y, is Enthusiastic in his praise OF
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhna Remedy. He says: 81 have used it
for the past five years and consider it the
best preparation of the kind in the mark
ct. 1t is as staple rs sugar and coffee in
this section. 1t is Al article of merit and
should he used in evory household. For
sale by kellp & Evans, Goncraf Store.
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DANIEL WEESTEK'S LEGAL EARN
INGS.
a Leather-Covered Book That Gives His
Receipts.

a Leather-Covered Book That Gives His
Receipts.
One OF our correspondents has been 80
lucky as 10 find little leather
covered book, like those of bank depos-
tors, which contains Daniel Webster's
autograph record of his legal receipts.
This chronical fills twenty eight pages,
and extends little more than from 1888
to 1896, inclusive. The first entry, dated
September, in the former year, is of $50,
and the second Of $40, for retainers on the
New Hampshire Circuit. The first fee of
81 ,0CO was paid in May, 1884, by Mrs.
Badger Services regarding CiIey's will
commanded $500 The total amount for
the first year was footed up rs $l3,l40,
with the remark: "September %, 1894,
thus done and concluded" A similar
summing up appears at the close of each
other year The second total ISIS, S3.74;
the third is S2l 1888 The first entry Of
$4,000 was in 1885. March It'll; the first
50 900, December It'll, in the same year.
The last payment was in respect to Flori-
da land. The largest angle honorarium
was 81 800. In February Of the fourth
year $4,000 is sgt down as bestowed in a
c,a.@e Of Trinity church tNcw York; In
turning over this record leading metro
poltan, and even provincial, lawyers are
astonished that Webster, already twenty
voars In Boston, so undervalucd his SER
vices He learned better at last. When
Robert G. Winthrop looked up the eari-
est date he said: "Thafs just the time ]
was ending my studies inWebster's Office
and the chronography led him to add that
Webster never wrote firm hand. No
body has surveyed the relic with more in
terest than DR.. O. W. Holmes. Among
other things, he said Had the influx
been tcnfold, Webster's purse would
have remained empty still, Had its ca
FATTY received like the sea, whatever en-
tered there would have run off like water
from the back of duck. "-Nem York
Post.
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ATTENTION, DEMOCRATS!


y meeting of the Ayers Democrat
lie Club is hereby called to meet at
the Fritz Building, Saturday evening,
September 18th, 1894, at $3.50 o'clock
to rc-orsanize the Club, and
transact any business that may be
properly brought before it. Speak
ing by gentlemen well posted on the
issues Of She day. All Democrats
cordially invited to attend.
Gus. w. LOWELL, Scc'ry.
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ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.

A gentleman living in the East, and
who has excellent opportunities for
knowing, writes a friend here as fol
lows. "The outlook for Southern
development is very encouraging, and
! think we are to have a Southern
movement quite AS great, and, at the
same time, more conservative than
that Of $3.50"
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HOME ENTERPRISE.

The hardware firm Of Gus. w. Lowell
arc pleased to announce that they have
with them Mr. Sam'l A. Henderson, Il
nrst-class harness and saddle maker
1--WE them call. They guarantee salts
factory workmanship and low prices on er-
eryth'ns in the saddlcry and harness line
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Irving ". Larimore, physical director o'
Y. NJ. c. a., nes Mo,ues, Iowa, says he
Gnu oonsoiontiously recommend Chamber
lain's Pain Balm to athlets, gymnasts,
bicyclists, foot ball players and the pro-
fession in general for bruises, sprains and
dislocations; also for soreness sul atif'-
ness of the muscles. When applied be-
fore the parts become swollen it will effect
a cure is ope-half the time usually re-
quired For sale by Kelly & Evans, Gen,
eral Store.
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Resnect(ully.
Sept. 18th, 1894.
SuCXlCr.S AluiCa Saliva.

The best Salvc in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chappcd !Iauds, Chiblains-
Corns and all Skin Eruptons, and posi-
lively cures Piles, OF no pay required. 1t
- guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price - cents per
box. For sale ny J. w. Kelly.
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PROGRAM NJ E.

!. A general review OF charts ANU ,,'
., On reading aud spelling, hy all tho
'e - Methods of soycrlmcnf.-N'ssAary
Porter, Msssrs ". 5. Ad"'";''""' H. =
McLcmore. vi. N,,i,
,,w.rs, Leila r. nrsty. Mr.. " >, NO" y 90.
''"' ,,uisi.meut-Mr. e. Is. "
,.,r, u:s. S,.,'' ';':'''' NJ
''e"'" Conducting rccitsti""s.--A'-s '"''
,i a. Mr.. II. NJ. Wears Miss ''F''
n nso.drater, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Baker
pto"N Sohool arranscmcnt.-a'Ss Laura
o. ;,n M.ssrs. J. f. whc"tley' ! y
~ ,..r Prof. c Y. Chapman.
G.Fa" u :. :, tr,iaia ;.-Ar. $. F. Porter
n.of 9. Y. Chapntl. ,, {,
~ uaesy rslA'ips t. 49, ,,' ." !,
O. p, IN It the opening OF the '"S''''''' :!
each tsather. ,,.;,,;.n c,rl.
iuy;.c o..er teachers Of Tue '..,.'.. , i,
A''s' H. Of oar County sapsri"'s'rlsa',
pre- 's.''e o - sAnAu GpsrAa, Secretary
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TEACHERS ASSOCiA ioN

WISE, VA. sErr. 3rH, lS94.
the teachers of the Gladev'lle D'''f'c'
- thc nublic school building at inns
,,..e Saturday September LIST, for the
r,r,ose Of organizing teachers Assoc'a-
,;un After e.ccius officers and af''"p
$780, 10 other duties, the following pro-
,,,o. was aaopicd for our "eX' meet
ing, Which viii he h'l' ~ h"S' r c., =,
~" '.nan, hui,,l,ns. Saturday o"to''"r efh' at
m o'clock Il. M.
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krlStOl Steam laundry,

/ have arranged with ]. w. Kelly to act
as agent for the Bristol Steam Laundry
Leave your Laundry at the Drug Store.
baskets leaves every Tuesday noon
~ S. I. MOKKla.
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EcHct, PUN Soda,

he latest Of ali drinks is now on hands
AZ hel'cys Also the great Brain Food
c"a-Cola. Give them rial.
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Money to Loan.

Wanted to loan money in amounts of
from s. to 500 at & per cent For further
information call ON or address,
J. B. DowDEx, Agent,
Jly26 3l-3l Big Stone Gap, Va.
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Yhs Big Stone Gap Post.
THURSDAY. SEPT. 1s. 1894
LOCAL ITEMS.
Schools have all reonanol

~
ton. 0
nave 20" tried the Iccs at Kellv'. Sod,
Fountain. ''''
W, Wallis is in Dickinson cou,tv
this week.
R. c. Smith is visiting homcfol,,,
at Alton, Va.
MIR. Z. c. Thompson was in tho
city Tuesday.
Contractor Crowell has started m
his brick yar1 again.
DR.. f. \. Sprolcs, dentist, will at
tend county court at Wise
Several new houses have recently
gone up at East Stone Gap.
~""a' Soda, soda, Cold AMI refrcxr;r,
All drinks > cents each -, <c,,x.s
Nh John, Fox, .Jr., has returned
from pleasant trip baskerville NO
Moore d Co, Of the planning mill,
! have added a saw-mil to their couip.
ment
Try Tonic Soda. II is just the thing
S''' want for ''that tired feelin," atkel-
ily's.
r. ". Croxton, the hustliny sales
man OF Richmond, Va, was in the
city Tuesday
J. B. Ayers, Of Holston Springs,
is over attending the Big Stone Gap
High School.
All the latest and NEST popular maya
zines will be found at Frcd Itqhack,s S,
Nickcl.s Building
Misses Matte Y. Robinson and
BLAME Epps, of Eastern Virginia, arc
visiting in the city.
Miss McGoulrich, of Wallace, Va,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H.
Crowell, at this place.
You can buy t good novel, neatly
hound i'll cloth for only twenty-five cents,
at Fred Hoback's drug store
The so coke ovens of the RiyStors
zap tolllery Company are expected
to be at work this month.
Sherman Beverley was elected
captain Of the voluntary police force
at its recent annual meeting.
g. u: Harms, the hardware man,
passed through the Gap last week,
en- route to Rogcrsville, Tenn.
Mr.. Thos. Walker, of Florida, was
in the Gap last week, looking after
his real estate interests at this place:
We learn from Capt. E. l.. Wilbur,
of the l.. u n, that cars can now
pass through the tunnel at Cumbof-
land Gap.
The lines Of the l.. IL n. in South
eastern kentucky were short $50 cars
day week before last, which shows
increasing business.
Mr.. f. f. Goodloe and Misses
Mamie Goodloc and Lizzie Polly re-
turned Tuesday evening from pleas
ant visit in Fluvana county.
Mr.. O. p. Fox, of the Suppleliard-
ware Co., Philadelphia, was in the
city selling hardware to Gus. w.
Lowell Il Co., Tuesday.
Rev. r. S. Garter has returned
from his home in Fluvana county
where he has been sevcral weeks with
his sicl, mother, who died last week
The District Sunday-school con
vcntion will meet at this place on the
10Th and 20th inst. On the 2o'h
they will have a picnic on Poplar
Hill.
The iron for the new bridge over
the Ohio River, at Louisville, coming
from phnnixville, Pa, is now paSs'"s
through Big Stone Gap % OF %
cars having already gone forward
The warehouses of the distillerlc'
of Davidson Bros, at East Stone 0al
and speers' Ferry, Va, were recently
hrol,on omen and 200 or 800 gallons
Of whiskey stolen. The p'''''' 80
been arrested
\. B. Ingsrsoll, of south Bent s"l
Ind, general sale agent OF : '''s g., o.
1erD , Bros. manufacturing g"
WAS in the Gap Monday an" Is w.
,o..od with tho sales OF ''e',
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~ -
NOTICE.

All persons indebted to the Posi-
are respectfully requested to call and
settle their accounts at once, either
by note or cash, \ strict adherence
to this will save trouble.
Respectfully,
j. L. HAYES, Manager.
Sent 12tL 1904
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Remarkable Sales and Wonderful Results |
Over 300 Davis Sewing Machines Sold in Ninety Days
In the Counties Of Wise and Lee
II niri o e St q
of
w. Fl. BLANTON. BIG STONE GAP. VA.

the DAVIS Substantial and
gMaine nvenci In this territory ~ have f n
raNdu
Ontrmgt nirfu htrunnng IA h o II
w
ES5 ZINES u l ~
SLasmy an durable
perfect main " rn. Eryp made h e D s
ewing chine npanys for from
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Judge Williams OF " oourt at
Wise c. II. this last w s';,'a, who
was Interested in ,eye'" ,hs '"s .v Sc
come up The attorneys that before "o; in.
often ' 70 sa over, they called i gore "re
week 1a,s Has oai'' Judge miller Is pr
siding this week.
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1t May DO Much for You.

Jly26 81 81
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Mr.. @. p. Fox, of the Supplellard-
ware Co., Philadelphia, was in the
city selling hardware to Gus. W.
Lowell 4 Co., Tuesday.
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Rev. r. S. Garter has returned
from his home in Fluvana county
where he has been several weeks with
his sicl, mother, who died last week
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-06
Mnnt 20 R.,aI HIll Ont.

1t is not strange that the Democrats
in tho senate are wrothy with Hill. II
they could do something that would
clip his rampant comb they would DO
only too happy. They cannot put him
OH tho rack. To thumbscrow him
would DO barbarous. 10 hamstrinR him
would outrage the sense OF mankind. So
they think OF reading him out OF the
party.
What has Senator Hill done that no
should DO read out OF the party? He
has denounced tho income tax provision
of the tariG bill and refused to support
the bill with that in it Is tho income
tax test OF Democratic loyalty? 1t Is
not in tho latest Democratic platform or
any other OF that party, although it may
be in tho next. Up to this time every
authoritative utteranco Of tho Demo
cratic party on this subject has been
against an income tax.
1t would DO unkind to read man out
OF his party for opposing something to
which his party, through its platform.
has never sought to commit him. Tho
reading out Of Hill would naturally DO
recorded in tho column Of "phu my
phancies."
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-07-06
SONS OFF VETERANS


Hold Delightful Picnic and Cnmp.fre at
Gainesville, In Preston County.
Special Correspondence ofthe Intelligence.
GLADEsvILLE, July &c. A. R. Post
No. 1l2, Of this place. and Lynn Post, of
Independence, turned out in q body at
tho Sons OF Veterans picnic and camp
fro hero last week. At3 p. m. tho Sons
of Veterans and G. A. X. formed into
line In front OF their hall, and headed
by drum corps marched to the beau.
tiful grove located at the edge OF the
town, where large crowd had assem-
bled to hear the speaking. Comrade
Lanham, OF Independence, was mado
chairman and responded in an interest.
ing speech, Mt the close OF which no in
troduced Thomas N. Swisher, CON-
mandor OF Meade Post No. 6, G. A. r,
OF Fairmont, who spoke itRpressively
aud eloqusntly for half IN hour His
address was greatly enjoyed. .ConfEds
A. G. Scott, Of Independence, followed
with q twenty minutes speech, in which
he rotated many funny stories.
Rev. a. NJ. Bennett, captain command.
ing camp No. 0, OF this place, was called
out, and demolished Comrade SCOTS
story, which caused great laughter.
Captain Bennett is past divine cb lpIain
OF tho sons and u good talker. Loud
calls werc made for Col. Wilbur H.
Brand, commander West Virginia di.
vision, Sons oil Veterans. Ho came for.
ward to the stand, and in ten minute
speech capped tho climax. Colonel
Brand has been called the hoy orator
OF West Virginia" Comrade Swisher
then sung tho "Fadod Coat Of Blue"
which closed tho exercises for tho day.
Tho G. a. r. and Sons OF Veterans wore
invited to tho G. A. X. hall, where re-
Treatments wero served by camp No. 0,
Sons Of Veterans. Tho big Sons Of Vet
Gran campfire opened at o'clock in the
Junior hall. which was crowded to its
utmost capacity. Capt. 4. N. Bennett
presided, and introduced Colonel Brand,
division commander OF tho Sons OF Vot-
Grams, who spoke eloquently Tor three
quarters OF an hour on the principles
and objects OF tho order. Short speeches
wcro made by Thomas N. Swishor, Capt,
a. NJ. Bennett and Rev. Hall Snodgrass