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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-04-07

ai..West Hobbs. All that would like q
hear the word IN iis purity would do vel
to attend. Invitations will he given to oil
that goes there for good.
John Sparks, noted desperate who
has been staying about Donkey, Va. was
arrested last Sunday on the NORTH Fork
He has the name OF killing one or two
men and IL il claimed that there was
$4,000 reward for him. We failed 10 learn
where he was wanted.
Robt. s. Hubbard made a business trip
to Flat Gap and returned Thursday.
Jeremiah Hubbard has n Chipping today
on the North Fork.
Mattisou and Floyd KiIgore, of Lips,
were here on business Friday.
+. Mulens and George Adams leaves
Today for Flat Gap to see after some
nursery stock at that place.
Ivory ID. Mullens is sick at this writing. |
'ut we hope soon TO see him able TO be |
ut again.
We wish the good people of Big Stone
zap and elsewhere success in trying TO
'oP tue liquor curse. GIN LEE.
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WISE DEPARTMENT,
CHAs' 7. KILGoRE. Editor
Local and Otherwise.

On I'rcnlt court convened Monday .,
i;9V, with Judge Miller on the heyo% a
The infant child of Mr.. O. N Viz
ars continues very i'll, but was Soma
better Tuesday evening. 800 some
D. Lee Greear, one of Cosburo, D..
ente'pri"ing merchants. mai 49, ;
VISIT Saturday. 10
Tom Gent Anderson is here fran,
Abingdon. 0'' from
-, A party of young people surprised
the home of Judge Wells Sa,p ,'Ieu
evening. Miss Sue, who wac on".y
~ Tue emergency, acted her part aa
with grace and diDn;,r
by all. '''O'y spent
Mrs. Cora Dotson and LaLo
urned home on Saturday sf,o.
pending week with relatives and
riends. '''eS ana
AFTER an illness of six months. Mrs
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FROM LIPPS.
Correspondence of The Big Store Gap posr.

Correspondence OF The Big Store Gap Posi-.
LIPS, Va, Apr. I've are having som,
March weather.
DR.. A. Wells seems to be improving
under the treatment given by board OF
Physicians at Bristol.
VIM. Wampler and Miss Molle Robinctt
were married last Wednesday, Rev. WIN.
koblnett officiating. May success crown
all their efforts through life.
A. n. kilgore and wife, of Norton. was
calling on friends here Sunday.
W: +. Roberts, of this place, moved his
family to Tacoma Saturday where he ex-
poets to engage in mercantile business.
Mrs. Prudence Bartly, of Dwina. has
zen visiting relatives here during the |
'ast week.
W. wells, of near Norton, passed here
riday with nice lot of cattle
). ~. Hill has just opened up his stock
spring and summer goods. Tw
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FROM DWALE.
Correspondence Of The Zig Stone Gan posr.

correspondence Of The Zig Stone Gap Posi-
DwALE' Dickinson Co., Va, April .
our correspondent learns that William
Neral, prominent farmer of FreeIing
had narrow escape from drowning n
Dight or two since. He bad been to DO
and on his return reached fine pound
RIVER after nightlalI. 1t was somewLat
swollen and he rode into it when his horSo
soon went beyond his depth by rettinc
below the ford. Mr. McFull clunp 70 thes
morse "hIIe he swan down the stream
ne banks OF the river below the ford sso
Steep ana oyergrown with thick brusL 90
,hat the horse could not get our nm no
n'u maze me distance of quarter Of
m''e' where he gained terra 6rma mo"
more McFall's avoirdupois is abont D00
'i'' peIng somewhat corpulent he is rather
Il great deal of the fruit in this section
las neeh Killed by the late freezes. wLiIn
SIM continues cold aud disagrecaI,Io
Henry F. Howell one of Dicker.on
ouh'} most progressive teachers ha"
one to White Head, NC Fr,yr "'
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AN Enterprising DRUGGIST

There are few men mora ~,
awake ", and enterpriSing than J w
u,o Wv VINO spare no pains to secure
fo "o Ues' OF everything in his line
h ms many customers. He now
mas the valuable agency for Dr
, M'ns New Discovery for Consumn
'ion' coughs and Colds. This Is tL
wonderful remedy that is prodnc;nc NC
sucn a Juror all over the conUtr" %s
Us many startling cures. II abscy
hoarse0. lures s, asthma as, bronchitis,
tbroa 'e"eSs and all affections of the |
sho"o chest and lungs. Call at
Iot,n e 'rug store AMI get a trial
oo'.le lree or regular Size far "a
,e"'S ana Sl.OO. Guaranteed 70 ou ~
'r plce refunded. " cure
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Murder at Toms Creek

Oscar Hardin Shut anu Killed hi
wlle at Toms Creek on Monda,
evening OF last week, and then sbot
himself in the forehead.
There was some talk Of Iynching
t u murderer, but Deputy Sheriff
hlng brought him to this place and
lodged G& him in the county jail.
We did not learn all the narticu.
Ia lars; but 1t IS thought jealousy cans-
sH,' the rash ,l act. Hardin will prob
ably be adiudged insane and eicano
punishment. O'P'
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TOWN COUNCIL.

i isS0 Town .: Council convened ADriI
- 1875 in obedience to cali ;sap pa',
Oh electric lights for the town. ''''''
sidar;, er IA, discussing and con-
mov ,i"s the matter the council unsn;.
~ %0 .a'. (all members being p %aa"' I,
except pkg D. = Nickels) agreed to p' sn,a.
-"so contract or with &. G. Cochran 81
s arn y. % arc lights, to be Ioca,od 10
o IS street ase. committee may direct, and ID
: 70 Kept IN hrSt class condition, for for
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Elizabeth. wife of James Innes. die
at 3:l5 Friday morning. The finer
al services were conducted by Rev
l.. .. Adams, at > p. m. SATURDAY.
Judge L. NJ. Fulton returned from
Abingdon and Emory Saturday.
Attorneys Miller and Rollins were
here from Coeturn Monday.
The members of the Junior En-
worth League had a pie supper n
the NJ. +. Church Tuesday evening
April 9th. The proceeds will be ns.
Ell to purchase literature for the
League.
Miss Grace Chapman, who spent a
week with home folks at Norton. re
turned Saturday, and has resumed
her studies at GIadeville College.
Hon. Patrick Hagan, of DUNCAN.
lon' is in the city.
Attorney John p. earn. Of Scott
onnty' Is in the city attending cir.
nit court ~
Several of our citizens are prepar- c
'g to Join the army in the event Of
ar with Spain. " Il
Emerson Kelly, who has been very ?
OK with pneumonia fever, is well a.
n
gam. DR.. Ash deserves much cred. Il
Tor his successful treatment er
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"en new: your subscrip-
ton to the Post.
FROM STONEGA
Correspondence ofThe Biz Ston.

'io"uehce ofThe Big Ston. Gan posr
oIoNEGA, Va, April 5.-Eastsr
air here and the war news :. = III tn'
tTaetSnadoWed by the talk on tbe Fs es,',
limit ana the probabilities arc H.,
o r"' may he declared in many bousebot d"'
Gm account of the parsimonv NJ '' u.s.
h 81" or The shrunken condition "e
h has Pocket book, in failing TO provido ~
, Ies.er nan or grown up daughters m H'S
,; n%' most coveted piece of hea3reor %i'n
t 'Se clam chowder is fearfuly ana wo "%,c"
'uIly made, regardless of cost ""0 "o"der-
Inc Sabbath School cbld.
vice ., o., ,. rene@rSi9s for the Easter Ssr
,a,L 49, 20 'aKe placefl the church an ST.
- ~ a'-ernoon at half past = o'clocL an1
~ ur'Ne program has been arrano"J
cbooi Hsser' the superintendent of stu
ono anu he is also prenarina a
oeor"'e The interior OF the buiIdinn 10
manner. The lily heinz )" .r az
"''p"' feature Of the decoration '"e
ace " IN ,h and solemn service will t,ko
IL na III The church on Easter mornin' axe
,o,a p"s' seven o'clock, conducted NV az a.
wSo" ". hungarians, goodIy nunt t"e '
~ - p work here. They have reonos,oI
,n;an "'oSeeo to administer the Co. ,
."'on. humber of their friends t tsn a
" "a WITHIN 90 miles have arran o ''om
"' anu JOIN them in the celeLrstisou 10 ~
Ition. III the comment e,
llin. second artesian well is 6nioho, "
ons,, "nu frank Milligan and MI en-
p The gentIemanly opera,ors L ha an
s "'uered to other fields Of lsho. "a I'VE hv
urn who employ them viz. OT ny -
s = 60 a Sons, OF Pittson. Pa w. " en
" 10 part with the men, who LEE leeI tm
Us made host of friends. ~ WINE enc
's.. pest citizens here are WORKING r., fri,
-. " maintain law and order a ""e "'
me ane saloon as far as possible an, ana
ms ms. ~ the old topers must ha Un -
hhoo"sn'he-let them; bnt tbe d. -
;n ""s been organized To- keen y Is
,"s temptations of the giIded sslo 'ne I
10 possible from the rising gener'
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FROM TACOMA.

Correspondence OF The Ri. Stone Gap posr
TACOMA, Va, April 4.-Rev l. q
ADAMS preached an able sermon ., III
place yesterday. '"'S
W. r. Roberts has moved two load. o.
household goods to Tacoma. NJ, Rohon y,
VIII be ready to set up his stock Of ,nar
chandise very soon. "''
MISS mss Nora and NJ. E. Milander loft
frIday for Credo, W. Va, TO see their ." rV,'
'a."er' who Is likely to die at any time
u; 5. Kelly and wife, of Coeburu camo
up Sunday. u'" came
saw-mill will he shipped here tomon
row from st. Paul. Logs are now 'T Lnin
cut ana hauled to the gard. '''"9
Preparations are being made to rehuud
part OF the Millender mill, which was
DESTROYED by hre few days ago. ''
" ar Is upon us and we are exnect;,c
gun BOAT down Guests River at anv t;5,o
H. l.. kilgOre, of Wise. was viii
lew days last week. VII" US
G. F. Wilkins, the monooo.
quarantlned" mines at East Tacon'. 'ne
pa" mat IN case of war with Snoin viii /
: rcd G0' : destructive to the Spanish Army |
'eu says that the Americans con !
1uhd the Spaniards and run tbom our? ;ut0
Iro'., noie he has made in the ground a"S
rown the last darned one. '""u ana
.i Inc Posioffice at this place cboncod ",
anue april LIST. Mrs. Belle Bloir y,
harge of postal affairs. D'"'r mas HI
W. V. Thompson came IN from M
'unty Sunday. ~ from Lee ~
.a ar, Sheip, Of the firm sheip and Van NJ
ETH Philadelphia, Pa, and who S Sa hi
%" connected with Millender and Co = oti
;IIIs viii assume management Of ibs 20
HON. SCI
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What the Physician Said

""hen my little boy was two
years old eruptions appeared on the
pack OF his ears which a physician
sald were caused by Scrofula. His
race became a mass Of sores. The
doctor prescribed Hoods Sarsaparilla
and he took it until he was cured and
entirely free from eruptions." A. j, |
SLATER, Poca, w. Va.
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Bucklen's Arnfca saIye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores letter, Chapped Hands, ChibIains-
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % ceD:s per
boz For sale b. W. Kelly.
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no ,-'rfy u'y Strengthens tie belief Of c,,j.
cs,,e. i ,f mat imrure blood il The
yesrs o ~ niost OF our diseases Twenty.6ys
Tho 80 w. t.'iS !ncory Mss used a. u basis far
tIa Oh browns' Iron Bitters. The
remedy v" ~, cures effected by this famous
,orrooi are Sufhcient to prove the theory
'O'Ieet Browns Iron Bitters are sold T bV
}. l.. JENNINGS, Biz Stono Ca,
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FROM HOBBS.

correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posi-
HOBBS, Va, Apr. 30 lovely Anri1 -,
9reet 5hee with thy swelling buds and
Oal''h and Creed Mullins, PROMISING
Young gentlemen of Flat Gan. were v;s;t9
ing on The Laurel Fork Saturday NIGHT
H. W. Hubbard and G. W. Adams T.
MADE trI to Oven Fork, Ky, and back
last Sunday. anu JACK
"A. n: Hopkins, of Donkey, was in our
midst Sunday. J." o"r
Miss Mary Standefer is somewhat in
disposed at this writing. !"
John Bowling, oF Flat Gan. Y. i ,.u
'"e Vi gong TO Missouri in the near future
Jas, Mullens, j. NJ. Hubbard and his
son. wayne, are here this week ON husi'
ness. y" "usl-
Jno' Mullens, formerly of the Pound
place. VI" near thlS
lhe old historical Pound river was on
boom last Tuesday. was vi
Datid Sexton, Of Wright, XIV. wos
hSiihg with friends at this nI,co Ias.
week. pace last b
nathaniel lngle, Of Flat Gap, was on
nc Laurel Fork on business this week
"et' muddy weather still continues
,n nrancIs Mgilens returned from Letcber d,
'uh'y' n.y. Wednesday Of this week' h,
EDMOND Hubbard, of the Laurel ForL tn
u the misfortune this week of cettinr m
> niger mashed while out at the harss
edlng his horse. '"' Darn
me kentucky side Of the Rlo.L h
'u i,n road will he completed in n te~
mus which We think will be n rrea,
"gnt TO the merchants up and down
vi aarch came in like a gentle lamb and
. ~ Out IKE roaring lion.
=, ," !" IS Nuiiens and Jno. G. Sturoil Corr
.;.' 70 donkey and back Thursday. S
ts' saturday and SUNDAY in Nav :, air
I haS, happens, there will be some 81 ove
'c'' preaching that ever was he.rd bon
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The Present Crisas

New York Times: The Sn,r;y,
government must retire from Cuho
New York Herald: Whatever falls
We snail not be taken unaware.
Chicago Tribune: There i ~
" Nag of honor known to the
american people under fire. '''
New York Mail aud Express: WbiIs
peace may yet be possible, the snrf.oe
Indications are sinister. '''e
= New York Sun: Peace or
cuba will be free; ami the " eh war;
ours. pam - not
Louisville Dispatch: Let Co0o,..
stand trm and yield nothing to s, o''
'ae'oies at home or abroad ''' =
oh'cag0 Journal; The only cure l. !, y
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=, THr U. S. Dattleship, Oregon. is
'he heaviest armored vessel in the
world the steel plates covering her
oeing IS inches thick. She is first.
ally new. f'"''''
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WIKI EAST ST STONE GAP, VA, April 5.-u !.
WIN n sadness that we announce tbe doa, Is
Of Bro. D. N. Nicely. He died o '"G JEAN !!
ms home April 3rd at3 p. m His '' .i,t at
ness was short. have known Lin, I'm
my childhood; he was devoted tI"' from
Anu A. ~ " patriotic citizen, member Of t%n
t ~. Il. church, South, a firm man IN ' aIe
n "'s acts and beliefs. he was truly na, az
Que he enlisted in the Mexicsyn P".II-
s 'ou,i in the Confederate ormv " "nI,
n mhN.' iour years. lie was always rs a%u
I %ne" MS country called, and he was w.,
,m ' ,rc"dy when death laid its rough bamJ
81 ms brow. He said: ~ nm, n"nu
'i mere IS nothing in my way; see M, ,e '.
he Lo. lie calmly and quietly avail; ns
" "iIe we mourn his death we krowu
III heaven and that he has recaiaai
~ ~ ~ ,e""rd tnat is promised to tbe roi,I
- ~ .ne END Of the race. WeextenG ' "m-
'mPa.n'es to his bereaved cLiIdren ouI
j" ANY friends. While they lose n "a fatt anu
. lose Sc, faithful and good brother ' Wn,
,ai 10 ave IN his example as to meet i hia
'"'n on the banks of sweet deliye ron m,ln
R.E.H.
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GOV, BRADLEY, of Kentucky, con.
TN ues to furnish conclusive evidence
tnat he has put away all ambition for
iufther political preferment. He
vetoed bicycle baggage bill
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cosmopolitan Life and Interna-
t'onal Frlendllness.

t'onal Frlendllness.
In order to understand a country if
Is not enough to see it live; its pres
ent state must be compared with its
recent past. a nation is an eternal
Invalid; there is not one which is NOT
III which has not some ulcer Of n |
more or less dangerous nature But
.nat which 1t is most important of all
TO know is, what is the course Of its
malady. One must decide whether
the disease is inclined to increase or
whether, on the contrary, it is on the
way TO cure. DO not hope to know a
TINS until You yourself have compared |
yesterday and to-day. For this his. :
tory is indispensable, and especially II
the political history of the present L
century: In my opinion it is almost
Impossible to understand a modern o
country If one is not acquainted with ca
Its political history for period of the &c
past eighty years; and | would like pr
10 say that 1T is regrettable that one lei
should visit country before he hos erl
made such study. The English are 'o'
sometimes great travellers and some. n's
times very scdentary. have known INT
some who were admirably well ac. ait
qualnted with France, and that Al. anC
most without having seen it. and wit
o,ners VINO had traversed it repeat oi
ediy and knew almost nothing abou, reIu
IT, 1he former were not ALWAYS "idi
intellectually superior to the latter .
put they had acquired the habit when n
lhey read their newspapers of never mes
passing over anything which con- OF nj
'erned France without pausing, with 'nst'
'ut medltating upon it, and especially eeXpr
hndng out what the French Justl
themselves thought about it. This dIcta
) the proper manner IF inda; by h
lungs. One cannot understand, for child
xampie, the movement which is mono
oout to thrust Noway out Of her anu
Mon with Sweden if bo dos M Velas
udy this movement from ~ o.; no' ident
ID II ne knows nothing of the phases ac'lol
rough which it has passed since and h
swedish Norwegian kingdom was
For my part, l have st.
'rched the point where always trv oil the
get outside of myself, in wav put al
zen have tojudge an international IN Gu
'S',on' l say to myself: "What stop
uld think about Cecil Rbodas ;e right I
ere an Englishman? What would starva
my opinion on India if | were rule.
'slsn? What would | desire in escape.
East if | were a Hungarian?
lat would be my colonial IDEAS if IAN
ere Germau?" And | think Their
IN our modern world this mannar awake
'rlnlng ones judgement is tLa Kelly "
one which affords any chance Of the best
ing at the truth and consequently for his
DING any good-Reciem Of ~ has the
s. Kings
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AT Washington it was proved that
49, ~eD, watkins was drawing pensions
' ""aer four aliases and was applying
in Jail. '""s" ''"eS
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The above rates are for s,.ra;nn.--..
ments only. ""'er'lse-
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS will be cbsro.
10 , 'o1 al the rate Of cents per line for s.rh
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FROM EAST STONE GAP.
'espo'dcnce Of The Big Stone Gap poxr.

correspondence Of The Big Stone Gap Posr.
EAST stone Gar, Va. April 5-yows
a a",s week Is scarce, owing | suppose 70
o"Iu weather. The snow has been ayin0
qua! as II 1t were day in January so
nv" II punches" is the crv, and fine worst
feature IN the blizzard is, nearly everr
'ouy Is out OF coal and wood.
our PIE supper published in vour nan,n
Son'G daEs ago. came off, with iipb bopor
Tor nose who got it up, and with nIeas,'na
10 nose who attended it, and there wo.o
~ Nv 'e" u lhe later Everybody seemed |
~ re !" smiles. never heard an oath |
- !'' H,"e' the tunes Of any of the Gory
.qu'u' pat all was peace, ioy and oooi
"'"' we raised from our supper to tho
q, OF our worthy brother and nostor
~ roof the sum of $lj.7i Tba
,ro"d seemed to believe in ii 70 word. ~
'ou' ''"t God loves cheerful giyer
We mention here The death of ore -, |
'"r Qua pioneer citizens and friend R,o {
- w. Neeiy, died at his home the 9nd
ms''' OF some obstruction in his Lo,.oI, :
' extend our sympathies TO his f,,,;l,
ma friends. While they lose = c,,hna;,
"A "A
, G'" nni put We nope he has gone where
ore. 'e'red no
, 1t Is the intention of the Epwortb
'"Sue 81 our place to have a puhlic Pom )
," nn,G entertainment at this place about :
: -o'n INST, we shall give definitely tho
"e !" next weeks issue of vour nanan q
VIII 'i,' consist OF speeches, dialogues 6c 3
VIII be invited to attend. W. (
" are sorry to say that Sheriff Miilan s.
At a, ms nome quite i'll, and so is one Of .
~ nc e. farmers i are bluhed at the appe.r. d
=; :. OF winter again. We hope that tbo q
II IS not killed, but we have lit.ie 1o q
'g G from. The Lord eiveth and uo 7
pond. must not 81
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AT. AT haneysville, Ind, young man
attempted suicide because tbe n;r J
much, tanning 100
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iHE railroads have fixed one cent
q m,'e rate to the G. A. R. Encamp.
m n which meets at Cincinnati
Sept. Sill. "''""'''
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10. DAN FRANCISCO will, within a few
= De one of the strongest fortified
haroors in the United States.
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5000 Meat,
CARNES&C0

WOOD AVE. Blk s.5,~ D..
Is the place To e.,
All all KINDS 4, We kcra....
best. Meat AMI bee ... ..
pa:t of the city.
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1--WE years from April /, 1898, for III,
monthly compensation Of 800 pei
month.
Regular meeting Of Town Council
April 4, 1898.
Present: j. Mullins, mayor; Gen'l
IL. a. Ayers, S. p. Fleenor and G..
a. Moore, trustees.
The committee on Finance report-
ed approval of the correctness of the
Official reports for the month OF Feb
ruary, and said reports were ordered
received and fled:
The mayors report showed one case tried.
FINES and costs. ....... ISL. 50
The Collectors report shows:
Iaxes collected ................. $69.I4
The Treasurer's report shows:
Receipts. S6G ID
balance on hand last report. 6I.S9
Paid sch col funds $500
Il. 7. Barron ...... 5000
cancelled warrants. 4Ig9
Balance on hand osI3 SJo9I1 I
=
ills receivable on hand 65I 10
The committee on Finance ordered
nd recommended the allowance of -,
lie following claims. :
P.Poythsess g. Co.. vaccine points 4 $50 C
W Evans, salary Feb aud Mar. &c 1925 ii
D. Hoback, salary meetings.. 500 is
W.Lovell 4 Co., hauling and nails 100 OIL
II. Cline, repairing sidewalks. g99 bt
shua Mullins, salary. 200
). Wilcox, electric lights 1868
10 do taxes j4.H 10000
The official reports of Mayor, Ser
ant, Collector, Recorder and Treas Co,
'r were referred to Finance com.
ttee. Ma
The board Of health was directed
take the proper steps to have the unc
eSsary repairs made to the drain Ph,
at Stonega Academy, so as to v
the same in good sanitary con- R ReI
v"' all
he special committee on the ditch A
sewers made detailed report of cali
raj plans, the estimated cost of W
and the bids received for fbo fami
(. pect
motion it was ordered that the Nj
!" CONNECTION win y. past
lodge, prepare a contract to be "
gu INTO by the town and VIM. Frida
g (he being the lowest bidder) J.. !
pair and excavate the ditch. and of spl
Shawnee Avenue. agreeable to ~
lcations submitted by the com "
2 for $3.50, and that j. NJ "V
G be employed at a compensa. years
t $40 to superintpnd said wi back
: rlmainder of the report of the said '
Il committee was referred 70 tLo face b
&c committee. doctor
ppearing that the assossmonts and h
Is black 101 in the mama or entire
'tech IS erroneous for the year oLATE
Sl.SO, 1t was ordered that said
e RENTED. He
committee on Streets was Ills.
zed to expend 800 in addi- d. Co.,
the amount heretofore appro-
for improvement Of streets 7
ewalks. L
council then adjourned cor,..non
a. j. HOBAcK, Recorder ,..o.
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