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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
Tennis Players

The Cumberland Tennis Club
has announced it's cooperation
with tho Big Stone Gap Ath-
letic Association in holding a
tennis tournament in Big Stone
Gap on July Second. The two
courts of the tennis club will
be available for the play. For
the purpose of selecting the
two best players to represent
Big Stone Gap in this tourna-
ment, play will start this week
among the members of the
club to develop and establish
the standing of senior club
members. The grounds com
mittec has listed the following
eight men in the order named,
as start in selection Of its
representatives:
lst-E Drennen,
2nd-L. T. Winston,
3rd-R. II. Taggart,
ith-G. Il. Southwark,
5th-A. X. Morrison.
Gth-C. l. Chapman,
7th-J. p. Horne,
Sth-W. I. Alsover.
Any senior member of the
club not included in the eight
names listed, is privileged at
any time to challenge No. 8 for
his rank. Such challenge must
be accepted by the player rank
ing No. S within a week from
its Offering, but if the challen.
ger is defeated, he shall not
have the privilege of again
challenging the same player
for the same position until
after the lapse of a weeks time.
If the challenger is success
full in dislodging the player
from his rank. the player dis.
lodged will not have the privi-
lege OF challenging for another
match for his position with the
player who has defeated him,
until the lapse of a week. The
player taking position No. s
may challenge the player for
position No. Z, Just az explain
ed above when a player with
out rank challenges the player
holding position No. 5. In the
same way, any player with a
definite position may challenge
the player in the position next
above him, the same rules for
the acceptance of challenge
and re challenging for the
same position being effective.
1t is hoped that this means of
encouraging play among the
club members will not only
demonstrate the ability of the
best players, but will also keep
these players continually on
their game and prevent their
being dislodged by Il challenger.
IL is hoped that all challenges
will be accepted on the day
presented. The courts of the
club will be reserved at all
times for any challenge match
es when both challengcrs are
on the ground to play.
Later in the season there will
be q club tournament in singles
and doubles, with prizes offered
IN both events by the club.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
AppaIaGlia Items

Mesdames Ed King, O. n.
smith, Misses l-ora and Brown.
le Mckenzie, Miss Josephine
Hamilton aud Messrs. i. h.
Givens and Warren Mitchell
spent sunday at Natural Tun-
mol.
Miss Ruth Lichliter spent
Saturday and Sunday with Nor.
ton friends.
Miss Pearl Coifcy visited at
Pardee Saturday and sunday.
Olive Bergren, who has inst
returned from school at Hnrrol
gate, is visiting DR.. and Mrs
cochran, of New York City.
Mrs NJ. j. Hon, who has been
visiting in Richmond, returned
Saturday night. Her many
friends are glad to have her
back.
Miss Belle Breedlove. of Par
dee, is visiting friends here.
Mesdames Il c. Mainous and
Lazarus Mainous ara visiting
relatives IN Scott county.
quite "A crowd attended the
ball game Saturday between
Big Stone Cap and Stonega.
o. L Maddox was quito sicl,
last week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Mannekin pass
ed through Appalachia Friday
en- route for their future home
in Pineville, Ky.
Mrs, p. l. Crizer spent We'd
nesday at Norton
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
Golf Tournament.

The members of the Noun
tain Golf Club arrived in Bris-
toll from Big Stone Gap, Va,
Saturday ut noon and were
driven to the club house, where
luncheon was served by the
ladies of the Country Club of
Bristol. Immediately after
luncheon the play began. There
were thirteen matches, twelve
being won by the Bristol team
and one by the visiting team.
Quite large number of the
club members and their guests
enjoyed watching the match
games. During the play tea
and sandwiches were served.
Last night large dance was
given in honor Of the visiting
team at the club house. There
was dancing until n late hour
to splendid music by the Bristol
Elite Orchestra.
The players in the men 8
team from Big Stone Gap were:
Captain j. f. Bullitt, Messrs.
ID. b. Sayers, John Fox, Jr r.
ID. Baker, Karl Stoehr, j. p.
Horne, j. NJ. McLemore, j. w.
Gaut, Everett Drennen and IL.
e. Fox.
The mems team from Bristol
numbered Messrs. NJ. A. Stun,
II. F. Armstrong, w. II. White,
e. X. Bachman, George Bach
man, Irving Whaiey, Hiram
Sanders, U. B. Preston, w. f.
Daniel and w. II. Beckner.
In the ladies' team from the
Mountain Golf Club were Miss
Julia Bullitt, Miss Sara
Cochran and Mrs. r. l.. Parks.
In the ladies team from Bris.
tol were Mrs. w. o. Came, Miss
Brown and Mrs. Irving Whaley.
Bristol Herald Courier.
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Dance Given in Honor of Miss
Florence Mccormick.

Miss Virginia Wright gave a
delightful dance last Thursday
evening at her home in honor
of her guest, Miss Florence Nc
Cormick.
Mrs. Wright, assisted hy her
guest, Mrs. j. l.. Mccormick.
of Big Stone Gap, served punch
in the dining room. Music was
furnished by a Victrola and the
guests danced on the veranda
until late hour. Delicious
ices and cake was served them
by Mesdames Wright, Swisher
and Mccormick.
Those enjoying Miss Wright's
hospitality We're Misses Florence
Mccormick, Frances Miles
Brownie Delp, Evelyn Lyle.
Helen Billiard. Mrs. j. L. Nc,
Cormick, Mrs. Jack Swisher
Mrs L. NJ. Combiths. Messrs
Pollard, Thomas Jones, Ferd
Trolinger, Robert and Mack
Harvey, Walter Hood aud Hem
.ry Roberts Bradford cores,
pondent of Roanoke Pimea
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
Closing of East Stone Gap
School.

Rev. G. w. Dean, of Wise,
will preach the bacalaureate
sermon of the East Stone Gap
high school on next Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock. On
the Wednesday evening follow
ing, May 18th, the closing ex-
ercises of the school will take
place in the auditorium of the
school building. East Stone
Gap has n fine school this
year under til G able man
agement of Prof Rex, who is
one of the ablest educators in
Wise county.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
THEATRICAL.
by Bus

The Anderson Comedy Com.
pany opened their engagement
at the Amuzu Monday night TO
an audience which went away
not only satisfied but each and
every one glad that they had
been there. 1t is, without ques-
ton, one of the best shows ever
put on at the Amuzu and GER
tainly the best this season. The
Anderson family has never fail
ed yet to draw big houses on
return dates, and they deserve
u good attendance. The show
Ia perfect i'll cleanliness, not
even n suggestion of the Trough
stuff. Baby Drew, the little
boy in green is the leading fca-
ture of the show, and every per
son should grasp this opportun-
ity to see and hear him. The
public can depend on it that
they are not being Handed"
another Buster Doyle, but a
real artist in spite of his tender
years. The dance Parie Argen-
tine is the best seen on the To-
cal stage since "Alma", in fact
the dancers are better dancers
than those with the Alma show.
The last two shows on at the
Amuzu have certainly redeem
ed the house from the black eye
which one or two before them
gave it. Odar and his dogs was
n good act, and shows to what
extent the canine brain can be
trained by good master. The
show on this week is fit for a Il
classes To see and cannot but be
enjoyed. No person loving
children, or loving good clean
W no e some entertainment
should miss seeing the Ander-
sons this week. They are put
ting on one of their best bills
tonight.
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Tennis Tour
na1nent.

The Big Stone Gap Athletic
Association will, in connection
with its Fourth of July Cele.
bration this year, hold an Open
Tennis Tournament on tn e
courts of the Cumberland Ten
Club at Big Stone Gap. This
tournament will be necessarily
limited as it is desirable to
complete the play in the one
days time. The two new courts
of the Cumberland Tennis Club
Will be in excellent condition
for fast tennis, and it is hoped
that all tennis clubs and com
mittees. where tennis is enjoyed
in Southwest Virginia an d
Southeast Kentucky, will be
represented in the tournament.
BY commencing play at 10
o'clock in the morning, with
two courts available and re-
served for tournament play, it
will be possible To complete a
tournament in doubles only in
the one day. Each city, COM
munity or tennis club repre-
scented will have the privilege
of entering one team. Tourna-
ment play will commence on
the courts of the Cumberland
Tennis Club this week for the
selection of the two best players
to represent the club in the
tournament on the Second of
July.
Bristol, Pineville, Norton,
Wise, Dante, Jenkins, Keokee,
Imboden and other communi-
ties in this vicinity have tennis
enthusiasts with good playing
facilities and have all expressed
desire to meet other repre-
sentative tennis players in this
vicinity in tournament play.
The Big Stone Gap Athletic
Association has offered the two
men of the winning team in
this tournament, their selection
of any tennis racket Oh the
market, to stimulate interest in
competition. An entrance fee
of one dollar for each player, or
two dollars for each team enter
ed will be charged.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
Bare Feet and
Health.
Boys Need Protection From
Hookworm Disease During
Season of Greatest
Exposure.
Exposure.

Richmond. Va, May The
bare footed boy is all right in
fiction but, ii he is to be protect
ed from hookworm disease. he
must onjoy his sports and ac-
quire his stone bruises on n
farm where sewage disposal is
well regulated, according to of.
iicers of the State Board of
Health.
1t is a well known fact,r
says the board in its weekly
bulletin given out today.
"that much Of the hookworm
infection in the State is due TO
the almost universal custom of
allowing children to 70 bare
footed. The hookworm larvae.
which hatch in the ground.
find lodgemen, in the skin of
the feet and work their way
INTO the body For the protec-
ton of children and for the full
enjoyment of the bare footed
season, soil pollution should be
stopped and sewage disposal
should be safe. The agencies
which spread hookworm are
those which spread typhoid and
upon th ir Improvement,
more than upon anything else
depends the sanitary better
ment of the South. The SAM.
tary clubhouse is the one great
insurance policy against tho
diseases of the summer
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
In Honor of Visiting Guests

Last Tuesday afternoon from
three-thirty To six O'Clock Mrs.
Mayo Cabell delightfully."- enter
tanned with three tables of auc-
ton bridge in honor of Mrs Fl.
W. Miller, the guest of Mrs.
Everett Drennen, and Mrs.
Richard Fox, the guest of Miss
Minnie Fox.
Mrs. II. L. Parks scored high
est, winning she prize, u lovely
slipper bag. Delightful refresh
ments were served at the con
clusion of the games.
The guests present were Mrs.
Richard Fox, of Chicago, Mrs.
H. w. Miller, of Parkersburg,
w. Va, Mrs. r. II. Irvine, Mrs.
Marvin Kelly, Mrs. Horace Fox
Mrs. Everett Drenuen, Mrs.
James Ayers, Mrs. Il. l.. Parks,
Miss Minnie Fox, Miss Mary
Ramsey and Miss Eneenia
Banmgardner,
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to describe how game animals
and game birds and song birds
that are busy all day long de
vouring injurious insects are
killed or driven away by forest
fires, and how the springs and
streams are drying up and low
water and freshets both bccom-
ing more severe as a result of
forest fires. The question is
What can be done about it? The
State of Virginia is looking for
a solution of the problem and
already has laws providing fine
or Imprisonment for setting fire
to anyone clse's woods. 1t is
also illegal to burn brush with
out taking all possible precau-
tions against the spread of fire,
and redress can be obtained by
anyone injured by such a fire.
Logging and railroad locomo-
tives, saw mills, etc, are re-
quired to carry sufficient spark
arresters. And Forest Wardens
may be commissioned by the
Governor to enforce the fire
laws, under the direction of the
State Forestcrs, and to fight
fires, etc, "A copy of the fire
laws will be sent free on re-
quest TO the State Forester,
University of Virginia, Char
lottesville, Na.) But uufortu-
nately there has not yet been
any money appropriated with
which to pay Wardens for en-
forcing the laws and fighting
fires. The next Legislature is
expected to come to the rescue
in this emergency and make
1t possible to have an effective
fire protection organization. In
the mean time much good can
he accomplished by putting up
warning notices and spreading
a knowledge of the fire laws
arousing interest in fire proven
ton. These notices can be Sc
cured free of charge from the
State Forester, at Charlottes-
vile, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12

Among those who attended
the ball game at Stonega Satur-
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Dren-
men, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tag
CART, Mr.. and Mrs. Conner and
daughters, Mrs. j. H. Pieroint
and Misses Mary and Elizabeth
Conner, Miss Janet Bailey,
Mrs. Jerome Wells and son,
Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Witt. Robert Ingle, Miss Thel-
ma Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. A.
w. Skeen and daughters, Mr..
and Mrs. III. z. Young, Mrs. Ed
Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. +.
Blanton, G. N. Knight, Lindsey
Horton, Simon Banks, B. j.
Smith, Harry Wallace, Robert
Bounds, Luther LESSEE, r. H.
Casper, j. B. Wampler, G.. G..
McFel'ran, e. j. Prescott, G.
w. Soott, O. G. Bell, Mayo
Cabell. III. e. Benedict, r. b.
and W.T.. Alsover, Sam Me-
Cluen aud G. d. Jenkins.
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Dinner Party for Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Fox.

Wednesday evening Mrs.
John Fox, Sr., entertained with
an elaborate course dinner in
honor of her son and his wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fox. of
Chicago.
The guests present were MIR.
and Mrs. X. r. Irvine. Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Chalkley, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Drenncn, Mr..
and Mrs, Horace Fox and Miss
Eugenia Baumgardner.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
NOTICE.

Bids will be received until
June 5th, 1915, for the construc-
tion of a seven room school
building at Rye Cove, Va.
Plans and specifications may
be seen at the school building
in Rye Cove after May 18th.
w. j. ROLLINS, Chairman
10 81 of Building Committee.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
President of Equal Suffrage
League of Virginia Visits
Big Stone Gap.

Mrs. b. b. Valentine, presi-
dent of the Equal Suffrage Lea
que of Virginia, with head
quarters in Richmond, spent
several days in the Gap the
past week, the honored guest
of Hon. and Mrs. Jno. w.
Chalklcy.
Mrs. Valentine made n short
but vital talk at the regular
monthly meeting of the Wom-
ans Civic League Friday af-
ternoon in the odd Fellows
Hall and was an Interested
listener to the various reports
of committees.
Friday night Mrs. Valentine
addressed q large and attentive
audience in the school auditori-
um for two hours. Her clear
and logical reasoning, backed
up by statistics gathered at
home and abroad, combined
with the charming personality
of the speaker, made most
favorable impression, and an
astonishing number of promi-
nent citizens signed the petition
TO the Legislature presented at
the close of Mrs. Valentines
address, and about thirty five
ladies enrolled as members of
the Equal Suffrage League.
At meeting Saturday morn
ing in the school auditorium
a league was formally organ
lied at this place and officers
! elected, Mrs. Valentine acting
as chairman. The following
officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mrs. j. b. Ayers,
president; Mrs. Mayo Cabell,
first vice president; Mrs. Jno.
w. Chalkley, second vice presi
dent; Miss Eugenia Baumgard
ner, secretary, and Mrs. ID. b.
Sayers, treasurer. Executive
committee-1'he above officers
and in addition the following
ladies: Mrs. f. L. GoodIoe,
Mrs. Robt. ID. Morrison, Mrs.
II. y. w. Skeen and Mrs. Cora
Benedict
The following are the charter
members of the Suffrage Lea
que here.
MIR. and Mrs. r.. b. AIsover,
Mr.. l.. 7. Winston, Mrs. j p.
Wolfe, Mr.. and Mayo Cabell,
Mr.. w, ID. Fuller, Mrs. Virginia
b. Taggart, Miss Elizabeth
Borcherding, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
w. Chalkley, Mrs. Sallie A..
Bailey, Mrs. Cora Benedict,
Mrs X. ID. Morrison, Miss Memo
Vineyard, Miss II. S. Baum
gardner, Mrs. w. Il. Kilbourn,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. b. Savers,
Miss Myrtle Wolfe, Mrs. Made
Barrier, Miss Gertrude Hensely
Miss Aollie Palmer, Miss Allie
Nickels, Miss Matte Nickels
Mr.. a j. Williams, Mrs. s. p.
Catron, Mrs. III a. w. Skeen,
Miss Matte Brown, Miss Myrtle
Nickels, Miss Launa Mars,
Miss Edna Catron, Mr.. l.. O.
Petit. Mrs, d. G. Wolfe, Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Ayers. Gen. II,
a. Ayers, Miss julie Buliitt,
Miss Gate Brown.
Mrs. Valentine addressed an
enthusiastic meeting ut Norton
Saturday night and organized
league at that place, making
a total of sixty four Equal Suf-
frage Leagues in the State of
Virginia.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

rs mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering IL through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold TO the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by T.. J.
Cheney & Co. Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. In buying Halls
Caturrh Cure I've sure you get the genu-
Inc. IL Is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio. by f. ]. Cheney * Co. Tes-
timonals free.
Sold by Druggists. Price zoe per bottle.
Take Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-05-12
Campaign Against
Forest Fires.

Charlottesville, Va, May q
The State Forester is Inaugural
ting II campaign against fires
in the woods, in which all citi
zens are asked to JON. The
enormous annual destruction
by forest fires in Virginia
should no longer be tolerated.
and a movement is now on foot
to bring about Il rational solu-
ton of the fire problem. The
first step is TO get warning no.
tees into the hands of people
who have timber land to pro-
tect or who wish to put them
up for the good of the cause.
These notices are of three diff
ferent kinds, and are printed in
large letters on heavy card
board, for posting indoors in
stores, postoi,ices, blacksmith
shops, ito, aud on cloth for
posting outdoors, along the
roads and paths in the woods,
etc, where anyone travelling
through the woods would see
them. They explain the state
laws, which are strict, aud call
upon all citizens to be careful
not to start a fire, and to put
out, if possible, any that they
may find burning.
$4,000 Damage
1t is estimated that forest
fires burn up $500, 900 worth of
property each year, on the av-
crage, in Virginia. With the
mature timber being rapidly
cut off, and worth several times
what it was n few years ago,
we are evidently approaching a
timber famine. our only saliva
ton is to take care of the
Young growth, and keep out
lire, which can in a few mo-
ments destroy the growth of
years. Already vast stretches
Of land, particularly in the
mountains, have been burned
over so that they are now Gov
cred with nothing but brush
and are practically barren
waste, worth nothing to any
body And every time such
lands are burned over, the
sprouts become weaker, and
tho soil becomes poorer and
thinner The decaying leaves
and twigs, the humus that
makes soil fertile, is entirely
burned up by hot fire, and the
fine roots that bind the soil are
burned up. Consequently when
"a heavy rain falls there is moth
ing to hold the soil, and it
washes away and fills up the
rivers and harbors with silt.
This silt has to be drcdged ont
at an expense of million of dol
lars every YEAR. But the rough,
stony, or poor land will produce
crops Of timber, if fires are
kept out.
Cattle Range Injured
There is an impression in
some sections that fires improve
the cattle range, and many
fires are set out in other peo-
PIES woods by men who want
free range for their stock and
think burning the woods will
improve the range. This is all
wrong from every standpoint.
In the first place no one has
any more right to set fire to
some one else's woods than to
his house or barn, and in the
second place the range is in
Jured and not improved. Fires
burn up the litter on the
ground, and the decaying leaves
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She wishes to announce that she
will continue her Soc readings for
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Gives advice on all affairs OF life,
such as love. courtship. marriage,
separations, divorce, changes. jour
neys, sales. wills, pensions, Insult
ance, speculations, Investments, etc.
Removes evil Influences, reunites
the separated, causes speedy and
happy marriages With one of your
choice, even though miles away.
Hours 10 to 8 every day,
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The Price of MIX

The majority Of dealers in BurlinS
ton have been charging eight cents a
quart for milk for considerable
period, and recently we have heard
rumors of an attempted raise to nine
cents a quart. In view of the snow
ing made by the Bennington dealers
in connection with an advance IRON
six to seven cents at this late date,
the natural duery presents itself, why
it should cost any more to produce
milk on farms in Chittenden county
than on farms in Bennington county.
If there is no material difference,
why should milk cost more in Bur
lington than in Bennington?
We are not Directing to a fair pro-
fit on milk for the dairymen who are
supplying this city with lacteal fluid,
Burlington should serve as a market
for the surrounding country, for it's
prosperity in turn is dependent upon
the prosperity of the surrounding
farms to a very large extent
On the other hand, milk is one OF
the most important factors in the
diet Of our working population, and