The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-05-25
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soda at the drug store.
w. L. Harris. of Charlottesville
was in the Gap this week.
John Fox, Jr.. who has been !,
j., New York and other eastern cite
Tor several weeks, returned hom,
Monday night.
X. Hornick, the contractor. re-.
+, turned Tuesday from a business trir
: to johnson City.
. Ice cold soda-pop. ginder. ale,
birch beer, lemonade, &C., at S. Z.
lessee & Co.'S.
Hon. Patrick Hagan. of Dunganon-
on-the-Clinch, spent Friday night in
the Gap.
Dr.. Nat. r. Dulaney, Jr., of
Bristol, spent Sunday night in the
Gap, en- route to Wise on professional
business.
Rev. S. b. Vaught went to Gate
City Sunday, where he preached the
Baccalaureate sermon at Shoemaker
College.
Hon. X. I. Irvine went to Gate
City Tuesday morning to deliver the
animal address before the literary
societies at Shoemaker College.
Mrs. J.. p. Brahe, who had been
i'll for some time with consumption,
died at her home in Turkey Cove on
last Thursday. She was a daughter
of Capt. II. G. Slemp, of this place.
Gen'l r. A. Ayers, D. B. Vent
and j. f. Bullitt went to Gate City
Monday to attend the sale of the
Scott county land Of the Virginia,
Tennessee and Carolina Steel and
Iron Company.
Look out for hot weather this
summer, and remember that cold ,
drinks at the drug store will keep ,
you cool. ,
B. }. Kelly, who has been in the &
mining business at Red Ash, Ky, |
has accepted a position with the Key I
Coal and Iron Company at
Irondale. Mr.. Kelly is an experienced
and will have charge of the c
underground work.
j. V. Graham, the popular and !.
accommodating l.. q N. depot agent j
this place, went down to Penning-
on Gap Fridry night to visit home C,
olks. Mrs. Specht accompanied Mr.. II
Graham and spent a few days visiting re-
us parents.
G.. A. Moore, who has the con-
ract to make a large quantity OF e'
obacco boxes for the Reynolds com 81
ANY at Bristol, has already shipped ie
hree car loads and will have another a
ar load ready to ship this week. He &C
working day and night on this m
The Virginia Iron Coal and Coke
'ompany have their new commissary rc
ompleted at the ore mines, aud they n,
ut in a stock of goods Monday. m.
hey are about ready to begin min clt
e quite extensively.
Col. j. B. Richmond, of Gate City,
lrchased a fine saddle horse at Lex
gton, Ky, last week. lie arrived
the Gap last Friday and for the
'esent is being cared for at Goodloe's
able.
j, L. Jennings and wife left this
fer Lynchburg, where Mrs.
innings will remain for some time
tn relatives. Her health has been
ry bad for some time, and it is
ped the change will be beneficial
her.
1t is better to preserve health than
cure disease. Therefore, keep your
,od pure with Hoods Sarsapalilla
t be always well.
has been received here of the at
of Mrs. Mary j. Kidd, who died o"r
suddenly at her home in Stur- moo
IN, Ky, on May l1th. Paralysis n'n
$ the cause Of her death. She 'ne'
s the mother of j. R. Kidd, of SICK
5 place, aud had many relatives r'r'
| friends IN Wise and Scott re,
mites, who will regret to hear of o.eo
sad and untimely death. az !
>. Bulls Cough syrup cures a cough or rela.
in short order. One bottle of this cam
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