The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-09-17


Ccmplese lite u fresh cssaics re.
eeised at Taylor Bros. this week.
\ Mrs. serrsn. Of Cerbin. KY. aud
Miss Mary Clifford. Of Pennsslvsnis.
who are visiting +. d. Clifford and
family at Esserville. spent few
days the past week in the Gap visit
Tag toe family Of r. L. Brown. On
Tuesday morning Mrs. Brown. aud
lutte son. Robert, Mrs. Farnsworth.
Miss Wayne Brown and the editors
little daughter. Kathleen. accom-
panied them 10 Esserville sad spent
the day very pleasantly with Mrs
Clifford. While there the editors
little daughter applied the torch that
started the FIRE in the s2nd coke oven
Of the Guest River Coal and Coke
company, Of which act she IS -cry
proud
Miss Phoebe Shauks. one Of Roe-
ersSille's most highly accomplished
young ladies. is visiting her brother.
}. W. shanks, in the Gap.
BY trading at the Herald shoe
store you have the largest stock oil
shoes 20 select from Of any store in /
Southwest Virginia. No trouble 90
please YOU, both IN price and quality .
Of shoes
Mrs. A. 5. Horsley and daughter.
Miss Frances Hershey. Of Knoxville |
are visiting w. }. Horslsy aud fam. /
lily. Miss Katie Hershey returned |
from Knoxville Friday. where she 1
has been visiting relatives
Miss Matte Bullit, left today for
Hollius Institute. where she will at I
tend school Miss Cummius Bulht I
viii also attend school at Hollins /
this year and will enter in a short I
time
There seems 90 be fair prospect
Tor The early construction Of line
Of railroad from Mount Airy 60 the /
timber region about Lambsburg 90 1
Tins eouuty.-CoroN J9uu0i.
The School Board has established /.
a school At the sulphur Springs 70
teach the primary and first grade
Children ia the other grades in that
end of town viii come 70 the school /
heie. they being taken 20 aud from
school on the dummy
Judge S Il Bond. T.. r Carter
and r. It. Mcconnell. of Gate CITY. /
spent last Saturday iu the Gan. Nh I
Garter is the Democrats candidate
for representative TOR Scott county.
and considers his chances for election
extra good
n. NJ. Horton has resigned asas-
sistsnt cashier of thc Gate Citv bank
and DC rs understood, has accepted
a position in the bank of Big Stone
Gap. Tie is ana exceedingly ropular
young gentleman and thoroughly
capable iu business .-Gatc C.tu cor /.
respondent Bristol Herald
Rev. n G. Burkhart. OF Lee county.
preached in the grove near the plan
ing mill sunday afternoon. Rev /
burkhari is a Methodist minister and
has charge Of the work for his church
in the coal fields of Wise county .
lie reports much good being accom-
piishei
COL } B. Richmond. n G.. ILL.,
Richmond and y NJ Horton went
90 the High Knob Saturday. There
they we're 20 be Joined by Messrs. %
U IT. Richmond. of Ewing. Lee
County ID. L Horton and w. d.
Di.iol, Horton of summit. and the
whole party take week of hunting
'nd recreauon.-0afs CiU Herald.
Lost, strayei, or stolen, one dark
brown mare mule. weighing between
.oo9 and LOO pounds. slightly
implied 10 feet, saddles fairly well.
Reward 90 anyone returning same 60
Too RIVER LUNmrH Co.
''-5s Dufheld, Va.
Cauoli Kidd. a popular knight Of
he road, is ill at Hotel Hamilton.
He came TO Bristol Sunday and took q
10 his bed A trained nurse has ar
lived and is now attending him. His
mother, Mrs NJ r. Kidd, who was
assent from the city was sent for
md arrived here last night.-Brsiol
Neics 10Th inst.
The Estey Organ Company have .
established a distributing point in ,
Roanoke under the management Of !
The Hobhie Company. They viii ?
give special prices to purchasers (
where they have no local agents.
You have an opportunity now to get :
ow prices on a fine organ. Write :
The Hobbie Company for particulars
DR. $. NJ Perry and wife, and +.
). Pain, Of Tuscumbis. Ala. spent
sunday night in town and left Mon
lay morning for Poor Fork, XIV.
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