The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-06-16

try. lmboden Hill at Big Stone
/ Gap and the village of Imboden,
near Appalachia, are memorials
OF his work. At the close of my
lecture on Jackson's campaign.
IN the course of which | had
made special reference to Gen
eral lmboden. found out that
Mrs, Alexander, historian of the
Daughters OF the Confcderacy
and u group OF her pupils we're
present IN the little audience,
and that they had walked over
three miles from the village of
lmboden, through all the mud
aud snow, To hear me tell the
story of jackson 3 foot cavalry
After that felt more oncourag.
ed to hope that the occasion
had not been altogether n fail
ure.
AZ Appalachia | was hospi.
tably entertained by my good
friend, George A. Jordan, who
IS the efficient supervisor OF the
district schools. lie is worthy
successor OF Miss Rosa finder.
whose splendid work in thu
same region, especially during
the terrible lntluen2n epidemic
IN lnlS, is u matter of pridr 10
all OF our school family.
AZ another place have in.
ilcated how my wnndcrings in
the vicinity OF Big stone Clan
and Appalnchiu we're fncilltnt
ed and enhauccd by the good
offices OF Janet Bailey. She
her mother, aud her good
friends, III a most generous
spirit, made the time pleasant
and profitable. Professor II. l..
Sulfridge, principal OF the Rig
stone Gap nigh school, aud hts
efficient stall of helpers, made
day : visit with them most en-
| loynble.
Through the Kindness of
Professor Suliridgo became
acquainted with manuscript
copy of a book that is very rare
nnd very rea,iuble. 1t is cntit-
led Life nnd Adventures of
Wllburu Waters. 1t was Writ
ten and published some years
ago by Charles Is. Coal, of Az.
ingdon 1t tells OF Walters lie
rs a hcrmit hunter on White
Top Mountain of his Indian
blond, Ills remarkable advcu-
lures, and of the pioneer days
IN which he lived IL Is a vat
nable source of history Tor
Southwest Virginia
"At Zig stone Gap was dis
appointed in not seeing Alr.
George !. Taylor, member of
the Virginia Normal School
board lie aud his family we're
quurttntinrd on account of the
influenza But did see again
my good friend, Hon. Tate lr-
vinc. some twenty years ago
he, as IL member OF tile Board
OF Visitors 10 the Unlversity
was IN measure Responsible Tor
hestowing the John y Mason
Feliow4hlp on Il raw specimen
from the mountains Of Western
Virginia | trust that he has
not Yet found reason To regret
H. lie IS still IL member of the
lioArd Of Visitors, am happy
10 say. He it was who told me
about the Significance OF tile
!ittle monument at Moccasin
cap. He could not be expected
To know about the little girl
With the bag of popcorn
February 10 wns spent in
the region of Big Stone Gap,
Appnluchia, Dorchester, and
Norton. 1t vas also Friday.
This reminds mo OF string of
Condolences. Here it is: On
Friday, the 18Th, rode down
mountain, round many short
curves, after nightfnll, at II rate
of twenty miles an hour, win
out an accident. The next day,
81. Valentines Day. went into
u barber shop aud was shuvoi
10y Martin Luther. On Frbru-
AIRY 10 General Pershlng and |
We're III Chattanooga and via
itors ut Chickamauga Park. On
Washingtons birthday discov-
cred Columbus Miss. 4 few
days later crossed the Suwanee
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