The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-02-23
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w. b. Kilbourn is at Coeburn this
week on professional business.
w. w. Nickels' childrcd a~e con-
fined with measles this week.
Rev. r. G. Matheson, Of Gate City,
= preached at this place last Sunday.
g Rev. J. P. Horton, of Rye Cove.
Scott county, spent Tuesday night
q in the Gap.
DIR. f. A. Sprolcs went to Cocburn
today on professional business.
w. H. Polly, Of stonega, spent
Sunday with relatives in the Gap.
} c. Smith, Of CGntwood, Va,
, was in the Gap last Friday.
f R. w. Croxton, a prominent Rich
mond drummer, was in the Gap last
week.
Attorney r. r. Kane, of Gate
City, vas in the Gap Monday night.
6. w. Giles, a prominent tobacco
drummer Of Abingdon, was in the
Gap Tuesday.
Some Of the boys in town are try
ing their skill at boxing. The number
Of knOck-Outs we have failed to learn.
The Athletic Club ought to get
together and re-organi1e early this
Spring.
Col. j. Adams has been confined
to his room with rheumatism and is
almost helpless.
f. f. Scott, of Louisville, Ky,
spent Sunday in the Gap. Mr.. Scott
is travelling salesman for the Virginia ,
Coal and Iron company. +
Quite a number Of our citizens |
were very busy several days last a
week having "blown up stoves re- d
paired. b
Attorney r. 7. Irvine has been :.
engaged for several days at Stonega |
taking dispositions in the Walker
Rhea contest. ,
Rev. w. G. Garden returned from G
COeburn Monday night, where he st
held quarterly meeting Sunday. II
Attorney j. F. Bullitt has returned Il
an extended professional trip to ',
Philadelphia and other eastern cities. =
G. c. Boice, a prominent lumber m
nan Of Abingdon, spent Monday in
hight in the Gap and lett Tuesday yc
morning for points up the n. q W. 10
Mr.. j. l.. VENT came down from kI
'tonega Saturday night and spent a
in the Gap with his brother, Su
lr. ID. b. Wentz. W
Mrs. Nina Chilly is very sick at fl
he home of her daughter, Mrs. j. NJ. he
with rheumatism. She is in
er 18th year and is one Of the oldest
esldents Of this place.
j.. Clyde Lindsey and wife came in
own from Norton Saturday night En-
nd spent Sunday in the Gap with str
Ir. Lindsey'S parents, DR.. and Mrs. the
rank Lindsey. tin
/. n. Jones, Of East Stone Cap, SUI
i'll probably be a candidate for rev
ERIK. You may expect to see his an o.,
)uncement in the Posr if he decides Il
make the race. me
-. mig
Miss Cora Hyatt, Of townsville, in len.
mpany with Misses Allen, OF Pen ere,
ngton Gap, and Evans, Of Missouri, thr,
ent a few days last week, including col,
lnday, visiting relatives and friends but
the Gap. Miss Evans is visiting ext,
rs. Hurst at Pennington Gap. cha
d. Mcneil, Of Tacoma, was in "ha
g Gap Saturday. M. Mcneil is a SAM
ndidate for the Office of Commits abo'
Revenue for the Western district Of l
Use County. lie is a good business live
ing mar and if elected will make \
admirable officer.
If you have catarrh, don't daily ,bo
h local remedies, but purify and O
ich your blood with Hoods Sar- sna,
arilla. Sout
There was a great big fat slick brea
king man in town last week stop prev
q over between trains. He looked chail
f he might be contemplating the OF tn
Iding of a new railroad into Big lamp
ne Gap, the great mineral center the
Virginia. pan,
~ the t
Johnson Resigns. keep