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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
A Sad Affair at Esserville.

Esserville, Va, Nov. Is
Saturday evening at about s
O'Clock, Earnest Hamilton, son
of MIR. and Mrs. II. j b. Hamil-
ton, while shooting at random,
accidently shot aud serlousl,
wounded Lopez, n Mexican
and seeing what lie had done,
exclaimed "See, what | have
done" and while attempting To
put the gun back into IT'S hoi-
ster or pocket he shot himself,
killing himself instantly. 1t
was an automatic pistol, and
MIR. Hamilton being excited
must not have loosened pres
sure on the gun is what kept il
firing.
Mr.. Hamilton was born July
G, 1887. Wise county is his ma
tive home. lie was kind, IN.
dulgent father and most devot
ed husband, and an unusually
thoughtful son, going to his pa
rents home to See them every
day, and being a good father,
husband aud son, every one in
the community liked him very
much and he was friend and
neighbor to all the people.
Large crowds went all day long
Sunday to pay their last re-
spects to one they respected SO
well and regretted so much, the
accident that cost his life. He
was laid to rest by the Odd Eel
lows in the old family grave
yard on the hill overlooking
his parents home, amid one OF
the largest crowds of sorrowing
relatives and friends that have
ever gathered at a like occasion
in Esserville.
The deceased leaves wife,
five children, father and moth.
or, one sister, Mrs. james Col
Inns, and one brother, MIR. Leon
ard Hamilton, all of whom re
side here, and have the pro-
found sympathy of host of
relatives and friends.
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Attending a Funeral.

Lynchburg, Nov. 2G.-Judge
Henry @. Mcdowell, of the Fed
eral district court for the Wes-
tern District of Virginia, and
Mrs. Mcdowell, have gone to
Lexington, KY, to DO present
at the funeral for Mrs. Madeline
Mcdowell breckenridge, wife
of Desha Breckinridge, who
was a sister;o Judge Mcdowell
and o cousin of Mrs. Mcdowell.
Mrs. Breckenridge was grand
daughter of Henry Clay.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
W. & L. GETS SECOND
PLACE IN MEET
Virginia First With Twenty
five Points to Blue and
Whites Thirty-nine; Gar
ard Comes in Second.

AT the annual South-Atlantic
Gross Country Meet held Satur.
day ut Charlottesville. Va,
Washington and Lees Quintet
with a total score of 80 points
finished close second To the
Virginia team which placed
first with a total of % points
The other two schools entered
in the meet, Johns Hop.
kins University, and Ma
ryland State placed third aud
fourth, respectfully.
Stands of the Virginia team,
running the course in 34:49, was
the first man to finish, Garard
Of Washington and Lee, placed
second. The first five men to
finish for Washington aud Lee
were Garard, Caldwell, Smith,
Stevens and Pass in the order
named. BY pre- arrangement
with the competing schools
Washington and Lee was per
mitted To run the nine men
making the trip to CharIottes-
vile, though only seven were
officially entered. Loving,
Swope, Partlow, aud Burch
were the other w q l. men
who made the trip and were en-
tered in the race. Ring ton
Phi.
Smith mentioned in the above
rs finishing third for Washing
ton and Lee University is Clif
ford Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Malcolm Smith, of the Gap.
This is Cllifcrd's first year al
Washington aud Lee.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
OBITUARY
AWAY

! cannot say, and | will not say
nat she Is dead She is lust awayi
Win a CHEEKY smile and a wave Of the
Shc mas wandered into au unknown land
And lett us dreaming how very fair
u needs must be, since she fingers there
And you-oh you, who the widest yeatn
TOT the oid'timc step and the glad return
hink OF her iaring on. IA dear
ia The love There, IS the love of Her.
ihink of her still AS the same. say.
Shc is not dead-sho is lust away
james Whlteuinb niley
The death Of Miss Maggie Gil.
ley, while not unexpected.
brings TO us who knew her
oest, u great sense of loss. Her
NE was remarkable in many
respects. She was quiet, mod.
est and unassuming, yet n wo-
man of very strong character
aud very decided convictions.
She was faithful to the com.
mon duties of life. and To her
family ami friends to n most re-
innrkablu degree. Her love for
and her attachment to her
mother, who passed away some
months ago, was remarkable.
She cated for her mother dur
ing her last years, az tenderly
az II SHE had been an infant.
Her mothers death brought IL
1858 and sadness into her life
that she was never able 10
shake of She seemed Go long
Tor the time To come when she
should join her mother in the
other world.
During her last illness in Roa.
uokc she seemed To be contin.
ually conscious Of her mothers
presence near her, and died
with a smile of greeting upon
her face.
Miss Maggie had been an
earnest, devoted Christian from
early girlhood. She was con.
slant IN her attendance ut
church so far as her health and
other circumstances would al.
low. Her simple faith in God
aud her devotion to His service
was IN inspiration to all those
who knew her best. She lived
and walked with God during
her life and in the hour Of
death He did not forsake her.
She died as she had lived, full
of faith and confidence and re-
jolclng in His love.
Everything was done by her
family and friends that could
be done to bring about her re.
covery and TO add TO her com.
Tort during her illness. They
Will miss her more than words
can tell. But they can rejoice
IN the assurance that she rests
at peace with Him who said
81 am the Resurrection and the
Life, Come unto me all va
that are weary and heavy laden
and | will give you rest" May
HIS blessing DO upon her loved
ones left behind.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
MUST PAY POLL TAX

Mr.. Citizen, if you expect to
vote III the town election to be
held in June, 1921, you will
nave to pay your poll tax dur
ing this month. The state law
requires that you must pay
your poll tax six months pre-.
vious to an election in order to
be u qualified voter.
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Big Stone Gap, Va,

NuNtiiiOeT 10, lJZD.
Mr.. w. S. Gose,
Wise, Va.
Dear SIR.
am in receipt of your letter
in regard to my soy beans Will
say l cut them all for hay as
they were sown too late TO rip.
On. My opinion for this section
of country is that they must be
planted from the first of Nay
to the 18th for them to mature
and ripen, but they have made
u wonderful amount of hay. 1t
has been estimated from a
thousand to twelve hundred
dollars worth of fine hay.
| am feeding about % head of
cattle. l have plenty of clover
and timothy hay in my barn. |
find that the soy beau hay is
so per cent. better for milk and
butter than the clover hay and
they like it mnch better. | am
now baling it up and putting it
on the market to show to the
people what it will do. If any
Que would like any information
IN any way in regards to soy
beans send them 20 my place.
Hoping you may continue
ms friend and helper.
Yours,
d. 9. CARPENTER.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
De monstration
Work

Bear with me if | harp lit
lie on the matter of spraying
fruit trees and treating seeds of
various sorts for plant diseases.
For it is estimated that this
country loses annually two
thousand million dollars of food
products from rust, hunts,
SHUTS, nematodes, sc b $ /,
blights, rots, shines, gals, can
ker, spots, diebacks, ergots,
willis, mildiews, pits, warts,
scalds, stripes, scales and other
plant diseases.
Every loss caused by one of
these diseases adds to the cost
Of what is produced and every
farmer may us well put on his
calendar the preventive work
that our experiment stations
have proven to tie necessary.
There is no use arguing that
our fathers never did so, New
bugs have brought us new
problems.
have in stock to be given
out on request, bulletins that
give full directions about max
ing and applying sprays. They
are the results of much expert
menting aud if directions are
carefully followed the quality
is better, the cost is less aud
therefore the profit is greater.
For example, i'll sos directions
are given for making sub
stitute for arscnute of lead
paste at cost not to exceed
five cents pound. See page
II, and Y 23l for making lime
sulphur solution ut n cost OF
about So for 80 gallons; page 26,
self boiled lime sulphur for
spraying peach trees, cost not
to exceed Sl.00 for 90 gallons,
pages Al and - nicotine sprays
to take the place of nicotine
sulphate or black leaf page 40.
bordeaux to take the place of
pyrox OH page 80 when the ar
senate is added. ~ postal or
request in any form will start
this to you.
The boys and girls of the pig
club are trying to see who will
make the best animal. Al
present it looks us if four girls
in the registered class are clear
ly leading all the rest, Neville
Dennison, Nora Bike, Cleopatra
and Theodosia Kennedy. Boys
wake up.
| wish to call special atten.
ton to Mr.. Carpenters letter
about his soy beans and would
suggest that COW feeders buy a
bale or two for trial. This is
not Mr.. Carpenters first expe
rience and what he may tell
you may beworth remembering
w. $. Goss, County Agent,
Wise, Virginia.
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AppalaClia Items
American Legion Dance.

Thursday night, the Henry n.
Tate Post of the American Le-
gion, gave dance in the hall
over Nickel Bros. store.
Very good music was furnish
ed by a local string orchestra for
the dancing. Delicious sand
wiches and punch were served at
Il late hour.
The chaperones were: DR..
and Mrs. Peters, Mr.. and Mrs.
o. i. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 4.
Witt, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. II. Par
ker. The committee was com
posed of DIR. g. Bray, S. lsom
and ii. A. Pritchett. ~ large
crowd was present. Among
those from Big Stone Gap pres
ent We're Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lee
Troy, Misses Mary and Blanche
kilbourne, Messrs. Ben Wilmot,
Ed Edeus, jess and John Allen
kllbourne. Nearly all men
present We're members of the
American Legion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
Cariysle Skeen Married.

Leslie Carlysle Skeen, tile on
ly son of Judge ami Mrs. II. a /.
w. Skeen, of the Gap, and Miss
Mary Willie Caldwell, the at.
tractive daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Caldwell, of London, KY.
were married on Thanksgiving
day in Middlesboro, Rev. Watts,
of the Methodist Church, South
officiating.
Mr. Skeen is the superinten
dent of the Banner Fork Coal
Company at Kentonia, Ky.
After several days visit to
relatives and friends in Louis
vile and London, Ky, they
will return to Kentonia where
they will make their future
home.
A fellow gets a lot of sport
out of keeping tab on his neigh
bors until they begin to keep tab
on him.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1920-12-01
NOTICE

| am temporarily leaving
Wise county and expect to re-.
tain my citizenship and voting
precinct at Big Stone Gap, Va.
adv ID, III. BosTIo
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Troy, Misses Mary and Blanche
Kilbourne, Messrs. Ben Wilmot,
Ed Edeus, Jess and John Allen
kllbourne. Nearly all men
present We're members Of the
American Legion.
Mrs. S. b. Grimm, who is
teaching at rinevillc, Ky, spent
n few days last week in town the
guest of Mrs. Il. w. Holly.
Miss Kitty Holloman left last
Friday for kingsport to visit
relatives.
Mrs. O. w. Rodenhizcr, Of
Stonega, spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. b. II. Crizer.
Miss Elizabeth Edwards, who
IS attending school at Sullins
College tins winter, spent
Thanksgiving here with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Ed.
wards.
Misses Wilson, of Bluelicld
have been visiting Mrs. Will
Tate for q few days,
Misses Drinkard, Of Bristol,
spent Thanksgiving day in APP
palacl,ia with friends.
Hazel Fuller, of Bristol, spent
a few days last week visiting
little Miss Marion Holly.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Witt, MIR.
and Mrs. I. Vaughan, Misses
Mary Duffy, Mamie and Cordic
Eyerage were guests for dinner
Thanksgiving, Of Mr.. and W. IL.
Houston at Hotel Houston.
MIR. and Mrs. Mamie Gibson
returned last Thursday from
their bridal trip to Washington
and other points. Mrs. Gibson
was formerly Miss Evelyn
Young, one of our telephone OPP
orators and was married several
days ago to Mr.. Gibson in viii
llamsburg, Ky, where she was
visiting relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
Gibson have a position with the
Southern Railway.
Mrs. L. j. Counts and children,
of Richmond, Ind, after spend
ing some time with w. b. Ed
wards and family, left last night
for Corbin, Ky, where for a few
days they will be the guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. Walter a. Wor-
sham.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Rust are re-
joicing over the arrival of il fine
baby boy.
Mrs. Kaylor Hobbs, who has
been on the sick list is much i'm
paoved and again able to be out.
The Thanksgiving dance at
Dunbar given by The Dunbar
Club was success in every way,
Those going from Stonega, Big
Stone Gap and Norton report .
fine time. Williams orchestra
furnished music for the affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Q. Taylor, OF
Dante, Va, attended the dance
at Dunbar Friday night and
were the guests OF Supt. and
Mrs. ComDtOn.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
TOBACCO FAIR WILL
BEADvERT|SEDO OVER
NEARBY SECTIONS
Advertising Committee Of Corn and
Tobacco Fair Is Busily Engaged In
Getting the Big Meeting Before
The Public.

In the absence of Secretary George
Kirk from the city the immediate man
agement of the Corn and Tobacco Fair
arrangements is in the hands of Mr.
James Riley, who with the advertis-
ing committee of the fair has made ex-
tensive arrangement to put the fair
before the public for many miles
about.
Already large orders for advertising
matter have been placed and Just as
soon as these cards and banners are
received. the committee having this
matter in charge proposes to distribute
the matter throughout this and adjoin-
ing counties.
Work on the official catalogue has
been practically completed and these
catalogues will also be distributed
throughout the whole territory near
Maysville. The committee will organ
ize an adertising crew which will car
ry the matter throughout the section
seeing that it is put where it will do
the most good.
Other arrangements for the big fair
are going forward very satisfactorily
and the managing committee or Execu-
tive Board is very much pleased with
| the present outlook.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
RALLY DAY OBSERVED.

The Rally Day service at the Third
Street NJ. E. Sunday school was big
success. The morning attendance was
fine and an excellent program carried
out Ten were promoted from the Cra-
die Roll to the Beginners department.
Several others were advanced in their
classes. The pastor in commemorating
the seventy-third anniversary of the
church, gave brief review of the his
tory of the church There was present
in the Sunday school one person, Mrs.
Fannie Carver, who remembers dis
tinctly the building of the church,
having played about the place in her
childhood days. The service conclud-
ed with the communion service. At the
giving of the pageant In the evening
the church was packed. The program
was carried through without hitch,
everyone having part doing that part
in a creditable manner.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
ARMY GOODS STORE WILL
Be OPENED HERE AT ONCE
Branch Of Large Louisville Army
Goods Store VIII Be Opened In
O'DOnneH Building, Market Street.

Mr.. d. H. Stiebel, of d. H. Stiebel &
Sons, owners of the National Salvage
Company, of Louisville, was here tod
day making arrangement for the open
ing of branch store in this city i'm
mediatel. The O'Donnell property in
Market street recently vacated by DR..
]. A. Simpson, has been leased by the
concern and they now have workmen
engaged in making certain extensive
repairs preparatory to their occupancy
of the building.
The local store will handle exactly
the same line of army goods as is
banded by the company's large store
in Louisville and promises to have a
very large stock of all kinds of salvage
goods which will be offered for sale at
greatly reduced prices.
Mr.. John A. Murphy, of this city, has
been employed by the company as as
sistant manager and will have charge
of the local house. They hope to be
open within few days.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
BRIGHT LITTLE BOY Dies
ON OPERATING TABLE
Frank Cook Succumbs On Operating
. Table Following Illness Of Measles
and Serious Complications.

Frank Cook, bright little son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. B. Cook, of Commerce and
Third streets, died at Haywood hos
pital Saturday evening while under
going an operation made necessary
because Of complications arising from
serious case of measles.
The little fellow, most popular
among his friends and schoolmates,
and older friends as we'll, was taken Ill
some several days ago with measles.
He was thought to be getting better
when physicians discovered that the
disease was settling in his throat. All
efforts known to medical skill were
made to save the boy until on Satur-
day night, following conference, the
physicians decided an operation was
all that could save his life. He was
rushed to Haywood Immediately.
Frank was eight years and nine
months of age. Besides his parents, he
is survived by two sisters and lone
brother, who are all now confined to
their beds with the same disease, and
many relatives in Maysville and Mason
county.
Funeral was held this afternoon al
o'clock at the grave in the Maysville
cemetery, being conducted by Rev
John A. Davis, of the First Baptist
church. The. sorely bereaved parents
and loves ones have the deep sympathy
of the entire community in this mos
| serious loss.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
LITTLE INTEREST IS
SHOWN IN COUNTY
SCHOOL ELECTION
Three Candidates Have Filed ThelI
Papers as Candidates at Election
TO Be Held In NOvember-Big
Fight OyershadOws 1t.

In every county in Kentucky Novem-
Der 2.will be held an election, designed
to revolutionize the rural school sys-
TEN of the state.
On that date the voters of each
county will elect nonpartisan County
Board of Education composed of five
members from the county at large,
who next year will appoint County
School Superintendent.
On account of the national election.
however. so far as representatives of
the Department of Education have re-
ported, little attention is being paid the
school election, and majority of the
people have forgotten that there was
to be one.
These trustees, two of whom serve
for one year, one for two years, one for
three and one for four, are elected on
separate ballot, containing no party
devices They are nominated by petit
ton. The petition must be signed by
fifty resident voters and filed with the
County Clerk at least fifteen days be
fore the election That would be on or
before October 49,
Only those residing In rural school
district are eligible to vote for or to
serve as members of the county board
This excludes residents of cities hav-
ing independent schools and residents
Of graded school districts. Under the
new law the county board will have as
wide discretion as a city board in Sc
leeting superintendent of county
schools, and may employ anyone who
is qualified regardless of where he re-
sides in or out of the state. The min
imum salary will be $1,000.
| The reformation Of the common
school system was designed to attain
an organization which will lift the
rural schools of most counties out OF
a rut. They are starved by the rural
graded school districts in many coun-
ties.
While there has been practically nc
interest In this election In Mason coun-
~ becausa of tho greater intarest in
the presidential campaign, there have
been up to this time three candidates
file their paper with the County Clerk
as required by law. These candidates
are Messrs. John Laytham, John |
Claybrook and E. B. Kennard. Several
other candidates are expected to en-
ter the fight before the 18th of this
month which is the last day for filing
papers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
PROMINENT WOMAN EDU.
Gator Dies IN THE SOUTH
Miss Ida Z. Gardner, National Organ.
izer Of Parent Teachers AssOcia.
tlons Dies Suddenly.

Carlisle, KY, Oct. IL. = Miss Ida E.
Gardner, Carlisle, for years a leader in
educational work in Kentucky and for
the last few lears organizer of parent
teacher associations throughout the
United States, died suddenly of heart
disease Sunday in Charlotte, N. c. She
had been touring the South in her Or
ganization work.
Miss Gardner was actively associ-
ated with school affairs in Kentucky
for almost twenty years and at the
time of her death was treasurer of the
Kentucky Educational Association and
a national organizer of parent-teacher
associations. She began her educa-
tional career at Carlisle, Ky, where
she served for two terms as County
Superintendent of Schools. In 1916
she become treasurer of the Kentucky
Educational Association and has serv-
| ed since that time.
Through the efforts of Miss Gardner
the various school improvement
leagues in Kentucky were combined
and linked with the Parent-Teachei
Associations. Because of her conspic.
uous work in Kentucky, the Nationa
Congress of Parent Teacher Associa.
tions requested Miss Gardner to as
sumo the duties as national field sec
retary for the organization.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-10-11
LARGE CROWDREARS
OHIO CONGRESSMAN
SATURDAY NIGHT
Hon. Charles Kearns and Editor Wal.
ter Remley Make Interesting Ad-
dresses to Large Audience.

One of the largest crowds gathered
in Aberdeen in recent years at a polit-
ical gathering greeted Congressman
Charles G. Kearns on Saturday eve
ming. The committee under the eff
cient guidance of Mr.. Wash Hurd,
Township Chairman, had erected a
platform in front Of the Mineral Well
hotel in Market street. This platform
was decorated with National colors
and pictures of the candidates.
The Maysville Boys Band played a
very delightful concert and so pleased
with the music of our band were men,
bers of the audience that Manager
Russell was asked for several en-
gagements. The Ripley Republican
chairman happened to be in the audi
ence and at once asked II he could
have the band for big Republican
rally to be held In his town on Octo-
ber 29th.
Editor Walter Remley, of the
Georgetown Gazette, made the first ad-
dress. 1t was strong Indictment
against Woodrow Wilson and the DEM
ocratic party and strong plea for a
return to normal conditions by the
election of Warren G. Harding and the
whole Republican ticket, Editor Rem
ley dealt with the League of Nations
in a most intelligent manner and un-
covered before his audience Woodrow
Wilson's autocratic nature.
Congressman Kearns address was a
strong defense for the action of the
Republican Congress and in most
gentle and kindly manner he exposed
the ruthless expenditure of money by
the Democratic management of affairs
during and after the World War Both
addresses were good ones and the
large audience hung on every word
Quite number from Maysville were
in the audience. ~