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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-08-03


she will spend some time.
Mrs. John Hamblen returned
last week from a visit to her
mother at Sweetwater, Tenn.
Malcolm Smith and family /
and Mrs. S. w. Wax, mother of /
Mrs. Smith, left last Friday for
Washington Springs, Va, where |
they will spend several weeks |
Mr and Mrs. w. +. Baker, |
Mrs Joe Potter, Rev. and Mrs.
&. b. Livesay were among
those from this place who at
tended the dedicatory services
Of the Christian church ut Pen
niugton Gap Sunday.
Attorney J. +. Bullitt. at the
recent meeting Of the Virginia
State Bar Association. held at
Hot Springs. Va was elected "a
delegate To the meeting of the
American Bar Association
The Woman's Home Mission
! Society Of the Southern Meth
odist church. will meet Thurs
day afternoon az three O'Clock
at the station parsonage. 4
full attendance A. desired
Mrs. IL. ;. X. Morrison, is Wis
ing her daughter, Mrs. j..
Spears Webster, in Bristol.
Judge Henry G. Mcdowell, of
Lynchburg, will convene Uni
ted States Court at this place
on next Monday.
The foundation work on the
new town hall and jail at this
place, is completed, and the
work Of erecting the concrete
walks is being pushed rapidly
| by the contractors.
The work of macadamizing
the streets Of the town is going
forward as rapidly as possible.
The rock is being put on Wood
Avenue this week. between the
Monte Vista Hotel and the
Minor building.
Bum * Company are push
ing the work on the new road
between here and Appalachia
rapidly. They have a large
number of men at work, ano
are getting along fine with the
grading.
Rev. j. l. Cash, of Gate City
who was TO have preached il
the Southern Methodist church
at this place on last Sunday
was unable TO come on accoun
, of having To conduct a funera
near that place.
Robert Skeen, of Turke,
I Cove, went TO Bristol last Sat
urday TO have his eyes treated
Mrs. j. b. Skeen accompanies
u him.
Miss Della Kiser, of st. Paul
spent several days in town las
week as the guest of MISS Lul
= Baker.
Mrs. n. III. Scale returne
Sunday morning TO her home a
4 Rose Hill, after a visit of seV
= eral weeks with her parents
Il Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Baker.
Rev. j. w. RAIDER left FrIda
= night for Tazewell, Tennessee.
y where he held quarterly NEE
= ing Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Martha Willis Coullinl
Instructor in Drawing in I'll
- Summer Normal at this placl
l. left Saturday, over the V. &
W., for Richmond. Miss Cou
r ling has taught Drawing i'm I'll
3 State Female Normal School f,
,e many years, and she stands l
head of her profession. Ii is
be hoped that she may be il
l. duced to return here next Jul,
1t
m Mrs. M. j. Starnes and daugl
ter, Miss Ethel, of Birdie, SEQ
county, spent a few days
', town the past week visitin
10 Mrs. Starnes' parents. Mr.. ar
Mrs. i w. Morris
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the past two years, has been
principal of the public school at
this place, will not teach the
coming year, but will travel for
the Union School Furnishing
Company, of Chicago. His ter
ritory will be South Carolina
and Georgia, with headquarters
at Allendale, s. &.
Miss Margaret Bullitt return
ed from the Stonega Hospital
last week, where she was oper-
ated on for appendicitis. We
are glad TO know that she is
rapidly recovering, and will
soon be restored to her usual
good health.
Mrs. Addie Boatright. wife Of
Hon. j. G. Boatright, county
superintendent of schools Of Lee
county and owner of the Jones
Vile Star, died at their home in
JOnesville at noon Monday Of
tuberculosis. The remains were
taken to- Rye Cove, Scott cOun
W, Va, Tuesday, where they
were laid To rest hy the side of
deceased relatives.
w. r. Peck and his bunch of
surveyors We're busy Monday
running the lines Of a number
OF our streets aud avenues,
which incid entally went
through some property owners
porches and barns.
j. NJ. McLemore, who has
been connected with the law
firm Of Rullitt and Chalkley, al
this place, for several months
past. has accepted "A position
with the StnneRa Coke * Goa
Company, at Stonega.
Miss Eugenia Baumgartnel
returned last week from a visi
10 Mrs. + q Hankla. AZ Rura
Retreat, Va.
/ Dr. rhns r Sialev. a note,
4 eye. .a~. nose ,nd throat sp.c
e ialist of Bristol. will be- IN TIA
Gap on Friday afternoon AM
evening of August 9Th, at TIA
Monte Vista Hotel. DR.. Stale
will come down from Appa
lachia ON the afternoon trai
= and will spend Friday nigh
here Those wishing advice q
Dr. Staley should consult hir
at this time.
The Wise boys went to MOI
ton last Saturday afternoon an
f succeeded I'm hammering job
Roberts, Hal Whitehead
g Charley Adams and Fran
Kits all over the lOt-winnin
81 TO .. Some years ago NOrto
e beat our boys o. TO 5-Wis
is News.
e Last Saturday closed "A yer
y successful session of the Sta
Summer Normal at this plac
The enrolment reached 327. II
< largest in the history of a
< Normal, and about 80 per cen
= Of :his number took the exam
= nation. In attendance SEQ
u county lead, with Lee count
" second.
T, w. \. Johnson, Superinten
"A cnt of the Interstate RailrO,
|, Company, and X. X. Caspe
- chief clerk for the StOnega Col
"a and Coal Company, were Wis
"a Ors TO the Gap last ThursdI
evening. Mr.. johnson went
MiddlesbOrO Thursday night 4,
Y. business, and Mr.. Casper we
in TO Lexington for a few days.
v, Two sisters, full grown your
Mt ladies, whose home is at ri
al Gap, in Wise county, near 6
Kentucky line, who came To III
place to attend the session
ey the State Normal, just close
II had never seen any colOred pc
d. ole until this trip. AS tn
ed neared the railroad station
Norton they met two negroes
the road, and their father h
IL, a hard time keeping them
Isl the hack. After reaching 81
Ia place, they SHE'D around
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Mrs. John Hamblen returned
last week from a visit TO her
mother at Sweetwater, Tenn.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1910-08-03

Mrs. Katie Lindsey left last
week for Unaka Springs, where
she will spend some time.
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Malcolm Smith and family
and Mrs. s. w. Wax, mother Of
Mrs Smith, left last Friday for
Washington Springs, Va, where
they will spend several weeks
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Two sisters, full grown young
ladies, whose home is at Flat
Gap, in Wise county, near the
Kentucky line, who came To this
place to attend the session of
the State Normal, just closed,
had never seen any colOred peo-
pie until this trip. AS they
neared the railroad station at
Norton they met two negroes in
the road, and their father had
a hard time keeping them in
the hack. After reaching this
place, they SHE'D around the
colored people for several days.
They say there are plenty of
grown people in northern Wise
who never saw a negro
The Amuzu Theatre put on
an exceptionally good perform
ance Saturday night to a pack
ed house. 1t has become re
ported that the show would be
discontinued, which is a mis-.
take, according to the manage
ment, who announced that tbs
show will continue with &
a change each night, as usual
meriting a continuance of the
same liberal patronage that hai
been extended since opening.
Congressman C.. b. Sleml
was in town Tuesday, and spen'
several hours, presumably, look
ing for fallen rails, or veal
iposts, in the Republican fence
here; and in making arrange
ments for the repair Of tin
same, TO the end of keeping tn
Democratic animals cut of tn
la. .. p. preserves this fall
Norton Free Press.
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HARTLAND.

A. r. Buker was In Portland on a
business trip this week.
Miss Helen Smith has returned to
Portland.
E. r. Nutting has been In Portland
for a few days.
VIVA. L. Anderson Is at home from
the u. of M Law school for few
days
Ralph Arey of Kennebunk and Miss
Wallace of China, Me-, were the guests
of DR.. ]. S. Norton for few days this
week.
Mrs. Florence Smith Is in Portland
for few days.
Albertus Linn and wife of Stafford
Springs Conn, are the guests of Mrs.
Luella Linn.
Miss Anne Baker of Bangor, was in
town over Sunday.
Miss Mollie Harding has gone to
Brunswick, Me-, for a short visit.
Mrs. Abhie Brown Is the guest of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Harding.
Miss Fausta Grindle of Waterville,
was in town over Sunday, the guest
of Mrs. J. H. Gray
G. NJ. Lancey, Charles Lovejoy, Fair
field Nevins and H. L. Smith, were
among the knights Templars who at
tended the funeral of A. P. McMaster
at Pittsfield Monday afternoon.
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SOUTH LACKMAN.-

Rev. Joseph Forest is confined to his
bed with pneumonia.
Joseph Blais has finished work for
the Kellogg Lumber Co., upon the
mountain and Ia now at work at Long
Pond building piers for the same
company. Mrs. Blais is boarding at
the Armstrong house.
Miss Manda Craft returned from
Fitchburg, Mass, last Saturday.
There is to be whist party follow
ed by box social at Jackman hall
March 20. The proceeds are to have
st. Anthony's church enlarged.
Edward Craft finished logging on
Wood stream last Saturday and will
finish at Attean this week.
Miss Lilly Lawrison was in town a
few days last week.
Percy BARLEY from Greenville was
visiting his uncle, Thomas BARLEY,
last week.
Miss Lydia Moore is in town on a
two weeks vacation. She Is stopping
with Mrs Belmont Sterling.
Miss Mae Bridge from Brownville,
has been the guest of Mrs. e. A. Hen
derson for the past week.
The Sacred Heart convent has been
closed for while on account of sick
ness.
r. Gilman was in Long Pond last
week on business.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Whereas, James E. McCorrison of
Union in the County of Knox, by his
mortgage deed dated the eleventh day
of February. A. D., 1908, and record
ed in the Somerset Registry of Deeds
Book 2S3, Page $50, conveyed to Horace
S. Elliott of Athens in the County of
Somerset and State Of Maine a certain
ems in the County of Somerset and
bounded as follows, to wit: On the
east by the road leading northerly
over Dore Hill. so called. to yelling
occupied by Earl Ward; on the west
by lot Number "a according to a plan
of said town of Athens and on the
south by land owned or occupied by
tween the old road over Dore Hill and
the new road as now run. Said farm
contains one hundred and twenty Ave
acres, more or less. And the said Hor-
ace s. Elliott on the 9Th. day Of April
Hundred Dollars paid by the Skowhe-
gan Savings Bank a corporation duly
established by law and having It's place
of business at Skowhegan in said coun-
tty. conveyed the said mortgage deed.
terest in the real estate described there
in to the said Skowhegan Savings
Bank, its successors and assigns, by
his assignment in writing dated the
corded n BOOK 81 Page 1s s's Of f som es
set Registry of Deeds. And, whereas
the condition of said mortgage has
been broken, now. therefore. the said
p Merrill. it's Treasurer. claims
foreclosure Of said mortgage.
March Sth. 1910.
SKOWHEGAN SAVINGS BANK,
BY Carleton p. Merrill t-
It's Treasurer duly authorized.
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Comes Quickly
Don't Have to Wait for Weeks. A
SkOwhegan Illustration.

Waiting is discouraging.
Prompt action pleases everybody.
A burden on the back Is a heavy
weight.
Hard to bear day after day.
Lifting weight, removing the bur-
den,
Brings approaching responses.
Skowhegan people tell of it.
Tell of relief that's quick and sure.
Here Is a case of 1t:
Sidney Gilman, 80 Main street,
Skowhegan, Me-, says: Several years
ago | used Doans Kidney Pills with
such satisfactory results that | gave a
public statement, regarding the bene-
fit l had received. have since had
occasion to take this remedy when
suffering from lame back and am
glad to say that received prompt re-
lief. l procured Doan's Kidney Pills
at Sampson & Azores drug store and
since my last experience / am more
firm In my belief than ever that they
are the best remedy to be had for COM
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Mrs. L. C. Stevens of Larone. Mr..
Haynes was given several useful pres
ents to remember the occasion by.
His daughter, Mrs. Albion E. Barbour
of Augusta was also present.
Charles Barker Is expected home
from Florida soon. Mr.. Barker's
health has not been of the best for
number of months past but it is quite
likely that glimpse of his old home
nd a chance to talk II over with the
boys in his fayorite lodge will do
much to put him on his feet again.
The annual dinner of the Congrega-
tional Thimble society will be held
with Mrs. {. l.. Carr on Tuesday of
next week Members will please take
note.
Mrs. Harriet Field Pike of Liver
more is expected in town this week
on a visit to her old friends.
Mrs +. A. Hilton. who has been on
the sick list for some time, is now
considerably better.
Mrs. Mary Spaulding has been con-
fined to the house for long time
with a severe cold.
The Easter services in the Congre-
gational church will be participated
in by the several classes of the Sun
day school of that church while the
pastor, MIR. Bainton, will give a spe-
cial talk suitable to the occasion
We are informed by pretty good au-
thority that another industry is to be
located here soon, an entertainment
shop.
Mrs. Susan Dolliff, who has been
visiting her daughter in Rome, has re-
turned home.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Longley have re-
turned from North Jay where they
have been spending few weeks.
The first rank was conferred in
Echo Lodge on Tuesday evening of
this week after which refreshments
were served.
Quite a good number of brown tail
moth nests have been found by the
young men who are employed by the
town to look for them. Alvin Otis and
Gurven Grant are the men. The first
day they brought in sixty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Increase Robinson
were in town from Waterville over
Sunday visiting at A. d. Brackleys
Miss Mary Philpot left Monday for
Pennington where she will attend the
normal SCHOOL.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Ward have
shipped their goods to Auburn and
will go there this week to make 1t
their home. Miss Ethel Ward will go
with them to help them get settled.
Mrs. A. w. Merrill and mother, Mrs
Charles Holbrook, were in Augusta a
few days of last week visiting rela-
tiyes.
The H. N. Carr Co., open their new
store this week to the public.
William Bracket has ordered one of
the new model Gilmore touring cars
which will be here in time for the OPP
ening of the season he hopes. Mr.
Bracket has had excellent results
from this make of car and his appre
citation of it's merits is shown in this
order for new one.
GENTLEMEN'S NIGHT, o. E. S.
Friday evening, March IS. was Cen
tlemen's Night in the contest at Cedar
Chapter, No. 81, o. E. s., at Norridge
wock. Various things had given the
ladies to understand that they were to
be royalty entertained on this evening
but they were not in the least expect
ing the sight which met their gaze
when to the strains of martial music
they were invited into Masonic hall at
$50 o'clock.
The hall was most beautifully dec
Grated with crepe paper of the five
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PALMYRA GRANGE.
BROMN,S CORNER-CANAAN.

w. C. Fitzgerald has been confined
to the house during the past few
days with an attack of neuralgia.
The many friends in this place of
Mrs. James Churchill regret to learn
of her serious illness at her home at
Moore's Mills.
Mrs. Lizzie Horne has come to stay
for time with her daughter, Mrs.
Sherman Horne.
John Maxwell and wife of Hartland
passed Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Everett Damon.
Preston Lewis came over from Pal
myra Saturday to visit his mother,
Mrs. Sarah Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Withee recent
ly visited his daughter, Miss Vesta
and his father and mother, Mr.. and
Miss Vesta went to Boston last Mon
day where she has accepted a posi-
ton as stenographer.
Mrs. Elijah Sewall's brother, who
resides at Mars Hill, Me-, is spend
ing several weeks with his sister and
fanny. He is so favorably impressed
with our town that he thinks to pur-
chase farm and come with his fam
lily to reside In our midst.
Archie Strait. who has been from
home several weeks on business, has
returned.
Miss Lydia Mason is confined to the
house with bad cold.
George Cover and Bert Lewis, who
have been employed at Dead River in
the woods, returned home Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Withee went
to Skowhegan Wednesday to attend
the funeral of David Withee.
Henry Croweli of Skowhegan was
In the place last week. We under
stand he purchased the James Tuttle
farm, also timber land of w. r. Bailey
and Laforest Goodwin.
Benjamin Fitzgerald and wife were
at Carl Fitzgerald's Sunday.
The farmers have been busy the
past week drawing their fertilizer
from Skowhegan station. With pota-
toes at Csc per bushel, farmers can
afford to buy fertilizer, enrich their
farms and have good bank account
Sammie Damon, who has been en-
ployed in Hartland, has returned
home.
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MOORE'S MILLS-CANAAN.

Master Herbert Wells and brother,
Stanley, passed Sunday with their
great-grandfather Salem Edmunds, at
Moore's Mills.
F. G. Penney and wife, from Moores
Mills, and Frank Blackwell and wife
from Fairfield, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Kimball in East Skowhe-
gan one day recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel Goodrich enter
tanned their four children with their
husbands and wives and three grand
children Sunday.
Mr.. Furber from Clinton, was
caller for a short time Sunday in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Williams and
two children passed Thursday of last
week with his parents here.
Mrs. J. &. Churchill is thought to be
improving.
Alfred Holt Is again ON the sick list,
confined to his bed.
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SOUTH MADISON.

George Wescott and his brother,
John, were in this vicinity Monday
looking for a horse.
Miss Ethel Frost was home Sunday
from her school at Madison.
Mrs. Philena Stevens is falling slow
ly.
George Clough and wife were the
guests of Horace Withee and wife
Sunday.
Forrest Wills of Arson has bought
a part of the D. w. Simonds farm and
is moving his household goods there.
The school on Ward Hill Is closed on
account of whooping cough.
Mrs. A. H. Ward, who has been sick
all winter, is gaining slowly.
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X The News of Somerset's Busy Towns *

star colors interspersed with many
stars, large and small, one of which
in the East was brilliantly lighted
with electricity.
There were two long tables and one
small one loaded with good things to
eat while each lady found beside her
plate souvenir pink. But the one
thing which thoroughly amazed them
was the presence of ten colored gen
tlemen in white caps and coats who
escorted them to their seats and as
sduously filled their plates. AT the
small table were seated the four
judges while above them hung the fol-
lowing placard Fair play. Ladies
don't try to buy the judgesi'
Another surprise was the labels
upon the food each article of which
was made 90 by some brother or at
least bore the name of one. None OF
the ladies' were aware that their hus-
bands were such experts in the cult
nary line or knew that they had been
learning to cook for this occasion.
After all had partaken of the bodn-
tiful repast the tables were quickly
cleared away and the "Colored Ten
gave a fine march in a most finished
and artistic manner, forming the let
ters of the Order and many other fig
ures, ending with the mystic wheel
and Grand Finale" Amid the en-
thusiastic cheers of the members the
"Colored Ten" vanished and in short
time the following we'll known broth
ers took their places: c. A. Ward, w.
e. Taylor, c. A Bruce, H c. Hdssey,
L. l.. Whitney, j. NJ. Pierce, H. \. Carr
S. X. Boone, E. W. Gilman, HaTllin E
Hale.
The regular meeting was then held
and five candidates received The de-
grees of the Order in a most impress
sive manner.
At the close .the entertainment was
continued with a farce, with the fol-
lowing characters: Mr.. Dunbrown, Fred
Jewett; John Smith. Harry Carr; Jo-
seph Smith, Geo. Carr. whose good
acting led the audience nearly to the
close of the play before they realized
the appropriateness of the title April
Fools"
Poems were read by w. J. Haynes
and Prof. J. c. Parlin, that of the lat
ter being composed especially for the
occasion proved a fitting close for a
grand entertainment
The four judges, Mrs. Alice Haynes,
Mrs. Annie Vaughn, DR.. H. W. Smith
and j. W. Bacon then retired to the
ante-room to decide the merits of the
two evenings. A decision was quick
ly made in favor of the men which
VAS received with great applause, all
feeling it to be correct
IN ADri1 TX tho ladies will nav the
penalty for being defeated by furnish
ing the third entertainment. What it
will or can be will appear later.