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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27
LOCAL ITEMS.

w. b. Taylor came down
from Esserville Saturday and
spent Sunday with homefolks
in the Gap.
Miss Eva Peters, of st.
Charles, is visiting her cousins,
Misses Blanche and Mary Kill
bourn
II. b. Harrell, of Saltville,
was a guest at the Monte Vista
on last Saturday.
Jake Bewley, of the Bewley-
Darst Coal Co, of Bristol, was
a business visitor TO the Gap
one day last week.
V. NJ. Thomas, n prominent
travelling man of Johnson City,
was in town on last Friday
Mrs. IL. S. X. Morrison has as
her guests Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
G. Morrison, and little son.
Graham, of Johnson City, and
Mrs. Henry \. Morrison, of Gate
City.
Judge and Mrs. II. G.. Kyle,
of Rogersville, Tenn. are visit
ing NJ the home of Mr.. A. Kyle
Morrison, on Poplar Hill
R l.. Parks, the popular man
ager of the Monte Vista Hotel
at this place, returned Sunday
from visit to relatives in Cen
trail Kentucky.
r. l.. Osborne WINS down from
Norton one day last week.
Vote for your favorite in the
Piano Contest.
Miss Flora Carter spent the
weekend with homefolks at
Gate City.
j. Polk Wolfe came over
from Johnson City Saturday
and spent Sunday with home
folks in the Gap.
w. fl. Horton, ex-mayor of
Big Stone Gap, is erecting a
concrete store house on East
Fifth Street in Plat 3, 2Gx5C
feet, one story in height in
which he expects to open up a
stock of merchandise when
completed.
Contractor r.. l.. Brown spent
a few day y last week in Knox,
vile visiting the Appalachian
Exposition.
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FOR COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

10 the Voters of Wise County.
hereby announce myself candidate
for the Office of Commonwealth Attor
ney for Wise county, to he voted for at
the November election, 1911.
lfolectcd, pledge myself to use my
best cndeayors to see to Il that the laws
are strictly and impartially enforced, and
further. TO see TO it that the business at.
fairs of the county are economically adj
ministcrcd.
lfhonorcd with election. promise 10
BE- au officer for the whole people ir-
respective of party crecds. doctrines or
affiliations, and that will serve the pco-
Pile 10 the best OF my ability
Respectfully.
w. w. c. DorsoN
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27

The First National Bank has
purchased from Messrs. McCon-
nell and Kane the splendid
building it occupies. Extensive
improvements are to be made at
once. The Hourishing condition
of the bank fully justifies the
outlay Gate City Herald.
Unusual interest is manifest.
ed in the approaching engage.
ment of Beverly of Graustark
at the School Auditorium on
September 30th. Playgoers who
saw Beverly during it's New
York run have brought home
glowing accounts of this ro-
matte play of love, intrigue and
laughter.
Misses Irma and Bernice Orr
entertained with week end
house party at their home at
Big Stone Gap last week. The
occasion being the reunion OF a
crowd OF young people who
have camped together at Big
Creek every year for the past
three years. Those enjoying
the hospitality of the Orr home
We're: Miss Mary Kite, N. b.
st. John and Guy Pugh, of
Bristol; Miss Wygal, of Dryden.
Va, and fl j Allison, of Char.
lotte, n. Bristol Herald-
Courier.
The sewer from tae new
Federal Building down East
Fourth Street to the river is
about completed and will be
connected with the building in
n few days. In places this
sewer was placed fifteen feet
underground
Much complaint is being
heard relative to the careless
dumping of tainted and rotten
meat on the river bank below
the dummy bridge. Besides the
vile odor, the spoilt meat is
carried by dogs around towr
and eaten by chickens, which il
kills as quickly as a dose oil
poison. The EDITORS wife los
three of her fine Rhode IsIanC
Reds in this way last Sunday
and she is not in the best Of
hnmor about it, either.
Beverly of Graus,ark, Georg,
Barr McCutcheon's most popu
lar novel of which more thar
400, 900 copies have been solo
and which in play form is now
in its prosperous third season
under the management of A. G
| Delamator, is underlined as tn,
attraction atSchool Auditorium
on Saturday, September 30th
Playgoers who have long an
ticipated the pleasure of wit
Messing this drama which ha
met such great success in al
the large cities, will do we'll t,
get their seats early.
Mrs. G. IL. Long and it'll
son, John. went over to Nick
eisville last week To attend th
, Baptist Association and visi
r relatives. Mrs. Long will r,
! turn this week, but John wi
remain some time with hi
grandfather, w, Il. Long.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27
FoR COUNTY CLERK

10 IuE NoTEns of WISE COUNTY;
hereby announce myself candidate
Cor the office of County Court Clerk
foo Wise County at the election to bc held
900 Noyembc z, 1911. IL am elected to
this office ! shall perform the duties Of
tic office to the bes, Of my ability, using
oi keeping the records and ndexing the
same that can bc had Anything that
may be done for me Ia this election viii
be highly appreciated
W d. McNIEl.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27
Voting Starts Off Well.

The votes for the first week Contest was count
monday afternoon by Mess r. L. Parks s. Garter and
u layor the judges and shows considerable interest is
list with 4ooo many of the other candidates are At
ana Will no doubt show decided gains next counting
Contest Manager Is well pleased with candidates
anu the spirited in which the started off
Ii you are thinking of entering the so now and
get started at the beginning You will be surprised easy
When friends you in earnest they will become
interested and will lend their assistance way the
votes w pile up for You will be surprise The prizes Of
ee IN inns contest are worth trying for The
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27

Jno. w. Chalkley, candidate
for House Of Delegates, spent "a
few days the past week in
Dickinson county looking after
his interests. Mr.. Chalkley is
very popular and his election
is freely predicted.
y. p. Crockett, OF Coeburn,
who was recently nominated
by the republicans as candi
date for Commemorative
Attorney IN this county, was
visitor to the Gap one day last
week.
The congregation of the col
ored Presbyterian church has
subscribed $500 towards the re.
building of their church, which
was recently burned This, adj
ded to the $500 insurance car
ried on the building, will give
them a good start toward new
place of worship.
William Gose, of Castlewood,
spent a few days in town last
week visiting relatives and
friends.
A. II. Reeder, General Mana
ger of the Stonega Coke q Coal
Co, and wife and daughter,
Miss Betty, returned Saturday
from n visit of ten days to rela-
tives in Pennsylvania and At
lantic City. Their son, Andrew,
who accompanied them. has
entered school at Lawrence
VILE, n. j
Misses Memo Vineyard and
Jacqueline Head spent the
extend with friends in Nor
ton.
Mrs. j. w. RAIDER, of this
place, and sister, Mrs. Taylor,
of Christiansburg, Va, who
has been her guest for several
weeks, left Thursday for Knox
vile, where they will be the
guests of relatives while attend
ing the Exposition.
Mrs. c. r. Hartley, of Wise
Miss Beckwith, of Princeton
and Miss Peck, of Abingdon
were guests at the Monte Vista
Thursday.
Misses Juliet Knight anC
Bruce Skeen have been carrying
their bad" arms in sings fol
several days as IL result of tn,
enforcement of the vaccination
regulation.
Misses Mary Pierce and Bes
sic Morris aud Florence Saun
ders have moved down from
Imboden Hill to tile Touraine
which in very much more con
venient to the school building
Mr.. and MIRA. Leonidas Collie
We're in town Monday buyinI
their house furnishings prepar
atory to going to Housekeeping
in Turkey Cove. Mrs. Collie
will be pleasantly remembers,
as Miss Mollie Young, formeri,
of this place.
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~ shs oe NuS " CLOCK
lire destroyed the store of VIII
lis Brothers of Route |. from
Jonesville. The origin of the
fire is not known. Nothing was
saved. Insurance $4,000.
D. f. Allen, of the law firm
OF Irvine and Morrison, is
spending good portion OF his
time at Harlan Court House
KY, abstracting titles to coal
acreages in that county.
Miss Bess wygal left Friday
morning for Big Stone Gap.
where she will enter school.
Jonesville Star.
Misses Edna Gilly, of Big
Stone Gap, and Maud Melon,
aid, of Hagan, visited Miss
Lizzie ralley during the fair
Jonesville Star.
Our farmer friends are busy
now cutting their fodder.
Active preparation is now
being made to commence the
macadamizing of the road from
the Lee county line to East
Stone Gap. When completed
this will be one of the prettiest
roads in Wise county.
NJ II. GRADER, chief clerk in
the sales department of the
Stonega Coke & Coal Co. at
this place, has returned from a
visit to kentucky
w. L. Decker, of New York
spent Monday night in the Gap
and Tuesday he and Baker
left ON business trip to East
ern Kentucky, where Mr. Deck
er is interested in coal lands.
Messrs. otto Brown and l.. O.
Tyler came up from Middles-
boro Saturday night and spent
Sunday and Monday in the
Gap.
Contractors Joshua and John
f Mullins are progressing
nicely with Marvin Kelly's new
residence ON Poplar Hill and
hope to have it ready for occu-
pancy by the middle of October.
Mrs. W. II Russell and
daughter, Miss Grace, have re-
turned 30 their home in Chatta-
nooga after a two weeks visit
with the formers daughter and
family, Mrs. c.. ID. jenkins.
Robinett and Dorton are now
handling fresh meats at Kay.
lor's old stand on Wood Ave
nue. near Wolfe's feed store.
Miss Perry, of Big Stone
Gap, and Miss Dez Litton called
on Miss Gertrude Cooney, mt
Dryden, Friday afternoon
Jonesville Star.
w. G. Coutts has opened a
branch plumbing shop at
Paintsville, KY, from which
place he will handle work in
his line for the rapidly develop
ing section of Eastern Ken
lucky.
j. w Patterson, prominent
and prosperous farmer of South
ern Alabama, spent several
days in the Gap last week visit
ing relatives and friends, and
while here was the guest of his
nephew, j w. Rush, at the
Monte Vista Hotel.
The play, "St. Elmo" at the
School Auditorium on Saturday
night attracted the largest
crowd of any travelling show in
a long time. 1t was Il good play
in every particular.
We noticed quite number of
our Appalachia friends in town
Saturday night attending the
st. Elmo play Mt the School
Auditorium.
Mrs. w. S. Beverly and son,
William, returned Saturday
from Knoxville, whore they
spent several days visiting
relatives and the a Appalachian
Exposition.
II. a. Giimer, of Norton
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Miss Hannah Alsover, Mig Stone Gap, Va.
Miss Frances Sayers, Big Stone Gap. Va
Mrs IL L Fox, Big Stone Gap. Va
Hiss Mary Skecu, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Miss Mary Lee Kilbourn. Big Stone Gap. V
Miss Margaret Petit, Zig Stone Gap, Va
Miss Hattie bruce, big Stone Gap, Va.
Miss Georgia Bostwick, Big Stone Gap. Va.
Miss Edna GilIy Big Stone Gap, Va
Mrs 5. a. Bailey, Big Stone Gap, Va.
Miss Pearl Mann, Big Stone Gap. Va
Miss Sarah Cochran, .Rig Stone Gap, Va.
Miss Launa Mars. Roda, Va
Miss Flossie Hobbs, Stonega, Va.
Miss Margaret Martin loncsyille. Va
Miss Thelma Baker Big stone Gap, Va
Miss Memo Vineyard. Big Stone Gap. Va
Mrs J e Nesbit, big Stone Gap, Va
Mrs. =. q Taylor Big Stone Gap Va
Mrs II. i Iaggart Keokec, Va
Miss Nettie + Sentcr, Appalachia, Va
Miss kittc Collier, Stoncga Va.
Miss Christie Jones, East Stone Gap, Va
Miss Louise Goodloc, Rig Stone Gap, Va
Mrs D. d Akcns Cadet, Va
Miss Frances Long. Big Stone Gap. va.
Miss Rebccca Wade Big Stone Gap. Va
Miss Mablo Willis Big Stone Gap. Va.
Miss Flora Wygal. Dryden. Va
Miss Evelyn Richmond Ewing, Va
Miss Mamie lee kineaid Ewing, Va
Miss Wave IIerndon, Dryden, Va
Miss Matte Polly Appnlschia, Va
Miss Mabe G. Johnson, Wise. Va
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To thc Voters OF the Richmond Magis-
terinl District
hereby announce myself a candidate
Ton the Office Of Supervisor for the Rich
mond Magistorial District at the election
i1 be held November ith II elected !
PROMISE to perform the duties OF said of
flee to the very best of my ability
T. ~ kESNFnY
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27

40 thc Voters Of the Richmond Magis-
terInl District;
hereby announce myself candidate
for Justice Of the Peace, To bc voted for
$50 thc coming November election 1911.
and earnestly solicit the support and
good viii OF all the people in tie district
w 4 GiLtY
East stone Gap Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-09-27

lo THE Norrns on rur Ricn,uNn Mao
lsrERAA DsrWcr
hereby announce myself a candidate
ior Justice of the Peace. 10 be voted tor
81 the coming November election and
earnestly solicit the support and good
Nilloi an the people Ia the district
W n BWEEpISu
Appalacha, Va
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

cause OF the fact that the game Is oacN
balanced. so far as the attack and defence
are concerned
Sam White was the most conspicuous
player OF the season for the reason that IN
both the Yale and Harvard games ne
snapped up a loose ball and ran Tor
touchdown. which brought victory 10
Princeton. Other players who stood out as
indicated by the Tribune's All-Eastern
team were as follows: Bomeisler, Yale
end. as running mate 10 White; Hart
Princeton. and Elcock Dartmouth, tackles;
Duff, Princeton, and Fisher, Harvard
guards: Bluethenthal, Princeton, centre;
Howe. Yale, quarterback; Dalton, Navy
and Wendell, Harvard, halfbacks; Mercer
Pennsylvania, fullback.
Princeton was ranked at the top by the
unanimous vote OF the critics, but wide
difference of opinion prevailed in the plac-
ing Of the others. The rating Of the first
twelve elevens in The Tribune was as FOL
lows: Princeton, Harvard, Yale. Navy,
Dartmouth, Army. Carlisle Indians, Penn
sylvania State. Trinity, Brown, Pennsyl-
vania and Cornell.
The Naval Academy team was unoeaten
for the second year in succession. While
Princeton and Trinity also went through
the season without suffering defeat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

Joe Wood of the Boston Red Sox. both
pitcheG no-hit games Mathewson made
what is supposed TO be new major league
record when he defeated the Phillies with
ninety-five pitched balls.
Anew mark for value OF ball players was
set by the Pittsburgh club. which paid S2Z,-
500 to the st. Paul club Of the American
Association, for Marty O'Toole, pitcher.
The batting averages Of the five leading
players in both leagues follows; National
League. Kirke, Boston, 800; Jackson. Bos-
ton, .347; Wagner, Pittsburgh, 1874; Miller,
Boston, 1893, and Meyers, New York. 1892.
American League, Cobb, Detroit, APO; Jack
son. Cleveland. .40s: Rowan, ST. Louis, 1884;
Crawford Detroit. .378, and Henricksen
Boston, 1856.
The real batting sensation OF the year.
leaving Ty Cobb out Of consideration, was
]. Franklin Baker, the star third baseman
Of the Philadelphia Athletics. While Baker
ended the season with an average OF 1884, he
did valiant and spectacular work in the
worlds series. breaking up two games with
home runs and leading both teams in hit
ting, with an average Of .575 for the series.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
BOXING.

The year of 1911 in the boxing world was
marked by the return OF the sport TO firm
basis in New York State. Senator James
Frawley. for years a close student of the
sport and a firm believer In legallzed box
having his bill passed by the Legislature
and signed by Governor Dix. A commission
was appointed by the Governor to super
wise and control the sport and keep 1t
free and clean from the many abuses
which led 20 the revocation OF the old
Horton law. The law became effective on
the night OF August %. Since that time
forty-four clubs have been licensed by the
commission. Each club under the law pays
to the state per cent OF the receipts Of
every bout held. Up to the presen. time
300 600 has been taken in at the various
clubs, Of which the state has received
SIS 900. Some OF the clubs which started
have gene to the wall. but the majority
still hold bouts once or twice week. The
referees and inspectors OF boxing are also
appointed by the commission.
No new championships were won. Jack
Johnson has not fought since he met JEFF
fries at Reno in 1910. Ad Wogast was
York, but when called upon 10 defend his
title against owen Moran in a long battle
he showed his true form and won in thir-
teen rounds. The ndddleweght situation
is still in a muddle. Papke is out of the
running, and Frank Klaus. Jack Dillon.
Eddie McGoorty Buck Krause and Bob
Moha seem 10 be about the best men OF
the class at present. The Dixie Kid still
holds his welterweight title, which he won
from Joe Walcott. but there are many who
rate Mike Gibbons as a better man than the
clever negro. Johnny Coulon is recognized
as the bantamweight champion.
The lightweghts OF the world have been
clamoring for a chance at Wolgast's title.
and many are good and capable men. Rated
highest by the fans arc Packey McFar-
land Matty Baldwin, Matt Wells. the light
weight champion OF England, Knockout"
Brown. zone Round" Hogan. Freddie
Welsh and Pal Moore. Joe Mandot and
Young saylor are men who are well rated.
With the present crop OF promising
feathcrweights. there Is a strong likelihood
OF new champion being crowned next
year. Not perhaps since the days OF George
Dixon. McGovern. Munroe. Haley and
the inimltable kid" Broad have so many
featherweights OF high order been boxing
at the same time. Johnny Kilbane, the
Cleveland boy. is well rated. and there are
few better than Jose Rivers. the Mexican
boy. Jack White. the Chicago boxer, and
Frankie Conley. OF San Francisco, are also
In the first flight. Johnny Dundee, a local
lad. Is showing remarkable form In his
work. Abe Attell. the featherweight CHAM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

In the minor leagues the season Of 1911
was the most disastrous experienced since
the organization Of the National Associa-
ton. Only the five Class A leagues were
spared midseason circuit breaks or shifts.
The Western Association, the Indiana State
League, the Northeast Arkansas League
and the Kansas State League went by the
boards altogether. Such fatalities were con-
fined entirely TO the Class ID leagues. while
those Of classes y and & suffered only tenn
porary DISCRIMINATION. Business depres-
sion, extravaganza of the club owners
owing TO former prosperity, a non-adher-
ence to the salary limit. combined with an
excessively cold and wet spring, prolonged
into nearly midseason. and followed by a
drouth. are given IS the reasons for the
calamities which the minors suffered.
Ty Cobb earned the right to be called the
greatest baseball player Of the day He
wound up the season with a batting aver
age Of APO. which broke the American
League record and came within two points
Of eduallng the worlds mark of APP made
by La joie when he was with the Philles, in
1901 Cobb raped out PAS hits, which was
new record. He also bettered the Ameri-
can League base stealing and run getting
figures.
Ed Walsh. OF the Chicago White Sox, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31

BILE case in that line was the changing
Of the national doubles championship.
Frederick b. Alexander and Harold IL
Hackett. the holders since 1907 lowerins
their colo's In the challenge round at New.
port to Raymond d. Little and Gustave 81.
Toucherd II was one OF the notable
matches Of the year. the new cham
pions winning by the score Of rs, BIZ
e. 81. Strangely enough. Little and
Touchard made an eleventh hour pairing a,
the time the Eastern doubles were decided
at Longwood. clearly demonstrating wha,
individual brilliancy may accomplish under
proper direction. Altogether the sectiona
doubles as played in the East West, Sun
and on the Pacific Coast show the way con.
clusvely toward the working out Of plaa
by which sectional winners will be 5rought
together TO compete for the all-comers' hon.
ors
There was also marked progress in thu
womens department Of the game Here !.
was that Miss Hazel Hotchklss. Miss Flor.
enco Sutton and Miss May Sutton.
peerless trio from California, easily sun
passed the other fair wiclders Of the ra,-
quet throughout the country Miss Hotch.
hisS IOi pisiJ ilEAlDIldl Clar1.
p!onship. but she also won every tourna.
ment of note in which she competed. and 10
the credit Of the fair Californians II may b.
stated that they appeared early In the sea.
son and stayed through to the end
Altogether the season produced a Lengthy
list OF open tournaments and champion.
ships, with a greater number OF competi.
tors, and It Is estimated that in this re-
spect alone the year has brought out q
per cent more tournament players than evr
before known in the history OF the game "a
the American courts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

With the close Of the year 1911 in ths
domain Of intercollegiate. athletics two
universities divide the seasons athletic
honors. They are Cornell and Princeton
Counting only the number OF team cham.
pionships In the various sports Cornell has
the better record, but counting only the
four major sports, Princeton showed n
the van The four major sports referee
10 are football. baseball, rowing and track
athletic Princeton won the undisputed
title o. the gridiron and diamond; Cornell
doing likewise on the water and track
But WIKI "r'nceton championships wers
limited TO the major sports, Cornell won
unusual honors in four Of the minor sporu
as well. Undoubtedly there Is more honor
attached 10 winning the football title than
the championship in any Of the othsr
major sports. There Is not much TO choow
between rowing baseball and track ata.
letics, although If Cornell had the option
there Is little doubt that the Ithacans would
take the distinction OF winning a football
championship for any two they now mold.
In the number of actual championship
Yale surpassed Princeton, but the Tigers
defeated Yale in football, baseball, row.
ing and track athletics. Neither Harvard
nor Pennsylvania won much glory N an
athletic way during the year
The team championships won by Cornell
were rowing, track athletics, 'cross-c0un-
try hockey and fencing. Princeton was
first in football, baseball and wrestling
The others were distributed as follows
Cricket, Pennsylvania; golf, Yale; swim
ming, Yale; association football, Hayer.
ford; lawn tennis, Princeton and Harvard;
shooting, Yale; lacrosse, Harvard
Never before in Cornell's athletic History
have the IthaCans made awning IKE this
impressive showing. They have been first
In track athletics and rowing in the same
year. but they never before picked up 90
many minor sports championships In
season. Cornell also had reason to be proud
of her baseball team, which II II had not
suffered defeat at the hands Of Princeton,
would have had a good chance for the
honors. AS II was, the two UNIVERSITIES
played two games, Of which one resulted IN
a tie after playing sixteen innings, and the
other a victory by a narrow margin fof
Princeton.
The excellent showing Of Princeton Is due
In a large measure to the reorganization Of
athletic matters under the direction Of W.
letics, by getting together the proper CON.
bination Of men for an advisory football
board and then by securing such COM
petent trainer as Keene Fitzpatrick. Roper
made II certain that the Princeton footbtn
team would be hard TO beat in its cham.
pionship games This same intelligent spirit
has been devoted 10 all the other sports.
and now there is competent coaching FOR
every one OF the minor teams. In oth6
words a new standard has been set al
Princeton.