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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14
LONG DISTANCE
Telephone Service for Big SiOae Gap in
the Near Future.

Quite a number of the leading
citizens of Big Stone Gan met
Messrs. II. Hardaway and b
Laughan. Of the Virginia and
tennessee Telephone COMPANY
and Mr.. y Maupin. Of Atlanta
Georgia, repres entinC the
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. in the law offices of Gen
eral r. a. Ayers last Thursday
evening. The object of the
meeting was to consider the in
stallatiOn of a long distance
fully equipped copper phone
line from Bluefield TO Big Stone
Gap. giving long distance con
nection to all parts OF the
United States.
The Southern Bell Telephone
company proposes 90 advance
two thirds Of the money neces-
sary 70 build and equip the line
The meeting was very enthu
siastic and over $1,000 o0 of
stock was subscribed With
one exception the stock of the
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has paid eight per cent
dividends. and on the first dav
OF January had over $4,000
surplus I'm its treasury. To is
now expanding this surplus in
the installation of an under
ground system in the city of
Roanoke.
Mr.. Maupin stated that with
the installation of the long dis
lance phones. that the tolls
would pay "a dividend upon the
stock of the Virginia and Ten
nessee Telephone Company to
say nothing of more than
twenty exchanges which 10 is
operating.
We are glad Co welcome this
new enterprise and consider its
stock first class investment
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WISE or OTHERWISE.

a lazy citizen is in every.
body's way.
Justice may be blind. but she
has good memory.
a man who kills time slavs
ms own character.
Some people appear 10 be-
proud Of their ignorance.
Fully two thirds Of our
troubles are only anticipated.
After It's al over a man won.
ders why he was worried.
Haste makes some people
waste lot Of other people ;
time.
Hatred is often the result Of
knowing but one side OF a per-
son.
The Almighty never recoR-
nlzes a preachers worth bv the
salary he gets.
Cupid behind the arrow is
more dangerous than the man
behind the gun.
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Ii is claimed that all the Pres.
idents Of the United States bad
good mothers. IL is said that
John q. Adams until the dav Of
his death said the PRAYER his
mother had taught him. Lin
coin said, can that | am | owe
to my mother" Garfield kissed
the wrinkled face of his mother
on the dav of his inauguration
and said, ''You brought me TO
this Grover Cleveland said
Worldly honors or worldly
perplcxities will never cause me
to forget the lessons my mother
taught me-, AS the shadows
lie n < { h e n, the memory Of
mothers love becomes intengi-
ned. The vision grown dim
with age becomes clear and pic
lures of childhood davs rise be-
fore US In their projections. IL
Is well so few instances are on
record where a mother has fail
Ell 10 impress her children with
the y alue and purity of a
mothers love. Most of orr great
men accord TO their mothers the
credit of their best achieve
ments. The moral nature of
the child is largely what he in
herits from his mother. Genius
often comes from the father
W often see sons OF plain. an
educated mothers rise 10 emf
hence. \ mother may be NOR
ally and mentally strong vet
physically SO weak she can give
TO her child little aside from
her lovable nature. and this
child Will grow into "a passive
creature who will never cause
a ripple IN the worlds affairs.
TO emphasize the influence of
the mother physiologiuallv is
unnecessary IN our day when
every one has his quota of sci
entIiic knowledge. Queen Vic
torla rs a grand sample of per
feet motherhood. This oueenlv
woman and womanlv queen has
had an influence upon the world
nm wifehood and motherhood
The mother oil Napoleon. Marie
bamolino. was not what was
termed an educated woman.
She married at the age Of
sweet sixteen. vet developed
INTO very strong character. L.
IS claimed by his biographers
that Napoleon Inherited his
firm Will and lofty ambitions
from has mother and not from
has easy going father. Napo-
leon said of his mother. She
has the head of "A sman ON the
shoulders of woman. and ne
always went 90 her for counsel
IN the important affairs of life.
yet he did not ALWAYS follow
her advice. We shall not ven
turc 60 speak Of Mary Ball. the
mother of Washington. further
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

than 70 cay che ms . vcu,nn y
high temper and indomi1nh5o
spirit. Her nephew, Lawronpo
Washington, who occaoionollv
visited in the Washingtou hose
said. II was ten times nore
afraid of my aunt than Of nv
parents; my aunt was the pre-
siding genius Of the homo aud
she awed me by her kindness.-
Exchange.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

Tho Baptists have commences
work on their church again.
When completed this will be
one OF the incest places of wor-
ship in this section.
Mrs. Thompson and children
OF Appalachia, were in town
last Thursday, Mrs. Thompson
attending the meeting of the
Home Missionary Society at
this place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14
a HINT To VIRGINIA sAsmeaS.

A bushel of corn il standard
and invariable measure: but not
SO a barrel Of corn. In Virginia
a barrel of corn il enough corn
IN the ear TO shell out five
bushels: in the West a barrel of
corn means a -four barrel Of
corn IN the ear, which would
she'll out less than two bushels.
therefore. when n virriniau
says that his land will produce
twenty barrels of corn Co the
acre the Western man will
laugh at him and tell him that
Western land will bring FORTY
and fifty barrels to the acre.
But the Virginian means one
thing and the Western man an
other. Twenty barrels of corn
IN Virginia means one hundred
bushels: forty barrels i'm the
West means less than eighty
bushels.
We mention this by way of
making practical suggestion
70 land owners IN Virginia. In
speaking of the productive ca
pacity OF their lands let them
use the bushel and not the bar
rel as the standard OF measure
Times Dispatch.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

The Chiidrens' Day program
az the Southern Methodist
Church next Sunday morning
az II O'Clock promises 10 Doe an
interesting occasion. and every
BODY Is cordially ivited 10 ~
tend tins service. q nice pro-
gram has been prepared for the
OCCASION.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14
LOST. STRAYEO OR STOLEN.

one black mare. or horse.
with white hind feet. white hair
about head, about ID years old.
burned cor scalded ON right side
of back. Suitable reward for
information leading to the re-
covery. Address.
W. r.. GILIY.
Glamorgan. Va.
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pa Akl!vsys get fresh bread at

Aso0huSttc D.
| Mr.. and Mrs. WI CABLES al
Bristol, and Mrs. Edwin s.
Hutchinson, of Newtown. Pa.
were registered at Hotel Eugene
last Saturday night.
Cold drinks at Robinette's.
Special attention is called 70
the resolutions passed by the
County School Board of Scott
county. If all the Southwest
superintendent would hustle
like Smith the Normal would be
filled to OVERLOOKING.
j. NJ. Stewart left Sunday
morning for Harrisonburg. Va.
where he goes as delegate
from the I. o. O. +. Encamp-
ment at this place TO the Gen
eral Encampment, which meets
in that city this week.
Ii You want some furniture
Tor your house and haven't the
money 10 pay for it, / will sell
you on the installment plan.
with easy payments. Com G
aud see me. w. I. NICKELs.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. w. Wax have
as their guest their sister, Mrs.
r. NJ. Anderson. Of Dallas, Tex.
Quarterly meeting will be held
at the Southern VI ethodist
Church on the 2nd Sunday in
July.
Fresh shipment Of cakes and
crackers at Robinettc's this
week.
Mrs. 5. w. Wax and daueh-
ter, Mrs. +. +. Scott. have re-
turned from Bristol. where Mrs
Wax has been taking treatment
under Dir. Priddy.
Don't forget 10 see Nickels
the furniture man. when YOU
come 90 town. He carries the
finest line of furniture and
house furnishings of any house
M this section.
Quite number of our Young
people from the Gap spent last
Sunday on the high knob. We
have nice write up OF the trip.
which will appear in our next
issue.
Buy your groceries at Robi-
nette's. Fresh shipment every
month.
Miss Willie Evadewe Young.
of Knoxville. and Miss Flnora
Luttrell. of New Mexico. are
visiting their uncle, Mr.. Sam
Wax.
Miss Minnie Stacy visited
friends at Appalachia Sunday
Fresh watermelons. first OF
the season. at Robinette's the
latter part of this week
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14
CONTRACT TOILET.

Anyone wishing to take a
contract of logging and saving
near lrondaie. Va, will be in
terested to see Henderson q
White, Coeburn, Va. 500, 900
feet to cut. 1921
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

Richmond Na.. June @ The
Omnchheld Company was char
tered today by the State Corpa.
tiou Commission. with a capital
stock ranging from 80. 1000 mini
mum io $4,000 maximum The
charter gives officers AS follows
iresident-C. G.. Chaplin.
Richmond
Vice President-T. NJ. Worth
ann. Richmond.
Secretary -Treasurer-J Nor.
ment Powell. Bristol
The objects of the company
are declared 90 bee % acquire
mineral lands and mines. 90
nmid railroads for transporta-
nou tc tine mines of the com
pauN GO buy aud sell timber.
farm and mineral lands. 90 opes
rate mines and manufacturing
establishments. and 90 engage
m such business as NAV be to
The interest of the promoters of
ihe enterprise and which are
not inimicai 90 the laws OF the
State.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14
LOCAL ITEMS.

horo. was IN town last week.
r.. b. Leech, of Middlesboro.
was in town last Saturday.
W. N. Slower, of Knoxville.
was in tcwn last week.
J. VI. Stout, prominent trav-
cling salesman of Gate City.
was in town last week.
r. W. Kelly was down from
Wise Saturday.
Carpets. rugs, mattings. and
an kinds Of furnishings for the
house at W. /. Nickels'.
~. C. Stair, Of Middlesboro.
was registered at Hotel Eugene
Saturday.
j. l.. Williams. of Bristol. was
registered at Hotel Eugene Sat
urday.
See oar ad. In this issue.
MUNCY.
W. r. Primer, of Glade
Springs. was IN town last week.
j. VI. McGoldrich, Of Knox
yille was registered at Hotel
Eugene last Friday night.
s. R. Walker. of Baltimore.
was registered az Hotel Eugene
Saturday
d. T.. Thompson. OF Lynch
burg. was I'm town last week.
Picture frames Of al kinds for
sale by vs.. l. Nicklcs.
A. r. Lifts. of Middlesboro.
was registered at Hotel Eugene
Ia-t Thursday.
49, b. Fulton aud children. I
of Wise. spent Saturday night /
Dob the Gap. en route 90 Bristol. /
~ IS Kelly, superintendent I
of the lntcrmont Coal and Iron /
Company at Josephine, spent /
Sunday IN town
lo. j. Letter. a prominent (
salesman of l.ynchburg. was /
among the travelling men i'm /
town last week.
49, r. McSpaddcn. OF Bristol. /
was iu town last week.
Everything that's good.
MUNCY. I
ltpay- to advertise I'M the \
Post. and our merchants should |
patromze these columns liber- /
aly
d. 81 Green. of Knoxville. /
was registered at Hotel Eugene |
Iae' week
Attorney Geo. G. Perry. of /
Wise spent last Saturday in /
he Gap on personal business. /
buy your furniture from w /
D Aickels
N b Arlington. of Wise.
leNnty revenue collector, was I
town last week ON business. /
Is. q. Pierpont, of Brooklyn. /
I. g.. who is interested IN the
heoAee mining plant in the Crab |
richard. spent couple of days
DID, Gown .as, week.
ii you want prompt delivery /
pay promptly.
MUNcY.
Is Lanhan. of Pulaski. gen
'al manager of the Virginia
ana tennessee Telephone Com
lNny. was i'm town last week on
business.
FOR RENT -Four nice office
rooms in the Symmetrical build
ng Apply TO the editor of this
paper
d. - ohanklin, proprietor Of
Motel Eugene, is visiting rela-
yves IA West Virginia for a
week or two.
Mass Marie Kite. of Bristol
gus visiting ia the Gap the past
,eA. ano accompanied the
crowd of Nounor ,,o,,.lo :. -
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

All kinds of legal blanks for
sale log the Wise Printing Co.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

Among the Attractions Will be BASE BALL. Sports of all
iun Horse Race. Horse Race Raj
oon Asseno tournament and
menus one the finest half State
completed before the of
otion 10000 people hereo the Fourth - - 49,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14
BASE BALL.

Last Saturday the Norton and
Dorchester teams played a series
game at Dorchester. the score
standing at lhe close of the 9Th
inning lbs TO ina favor of Dor
chester The Norton team being
short of some Of their best play
ers, we understand was tie
cause of them not making any
better showing in the game
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

The Dorchester team Will
come here next Saturday after
noon 20 play a series game with
the Gap team. The home team
is getting in fine shape now.
ana q hot game may be ex-
pected.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

The first nine and the indie
pendent team at this place
played a game here Saturday
afternoon, the score standing 2
TO in favor of the first nine
Some good playing was wit
messed, and the Independent
team certainly deserves TO be
commended for the good play
ing they done on this occasion
The Fourth of July game
which will no doubt be PLAYED
by the Dorchester and Big Stone
Gap teams, will be full of in
terest and enthusiasm, and will
be witnessed by the largest
crowd of people ever before seen
in Big Stone Gap.
rn>-rn. 81 no
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Last Friday morning Misses
Alice and Lura Kennedy. Lula
Moore. Eliza and Gertie Fleenor
and Messrs. Jn0. Moore. DIR.
Bolts, q f. Taylor, Geo. Bolts.
Lee Large and Nerna Jesse
went 20 Clinchport and spent "a
very enjoyable day fishing and
picnicing.
We will have a fresh ship.
ment of bananas, oranges. lem
ons and pineapples this week.
ROBINETTE.
r.. j. Prescott went 20 Bristol
last Thursday on business.
q. w. kilbourn returned last
week from California. where ne
was called on account of the
illness of his brother. ). II. Xii.
bourn, who left here some 20.
years ago, and who lives in
San Pedro. He was out driving
and In crossing the railroad
track was struck bv a train and
seriously hurt, but when Mr..
hilbourn left he was improving.
Judge II A. W. Skeen left
Monday for French Lick
Springs. Ind, where he will
spend a few weeks for his
health
Misses Juliet Mathews and
Laura Kelly returned last week
from Randolph Macon College.
Lynchburg, where they have
been attending school the past
year.
Miss Virginia Bullitt returned
last Thursday from Hollins In
stitute, where she attended
school the past year.
A rate of one and one-third
fare for the round trip will be
given by the railroads to those
desiring to attend the State
Farmers Institute at Roanoke
July 10th, nth and 18th,
DR.. j. w. Kelly took his
little son James to Hot Springs.
Ark, last week, where he will
receive treatment for rheuma-
tism, with which he has been
suffering for some time.
G. G.. Cochran went to Bristo,
last week ON business.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1906-06-14

q. Maupin, a prominent tele-
y non, . man of Atlanta, Ga. was
|" ,o"n last week on business
|, 'ilaected with the building of
s iong distance line between
= stone Gap and Bluefield.
8 ilardaway superintendent
'ne cranes Nest Coal and
OK Company at Georgel. in
H., county, was in town the
past week on business.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-03-07
Tenth Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Popham
celebrated the tenth anniversary of
their wedding on Saturday evening at
their home near Corvallis.
Over thirty-ive guests were present
and the evening was pleasantly passed
with various games and music. Mrs.
Florence Hoblett rendered two beauti-
full solos, and Rev. White, Miss Laws
and Miss Romney also presented var
ious selections of vocal and instru-
mental music.
Refreshments were served at II
O'Clock and shortly after midnight the
guess departed wishing their host and
hostess many happy returns of the day.
Many useful and ornamental presents
were received.
Following are the names of those
present: Messrs. and Mesdames
Whit e, Cobleigh, Hoblitt, Hull, Smell,
Smithy, Simpson, Smith, Cobb, Kern,
Price; Messrs. Romney ,Popham Laws;
Mesdames Wood, Hope, Carpenter;
Misses Mcdowell, Simpson, Summers,
Wood, Romney and Hall.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-03-07
THE STATE FIREMEN CHOOSE TOPICS
State Convention to Be Held In Ham
iItOn Late in August.

Mayor w. E. McMurry and Secre-
State Firemen's Association, returned
Monday from Butte where they at
tended meeting of the directors. The
gentlemen report very profitable
meeting. Incidentally, they had a
good time, Chief Sanger of Butte hav-
ing entertained them royalty. He was
their host at dinner and gave a box
party at the theater where they saw
"Plff! Paff!! Pouff!.!'
Plans for the coming convention
| were fully discussed and assignments
| made. A committee was appointed to
draft report and recommendation is
to the advised insurance tax leg islation.
| Such tax properly applied would
maintain all fire departments.
Those present were Chief w. E. Nc
Murry of Hamilton, president; Albert
Hork of Hamilton. secretary; Chlet
May of Misso ula, Chief Sanger OF
Butte and Chief Clark of Big Timber
1t was decided that the annual con-
vention be held in Hamilton late in
August, the date to be fixed by the di-
rectors living there.
Eleven topics were assigned as fol
lows:
Great Falls" STANDARD Thread 70
Fire Hose and Why Same Should b
Adopted"
Anaconda-'Is Membership in Stat
or National Associations Beneficial t.
Fire Departments and What Relation!
Should Exist Between the Fire De
partments of the State?'
Havre-"Selections of Officers for I
Volunteer Fire Department"
Helena-"Nozzles''
Billings-"FireD Drills for Volunteer
Fire Departments"
Missoula-"Hydran and Wate
Supply"
The following topics are to be as
D signed later: Imposing Tax on In
9 surance Companies for the Purpose o
Maintaining Fire Departments,
"Taxation of Insurance Companies,
"Common-Sense Fire Protection,
"Fire Department Legislation ant
Fire Prevention" "The Science 0
Fire and Its Prevention"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-03-07
BOXES ARE BEING PLACED AT
CONVENIENT POINTS.
FILLS A LONG FELT WANT
Electric GOngs Placed in Home of
Each Fireman-FalSe AIarmists
to Be Prosecuted.

Electrician George Witcomb is in
sailing a complete fire alarm system
IN Hamilton.
Boxes are being LACED at the fire
htll; and DIT the Cur.rrS of Main and
Second streets; Firth and Bedford
streets; Seventh and Bedford; seventh
and Main; Fifth and Main; Fourth
aud Madison a"b Third aud Ravalli.
The system con Iects with th A. G. M.
Co. mills where boxes are maintained
at the yard gdtl. saw mill. horse barn,
plauer and with Nos. 5, o Ind 7 and p
in the lumber ward
Electric gongs have been placed in
the homes of each of tne hrcmeu and
tower striker VIII also be installed, !,
which will automatically ring the fire
bell as soon as the alarm is turned in
The instant the alarm Is sounded the
pressure in the water mains, that are
supplied from Skalltaho creek, will be
reinforced by the big engines at the
pumping station near the big MILL
Announcement is made that any per-
son caught turning in a false alarm,
either maliciously or as a joke, will be
vigorously prosecuted.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-03-07
HAMILTON, STEVENSVILLE, COR
WALLIS AND VICTOR AFTER 1T.
ELECTION TO BE CALLED SOON
Plurality Vote Will Settle it-ApprO-
priation For County Fair-MOre
Saloon Licenses Granted.

| The three principal matters up TOR
consideration by the commissioners Is
the proposed free county high school;
an appropriate of $1,000 for county
fair and petitions for saloon Licenses.
Petitions each signed by the requr-
ed 100 f1eeholders have been filed by
Hamilton and Corvallis asking that a
free county high school be established
| at these res pectve points. II is ur-
derstood that similar petitions are De-
ing circulated at Victor and Stevens
ville,so that it is very probable that at
| least four candidates will be in the
| field. Al. election will no doubt be
called in the near future. The election
will be held in the several school dis
tricts and conducted under the school
election laws. No registration is re-
quired and plurality vote is deemed
sufficient to determine the location.
County high schools are maintained
| by property tax that cannot exceed
three mills, although this may be in
creased to III mills TO pay interest ana
principal on bonds, that may be issued
to erect high school building. The
school is governed by board of six
trustees, appointed by the county sup
erintendent.
Strong petitions, that have been cir
culated throughout the county have
been presented requesting tnat the
board appropriate $1,000 for agricul-
tural premiums for a county fair and
favorable action is anticipated.
County Treasurer Carter today is
sued saloon licenses to A. L. Mowatt
and Joe Dent of Victor and to Chas.
Bourne of Corvallis, each paying $1o5
unto the county &C ffers. The board is
considering the Il disability of grant
ing licenses to applicants in Darby
and Florence, whi,n are under juris-
diction of the board, having less than
100 population.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1906-03-07

is now devoting his entire time to
swinging the electric trolley line be-
tweeE Hamilton and Missoula for
whic he and d. A. Bishop secured
franchises last year
Mr.. Dougherty returned from Chi
cago last week. He says ample cap
ital is interested and he is confident
that the line will be constructed this
year providing the proper arrange
ments can be made. In brief, his
proposition is that if the parties liv-
ind along the line will donate the
right of way he will guarantee that
construction work will begin by Au
gust 1.
Mr.. Dougherty claims that the
placing of trolley line along the
east side of the valley will enhance
the value of ranches fully SO per cent
and says that it will reduce freight
and passenger rates from. Is TO SO per
cent. He says that apprehension for
the safety of stock in fields crossed
by the trolley line is needless. If
trolley cars can thread their way
tn rough the crowded streets of great
cities they certainly ought not to
create much havoc in passing through
the fields-in fact Mr.. Doug herty con-
tends that trolley cars are under bet
ter control than a span of horses in
the hands of the average teamster.
When questioned as to the source of
power Mr.. Dougherty stated that plen-
Rock creek at the mouth of Lake
Como where a 50-foot dam is to be
constructed.