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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-05-22
A Plague Of Papers.

The belief entertained by SO
many persons that streets. in
addition to fulfilling their ordi
nary functions, can properly
be used as a waste basket,
should be discouraged by every
IN MS possible. Crumpled
newspapers, torn letters and
tattered wrappers help to make
up the unsightly street litter.
1t is in the power of the indi
viduals TO do his share in stop
ping the plague of papers"
The careless Individual who
throws away scraps or sheets
of paper and the more careless
householder or merchant who
sweeps the litter out into the
gutter should know better.
a more general realization of
individual responsibility would
do much to keep our town
clean.
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Flies Are Dangerous

Bad as filth is, it not the
worst thing that flies carry
about. They swarm upon open
sewers, drains and outhouses
which receive millions of dis.
ease germs which have passed
the bodies of sick people. Flies
In this way pick up and carry
on their bodies, heads and legs
which are covered with fine
hairs just suited for catching
aud holding this sort of thing
the germs Of typhoid fever,
cholera infantum Cor the
summer diarrhoea of children).
tuberculosis and several other
diseases. Dr. l.. o. Howard
Chief EntomoIogist of the
United States Department of
Agriculture, calls the common
house fly the Typhoid Fly. be.
cause so many cases of typhoid
fever have been caused by his
carrying Of germs from one sick
person to another. These
germs are so small that you
cannot see them without n
microscope, but the fly that is
eating from the same plate
with you may be carrying a
million of them.
Flies kill more people than
wild beasts and poisonous
snakes. Many of these beasts
and snakes never get h chance
To kill any human being; but
any one of the millions OF flies
found in most of our towns and
cities has a chance, if he comes
INTO II house carrying typhoid
germs, of killing n whole family.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

g. NJ Daughcrty, of Stonegu,
spent Sunday in the Gap with
friends and relatives.
w. G.. Banks, who suffered a
relapse of a serious kidney af-
lection, is again improving.
The grading of the new couu-
ty road from this place to East
stone Gap is moving rapidly as
IS similar work all over the
county.
w. Q. Giles and son, Henry,
returned Saturday from trip
TO Louisville, Ky.
Clarence Amburgey was here
from Appalachia Sunday.s
Rov. j. b. Craft, pastor of
the local Baptist Church, spent
part of last week with friends
at Gate City.
II. w. Tinsley, Of Roanoke.
was a guest at the Monte Vista
sunday
g. H. Glyce and George w.
Wolfe were here from Bristol
Friday.
Ralph L. Taggart, superin-
iendent of the Stonega plant at
ke0kee was n business visitor
here Thursday.
l.. f. Perkins, of Norton, was
registered at the Monte Vista
one day last week.
G. d. Wax and two little sons,
Edward and Buford, of Norton,
We're visitors to the Gap Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Morrison
and little son were guests at
the Saint James Hotel, Appala-
CHA, for dinner Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. r.. McCorkle spent
sunday afternoon in Appala-
CHA looking after some church
work at that place.
w. G. Coutts, the local plum.
Der and timer, has returned
from a business trip to Lebanon
where he was checking up con
tracts.
Mrs. s. w. Wax has returned
from a visit with her daughter,
Mrs G. G. Scott, at Knoxville,
Tenn.
Excavation work on the site
of the new Amuzu Theatre
on Wood avenue is about com
-plete and the building will be
commenced and pushed to com
pletlon as fast az possible.
rrigg Garrison and family
have returned to Big Stone Gap
to live after trying Florida to
which State they moved sever
al months ago.
Rev. Smith. pastor of the
Baptist church., at Norton, oc-
eupied the pu!pitat the Baptist
at this place Sunday morning.
MIR. and Mrs. j. B, Skeen, of
Turkey Cove, attended the
defamation and recitation con-
test at the school auditorium
Saturday night.
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tie daughter, Gladys, left Mon
day for Bluefield on IA visit TO
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Lottie Pruett and two
children and sister, Miss Cornie
Tucker, left last week for Well
ton, Arizona, on visit to their
aunt, Mrs. p, j Pappas. They
will be gone two months.
Tungsten Carbon Lamps nj
best prices-ask about them. -
Kelly Drug Company.
The villegc Of Bondtown.
which was recently swept by
fire is rising from its ashes to a
bigger aud better town. Be
sides several new residences.
there is now under construc.
ton or has been let to contract
business houses for Mr.. Chas.
Ear, a. w Compton, Fuller
Brothers and Porter Brothers.
The new buildings will cover
most of the burned section and
will be modern in their equip
ment.
Misses Matte Brown and
Myrtle Wolfe went over to Bris-
tol Saturday to attend the grad
uating exercises at Sullins Col
lege.
The Saint James Hotel at
Appalachia, which was partly
destroyed by fire several weeks
ago, reopened with flourish
Sunday, all the youth and wit
and beauty of Appalachia be-
ing invited to dinner. 1t was a
most excellent dinner, too, well
cooked and nicely served, and
the new manager is to be con.
graduated.
p. NJ. Shelton left Saturday
for Bristol, having accepted a
position with his brother. a
prominent attorney of hat
place. Mr.. Shelton was one of
the force of Office men of the
Stcnega Coke and Coal Compa.
ny during his stay in the Gan.
and made many friends in our
good little town who regret
that he decided to ioin his
brother in the twin city rather
than remain here.
Dir. and Mrs George T. Win
ston, of Ashville, N. O.. are
visiting their son, l.. b. Win.
ston, at this place.
Miss Mayne Perry will have
charge of the Singer Sewing
Machine office at this place
during the absence of Miss
Memo Vineyard, who is plan
ming visit to her father in the
west.
l.. A. Parsons, who for the
past year has been running as
conductor on a dining car on
the Southern Railway between
Chariot, N. c., and Atlanta.
Ga, arrived i'll the Gap Mon
day night on a visit to home.
folks. Mr.. Parsons will 20 to
Columbia, S. c., the first of
June, where he has accepted a
position inthe law department
of the same company.
General r. a. Ayers and
lions. X. L. Irvine and Jno. w.
Chalkley left Tuesday morning
for Norfolk to attend the Dem
ocratic State Convention.
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To Save You Money.

We have accepted the agency
OF the Westinghouse Wire-Type
Tungsten lamps and sell them:
loO waits .$I.10
eo .-...t........ 10
~ -. 81
Metallized 10 c. p. lamps 90
cents each.-k Kelly Drug Com
pany.
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j. b. Fleming and IL. G. Gil.
mer, popular young Nortouites,
We're i'll town last week.
Will Jessie has returned to
his position at Middlesboro af.
ter spending n week with home
folks.
j. q Jayne. local manager,
of the L. Z. S. left last week for
New York on a business trip.
FOR SALE. 300 joints of 6
and $ inch sewer pipe. Apply
at new postoflice building.
Miss Matte Woods, of I.eba-
non, Ky, arrived Friday for an
extended visit with her friend
Mrs. G. C.. Jeffers, and family.
Miss Cornie Hurd was seri-
ously ill last week with an at
tact of acute catarrh.
a. @. Hamrick, joint agent
for the H. & n. and V. & S.
w at st. Charles, spent Satur-
day night in town with friends
while enroute to Bristol to meet
n brother whom lie had not
seen in several years.
Work on the new Federal
building at this place is pro
crossing as rapidly as possible.
The roof is being put on this
week, and when this is com.
pletcd the inside work can 90
+ orw ard regardless of the
weather and will be rushed to
completion very fast.
w. Il Fugate, formerly of
Appalachia, but who has been
located at Hugo, Okla, was in
town last week, guest of w.
ID. Fuller ut the Monte Vista
Hotel,
Work on the concrete foun-
dation of the residence being
built by j. E. Bum on Wood
avenue near the Baptist par
sonage, and which will be oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. 9. L..
Nash, was started last week.
Misses Sarah, Jennie and Mr..
and Mrs. II. h. Williams, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Roberts, of
Corbin, Ky, were in town Sat-
urday enroute to points in the
local coal fields.
Kathleen, Juliet and Carl
Knight are recovering from u
severe case OF measles which
prevented them from taking
their respecting parts in the
closing exercises Of the school.
E. p. Parsons died of quick
consumption Thursday morn.
ing. He had heen very low for
several months. He was a
nice young man, a civil engi-
neer. He leaves a wife. His
little daughter died some two
weeks before. Pennington Gap
News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Highley
and family are occupying the
rooms of Mrs. j. III. Wax,
with Mrs. Wax's mother,
Mrs. Pippin, until the lower
rooms in the building are pu.
into condition, when, we learn,
Mrs. Pippm will move into
them.
The Robert Fleming Coal
Company, a coal operation at
Banner, has under construc
ton fifteen new houses for the
accommodation of their EN-
plovees. This company, OF
which David Barrowman, OF
Norton, is general manager, is
reported as increasing Their
output each month.
G. L. 0rander he's moved into
the cottage in the rear OF j NJ
Willis 4 Company's store.
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Owing to the very Indictment
weather last Thursday it WAS
impossible for the volunteers to
come out and clean up the town
therefore the call is issued
again for Friday, May 81, 1912
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Civic League Column
EDITED BY PRESS COMMITTEES.

Ales.ings Second rrdAy q Eaeh Mon.ll.
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Or. George w. Painter, for
thirty years a missionary l.
China fer the Presby terian
church, interested n large audi
ence at the .E. Church. South.
Sunday morning DR.. Painter
is on a lecturing tour through
the south.
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, who is
to conduct a series of meetings
at the Christian church, viii
fill the pulpit at the NJ. e.
church, south, next Sunday
morning. The pastor, Rev. r.
*. Sutherland, will be absent,
attending the commencement
exercises at Martha Washing
ton College and meeting Of
the Board of Visitors of that
institution of which he is a
member.
Miss Margaret Hull, of Mar
ion, Va, who has been ia train
ing at the Stonega Hospital for
the past two years, was award
ed her diploma Tuesday, MAY
2lst, and the physicians at the
hospital presented her with a
handsome nurses satchel in
appreciation of her faithfulness
and efficiency. Miss Hull will
locate at Radford, Virginia
and her place in the Stonega
Hospital will be fled by Miss
Margaret Gurtman, of Bristol.
Mr.. Emory Horne who won
the gold medal here commences
ment went down to Big Stone
Gap Friday night and partici-
ted in tile oratorical contest.
Emory failed to get the medal
but made a good showing, re-
ceiving most excellent grade.
- Coeburn Journal.
Judge Sam Bond and Atty.
r.. M. Carter, of Gate City, are
business visitors in Norton to.
day. They think General
Ayers has an even fighting
chance to capture Scott County
this fall If this be true, then
the General will be our next
9 congressman. - Norton News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
DIPLOMAS IN
SOUTH AMB0Y
Hiqh School Graduation Ex.
erCises Saturday.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

South Amboy, June 24:-The
commencement exercises of the
South Amboy high school Saturday
evening in K. of P. Hall were not
only entertaining and interesting but
very instructive. The program was
as follows: Chorus, Awake, Awake;
Invocation, Rev. II. NJ. P. Pearse.
This was followed by the salutatory
by Holmes A. Oliver, which was rem.
dered In a most pleasing and able
manner. The grafton, The value of
a high school course" was a subject
of thought and delivered in a man
ner that tended to impress those of
ripper years the great difference in
the public school of today and that
of fifty years ago.
The yaledictory by j. Lee LaRue
was in substance and manner of de-
livery such as ought to impress those
of his class and all others who heard
him, that the graduating day is one
of the greatest events in life's history
for the young.
The valedictory was followed by
Presentation of class by Prof. Fitch
and the awarding of diplomas by
President Davis, of the Board of Ed
ucation. Chorus, Distant Chimes.
At this time Francis H. Green, A. M.
Lift. D., was introduced and gave an
address. This was a most brilliant
effort and rendered in such a man
ner that there were frequent bursts
of applause. The closing of the pro-
gram was the chorus, Good Night"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
EPIDEMIC NOW
UNDER CONTROL
Woodbridge Churches Have
Resumed Their Services.
speciol to the EVENING NEWS.


Woodbridge, june 2I:-Thc diph-
liberia epidemic seems now under con
troll. \ number OF quareutiues have
been lifted, the patient recovered suf-
fciently to be out. As n result ser
vices were resumed in all the churches
yesterday.
There was no SUNDAY school at the
Presbyterian church, but the church
service was held at the usual hour.
The pastor, Rev. r. W. Mark, being
still under, quarantine his pulpit was
occupied by Rev. DR.. Moore, Of the
~Reformatory, who preached an excel
lent sermon. After the service there
was a meeting of the officers and teach
ers of the Sunday school to decide upon
a date for the postponed Sunday school
and church anniversary. 1t was agreed
to hold them July 7 at II o'clock.
The annual Sunday school excursion
will go to Asbury Park, Thursday,
Thursday, July IL, via the Pennsyl-
vania railroad instead of by the Central
as has been the custom for the past
few years.
DR.. Kahn occupied his pulpit in the
Congregational church at both services.
In the evening his topic was, "a bad
bargain A series of twilight ser
vices was begun in the Methodist
church last evening. 1t is proposed to
hold these meetings from 7 to s O'Clock
during the summer months.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
WOODBRIDGE

Miss Sadie Valentine spent Saturday
evening in Railway.
Ralph Ensign has recovered from an
attack of diphtheria and is now out OF
quarantine.
Miss Kathryn Stewart, who has been
attending school in Albany is at her
home in Railway avenue for the sum
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Etter were out
of town visitors Sunday afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. Kuntz spent Saturday
evening out Of town.
Mrs. G. G. Zimmerman and Miss
Louise Zimmerman, of Chrome, have
been visiting friends in town.
Miss Gladys Huber has returned from
a vacation spent at Pittsburg, Pa.
The post office was thoroughly fumi,
gated by health inspector lIirner yes
teTday morning.
Mrs. Peter Greiner spent Sunday
evening in Perth Amboy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson were Perth Am
bow visitors Saturday evening.
The Misses Edith Hoagland, Mar
gueritc Brown and Rae Osborn attenS
ed the commencement exercises of the
Schools of Art and Manual Training
in Philadelphia last week, when Percy
Brown, of Railway avenue, was one Of
the graduates.
Miss Marie Demarest who has been
i'll with diphtheria is convalscent.
Edward Harmed has resigned his po-
sition with the Prudential Insurance
Company and will open an office in the
Stricken building, in Main street, to
-, A., raal aaNat, md g., ;"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
BIG EXPLOSION
At JAMESBURC
Two Railroad Men Burned
When Oil Ignites.
gpsciql to the EVENING NEWS.

W. ~ hNN
~Jamesburg, June 24-That Julius
Linke, a ear inspector employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and William Gross, foreman of the
local construction train of the same
railroad, were not blown to atoms
Friday night as a result of an explo-
sion of a car of crude oil was cOnsid-
cred miraculous by DR.. H. D. Zaudt,
the attending physician. At S:45
Friday night Linke and Gross were
at work in the yard and were max
ing a final inspection of the tank of
crude oil that is being used by the
railroad company over their system
to lay the dust. Both men had light
ed lanterns and when the car of oil
was reached Gross put the lighted
lantern in through the hole at the
top of the car. The light was eXtin-
guished and Linke then put his Ian
tern down through the hole. A ter
rifle explosion followed, Illuminating
the whole town, flames shooting, it
seemed, a hundred feet in the air.
CrOckery was ratified and pieces of
household furniture were shaken in
every home. People rushed from
their homes in fear that an earth
quake had taken place
Linke and Gross were knocked
many feet and both men were terri
bly, burned about the face, hands
and limbs. Linke is more seriously
injured of the two, though DR.. Zandt,
the railroad physician, says the in
jured man will recover No damage
resulted to adjoining property and
the oil did not take fire. Linke, be-
fore coming to Jamesburg, was en-
ployed by the p. r. r. at South Am
how
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
SOUTH AMB0Y HEARING
DEVELOPS A SCANDAL
Special to the EVENING News.

South Amboy, June 24:-Quite a
candalous case developed before
Police Justice Birmingham, Friday.
William Freeman, Familiarity known
as Dad Freeman, made complaint
against Andrew Hansell with whom
he boarded, stating that Hansell
was en~deavoring to do him up while
asleep in bed. The parties live In
Mechanicsville. AT the hearing,
from the statement of the defend
ant and the witnesses 1t you'd per
haps be well to have the authorities
do a little Investigating In the To-
caltty Of this place In the interest of
morality and the people who live in
that vicinity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
KEASBEl

Msr. Joseph Lefkowitz and daugh~
ters, Misses Clara and Lillian Lefko-
WITT, of Woodbridge, spent Tuesday
evening in town.
Miss Rose Friedman was a Perth
Amboy visitors Wednesday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. William James Full
lerton were out of town visitors
Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Charles Henry, or Perth Am
boy. and Miss Mary Schmidt and
Miss Mary Erfkson. of Fords. at
tended the meeting of the X. r. C.
Wednesday evening.
The regular weekly meeting of the
X. R. c.. which was held in the
chapel Wednesday evening, was led
by Edward GIoff. Gods Care" was
the topic for the evening. The meet
ing vas largely attended.
The Keasbey Cadets held their
regular meeting In the chapel Tues
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Mater and fam
lily have moved from town to Anna
dale Park.
A new addition has been built to
the fire house of the Keasbey Pro-
lection Co. No. l. 1t mas made a
great improvement.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
Woodbridge : Sewaren : Jamesburg
Metuchen SayreviNe {: Fords: Spotswood
%NEIGHBORlNG TOWNS
MISS CATHCART
PRETTY BRIDE
Becomes Mrs. Arthur PringIe
AT South River.
special to The EVENING NEWS.

oBttltA 80 10 ~ ~ ~ " 5s
South River. June PA very pref
ty wedding was solemnized Saturday
evening at eight o'clock in the Church
of the Holy Trinity, of South River,
when Miss Olive Waite Cathcart,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Cath-
cart, Sr.. became the happy bride of
Arthur Douglas Pringle. of Newark,
and a graduate of Rutgers college, the
class Of 1909.
The church was beautifully decor
ated with pink roses and daisies and
presented the appearance of a verita-
bic flower garden. A color scheme of
pink and yellow was carried out. I'M
mediately at the hour of eight the bri.
day party and their train Of attendants
arrived. They entered the church and
marched up the aisle to the strains Of
L~oheugrin 5 wedding march, PLAYED by
Miss S. Z. NJ. Brown, organist Of the
church. The bride. who is a pretty
brunette looked q charming picture in
a chic white satin gown trimmed with
duchess lace and carried a huge bou-
quet of bridal roses. Leaning grace
fully on the arm of her father, who
gave her away, she approached lily
men S shrine. where the bridegroom
was awaiting her coming.
Rev. Sydney Dixon rector Of the
Episcopal church performed the cere-
mony amid a throug of relatives and
friends.
The bride was attended by two
bridesmaids, the Misses Linette Lee, of
New Brunswick and Mabel Manahan,
of South River. They were becoming
" attired in gowns of yellow crepe be-
teor trimmed with chiffon and lace and
carried Killarney roses.
The maid of honor was Miss Ethel
Morris, of Long Branch, who was
daintily dressed in a creation of pink
satin with touches of yellow and car
ried An arm bououet of Killarney roses
and daisies. The matrop of honor was
Mrs. Gustave Brown. of Mauasauan.
Her gown was of pink messaline with
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
ROOSEVELT

Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Davis, OF
Joylin, Mo. spent Friday visiting
Mrs. John Connolly in Chrome.
Miss II. Rudolph was an out OF
town visitor Friday.
Soren Koed was an Amboy WISH
tor Friday.
Mrs. K. J. Murphy spent Friday
out of town.
Msr. F. Sears. of Perth Amboy,
spent Friday in Chrome.
John Murray, of Elizabeth. spent
Friday in Chrome.
h. Boynton was a local visitor
Friday.
Miss Inez Connolly and Edgar
Davis spent Friday out of town.
Mrs. c. Brewer spent Friday in
Newark.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
MtTUCHEN

Miss Catherine Ames, of New
York, has been visiting Mrs. Moli-
last week.
Miss Almeda Johnson gave a caro-
party Thursday afternoon for heI
guest, Miss Lang. About twenty
young ladies we're present and the
prizes were won by Miss Lang and
Miss Madeline Hall.
Mrs. Cook, nee Miss Seamans, is
a guest of Mrs. James Petit, OF
William street.
Mrs. Kent, of New Brunswick,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Milton
Nook last week.
The reception given by the senior
class Friday evening was a very
brilliant affair. Many guests were
present from out of town and the