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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31
A Delightful Occasion.

\ very delightful reception
was given by theMasons of Big
Stone Gap on last Saturday
night from 8 to 10 o'clock, at
their beautiful new hall in
the Willis building on Wood
Avenue. This was purely an
informal occasion. IA no invitaa
tions were sent out, but it was
generally understood that all
w h o would attend would be
more than welcome and gladly
received. The object Of the
occasion was to give the people
of the town and vicinity land
especially the women) an op
portunity to see the new Ma
sonic Hall and participate in u
social luncheon, and thus bring
about n more cordial and fra
ternal feeling. Also To cele.
brate the occasion of The Holy
ST. John, by installing the new
officers of Big Stone Gap Lodge
No. 20S, for the ensuing Mason
ic year.
The guests assembled in the
spacious lodge room and en-
gagged in social conversation,
and every body got acquainted
with every body else. At eight
O'Clock Worshipful Master II.
III. Slemp called the house to
order, ami in a few well chosen
words introduced DR.. L. p. Mar
tin, presiding elder of the South
ern Methodist Church, W no
made n short address, an d
closed with fervent prayer
for the people in general and
the Masonic fraternity in par
ticular. MIR. Slemp then invit-
ed the guests to the banquet
hall, where they were served a
delightful luncheon. consisting
of light bread, country ham,
lettuce, cheese sandwiches.
olives, pickle, hot coffee aud
ice cream aud cake.
The committee desires to
thank Miss Ruth Jones. Miss
Mary Skecn and Miss Janet
Bailey for the elegant manner
in which they served the guests
Also TO thank Aunt" Emma
Morrison (than whom there is
no better who had charge of
the kitchen and prepared the
feast. notwithstanding the
fact that many people were out
of town or otherwise engaged
there were 81 present who were
served refreshments. In add.
ton To the people of the town
aud various other points in Vir.
ginia, there were parties from
Texas, Tennessee. New Jersey
West Virginia, Ohio and Ken
lucky present on this occasion.
AT ten O'Clock the women and
many other guests departed,
after expressing themselves as
being delighted with the occa
sion. The lodge was t h n
opened in due and ancient form
and the following officers were
duly installed for the ensuing
y ear by Right Worshipful
George \ Smith, of Norton:
X. = Barron, Worshipfnl. Mas
ter; q. f. Jones, Senior Warden;
g l.. Taylor, Junior Warden 4;
e.. 5. Carter, Treasurer; j. H..
Mathews, Secretary; 4. ID.
Owens, Senior Deacon: IL. w
Gillian, Junior Deacon; w. b.
kilbourn, Tylor; Rev. Hubbard
Lloyd, Chaplain; w. II. Alsovcr
and w |. Nickeis, Stewards.
AS the clock struck twelve
the craft were called from labor
to rest, each one expressing his
proud satisfaction at the sue
cess of the occasion. aud at be-
ing so comfortably located with
such "A splendid array of Off
GERS. and hoping that they
might all hive 70 see many hap
py retnrns OF the day Of the
Holy St John.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

A Los Angeles husband of lC
has signed an agreement with
his l4-year-old wife to wash
the dishes every evening. All
of the older married men who
tittcr when they read Of the oc.
currencc, were just that fool
ish once
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

The old year will soon have
past into history. We part
with it ns with an old friend.
To some it has brought much
JOY to others sorrow. Yet we
are reluctant to say farewell.
Like palsied man it tottcrs as
it nears the end of lifc's Jour
ney and goes forward towards
that vast vault wherein doth
lie the forms OF dead dynasties
and sheeted centuries swept by
the renlorseless hand of time to
that great graveyard ut the en-
trance of which rises the i'm
uginary tombstone upon which
is inscribed these words. THE
PAST. There is IA sublime
solemnity in the slowly moving,
yet never varying tide of years
Man has marked it's course into
hours, days, weeks, wears and
centuries. yet II rushus on. on,
on. and still on, utterly unmind.
FIJI OF the puny marks raised TO
measure the tide tina, never
tires Dynastics have rose,
iiourlshed and dccnyed, cities
have sprung from fertile plains
aud sank beneath the deserts
drifting sands; continents have
reared their lofty brows above
the oceans, trackless waste only
to return to the coral caverns
from whence they rose: races
have risen to the noon OF splen-
dor and become lost in the
depths of night, but Time,
patient, plodding, tireless Time,
sweeps on with the same regu.
larity as when it first issued
forth, from the hollow OF Gods
hand, to the chant of the morn
ing stars that proclaimed
Creations dawn. And vet
time is but the image of eterni-
tv, the shadow of Il shoreless
sea. the type of Il duration for
which all the ages past and all
the years TO come would not
make or constitute the first
faint ilush of the first streak of
the dawn of its second morn
ing Eternity, thou pleasing.
dreadful thought" That never
ending reign succeeding the
crash Of matter aud the wreck
of the worlds, snns and systemsl
Intelligence has achiev d
trlumphs. Ii has read the stars
OF heaven and can foretell to q
second when the great. fiery
sun will be hidden in partial or
total eclipse; it can read the his.
tory of the creation on the rooke
of nature and unfold secrets
hidden by God in the bowels OF
the earth; but when it attempts
to grasp the Significance OF
eternity il stands abashed and
dumbfonnded at it's inability to
comprehend an infinite plan.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

SUBSCRIBERS are earnestly re.
quested to observe the date
printed on their address slips,
which will keep them at all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub
scription. Prompt and timely
attention TO this request will
save AL parties great deal of
ANNOYANCE.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

After paying the bills for his
sons graduation, the"old man"
wouldn't write as optimistic n
graduation address az he did
when a kid.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

It's funny how quickly the
obligations of a thousand favors
are wiped ont by n single sup
posed injury.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

An eastern college president
advocates stewed pruucs and
such as diet for college stu
dents. He talks as if he was
giving this advice from exper-
fence.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

y lobster famine is reported
from the east. The report is IA
little vague, however, in that
it does not state whether or not
the edible variety is referred
to.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

\ crank was arrested while
trying to make speech from
the gallery of the house of rep
resentatives. He should have
gotten down on the floor with
the rest of ON.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

Entered According to postal regulations
at the post Office at Zig Stone Gap as sec.
ond-clsss matter.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

In Virginia, as elsewhere we
have soreheads, sour faces and
kickers at cross purposes with
each other as we'll as with
everybody else. We were told
on one hand, that the establish
ment of the Radford Normal
School was a waste of money
as q scheme of politicians and
boomers and was not needed
The school is full TO the doors
i'll its first session and with
young women representing the
beat blood and brains of the
atate. We are told, on the
other hand, that Virginia 10
woefully behind in education
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

An Illinois editor was recent
~ held up and robbed OF S2.49.
The occurrence stirred III quite
n sensation, but rs yet no clew
has been found as to where he
got the money.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

| ''Nt'' " 'itti tiitf if''i Va wv Ot-
currencc, were just that fool.
ish once
Articles OF clothing from
wood fiber are being made in
Europe. The material for a
suit costs fifty cents. Clothing
made of this material, however.
can not be washed.
After paying the bills for his
sons graduation, the"old man"
wouldn't write IA optimistic a
graduation address az he did
when IA kid
An eastern college president
advocates stewed prunes and
such as diet for college stu
dents. He talks as if he was
giving this advice from exper-
fence.
y lobster famine is reported
from the east The report is
little vague, however, IN that
it does not state whether or not
the edible variety is referred
to.
\ crank was arrested while
trying to make a speech from
the gallery of the house of rep.
resentatives. He should have
gotten down ON the floor with
the rest Of EN-.
An Illinois editor was recent
~ held up and robbed OF S2.49.
The occurrence stirred up quite
n sensation, but as yet no clew
has been found rs to where he
got the money
ltis no harder for n man of
big capabilities to accomplish
big things than it lie for man
of smaller capabilities to ac-
complisn smaller things.
Miss Mandellc Kendrick of
| Virginia lntermont College
left Wednesday afternoon for
Big Stone Gap, Va, where she
Will visit her cousin, MIR. VIII
Draper. From there she will
go to johnson City, Tenn, to
visit Miss Caroline Aldrich. -
Bristol Herald Courier.
Rev. VIM. Rohinett and MIR.
Childress. of Buchanan County
will preach ut the Blue Spring
school house on the third Sat.
urday and Sunday in January
and on the Monday night fol-
lowing they will preach at
keokee. Everybody invited to
hear them.
! Mr.. and Mira. Frank Kibler.
of GlamorRan, spent several
days in the Gap last week visit.
ing Mrs. KILLERS parents, Mr.
and Mrs. j 5. johnson.
Andrew Reeder, who is at
tending school at Lawrence
Vile, n. j., ia spending the
christmas holidays with his
Iparents MIR. and Mira. a. III.
Reeder. in the Gap.
| There will be special ser.
vice at the Christian Church
Wednesday night, Theme:
Writing i'll the Book OF Life. -
There will be open discussion
by all who desire to take part.
You are cordially invited.
On the night of the 4th OF
January, 1888, Rev. j. Il. Craft
ipastor of the Baptist Church
here, preached his first sermon.
Next Sunday night it will have
been 81 years since that time.
Mr.. Craft will use the same
, sermon next Sunday night that
be used then. You are cor
daily invited to attend. Spec.
iai music will be feature OF
this service.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1913-12-31

ltis no harder for n man of
big capabilities to accomplish
big things than it is for n man
of smaller capabilities to ac-
complisn smaller things.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
PRISONER MAKES
HIS OWN PLEA

HARTFORD. Conn. Dec. ia sur
prise was sprung on the state board
OF pardons in session ar the stats
prison in Wethersfield to-day when
Clnord ". Wilmarth. twenty-six years
OLD. under sentence of two TO three
years Tor obtaining money under false
pretenses. appeared personally before
the board and based his plea for a
pardon on quotation from a book
on the American judiciary written by
Governor Simeon y. Baldwin who
was sitting with the board as a mem.
Der. His quotation was.
Judges who are neither able nor
experienced frequently impose sen
fences too light or too severe. We
have too many such judges in the
United States"
Nilmarth was sentenced by JUDGE
Joseph L. futile of the superior
court. it being Judge Tuttle's first
day on the bench following his an
polntment. For this reason. Wilmarth
SAID the judge was inexperienced
nut would not say he was not able
because OF his (Wilmarth's) resuect
Tor Governor Baldwin. who appointed
him
At the close of the argument the
governor complimented Wnmartb
telling him ne had made a clear and
able plea.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
Is THIS A FAKE?

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-TWO men
ana woman arrived at the White
House today. claiming 20 have walk.
ed from Los Angeles. Cal. 10 the cap
ltal They presented a letter 20 White
House officials addressed to Pr-si
dent Wilson. declaring that they had
been cured from tuberculosis and
sought 10 have rho government test
me value of the cure. They said The
discoyerer OF the remedy would sur.
render the formula 20 the Government
" the president would guarantee that
IL would not fall into the hands OF
chariatans and that the government
would treat free cf charge tubercul9r
patients too poor to paw money ro-
the cure
The letter was referred 20 the ruf,
lie health and marine hospital sery.
ice
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
.ZELAY WILL
SAIL MONDAY

WASHINGTON. Dec. i9-Counsel for
Seneral zeiaya. the Nicararuan exile.
whose presence in the United States is
objectionable TO the state department.
informed solicitor Folk to-day that the
former dictator had booked passage 20
sSli Tor barcelona Spala. next MOnd.y
bNtradition proceedings Instituted H..
the Nlcafag uan government for Zclaya' =
Ieutrn 10 that country TO face nurdo-
thafHes were Dropped upon his agree
ment to leave the Isni,eJ ,S,t.s 1870
reasonable time. Officials sent wor,,
70 Zelaya several days ako that I'm thsir
opinion the reasonable time had elapsed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
TO INSANE Asylum.

Mrs Mar N'chrla Was removed o.. mo
STARE insane NeVluru YESTERDAY Iv loo.
Iutf sheriff llru Bother A.rr ~s,lsfs
roo been confined in tho Institution ana
W"~ brought fu hcr home here "a f.Us
''.- .e' with o." hope that she womb
Ir fIr enough recovered O.. .af.,.. 100 &c.. d..
Yesterday. ~ ie snId. she began fo1rIr-
rhr hair and rfh'rNisr CAUSING trorsf.
q" such au f.fsr' that If was fIDurs.
ufNf fn remove i.r Goo the isafff4r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
SPEND VACATION
IN THE SOUTH

CT LFPORT, Miss. rcc. l9.-That
PRESIDENT Wilson intends to snend a
part Of his winter vacation ~ Pass
christian. Miss. j. Indicated I'm "a teIe.
gram received by Judge " II. Hardy.
% THIS city. from. Senator Vardamon.
IN Washington. requesting the iurist
10 locate a furnished cottage al pass
Christian suitable for occupancy by
the President.
The telegram further states that the
president intended 10 spend his voca.
ton on the Gulf coast. and urged that
no attempt be made TO ask him 10
make any addresses. as he is badly in
need OF rest
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-20
NEW CHINESE MINISTER.

PEklNG. U"c. 10 sims EaI. FI.
who was chinese consul on New
Work from 1905 20 1905 was appoint
81 to-day chinese minister 20 Wash
Ing TO succeed Chang Yin Tang
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
Sale Of Grand Opera
Season Tickets Will
Be Opened Tomorrow
Single Performances Will Not
Be Offered Until
April.

The sale Of season tickets for Metro
pulitan grand opera in Atlanta will open
bright and early tomorrow morning at the
Gable Piano Company and at Phillips q
Crews
It will be "A case Of first come, first
served and II the scenes of last year are
repeated by 9 o'clock in the morning
there VIII be a bread line stretching out
Of the doors of both music houses all the
way into the street
No tickets for single performances will
be sold now. The sale which opens on
Thursday is exclusively a sale of season
tickets for the whole seven performances
This Of season tickets for the whole seven
performances. This sale of season tick
cts will continue through March %. 1t
will then close, and for four days there
will be no sale. AT the end Of the four
days, on April 3, the sale of tickets for
single performances will commence and
will run continuously up to and through
opera week
The scale Of prices this year is the same
as last
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
3 CORPORATIONS
ASK RIGHT FOR
BOND ISSUE
Disregard Slow Condition of
Money Market, Which Pre-
CIudeS Early Sales.

Despite the condition of the money
of successful fotation at this time Of
new securities. three corporations ap-
peared before the Georgia railroad COM
mission today and one will appear to-
morrow, asking authority to issue
bonds, notes or stocks.
The belief seems to be that the pres
ent conditions will be but temporary,
and that 1t will be possible to make
aotations at attractive prices a little
later. when the European situation is
cleared up and this nation has settled
down under the new administration.
Because of increasing demands for
light and power in Waycross, Ga, and
indicated future demands, the Ware
County Light and Power Company is
asking the commission for the right to
issue $1SO,O0O additional 6 per cent first
mortgage bonds, of which $4,000 pro-
ceeds will be expended on a 500 kilo-
watt steam turbine with a battery of
three boilers, the remainder to pay off
Indebtedness already incurred. Out
standing issues of this company total
100000 The total, if the increase is
permitted, will be 100000
The Franklin Light and Power Com
pany, of Franklin county, seeks the
right to issue $150.000 common stock
Water sites, partially completed plants
contracts and franchises of the j. B.
McCreary Company are to be turned
over to the Franklin Company for 1,494
shares Of this stock. The contracts and
franchises are in Royston, Canton,
Hartwell Lavonia, Bowersville, Carnes-
vile and Bowman. The proposed issue
seems to be in reality reorganization
of the j. b. McCreary Company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
MACON REFUSES TO
RETURN 100000 TO
GEORGIA POWER co.

MACON, GA. March 12.--Council last
night decided by vote of eight to four
not to return the check of 5000 which
was deposited by the Georgia Railway
and Power Company, OF Atlanta, last
year as a guarantee of It's intention OF
construction of an electric line to Ma
con. The company has asked that its
franchise be rescinded ard the money
returned, but council has now declared
that this shall not be done
After the vote was taken. the result
was made doubly sure by obtaining an
injunction on the mayor and council
restraining them from returning the
check W. j. Massee, Alderman Wright
and other citizens are parties to the in
junction
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
Speaker to Name Son
Parliamentary Clerk Of
House, a $4,000 Job
Position Difficult to Fill and Re-
garded as Stepping Stone
to Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 1s-Bennett
Clark, son of Speaker Champ Clark,
will, it was learned today, in all prob
ability be appointed by the speaker as
parliamentary clerk of the house at a
salary of $4,000 year. The appoint
ment will not be announced until the
special session of congress is convened
Charles R. Crisp, of Georgia, the last
parliamentary clerk of the house, was a
son of former Speaker Crisp. Mr.. Crisp
resigned the position after being elected
to congress from the Third Georgia dis
trict.
No other candidates have appeared
for the place, which is one Of the most
difficult to fill in the government serv-
ice Speaker Clark has made no an
nouncement of his plan for the appoint
ment, but friends of the speaker said
today there was no doubt young Clark
would be appointed. The position is
generally regarded as a stepping stone
to seat in congress.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
cambridge Railroad
Asks Permit to Issue
S1,5OO,OOO in Bonds
Line Planned From Georgia
Through Florida to Gulf
of Mexico.

Ambitious in the extreme are the
projects Of the cambridge Northeast
ern Railroad Company, which is be-
fore the Georgia railroad commission
today, asking permission to issue ST.
100000 . per cent bonds.
Plans include construction of rail-
road from cambridge, Ga, to the APP
alachicola Northern, via the Apa-
lachicola to the Gulf Of Mexico, and
the operation of a fleet of coastwise
vessels from Port st. joe Fla, the ter
minus. to Pensacola. Mobile and New
Orleans.
In 1908. the railroad commission
granted the corporation permission to
issue 5000, 600 . per cent bonds. The
promoters now ask that this permits
sion be Cancelled. and authority grant
ed for $1,5G0,000 of securities.
Harvey Harding, of Bridgeport
Conn. is president Of the cambridge
Northeastern. 1t is understood the cap
ital interested is entirely in the East.
only enough Georgians being investors
to provide for p directorate.
Some trackage has been built, but is
not in use. Complete, the road will
run from cambridge, where the Sea-
board Air Line touches, southwest
across the Florida Georgia state line to
Hardaway, Fla. where business will
be turned over to the Apalachicola
Northern, for transportation to Port St.
Joe. Fla. From Port ST. Joe, the bust
ness again will be in the hands of the
cambridge Northeastern. which will
convey freight by steamship to Gulf
ports.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
NEW PEACE TERMS
OF ALLIES INCLUDE
$30O,OO0,OOO DEMAND

BELGRADE, March IA resume of
the new peace terms Of the Balkan allies
was made public here today by Premier
PaSCh
The terms include the surrender by
Turkey Of Adranope. Scutari and the
Aegian Islands, claimed by Greece The
allies also will demand a war indemnity
Of approximately $500, 600 600
some of the demands, it is believed. will
he opposed by the powers. Premier
Pasich also declared that the allies were
ready to accept arbitra ton by the powers.
a wireless message sent out from
Adrianople by Shukri PaCha commander
Of the garrison. and intercepted by the
Bulgarians. today stated that the be-
sieged garrison could hold out only
week longer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
UNDERWO0DAND
WILSON CONSULT
Special Session Likely To Be
Delayed Until April s, AS
SertS House Leader.

WASHINGTON, March 12-Presi-
dent Wilson today held extended con-
ferences with two of his lleutenants in
the house-Oscar Underwood and A .
Mitchell Palmer, Of Pennsylvania.
Representative Underwood called to
discuss the special session Of congress
and the issuance of the proclamation
for it. On leaving the white house I'm
derwood intimated that the session
might not begin until April s. owing to
difficulties in drafting the tariff bills.
He added, however, that the president
intends to call the session at the earl-
est possible moment
Underwood also stated that tariff re-
vision probably would be the only leg
islation at the special session. al
though steps may be taken toward the
drafting Of a bin for currency reform
This measure however, will not be in
troduced until the regular session.
Declaring that Chairman Underwood
of the ways and means committee, has
been voted down many times since the
committee began its work. a member Of
the committee today said that sched-
ules and b, the chemical and pottery
glassware schedules, have been agreed
upon and that the committee hopes to
complete it's revision of the metal
schedule by tomorrow Schedules A
and B have produced about $4,000,
000 apiece in revenue and the metal
schedule about s2O,0O0,OOO a year.
No intimation was given of the rates
fixed in any of the schedules There
was an intimation, however, that steel
rails had been placed on the free list.
The members of the committee who
gave out this information predicted that
it would be necessary for the committee
to work night and day if q report were
to be submitted by April 1.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-12
Wild Asses, Athirst
And Hungry, Roaming
Land, Says Ti1lman
But, Senator Hopes, the Herds.
man in the White House
Will Round Them Up.

WASHINGTON. March Ex-senator
Tillman, of South Carolina, Democrat.
when asked for his views on national
affairs, responded with a quotation
which, he said, was from jeremiah
Isaiah or the Psalms, he wasn't sure
which:
THE wild asses of the desert are
athirst and hungry; they have broken
into the green corn"
Asked what would be the outcome
he said:
God alone knows, but l have strong
faith that we have a herdsman in the
presidents office who will keep these
beasts from doing very much dam
age"