The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], January 03, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 3, 1917
PnVUihcd Etci? Wednesday by tho
WISE PRINTING COMPANY,
lut'orpurmteil.
ULBERT N. KNIOHT. - Editor.
LtNDSHY J. HORTON. Ass't Editor
Dmi Yboi-. - SI.OO
Six Months, - .GO
Throo Months. - .26
Kutarod accorilliii; to |?>!>l*l regulAtioni
?I tho |H?toffloc ?I It I >; Stone, (<a|> usoc
Dixl-iOna* mutter.
SUBSCRIBERS uro earnestly re
quested lo observe tho ditto
printed on their address slips,
which will keep tliem at all
times posted as to the date
of the expiration of their sub?
scription. Prompt and timely
attention to this request will
save all parties a great deal of
mnovancQ.
1017 is easy to write ?when
yon I hink of it.
Now tint everybody is talk?
ing of national defense lot's
have something besides talk
The present day met hod is to
talk-' pence with one hand and
smile 'em with the other.
The government is talking of
prosecuting the print paper
trust. "Talking", wo said,
Here's for a HappyNowYenr,
with hopes that it will nol he
limited (o one.
Here's wishing you an abund?
ance of prosperity during the
coming year. Now let as have
a little of yours.
The simplest way would be
for the allies to 'itrnisli the
Gorman submarine command
its with an official list of ves?
sels eligible In he Imp. deed.
The Army and Navy seem to
he having almost as much
trouble securing recruits as the
factories and mills are.
The fellow who does it today
instead of tomorrow seldom has
lo ponder over tin1 mistakes of
yesterday.
Long life and much happiness
lo you, and we'll do our best to
keep you company.
Mr. Wilson wants the United
States to assume control of
wireless telegraphy. Hotter
than that, we'd like to nee the
Old Hoy control the price tof
eats.
Prohibition is rapidly dtspos
ing of the old question, "What
is whiskyf" by making possible
the declaration that "there
ain't no such animal."
Here's hoping that the ex?
penses of the great federal in?
vestigation into the high cost
of living now in progress won't
increase the cost of living
much.
Speaking of forward looking
men, behold those two stalwart
patriots, Col. Roosevelt and
Col. Bryan, outlining the issues
of 1920 and letting it he known
that available candidates will
nol be lacking.
A comet, which will be visi?
ble next spring, is Hying toward
the sun at a speed over a mil?
lion miles a day. It is a relief
to reflect that a comet does not
carry an aviator.
Humor has it that Williams
Jennings Bryan will be the
Demncratic candidate for Presi?
dent in 1920 on a "dry" plat,
form and also that T. IPs hat
will bo in the Republican ring.
This year 1020 apparently is
going to be a great year for
has-beens.
Universal military scryice is
simply universal defense of the
universal home. And why,
pray, should the few be expect?
ed to do tho work of the many,
anyway? Make it universal.
Death of Mrs. Ramsey.
Mrs. Jnnotte Erskin Ramsey
died very suddenly Sunday
morning, December 24tll, at
tho residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Marvin Kelly, aged 70
years. She had been confined
to her room for several days
with a severe cold, but was ap
parently recovering, when
seized with a spasm of cough
ing, resulting in death, ?lue to
dilatation of the heart.
Mrs. Ramsey was a native of
Scotland, having moved to the
United states in 1801. Shawns'
a resident of t Ireensbttrg. Pent).,
but spent the last few years
of her life iu Pig Stone Gap.
She was an earnest, faithful
Christian, and a member of the
Presbyterian Church of Greens
burg, and dining her stay here
had endoured herself to a huge
circle of friends, who mourn
her sudden departure
Private BOrvices were con
ducted at the home at 7:::o Sun?
day night by Rov, .las. M.
Smith, after which the re
mains, accompanied by the
family, wen- roihovod lo the
former home in Pennsylvania
for interment.
A Tea for Visitors.
Miss Janet Bailey was the
hostess of a delightful ten last
Tuesday afternoon from lime
thirty "to live o'clock at her
home, complimentary to her
house gliCStS, who wore Miss
Ore Rush, of Bristol, Miss
Fletcher Builey, of Richmond,
ami Miss Bess Wigton, of
lluntsville. Alp.
Cut Class vases of Richmond
roses, pink ami white caratia
tioilS and potted ferns were Used
in the decorations of the na|
ami parlor whore the gth-sts
wen- seated .
Puring the afternoon Miss
Kate Brown played an j?
BtruiuentuI solo m the piano
and then Miss Mary Skeen anri?
boaiilifullv "The Sun Shi,,,. 0f
Vonr Sllliio" and "Little pj|,|.
Pose," follow ad by instrument?
al solos by Miss Mahle Willis.
At tin-close of the afternoon
Miss Bailey, assisted |,v M,s
James It. Taylor and Miss Kei?
la Thompson, served a delicious
salad course and lea.
Those w ho were invited to
meet Miss Bailey's giio-.ts were:
Misses Myrtle and QrncoWolfo,
Matt and Kate Brown, Florence
McCormiek and guest, Beverly
Bayne Taylor, Mary Carnes,
Mary Skeen, Mabel and Nettie
Willis,Sarah Cochran, Caroline
Rhonds, Elizabeth Ageo, Louise
tioodloe. Juh' Buljittj Jess Me
Corklo, Virginia Beverly, Mar?
garet and Christine ' Miller,
Madge Munsey, Ruby Kemper,
Launa Minis, Thelma Baker,
Kathl.i Knight, MaudoWolfe,
Adelaide Poltit, Margaret Bar
ron, Retln Thompson ami Mary
C onor, Mrs .1. U. Taylor, Mrs
II. P. Chandler. Mrs. George
Taylor, Mrs. II Lane and Mrs.
S. A. Bailey.
Club Reunion.
The members of the "Girls
Good Tunes Club," which con
sists mostly of the 1015 gradu?
ating class of the Bij. Stone
Cap High School and existed
prior to thai lime, met at (he
imme of Miss Kathleen Knight
Thursday afternoon iu a happy
reunion. After taking a hum
her of kodak pictures - they
gathered in the dining room
about the dialing dish, as of
yore,where tin y toasted marsh
mellow s, prepared hot chooho
late and dainty sandwiches.
Music was furnished on tho
victrola by Miss Juliet Knight
After two hours spent in talk?
ing over "old times" the mer
ry crowd parted,ouch declaring
the G. T. 0. would always re?
main dear in her memory.
The members present wen ;
Misses Fannie and Louolhi
.lohnten, of Tacoma, Thelma
and Mary Baker. Myrtle Nick?
els, Lintia Marrs, Matt Brown,
Lillian Wolfe, Edna Catron,
Margaret Carnes, Grace Long
and Kathleen Knight.
Tim Cumberland & Manches?
ter Railroad Company, build
ing a twenty-four mile line
from Barbolirvillo to Manches
ter, expects to drive its last
spike this we. k. The railroad
will be put in operation it-- . n
tin length shortly thererft.-r.
Passenger train sehedule will
consist of two round trips dai?
ly between Barhotirville and
Manchester. Polling stock is
now arriving in Barbourville,
including passenger aud freight
car.-- anil additional locomo
lives ?Harlan Enterprise.
Old newspapers for sah- at!
this ofilco. !
LOCAL ITEMS.
Miss Bertha Millor antl Mr. |
Robert Clnrkston, both of the
Cove, were married last Sunday
Afternoon at their homo in the
Covo by Rev. J. B. Craft.
Mrs. Bulnli Gates, of Keokee,
is spending soverul weeks in
the Gap with her aunt, Mrs.
W. W. Cleek.
Effective Januury 1st Mr. I'"*.
L. Lilloy, until recently asso?
ciated with the Southern Hail
way at Bristol, is appointed
Auditor of the Interstate Kol
road Company, with headqirtr
ters ut thiH place, vice Mr. P.
B. Richardson, who has resign.
?d to accept service elsewhere.
Mrs. M K. Litton and daugh?
ter, Miss Kathleen, of Dot, Loo
County, are spending a few
days in the (lap with Mrs Kit
ton's daughter, Mrs. .1. A. (lil
mer.
This is visiting week ntSmith
Brothers' Shorthand School in
the Beul ili Church building an
Wood avenue. I'heclnss hours
are from 2 to and 7 to !i p. in ,
on Tuesday. Thursday and Sit
unlays. The public is cordially
invited to note tb ? splendid
stenographic progress of tin;
students.
Begin the new year right and
become independent by starting
the study of shorthand at Smith
Brothers' Shorthand School,
whore January classes are now
being enrolled.
M r. anilMrs. C. i > VaiH iorder
had as t heir guests during the
holidays al their home near the
hiktracl Works, .Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Lvillc and daughter, of
Middlesboro, Mr. and Mrs. I).
II. Faulkner, or Aslioville, X.
C, Mr. and Mrs. II A. Van
Gurder and baby of Chalta
nooga.
(>n the first Sunday in Janu?
ar) the Christian Sunday
school will observe parents day,
and Itovi 0. B. Ltvesay, a for
mer pastor of (hat church, will
lliukl a Sunday school address
on that day and will also preach
nt 7:80 p. in. Everybody cor?
dially invited to come nut on
these occasions.
Miss Rhoda Jones and Mr.
Kemper Mann were married at
Keokee Sunday night, where
they will make their future
home. Mrs Mann is a sister of
Mrs. A. K. Mahaffey in the Gap
and has spent much of her lime
visiting here, while Mr. Mann,
w ho is an electrician at Keokee,
is a brother of Ruf us Mann, of
the Cap.
Miss Janet Bailey and guests,
Misses Bois Wigton, of Hunts,
villd, Ala ,and Pleiohor Bailey,
of Richmond, attended the
Dance given by the young men
of Norton Friday night. While
ill Norton they were the guests
of Miss Mabel I! lines.
Itev. J. B. Craft went over to
tiate Cifj Friday afternoon,
where he united in marriage
Saturday morning al the home
of Nelson Horton, president of
the Kirst National Bank of Gate
[City, Miss Kllen Wright,daugh?
ter of M r and Mrs J.D Wright,
of Rye Cove, and a graduate of
Virginia Intertnoul College in
Bris(o), and Dr.R?gend Kugute,
of Bye Covo, who was formerly
clerk in the Kelly Drug Stou
in t he i lap.
M. C. McCorkle & Son have
recently organized the McCorkle
Lumber Company and charter?
ed it under the laws of Vir
ginin, The ofllcors of the com?
pany arc: M. C. McCorkle,
president and treasurer; W. K
Douglas, vice-president; M K
McCorkle.general manager and
secretary. Tins company has
purchased six thousand acres
of timber land in Dfckenson
County and will install al once
a large band mill to cut the
limber on this large boundary.
which will lako several years.
The followi ig girls and boys
will leave this week for sehn >ls
they are attending this winter,
after spending the holidays in
ilte (lap with their parents.
Misses Margaret Miller and
Bulb PrCSCOtt, for Bonn Hall,
in Chambersburg, Pa, Grace
Long for Stonewall Jackson, in
Abingdon. Lillian Wolfe, for
Badford Slate Normal. Mary
Skeo.i, Kathleen Knight and
Malt Brown for Martha Wash
lugtOll College at Abingdon
B?chel Craft and ciar.t Mc?
Corkle for Virginia Interment
at Bristol. Donald Proscott for
the University of Pennsylvania,
Henderson llorsley for V. P. 1.
nt Blacksburg. Sam Nickels
for Richmond Medical College.
Vivian Mouser for University
of Michigan.
The Lloyd Guild of Christ's
Church will meet at the home
of Mrs. A. D. Owens Thursday
ttftornuon at' three thirty. A
[full meeting requested.
Airs. Ralph flershey, of Pu
laski, hus been spending sever?
al duys in the (Jap with tier
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Putin.
Miss Ora Hush, of Bristol,
spent a few of the holidays in
the Qap visiting Miss Janet
Bailey.
Miss Georgia Kilbourn, of
Appaluchiu, spent the holidays
in tho Cap with her aunt, Mrs.
J. C. Kuller.
Clifford Kuller, of Hugo,
Okla., has been spending sever?
al days in the Cap with his
uncle, J. C. Kuller, who is very
ill with stomach trouble at his
home.
Mrs. Otis Mouser entertained
a large number of her friends
at her beautiful home oil Pop?
lar Hill last Friday afternoon
tu honor of Mrs. E. E. Goodloe's
guest, Mrs. Henry Goodloe, of
Koanoke.
Miss Margaret Miller was the
hostess of a lovely dance at her
home last Thursday night. A
victruln furnished music for the
occasion. During the evening
a delicious salad and ice course
were served. About twenty
were invited to be present.
The Stonega Cuke iV Ci.al
Company and Interstate Hail
road Company gave their em?
ployees u nice Christmas pres?
ent on Saturday before Chris
niiis, which was greatly ap?
preciated. All the married
men on the pay rolls received
live dollars ami the single men
two dollars and fifty cents. The
salried men also received a
substantial cash present at the
same time. These compnnii s
are highly commended, not on?
ly by their employ es,but by the
public in general .for their gen?
erosity.
Water Off One Day Last Week.
tin last Wednesday the reser?
voir was drawn down so as (o
make some small repairs
around the wasteway, and that
night there came heavy rains
washing debris over the intake
at the head of the lino. stopping
the inflow entirely. When the
Hood ran down so the water
could he turned in again an air
cushion developed beyond
Butcher's Hidge, the result of
vandals tampering with the air
vulvoa on the line. The storage
reservoir drawn down over half
lasted from Wednesday night I
until Saturday morning and
(ben gave nut entirely. The air
was let out by cutting a hole in
ti e pipe and the water came on
Saturday evening much to the
delight pf all.
Dr. 0. C. Honeycutt Weds.
I)r Crover Cleveland Houev
CUtt, the popular dentist of the
Gap and Miss Nannie Palmer,
of Speers Ferry, were married
Wednesday, December the
twentieth in the presence of a
few relatives and friends in the
parlor at Hotel Bristol, Bristol,
by Rev. I P. Martin, of Ahing
don, formerly of the Gap.
Thursday after the ceremony
(his popular young cougle re?
turned to the Gap, where Dr.
Honeycutt has purchased a cot?
tage on 0 illy Avenue, into
which they have gone to house?
keeping
Miss Retta Thompson En?
tertains.
Miss Hella Thompson, de.
Rightfully entertained a few of
hi r friends with one table of
Bridge and two tables of Five
Hundred at her home last Fri?
day afternoon from three thir?
ty to six o'clock iu honor of
Miss Janet Bailey's visitors.
Misses Fletcher Bailey, ofRich
inond, and Bess Wigton of
Huntsvillc, Al.t.
j Miss Hess Wigten mad.- the
j highest score al I he Bridge ta?
ble and won the prize, a box of
stationary, and Miss Florence
.MeCoriniok won the prize at
the Five Hundred Tables.
! A delicious salad course was
served consisting of crab salad,
fruit snled,celery,stuffed dates,
nut and lettuce sandwiches and
tea at die small tables to the
guests invited who ware: Mis?
ses Fletcher Bailey, of Rich
inohd, Bess Wigton, of Hunts
vi 1 lo, Ala., Beverly Taylor, of
White Gate, Elizabeth Ageo,
Virginia Beverly, Jor,s Mc
Corkle, Florence McCormick,
Louise Goodloe, Madge Muncv,
Mabel Willis, Janet Bailey and
'Mrs. James Cam bios (nee Miss
Margaret Bullitt).
WE WISH ALI, OF OUR CUSTOMERS A "HAPPY
NEW YEAR." WE THANK THEM KOK THE 1 KAUF.
THEY HAVE GIVEN US. WE HAVE TRIED O DE?
SERVE THEIR BUSINESS IN IHK PAS1 BY SELLING
RELIABLE HARDWARE AT AN HONEST PRICE.
THIS IS THE PLAN WE SHALL FOLLOW IN ALL
TIME ro COME. IT HAS SUCCEEDED IN THE BYGONE
YEARS) IT WILL BRING US NEW BUSINESS FRIENDS
AND CUSTOMERS IN THE YEARS TO COME.
OUR HARDWARE'S THE BEST) II STANDS IHK
TEST.
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Christinas Party.
Miss Juliet Knight and Miss
Fannie liny entertained yory
delightfully at Miss Knight's
home nu Thursday evening
with a Christmas party. The
evening was spent playing nu?
merous games. Music was fur?
nished on the Victrola. Al the
close id the evening Mrs.
Kmght served dainty refresh
Incuts!
Those who enjoyed the even?
ing were: Misses Finnic Pay,
Frances Long, Neil Marrs,
Adelaide Petti t, Helen McCor.
thick,* Margaret Hiirron, Mar?
garet Mathews and Georgia
Kilbouru. Messrs. William,
I'M ward and Gordon Goodloe,
William Long, Unfits Pdttit,
William [teS'erly, Dim Piers in
and ClifTord Smith.
WANTED
(>re miners at IrOndale mines.
Steady employment at good
wages.
Intormont Coal V Iron Corp.
EVER SALIVATED BY
CALOMEL? HORRIBLE!
Calomel Is Quicksilver and
Acts Like Dynamite On
Yrour Liver.
Calomel loses you a day! Voll
know what calomel is. It's
mercury ; quicksilver; (hilomel
is dangerous. It crashes into
sour bile like dynamite, cramp?
ing and sickening yoii. Culo-i
inel attacks the hones and!
should never he put into your
system.
When von feel bilious, slug ]
gish, coiistipaled and ad knock- :
ed out and believe yon. need aj
dose of dangerous calomel just
remember thai your druggist
sells for 00 cents a large hot
tie of podsoi?s Liver Tone,
which is entirely vegetable
anil pleasant to lake and is a
perfect substitute for calomel,
it is guaranteed to start your
liver without Stirling you ap
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! It makes
you sick the next day; it loses
you a day's work. Dodson's
Lives Tone straightens you
right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children because
it is perfectly harmless and
doesn't gripe.- adv.
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You can write SHORTHAND
from dictation
after only
TEN EASY LESSONS
as taught in a new way at
SMITH BROTHERS'
SHORTHAND SCHOOL
Wood Avenue
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Course completed in a
few months at a small
cost of 0NLY$1.5O A WEEK
thru enrolling this
month. Details upon
appli cat.ion.
BANKRUPT NOTICE.
In Hui IHM riot Court of tin- United
States lor the Western District of Vir?
ginia In llniikriiplcy.
In I lie luntlar of
M. Mulliiis.V Company
liauki not
IN r.A.NKIM I'lt'V
Tii; Oiu Creditors of M, Mulliiis.V c.
nauy, ul Itiir Slonu Oan, in tlib ( uiiiiiv ul
Wise and IJUtrict nl'orcsiild, llaiikrupti
Xolli e is hereby ill veil Dial oil tlio SlJnl
day of Deeonilicr, A IK, 11110. tHo said
,.\l Mulliiis.V i imiii.iny wee iluly adjudi?
cated b.inkni|il . And tin Ural inectliiij of
lilx creditors ill lie licM at the ullleb of
llullltl ami Chalklcy, in lll|> Stone
<ln|i, on I lie Ulli (lay nf .1.111
uaiy, A. II I'.?I7, at !l unlock hi the af?
ternoon, at which time, thii saiil crcdltora
may attend, prove lliclr claims, a|)|K)liit a
trustee, exahiihe the bankrupt,awl trans?
act sucli other business us may |iro|K>rly
coin,, before said nicci'mi*.
John ltolurts,
Itoferee in llankni|itcy.
This December '-"?Iii. IUI? Norton, Va.
Thousand! and ihott
samls cl women, who
have e\ er) thing that heart
could desire to make them
happy, are miserable on
account ot womanly trou?
ble. It you arc ol this
number, stop worrying,
and uive Cardui a trial.
It has brought health and
happiness to thousands.
TAKE
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ie Woman's Tonic
Mis. Dclphinia Chance
from Collins,
'I suffered terribly
m womanly doubles,
had five doctors, but
seemed I could not get
betler. I decided to
fgy Cardui. Alter I began
take it, 1 \;oi better
. cry day. Now I feel as
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