The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-06-14

lege.
ia Fifteen strangers ate breakfast
the Duff House Frilay mornin;
The Duff House is d"irs thrivin
g. business under the PRESENT manag,
y. ment.
II i. '. Kelly, the go,d-looking 81
of }. j. Kelly, of Wise. came dow
=. Friday night. He will assist Mr.. w
5. Beverley in the telegraph office.
The Misses McManaway, Of Ar
kansas, nieccS Of the former pastor o
. the BAPTIST church at this place. ar,
visiting Mrs. A. NJ. Rogers
Some great big grown men tina,
ought to know better by instinct, be-
have like children on a train to the
disgust Of all the other passengers.
Miss Minnie Carr Fox went to
bonneville Friday to see the outcome
of the ball game between Big Stone
Gap and JonesvlIc.
MeSsrs. j. II. Mathews and & B.
Holden, Of the Big Stone Gar Iron
Company's office force, spent a few
days the past week fishing nea' Mid
dlesboro.
Geo. w. Childs. Of RidgewaJ Pa.
p''9si1~'4'. r. ,.bo,trJv "ur, ttous---.
Miss Marguerite, left Saturday
morning for Alton, Va, where they
will visit relatives.
r. T. Irvine left Sunday morning
for Charlottesville, Va, to attend
meeting Of the board of visitors of
the University Of Virginia OF which
he is an honored member.
A full line of Ices, Ice Cream So
da, Lemonade, Limeade and Claret
Phosphate, &c, will be added to the
other nice Soda drinks, soon, at the
Drug Store.
G. p. Brown passed through town
last Sunday night en- route to his
home at J0nesville from Scott county,
where he is engaged in the cedar
lumber business.
When you say your blood is i'm
pure and appetite poor you are admit
ting your need Of Hoods Sarsaparil- |
la. Begin taking it once.
Kidd & Beaman have just finished |
eleven houses at Forge Hill for the
Virginia Coal and Iron Company. |
They will 60 to Dorchester next week
where they will build a storehouse
for Head and Sloan.
Mrs. Maggie Fitzpatrick, of Dry
den, and brother, John DeBusk, of
indianapolis, spent several days last
week visiting their sister, Mrs. j. b.
+. Witt, of this place.
a. ID. Litton, one of Lee county'S
most prosperous farmers, was in town
Tuesday to meet his sister, Mrs.
Minerva Susong, of Greenville,
Tenn, who has been visiting her
niece, Mrs. Dr. Kelly, in the Gap.
Rev. A. NJ. Wilson preached an
excellent sermon at the Baptist |
church Sunday from LIST Peter 2nd
Chap, 18th vcrre: Unto you
therefore which believe he is prec-
ious."
Miss Rosa Skecn returned home
Wednesday night from Major Nc
Corklcs, of Tazewell, where she had
been attending the wedding feStivi-
ties of Merit McCorkle and Miss Ken
nedy of Florida. She remained in
Norton few days on her return
home visiting Mrs. NJ. l.. Stallard.
There are several small boys in
this town who consider the rails of
the dummy track useful only as
convenient place to lay pins and
nails and sundry small articles, to
tent the hattening power OF the
wheels which pass over the track
later on.
Col. j. b. Adams has opened up a
very attractive fruit, confectionery,
candy and "segar" store on East Fifty
Street. He also sells iced drinks in
connection with his stock. The
Colonel deserves the patronage OF
the people of Big Stone Gap in his
efforts to support himself in his old
age.
1t has been circulated in town that
burglars entered the residences of Mr..
Goodson and others last week, but
we have learned from Mr.. Goodson
himself that the report is false. 1t
seems that dog which had been
locked out and wanted in again dur
ing the night. Hence the burglar
story.
Rev. NJ. +. Broaddus will be in the
Gap on the 10Th OF this month to
deliver his famous lecture on "a