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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

Soda water at the drug store.
D. b. Burncs Of Bluefeld was iu
t.nn Monday
N.N. brown Of Linchburg. ws- a
goes. at Hotel Eugene on Monday
.H.E. Jennings. OF ST. Louis wa-
t.-,l at the new hotel Monday
Tn. glass of ice cold soda water
att.. drug store.
W IS Palmer va- over from Crab
Orchard Monday.
DrJ. G.. pruner. of Mendoza was
t.va last Friday
Thomas T.. seweil. Of jackson.
k rl- in town last Saturday.
w butter. ucv POTATOES and
10 Hamb'eu Bros.
..I. Hodges. che Bristol photos
u,, lu town lastucck.
N. SIS. %. Thomplias and chill
aat la.t Friday m Bristol
e
a.
..l,
NJ. ID. Reeves. a. prominent travel
| N..-a" H
N'n H'''''' spent
NI.. hlIv GiiIe. who spent SOME
.e'''.' "'
'"e ''l i'
r... t.b.I. and C,r... r.tn~nel
Jas. fr.mW,.. ob.e tb., have
some abstract work.
travel d. Biz Stone Gan ha.
~...e,llv l,r-e tle ra.t ten
5a.t pmr St.re
N'N 'n-
e'' '''e"1e'N4'''''' ''"-
'@'' D''s '''' "''"
Moies"oftn' "a prominent
"'' c' ~"4' wa"
''''s''9
lal g.. q. Chapman. president
D'aIetille College. Wise. Va
a. 70 town this week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19
LEAGUE PICNIC

The Epwor,h League VIII give a
picnic on the fourth Friday ia this
month, and Will spend the day Oh
Roaring Branch All lesgurs are
cordially invited 90 attend.
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Died Of Consumption.

Late Sunday last the wife OF Au-
dy Nickles. who has been sick Tor
several months. died suddenly at her
home in this place. Consumption
was the cause Of her death.
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GAP TEAM
VIII co 70 Bristol Saturday to
Play Bristol Nine.

The Biz Stone Gap ball team has
chartered a special train and win 60
Co Bristol on next Saturday where
they viii play "a match game with the
Bristol nine. 40 doubt this viii be
an Interesting game and our boys
eon6dentislly expect 60 win. a large
number oi persons interested in base
ball win accompany the team 20 the
twin city.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19
FOR SALE.

Homes and Land At Dorchester
Va. within 200 yards Of the we'll
known Dorchester Mines.
For further particulars address
j. LEvlrr. BrNJ. Lrsrrr.
Coebufn, Va. Norton. Va
.------.
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Rev. ID. b. Strousc. a prominent
evangelist Of Salem. Va. commenced
a ten days tent meeting at this place
on last Friday night. The services
are well attended aud much interest
is being taken IN the meetings.
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Rev. T. :. Russell. rector o. the
Episcopal church NJ Bristol. and Rev.
r. l. Boykius, 81 Abingdon, viii
hold services in the Episcopal ckarch
at this place on next Monday night
as $50. and every Night thereafter
until Friday night.
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FARMS.
Any section o. State. $4,000 to
100000. Free list.
II. W. HiLLrARY. stanton, Va.
THE SHERIFF
OF Dickinson Shot and Proba-
bly, Fatally Injured.


FsrrtiNo. Va. June l6.-John
Henry Barley. a Young from Ken
lucky. shot, and probably fatally
wounded VIM. r.. stanly. Sheriff Of
this (~Dickenson) county. a day or
two since. The particulars Of the
aiiray are about these. A warrant.
charging BARLEY with f~eloniously
striking a man with a horseshoe,
was plscei Boz Che sherid-s hands,
and Doc went % arrest him. When
Bartlcy saw the sheriff coming. be
tourishci a pistol. aud ordered him
CD stand back. which the sheriff
yaii 200 attention. but kept on adj
yancing Row arls thc mau all within
"a Jew icci of him whom DE fred the
pistol at him. the bali entering his
right cheek. passing through his
peck ana lodging in has right shout
icr. nr phipps whois in attend
ance upon the wounded man, thinks
thera rs bnt liitlc chance. for his res
saVerY d, extremely doubtful
BARLEY aei. and his whereabout.
mol, known to the authorities
The people are much wrought up
over che affair.
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The are company Will drin en-
Thursday night Of this week at $50
o'clock. Every member Is requested
to be present.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19
FOR SALE.

We have for sale hay. chop and
com at reasonable prices. Call and
see u.s.. We are also dealers In coal.
j. b. PATTERSON d Co.
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II080 TIU"TrTI0HH I0T NJ POINTS :" N
North. Northwest. Wcst aud Southwest
Quickest time. Best service.
For other information cali on D. A
fritchard. Agent. Bristol. or ~ D.. Alien
A. g.. T. A.. " b. Fmmcrt. teen Pass
Agt Bristol. Tenn. 25-ti
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While the Ere company was pssc-
tieing on last Thursday night. while
sliding down a ladder. Ike Taylor
sErsined his knee and IS a result be
has been doing some limPing this
week.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19

WANTEB-50 good men to work
in cut. same as railroad work. VIII
pay good wages.
KELLY < l%nvlNF.
Ir0ndale. Va.
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DR.. PesvhNr will be unatf, TO I'll
his regular engagement at this place
on next Friday. lie will be here
again lhe third EIilay in July.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19

Judge aud Mrs II. G. Mcdowell
returned Tuesday night from Rog-
efsvilie.
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c. ". Chlds. 81 Ridgeway Pa.
president u the Extseet Works az
this place. j. ia town this week.
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On Monday night Of this week
Julia Slash aud Mahulda Reed (both
colored) became involved In a quar-
rel and the Slash woman fired sever
al shots at the Reed woman. two Of
which took effect In her arm aud
shoulder. The shooting occurred
near the Southern Methodist church
Jealousy caused the trouble.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19
VIRGINIA & SOUTHWEST
ERIN RAILWAY.


The only line operating ruliman nafct
Sleeping Cars between Bristol and Cine
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1902-06-19

We understand that a number ot.
parties have been robbed IN the ho-
tells in the eastern end Of Wise coun-
~ during the past ten days. The
thief entered the rooms while the
guests were asleep and relieved them
of their cash No arrests have as
yet. been mad, and the mann of tho
thief. or thieves, is unknown.
A farmer sold two hogs for TWEEN
IS dollars and invested the proceeds
ga whiskey. which he drank. thereby
turning two hogs into one How
much did be lose by the o%pcration2
Answer. He lost ten dollars and
the price Of one hog lie. also.
lost his equilibrium and his hat
Exchange.
Dr. j.. =. Edmonds and Miss Belle
Slemp viii be married at tho resi-.
dence Of The brides parents. Col and
Mrs. O.. Slemp ON Poplar Hin thi.
4 w Wednesday, evening at six o'clock
NNN VIII ANAhN NN ANN NNkAN NN"NA
' train over the Louisville ani Nash
Vile Ton a trip Co Louisville. Cinciu-
natl and other westcsn cities. Rev.
i. l.. Weber. % Winchester. Ky
viii perform the marriage ceremony.
Hereafter the circuit and district
courts Tor the United Ststcs for thc
Western District of Va. shalt b.
held each year 40 Danville CA Tues.
day after second Monday in Apn.
and september. ia Abingdon ou
Tuesday after the second Monday ir
May and October in Nlarrisonburg ot
Tuesday after the first Monday Dol
June and December. 40 ChariottYills
ou the second Monday IN January
and at Roanoke on the second Mon.
nay ia February
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21
A HONEYMOON CLOUD.
Why the Bride Feared Her Husband
Did Not Love Her.

at was pretty hard to have the hon
eymoon clouded before we had been
married two hours" complained Il new
ly married man. Fact is. though, the
excitement of the wedding day took
away the little sense l had remaining.
I'VE were married at noon and, after
lodging the customary rice and old
shoes, left for tho station We had
barely time to catch our train, and |
rushed up to the ticket window at
once. Then, once more, we had TO run
the gauntlet OF friends, who thini it
smart to throw rice down ones collar
and have it sift down into ones shoes
We got into the train at last, and
when it started | heaved q sigh of r.
lief. u hen the collector came round
for tickets, l handed mine over. After
looking at it for moment he asked
he if the lady WAS travelling with me.
"Ihat was tile last straw, and |
snapped out fer bin to mind his own
business.
That is what l am trying to Do,
he answered coolly. One moro ticket,
please
s.Then it flashed upon he hat il The
hurry and excitement of TIE moment |
had forgotten I had awife. paid the
other fare and tried 10 laugh it off, hut
the looll that ny wife gave me viii
linger with he as long as live: It
took ne two hours to argue her out of
the impression that l didn't love Her
any moro and cho iSr't fully Soficfi pd
yet.'-Kansas City independent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21
BRET HARTE AS
A STAGE DRIVER

et lIWta's daHIh roc9lls an fn.=
aau5 which left Is mark. TweaIs
2e.=sas4 Mas a Traveller in d Western
etase coach very similar To thaf wdt. h
Colonel w +. Cody exhibits in III
Wild West. My fellow passenger hal
done his best to be agreeable and had
succeeded in the day IL toll
me the following story:
4 am afraid IhaVe wearied yoa
with so much talk eonfesss il may
have been selfish for ne To have done
SO. But ever since 4 little expert
encc that | had in enc of these coaches
some years ago, have made up MY
mind to keep very much awake Whcn
| have bat one companion, as | have
had today.
1T was stormy night that two
passengers climbed into coach like
this, which pulled out of a California
town | was one of tho passengers.
The other was disposed to be sociablc
but | was not disposed to meet him.
quickly discovered that he knew how
to talk, and that he was no ordinary
PILGRIM But | was tired. had had
little or no sleep for three nights.
took it for granted that We would DO
together for the next day, and re-
solved that would show him that I
could listen.
''Ho seemed quite inclined, however,
to be communicative. fell asleep il
the midst of several stories. Which |
knew We're away out af the ordinary
stage coach tales. But in spite &c
this. would fail asleep in the climax,
When would arouse myself my fci-
loW-traFeler would start on another
story While wondering how tho pTo.
eious one had ended, / fell asleep IN
the same way each succeeding story
Somewhere on tho mountain road
the storm passed. or We passed Il, [
don3@ know which. Eemombcr
looked oGt eAd saw the stars. ] loofs 4
ZIP and W=thc snow g5fstenin8 on HE
mountain tops. Then noticed that
my eompaian Was gone IN his place
WAS another passenger. | rccognize1
him at once as the driEer, or Lo who
was on the boz whom we left oarIior
in the evening. lie seemed to lie
asleep, but ] was now WidoaWake
shook him. It required some effort
to bring him out of his stupor.
What arc you doing here?' ask
ed
He replied that he was trying tc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

er lord when divorced forbade hos g.
sign or otherwise use his name amy
longer Whereupon She assumed A.
maiden name and informed The .G
Uar II her decision This oliei.
tee.d her name rs "Divorced y.
Lately she Wa about 10 lead q .@se=..
husband to the altar, wa "a D.
@dveteeG@ broke the sae1 of lsze
Tae=Ia,H= took an action asalsHe fl#a
registrar ON The esound AM n har
maiden name she had net beal diEtaa
Cd and that her profession ,sas aal
shat ef a divorced lady, The srtrea
court upheld the objection and the
lesistar was compelled To maize
new entry. will that not be lzIY
misleading was asked. ut may BE-,
was the reply IF the Would-be has-
band fancies that We guarantee aIg-
thing but the fact that her maidan
name is or was x. He must find ont
the other factors himself. \ Prussian
registrar is not a matrimonial agent
London Telegram.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

- =sassea ass..1z = ~
. WHOM eFc- e5aeaaea.lT Ets.=.a..
VINO 1ee8H- a#auaHr# -
li5 mn. Butch u Taaz=s #=.e......
mic and l. Gaa Latin
! cosna4QGz Elaus.a. .#zi.s= ..5t#
+ &eiaHehaHthaa etd. ~ present lie
i clumsy machinery ot the law has to- Is
SET IN motion before the suIuaal=s= can
/ be changed in Germany. Austria ana
Holland, and N many case a fe4 raia
besides, # in Austria man takes a
room in hotel for a week Ju.1 gives a
name which does not Legally belong
to him, he renders himself liable to
Imprisonment Aud he is sure to get
h1s due if the truth leaks 8Et. TfaHe,-
ing ineognito is luxury reserved for
dukes and princes there. A nau.e in
central Europe is an heirloom not to
be played with. y girl takes over not
only her husbands surname. but also
his title, and by this she is always ad-
dressed-frau Professor, Frau Doct0s,
Frau PriVy Councillor, etc. She must
be very pocl indeed who has not some
such handle to her name after mar
rage. Hence the desire of a we'd
ded lady to retain name and IT'LL.
even after she has LOST I'm who con.
ferred both upon her-for instance,
after she had been divorced.
Germany is interested in this matter
just now because a new la won the
subject is coming into force this year.
Heretofore lady. although divorced
on the ground OF misconduct could aul
generally did, continue to bear hor
late husbands name and title IF h
objected to this It was open to him
TO sue his late spouse for Wrongfu.iH
apprCpfiating his surname and tides,
ana If the court saw good grounds il
restraining the lady from SO doing III
future, it was competent to issue q
prohibition. But the costs kept many
men frem taking advantage Of tie law.
Now the matter viii be much sinEIct.
\ divorced vito nay use her late AUS
D2ad S name unless alal uilail lfe makes
4 =deeialatian.= which costs nothing
L. 5ae= eject taat he Withclraws froM
ket TIE right to bear it. Of course
this declaration caH be made only b.
one whose own behavior Was ire
2roachable. II there were faults OF
both sides, the lady can call herself
by the surname she possessed ever
since her marriage.
\ curious case has recently 5esa
decided, \ pretty young spouse WIS
divorced from her husband because
she had allowed herself to be hypnc-
tized, and While in that state maize
divers grieVious mistakes as Co the
identity of certain reople. Her fo M
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21
SuccinCt History of
Coronation CeremOnials

The first king Of England to be
| crowned was Alfred the Great. lie
was first crowned at Romc at the
age Of years, Pope Leo " perform
ing the ceremony, and again at Win
chester, when he succeeded to the
throne on the death of his brother.
1t was at Winchester, too, that Rich
ard, the Lion-heaIted, on his return
from Imprisonment in Germany, went
through the coronation ceremony fer
the second time, "to put awae, as it
We're the reprGofe of his captivitie, -
as Hollanshed puts it.
Between Alfred the Great and Har~
old II the Saxon and Danish kings
were all crowned at Kingston Upon
Thames, with the exception of Ed
nut at London, Harold | at Oxford
and Edward the Confessor at Win
chester. 1t was when Edward the Con.
fessor was made king that we find
the first mention of a coronation ser.
mon, an exhortation being delivered
OH Cudl OtCdolOH ny luo dICIlDISHOp.
Harold ii was the first king to re-
ceive the crown at Winchester, ard
since that time every king Of England
has been crowned there, though some
have also gone through the cere-
mony elsewhere as we'll. In the early
Norman reigns coronations We're fro
quently repeated by the same mon.
archs, with the intention of confirming
their right by claiming the homage cf
the peers of England. William the
Conqueror had perfect passion for
coronations, being crowned at Easter
Whtsuntide and Christmas every year
in the cities of Winchester, Westmin-
ster and Glouchester respectively.
The kings champion appears 70
have been first instituted at the coro-
nation of Richard III, which was con-
Quoted throughout with great pomp
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

-'.en. aad4a5 s..
nat a.#.a.=
&.hne 4#.aa
iaa.Ie.Niaa 1a.. 1. .aa5
IfHviu', ~ Jae.G. ~ haa IH
load, Was The aa4a.4 got.
DOCS tae=eompaa2 ALLOW a6Iz@
es ta#tnrn over tao #e.a= ta=aHH#pa
se3t-ef VIE eeHe#aHaHa5 aIaF rae5 il
permit i1s drivers to ruta in t#z
coaches. asked. seme0 ~ 4ialjt4-
nantlY.
@tfa# With the#eompaa4. he ee-
piled. HI" man that's out theea or
ON The bon knows more about tho
country than thc whole stage company.
Hes human, and that sorts sizass
Understand? When We stopped bae2.
yonder To tighten nut he got OUt
to gimme hand. We'd bin there yi5
but feF him. Then he fall s#tO qUcs=
tioin' me. and when ho Gnds=out that
ain had no lay0ff i'll purity nieh fifty
hours he says to me, Cit inside thar.
he says. Go in" h. says or Il
leave you on the road. SO got iF
He got up. That's all thera=is To IL
Amt skoercd are you?
Il made no reply | cre3 he'd down
in ny corner and closed my=cges. z
was daylight in the mountains when
aWoko The sHmmits Wete ael0A
with sunshine. was alone. Then We
pulled into another wooden town, sim
liar Ia the one we had left the night
before got out and sbooh myseg
whalc tie relay vas being made
= Where's your partner vino aroye
for yop% asked The driver who wa
biting D. fin section Ct long pine
- He loft mo some miles back
was the reply said he had 10 ID
some business for the atafe. Sssia 10
give you his remember io5t
What il vas
scompitmeatazs inquired
THAT sounds something =lilza -
Reckon il w.. said=r@ mz=toz 2jEa
yoa this #hea yea 4ote=oR=3f=ee#=
yo9 did
'fIo handed me a cald as b. sRose.
| did not recognize the uaHo thI II.
hGf out the card away as a a943l a5e
Of the journey. Some 3e9ts ese h
looking over bundle Of papers, Il
tagned=Hp. The signature VS. trjfle
dim, b1t there il vas. written diaao4=
ally, Francis Bret lIarte The eaai
is under a glass paperweght oa ms
desk i'll my office in LosZADseles
Money couldn't buy it, But think Of
what | missed in not staying awake
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

and maPniGcencc It was at this fo99-
nation, too, that the first mention is
made Of the court of claims, and most
OF the quaint services which are rend-
cred to the king on the occasion of q
coronation date back to that period.
It may be Of interest to point out at
this time that he most expensive
coronation on record was that of the
presen cZar Of Russia Upward Of
ST 100000 was spent by the govern
ment alone, and fully another s., ,O00,-
600 by the public authorities Of va
rious Russian towns. The representa-
tlves of other powers We'd with each
other in lavish Outlays, and, count
ing the sums spent by other persons,
the coronation of Nicholas II cannot
have cost much less than $4,000 900
Tie coronation of Gar Nicholas !
was also a very expensive affair. The
then Duke Of DeVonShire was the Brit
lsh representative, and he spent fully
Sl50,O0O of his own money in connec-
ton with it. The coronation of George
" was the most expensive in English
annals, and this cost only $12, 800, 900
OF this amount 1925, 900 was expend-
ed on the coronation robe aid 1925 900
on the crown
The coronation of George III lid
not amount to half that of the corna-
tion of William ". The whole cost
of the coronation of ' illiam "
amounted to only $150,000, and that
of Queen Victoria is $35O,OOO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

The dailies, weeklies and monthlies
of our country WELD wider influence
than the pulpit, and perhaps even than
the schools; for the press is school
we all attend every day in the weel,
from the time we learn to read to the
end of our Hves.-The Outlook. New
York.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

We should manage our fortune like
our constitution-enjo it when good.
have patience when bad and never ap-
ply violent remedies but in cases Of
necessity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-21

( Ut to Too Net5C lI6to 0NNIIIfJ T
decided. \ pretty young spouse w:tS
divorced from her husband because
she had allowed herself to be hypnC-
tized, and While in that state maize
divers grieVious mistakes as Co the
identity of certain reople. Her fo M
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-30
BACK TO GEORGIA
CRACKERS"

Comes a Response to Their Greet
ng From the sunny SOUTH"
The freight claim department of the
Central of Georgia sent to it's friends
a day or two Ago a Christmas card.
bearing a poem entitled "A Greeting
From the Sunny South" which was
printed in the Morning News at the
time. Yesterday a response was re-
ceived from Mr.. ]. E. Leith, freight
claim agent, Frisco System, St. Louis.
He says:
Dear Strive are in receipt of your
unique and handsome Christmas greet
ing, which was very much admired by
all, and as we have a poet in the of
fee who thinks he is some ''punkins"
himself, we herewith hand you his find
lngs in response to "A Greeting From
the Sunny South"
While you write of Georgia Crackers.
Possum, corn and honey, fine.
In that grand old land of Dixie.
And the good old summer time.
What's the matter with Transporting
To us shivering mortals here
Some of that eternal hot spell
Just to start the coming year?
In return we'll try to show Won
We can be as good and nice
by exchanging Christmas greetings
with some glittering blocks of Ice"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-30
NEGRO WAS POISONED.
Aroused Sleeping Citizens by Wells
and Told Queer story to Police.

Screaming at the top of his voice and
declaring that he had beeen given poi
soned whisky by a woman, Ed Will
Jams, .colored, aroused persons living
in the vicinity of Jones and Haber-
sham streets. last night.
A dozen telephone messages were sent
to police headquarters that a man was
being killed in the neighborhood and
Desk Sergeant Joseph McCool hurried
a detail of men and the patrol wagon
to the scene. The negro was found at
his home at No. 543 Charlton street..
east, and appeared to be violently i'll
He declared to the police that a
woman had given him poisoned whs-
ky, but could not furnish her name
to the officers. The police ambu-
lance was summoned and Williams
was sent to the Georgia Infirmary for
treatment. At the infirmary he told
another story.
He said that he had been sick for
several days and that he was return
ing home with a woman from
church festival when he was again
taken sick. He claimed that the wom-
an gave him an orange to suck and
that Immediately afterwards he be-
came desperately i'll. The police were
unable to get any further particulars
and no arrests were made. Williams
was reported as resting easily at an
early hour this morning