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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-17

Don't fail to attend Polly's
Tag Sale.
vrs r. H. Sheppe and son
.,hert are visiting relatives IN
MS A. b. Eaton. who spent
a time in the Gap visiting
'istive. has returned TO her
in Bristol.
w : Beverley and son Will
spent sunday at Gate City.
|p A. Morrison, manager of
Il Powell Valley Light and
Dwer Company at this place
bsnf sunday at Gate City.
Cold. Pure. Sparkling, Soda.
-Kelly's Drug Store.
IT, q. HYATT, Cashier of the
-. National Bank. oHNorton,
.ss a visitor to the Gap last
Big bargains in skirts at
billy
w w. Buckley, city treas
-sr. IS confined to his room
lis week with a bad case of
b. mumps.
Robert McInturf. of
.ste City. filled his regular
bonthly appointments at this
lace last Sunday morning and
Fight.
Mrs. Il. 81. Young and little
In of St0nega, spent Sunday
the Gap visiting relatives.
/ Miss Virginia Beverley re-
trned Thursday morning from
visit to her grand parents ai
,ryden.
Hats reduced below cost al
Dol, 3.
Mr. g.. V. Church, one Of che
.fcia's of the keokee Coal and
toke Company, at ke0kce lie,
county. was in town last Fri
~ 0n business
Sir. aud Mrs. J.. 4. Summers
II Abingdon, atten ded tn,
aineral of Mrs. Slemp at thi.
ace last Saturday.
Messrs j.. S. Asbury, J.. X
faggart. l. n. Charleston, Lester
farsons. Polk Wolfe and O.. A
Nilsson. Of Imboden, spen.
Sunday in town
Bargains galore at Polly.
Be- Tag Sale.
Mrs. j. b. Skeen, of Turke,
(ove. was visiting her sister
3irs H. a. w. Skeen, in thu
6ap last Friday.
Guy II. Gilmer, Of Bristol
spent "a couple of days in tow
ist week visiting his parent
III. and Mrs. c.. &. Gilmer.
Miss Alice Bruce left Monda.
yening for Hartman, Tenn.
There she will attend the HOls
pn Epw0rth League Confer
snce.
Miss Hattie Bruce returne
pom "a ten days visit wit
Iriends at Bristol, on Monda
evening.
Mrs John Sheppe, who sper
Several weeks In the Gap visi.
lng her son, Prof. Il. II. Shepp,
Ieturned last week TO her HON
b Rockingham County.
Messrs. A. X. and r. 4
lorison have moved int
2rot. r.. Fl. Sheppe's propert
pear the Beulah Methodi,
Church.
Onheard of bargains
POllys.
General K. A. Ayers ha
noved his family TO the Holstc
fpFings. where they will speI
fhe summer.
Congressman G. b. Slemp al
lister, Mrs. jamie Slemp, al
III, and Mrs. l.. r. Summers
Abingdon left here Saturd:
light TO attend the Nation
republican Convention now
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-06-17
PROGRAM FOR PARENTS DAY.

The Trinity Sunday School of
the NJ. +. Church South invites
you TO be present at its annual
Parents Day Service in the
Sunday School Room Sunday
morning, June 81, from 10 20 II
a. m. And TO hear the morning
sermon on Sunday School Work
by the pastor at II a. IN. Also
10 be present at Children's Day
Service at s p. m.
Very truly,
j. N. CARTER, p. c.,
j. p. WOLFE, Sup
PROGRAM.
10 a. n.-Opeuing Exercises.
1913 q. m.-Brief Canvass of
Lesson.
1885 a. m.-The Women OF the
Church and Sunday School.
Mrs. d. K. Orr.
1915 a.. m.-The Men of the
Church and Sunday School.
Judge Il. A. w. SkeeG.
|lO:55 a. m.-Sunday School
Equipment.
Superintendent.
III q. m.-SermOn by pastor.
The Sunday Schools Mission
and Opportunity.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18

Reports Say Great Crowds Coming
Reports from many nearby cities
states they will have delegations here
to swell the large number Of visitors
to Mexico during the Missouri Drum
mer's convention. 1t is expected there
win be crowds ranging between fifteen
and twenty thousands here each day.
Frank Parker, who has just return
ed from Jefferson City and other
nelghboring towns, had the following
to say regarding the attendance:
81 believe there will be such an at
tendance at the convention next week
that every available room in the city
will be occupied. From every town /
visited In my last trip large delegat-
ions will be sent here. Some Of them
will come for the purpose Of securing
the convention for next year while
Others will be merely pleasure seeK-
ers.
ut is one of the greatest advertise
ments Mexico has ever had and / be-
lieve our entertainment will make a
namo for the city over the state. l
hope every citizen will make 1t a point
to do all his or her power to further
these plans now made by the local
committee and see our guests have the
time OF their lives"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
FINDS TURTLE MET
WHEN A BOY.
Fruit Grower Renews Aequain-
tanee With One He Twice
Marked-A Story to Interest
the President or DR..
Long.

Laurel, Del, June 1l.-Whilestroll'
ing through his peach orchard to-day
Orion q. Michael renewed acquaintr
ance with a terrapln which he first
met In 1876. When boy In that yeal
Michael carved his initials and "1S76'
on the she'll OF a turtle and released
1T. Twenty years afterward he came
across the terrspin and ladded 1896"
to the previous markings and second
time set the reptile free.
The third meeting took place at
point not more than 500 feet away
from where he first found 1t in 1896.
His initials and the figures still were
legible. Michael added the third date
to bis old friends shell and again gave
him his liberty. He is wondering
where the turtle spent the interven-
ing years and when they will meet
again. He might inquire Of DR.. Long
or President Roosevelt If he wants an
authentic statement concerning the
animals wanderlngs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
MERRY WEDDING BELLS
RUNG BY JUDGE B0TTS.
Happy Couple Are Wed by Popular
Exponent of 81 0bey-less' Ger
emony-Path from Court
House to Railroad Station
One Lined by Rubber
neeks."

Clad In white from head to foot and
wearing q broad brimmed "Merry
Widow" hat hung with W. @. T. U.
Colors Miss Nettie Townsend, of San.
CANON county, Ill, accompanied by
Ben Fl. Robbins, OF Boone county, en-
tered Judge Bolts room in the Court
House, at an early hour, Thursday
morning, and were married
Whether the happy couple came all
the way to this city because Judge
Bolts omjts the ''obey" from bis cere-
mony or merely that Mexico was the
most convenient meeting point is a
mystery. The ofiice Of the Judge was
crowded by jurors and court house
loafers during the short ceremony.
When the happy pair started for
the station the brides gown and the
new suit Of "store clothes" worn by
the groom caught the eve Of every one
on the streets, and as he led her by the
arm every smiling face that could
muster up pucker whistled the we'd
ding march.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
Charged with Grossest Brutality

Charged With Grossest Brutality
Shelbina, Mo-. June 1O.--Charged
with having hung his seven year old
son to the ceiling by bis thumbs Jesse
Huff was fined In justice court here
to-day Sl0c and costs. This is an un-
usually large fine for lower court
and the limit In case of this char
actsr.
Ii had been stated freely that the
charges against Mr. HUFF were consid-
erably exaggerated, and 1t was thought
that the hearing would yindicate the
father, but witnesses testified that
HUFF had admitted to them he had
hanged the boy up by the thumbs, and
that on one occasion he had thrown
the little fellow into pond. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Beckett, neighbors OF
the auff folks, testified that on Sum-
day previous to Huff's arrest, little
Ony had come to their house and they
had noticed bis hands we're badly
swollen, and that bis thumbs we're
lacerated and lnfamed Naturally
they became curious to know what
had caused the injury, and the little
fellow said, according to the witnesses;
"Papa took binder twine and hung
me up by the thumbs.'
He also said that his father had put
o pump chain around his neck and
hanged him twice; and that the par
ent bad also,tnrown him into the pond.
Other witnesses testified as to having
seen numerous bruises and welts on
the boys body and limbs Immediately
after the fathers arrest.
HUFF and bis wife swore that the
boy had bad habits, and that whatever
punishment he had been subjected to
was merely for the purpose Of cor
rectlng those habits. They denied
that be had been hung by the thumbs
or with pump chain; they also de-
MED the pond story, but the father
said he had set the boy In shallow
water, where 1t was only two or three
inches deep, and had told him to sit
In q tub OF cold water for the correc-
tion purposes mentioned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18

Ledger Special
Glasgow, No., June 12.-All the
section men between Mexico and this
city, on the Chicago & Alton railroad
have been ordered here to assist In the
work of fortifying the west approach
Of the Glasgow bridge against the
inroads Of the Missouri river.
Several years ago the river at
tempted TO make a new channel
through the approach but this had
been fortified since by numerous loads
Of stone and levees OF sand bags. The
present high water is seriously threat
ening these Notifications built In the
past and every available man is being
rushed TO this point to help in damn
Ing the food.
Several train loads of stone arrived
here from the east to-day and were
placed In the threatened section
where they would likely do the most
good. II the water continues to rise
even this work may not succeed In
halting the rushing waters and their
destructive work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
MORRIS PACKING PLANT In
KANSAS CITY BURNS.
Over Minor and Co. Wire

Over Minor and Co. Wire
Kansas City, June 12.-The Morris
Packing Company's monster plant in
the bottoms near this city burned to
the ground at an early hour this
morning. Not one building Of the
great meat packing establishment was
saved as the fire department. was kept
from reaching the blaze because Of
the high water.
There is from six to eight feet OF
water around the plant and no
way In which the fire companies could
be brought close enough to fight the
blaze. 1t was fully insured.
1t is reported ten men lost theIl
lives in the blaze being unable TO es-
cape from the building because Of the
water surrounding it There might
have been a greater loss OF life as nc
one seemed to know Just how many
were in the building at the time Of
the blaze,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18

HAN a9Ez slis there are In Aud
zAsn caa4s1 a.s inside the city limits
and Within Y nzile and half outside
Of the szz / She citizens of Mexico
would nake taa zzreets to the limits
wlth 4 IIsfls al2IlIgent work on the
roeus NI1hIn .Ile and half OF the
eoWn + eaeA aIFsetion Mexico would
draw TRADE fgass much larger dis
tance in sseh ||Eection. 1t is an out.
rage tIshs sht aEEsets of Mexico are
not pa7ed ifNM Ehe public square to
the city limits ID each direction.
Good fpkda would then Immediately
follow Whsf Il The use Of citizens
an9 bua1neez mn talking about bad
roads II she eoHatY when they work
q And pus VI aaAson fighting street
paving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
BOY IN CUTTING
SCRAPE WITH SAILORS.
William WiIlingham Cut on Left
Cheek During Affray-Visitors
Claiming to be Sailors Be-
come Insane From Too
Much Liquor.

Surly through having imbibed too
freely and on the outlook for trouble,
two visitors to this city claiming to be
sailors Of the United States navy on q
furlouRh, attempted to whip William
Willingham, a saddle horse rider OF
this city.
When the dust had cleared after
the battle, Willingham had a bad
knife cut on his left cheek and the
two strangers carried numerous pain
full bruises.
The trouble occurred shortly before
nine O'Clock at the corner OF Jefferson
and Liberty streets. One of the
strangers, who gave his name as e
Smith, when taken into custody, was
fined Sl5 and costs and with his part
ner went from the city. They gave
their home address as Boone county.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
n Live on 1925 a paY

Fulton, ILL.,, June l0.--Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Bennett Of Fulton are the
parents Of eighteen children, having
living eleven daughters and seven
sons. The youngest, boy, was born
last night. OF this number two
daughters are twins. One son died in
infancy. Allof the children are at
home and eat at the same table. The
parents were born in this city, and
were married here twenty-four years
ago last February. The Oldest child,
son, is % years old. Mr.. Bennett is
. stonecutter and has supported and
reared this large family on s2.25 a
day. he is forty-eight years OF age
and his wife is six years bis junior.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
SURGEON RESTORES LIFE.
BY Manipulating Heart Woman Is
Kept Alive Three Days-Pneu-
monia Causes Death-Won-
dePful Demonstration.

New York, June l0.-By manipu-
latlng the heart ofa woman patient
after 1t had ceased to beat, DR.. ].
Sherman Wight, of Brooklyn, brought
back pulsation and the woman began
to breath again. Respiration contin-
ued for three days and had not pneu-
monia resulted from the uncoyering
Of the lung, it is believed the patient
would have recovered.
1t was during an operation for can
Ger involving the removal of the en-.
tire breast. Doctor Wight suddenly
noticed that the woman had not only
ceased to breathe but that her heart
had stopped beating. He pressed his
fingers against the sack covering the
heart and pressed 1t again and again.
Gradually the muscles began to ex-
pand and respiration commenced.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
NEGRO WOMAN TURN
ING WHITE IN OLD AGE.
Aunt Judy Jennings, Residing
Near Fulton is Losing Her Ebonv
Hue Half of Her Body Al
ready Changed in Color.

Fulton Mo-, June l2.--Almost an hun
dred years old Aunt Judy Jennings, a
former slave, is changing from the
abonV hue she has always borne to the
white of the purest Caucassion.
About half her body has changed
color and 1t is only matter Of time
when she will lose her African hue
completely, to Judge from the way the
fading process is spreading.
Aunt Judy is about an hundred
years old, according to the reckoning
of Charles Bailey, Of this city, to whose
family she belonged In slave days, and
the oddity In regard to her changing
color is regarded with some super
stition among the towns colored pop
ulation,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
VETS WIN AT sEDALIA
DRYs, AFTER SPECTACULAR CAM.
PAIGE. ARE SURPRISED AT
SWEEPING DEFEAT.

Sedalia, NO., June 1.-THE vets
won the local option election here TO-
day by clear majority Of s4s votes
out OF q total Of 3S0S polled. The
campaign was warm one from the
beginning, and the temperance work.
ers seemed TO have all the best Of 1t In
the way OF displays, street parades
and crowds at the public meetings
Advocates Of local option claimed the
election up to the opening OF the yot-
ing bootha The practical politicians
were all on the wet side, and drys ad-
mitted defeat early Ia the day.
An attempt was made to hamper
the workers by the tactics employed
at Cameron and other places, where
the women followed the saloon men
and their lieutenants from place to
place, listening to all Of their talk
and seeing that there was no money
used. There was no attempt made
here to buy votes, and the saloon men
themselves made 1t point to see that
there was no liquor to be obtained
The consequence was that many Of
the women who had been detailed to
watch the saloon workers found them
selves conspicuous, but treated with
respect. One saloon man treated q
party OF his watchers TO Ice cream and
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
MEXICO WOMAN TO WEAR
DIRECT0IRE GOWN.
Matrons Of City Object and Intend
to "Comstoek" Her if Possible
She is Defiant and WIN APP
pear If All the Powers
Are Against Her.

Suffering shades of sassafras
Our hands are raised In horror and
anticipated modification.
A Mexico society woman, who re-
fuses to have her name made public,
has engaged one Of the Directoire
gowns on exhibition in St. Louis, for
the Missouri Drammsrs' Convention.
We haven't any Anthony Comstock
to step in and object but certain
click In local social circles have heard
Of her Intentions and come forward to
put quietus on her avowed purpose.
The woman who intends introduc-
ing the new garment which has
caused no little comment the world
over is well known In the best circles
Of the city. She is not only pretty
but with Medlcian figure that will
look exceedingly well In the form fit
ting folds Of the famous dress.
To make the matter the more in
teresting it is to be one with a slit in
the side through which ashapely ankle
will peep temptingly. The question
now is will she be allowed to wear II
In the Mardi Gras parade even? She
engaged the dress for the ball think
ing to be the first In Mexico to wear
such a stylish creation but foolishly
let the secret out to a friend and it
being too good to keep mas flown from
lip to lip until many know it.
Mexico is up-to-date If anything,
yet such an ultra-fashionable style as
Ghis seems bit too much for the
staid matrons of the city. Whether
they Comstock or not the woman as
serts she will appear In 1t,
II see nothing terrible In wearing a
Directoire gown" she said, to-day.
'The dress is popular everywhere and
all this talk concerning police inter-
ference in the cities is merely adver-
tising.
1T is the most artistic creation the
modiste has formulated in years and
as thing of beauty cannot be equalled
In modern clothes. The bathing suit
is not frowned upon when worn at the
beach, then why should this gown be
boycotted simply because 1t is new and
q adeparture from the regular line Of
dress architecture.
II am going to wear mine even If a
lot OF rather worn women object all
because they haven't the figure to
look well In one."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
Brides First Stew FATAL

Lynn, Mass, June S.--The first beef
stew cooked for him by bis bride OF
two weeks killed Fred G. Remmonds,
shoe dealer. The couple returned
Sunday from their honeymoon trip
and started housekeeping At loon
Mrs. Remmonds had font husband,
Remmonds congratulated bis wife on
1t and ate a lot.
How 1t happened, the half-crazed
bride doesn't know, but some way a
piece Of meat got caught In Rem.
mond's throat, and while she was
screaming for aid he died. The ply
sician who finally came said death was
caused by suffocation. The bride Ii
Frustrated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
FLOOD AND RAIN IN
CALLAWAY COUNTY.
Ledger Special.

Ledger Special.
Fulton, Mo-, June IL. = The heavy
rains which nave fallen 10 the past
month upon the agricultural districts
Of Galloway county have done serious
damage.
Along the Missouri rivers where the
county touches the capriclous stream
the flood has ruined many crops.
The early.planted prairie land corn,
is almost lost In a growth Of crab
grass and weeds and possibly past re-
demption by the use of the cultivator,
while many farmers have been SO de-
layed by the continued wet weather as
to only have gotten fairly started in
the planting of their crop.
In eastern Galloway, as well as Gu
thrie, Round Prairie and New Bloom
field neighborhoods, the excess OF
moisture has not interfered with corn
conditions and prospect for crop are
fair. In st. Aubert township, oat-
rust has played havoc with the pro
missing prospect Of some weeks age
and the plant is failing to head, while
on Grand Prairie the wheat is report.
ed as almost failure on account Of
too much rain.
The flooded district in the Missouri
river bottom includes the Ewens farm,
near Mokane, where SO acres Of knee
high corn was under water Monday
and backwater in Auxvasse creek, as
far up as Berry Ford bridge covered
several acres Of creek-bottom corn and
wheat in that section forepart Of tbt
week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
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80, 20 and 10 YEARS /
AGO THIS WEEK. !
Thirty YEARS AGO rms WEEK.

THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
Lewis Hord buIltan addition to his
livery barn.
VIM. Clark, Of Ouivre Township.
was reading medicine ~lth DIT. P.
French.
Mrs. Malinda sulliDger, aged 81
years, died at the home OF her son, ].
p. sullinger,lln this city.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Gass died from swallowing con.
centrated I've.
A SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. OiRear
was severely bruised by his team
which was hitched to cultIvator run
ming away.
A plow was stolen from the home OF
Jim Mcdonald, miles east OF Mex
TWENTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK.
The following officers were elected
BY Hardin College alumnae. Presi-
dent, Mrs. s. N. Exams; Vice Presl-
dent, Miss Julia Ross; Secretary, Miss
Matte Sullinger; Treasurer, Miss
Annie French.
A burglar tried to enter the home
OF James Abbay. He was frightened
away by Miss Nellie Hopkins, firing a
revolver at him.
Bina Wyatt, the infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Lee died OF con-
gestinn Of the brain.
Miss Kate Wilson closed successful
term OF scnool at Perry.
Miss Mary Miller was home from
Lexington Mo-, where she had been
attending school.
Mrs. Armistead living south Of
Mexico was very sick.
Ahr AEAho A0O THIS WEEhs
Misses MCGEE and Lilly Perry re-
turned TO their home near Young
Greek after a years visit 10 New Mex
leo.
Jas. Botkin and wife were In Spring
field, Ohio TO attend the funeral Of
Mr. Botkins' father.
r. s. Pearson and wife CELEBRATED
their golden wedding anniversary.
]. Il. MCGEE Of Audrain county and
Mrs. Mary Sledd Of Lincoln county,
we're married.
Miss Mamie Gamble OF this city and
Luther Fountain, of Kansas City,
we're 10 be married June is
James Burch, telegraph operator
for the Alton at Laddonia. and Miss
9lzzsby Of near Farber we're mar
ried.
Capt. w. P. Frost aud aged citizen
died in this city.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
Frima Douna Formerly Of Hardin
College

Presented with q diamond medal,
the highest mark of esteem q great
Chicago Conservatory Of Music gives.
Miss Mary Highsmith, a former Har-
din College girl, graduated in voice
culture with honors this spring to Inn
mediately accept the position Of Prima
Donna In an opera company.
Miss Highsmith, who desires to at
tain grand opera, accepted a six
weeks engagement with the Stuart
Opera Company playing at Manhattan
Beach, Denver, Colo. She will assume
the leading roles in all Of the popular
light operas presented. In accepting
this position she did so for the pur.
pose Of familiarizing herself with the
stage as well as to cultivate her his
trionic qualities.
Miss Highsmith was one Of the most
popular young women ever attending
Hardin College. She is a prominent
member Of the Beta Sigma Omicron
Sorority.
Her host Of friends in this city wish
her all the success possible in the
operatic field.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
SKIN DISEASES
BYHUMORS In THE BLOOD

The skin provided with countless pores and glands through
which evaporation Is going continually day and night This
natures method of regulating the temperature Of our bodes and
serving the natural appearance Of the skin These pores and glands
connected with tiny veins and arteries through which they receive
from the blood the necessary noushment and strength preserve
their healthy condition. and enable them perform this duty
Solong the blood Is pure and rich the skin will be free from
eruption disease but when the circulation becomes infected with
acids and humors its nouhng and heah properties lost and
its acd humoraden condition irritation and inflammation of
the delicate tissues and bes Of the and glands and the effect
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18
Record Year For Coal in Missouri

jefferson City, NO., June l0.--Last
year was record-breaker in the pro-
duction of coal In this state. The
total output was 4,274,325 tons, and
yielded s7,lS5,375 There we're but
eight fatalities at the mines during
the year
Coal is successfully mined In thirty
four counties. Macon takes the lead
and Lafayette county comes second,
In nine counties the output was In ex-
cess Of 100000 tons.
Tne coal product was disposed Of az
follows; 3,71l,S77 tons were shipped
by rail, AIS, ,T3l tons were hauled away
In wagons, 25,6l7 tons were consumed
by the miners and 1lS, 100 tons were
used for fuel at the mines.
There we're employed at the mines
during the winter season 10,263 men
and $50 mules. The miners consumed
l24, ,902 kegs OF powder, for which they
paid S248, ,206.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-06-18

ANY mother who has had experience
with this distressing ailment will be
pleased to know that cure may be
effected by applying Chamberlains
Salve as soon as the child is done
nursing. Wipe 1t off with a soft cloth
before allowing the babe to nurse.
Many trained nurses use this salve
with best results. For sale by Q. W.
Oriswell & Co.