The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-06-23
FROM STONEGA.
Correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posi-.

r Correspondence of The Big Stone Gap Posi-.
II SToNEGA, Va, June 2l.-A base bal
, nine was organized here last week am
1 the name suggested for the club i
D "CriteriOn." / he composition of the team
is, viz:-John Webb C, Frazer Black ., II
RalstOn, list b, Joe Fawbush, 2nd b, b
Boyd, Bird b, W. Z. Pickering, $, p
Haney RI, B. Farmer CT, Chas. q. Duffy If
Callahan and Bleyins subs, b. Boyd
manager, W. E. Pickering, secretary, anC
Z. q. Duffy, captain. The uniforms viii
be ready this week, and when they pa,
ball, II they should lose game the other
team will have to bear the blame.
The childrens day will be observed on
Sabbath next. The principal service will
be IN the morning in the Presbyterian
church at | o'clock, when the Sabbath
school children will do the preaching and
singing under the direction OF the Sup.
erintendent, Mr. John A. Esser. The
church will he tastefully decorated for
this occasion and cordial invitation is
extended to all who can to come and enjoy
service with the children.
The Post Office here has been designated
money order office by the Postmaster
General as we'll as separating office and
VIII begin the issse OF money orders as
soon as the proper blanks arrive from
Washington, ID. Z.
The open air service was held on Inst
sabbath morning in the upper end OF
town and was very well attended for the
early hour-9 o'clock. Rev. +. Rioseco
preached from the text "Seek We the Lord
while he may be found" These services
VIII he continued semi-mOnthly during
the summer, near the residence of Mr. W.
- Davidson, whose home is open for
shelter in case OF storm.
The latest qnadruped to arrive in
StoneSa unheralded and unsung, came last
week and belongs to Allan Rogers. The
animal Is mare, and is IA beauty, without
any apparent bad traits. and under saddle
can travel less than mile a minute
" hen Allan is out on the road he declines |
to take any other horses dust, and that is |
MS main reason ter having a smart horse
We can boast of quite as many brave
men and fair ladies within the suburbs OF
our So-a-head town, as any industrial place
oil the same age in the South, aad Just for
reference, we name two in the pen sketch
this week.
Ihe young lady is an exception to the
;terotyped idea OF the modern society girl
II the TACT that she is possessed of good
common sense, Tor, while she has many
and excels in musical
'DIllty. she puts on no foolish airs and is
Ilways ready when time and health per.
ni's, 10 use her talents for the good of
''heIs' ana you don't have to coax and
latter, for just as soon as service such as
he can render is needed the promptngs
1 her heart is indexed by her willingness
o perform. She always does what she
an cheerfully. She has an attractive
cure and has many admirers of the
terner sex. Misc Edna Barstow don't
eed an introduction, as her MANY friends
oth at the Gap and elsewhere will
ecognize her in this sketch.
The young man has been previously
Oted The most popular one in Stonepa
M while we have numbers of notables.
81 IN many respects, this particular Young
an Is entitled 10 the honor. Beau
rummeIl could not hold candle 10 him
ladies' man, and his qualities of head
III heart have enyirOned him with many
iehds. lie is Of manageable age and
'iore The present war closes we NAV have
record an engagement that according
scripture may keep him from enlisting
year. he is captain of the Stoneea
ne when an infant he WAS baptized
las' IT, his fathers name being Duffy.
We are considering the advisabili,y Of
A'hg uncle Sam to frame "a couple Of
W rules Tor our post Office. The first is:
hen addressing letter always leave on
town or state, the postmaster can
ess the destination. The second is
Jung ladies Sho desire to send their
INKS by mail to watering places during
summer should notify the Postmaster
neral at once. They must not be over
ZEN feet long by four feet hign. m