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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30
TiNSLEY- -GOODlOE.

- N'tNtfik OF fnucn interest
was that Of Robert Bruce Tins
ley. OF Vic nnes. Indiana. and
Miss Sue Mills Gooiloe. which
was solemnized in the Baptist
church at this place on Wednes-
d"N e> ening ai six o'clock. The
ceremony Was said by Rev.
Robert NclnturG, after the
ritual "f the PRESBYTERIAN
church. including the ring
irHfur' The alter Nas artist
caliN d.corat.d with ever
greens, ferns. autumn leaves
and palms. The recessional and
professional marches and Love
We and the World IA Mine. -
were rendered by Mrs. j. II.
Mathews The marriage pro-
cession was led hy DR.. W. G.
Painter and Mr. James b.
Ayers, ushers. These were FOL
lowed by the little flower girls.
Louise Goodloe and Ruth Pres.
cott, who had ON pink and white
crepe de chine frocks, respec-
lively. and carried cosmos. and
the follow ing attendants: Miss
Esther Esser. OF Dorchester
and Mr. G.. "A. Miles. of Blacks
burg; Miss Carrie Rangcly. Of
stuart and Mr. Mayo Cabel:
Miss Marguerette Go0dloe. sis.
Ter of the bride. and Mr.. Cova.
OF Havana, Cuba, Miss Laura
Kelly and Mr.. j. X. Taggert:
Miss Elizabeth Polly and Mr..
+. b. Goodloe; and Miss Matt
Bullitt, maid OF honor. Mr..
Iiusley came in with Mr.. ".
r.. Peck. his best man. The
bride entered with her father.
Mr.. John VI Goodloe. She was
eNquisiteiy gowued IN white
satin pau Grape, "a tulle veil.
held by "a spray of orange bios.
SONS, and carried lilies Of the
valley The maid OF honor had
ON white net over taffeta. and
carried BRIDES roses. Misses
Esser. Margucrette Goodloe
and Elizabeth Polly wore gowns
of pink chiffon cloth. and car.
ried brides maid Roses. Misses
Kelly and Rangley were attlred
iu point a. espret over silk. and
carried brides roses.
The bride is "a pretty brunette.
and rs decidedly popular. MIR.
iinsley is "a native of Radford.
Va, and is "a graduate of V. Z.
l. He Is now connected with
the Chicago. indianapolis *
Evansville Railroad Company
as locating engineer.
4 reception, exquisite ia its
appointments and beautiful I'm
its harmony OF detail. was given
al the home of The brides ra-
rents, and many elegant wed
ding gifts We're displayed. The
rooms were beautifully decora-
ted with smilaX, rhododendron
and autumn leaves.
The bride and groom left for
a tour OF the northern cities.
and will make their home at
Nicenncs, Indiana.
4 m Ong h = out. of town
guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Adams, Of Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs Esser. Of Dorches-
ter. Mr. aud Mrs. Reeder. Of
Stonega. Mr.. 4. j. Ferguson.
of Richmond. and MessrS. 5. A.
and j J. Akers, Of Atlanta. Ga.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30


the whole wear was the New
ton-Chamoer~ plant at Poca-
hontaS, with SO ovens.
OF the 1926. .227 short tons Of
coal used in the manufacture Of
coke in the State i'm 1906. run.
of-mine constituted l.242. 90
tons, and slack l,O53.5 .5Sl tons.
All the slack coal was unwash.
ed, but the run-of-mine coal
used by four Of the seventeen
establishments was washed be-
fore it was charged into the
ovens.
Within the last Few years.
until 1906, practically all the
new work in the coke industry
has been carried on in Wise
county, on the Clinch Valley
Branch OF the Norfolk and
Western Railroad. The coke
made IN this district is the ONLY
coke made i'm Virginia from
coal mined i'm the State. TWO
Virginia plants, one at Low
moor and one at Covington. use
coal drawn from mines an the
New River District of West
Virginia. Coal for the ovens
at Pocahontas. in Tazeweil
county, Is obtained from mines
whose workings extend across
the State boundary line into
West Virginia The openings
20 the mines, however. and the
coke ovens are i'm Tazewell
county, Va. and IL is custom.
airy 10 credit the coal as we'll as
the coke TO Virginia. A terri
tory which promises important
developments in the near fu-
ture, both in the production Of
coal and the manufacture of
coke, is in the Black Mountain
region of Lee county. where
active work was carried
on in the coal-mining proper
ties i'm 1906.
Statistics covering the manu-
facture Of coke IN Virginia i'm
1883 (when the industry was
first establashed). in 1890. 1900.
and from 1902 60 1909 are in-
cluded in an advance chapter
from Mineral Resources of the
United States. Calendar year
l906,' by f. w. Parker. chief
statistician of the United
States Geological Survey. This
viii be ready for dis
lribution by the Survey in Nov
amber.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30
Wealthy PhiIantIlropist Heals
ChiCagO's Poor.

he dOess not accept any money
Tor his services ana does not
give out any medicine himself
they have been powerless to
interfere.
Cooper created considerable
amusement at the expense of
the doctors by asking them why
they did not write ther prescrip-
tions IN English so their ma
tients would know what they
were taking.
Since the interest has become
SO widespread that Cooper can
not meet the people personally.
he IS receiving an enormous
mail, and keeps large force of
stenographers employed in an
swering it. In the meantime
stories of marvellous cures con
tinue 20 pour in.
Mrs G.. Fry. living at fS2 Oak
Street, has suffered agony for
months from rheumatism. In
telling about her case she said:
Il have had rheumatism for
over nine years. It has been
getting worse every year until
1 have been almost Il cripple
from IL FOR the past eighteen
months. l have been unable TO
write for over three years. as
the knucklcs Of my hands were
SO swollen I could not close nv
fingers enough 60 write. Every
Joint IN my body was i'm the
same shape, swollen and in
tensely painful. The suffering
has been too great 10 describe.
| have seen doctor every week
Tor ten months and have tried
m every way 90 get well.
Last week l came here and
boughts some of the Cooper medi-
cines. was told TO come back
IN case / did not improve. Il
came back anyway, lust to ex
press my thankfulness.
" y on see my hands. The
swelling has almost gone. So
has the pain. If you will lend /
me "A pencil | will show YOU that
! can write" Mrs. Fry here I
took the pencil and used il
readily. IL told "A neighbor who |
had rheumatism, about IL. and /
she said maybe it isn't the /
medicine; may be it's something /
else. / told her that until / /
knew what the something else I
was should keep on taking the /
medicine and / advised her to /
dO likewise.
Cooper claims TO have receiv-
ed the formula of the medicines 4
he is using from an aged priest
IN a sleepy Spanish town i'm
OLD Mexico. The Mexicans be
lieved that holy water or some
supernatural element entered
into their composition.
Cooper receives an enormous
daily mail Letters are coming
from every part of the state.
asking for advice.
The phllonthrOpist reads every
letter carefully, and replies TO
each one, advising the remedy
which is applicable TO each in
case.
While his remarkable cures
are the chief topic of converse
ton, many stories are heard on
The streets n d in business
places of his goodness TO the
poor His gifts of food, money
and clothing have relieved a
great amount Of distress, and
have greatly endeared him to
the people.
He is beginning 10 show :he
great strain he has been under
the past two weeks, and tits
understood that he will remain
here only one more week.
WORK pUSHED To IITM0ST IN THE
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-10-30

The blooming rose is beauti-
full.
But the bIushing bride more
dntiful,
All the crimson tints YOU like
20 see are hers
BY taking Rocky Mountain
Tea.
-Hamhlen Bros.
Subscribe for the Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
LICENSE COURT
ON JANUARY rs

License court will be held Friday,
January 25th, at 10 O'Clock a. m. A
glance at the list reveals that includ
ing hotels, wholesale liquor stores,
brewers and bottlers, there are just 80
applications for license in Montour
county this year.
These are divided as follows: Dan
ville-frst ward, 10; second ward, q;
third ward, II; fourth ward, /; An
thony township, 1; Derry township, q;
Liberty township, /; Valley township,
3; Washingtonville, 2.
The applications for license run
nearly the same year after year. Last
year there were 40 applications. There
is one less this year owing to the fact,
that Peter Dietrich's place on Upper
Mulberry street has dropped out. The
opinion is entertained by many that it
will never be licensed house again.
The only other change is occasioned by
the removal of ]. 7. Findley's whole
sale liquor store from the first ward
to the third ward, which this year
gives the first ward one less applica-
tion and the third ward one more than
last year.
Altogether there are twenty-six no.
tells, and restaurants in Danville, for
which application is made. Ouly four
are restaurants. There are two brew
cries, and two wholesale liquor stores
included in the list of applications.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
Modern rlilling Machinery.

The Haney-Fraz er Milling company
of Danville, Pa, have awarded their
contract for one of the finest 100 barrel
-four mills in the country to the Allis
Chalmers company, of Milwaukee.
through their salesman Wade Wilson,
New Brighton, Pa. The Allis Chalm-
ers Co. are one of the largest -four
mill builders in the world and have
built the majority of the largest -four
mills in the northwest as well as in
Buffalo, n Y, New York City, Phil.
adelphia and other prominent milling
points The Haney- Frazier Co. will
have the same line of machinery and
system that is used in the large mills
and will be able to make the very
highest grades of both winter and
spring wheat -four which can compete
with the best that is made anywhere.
The mill will be complete in every
detail having the latest up-to date
Allis rolls, universal boilers with
vibro motor drives. purifiers, dust col
lectols wheat cleaning machinery and
flour packers. They also have a very
fine arrangement for making the finest
grades of corn meal for family use and
also feeds for farmers. There is every
convenience for handling grain in the
most economical way. saving labor
and power.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
A Fine Exhibition.

The second presentation of the gym
nastic exhibition at the Y. NJ. G. A.
was the occasion for another crowded
house Saturday night, and the enter
tainment went off with the finished
precision that marked the first produc-
tion on Friday night.
All who saw the exhibition were
loud in their praise of the work done
by the members of the different class
es. Probably the most surprise was oc-
casioned by the fine work done by tn e
class of girls, fewer of the people be-
ing acquainted with this feature of the
Associations effort The little ladies
at their different appearances on the
program were loudly applauded.
Much IF the credit for the success of
the entertainment is due to Mr.. Aims
wroth, the physical director, whose
untiring efforts and thorough capabil-
tiles were easily discernible in each
carefully prepared and we'll rendered
number on the program. Mr.. Aims
worth was ably assisted by the faith
full members of his classes, who are de-
serving of a share of praise for their
hard work during the months of pre-
paration.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
DRIVE THE HOBOS
OUT OF TOWN

While the tramp nuisance affords a
problem that Sunbury is trying in
vain to solve and all our neighboring
towns are harassed by the pestiferous
Willies, it is fact which is causing
much comment that it is the exception
rather than the rule to see a hobo per-
ambulating the streets of DanvilIe.
This, it is true. is state of affairs
that has been brought about compare
lively recently, as the day was when
Danville had it's full quota of tramps
to contend with. They appeared on
the streets early and they stald all day !;
at night they threw themselves upon
the mercy of the borough and were
given the freedom of the lockup-were
kept warm by the borough coal and in
the morning were turned loose. when
they proceeded to "do" the town over
again The result of all this was
more tramps.
The chief of police then adopted a
strict policy of expulsion. At the first
sight of an individual who bore the
"ear marks" of Willie the officers
did not wait for further evidence; the
fellow had to give good account of
himself or pass on to the next field.
For some months following the prin-
cipal diversion of our police force was
n hnhOac ont nf fouvn
About all tfat was required, how
ever, was to overhaul the fellows, tell
them what was in store for them, af-
ter which they usually went without
an escort. As a result of this policy
the hoboes became fewer and for
months past the appearance of one of
these picturesque wayfarers on our
streets has been an incident far enough
out of the ordinary to be relished as a
diversion.
1t is safe to assume that those towns
which are infested with this driftwood
of humanity are to blame for it them
selves. 1t doesn't require very good
treatment to attract tramp; all he
asks for is field to work in. Let that
field be closed to the tramps and to ey-
erything that looks like tramp-let
the officers prove unrelenting and
"hustle them on" and all the rest will
be easy. The hobo has not been wand
ering up and down the land for moth
ing and he has learned where the
easy places are.
To illustrate, in nine cases out of
ten when hobo is driven out of Dan
vile he inquiries the way to Sunbury
and the last seen of him he is trudg-
ing over the hills in that direction.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
GRIP TREATMENT.

In the treatment of grip nearly all
doctors advise against the use of whis-
ky and quinine, which is such a fav-
orite for colds. Alcoholic liquors of
any kind are supposed to increase.
rather than decrease, the activity of
the grip germ. Here are some in
fuenza rules whichsPhiladelphia ply
sicians have compiled:
Avoid riding in cold, damp, trolley
cars.
Avoid all unnecessary exposure in
inclement weather.
Avoid sudden changes from warmth
to cold without being properly clad.
Keep the feet day.
Don't associate with persons who
have the grip.
By all means, keep children, old per-
sons. and invalids away from grip
patients.
Avoid mingling in crowds.
Disinfect all rooms that have been
occupied by grip patients.
Avoid exhaustion.
Keep the system in the best posi-
BILE condition.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
Repairs of Chambers Street .

Several of the streets of the borough
are known to be in a notoriously bad
condition, a fact which has frequently
been descanted upon in these columns
1t was hardly expected, however, that
the matter would be carried to court.
Our borough council is fully aware
of the conditions and the fact must be
admitted that, taking recent action as
a willingness not only to place re-
pairs where needed, but to enter upon
street improvements on large scale.
That the councilmen were consider
ably Jared, therefore, Monday morn
ing, when the constable of the fourth
ward reported Chambers street to
court goes without saying.
Evidently the residents of Welsh
hill have grievance. The road as
described to the court is certainly bad
enough and the only inference is that
the section of town embraced being
somewhat remote from business cent
ers was lost sight of and what was
originally bad section of roadway
Was permitted to go from bad to worse
until it became impossible.
Now that the matter is in the hands
of the district attorney it is safe to
say that repairs will be made forth
with.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
Comment from Scranton.

Commenting on the statements re -.
Gently made concerning the overcrowd :
ed condition of the State hospitals, the
Scranton Republican says: From al
over the State of Pennsylvania rumors
of evils chiefly resulting from over
crowding are heard, and if reform is
needed no better time than the pre-
sent can be named for correcting the
abuses. The treasury is full enough to
prevent the poverty stricken, afflicted
charges of the State from suffering
more than their own condition com
pels. 1t is disgrace to the Common
wealth that the herding, such as is re-
ported In Danville. should continue"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
JOINT MEETING
ON SATURDAY

A joint session of hospital trustees
and committee of council was held
III this city Saturday afternoon to fur
ther consider the proposition to enlist
the State in the movement tC pipe and
ill up the canal from the hospital to
and through the borough
Hon. James Foster of this city. w.
f. Shay, of Watsontown. and G. r.
VanAlen, of Northumberland, trustees
of the hospital for the insane, were
present along with George B. Jacobs,
Amos Vastine and Dr. Jno. Sweisfort,
the special committee of council, ap-
pointed to act in the matter DR.. H. B.
Meredith, superintendent of the hos
pital for the insane, and attorney Hon.
r. S. zimmerman, were also present at
the meeting.
The above matter was first introduce
ed at the last meeting of council when
the committee named above was ap-
pointed. It is scarcely secret, how
ever, that the trustees of the hospital
are the prime movers and when the
lunacy commission was here last
week, in furtherance of the matter,
they presented petition to that body
revealing that the borough council is
in sympathy with the proposition and
stands willing to cooperate.
The joint meeting Saturday, follow
ing so early, showed that those back
of the movement are determined to i'm
prove every moment of time. The
meeting was not open to the public,
and just how much was accomplished
can not be stated here.
1t is limited that the proposition has
taken altogether another form from
what was first understood by the pub
lie and that, If the State can be en-.
listed, the present system of disposing
of the sewage on the hospital grounds
will be abandoned and a sewer con-
structed in the bottom of the canal to
| connect with the borough sewer at the
aqueduct below Mill street 1t is we'll
known that the operation of the sew
age plant at the hospital is burden
some and expensive. necessitating an
expenditure of several thousand dol
lars per year; also that the sewage as
distributed over the farm, instead of
proving benefit on the whole, is re-
garded as detriment to the land.
1t no doubt could be demonstrated
that the State would effect saving by
constructing a sewer in the canal as
proposed above, provided that the con-
sent of the d. L. & w. railway COM
pany and the borough Of DanviIle
could be obtained No opposition is
apprehended from the railroad COM
pany, while so far as the borough is
concerned it would be amply compens-
ated if property owners were permit
ted to connect with the sewer as a
part of the borough system. Over and
above all is the additional advantage
of getting rid of the old canal, for the
petition as presented to the lunacy
commission calls for piping and
filling up of the bed" of the abandon
pd waterway
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
Italian LaborerS Reported Coming

Charles Battaglia, the well known
Italian padrone, who was here Satur-
day, is the authority for the statement
that Danville's Italian population is
to be increased many times over dur
ing the next few days.
He stated that during the present
week he would bring 35 or 40 of the
SONS of Sunny Italy now at Berwick to
Danville to work at the mills, where
there is scarcity of labor. Accord
ing to his story the Italians will take
up their quarters on Northumberland
street.
Should things turn out as described,
in a short time Danville may have a
nucleus of a foreign quarter that
might be rival of some of our neigh
boring towns. There are not a few
Hungarians and Poles already on the
ground and these suffice to make things
pretty lively at times. About all that
is needed now is a score or so of
healthy Italians to introduce all the
elements of disorder that are needed
to make the foreign quarter menace
to the rest of the town. 1t is not too
much 60 hope, however, that those who
come to Danville may not belong to
the class that has given Berwick a
reputation for lawlessness and blood
shed.
Our town has long enjoyed an i'm
munity from lawlessness of that type
and our population has been pointed
out as being more purely American
than is to be found in any other sec
tion of the State. If foreigners are
brought here, with all that is implied
by such an influx, it is clear that they
come as the result of industrial condi
tions and because they are needed to
keep the wheels of industry moving.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
School Board Meeting.

The prevalence of sickness in the
borough was illustrated by the truant
officers report presented at the meet
ing of the school board Monday night,
which revealed that 235 pupils are de-
tanned from school by illness.
During the month there were IL
truants on the list % pupils were de-
tanned at home through want of shoes.
Twenty notices were sent out.
On motion of Mr.. Haring it was
ordered that the building and repair
committee be instructed to inquire in
to tie feasibility of installing drink
ing fountains in the school buildings.
This grew out of discussion as to
the danger of infection during prevail
ence of diphtheria and other infectious
diseases.
DR.. Harpel presented petition from
the teachers asking for considera-
tion of an increase of salary. The
matter was discussed at length, when
it developed that the lack of funds
would not warrant an increase of sal
aries at this time. On motion the petit
tion was laid on the table.
Secretary Orth reported that he had
purchased two formaldehyde regener-
ators with two dozen 8-ounce jars,
pursuant to action taken at last meet
ing.
Treasurer Schram presented state
ment of finances to date, which showed
d cash balance on hand of 50, S99. 68
The following members were pres
ent: Burns. Pursel, Lutz. Heiss,
Fischer, Trumbower, Swarts. Orth,
Haring, Fish, Grone and Harpel
The following bills were approved
for payment:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
SQUIRREL STORY.

People interested in the squirrels
which frisk in Capitol Park and ex-
plore your pockets should clip this out
and think over it. This is taken from
a Chester county paper lit has taken
Fisk Goodyear, of Burchtown, Pa.
two years to train his pet squirrels,
but his efforts are now repaid, and on
Thanksgiving he treated his friends to
a surprise. Gathering half hundred
or more gray squirrels, Mr.. Goodyear
taught them to go into the woods and
pick up nuts. carrying them to his
home On Thanksgiving night at "a
dinner his guests noticed small board
running from window to nut bowl.
The host gave one knock on the table
with his knife. A squirrel hoped
down the plank and dropped chestnut
into the bowl Two raps brought a
squirrel with a walnut, three knocks
shellbark. Finally, a gray squirrel
took his place and cracked the nuts,
winding up the performance by brush
ing off the crumbs with his thick.
bushy tail. ."-Harrisburg Star-Inde-
pendent
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-01-17
Missionary EnIerf alnment

A missionary entertainment, under
the auspices of the young ladies' mis-
sionary society, of the United Evan
gelical church, was held at the resi-
dence of Miss Euphemia Prentiss, Rail-
road street, Saturday evening last
The program consisted of graphophone
and instrumental music, recitations,
vocal selections, etc.
Those present were: Misses Ruth
Dietz, Sarah Deibert, Louise Fuller,
Bertha Fausnaught, Ella Fausnaught,
Lizzie Hartman, CLARA Hartman, Helen
Kelly, Louise Kelly, Olive and Cora
Smick, Mamie, Lucy and Sarah Price,
Katie Wertman, Maggie Wilt, Martha
Minsker, Hattie Wilt. Isabel Smidley,
Mrs. Lizzie Wilt, and Mrs. Lizzie
Snyder; Messrs. John Kessler, Joe
Weaver, Sidney Riley, William Hart
man, Harry Wilt, Milliard Minsker,
Roy Woodbridge, Will Ranck, John
Mowe1y. Clinton and Frank Wilt,
Charles Kear, John Riley and William
Prentiss.