The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1908-05-20

NnAfdcter-Comedy eltlte ed
1.-THE Funny Fellows of New
York" Admission %, IS and
so cents.
Charles johnson has quite =
number of men at work on the
foundation for the new hotel
building on the corner of Wood
Avenue and East Fifth Street
When this building is complet
ed IL will be i'm every respect a
nrst class structure, and will be-
one of the most up-to-date
hotel sin Southwest Virginia.
A movement is on foot TO try
TO induce the railroads running
through the Gap to build a
union depot in plat three. on
The spot reserved for that pur-
pose when the town was plated.
1t is thought that with the in
ducement the town will offer
the roads will readily consent
to come into town. which will
prove a great convenience TO
the travelling public and the
business interests of the town.
There is a Pink Pain Tablet made br Dr.
Shoop, that VIII positively stop any pain.
anywhere. IN 20 minutes Dr1rrlsis ever
where sell them a. DR.. Shoop's Headache
laoletsr but they stop other pains as easily
as heSoacne. DR.. Shops Pink Pain Tab.
lets simply coax blood pressure away from
pam cen.crs-that Is an. Pain comes from
blood pressure-co g~eStion. stop that pres
sure with Dr. Shops Headache Tablets and
pam IS instantly gone. 30 Tablets 20.
Sold by J. W. Kelly.
Some one has discovered that
our quarter Is a ''hoodoo" coin
IL has thirteen stars. thirteen
bars, thirteen arrOwheads. and
50 on. Yet no one seems to OBJ
Ject to boarding thirteen of
them when they come in
punches nor adding the thir-
teenth TO the pile.-Exchange.
Judge Skeen approved the
following pensions at this term
OF court: Elkanah Stewart.
A. H. Eagle, Hiram Roberts.
Nlna Delphi, Joseph Blavlock.
r. K. Sprinkle, Mary / Fleenor.
Sallie Poteet, Henry A. Cress.
Minerva Davidson. Mary
Young, William Munsey. John
r. Scale, Kisiah Shum charger
James 5. Scale, ST.. VIM. Law
son, VIM. Kelley, A. j. Max
we'll, w. T. Hall, Preston Mum
sey, VIM. Robinette. NJ l..
Dixon, Joseph Gibson. j. $.
Willis.-Jonesville Star.
Mr.. V. s. Paine has resigned
his position as general mana
ger OF the lmboden Coal and
Coke Company. and has re-
moved 20 Louisville. where ne
has accepted a position with
Hickman, Williams and Com
pany, a prominent firm of pig
iron and coke brokers, of that
city. Mr. Paine will have
charge OF the coke department.. /.
which this company recently
added to their business.
DR.. +. A. Sproles, who form
erly resided at this place. but
who went 90 Texas several
years ago on account of his
health, has returned TO his
fathers home at Benhams. We /
regret 20 say that he is very
III and is not expected 20 live
long.
A large audience witnessed
the musical recital given bv
Mrs. Rogers music pupils at
the school house last night, and
all speak in the highest praise
of the excellent manner in
which each one performed his
or her respective part.
There is some talk of Prof.
Sheppe, who has been principal
of the school at Big Stone Gan
for some years, leaving that |
place and taking work else
where-perhaps outside the
county. If Big Stone Gap does
the proper thing she will use
all reasonable means to keep /
Prof. Sheppe In her midst. He
Is a great power in organizing
and carrying forward graded
school work, and the county at
could ill afford to lose
such a man.-NortOn Free Pres