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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19

The League wishes to return
thanks to Mir. Recder for n
check Of five dollars,
We are also indebted to DR..
Lloyd for box of calladiums,
which we will place in the
hands of good citizens to beaut-
ify their premises.
A motion was passed that we
ask the V. & S. w. and l.. &
N. r. X. to place flower beds AT
their respective stations.
a suggestion was made that
the appearance of our town
would be more attractive, were
the telephone poles painted. 1t
was moved and seconded that
we ask the Telephone Company
to do by us as they do by other
towns.
1t was moved and seconded
that our correspondent secre
tary write and ask Mr.. G.. b.
Slemp to use his efforts IN pro
curing Il Public Drinking
Fountain to be placed on the
pavement of the Government
Building.
y motion for adjournment
was passed. The next meeting
will be held the second Friday
in August at p. IN.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
INTERSTAT R. r.
GETS FRANCHISE
For Mile of Track Through
Norton TO Connect With
Wise Terminal
Railway.

A dispatch sent out from
Norton last week is to the effect
atbat at the regular monthly
meeting of the town council "a
perpetual franchise was granted
the Interstate Railway Co.
flor line to be built from it's
apresent terminus i'm the west
3end through the town, parallel
Ito Park avenue on the south
aside and connecting with the
9Wise Terminal Railroad Co. at
ia point near the Norfolk and
Western depot. The distance
is about one mile. The amount
to be paid for the franchise is
$500. When the Interstate
first built into Norton about
three yea ago, an effort was
made to secure running rights
over the main line of the Nor
folk ~ Western and to use it's
depot This was denied, how
ever Finally the matter was
taken up by the Norton Board
Of Trade and carried before the
state corporation commission.
The decision was adverse to the
Interstate. An appeal was taken
and the question was carried
before the supreme court with
similar results, compelling the
Interstate remain on the out
skirts Of the town and n mile
from the n. ~ w. depot. Since
that time transfer has been
made from one route to the
other by means Of II hack line,
a most inconvenient arrange
ment and n cause for no little
annoyance to the travelling
public.
a few months ago the Inter
state applied for the franchise
which was granted last week.
lt was held up in the vain hope
that the Norfolk and Western
would relent and allow the In
tersiate to come through as
originally proposed. This mile
of road to be built traverses
Park avenue, the principal
street of the town.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
AN ENDEP ENDENT
COUNTY TICKET.

While it was thought for a
time that there would he prac-
tically only one ticket in the
held for election of county Of
hces this fall, except possibly
one or two Independents, it now
appears there are aepirants
from this source for all of the
offices, us follows:
Tfeasurer-S. j. Horne.
Commemorative Attoraey-W. w.
G Dotson
clsrk-W. d. McNiel.
Sheriii-lra j Beverly.
COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE.
Western Dlsirict-L. @. Wells.
Eastern DisIrict-Joe Johnson.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
Important
Organization
Good Roads Improvement
Association at Gate City.

a number of citizens met at
the courthouse on the night of
july 9Th and organized road
Improvement association.
the meeting was called to or
der by j. II Johnson who ina
brief manner explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting. after which
ex Sheriff w. O. X Strong was
made temporary secretary.
Speeches were made as fol-
follows:
w. H. Nickels-G Good roads
IA a fact in progress OF a coun-
try.
E. T. oarter-outlook for
good roads in Scott county.
s. IL. Bond Necessity of
good -roads in Scott county.
e. M.Carter.-Ec Economic value
of good roads.
II. q. L. Richmond The re-
lation of good roads to the 30.
cial development of Il country.
j. IL. feters and j p. Corns
added some very interesting re-
marks at close OF above address
SEES.
DR.. Q. Il. Barker was elected
president of the organization,
to be known as Good Roads
Improvement Association; w.
II. Nickels was made vice prssi.
dentand j IL Iehnaon secrs-
tary and treasurer Gate City
: Herald,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
Bum and
Company
Getting Ready TO Commence
Work on New Roads.

Bum and Company, of this
place, who received contract
from the board of supervisors of
Wise county to build about
fifty miles of the new public
roads are preparing to com
mence work on their contract.
Their first work will be done
Mt Preacher Creek on the road
between Appalachia aud Stone.
ga. They are also preparing to
commence work on other sec
tons of their contracts, and in
a short time they will be work
ing on all the roads they are to
build.
They have opened an office
in the room adjoining Kelly
Mann's store, on Wood Avenue,
and the work on the various
sections will be directed from
this place. Mr.. b. G. Ferguson
will have charge of the Office
here and will keep the books
for the company.
The Clark county Construc.
ton Company who have the
contract to build the road, from
the Lee county line to Minten's
Store, have commenced work,
beginning at the Lee county
line.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
BIG INCREASE
IN REVENUE

Bristol, Va, July 1s.-Col-
lector l.. P. Summers, of the
Sixth revenue district, with Of
fees in Abingdon, has closed
his records for the past 6scsl
year, with collection aggregat-
ing $l,Ms,s7s.75. This is the
largest record yet and includes
the anout coileotedaon income,
spirituous liquors, tobacco and
cigars. In two days dnrin G
June the collector took in $780,
600
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
LIGHTNING CAUSES
MUCH DAMAGE.
List OF Fatalities and Losses
as Result of Severe
Electrical Storms
Last Week.

Clayton Edds and Will Pierce
were instantly killed and their
fathers, Lincoln Edds and Isaac
Pierce, we're knocked down
and for many hours uncon-
scious from stroke of light
ming while standing under n
tree for shelter, near the Ten
nessee line in Scott county.
Lightning struck the kitchen
fiue of Gordon Gilly's residence
here, tearing up the stove and
spelling their dinner which had
just been cooked.
A single bolt of lightning
killed three valuable horses be-
longing to Rev. T. p. Graham
on his farm near Jonesville.
The telephone and telegraph
lines were much disturbed be.
cause OF the storms FRANKS, the
telephone company especially
being put to large amount OF
extra work.
Russell county also suffered
as per the following iteme from
the Lebanon News:
The damage done to growing
crops cannot be estimated, corn
was laid flat and much of it was
broken off.
ID. k Banners grainery blew
down, splitting over one hundred
bushels of wheat.
Two miles east of town light.
ming killed three export steers
for Hazel Gilmer. Just a few
years back Mr.. Gilmer had ter
export cattle killed by single
bolt of lightning.
a fine mule belonging to G
10. Kiser and the saddle mare o.
Mrs Tom Campbell, three miles
south of town was killed by
lightning.
Shade trees along Main stree
We're twisted and spiintered
and one end of the foundation
| of Mrs j r. Sbomaker,e mil
l,inery ssore crumbied TO TIN
sidewalk.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
Another Deal
Louisville Capitalists Pur.
chase Kentucky Coal
Property

Another big deal in coal landl
in this immediate vicinity. in.
volving an outlay of several
hundred thousands of dollars
was contaminated last week
when the Pioneer Coal Co.
composed of Louisville capital
lists purchased outright the
holdings of the Edgemont Coal
Co, on Right Fork of Straight
Greek, at. Kettle Island, consist
ing of 5000 acres of the finest
coal lands in this territory. The
company also secures the leases
of the East Tennessee Coal Co,
who had already begun the
work of opening mines, having
driven fonr entries, and begun
the erection of a tipple.
The l.. & n. Railroad built a
railroad to the property last
year, and the work required to
be done by the new company to
get in shape to ship coal, is
small, comparatively speaking,
and it is their intention to rush
the work of building houses,
and they hope to have every
thing in shape to operate the
mines by October LIST of this
year.
The Louisville people who
are behind the deal are j. b.
Speed. f. NJ. Sackett, RIP. Bar
nard, w. $. Speed, NJ. NJ. Bard
well and G. S. Neil. These gen
tlemen represent several mil
lions in capital. and have large
coal interests in the Jellico dis
trict.
The Company will maintain
its general offices ut Kettle Is
land, where n modern camp
viii be constructed, with sales
Office and yards in Louisville.
Mr.. r.. M. Sackett will have
charge of the development
work He informs ns that the
Company will work four entries
and that their operation viii be
one of the largest in this sec.
ton of the State. --Pineyille
Sun.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
Railroad Plan
Improvements
l.. & N. Will Expend Much
Money For Double Track
Work Other Roads
To Build.

The following is taken from
the Knoxville Journal and fri-
bune:
Announcement is made from
q official source that the Louis
Vile 81 Nashville railway will
award the contract for the con
structiou of about hundred
miles of double.track on the
Louisville New Orleans line.
and it is estimated that the re.
construction work planned will
cost in the neighborhood of
$S,O00,O 900.
According to,the information
given report for the Journal
and Tribune, the Lewisburg &
Northern bill passed by the
Tennessee Legislature will ena-
bic all railways in this state to
construct double tracks with.
out regard to the old lines.
This bill will enable all rail.
ways in the state to build cut
off lines and since the passage
of that bill, it is said that the
l., ~ N. will build Il new line
which will cut down the dis.
lance between New Orleans and
Louisville. A hew line planned
will sides step Nashville. En-
gineers have been in the field
for several months making the
serveys for the new construc-
ton work, and il is asserted
that the new line will be built
regardless of cost, and with the
object of getting Il four tenths
of one per cent grade.
1t is understood that nearly
all of the rights of-way have
been secured for the new line
cross the state of Tennessee. 1t
is not known when the contracts
will be awarded, but contract
ing firms in all parts of the
country are watching the
moves with interest. 1t was
said last night that these i'm
provements were being contem-
plated in view of the great traf
iic that is soon to be created,
due to the opening of Panama
Canal, and the belief was ex-
pressed that the entire line of
the Louisville Il Nashville rail
way would be double tracked
between Louisville and New
Orleans within the next few
years. With the completion of
the Panama canal, it is expect
ed that the l.. 81 n. will carry
heavy traffic from the grain
fields of the west, and from the
manufacturing centers of the
of the United States to the ports
along the Gulf of Mexico, and
in contemplation of that traf-
tic, it is said that the improve
ments will soon be projected
and pushed to completion.
1t is also said that other rail
way lines that penetrate the
states of the south and reach
the southern ports, are making
plans for improvements to be
finished within the next few
years. 1t is the belief of some
of the local railroad people that
the south will be one of great
est sections in the United States
for the reconstruction of rail
way lines during the next two
years. 1t is stated that many
millions of dollars will be ex-
pended in this section for dou +.
BILE tracking and for general
improvements to be inaugural
ed in view of the building of
the Panama canal.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
Civic League Column
EDITED BY PRESS COMMITTEES.
Meeting. second Friday of Each Month.

The Womans' Civic League
held its monthly meeting in
Goodies Store, Friday, July
Il. at 4 p. m.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approx
ed.
The Chairman of the Member
ship COMMITTEES reported one
new member.
The Finance Committee re-
ported one dollar dues collected.
The Health Committee re.
ported one dozen fly traps sold.
These traps are a sure catch for
flies, cost twenty cents q piece,
and can be procured by order.
ing them from Mrs. Mouser.
The Executive Committee
reported a meeting held for the
discussion of plans for serving
refreshments at the Fourth Of
July German.
The Street Committee has
asked the Town Council to
drain n pool of stagnant water,
near the home of MIR. Bounds.
This is not only unsigtly, hut a
breeder of mosquitoes aud other
pests.
The Treasurer's report is as
follows;
April balance sGai
Dues 400
Total Receipts of May Day Fete 1919
From Wilbur Starr Company to
cover cost of circulars %
Donation for Volunteer Day 20
SelOp3
Checks paid ont
For vines and planting
them &4G4
For , men planting trees in
cemetery IGO
Light used during Lyceum
Course 400
Wise Printing Company 325
Drinking Fountains and
installation 1850
Expenses Of May Dly Fote 3i.5a
Fox and Peck for defining
line 5.75
Starting voting contest for
Queen 200
SJi.2G
Sl80 81
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-07-19
The enc Day cola oure.

For sid in the head and sore throat use Ken
s 1 Sneeoiaies Laxative QuiEiHe. the " oI.s
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

roguery in working between the public and some
swindling game: in this case, WORKING aiming
those who stop in at the auction and pretending
to have no connection with the saie oetray'ns
a score Of people day after 1ngratlatlng hiihsen
in their good graces through cunning and cralI
Without these shilIs no sham auction can ex-
ist OF course In smaller towns only TWO OF tnree
can he used as strangers are more easily notlceo
in such places. They are the crooks on Whom
the PROPRIETOR relies to pick out unsuspecung WIS.,
itors shared by the bargain lure and Jockey IT. F."
into buying msrepresented articles.
The shill mixes with the crowd. His business
Is To look lust like an interested buyer and lie IN
wait for the fly for which the elaborate web was
spun.
This individual, for whom e.. ""rv g set
ana the actors dressed is called ,ical slang
"a rumnly." The old three-card lizzie men chris
tened him sucker.
Picture a room 40 feet long and 20 feet wide
Double doors to the sidewalk are invitingly open;
above them hangs an enticing red flag bearing
the name of what purports to be legitimate
auction firm; beneath that, ~ large letters. are
the words:
SALE TODAY
Pick out any acquaintance who lives in small
town is fairly prosperous, and has come to the
nearby city of1O,Ooo to 10000 population to look
around for the day, purchase present for his
wife and some implements for the farm.
He has read In the papers and magazines &C
counts of book art and antique auctions and not
ed the hugh prices brought by rarites. When he
stumbles on to the fragrant flag of the fake auc
ton house and looks In at the window, heaped
with a miscellany Of antiques, he is suddenly
stirred by that perennial longing for bargain
He glances through the door. There is wor
ried auctioneer struggling with eight dullfaced
people He is trying irantically to sell pair OF
opera glasses
Genuine Lemier, gentlemen; concave and con-
vex lenses, put up in this heavy morocco case
the auctioneer cries, "and 81 Is bid for them.
Think of that! Net tenth OF their value. Why,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03
ECZEMA GONE, B0ILS CURED

my son was about three weeks OLD
when I noticed a breakingout on his
cheeks. from which a Vatery sub
stance oozed. A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and In few days became solid
scab. I became alarmed. and called
our family physician, who at once pro
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under his treatment
for about three months. BY the enc
of that time, he seemed no better.
became discouraged, and as l mac
read the advertisements OF Cuticura
Remedies and testimonials Of great
many people who had used them Win
wonderful success, dropped the ooc
tors treatment, and commenced tne
use OF Cuticura Soap and Ointment
and in few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed and his shoulders
arms and breast were decidedly bet
| ter, When he was about seven
months old all trace Of the eczema
was gone.
During his teething period, Dis
head and face were broken out Id
hollis which | cured with Cuticure
Soap and Ointment. Surely ne must
have been a great sufferer. During inc
time of teething and from the time !
dropped the doctors treatment, useo
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura omV
ment, nothing else, and when WV
years old he was the picture OF heaitn
His complexion was soft and oeau.-
full, and his head mass OF SILKY cuf's
had been afraid that he would he'e.
be we'll, and / feel that ! owe great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies.
(signed) Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey, lz'
E. Jackson St., Colorado Springs
Colo, Sept. "a. 1910.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

That technical secret attack upon
The Atlantic coast by our returning
battleship feet will be valueless UNI
less the Mole st. Nicholas liar and
the New England faker who heard so
much cannonading at sea in 1898 are
allowed to get into the CANA.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

When raj carry plague and cats
and dogs that kill or drive them away
carry diphtheria and tuberculosis.
both of which are affirmed by the ex-
perts, It seems there is nothing left
for threatened humanity but to get of
the earth.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

By drinking 20 bottles of beer a day
tor 80 days st. Louis man won suit
of tatlor-made clothes and $3.50 in
money, but the chances are that a man
with a thirst like that will pawn the
0lothes, and he certainly won't have
che money long.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

II that ship that got into New
fork the other day with load of ele-
plants and pythons and other crea-
lures could have been stuffed into the
stockings Of several million children
It would probably have settled for all
time their demand for Noah's arks.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

Men who began life as walters now
own one Of Chicagos biggest hotels.
But, Of course, they were good walters
and never spilled soup down any.
bodys back nor forgot to renew the
contents Of the finger bowls.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

In the year 1910 the American heA
laid II dozen eggs for every man,
woman and child in the country. We
have reason for believing, however,
that at least several dozen of those
eggs are still In cold storage.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

He has football in the fall and
track athletics and baseball in the
spring and now the college student
has ice hockey all winter. And yet
he IL said to play too little.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

A report from Berlin has 1t that
Emperor William has become inter
ested in boxing. It Is not likely, how
ever, that he will at his time of life
try for the middle-weight champion
ship OF Germany.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

The Episcopal bishop Of Michigan
says that bridge whist players are
Just as much gamblers as Wall street
plungers or Monte Carlo patrons.
They must play for more than a quar-
ter of a cent point out that way.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

Morocco is to pay money to Spain
for the war which Spain recently
fought in Morocco. Such is the en-
harrassing consequence of coming out
MY second best
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03
Is Your Health
Worth 1Oe?

That's what it costs to get a-week,s
treatment-of CASCARETS- Iney
do more for you than any medicine
on Earth. Sickness generally SHOWS
and starts first in the Bowels ana
Liver; CASCARETS cure these MS
It's so easy to try--why not start 10,
night and have help in the morning.
cAscARErs 1oc a box for weeks "
treatment, all druggists. Biggest seI,s'
In the world Million boxes n4oH'"'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

Maybe some time they will invent
padded aeroplane which will net
rise more than ten feet from the
ground. Then the careful man will
become interested.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

A Boston man declares that he can
prove that there are nine hells, and
We presume that discovering that the
furnace fire is out Is one of them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

That New York man who started to
shoot himself but thrice changed his
mind in time to dodge the bullets
may live to congratulate himself on
his fickleness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

Alexander wept because he had no
more worlds to conquer when ne
should have hustled around and found
O. few.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03
The Latest Golf Story.

Two Scotchmen met and exchanse"
the small talk appropriate to the noul
AS they were parting to go supp''
ward, Sandy said to Jock:
Jock, mon. III 60 ye q roohu y"
the links in the NORM
1.-THE morrn?" Jock repeated douoS
fully.
"Aye, mon, the NORM" said sanas,
I'll 20 ye a roond on the Inks 'n'
NORM"
AYE wee1," said Sandy III ~
ye. But ! had intended 10 se' ''''
ried in the norm"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

Pittsburg ants to annex about a
dozen suburbs. This is likely to
start a new annexation movement In
Cleveland.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

School teachers think they are en-
titled to pensions, but can teaching
be called war since corporal punish
ment has been abolished?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

New York's largest hotel is to cost
$4,000 900. 1t is to be built on Her
aid square at Twentyfourth street
and Broadway.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

The unarmored cruiser Detroit,
which cost s. $4,000, has just been
sold for $4,000. So run the fighting
ships away.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

II war scares keep on accommodating
they may be offered by the dozen az
reduced rates.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-03

Fir lumber has gone gone up one
dollar on the thousand. Now. all to-
gether: This is going too fir!