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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-19

Warnick, O., April 1s.-Seven men
 were injured in a coal dust explosion
 in a mine here to-day. No one was killed.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22
FROM KEOKEE.

Keokee. Va, Sept. l5.-Rev.
John j. Lloyd, of Big Stone
Gap, held devine services 10 the
School House Saturday and
Sunday
The Keokee Consolidated
Coke Company is having }. h.
p. Legg's dwelling painted this
week.
The moving picture show that
has been here for the past week
moved Its car out today.
NJ. l.. Legg is suffering with
/. a severe attack Of rheumatism.
The Well Drilling Company
is getting along fine drilling
a deep we'll on the J. X. p
Legg property near the depot
Ky
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22
;;IMBODEN PLANT
Has Resumed Operation. and Men Want
cd to Garry on The Work.

The Keokee Consolidated
Coke Company's coke plant of
325 ovens at Imboden has been
put into operation again and
the company is now advertising
for men 10 carry on the work
which will require the services
of about 500 labOrmen.
The Imboden Company and
the KeOkee Company were re-
Gently consolidated under the
name of the Keokee Consoiidat-
ed Coke Company, making one
of the largest and strongest
coke producing companies ia
this section About two hun
dred uncompleted ovens at
KeOkee will be finished at once,
making 400 ovens at that plant
in addition TO the 325 ovens at
ImbOden.
This company also mines and
ships a large quantity Of steam
and domestic coal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

Miss Anna Tucker. Of Balti.
more, has accepted a position
with the mercantile firm of s.
Polly 81 Company at this place,
and viii have charge of tkeir
millinery department.
j. A. L. Minor, formerly of
this place but ) 80 has been
residing at Northumberland
Pa, for the past year, arrived
in the Gap last Thursday and
went over 20 Keokee 70 CON-
mence work on 200 uncomplct-
ed coke ovens for the Keokee
Consolidated Coke Company.
When these are finished there
will be a battery of four hun
dred ovens at this plant.
n. c. Watts, of Stanton,
Va, president Of she Virginia
aud Tennessee Telephone Com
pany, spent a few days in this
section last week looking after
the interests of his company
and pushing the work on the
long distance line along as
rapidly as possible. Mr.. Watts
expects 20 leave on the 18th OF
October for an extended trip
around the world. He hopes &
have the long distance
line about completed by the
time he leaves.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

The Cash Meat Market under
maaagemet of r. =. Willis has
opened for business on East 9TH
Street, and is nicely equipped
for handling all kinds of fresh
meats as we'll as salt and smOk-
ed meats, fish and oysters, in
season. A feature TO be noted
in this new business acquisition
to the town is the modern sani-
tary cooler" or refrigerator
for storing meats, keepin Z
them chilled 20 anleven tempera-
ture with cold dry air constant
ly circulating from an ice
chamber in the top Of the re-
frigerator, which will keep the
meats in prime condition for
an indefnate time. The other
fixtures are as much up-to-date
as the cooler and we predict fol
Mr.. Willis a greater success
than in his former ventures IN
the meat business in Big Stone
Gap.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22
ire bV Innings
POLK MILLER.

Polk Miller, one of the great
est southern entertainers, with
his "Old South Quartette Of
DarkeV Singers" will give an
entertainment In the School
Auditorium on Thursday night,
September 33rd, under the
auspices of the Woman's Civic
League.
Mr. Miller tells stories of his
boyhoOd days on the planta-
tiOn nd gives numerous
sketches, recitations, and songs
IN the dialect of the negro, &C
companying himself on the
banjo
The sold South" quartette is
the very best aggregation of
negro singers ever heard on the
platform, and selected by Mr.
Miller on account of their mag
nificent voices, ainable dis
positions and Willingness to do
that which the public expects
Of them-sing like the old time
negro.
The entertainment. promises
to be one of the best given at
this place in a long time, and
will, no doubt, be largely at.
tended.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

Work on the long distance
telephone line in this section is
progressing rapidly. The line
has been completed to Appala-
CHA and Norton and south as
far as Pennington Gap. The
work from Norton 20 Wise and
Coeburn and from Pennington
Gap 90 Middlesboro will be
pushed as fast as men and
money can do the work. The
town councils at Norton and
COeburn granted the company
the proper franchises last Satur.
day, aud there will be no delay
now ia completing the work al
an early date.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

Can be depended upon" is an expression
we all Ike 20 hear. and when il Is used in
connection with Chamberlain's Colo.
Cholera sud Disrrhoea Remedy il means
that II never fails % cure diarrh0ea, dysen-
terry or bowel complaints II Is pleesanf Il
take and equally valuable FOR children and
adults sold BY Enterprise Drug Co.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

The High School and Gram
mar Grade played a match
game of ball Friday, September
18th. The game was interest
ing and much enjoyed by those
who witnessed il.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy Is to-day the best known
medicine iu use Tor the relief and cure oi
bowel complaints lt cures gripping diar-
rhoea. dysenfery. and should be taken so
the first unnatural looseness of the bowels.
~ IS equally valuable Cor children and
adults. To always cures. sold by Enter
prise Drug Go.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

Eeek.
IT, K. Hyatt, a prominent
|tizen of Jonesville, was a
|isitor to the Gap since our last
Esue.
Hugh Eaton was among the
Bristol travelling men in town
ast week.
w. o. Brown was an Atlanta
|sitor to the Gap last week.
Mrs. Karl Stoehr returned
saturday night from a visit
Eith relatives in Washington
lity.
For impaired digestion Olive
Il has no equal, it being highly
nutritious and a mild cathartic
|Lpure Olive Oil at Kelly's
|brug Store. IF
N. X. Montague, of Dublin,
|Ea., was among the travelling
hen in town last week.
Thos. G. Lane, Of Greensboro,
Is. c., was a visitor 20 the Gap
asst week.
/. A. Forward, of Lebanon
|Ky., was in town last week.
Joseph c. Rhea, Of Knoxville,
was a guest at the Moute Vista
last Friday.
Misses EsterEsser and Myrtle
Bailey, of Dorchester, were
seen on the golf course at this
place last Saturday.
Mrs. Mollie Horton spent
Sunday at Inboden visiting
Mrs. John Barker.
Miss Clara Owens left Tues.
day morning for Scott county
where she will spend some time
visiting relatives.
Miss Bessie Young, who is at
tending school at this plac,
spent Sunday with homefolk
at Stonega.
Miss Edna Gilly went 70 Wis
Saturday, where she will spen'
her vacation.
Otis Mouser spent Monday il
Bristol on business.
+. L. DamerOn, mayor O
Norton, spent Sunday in ia
Gap.
Sam Eichengreen, Of Bait
more, formerly connected wit
a firm of the same name at Nor
ton, was here the first OF tn
week.
Attorney r. r. Irvine lief
Sunday night for Jackson, Ky
where he will spend a few days
after which ne will go 10 Me-
York on legal business.
Mrs. r. T. Irvine, in compan
with a party of Richmon
friends, is visiting the expos
ton at Seattle.
r. p. Barron and family an
niece Miss Janette Bailey spel
Sunday in Turkey Cove.
Make your kitchen look new
make it sanitary-50c TO 81 i
vested in Alabastine will do
kelly's Drug Store. >
Big Cherry, a lumber can
ON Stone mountain, has a pop
lation of $50. A dummy line q
hvers the lumber TO West No
ton.-Norton Free Press.
There will be a teache
meeting of the Norton, Wi
and Gladeville districts
Tacoma, on September 25th.
Saturday was pay day at q
various mines in this section.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Boun
had an old-fashion "bea
stringing" at their hospital
home one night last week.
Mrs. s. A. Bailey and Mi
ketta Thompson, W h o a
teaching at Osaka, spent Sats
day and Sunday with hon
folks at this place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

The cottage of widow Ramey
was destroyed by fire last night.
Nearly all the furnishings were
saved.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

week.
Tei0PiA.-A good cigar for SCI
at Kelly's Drug Store. $3.50.
Miss Allie Bounds, who is
teaching the Pigeon Greek
School, spent Saturday and
Sunday with homefolks.
One of the young ladies who
Is teaching her first school near
Big Stone Gap is greatly wor-
ried because no good switch
timber" grows anywhere near
the school house.
Make your MayOnaise with
best "Sultana Olive Oil" Every
bottle guaranteed at Kelly's
Drug Store. 3 If
r. l.. Brown made a business
trip TO Mint, Tenn, last week to
buy lumber for his contract
work.
Mrs. w. T. GoodlOe and chill
/ dren returned last week from
Charlottesville, where they spent
several weeks visiting relatives
and friends.
The annual meeting of the
HolstOn Conference, NJ. E
) Church. South, will convene in
Johnson City on the 9th Of next
month.
> Work for the upbuilding of
your town and community.
If you want 20 know what
> is going on in Big Stone Gap
you should take the Post.
Just received 90 dozen Blue
4 Ribbon school tablets, &c.
sept I'm HAMBLEN Bros.
e Misses Moilie Young and Re
e becca Wade. Of Turkey Cove
6 passed through town Sunday
afternoon on horseback en-
route 20 Blue Spring 60 attend
= a Primitive Baptist "foot wash
ing" at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert II
Bruce are entertaining Mrs
. Bruce's father, Mr.. John NJ
HOge, and her sister, Miss Lul;
A. Hoge, both Of Washington
t. ID. G.
= Mr.. James b. Hoge has re
turned 60 the Gap after a few
days absence on business.
q Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox. Jr.
lefs last week for New York
from which city Mrs. Fox vii
ID start on an extended tour wit
a theatrical company, Of whicl
If she is the leading attraction.
he Our cigar line includes tn
best the markets afford. w
. recommend ga Triopia."
a 3T-4O. Kelly's Drug S.or,
r Mrs. NJ. w. Chalkley left las
he Wednesday night for COvinl
ton, Ky, where she will Wis
f. relatives and friends for a fe'
/, days, when she will 20 ,
= Highland Home, Ala, whel
Va she will spend the fall an
winter with her daughter, Mr.
S A. Rogers.
y A. /. Witt, manager Of th
- insurance firm of Barron
- Witt. az this place. spent a f.
DAYS last week in Russell coul
,d " on business for his firm.
mt Mrs. d. K. Orr and daught
and niece, Misses lrma and Il
~ by Orr, were visitors TO DR.
in. den Saturday and Sunday.
1t. w. S. Beverley, who was f
II many years express and tel
nm graph agent at this place h
~ accepted a position in the &c
"a eral Office of the Keokee Co
~ solidated Coke Company
Ksokee.
,~s TRIOPlA.-A cigar of qualit
ise sc at Kelly's Drug Store. 81
at r. L. Brown. of this plaG
has received a contract fro
.ho the Virginia and Southweste
Railroad ComDapv TO build
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

FOR RENT houses.
one with four rooms and one
with three. Water in each
house. Apply at this Office.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

FARNS.-If you want a farm
and hosue in beautiful East
Tennessee, in the famous valley
from Knoxville 60 Rogersville
in Granger, Union or Blount
counties, at prices $500 TO SI5.-
600, write or call on Waller &
Justus, Rutledge, Tenn.
sept. !
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-09-22

WANTED. At Imboden
Va. Coal miners, coke pullers.
and leaders. Apply 20 Keokee
Consolidated Coke Company,
lmboden, Va.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
CAPT. RATHER
FOUND DEAD
SUPPOSED TO HAVE DIED OF HEART
FAILURE SOME TIME DURING Nl6HT.
DISCOVERY MADE BY SERVANT
INTERMENT At TUTCUMBIA

The entire town was shocked
and grieved, Thursday morning,
when the intelligence spread
among the citizens that Col.
George T. Rather had passed
away the night before. No one
knew that he was i'll. His negro
servant went to his room early
Thursday morning, as was his
usual custom, and found him
dead. For some time he had
suffered with heart trouble, and
it is believed by his physician,
DR.. T. H. Henry, that he passed
away early in the evening, We'd
nesday.
Col Rather was a native of
Alabama. his family being one
/, { the most prominent in the
state. For several years he had
resided in Columbus, and en-
gagged in the coal and wood busi-
ness, and enjoyed the conference
and esteem of every one. He
was a concious member of the
Episcopal Church, and was ever
faithful to its teachings. He
was gentleman of the old
school, and the entire communi-
ty mourns for him.
His brother, Mr.. John d. Rath-
er, of Tuscaloosa, came over
and took the remains to Tuscum-
bia, Ala, for interment, Friday.
Two daughters survive him,
Mrs. Jones, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and Miss Fannie Rather, a teach
er in the Columbia, S. c., Female
School. To these as we'll as all
other relatives, we extend heart
felt sympathy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
SLAYER OF SMITH
SENTENCED TO HANG.
NEGRO BELTS TELLS STORY OF CRIME TROOPS ORDEf
OUT, BUT NO MOVE ON JAIL DEVELOPS

body was found loosely buried in
the swamp, was so completely
shrouded in mystery, Henry
Belts and his father, Haywood
Belts, testified before the grand
jury. Henry Belts conviction
came yesterday, in featureless
trial. his statement in which he
confessed to the murder, having
been proved by the evidence.
In his confession of the mur-
der, Belts said he met Mr..
Smith on horseback on the road
in the swamp about half a mile
from Chowder Springs. Mr..
Smith spoke to him and short
conversation followed about get
ting out cotton. Mr.. Smith then
rode on and about ten steps away
the negro shot him in the back
of the head with a ngle-barrel
shotgun, loaded with buck shot.
Smith, after swaying for few
feet fell from his horse and died.
The negro dragged the body into
the bushes at the side of the
road and then went to his house,
about three quarters of a mile
away, got spade, came back to
where the body lay, dug
a hole, a grave as he called
it. took the spade and broke the
legs of the dead man, so they
would go in the short trench,
and loosely covered the body
with dirt.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
Wins Prizes.

Mr.. S. B. Street, Jr., who en-
tered his white Orpington chick
ems at the Tri-State Fair held
last week in Memphis was fortu-
nate in winning the following
prizes, which was a complete
walk-over for Mr.. Street, whose
poultry considered by experts
the finest ever seen in this part
of the country.
This exhibit of White Orping-
tons won in the regular open
class.
1st. hen, blue ribbon, ($2. 00).
End. hen, white ribbon.
1st. pullet, blue ribbon,
(S2OO.)
2nd. p llet, red ribbon,
($1.OO.)
1st. pen, blue ribbon, (S3 OO.)
3rd cockerel, white ribbon.
No cocks shown.
SPECIALS.
S25. 90 cash prize for best cock,
cockerel, hen, pullet and pen,
orphingtons, and variety (open
class.
$1,000 Cash Club Special for
best and largest display of poul-
try by breeder outside Tennessee.
$500 Silver Cup for best pen
orpingtons in show, and variety.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
COUNTY SCHOOLS
ARE INVITED
PROF. COOK EXTENDS INVITATION To
COUNTY SCHOOLS TO Be HIS GUESTS
NOVEMBER SECOND
TAFT DAY IN COLUMBUS

j My dear teachers: Seeing a
President of the United States is
really an event in child's life.
and, not only is it an event in
the child's life, but it is a great
help to the child in forming cor
rect notions of historical events.
The child studies the history of
his country and learns it largely
by administrations, and it is
necessarily a far-away affair.
To see President and see that
he is just a man, flesh and
blood like other-will help chill
dren in co.nprehending history,
or the doings of men, and will
arouse ambitions in them to do
and be what other men have
done and been.
Tuesday, November 2, the
President of the United States
will be in Columbus. His route
through the town has been so
arranged that he comes directly
in front of Franklin Academy
for whole block. The city of
Columbus invites every school in
the county to come and be with
the city schools that day. Am
pie police protection has been
provided to insure Franklin
Academy block to the children.
The President will be asked to
stand up in his carriage as he
passes the school grounds so that
every school child in the county
may see him. Two songs will
be sung by the school children
as he passes, Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean" and Dixie. "
Every child will be provided
with a flag and every child will
be so placed that he will get a
good view of the procession.
The parts that will be sung of
the two songs have been printed
and will be furnished you that
your children may learn them.
If you wish to bring your school
as school in wagons we have
ample space on Franklin Acade-
my grounds to take care of your
teams and wagons. If you do
not wish to come as schools, we
will expect the child to come In
charge of their teacher. For
any further particulars write
me, telephone me or come to see
me.
Cordially yours,
JOE COOK.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
GREAT SERVICES
BEING HELD
THE MEETING HAS GROWN IN POWER
AND INTEREST FROM VERY
FIRST
A SERMON TO MEN ONLY

/ During the past week Rev.
George L. Jenkins of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, has bsen assisting Rev. T.
W. Lewis in revival services at
the First Methodist church.
The meeting has grown in power
and interest from the very first
Congregations have increased
until $50 at least attend the
morning service and 700 the
night service. The singing is
hearty, the congregations respon-
sive. Quite a large number have
signified their desire to join
the church. and multitudes of
people have been blessed.
Rev. Mr.. jenkins is a preach
er of unusual force and eloquence.
He has been we'll educated, has
read extensively, has a bright
mind, and when under the glow
of the great thought of his SER
mon he is as graceful as the late
Bishop Galloway and as eloquent
as Yancy. He is a Knight Tenn
plar, was Eminent Commander
of Tuscumbia Commandery at
one time; is an Odd Fel-
low ana a Pythian and one
of the most compromisable
men We ever met. Columbus
has never enjoyed a richer or
rafer treat than is being furnish
ed at the First Methodist church
now. Rev. Jenkins breaches the
old-time gospel with peculiar
power. There is no cheap effort
at notoriety or clap trap sensa-
tionalism. but the gospel of love
and hope through Jesus Christ
His sermo41 on the Beatitudes, :"
was very helpful. His exposi-
ton of the 23rd Psalm was su-
perb. and his sermon on Eek
iel's Vision of the Dry Bones, F"
unusually strong. All of his SER
mons are strong, sane, sound and
Scriptural.
We call special attention to
the announcement for this after
noon at the court house.
Remember where? Cour
House.
When? Sunday $3.50 p. m.
What? Sermon to men only.
Who? Rev. George l.. Jen-
kins.
The meeting will continue for
several days and the entire COM
munity is cordially invited to
attend.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
NOW ON STRIKE
Millions Of StOmaChS Refuse to d.
Their Work Properly

All over this broad land mil
lions of stomach owners are be-
ing held in humiliating subjec-
ton just because they are SO
stubborn that they will not ac-
cept a fair, square and broad
minded offer.
Life is short for all of US; it
will be shorter for those who let
their stomachs go from bad to
worse.
The Mayo Drug Co. has fam
Gus prescription called Mi-o-na
and they believe so thoroughly
in its remarkable curative power
that they say to every owner of
a distressed stomach that they
will guarantee Mi-o-na tablets to
cure acute or chronic indigestion
and all stomach ailments or
money back, and the price is only
1O cents a box.
And still there are stubborn
people right in Columbus who
won't accept this offer but con-
tinue to suffer from gas on stom-
ach, belching of sour food, 5tom-
ach pains, foul breath, dizziness,
biliousness and headaches just
because - just because ~ that 3
all, there is no other reason.
Mi-o-na tablets stop dyspeptic
agony in five minutes; they cure
obstinate cases of indigestion
and turn the old stomach into a
new, one in a few weeks-or
money back.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
Notice.
Cordially yours,
JOE COOK.

Come and see our celebrated
High Point Buggies and Surveys.
Just received a car load. We
will sell cheap or take in ex-
change mules, horses, old bug
gies, or anything else that is
merchantable. Also will buy a
few good mules and horses.
MCQUoWN SHOP & SUPPLY Co.
10-3-2w
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-10-03
REORGANIZATION OF CAMPUS
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
WHOLESOME, ROUSIkG EVENTS HELD BY THE STUDENTS OF
THE INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE

and altogether the evening was
a most enjoyable one.
Miss Ariel Gross has been
quite busy organizing and get
ting ready for the normal music
department which has grown in
popularity until there are more
applications for admission than
can be accommodated. Many
students were turned away last
week who desired instruction in
this department.
Mrs. Crawford who spent the
summer with her sons in Chica-
go, has returned and she and
her daughter. Miss Gertrude
Crawford, will have rooms at
400 College street.
Miss Annie Faust's model
school opened Monday with q
full attendace. Miss Faust is
particularly fitted for her work
and her pupils are all in love
with her.
Miss Matte Lou Brown is very
sanguine over the prospects for
her voice department this year.
There are several fine voices
that she will bring out.