The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-17
FROM SERGENT.
Cyr. e.pondeuee Of Tho Ell Stone G.nro..

CVr. e'pohdeuce OF The Dy Stone Gap Posi-
SErGESr, Ky, Jan. l6.-Revenue officer
again quelled tie serenity OF our peaceful
mountains, this week, during which tim,
they cut up aud DESTROYED several "worms'
and fixtures. Marshal Gates led the van
And still the good work goes on.
There is lots of sickness in this section
CUP seems prevalent, in fact, throughout
tue whole OF kentucky, according 10 the
press reports.
Uncle Bcn Craft, our postmaster, has
been at deaths door for some time.
Aunt Lefty Webb Graft, aged 81, aud
one of our oldest people fell from the
portico OF her home Tuesday night dislo-
ealing the thigh, it is thought, and other
wise injuriDg her, f.om which she eau
hardly recover. She 10 member Of the
old Webb family here, being the Oldest.
Aunt Polly Webb Adams, aged 81, and
another of the old family has been serious
~ Ill for some time with The ravsges due
to the inhrmatiyes of old age. She cannot
recover.
Jason l.. Webb, aged 50, another of the
old family is also SIGH at this writing, and
1t is doubtful of his recovery.
There are three others OF this family
residing here, who are younger than the
three whose illness, &C., is mentioned
above. Taking all in all this is long
lived and remarkable family. Six broth
ers aud sisters ranging in ages from " to
81
Dave L. Webb returned yesterday from
a business trip into Floyd county.
Ex-Judge Baker, who has been logging
on Pine creek for some time, 10 now visit. |
ing bis family at II ndman. Ky.
Il. d. Holbrook has returned from Gov
ington. whe'e he was ansigned for trial |
charged with selling moons1ile iu all its
purify. lie is out on bond, aud will be /
given trial in June.
Old man Richie, Of Floyd county, died
on Bottom Fork creek last week where he
had been under treatment by Dr.. ID. l..
Webb for some time. Taking all in all
The case Was most pitaole one, aud
many sympathies were expressed by every
)ne.
Prof. James S. Pendletou began a two
months subscription school Oh Colly to-
lay with good attendance. The school
lids fair 10 he success.
Mrs Henry Craft, who has been visiting
ome on Pine creek for some days, left
esierday for his future home in Texas.
We wish him all the success possible IN
AR away Lone Star" Of the West.
Madame Eumor told your scribe on yes.
erday that she had it from = reliable
ource, too, that Mr.. Elihu Blair, Jr.,
youugsier OF Colly, would soon
lad Miss Victoria Bates, OF Thornton TO [
ymen's grove &, altar. In this case, |
ish them a merry-go. round across life's q
cary desert, and in the final, sweet re- Il
'se Oh the elysian fields Of heavenly /,
Ory where all is love. o.
Ii is going the rounds about here that W
r. David Mullins, n respected farmer Of 8
has invented what he terms g.
rpetuai motion, pure and simple. which
70 attracted inventors attention for
aseless ages: He saws nothing less
an $1,000 gets bis model, which he re- :
SEES TO show any one. "A
George Kelly, who did service with the
rat Kentucky Regiment in Porto Rico, il
this county talking bis many exper-
ices while in service for humsnit,'s
ks across the briDy deep.
Nancy Holbrook, with her son, II. H., 10
iting her son at Lipps, Va.
rhe young folks enjoyed . merry .go- -
ind at the home Of Mr.. Ned Webb :.
day night. May the good work con- h
ne.
Prof. Maloy. the Tennessee educator, -
led to arrive to take charge of the
ool at Whitesburg, being seriously III, W
the school began just the same, under y,
r management Of Prof. J. A. Webb, a." aS
70 Parlee, the assistant Of Danvills, Ky, psl
others. The will school doubtless Mo-
ve bowling success. Buspisr. chi