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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-02-01
LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
Editor Post:

Editor Post:
The Virginia Tennessee Tele
phone Company has done a lot
of work lately in improving the
service of the phone system in
this vicinity, but there is much
to do yet to make it saiisfac
tory and effective. The answer
comes entirely too often between
Big Stone Gap, Norton and
Wise, "the line is busy" There
should be more lines strung or
the multiple phone system in
stalled. Again, there is not an
adequate long distance system
between the coal fields and
Bristol, Abingdon, Johnson
City and other towns.
\ direct line should bc con
structed from Big Stone Gap to
Gate City, connecting with the
copper line from Gate City to
Bristol. Numerous lorg dis
lance messages are not sent
from Big Stone Gap to Bristol
and adjoining railroad towns
and vice versa, because of the
uncertainty Of connections and
delay in getting parties We
do not write in any carping or
complaining spirit, for, as We
say, the company has done
much recently to improve the
service, but we do not want
them to weary in well doing "
Improved service means more
phones aud increased tolls We
believe that Il direct connection
from Big Stone Gap TO Bristol
will pay for itself in less than
two ears. Get busy, MI Phone
Man, and let lis have thus, and
more lines in the county service.
PATRoN
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NOTICE.

In the United States District Court for
the Western District of Virginia
In the matter orr J. IN r,n,r,n,,,
Palmer, Bankrupt III bankruptcy
Notice of sale Of 4 room dwelling At
SIrcrs Ferry. Va
Pursuant to an order entered In the
above matter on the 93rti day of January
1911, by the Hon - + Bailey. Referee
in Bankruptcy, the undersigned Trustee
in Bankruptcy in the above matter. will
on Tuesday, February -, 1911. on tho
premises. AT Spccrs Ferry, Va, sell to
the highest bidder four roOmed dwell
ing house situated on the lands of w. r.
Price, for one-third cash ON day of sale.
and on the balance credit of six and
twelve months will be given. the pur-
chaser giving notes with good security
bearing interest from the day ut sale,
negotiable and payable at the Dominion
National Bank. of Bristol, Va.
n Is The purchaser may pay all cash
On day of sale II 50 desired
Respectfully.
W :. MATHEWS.
Trustee in Bankruptcy
for I j Palmer.
as Bankrupt
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1911-02-01
THIRD SCHOOL
LYCEUM NUMBER

Bruce Amsbury, lecturer, hu.
morist and author of a success.
fui book of verse, dealing with
Illinois French-C Canadian life.
will be in Big Stone Gap on
Friday night, February 3rd, at
the school auditorium. MIR.
Amsbury is wonderful in
terpreter of dialect literature.
His French Canadian, his Kip.
hing and his Riley are said to be
particularly delightful.
Come out and hear him next
Friday night. 1t will do you
good.
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OFFICIAL CHANGES
IN THE V. & S. w.

/ Washington, d. c.. Jan. 30 -
President Finley, of the South
ern Railway Co. and the Vir
ginia q Southw cstern Railway
Co, today announced the fol.
lowing appointments of officers
of the Virginia u Southwestern
Railway Co., viz; f.. II. Coap-
man, General Manager, with
Office at Washington, ID. c.; G..
w Taylor, General Suparin
tendent of Transportation, with
Office at Washington, ID. G.; \.
Stewart, General Superintend-
ent of Motive Power and Equip
ment, with Office at Washing
ton, d. c.; ID w. Lum, Chief
Engineer Maintenance of WAY.
with Office at Washington, d.
c.; G.. r. 10y all, General
superintendent, with Office ut
Knoxville, Tenn, and J. II
McCuc, General Agent, with
office at Bristol. Va Tenn All
these appointments are to be
effective February /, 1911.
MIR. McCuc is to have juris-
diction of all matters relating
10 traffic and is 10 have direct
responsibility for all matters
relating To the industrial and
agricultural development of the
territory ,raversed by tie lines
of the Virginia ~ Southwestern
Railway He is also To perform
such other duties as may be
assigned to him hy the president
or vice.pcsident of the com
pany. MIR McCue is also mp
pointed General Agent Of the
Southern Railway Company at
Bristol. aud, rs such, viii per
form such duties as may be-
assigned to him 10y The presidri t
or any vice president of The
S"Hihcrn Railway Co.
IN making this announcement
President Finley said: The
appointment OF the above
manned operating officials to the
same positions ON the Virginia
~ Southwestern Railway that
they hold ON The Southern
Railway is not made because
of any dissatisfaction with the
work of the officers who have
heretofor" been in charge of the
operation of the Virginia and
Southwestern Railway, but the
extension OF their jurisdiction
over the Virginia & Southwest.
eru is made desirable because
of its very close operating rela-
nons with the southern Rail
way and because the coal mined
ON the Virginia 4 Southwestern
is so largely mark eted within
the territory OF TIM Southern
Railway, thus making continu
Gus jurisdiction over operation
and The movement of trains
essential To the most effective
service. 1t has furthur been
found to be necessary, on ac-
count of the great importance
and growth of the territory, to
have an officer directly in
charge of the industrial and
agricultural development work
of the Virginia x Southwestern
Railway in that territory, and
Mr. McCue's long association
with the company and familiar.
lty with the territory peculiarly
fit linn for this important
work
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NOTICE.

In the United States District Court for
the Western District of Virginia
j" r .nS %a'i Rsn q r, H. In Bankruptcy.
Notice of the sale of store lease. and
stock OF merchandise.
Pursuant to An order entered on the
l3rd day Of January, 1911. by the Hon
u +. Bailey Referee. in the above mat
ter the undersigned Trustee in Bank
rupicy, will, on Monday, the 27th
day of February. 1911, on the prem
ises in the town of Appalachia, Viz
gihia. sell at public cutlery An un
divided one-half intcrest in the use of
the store building situated on lots aud &
of Block IL, keystone Coal " Iron Co. =
Plat No. ! of the said town Tor the period
of five years from the first day of March,
1910
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Civic League Column
EDITED ny THE LEAGUE.

Meetings, Firs, Friday Of Each Month.
Next general meeting Friday,
February Sd, in the court room
at $3.50 o'clock.
The League greatly apprecia-
ted the compliment paid it by
the president of the Board Of
Trade in his annual report to
that body, and takes this means
To express its hearty thanks.
For the benefit Of those who
may not have seen the article
referred TO, we quote:
"rhe Board desires to recog.
nize and commend in the high
est degree the Very efficient
work of the Ladies Civic
League in securing clean
streets, making the parks and
waste places neat and slightly,
providing garbage cans and
generally prumoling clcanli-
ness, neatnrss. civic pride aud a
regard for sanitation in all the
homes in the town"
The next number Of our Al
kahrst Lyceum Course will be
the Fisher Ship Concert Co
to appear the night of February
l3 The company il made mp
of Miss Fisher Ship, soprano
soloist and dramatic reader, Of
whom it is said that she sings
with splendid power aud beauty
and reads with captivating ease
repertoire Of great variety.
Eta Goode Heacock, whose
beautiful rich contralto voice.
of which she has perfect con
troll, makes her a great favorite
at musical festivals, cantatas
etc.
Miss Georgia Erwin, violinist
and harpist, charming South
ern girl, whose playing on each
of these popular Instruments is
of the expressive soulful type
appeals most to the general
public.
MIR. Lloyd a. Loar, solnist on
the mandolin and mando-viola
and piano accompanies. is Il
thorough going musician. He
was two years leader of the
Oberlin Mandolin Club; has had
three full iyceum seasons, and
played IN most OF the best van
devilie uea,ers in the Soutr
and West. The mando-viula i:
an instrument OF his own in
vention, combining the best
features of the mandolin and
viola.
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New Orleans and San Fran
cisco are pulling each others
hair out by the handfulls trying
to grab the great Panama Tx
position, which will be held in
1918, when the canal will lie
opened To the worlds commerce.
San Francisco il trying to con
vince Congress of the import.
ance of the large fund she has
raised for the affair, and is also
calling attention TO the beauti.
full scenery through which pas.
sengers will pass en- route to the
exposition. New Orleans claims
TO be 1.-The only logical point"
and claims that it was Californ-
ians that fought the canal
measure most viciously during
the twenty years that Congress
was discussing the measure.
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GOOD FOR WISE.

Congratulations To the great
county of Wise on the prompt
and successful placing of her
100000 bond issue for good
roads. Very few counties any
where in this country have
people with the nerve to vote
such an amount for such pur.
pose. Also very few counties
could borrow such a sum on
sroh good terms
1t is particularly pleasing
that the transaction is financed
by Virginia people at the CAPT.
tai of our own State and that
their bid was higher than that
of any of the Western cities.
Aside from all other considera
tons, nothing else Will bring
the different pats of the State
together so fast and so thor
oughly as intimate business
relations aud evidences OF mu.
tual confidence and knowledge.
Roanoke Times.
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No county IN the State pos.
sesses finer natural scenery
than Wise county. When the
good roads are completed tour.
ists will be attracted by thee
hundreds
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ACCIDENTS.

While riding on the steps of
n passenger train at Appalachia
last night, IA young man by the
name Of Ledford fell and got
his right arm cut Off.
On Monday, at lmboden, a
brakeman by the name of Rus.
sell, of Greenville, Tenn, fell
between two cars, and both Of
of his legs were cut Off.
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Josh Beama has received
the contract t. erect wire
fence around %. John Fox's
beautiful Popi.. Hill property.
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VIVA, ale you doing for your
town you have no confidence
in the growth and importance
Of the town and country in
which you live. how on earth
do you expect other people to
move among YOU and cansc the
country 10 develop and grow
for your benefit:
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School Notes.

We are glad to note that Mrs
Nesbit and Miss Saunders are
both improving rapidly, and
will soon be able TO resume
work.
Grade " had a half-holi
day Thursday, that the pupils
might attend the funeral ser
vices of one of their number,
little John Bryant. who died
Wednesday of typhoid
a small but apprcciative
audience greeted Edward Brig
ham at the school hall Tuesday
night, and found the entertain
mcnt To be OF the highest order
True, Mr.. Brigham's selections
from grand opera, showing the
marvellous range of his won
derful voice, were rather beyond
the appreciative comprehension
of the average audience, hut
oh, how we did enjoy My old
Kentucky Home" and "Rockcd
in the Cradle Of the Deep" OF
Mr.. Brigham's Rotations, all
of which were enthusiastically
applauded, none met with the
reception that an almost breath
lcssly attentive audience gave
to his beautiful rendition of an
old ballad called "T'he Soul of
Judas Iscariot," which alone
was worth the price Of admis
sion
Ella Cawood. of Grade vi,
has appendicitis at her home
near the furnace.
The all.engrossing subject
among the pupils last week at
school was, "Shall | bccXcmpt-
ed from examinations"
The little compositions pub.
lished last week were read with
so much interest hy friends Of
The school that we publish an
other excellent paper this week
by little girl in the ilfth
grade, the daughter of Rev j..
w W Shuler. pastor of the VI
T.. Church, South, of this place.
Gcneral Robert Edward lee.
by EurN sunrn. Filth Gmdc)
Robert y. Lee was born, ion Wcsmore
land County, Virginia, on january 10.
ieu1 When hc WAS boy his father
died leaving him 90 the care of his
mother When he WIS not 80 school hc
spent his time with his mother When
eighteen. lee WAS appointed as a cadet To-
| nited States Military Acadcuy az West
Point, ami AFTER -four YEAR ho graduated
second in - class oi furty-siN. and became
a second lieutenant in thr CORPS Of curu-
GERS lie iuuricd Miss Mary Gusts Zoo
1851 AMI they lived u their beautiful
homo Arlington Ice WAS ,cucml Zoo the
Confederate Army in thr civil War
Altcr the war, lee retired t0 private
life, Int soon l.tcr was elected us pcsi-
dent oi Washington aud lee University
l'OI live years be- held ihis position Ito
died October ~. 1870 and Was buried in
the chapel at Washington aud cc Uni
Ncnity Lee was conscientious and faith
iu and duty was his watch word 40
Washington and irc University There Is
"a beautiful statue erected Zen Dot, mcmor,
aud there is also maguihrcm uuc ~
Richmond
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BIDS SOLICITED

Prior to the day of sale | am authorised
and directed to solicit bids on the said
stock of goods, either as a whole or in Job
lots. on which the following terms will be
given, to wit: One-third cash, the balance
on credit of six anu twelve months. the
purchaser giving notes bearing interest
from day of sale with good security,
negotiable and payable at the Dominion
Rational Bank, of Bristol. Va.
Send your bids to the undersigned at
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Respectfully submitted,
w. :. MATHEWS,
Trustee in Bankruptcy
FOR. n. j. Palmer,
a-6 bankrupt
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Entered according to postal regulations
at the post Office Mt Rig Stone Gap as see
ond-class matter
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the building committee who had &C
tive charge of the work of construc-
ton. A brief but impressive SER
vice followed, in which the pastor
and congregation Joined. Prayer
was offered by DR.. c. B. Hatcher, of
Baltimore, secretary Of the Maryland
Baptist Union Association, and a
dedication hymn written for the
occasion by Mrs. James NJ. Robert
son, a member of the congregation,
was sung. This was followed by
the dedication sermon by DR.. A. j.
Fristoe, State evangelist, after which
A. C. Dunn, treasurer of the church
and of the building fund, read a
statement of the receipts and dis
bursements. The services were
closed with a hymn and the benedic-
ton.
At three o'clock in the afternoon
special services were conducted, in
which Rev. William Wallace Green,
rector of Old Trinity Church; Rev.
G. r. Wyatt, pastor OF Zion Metho-
dist Episcopal Church; Rev. F. B..
McSparran, pastor of Grace Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, Cam
bridge; Rev. II. P. East, pastor OF
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Clarence N. Smith.

Mr.. Clarence NJ. Smith died at his
home on Hayward street Saturday af-
ternoon after an illness of several years,
aged forty.six years. Mr.. Smith was
the soE of the late Samuel z. Smith, a
prominent ciiizen of Bucktown district.
He was engaged IN the mercantile BUSH
ness for a humber of years and was al
50 engaged in farming IN Bucktown dis
trict for several years.
He is survived bv his wife, Mrs. Net
tie Smith, who was the daughter of the
late Edward NJ. Wiley. of Bucktown,
Also by four children, Misses Deriah,
Hazel and Willie Belle and Master
Cooper Smith. He also leaves two SIS
ters, Mrs. Frank Thomas, of Wyoming,
Del and Mrs. Charles Crowell, of Vene-
zuela, South America.
The funeral services will be held this
afternoon from his late residence at two
O'Clock. Interment in the Cambridge
cemetery,
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Death Of Mrs. Anne |. Meekins.

Mrs. Anne Lvden Meekins. aged 69
wears, died at her home in Denton Tues
day night after an illness of more THAI
year A surgical operation at the No-
mans Hospital, Baltimore, abouta year
ago, disclosed an iucurabie coucerons
condition. Mrs Meekins' father was
the late Thomas F. Carey, who owned
many farms in Caroline county. Mrs.
Aeekins was twice married. Her first
husband was Shadrach F. Lyden, owner
Of the Williston Mills. Some years az
ter his death she married William j.
Meeklns, a noted politician Of Doiches-
ter and once treasurer of that county.
Mrs. Meekins is survived by one son.
Mr.. Frederick Fountain Lvden, q New
York banker, and three half-brothers
and one half-slster, Messrs. t. Fed,
Edwin NJ. and Roland T. X. Carey, Of
this county, and Mrs. Mamie Melvin,
Of Baltimore.
Funeral services were held in Denton
at 3 O'Clock Friday afternoon.-Courier.
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he You Preparing to Save
Lives on July Fourth.

A description of number of
''nafe and sane Fourth of July eel
ehrations that actually took place
Last year appear in the June Wo-
mans Home Companion. These des-
cfilions are full of valuable sug-
gooGions for fathers and mothers,
Who would like to have their chill
aroa enjoy themselves on the
Iosrth this year without running
the risk of losing legs, arms and
syss. The following paragraphs
show what they have been doing
a one of the streets of Hartford,
Conn, for ten years:
'The residents of Deerfield Ave
me, Hartford, Conn.,, have for
about ten years celebrated the
Fourth of July in a safe and sane
way. There are some seventy-five
families on the block, which is abou
4 quarter of a mile in length. A
committee is chosen and each fami-
IL n asked for a small donation
About one hundred and fifty dol
hrs is raised, which pays for every
thing.
1.-THE first event on the program
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Capt. Frank Seward.

The body of Capt. Frank Stew
ard. IS years old, who was drowned
Wednesday by falling off the barge
Marie Hooper, of which he was mas
ter, while on his way to Hampton,
Va, arrived this morning at his
residence, 833 William street. Capt.
Seward left this city two weeks ago
with consignment of coal. While
walking near the edge of the craft
he slipped and fell overheard.
Capt. Seward was born in Dor
chester county and came to Balti-
more 20 years ago. He had fol-
stHeAd the .aatef-rtal1 hi LIE: rTr !
the past eight years he had been
In the employ of the Southern
Transportation Co. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Sarah A. Seward
Baltimore Sun.
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Farm and Timber Land
FOR SALE /

pY virtue OF sufficient authority l hereby
. offer at private sale the following de-
scribed tracts of land belonging to Mrs. Sa-
rah E. Pritchard, all of which are situated in
Madison Election District of Dorchester
county:
FIRST-The "H ONE Place" ofthe late Sam
uel Harm gton, situated on the Little Chop
tank river at Madison, containing 100 acres,
more or less, of arabic land and ten acres,
m ore or less, of tim Der land. This is beau
tiful water front situation right on the main
county road leading from Madison to Cam
bridge, with a nice sandy beach.
SECOND-All that tract of land known as
the Harry Stanley tract" situated on the
White Marsh road leading from Madison to
Blackwater river, being only very short
distance from Madison, con tanning 1870 acres,
more or less. This is a very desira Die tract
of land, having bout 20 acres of fine timber
thereon
THIRD-All that farm or tract of land
known as the "Eskridge' or "H Hubbard" farm
situated within a very short distance of
Madison, the said road leading from Mad
ison to Blackwater river, containing l3'
acres, more or less, 81 acres thereof being
arabic, the balance timber land.
For terms and further particulars apply to
CALVIN HARRINGTON
5-22-3t Cambridge. Md.
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BAPTIST CHURCH DEDICATED
Fine New Church Home Turned
Over to the Church Trustees.
New Building Much Better than
the one Which it Replaces.

The beautiful new structure that
has been built to take the place of
the frame Baptist Church building,
destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning, Jan. Is, 1910, was dedica-
ted yesterday with appropriate eX-
ercises. The building destroyed, las
stated above, was of frame con-
struction and was built right up to
the street line of the lot, which
is on Locust street. The new build
ing sets back into the lot, giving
room for a good sized grass plot in
front of the church.
Before the fire had completely
burned itself out Saturday morning,
Jan. Is, the pastor, Rev. Amos
Clary, and members of the Board
of Trustees had secured a tempo
rary home in which to worship, so
that despite the great difficulties
under which they labored, not a sim
gle meeting was missed. They Sc
cured the use of the Lyric and
continued to worship there until
the time of the big fire, when, on
account of the demand of the build
ing by the business houses, they
were compelled to remove, which
they did, to the rooms of the Re
publican Club, in the Henry Build
ing, on High street.
Before the insurance on the old
building had been adjusted the pas
tor and members of the cOngrega-
ton set about the work of prepar-
ing to rebuild, and during the lat
ter part of August ground was bro
ken for the new building. The work
was pushed rapidly forward, and
the walls and roof were on in an
incredibly short time, especially
when it is taken into consideration
that in addition to the church, there
were a large number of business
buildings being erected in the city.
The work on the Sunday School
room was sufficiently completed for
use on Sunday, Feb. 5, upon which
date the congregation first used it..
They have since that time used it
regularly for church purposes until
yesterday, when the whole building
was thrown open to the public.
The new church is of brick and
has an asbestos roof, the first Of
it's kind in this city. The cost is
about $4,000, nearly all of which has
been paid, the unpaid portion being
practically arranged for. 1t consists
of a main auditorium and Sunday
School room on the same floor, CON
nected by folding doors, so that the
two may be thrown into one room.
1t has a seating capacity of about
400. The building will be heated
by steam and lighted with gas and
electricity.
Music and Scripture reading pre-
ceded the delivery of the keys OF
the church to the trustees by h.
Frank Brannock, the member OF