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Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
HAY AND STRAW
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CATTLE-Receipts 80 loads; demand only moderate; market slow and lower; bulls easier; prime cows and heifers low CT; good to choice, $10. .4001070; good, $10.15 6p10. 40; medium to good, $950910; tidy $9. 75 0l1015; fair, $7.75@9.25; common, $6.50@7.50; common to good fat bulls, $5@8.50: com mon to good fat cows, $3.50@7.50; heifers, S5Gp9; fresh cows and springers, $25@75.
 HOGS-Receipts, 50 double decks; mar ket ruled 10c. higher on good weights; pigs and lights slow; prime heavy, $1005@ 1010; heavy mixed, $106010.O5; medium, $10 GD1005; heavy Workers, $10; light Workers, s9.70d9.S0; pigs, as to quality, s9.5009.65; common to good roughs, $S.50dS.90; stags, $675@7.
 SHEEP AND LAMBS - Receipts 15 loads; market ruled fairly active at steady prices supply of spring lambs fair; mar ket slow and lower; receipts of calves, 500 head market slow; fine wethers $7.60Gp 7.75; good mixed, $7100750: fair mixed ewes and wethers, SGQ7; culls and com mon, S3.50615; culls to choice lambs, $5.50D $50; spring lambs, $7@11.25; veal calves, t9Q12; heavy and thin calves, $5Q8.5O.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
PATRIOTISM COSTS PAY.
congressmen Who Go to War Forfeit
 Salary,

Members of congress who join the national guard in the federal service will lose their pay while with the col ors. but retain their seats in congress. according to q report agreed upon by Il house judiciary subcommittee appoini ed to investigate the subject.
 The report, citing traditions and precedents. was presented to the full committee.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Billy Sundays Mother Dead.

Mrs. Mary Jane Stowell, seventy-six years old mother of the Rev. Billy Sunday, was found dead ill bed at the Sunday home at Winona Lake, Ind. Death was due to heart disease. Mrs Stowell who was born at Syracuse. Ind, had made her home with her son for many years.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
CONGRESS TO QUIT AUG I.
Members Resume Work to Clean Up
 Business.

Congress has got down to hard work again in the hope of cleaning up legis- lative business so as to adjourn by Aug. at the latest.
 The work of the house is well in hand. though the sundry civil appropri- ation bill, the army bill and the general deficiency measure are still unacted on
 The ways and means committee will put the finishing touches on the admin istration's revenue bill during the week.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
Four to Six Tons
 Per Acre

EHACTS apout alfalfa: First. takes nitro X gen from the afr and fixes it in the soil: second. adds organic matter to ths soilT third, grows rapidly and when eStah. lisa"d stands from three to five yenrs fourth. is rich, nutritious stock food. Ee qui"es good drainage. good tillage good seed and an abundance of we'll balanced available plant food.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
High Production and High Profits.

Fertilizers for most soils and crops are necessary for the highest produc- ton and, when rightly used, for the highest profitable producion.-Director Jenkins, Connecticut Agricultural Ex- pertinent Station.
Connecticut western news., 1916-06-29
. r- E E - E k-. ka na n.a E2 E 2 A REMEMraANcE FOR JULY (.

July Fourth ia a car of na-
 trlatle memories, and perhaps ~ another reference to the war aa for independence may prove fa of some interest On Ancil ss IS, 1TS3, Washington issued n his order announcing thnt hos Ea tiiities had ceased. Here is sr the order: n Headquarters, Newburg, H April IS. 11S3. s "The commander in chief H. orders the cessation of hos pa tiiitics between the United x- States of America and the - king of Great Britain to he N publicly read tomorrow at 12
 o'clock at the new building, a3 and the proclamation, which Aa will be communicated here " with, to be read tomorrow ~ evening at the head of every xa regiment and corps of the ar ug my, after which the chap sa lains with the several bri- .. gades will render thanks to - Almighty God for all his mer- r cies, particularly for his over
 ruling the wrath of man to NA his own glory. and causing "a the rage of war to cease vn among the nations" E We can we'll pause even at ra this distant period and offer .n our thanksgiving to that same ~, power for his mercies to us x and for the singular manner
 In which he has preserved
 this government from then Na until now against the wrath va of men. to his own glory and " our advancement
 2 Following this order there nv was great demonstration of a joy among the soldiers, and sw even the gallant officers who x. but few weeks before had m been filled with such great
 discontent now joined with - them in singing with excited @ and jubilant air that grand A old anthem Independence" aa then so popular, but long since za forgotten and lost:
 A "The states, o Lord. with songs nG of praise
 ~ Shall in thy strength rejoice
 And blest with thy salvation sl raise
 rn To heaven their cheerful voice, And all the continent shall ring, w Down with this earthly king: sa No king but God" w Interesting as these incl sa dents may be to all who zn would by correct under za standing Of the past wisely Nm improve the future, we can ~. review them no further. The x- past Is secure; the present
 and the future are our fields
 of opportunity and duty, a@ Those who have gone before w did well their part. Shall we "a be less brave and patriotic fin m the performance of our duty7 sw.. s.m m mm. txan ma. nwmu mm. ms.. mmu mmm mna
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Dance

The most delightful dance of
the season was given by tho
young mon of the Gap Friday
night in the Armory. Tho
music which was exceptional.
ly good was furnished by tho
Big Stone Gap Band, and they
were called on repeatedly for
enchores. Punch was served
during tho evening
Among those that attended
were: Miss Clara Ruckcr, of
Washington, and j. w. Gnut.
Mrs. Bright, of Columbus, with
Jno. Fox, Jr., Miss Mabelle
Peck with o. G. Bell, Jr., Miss
jamie Slemp with II. X. Casper,
Miss Margaret Miller with
Donald Prescott, Miss Ruth
Prescott with Sam McClucn,
Miss Louise Goodloc with
Vivion Mousor, Miss Jess Nc
Corklc with Mr.. Pickerel, Miss
Virginia Beverly with Mr..
Skeely, Miss julie Bullitt with
Cbas. Richmond, Miss Christine
Miller with Paul Gundry, Of
Stonegn, Mrs. G. Il. Camp with
Henry Mccormick, Miss Min
uie Fox with Mr.. Clay. Chap
erones: MIR. and Mrs. j. L.. Nc
Cormick, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Robertson, Mr.. aud Mrs. Shake
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Drepnen.
Stays: Byron Rhoads, Jno. AL
lon GoodIoe, Bugg, Carter,
Powell, Gaines, Of Stonega,
Lane Miller and l.. Y. Winston.
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KILLED IN MINES.

w. f. Warren, aged 80 years,
a miner, was instantly killed
last Friday morning in the
mines of the Virginia Iron, Coal
u Coke Company mt Linden, by
falling slate. His neck was
broken and body crushed. Mr..
Warren was II native of Haw-
ins County, Tenn, but had
been living in the coal fields
Tor the past ten or twelve years,
having been with this company
most Of the time, where he was
highly respected. He is sur
vived by n wife and two small
children and was II relative of
ol,r townsmen, w. Il. Mahniiey
Tho body was brought here
Saturday and inferred in Glen.
coc Cemetery.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Game Here To-Day.

Kcokce WIFI play Fig Stone
Clap here this afternoon and n
good classy game of base ball
I" expected. According to the
schedule this ia the last game
between these teams this sea
son. Banka will probably pitch
FOR the locals while IT il not
known exactly who will work
for the visitors.
Saturdays game between
Zig Stone Gap aud Appnlachin
which will be played on the
Appalncllia grounds promises
To be the warmest game OF the
season and il is expected II
large crowd will accompany
the home team.
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4 - 4 :
There will be services ut
Christ Church Sunday morning.
Rev. Hughes, of Dante, is eX-
'pected, and it is hoped that n
good cougr gution will he pres
ent to hear what has never
failed to be q most interesting
aud instructive discourse.
1t is understood in Norton
that A. j, Flanary has sold Ills
entire stock of goods to j.. Il.
Amburgey aud has accepted a
position with the Lowery Fruit
Company as travelling snlrs-
man. Mr.. Amburgey is n sales.
man for tho Gibson Candy
Company. of Bristol. Wise
Nirginian.
Ernest Hughes, a young and
patriotic youth of Norton. after
being rejected by the Big Stone
Gap Military Company, cnught
the first "IIigh Knocl,er" for
West Virginia, where he again
applied for enlistment. Ernest
was accepted and is now on the
Mexican bordur.-W Wise Vir-
ginian.
The Epworth League of the
NJ. f.. Church, South, will give
social on Thursday evening
at the homo of Misses Georgia
and Minnie Bostwick in honor
of Miss EIlasuc Wagner. All
Lcagures ard cordially invited.
The Social was announced
Sunday evening at League, ut
the home Of Mrs. w. II. Curnrs,
bat on account OF sickness in
her home, tho League will en-
terrain ut the home of Misses
Bostwick.
There will be meeting of
the Equal Suffrage League Sat.
urday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the public school auditorium.
Every woman in The Gap cor.
daily urged to come whether
IN sympathy with he league or
not.
h. 5. Rumgardnrr,
Secretary.
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Ninth District Republicans TO
Nominate Candidate for
Congress.

Bristol, Va, July 22.-rhc
Republicans Of the Ninth Vir.
ginin district will meet in Bris-
tol Tuesday, August goth. Ia
nominate n candidate for con.
grcss, This was decided at a
meeting Of the district com
mittee here today, when n
number of prominent Rcpubli-
cnns were III Attendance. Rep.
rescntntivc Slcmp did not Mt
tend, being in Washington.
The basis of representation is
one delegate To every % votes
cast for the Republican and
Moose candidates combined in
the election of 1914, which as.
sures large convention.
The Bristol committee has ar
ranged for the use Of the Har-
melting theatre aud for band
music, and the Bristol people
will join in giving the Repub
Leans n cordial welcome.
HtSNci VI Wis COiilinll leeInen
were in attendance, including
G, 5. Pendleton, chnirmnn;. G..
f. Cook, of Smythe county sec
rotary; j. w. McGaYock, of
Wythe county, Robert y. An.
derson, of Smythe county; L..
p, Summers, OF Washington
county; p. a. Richmond, of
Scott county; Coli, of Buchanan
county; a. p, Crockett, of Wise
county. Former State Senator
a. Il. Lincoln, DR.. j NJ. Dough.
erty, of Scott county; j. L..
Riner, of Wise, were among
the visiting Republicans.
1t is Ii foregone conclusion
that Congressman g. b. Slemp
will I've renominated without op
position. The Democrats Of
the district will, however, make
n nomination, and a convention
has already been arranged for.
The date of this convention,
which will be held 10 Bristol, is
August 18th.
=
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Negro Cut With Knife.

Duo probably To a grudgc
that had existed between two
negroes here for some time,
Charlie Morris was snddrnly
attacked by limmitt Wittcn-
burger in the home OF Henry
Bradley Saturday afternoon
and severely cut with n knife.
One stroke of the knife nearly
severed his nose whilo the 9th.
or cut was made on the left
arm above the elbow. After
the fight Wittenburger took
flight and was chased for some
time by Policemen Marshall
Belcher and n. b. Collier but
they were unable to locate him.
Morris had Como to Bradley's
home, which is in the south side
of town, on business and with
out any warning whatever
Wittenburger suddenly appear
ed in the room, attacked him
with u knife, and began slash
ing nj him before he could do
anything 20 prevent it. Wit
tenburger has a bad reputation
and everything possible will be
done to capture him.
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Powells V alley.

Rev. Rimmer, of Norton, is
conducting II revival meeting
Mt Buffalo this week.
Miss Bessie Skeen and Miss
Louise Orick, Willard Robinett
and Robert Bruce motored to
Norton Sunday and spent the
afternoon with friends.
Miss Louise Orick, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. j.
H. ElSins, ut Blue Springs, re-.
turned't to her home at Jones.
willie Monday.
Miss Lucille Powers. who has
been the guest of Miss Bessie
Skeen at Blue Springs for the
past week, hus returned to her
home at Dunganan.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
CONTEST CLOSES JULY 20
Herbert Brown, of Company
H, Ranks Among Lead
ine Candidates.

Members of the local militia
wish to Call attention 10 the
fact that tho voting contest for
the motorcycle which is now on
exhibition i'll the show window
of Ke!ly's Drug Store, will
close on July Goth and anyone
having votes for same will
please turn them in before the
closing date. Herbert Brown, u
member Of Company IL, is the
candidate for this locality and
according to tho standing Of
the different candidates recent
ly posted, he ranks among the
leaders in the number of votes
secured. Anyone havi ing
coupons or tops Of cigarette
boxes will please not hold them
until too late, hut hand them
in ut once. If young Brown is
successful in getting this motor
cycle it will be sold and the
money derived thercfrom will
be added TO the mess fund of
Company III, which is now doing
duty on the border. This contest
covers the counties of Wiso,
Ice, Scott and Russell.
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Standing of the League.
Appalachia Wins From
Stoneea.

Appalachia won from Ston.
cga on tho Crossbrook grounds,
by a score of i to o. Bibb hirl-
ed u mastery game for Appala
CHA, letting his opponents
down with two hits and struck
out nine men. Stoncgn has one
of the strongest teams in the
league but failed 10 put up thnir
usua. good fielding game,
which accounted for most of
Appalachia's scores.
Below is tabulatcd score:
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Tennis Tournament

Saturday saw some snappy
games on the tennis court OF
the club ut this place. Drennen
and Winston defeated Paine
and Wolfe, of Dante, in the
first game, the score reading
90, 2 O, G.3. King and Lewis,
OF Dante, defeated 'raggart and
Prescott in the second game,
the score being 3-G, Ga, G-3.
Tho standing of the clubs in
the Southwest Virginia Tennis
Association, July 81, 1916, is as
follows:
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YANOyER- SKEEN

Mas Nellie Hanover, one of
the graduating class of tho Big
Stone Gap High School last
year, was married on Wednes.
day Of last week to Orville
Skeen, of Castlewoods, Va,
Rev. w. s. Patton, Of this
place, an uncle of the groom.
officiating.
The bride is the step daugh-
ter of J. b. Delaney, of this
place, and has many friends in
the Gap. The groom is a pros.
porous young farmer of Russell
County.
MIR. and Mrs. Skcen left We'd
nesday afternoon for Castle
woods.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Robert Bruce Lands Splendid
Position.

The World Ncws,o Roanoke,
Va, has an interesting article
in its current issue relative TO
h. II. Bruce, formerly Of this
place, who has just been APP
pointed engineer in charge Of
the building of tho twenty-five
miles of mncadam road 10 be
constructed with the proceeds
OF the 1928, 900 bond issue re
Gently voted in the Salon
magisteriul iistrict. Mr.. Bruce
also becomes superintendent of
ronds in the Salem district. The
World News goes on to say
mir. Bruce is IL road engineer
Of experiences, having recently
superintendent the extensive
system of roads built in Wise
county. He WIS highly recon-
menied by the State Highway
Commission and by tho Roam.
oke county branch of the Stutn
iioadbuildcrs' Association. lie
entered immediately upon his
duties and will move His family
To Salem shortly"
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Latest News From the Front

Under date Of July 81, 1916,
the Post has n telegram from
Capt. Bullitt, which gives us
the latest news from our boys
in Brownsville. The text Of the
telegram is az follows: "The
health Of the regiment is fine
except for four cases of measles
in Company E, all segregated.
Company ii all well. The
weather is very hot during the
day, but II consistent breeze
from tho gulf makes the heat
more cndurablc than it would
be in Virginia. The nights are
delicious. There has been no
rain for n week and the dust is
now our chief trouble. We are
taking ten mile hikes aud will
soon increase To sixteen. APP
parently liking for long stay on
the border. All are IN fine
spirits except the married mon.
These are hoping for release
from foreign to home bondage
under recent order. How we
pity thcm!"
Capt. Bullitt's sarcasm re.
garding the release Of the mar
ried men from "foreign to home
bondage" will cause II respon-
sive grin in the Gap where
many anxious wives think that
they, themselves, are tho ones
To be pitied.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Auction Bridge

Mrs. Rhoads Skackleford on.
tertnined very delightfully."- with
TWO table of auction bridge
Tuesday morning. TIL o 3 G
present were: Mrs. Jno. W.
Chalkley, Mrs. II. Il. Fox, Miss
Minnie Fox, Mrs. c. G. Cochran.
Miss Eugenia Baumgnrdner,
Miss jamie Slomp. Mrs. Drcn.
men and Mrs. Reeder.
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j. Whitcomb Riley Dead.

indianapolis, Ind. July ~ =
James Whitcomb Riley, one Of
the most widely read of modern
american poets, better known
Tor his child lyrics, died at his
home here at 1880 O'Clock to-
night following II stroke Of
paralysis which he sustained
early this morning
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
DIR. Kennedy to Consult
Specialist.

The friends Of Mayor l. n.
Kennedy have been npprehen-
eive regarding the seriousness
OF the accident which befell
him when he was hit on the
head by pitched ball during
the. game with Tavares on July
4. and many have advised him
To consult u specialist, since his
suffering did not diminish. Ac.
cumpanied by DR.. 81. NJ. Han
mum, he left yesterday for AT.
lanta, where they will consult
the most eminent surgeons OF
that city. DR.. Kennedy had a
very close call, and no doubt
had the ball struck him lower
on thu temple he would have
been instantly killed. Aftor
colisulting physiciana in Altar
tn. his condition permitting,
DIR. kennedy will 60 to Virginia
on u visit OF several weeks.
Tho above clipping is from a
Enstace, Florida, newspaper.
DR.. Kennedy ia u brother of
Mrs. NJ. X. McCorkle, OF this
place, and was in town tho last
Of Tho week, having joined n
moier party as far as Knox
vile. Helleft Sunday night for
the South. Many people re,
member DIR, Kennedy as a boy
in the Gep before the family
moved to Florida,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1916-07-26
Radford State Normal School for Women

and fl,
School Domestic
or a leacher. 80 i '' 80
New buildings
hhing Literary and
btary, Reading Room, Vocal Music, andy
and lions ideal $500
For Catalogue Booklet Of Views write
JOHN PRESTON MCCONNELL, President EAST RADFOPD VA
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.SToNEGA

llmpires Cariright and Baker
Earned Runs Appalnchia ..
Stoncii Bases Gaines.
llasc on Balls of iiibbs ..
Three Base lIil-A Alexander.
stuck ont by Iiibbs ., by Gerard ..
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For Sale at Half Price n

Eight-room residence in Cadet.
1929 will buy this house if sold
at once for cash.
X. B. Beatty,
Crawford, Nebraska.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-21

City Engineer Crawford is hard at
work on the police signal system which
IS to be installed as soon as the neces-
sary boxes and wires arrive. The en-
gineer has arranged a fine system for
the use Of the marshal in his office, the
time recording clock and a series of
bells and the telephone having been
placed on q table and run through to a
wire in the wall so that the table can
be moved about and not interfere with
the working Of the system. 1t is so ar
ranged. that the north end of the city
can talk with the south end by putting
in a plug in the office and it would also
be possible for the marshal to talk with
several boxes at once. Owing to the
various freight embargoes and to the
shortage Of iron and supplies for the
system are coming along slowly and it
will probably be a month before the
entire system is in good working order.
When It is completed the marshal will
have an accurate line on the work OF
his men and will be able to summon
them for any purpose for which they
are wanted without delay. The new
system should add a great deal to the
efficiency Of the force and should be a
great Improvement over that which has
been in vogue for a number of years
and which for the past two years has
been all but useless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-21

Considerable interest is being taken
in the extension which is under way
at the plant Of the HoilingsWorth q
Whitney Co. The new addition is to be
TO the beater room and is being built
out into the river for some distance. A
large Golfer dam was built and since
this has been pumped out steam dr1lis
have been at work day and night on
the lodges which it was necessary to
blast away before the actual construc-
ton work could be started. The work.
ers have been protected from the
storms by temporary coverings and
have gone along regardless OF the
weather 4 large amount of blasting
had to be done and the work has been
executed with a great deal OF care as
it was close to the mill and each blast
had to be carefully covered. or dam
age would have been done. 1t is eX-
pected that the addition will be ready
for use within very short time, and
will be used for a new machine which
on the way at the present time. AL
though nothing is given out at the Of
flee it Is current report that tho COM
pany is away behind its orders and
that practically all Of the paper which
was stored in its warehouses but
few months ago has not been cleaned
out and that there are orders on hand
to keep the mills runnig Tor months II
no moro were received. The new addi-
ton will add to the capacity Of the mill
about one-fourth and will enable them
to keep closer abreast Of their orders.
Owing to certain processes Of manu.
which are owned only by
this company. the paper Of tho Hol-
lingsworth & Whitney Co. is known all
over tho world and with good business
conditions all that can be made finds
Q ready market.