The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-02-19

who have acquired the holdings
of the old Marimore miues will
in the next few months sink a
shaft on this property. II ia
located on Yellow Creek below
Middlesboro. - Thousandsticks.
The Postmaster has hopes
that he will be able to secure
the erection of a gate across the
stairway in the Postoffice lobby
80 that no danger will result
from leaving the lobby open all
night. AS it is now if the lobby
was left open there is no pro
lection to the corridors all the
way up and it is feared that
some one might turn the water
on the fire hose in the upper
corridors and flood the building
doing immense damage before
1t would be discovered
"The Smart Set is coming
and that means Joy among
lovers of high class colored
musical shows, and who is not
included in that class. With
the same irresistible fun-maker,
Salem Tut Whitney, and his
able ally, Homer Tut, with the
chorus u p TO the unequale d
standard long since established
by this attraction, with a new
production throughout, music,
songs and story, the local thea
tire goers may we'll sit up and
take notice The company viii
appear at the Amuzu Theatre
on Wednesday night, February
26th.-adv.
1t was reported here yester-
day morning that the Carolina
Clinchtield and Ohio Railroad
has large surveying corps
making a survey for an exten-
sion of its line 10 run from Dun
cannon III Scott county. Va.
TO Norton. This new extension
would open up a new field
which is said TO be very rich i'm
coal and timber and would be
about eighteen miles in length
following the course of Rock
Greek 1t is thought that the
work will begin about spring
Bluetield Telegraph.
The Democratic County Com
mittee met here Friday after
noon, Chairman John w. Chalk
Icy presiding Nearly all the
members We're present The
committee decided by vote 10
make recommendations for lo-
cal appointments which will
come under the new admins
tration This does not mean.
however, that the committed
does not desire a full and free
expression O the communi-
ties concerned regarding ap-
I pointments, for they do. The
committee believes, Judging
from their action Friday, that
men can be found i'm. every com
munity who will be satisfacto-
/ RS TO both the people and the
. party authorities when appoint
ments are made TO public Office.
I Another meeting of the com
mittee will be held the latter
/ part OF March 10 more thorough
/ ~ work out the details of such
a program Wise Virginia
Salem Tut Whitney, that ir.
resistible comedian with 1.-The
Smart Set" which is announced
for the Amuzu Theatre on Wed
nesday night, February 26 is
not TO take the mautel OF any
colored comedian who has gone
before, for he stands i'm class
absolutely by himself, and his
work is entirely different from
all others in that he lmmitates
no one, is original in the small
est detail and in his work is an
artist in the truest sense. Only
those who have seen this clever
individual can know how funny
he IS, no press agent, regard
less of his command of the Eng
lish language of his ability as u
word painter, could give evan %
faint idea of Whitney's ability
as an entertainer, and all class
es of theatre goers are pleased
alike, for it is fact that really
artistic performances are the
only ones that please from the