The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1936-08-14

we saw men and women ut work hav-
ing what seemed to have been to- them
Il very good time. Here we crossed
oTr into Wise county. COcburn was
reached and it way there we were re-
minded of the fact that The Henry
Brothers and Hymans of the city of
Keystone used 10 do rushing bust
1ess ut this place wrich is only about
eleven miles from Norton, Va.
Coke Ovens I'm Full Blast
1t was amusing and interesting SO
GO the Coke Ovens burning which TO
us many years ago was simply pass
Time. And 10y the way that Coke evil
IDENTIFY did look good
How We came to Norton proper.
This city has greatly undergone Won
crful change and improvement some
cry nice houses of business and resi-
dental quarters. Hotels are well at
tended and there, you find but little
or no prejudice To what used to be.
There we met Mr.. Thomas Reeves of
Bid. in charge of the celebrated
Virginia Hotel. Reeves is we'll liked
and the Proprictrcss leaves very much
of the management to the wisdom 4
of Mr.. Reeves. He was kind
enough To have MS walk i'm and have n
cold glass of water and nice lunch.
We leave Norton and the next
town of Importance we reached was
Appalnchia, which is not far from
Big Stone Gap, the home of the cele-
DRAFTED Bascomb Slemps. After lcav-
ing Appalachian, we soon came to the
foot of the famous "Big Bull Noun
tain" The foot of this famous Noun
tain just ut the outskirts of Appala-
CHA. This Mountain is famous for the
one fact that is is seven miles from
the bottom to the top where Virginia
and kentucky divide. Going from APP
palachia, climbing this mountain to
the top finds one in Virginia and
when starting down same you are in
the State of Kentucky. Starting from
the top downward enroutc 10 Lynch
you deccnd for seven miles more and
the foot of same YOU are right in
the lap of Lynch kentucky most
beautiful city with n population Of mt
least 5000, one half of whom are
Colored people. The politics of Lynch
Kentucky is largely Republican,. 90
percent of the Negroes are Republic
cans in Lynch and are registered as
| UGH.
by he way we forgot to call you
readers attention to public sign OH
Il bit 28 X Sd Sign Board set upon a
pedestal with the following inscrip
ton: This, We mean is OH top of the
Mountain; The writing of explanation
j. Thus:
. Kentucky The First Permanent settle
ment was. made at. Harrisburg in
= 1774. - Kentucky County Was Es.
taIislicd i'm 1776 and was Represent
ed In. The Virginia Legislature by
Daniel Boone.
Kentucky wa admitted TO The Union
/. As the Fifteenth G5) State i'm 1892
In Lynch, Kentucky
Celebration Of the Emancipation of
the Negro slaves which commemorate,
the events Of Libcrating the -Four
Million Negro Slaves from abjcct
: slavery, one day and date Scptcmbci
. -. 1862. commemorative of the 1st
Proclamation of Abraham Lincoln
and 1868, January LIST. 1868 which
was the second Proclamation issued
by Abe Lincoln. The next event cclc
DRAFTED j. the 9th of April common
GrativC Of the Surrender Of Lee (,
Grant. But the people Of Kentucky
lraning by this the Negroes Of Ken
ucky were not granted release from
scrvitudc till August Sth AT which
time they now celebrate. 4 stron.
Committee of ladies and gentlemen
had been appointed 10 look after
every detail and To make the occasion
success. This was amply done. On
arrival of tn" incoming guest Spcnkc.
he committee was alert and received
linn in pnmp and spcndor. Every
hing looked like clock work. And
vcrchOdy was most harmonious i'm
very way. The speaker was met by u
ommittcc Of representative citizen
II Of whom were OH the outlook FOR
i'm. He was escorted 10 the main
office where the speaker was wei.
omcd by the official staff Of the
Lynch coal Company and assured
that there was nothing in store toe
good 10 he reserved against MAKING
the trip profitable, comfortable. < aid
ing all concern In making This one Of
the most complimentary meeting.
over held in Lynch. Kentucky.