The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-03-22

most have been necessary TO resort u
artificial respiration to keep tn.
weather going, but it got there. and L;
inches of the beautiful was the result
not a flake Of which is now to be seen
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Presbyterian church selected Satur'
day evening for their social, and the
evening was stormy; nevertheless the
brave men and fair ladies deiied the
Indictment weather and turned out IN
full force and filled the school build
ing to its entire seating aud standing
capacity. The lucky ones who got
seated filed up With the good things
provided by the ladies', while the
ones who had to stand temporarily
enjoyed the new game Of snap, which
they were not long in learning. John
A. Mills carried off the honors and
distancing Will Alsover five to one,
and all the young people said they
would Just as. leave snap as eat.
The g,os receipts were $4,000, which
will leave nice sum for the church
treasury after the bills are paid.
Mrs. VIM. Callahan planned and car
ried out the details OF the entertain
rent, aud WAS ably assisted in the
work Nv F. +. Scott. The other
helpers were Misses Sallie GiIly, Cora
Broadwalrr, Mrs. j. L Edwards, Mrs.
w. Strawm and Miss GiIda Mans.
+. j. Prescott and r. &. Alsoyer
came over from the Gap Friday
evening and remained over Sunday.
They are highly pleased with the Big
Stone people AMI in future will only
come to see US once month.
Saturday was pay day here, and
the day following was unusually en-
livencd by shooting sclapeS, one OF
which ended the life of a colored man
named Lie Venney. Sallie Bailey,
with whom he once boarded had a
difficulty with Venney about debt,
and she took revolver and shot him
dead. 1t is claimed that he drew a
knife, which he still held in his hand
after he was killed. This occurred on
the Trot Sunday evening at D o'clock.
About I o'clock JOAN Underdown,
colored,w who had been quarreling with
his wife Laura most OF the day made
up his mind that she ought to be an
angel and shot her, but the aim was
bad and the wound is not fatal, only
causing her little more suffering
here on this wicked earth. The prin-
cipals are both in Jail to answer for
their crime in the county court
There were several other shootings,
(accidental) but no one much hurt.
Moonshine and soiled doves caused
most of the trouble.
R. V. Phelan, wife and infant, of
Norton, visited May Richmond on
Monday evening. Mrs. Phelan is a
sister of Mr. Richmond, who has been
very sick with Grippe, but is now on
the way to recovery. Mr.. Pbelan is
station agent at Norton and is
nephew of Bishop Phelan of Pittsburg,
Pa. The other visitors from Norton
this week were Mr. NJ. l.. Stallard, Ii.
H. Casper and r. Noaks. Miss Mi
verya Richmond, Of JoneSville, has
been here for d week past. nursing her
brother May, and 5. V. f. Richmond,
Of the Intermont, Big Stone Gap, has
been up here several times during the
past two weeks.
Il. Z. Buckner. of Knoxville, Tenn,
is here to look after the interests of
The freight depot, while John G.
Goodloe goes over the mountain on a
business trip.
f. L. Goodloe and Clearance c..
Kelly have gone to Cincinnati and
Louisville to make purchases for the
departments they manage.
Robt. Ramsey, the superintendent
who succeeds Mr.. Esser, arrived last
week aud is in charge of the works.
lie is young man about 80 years of
lge and has a wife and 3 children.
lie came alone, and the family will
ollow when he gets the bearings Of
he country. lie is of Scottish descent
nd is entirely at home in his position,
icing descendant of a noted family
# practical miners and coke makers.
lie comes from the celebrated Connel-
sville, Pa, region,
The Virginia Coal d Iron Company
ave advanced the workmen's wages
nd there is much jop in the camp.