The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-04-12
FROM GATE CITY.

GATE CI7y, Va, April 10, 1898.
Editor Post:
County Court hasbe in session all tn:
week. The case fthcCommonwcalth vsJin
Specrs and Jim Mo5icrc took up the time
Of ,ha court fox 4 day and half. 1t Ma:
argued 1ueaday afternoon. Judge Erich
mond Geo " Edmontls and j. D. Carte!
represented the defendants, and Cominon-
weallhs Attorney II. e. l.. Richmond, H
II. Hamilton and II. j. Ayers appeared
for the Commonwealth. L p 10 the pres
ent time The jury have not agreed upon q
verdict. but they may in the morning The
case was this: Specrs and Mosiere were
indicted for riot They and two other
men went to the home OF widow lady,
tore down tie chimney Of her house, broke
open the door and committed various
other acts Of devilmcnt.
Mr. j X. Taggart, e( your city, was
over Monday looking after some marble
lands that his company (hc Virginia Coal
& Iron Company has purchased. Mr..
TaGgart says that next week Mr.. +. b.
Lciscnrin. Of Mauch Chunk, Pa, and a
party Of Pennsylvania capitalists will be
down to look after their large coal prop
erty. They will bring with them a mar
BILE operator, who, he thinks, will become
interested and locate large plant just i
few miles from town. This will he n
great industry for Gate City, az it will
! give employment TO numbers Of our labor
ers. This vein Of marble is the same a.
that which has been worked so advan-
tageously near Rogersviile, Tenn, for a
number Of Years 1t is Of - beautiful var
| iyatcd color and is in great abundance for
miles.
Dr. J. W Kelly was over to see some
patients Monday The Doctor has good
practice at this place and is Il very great
layori,c with our people Hc has been
most successful as a physcian and his
reputation is steadily increasing.
Maj. H. G. Wood, the iollest Republic
can in the 9th district, is i'll Che city. He
is ono Of the Executors of ihc estate Of
ths late Col, J. l.. Shoemaker. lie aad
Col Shoemaker were lifelong friends ,snd
were for wears next door ncighhors.
1t i. rumorcd i!at Hon. David +. Eai
ley, of Bristol, will he tie Republican
candidate for congress from this district,
in The event Cyclone Marshall gets &c
nominations He will run good race and
will lie defeated
Judge Morrison is nova rractcing al
iorncy He his the unhoundcd conf
dencc Of the people and viii speedily uc-
quirc large and lucrative practice.
Col. j. b. Richmond has a fine lot Of
siiecp, which he purchased from JAS. l.
White, Of Abingdon. They arc the finest
sheep ever seen in this section. The
,!udsc likes farming and has surrounding
his home on the hill some very good graz
ing land. lie always keeps supply OF
horses. cattle. sheep and hogs OH hand.
Scott county has the best court house
in South West Virginia, YET The Board OF
Supervisors have not as yot accepted IT.
/, is not thought. however. that their ac-
ceriancc will amount to a row Of pms one
way or the other The county has ac-
cepted it by using it as court honse, aMd
thus an acceptance is tacilly implied
The bar OF this county is much above
the average Judge Richmond and Judge
Morrison are two able lawyers among the
older set, George Ewing also is an able
LAWYER. He is neither cid nor Young, and
is kind Of 60 between. He gets a good
practice.
Mr. H. G. L. Richmond, The good-natur-
cd Commonwealth Attorney, is enc Of the
best and most popular Of the Young atior'
news lie is a most eloquent advocate, ano
his speeches have great effect with jurics
Mr.. Richmond has an oratorica media
(Robnsou Price which lie won at Emor!
and Henry College. &. III. Edmonds ant
r. X. Kane arc also promising lawyers
The latter has formed an association witt
Judge Morrison that will place him at once
~ full practicc. *x