The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1895-01-10

Tie days have commenced to sc
siostegs
Willie Wax spent Sunday il
assap.
MAT is the matter with our CORE
sponaants?
& Tie man with the phonograph is
in town this week.
MaJ. P. Wolfe spent few days
in Bristol this week.
Mr.,I. X. Iaggart spcat several
days last week in Louisville.
Hon. R. T. Irvine spent several
daysi ii Gate City last week.
The holidays passed off quiet and
pleasantly in Big Stone Gap.
The Posr would be glad to have
any personal items of interest.
The man who runs in debt rapid
y. walks very leisurcly out OF 1t.
Judge L. NJ. Fulton, of Wise, spent
several days in the Gap last week.
Quite number of new students en-
tered Che Big StontssGap High School
this week.
Tbesmore dresses woman has
the Hess agreeable her ne'ghbors
tilsnkshc is.
Prof.. c. b. Slcmp has reconvened
his school to the delight of the stu
tents and teachers.
Dr.. j. ". Kelley went over to
Iciston Springs last Saturday to see
FRS. y. NJ. Cox who is quite ILL.,
James Sloane, who was shot by
eiicer'Smythe at Sloane town in Scott
onnty, is reported improving.
we would like to have corrcspon-
snts in all of the neighboring towns;
end us short crisp items.
The man who's always talking about
suality thinks he's little better
nd smarter than his ncighbor.
Mr. c. +. Beverly returned to the
ap Tuesday, aftor spending several
eeks with homefolks in Gate City.
Nc are informed that Senator }.
IF. Mills is very i'll with typhoid fe-
srat his home at Moab, Va
Miss Alice Kennedy left last week
rCnrry College, Lee county, W here
io@Sill attend school the coming
ssion
Tie law firm of Ayers, Kelly anc
yers has been Dissolved and the firm
nov Il. a. Ayers and II. j. Ayers.
Miss jamie Slemp gave most de
,hsfu dinner party to her friends
her home last Wednesday evening.
Road the reports of the Appalachian
iIGate City Banks in this issue of
ielaosr. These institutions are in
fourishins condition.
STr.M. T. Ridcnour returned Tues
lyfrom Greenup, Ky, where he
ientEhristmas and the holidays with
sfamily.
Miss Bette Powell, Music teacher
EtheJ lebanon College, Lebanon, Va,
emit Several days last week in the
apgith her sister, Mrs SD. Stokely.
Miss Lizzie Polly gave sociable
ilastEriday night to a number of
mnng friends at her home on
,stNfth street. They report hav-
s spant ap!casant evening
The Presbyterian Colored church
East Fifth street was dedicated on
,tSandav. The dcdecatory service
ishei,l by Rev P NJ. Bartlett, ID. d.,
Mayyille, Tenn
Weknow it will seem like cen
s. to the small boy, but it is only
ven months and sixteen days till
.ristmas.
.An things will come to him who
waits"
Ithero's q rule that's slicker;
Wbawan who goes for what he
wants,
inget there all the quicker.
Mr. and Mrs II. C. Mcdowell Jr.,
Yareturned from Rogersville, where
syspent Nmas with Mrs. Mellow
'sfather, Capt. II. B. Clay.
Miss Lettie Flanary, of Dryden,
tospent several weeks with Mrs.
AhsSkeen,n theGap,has returned
her BONE. Miss Flanary is an
cclert young lady, and won many
lrma ricnds during her stay here.
lss Powell of Blouutville, Tenn,
visiting her daughter, Mrs. S d.
sgsay, IN the Gap, this week. Mrs.
Eeialg has been very i'll for week
scllat we are glad to note that
smprQylnS at present
astss Alargle, daughter of Dir. Jes
aSilly, died at her home near East
seaa Gap last Friday night, of ma
rlAfsger. and was buried Sunday
soraalsS The deceased was about