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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-07-14
APPALACHIA DEPARTMENT.

Robert Bruce, of Wise. was
here Friday.
Mrs. ]. l.. Wells and Mrs.
Buck Gilly were down from
Osaka one day last week.
G. r. Wright was here from
keokee Friday
W. S. Mathews was ap from
the Gap Friday
Mr. Mcfarland. chief clerk
Of the Express Company at
Roanoke, was here Thursday
enroute 10 Middlesboro.
Mrs. G.. Il. Russell. OF Keokee.
IS the guest of her sister, Mrs.
+. l.. Mcconnell.
Mrs. Ledford. Of Dorchester.
visited IN town last week.
Miss Pattie Richmond. of
Dryden, visited relatives here
last week.
Misses Dora. Luda and Hens
ton Sewell were here from
Jonesville part OF last week.
Rev. ID. v. York is 10 be here
Thursday 70 begin "a series OF
meetings.
". ID. Bachmau. Of Bristol.
was IN town Friday.
f. II. Lyle, Of London. XIV.
was here Friday in the interest
of Sue Bernett Memorial school
Mrs. Slower and son. of Bowl
ing Green, Ky, are visiting the
husband and father few days
here.
James Stone made business
trip here from Lynchburg Fri
day.
Taylor Lowell, of Newport.
Ky. was here part of last week. /
Mrs. Henry CIapp went to
Pennington Gap Saturday TO
spend a week with her mother. T
Rev. I. c Shuler. of Nash (
vile. was in town last week in I
the interest Of the Midland .
Methodist
Rev. r. l.. Mcconnell and
wife have a little girl az their
home, which arrived July 9th.
Mrs. r. f. Wiley was IN town
ast week and visited Mrs. NJ. f
} Holley. enroute 20 Jones
vile.
Mrs. John johnson and child
rev. Of Roda. came down Sun
law and visited her brother.
Rev. F. l. Mcconnell.
Miss Ida Wright, of Nash \
iiiie. Tenn. wh0h has been Mrs.
Nayler's guest for few weeks
caves Thursday for Del Rio, I,
Tenn.
j w Shaver has "A son at
us home which arrived July
nh.
1. g. Iay'or and wife, Miss
dary Lee Shutter and Hatcher
Willis, Miss Vera Willis and
henry Naff were up Friday at
tbe carnival.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-07-14
UNIVERSITY % VIRGINIA.

Head ~ Public School System Of Virginia
Letters. Soienoe. Law, Medicine. Engineering
loan FUNDS ANAlLAaLE
a. needy and deserving students. SO %
covers al costs % Virginia students In the
College. send for catalogue.
How ARD WINSTON. Registrar.
University foslelScc. Va
Nay l2-2n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-07-14
Sale Of Telephone Franchise
BY the Town of Big StOn G
Gap. Wise County,
Virginia.

/ Council OF The Town uf Big Stone
/ Gap. Wise County. Virginia. held M The
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unanimously adopted.
BE TT RESOLVED that the Town oi
Bic STONE Can offer far .,i, 49, r,snir...i
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pany bidding thc highest and best hid
+ therefor. The rights. privileges and oa.o-
nent. granted +, ti, f,llo,.ir, r-.rri.i..
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SUI '''"' -1'N lIAN'I'-' ne 'h ine N'i"-.
Letters. anal ngprcs following. in-Wit.
Az oRpINANlr
Authorizing ihc
omp'ny io use ine public streets ni iir
ln"n oi 1919 STONE Dap. Va, lor the pur-
pnar oi placing poles and electrical cone
NN'infe thereon
-rEATlON -Bc H ordained bv fhr
'pnerai Council of ihe roen nf Biz
Stone Gap. va. fhai permission he auf
the same is hereby granted fo fho ...
Company ns Success
of, ana N~-i4ns. fn nurl. operate un
maintain. Tor term oi thirty Ao' sears
from ihc passage oft This ordinance. lines
"i telephone ana telegraph. including the
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conductors upon. along and over iho puh-
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idemnifv the Toun AT R;s l i,In, 49,
Virginia, against. and assume all lal,Iii-
'ies Tor damages which may arise or ace
Tc ~ ~ ~ .,'o l""n ol ,,'s stone Cap VA.
the doing Of any work berein s@t i'1 i'o'1
or the neglect of said Company OF any Of
nm go, ~ Empty WIN any oiui.
said Town and tbe eccentsnce eI 49, go ~
Company at this Ordinance shall De an
- Az ,''e e..l 10y It TO pay TO the Town OF
Ior which ~ to- ~ns s1n' oi mooney ,,ei,s
from or hy reason at Sucb injury
SECTION e-Said Colnpanv shall
nie with the Clerk of the Council Of the
! 49, ol h,s stone Gap Virginia. It's ac-
,sptance % this ordinance within sixty
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
w. A. BARNES
118 18th st.
Telephone Main 85s
Your Christmas List

$1,000 first payment, bal. monthly
on either of three new cot
tages being built at cor. So.
18th and X SITS. Look these
up,
$S50-Cash buys a new broom
house, close in on So, Ssth at.
near car lines, Total price.
$3.50. balance SIS per montI h.
s200--Buys a good big 7-room house.
2 fine lots. 4 blocks from car
linei price s14eo. bal. $40 per
month.
s1oO-Buys the finest cottages in
South End, bath, light, water,
sewer, etc. Price. S240s, 400
cash, bal e25 per month.
Call at 40 80. .sSth and Yak. or
1910 So, 40th st. for balance of my
list. Phone Nj. ss24. B1s65. NJ. 4s62.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
NEW KING TRIES.
To DEFEND
LEOPOLD
lfaz
ALBERT is SWORN. IN AS BEL
n GUMS NEW MONARCH, AND
MAKES SPEECH UNFOLDING
I ( DED KING - PROMISES JUS
TICE TO KONGO.

(By United Press Leased Wire)
BRUSSELS, Dec. 23.-Prince
Albert became the king of Bel
|gium today.
The oath was administered in
parliament hall in the presence of
the Belgian ministry, Prince AL
bert's wife. the Princesses Step
hanie and Clementine and scores
Iof foreign diplomats, including
American Minister Lane.
In his inaugural speech Albert
|attemptel to defend the govern
ment and the late King Leopold
against the worlds attacks because
of the course Belgium has pursued
In the Kongo.
eve will continue Belgium's
policy of humanity and justice In
the future colonization of the
Kongo. We have great work to
perform there, and we will give 1t
our best administrative ability"
the new monarch declared.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
BREAKERS AHEAD FOR
THE STREET CAR CO.

There are breakers ahead for
the T. r. & P. company.
Last night the council adopted
a resolution ordering the COM
pany to get busy and change the
tracks at Yakima and South Fifty
sixth streets, taking them OF the
parking and placing them in the
street and to do IL In 4S hours or
else the commissions" Is order ed
to do it.
This has been hanging fire for
The South Side Improvement
club also asked the council to en-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
MAY PUNISH .CH|NKS

(By United Press Leased Wire.J
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a
That the members of the Yee
family an dthe On Yick tong, who
have been at war In California for
the last seven weeks, may be pun
ished by the Chinese government
unless peace is declared, was the
made today in
message from Minister Chang Yil
rung at Washington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

force the ordinance for five min
ute cars to South Tacoma. Judge
Stiles announced that the company
would be brought up with a sharp
jerk when Judge yesterday de-
cides the present case, which has
been appealed to his court.
Evidence will be on hand 10
convict the company every day
since the ordinance passed ami n
fine of 500 day will be levied.
Russell also introduced an ordi 4
nance prohibiting the company
from running cars at night WITH
out a headlight. 1t has done
about as it pleased heretofore.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
9 o o . o Q . Q o o Q o o o 9.
+: NEWS OF The :
: WATERFRONT :
. . Q zee . Q Q Q Q 0 Q o .
TOMORROW.

With 500 tons of gypsum for the
Pacific Coast Gypsum company, the
steamer Santa Ana arrived here
yesterday from Juneau and way
ports.
The Blue Funnel liner Bellera-
phon has returned to this port to
complete her cargo for the Orient.
The steamship Buchanan arrived
on the Sound this morning with
freight and passengers from Frisco.
Nearly all the waterfront mills
will be closed Saturday to allow the
employees their Christmas holiday.
Some of the mills have already shut
down. They will be overhauled
and repaired.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
NEW ENGLANDERs
CELEBRATE

New Englanders in Tacoma cei-
ebrated the 2S9th anniversary Of
the landing of the Pilgrim Faith
ers last night in a banquet at the
Tacoma hotel. A. A. knight was
POSTMASTER and speeches were
made by Thomas F. Ray. Il. T.
Ford. A. w. Bowman. ]. s. Ellis
worth, e. G. Wheeler.
The New England society was
reorganized before adjournment
and the officers reelected. head
ed by Thomas r. Ray as presl-
dent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
SOUND STEAMER
MAY BE LOST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a
The fate OF Captain Harry l.. Han
sen and the nine members of the
crew of the lumber schooner
Susie P1ummer is causing much
anxiety in shipping circles here
to-day. The schooner was last
|sighted by the liner Kaga Maru
about 100 miles southwest of Cape
Flattery. She appeared to have
been abandoned.
The Susie Plummer left Puget
Sound for San Pedro Dec. 5. She
carried a cargo of lumber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
LOSES SUIT FOR
DAMAGES

Mrs. Virginia Spencer, colored,
sued the T. R. &c P. for $4,000,
RECEIVERS nothing, according to the
verdict rendered by the jury in SUI
perior court today. She alleged
that she was thrown to the ground
by the sudden starting of South
Tacoma car, sustaining sever in
juries to her left side. The case
was tried a year ago and resulted
in a disagreement.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

MUSE SELL MY NEW Groom
home and 2 good lots, city water,
electric lights and all improvements
paid for. Come out Sunday or any
day; at home all the time; and you
can get a bargain If you come soon.
VIII sell on small payment down,
balance monthly. Take Pacific
Traction car, get off at Queen Anne
station. Ask for Mr.. Buggerman,
the owner.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23

r. L. Mccormick and other Ia
coma capitalists have purchased
control in the Commonwealth
Coal company and Yesterday they
put 80 men to work clearing up
the PROPERTY with a view to OPEN
ing the mine for business.
The property has a capacity NJ
200 tons of coal a day. The
price paid for the holdings is in
the neighborhood of $1,000, 900.
In the reorganization McCor-
mick was elected president, J. L.
McMurray vice president, Newton
II. Peer secretary treasurer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
SENATOR M'LAURlN
DROPS DEAD i
(By United Press Leased Wire)

JACKSON, Miss, United States
Senator A. j. McLaurin dropped
dead of heart paralysis last night
while sitting in his chair before
his library fire.
He had served three terms in the
senate. and one of four years as
governor. A successor will be
named by Governor Noel or elected
by the legislature in January. Ex-.
Governor Nardaman and John
Sharpe Williams are candidates.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
Money to Loan

I HAVE $1S,U00 to loan ON good
improved real estate security.
Would prefer one loan on business
property. Also small amounts on
improved property. FRANK 8.
NEAL, 220-221 Bankers Trust Bldg
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
SALOON men IN
The TOLLS

Two Eatonville saloonkeepers,
Rudolph Marti and G. A. Ander-
son, were arrested by a deputy
sheriff yesterday and arraigned
before Justice Graham this morn
ing upon the charge of selling
liquor on Sunday. Both men
pleaded not guilty.
Two other saloon men of Ka-
powsin. Owen Farrell and Frank
Mckay, were arrested yesterday
upon the same charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
CAPITOL
SELLS FOR $4,000

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. "a
A little more than $4,000 was
turned into the countyys Golfers
today, the proceeds from the sale
at auction of the court house,
once the capitol of California. The
building cost 100000.
New county buildings will be
erected on the site.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
TIMES CLASSIFIED
ADVERTISEMENTS
ANNOUN CLEMENTS

"A Christmas present which lasts the
whole year is a membership in the
X. M. c. A. Nothing better for
A 310S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-23
WINDOW CLEANERS

Business Women's EXch. and Free
Inf. Bureau 523 Cal. A1429, M.1428
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Josie Carroll of Yorkville, Is
visiting friends in Gastonia.
Miss Mary White Of Chester is
spending this week in Yorkville with
relatives.
Miss Rita Beard Of Columbia Col
lege, arrived in Yorkville Wednesday
to spend Easter with her mother, Mrs
E. B. Beard.
Miss Mary Ashe and Master Perry
Ashe, Of Yorkville. left yesterday to
spend several weeks with their broth
ers, in New York.
DR.. w. M. Love Of McConnellsville
left for Baltimore Wednesday, to dc
some special work at the Johns Hop
kins, and will be gone about a month.
Miss Frances Finley Of the College
for Women, Columbia, arrived In
Yorkville Thursday afternoon to spend
Easter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
D. E. Finley. She Is accompanied by
her classmates, Misses Velma and
Gladys Smith and Mary Elfreth
Colleton.
Rev. G. H. Waddell, until recently a
resident of Fountain Inn, s. c., where
he has been publishing a paper called
News and Notions, has moved to
Americus, Ca, to engage In the real
estate business. Mr.. Waddell was
formerly located in Yorkville, and has
many old friends here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09
FOUR DAYS A WEEK.

Prof Ira w. Williams, superintendent
of the Farmers Cooperative Demon
stration work in South Carolina, spent
last Thursday in York county, looking
over the situation here and giving in
structions to Mr.. C. j. Hughes, the
county agent.
In a talk with The Enquirer, before
he left for Lancaster Thursday night,
Mr. Williams expressed himself as
very we'll pleased with the way the
York county farmers have availed
themselves of the opportunities the
agricultural department Is offering,
and said that he had completed his
arrangements for Mr.. Hughes to put
in four days a week, instead of only
two as heretofore, thus enabling him
to visit a larger number Of demonstra-
tors.
AS a matter Of information to those
who do not know, it is worth while to
explain that those who are availing
themselves of government instruction,
are divided into two classes, one
known as demonstrators and the
other as co-operators. The opera
tions of both classes are presumed to
be the same but the demonstrator Is
under the more direct supervision OF
the county agent. He is supposed to
follow instructions implicitly and the
nearest co-operators, who receive the
same literature, and cultivate their
crops in the same manner, are eX-
pected to meet the county agent from
time to time at his farm. The county
agent is not bound to visit the farms
of the co-operators; but may do so or
not as he may see proper.
After careful consideration of the
whole situation, Mr. Williams and Mr..
Hughes both decided that four days a
week would be sufficient to look after
the situation as now projected; but
Mr.. Williams did not hesitate to say
that If the work continues to progress
in York county as he has every reason
to hope and believe it will, he Will see
that it gets all the attention and as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09
STATE CORN CONTEST.

In a letter to The Enquirer, Hon. E.
J. Watson gives the following interest
ing information about the state corn
contest:
Throughout the state, county con-
tests in the growing Of corn, some un-
der the auspices of banks, some under
the control Of the Farmers Union, etc.
have been undertaken for the year
1909. The majority who are entering
these contests do not know that tney
can at the same time enter the state
contest and that 1t will cost nothing.
They simply have to write to me, max
ing their entry for either the one or
the five acre contest and ask for the
manual, which gives all rules and reg
ulations, and in which the record OF
the crop must be kept.
In making entries for both the con-
testants have the right to use one acre
of the five for the one-acre contest,
provided its record Is kept separate
from it's record in connection with the
other four acres for the five-acre con-
test. This requires, Of course, one
acre measurement in a five-acre field
and necessitates the keeping Of two
manual records. There has been some
confusion in regard to this feature, and
hence this announcement which l trust
is sufficiently clear.
Il hope all those who are In county
contests will enter the state contest.
The entries are coming in rapidly, ana
today there are more entries on the
books by five times than we have ever
had before. This is gratifying and
reveals a lively interest this year in
corn growing, presaging a large 1903
corn crop"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

There are fifteen prisoners in the
county Jail at the present time, most
of them awaiting trial at the term OF
the court Of general sessions, which
convenes next Monday, and these to-
gether with large number Of defend
ants out on bond promise quite busy
week or more The names Of the pris-
oners, with the cause Of the confine-
ment of each are as follows:
Love Robinson, convicted Of murder
and awaiting re-sentence to death.
Harper Williams, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Berry Anderson, larceny.
Will Hunt, housebreaking and lar
ceny.
Ed Adams, attempt to commit rape
Will Williams, malicious mischief
Paul Sanders. murder.
Levy LEIGH. burglary.
Wallace Jackson, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Herbert Crosby. housebreaking and
larceny.
Foy Feemster. forgery.
John Lowry, murder.
Charley Moss, violating the quaran-
tine laws.
Jennie Evans, lunacy.
Andrew Meeks, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Harper Williams, Will Williams and
VIII Hunt are to be prosecuted fol
setting fire to the Jail In an attempt
to escape on the night Of January 22
last.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09
SMALLPOX SITUATION.

When the last issue Of The Enqui-
rer went to press, the smallpox situa-
ton was quieter than it had been since
the first alarm on March IA, and since
then there has been further improve
ment, rather than otherwise.
There have been no new develop
ments of the disease within the limits
Of the town of Yorkville, that Of Peter
McFadden, on the outskirts, being the
first and only one up to this time. On
Tuesday McFadden was thought to be
out of danger; but on wednesday
he had a relapse, supposed to have
been caused from imprudence, and his
condition again became serious. In
formation today is to the effect that
he Is improving and that he will prob
ably get well.
The only new cases reported are
those of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Williams
at the York cotton mill village. These
are the parents of Miss Julia Williams,
whose case has been previously men
ton, and they have became infected
through nursing their daughter. Mr.
Williams had not been vaccinated; but
Mrs. Williams has been, a short while
after the disease developed in her
house.
Jefferson Pettus, out at the county
home, Is still free from the disease.
He has been having quite a painful
time with his one arm: but shows no
sign Of smallpox. 1t Is thought that
he is now safe, and there Is but little
fear Of further outbreak on the county
home premises.
The excitement that was prevalent
throughout the town Of Yorkville upon
the first development Of the smallpox
on the outskirts, seems to have about
subsidized; but the health authorities
have in no wise relaxed their viga-
lance.
Travelling people who were for some
days a little shy about coming to York.
Vile, have gotten a more satisfactory
comprehension Of the situation, and
are transacting their business as usual
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.

The developments in the speculative
market yesterday according to a New
York Dispatch of last night were as
follows:
After early irregularity, the cotton
market became very firm with prices
making new high records for the sea-
son on aggressive bull support and
covering with the close firm at a net
advance Of IL to II points. The mar
ket opened steady at a decline of 2
points to an advance Of l point under
the conflicting influence of better ca
bleS than expected and reports or Den-
eficial rains in Texas.
There was considerable realizing at
the start and shortly after the open
ing the active months sold about l to
4 points net lower, but the decline was
quickly checked by support from To-
cal and Chicago bulls and after re-
ceipts of the official forecast indicat-
ing that the precipitation reported by
the early map was to be followed by
clear weather in Texas the whole
market became very firm. 1t looked
as though operators who had sold in
anticipation of a break on rain news
or of pre-holiday realizing, were CIV
ing up all hope of a reaction and were
covering, while bullish sentiment was
encouraged by the aggressiveness of
market leaders reports that the Texas
rains were not heavy except in some
instances along the coast, the state
ment of British exports Of cotton goods
for the month Of March showing them
to have been in excess of the same
month last year, and the talk of bet
ter trade demand after the holidays.
May contracts here sold at 995 and
October at 9.75, with the close only 2
or points off from the top. The local
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-09

WE have but one criticism to offer
in connection with the states corn
prize contest, and that is that there
should be more careful provisions for
the protection of the absolute integrity
of the final report. We have no hes
itation in saying that a great majority
of the contestants will give true his
tories of their planting, cultivation,
ETC., and also true accounting Of their
respective yields. We endorse also the
spirit of the proposition to leave the
record to the contestants. We do not
believe there was any fraud in connec-
ton with the last contest, and we are
not looking for any in connection with
this. Unfortunately, however, people
have right to be suspicious and they
are suspicious. Therefore. it would be
well to devise some means whereby
there could be general assurance, that
the winner wins fair This would be
only a matter of justice to the winner
himself. 1t will be natural that in ad-
dition to the direct prize, he will have
great value in his seed corn, for which
there will come a strong demand from
all parts of the state. There should
be no doubt as to the exact history of
this seed corn. The best suggestion we
can offer to the end desired, is to Sc
cure, if possible the assistance of Prof
Ira w. Williams, state agent of the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
work, who through his county agents
will be able to assist in measurements,
and keep closer tab generally on all
the competing acres.