The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], January 09, 1918, Page 3, Image 3

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

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Arm yourself against Grippe. Influenza, Bronchitis,
Cold in the head, Catarrh and Pneumonia. Many
a serious illness begins with a simple cold that you
can guard against by carrying with you a package of
Rexall Cold Tablets
Stop the cold and you stop the risk of sickness with
its dangers and expense. Rcxall Cold Tablets are a
most reliable and convenient remedy. Thirty tablets
in a package, price 25c.
KELLY l>RUO COMPANY
Zj/io ffioxail Store
BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA
LOCAL ITEMS.
Krank Buker Buent Sunday
at Middlesboro with friends.
Airs. S. P. Fleeuor lias been
spending several days at 1'ttr
dee with her daughter, Mrs.
God I'edts. wln> has been very
ill.
I Mrs. 8. W, Wax has been |
spending several days visiting
relatives in Bristol.
Mr. and Mrs. II. S. Benjamin
returned Sunday from New
York Gitiy, where they spent
the Holidays with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Best and
children returned Wednesday
to their homo in tho Gap from
u three weeks visit to relatives
in Khoxville
Miss Lucitu Stttinp, <>f Ghil-j
howie, has blieil spending sev?
eral dnys in the Gap visiting
Mrs. Alex Bean.
j Col. I). 1'. Hyatt, of Johnson
City, is spending ti few dttys in
tho Gap with Mrs. Hyatt at
the home of J. II. Mathews;
A number of t h o soldier
boys, who a re stationed til
Camp Lecij spent a few days in
tho Gap lust week with home
folks They wore Clayton Ca
WO?d j Hoy Hanks, . I ames Yeary
and Karl Willis.
Bide with Dae. Hill in his
new Monte Vista Uns which
loaves hotel 7:1."> a 111, and 11:30
' p. hi. daily except Sunday lot
AppalnChin,
Mr. and Mrs. .1. Ii. Dougherty
had as their gtieSls Christinas
Day, Mr. and Mrs. N D. Press
ly and sun Dorras, of Norton,
Mr. and Mrs. ('. N. Davidson,
of Siohcgu.
Miss Caroline Llhoads, who
for Ihe past few mouths has
been Kindling in Washington,
returned hist week id her homo
in the Gap for a few weeks vis?
it to her pal cuts.
Miss Maud.- Oultl, of Norton,
spent ti few days in the Gap
lust week with her cousin, Mrs.
.1. A Gilmer, anil Mrs. 11. I,
Tay lot
John Henry Johnson, of Gale
City, spent a few days in ihu
Gap lust week, tho guest of his
uncle ami aunt, Geh. and Mrs.
B. A. Ayers.
Misses Grace and Myrtle
Wolfe spent a few days in Ah
iugdon last week, where they
took the civil Serviceexomina
tton Saturday for it clerical
position in Washington.
' Miss Kathleen Litton, of Dol,
spent a few days at Norton last
week with Miss Maudo Ould.
Miss Elizabeth Sprinkle, who
spent the Holidays with home
folks at Wilder, returned to ihe
Gap Friday. Her sister, Mis.
Delia, came with her and spent
I a few days in ihe Gup.
Sergeant and Mrs. Jus. B.
Marks ttioe Miss Bet tu Thump
son i returned to the Gap Thurs?
day from a few dais bridal
tour to Boatioke, where they
visited Sergeant Marks parents.
The Camp Fite Girls of the
Gup made the Christmas of u
? destitute family of iho Gap,
; very happy by carrying bix
.large baskets of provisions,toys
and fruits down lo them Christ
in as JO vo
Miss Ida Milker spent Sutur
I day and Sunday tu Kose Hill
visiting her sister, Mrs. N.
SeaU.
Mrs. J. B. Wamplor and little !
i daughter Sue, returned Sunday j
i from a few weeks visit to rela-!
5lives in Gate City anil Bristol.'
Mrs. J. D. Woodruff a n d
daughter, Miss Minnie, of John
Bon Oily, are visiting son and
brother, QharlcB M. Woodruff,
in the Cap this week.
S. W. Wax was burned badly
Sunday noon about bis faee by
an explosion of the k;?s, which
bad formed in the stove while
he was at church, which he had
stirred itp-on returning home.
s. p. I-'leenor lids been appoin?
ted Explosive Liedling Agent
! by the Department ?( the Inte?
rior, Bureau of Mines.
Walter Nick?ls, Jr., who has
been spending several days in
tho Gap with his parents, und
who in tho I'. S; Navy, returned
\ to the 1'. s. s. Louisana.
kJOuillcil 'iilly has accepted a
I position as assistant cashier with
11lie Interstate finance & Trust
('onipany at this place.
Sergeant Harry .lessee return?
ed to Camp Loo Tuesday morn?
ing after a few days in town
with homefolks.
Bebt. S. (irr, of Peniiington
(?up, wtts a visitor in town last
Friday i
S. M. liolbrook, of Dante,
spent l ist Friday in the (hip on
business.
Mr. and Mis. C. B. Wygal, of
Joncsvillc, were visiting in town
the latter part of last week.
I. T. Gilly, of Rogorsviile,
arrived in town Monday to ac?
cept a position in the general
olliae of the Stonegtl Coke & coal
Com pithy lit this place for a
couple of; indhtlis, when In.1 will
rot urn to Rogorsviile to resume
work on his far in.
The Lloyd Guild of Christ
Episcopal Church will moot
Thursday at I p. in. at the homo
of Mrs. I). B. Pierson.
Boy. J. M. Smith will preach
at Blue Springs School House on
next Sunday afternoon tit three
o'clock.
A inessage was received in tho
Cap by Mrs. I). H. Bruce and
family of tho death of their
cousin, Clinton H?ge, son of F..
A. Huge, which was caused by
pneumonia Sunday morning at
their home in Hate City.
Mi.-s Rosn Bruce has resigned
her position its book-keeper for
Singer Sewing Machine Company
at Norton and has accepted a
position in the ollice of the
Stonegn Coke and Coal Company
at this place.
Mrs. W. B. Wren and two
attractive children, of Chilhowie,
are spending n few days with
Mr. Wren at the Monte Vista
Hotel this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Peck and daugh?
ter Miss Mabel), returned to
their homo in Terro Haute, Ind.,
last Tuesday after .spending sev?
eral days in the dip with Mr.
and Mrs. VV. B. Peek.
P. II.Kennedy, the town treas?
urer, whose health has not been
very good for some time, has
employed d.W. Potter to collect
the water rent due the town for
the fourth ((ttarter of last year.
Josh Bullitt, Jr., who has
been spen ling several days in
the Cap with his sisters, Mrs.
.1. W. Chalkley and Mrs. R. E.
Taggart, left Thursday for
Princeton, where ho is in train?
ing in Princeton Aviation.
School. He expects to be soot]
to a Training School in Texas
soon.
Misses Kathleen Knight and
lir?co Skceh returned to Abing
don last Thursday, where they
are attending School at Martha
Washington College.
MissosGrace Long, Nellie Ilor
slev and Lillian Head returned
to Abingdou tho past week,
where they are attending school
[at Stonewall Jackson College.
Monte Vista Hotel Hits leaves
Ihotel at 7:4f> a. in, nod 3:30 p.
in. daily except Sunday f?rAp
palaehia and solicitu passen
gers
Master Ralph Taggart has
been very sick for several days.
Lieut. Thomas K. Cochrun, of
Camp Lee, spent a few day- in
town last week visiting his par?
ents. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Co, h
ran.
Mr-. Dr. W. ti. Painter has
been very sick for several day*,
hut is some better ui this time.
Misses Crunk-hank and Nell
Marrs, of Loo Baptist Institute
of Peniiington Cap, spent Tues?
day in the Cap with friends.
Dr. Smith, of the Abingdou
Hospital, spent a few days in
the (lap hist week.
Dr. .1. YV. Kelly returned Sun?
day night from Camp Meade,
i.Mil., Where he spent a few days
I with his son Creed, who is in
! training t here.
j Mr. and Mrs. Olms. C, Cort
tight and three children were
called to Ciiilhowie Saturday oii
account of the death of Mrs.
Cartright's lather, which was
Caused by his falling on the rail?
road track and being run over
by a frieght train.
Miss Marie Maxwell and half
sister, Dorothy Riley, returned
to the Cap Monday night from
: Roanoke, where they spent (lid
Holidays with relatives,
I). D. Sizer, tho new county
ngent, has leased Rev. J. I!.
Craft's residence adjoining the
Baptist parsonage, ami h n s
i gone to housekeeping, his fatui?
ty having returned with him
! after the holidays]
j The many friends in the Gap,
of Rev. Cordon Lee Harwell,
I who assisted Rev, \V. J. Al
friend, the Kpiscopnl Minister
in the Cap last Spring, will be
interested to know that ho is
now ah instructor ;it Ellington
Aviation Field near Houston
Texas. His mother, Mrs Stella
Harwell, who is visiting friends
in the Cap, expects to join him
soon in Texas.
The publis will be benefit ted
by passenger service between
Big Stone Cap and Appalachia
as the Monte Vista Hotel Bus
leaves hotel tit 7:45 a. m. and
3:30 p in daily except Sunday.
NOTICE.
I am agent for all the leading
magazines and publications and
solicit your subscipt ions, whet ti?
er you want to renew or sub
scribe. 1 can give you as low
a rate as any one. 2t
Clifford Smith.
FOR SALE
My six room residence near
the Ball Park. Lot 90 by 155
feet, with fruit trees and good
garden. Price $1G50.00. Good
torms can be given. Call and j
seo it.
D. E. Allen
Mrs. Marion Slemp Dead.
Lust Saturday morning i ho
community was shocked over the
unexpected death of Mrs. Manou
Slemp, who lived down in the
Core near Olinger, which oc?
curred at the residence of Mr.
Slemp's brother, Hugh Slemp,
here in the Cap, where she was
operated Oil two weeks ago.
Her remains were taken down
to her iionic Saturday afternoon
and were hurried Sunday after?
noon in the old Slemp Grave?
yard in the presence of a large
number Of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Slemp, who was twenty
seven years old a n d three
months, was Miss Hertha Btircll
elt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
William BurchoU, who live
twelve miles below ? JollCSVille,
and was ti faithful member of
the Baptist Church all hot lifo"
Bev. J. B. Craft, pastor of lite
Baptist Church of the Gap,
preached her funeral.
Mrs. Slemp is survived by her
husband and two small daughters
Olio live and the other two years
bid, her parents four sisters and
three brothers and a host of
friends who mourn their loss.
Contribution Received with
Thanks.
Mr. C. S. Carter, president of
the Board of Trade, i- in receipt
of the following letter from the
president of the Canadian Bank
of Commerce, of Halifax, lo
whom he sent the funds raised
a t the lie lie Ii I entertainment
hold r.ntlv at the Amti/u
Theatre lor Ihe hem-lit of the
Halifax suHcrcrs:
Dear Sir :?
Your letter of loth instant
a fjord 8 us very real pleasure,
and we bee you will in as pub?
lic a mannet' as possible assure
till the people interested how
deeply their kind !bought and
action are appreciated in this
stricken city.
Wedding Announcement.
Mr. ami Mrs. E. K. Dennis
announce the marriage of their
daughter. Mollie, lo Mr. Jesse
I'oole Hamilton, January third,
nineteen hemlred and eighteen,
Blackstone, V irginiii,
Mr. and Mrs. IS. K. Dennis,
formerly Hved in ihe (lap, but
moved a few months ago from
I heir home above Last Stoiie
Gap to BltiCKStone, where the
above wedding took place. Mr.
and Mrs. Hamilton will make
KaslStonc Gap 1 heir home, which
is the home of Ml. Hamilton.
WA NT Kl)?Highest ti a s II
prices paid lor fal cattle.
K. A HA BN KB,
Big Stone Gap, Va.
notici;
Bible Soiiool at Ihe Ohurcli of
Christ Lord's day at ten a. in.
Breaching at eleven. All tile in -
hers are urgently requested lo
be present at this service, us
some work of vital importance
lo the church is t<< he considered
at thi- hour.
.1. N. Wolfe,
Minister.
11 is rumored that Kx Czar
Nicholas of Russia lias escaped
from Siberia find) his whin a
bouts is unknown. Kerensky
also has faded from view. Leu
ine and Trotsky will probably
soon join the disappearing pro?
cession. Such is the destiny
of dictators in Russia.
How's This i
We offer One Hundred CoDsIr)
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure.
V. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
we, ti.*- undersigned, have known F, J.
Cheney for the Iuhi If, years, anil believe
tiim oerfectly honorable In all business
transactions and lluan<-latly able to carry
Out any obligation* made bv bu (Inn.
NATIONAL, BANK or COMMERCE.
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh f'nrn Is taken Internally,
actlnK dlre.-tly upon the blood and mu?
cous surfaces or Ititf svslern. Testimonials
s?nt free. I'rlce 76 cents per bottle. Sold
-v nil Druggists.
Tttk. Hill ? family I'l l, .or "KlUpatloa.
J, E.HORSMAN, Florist
DOOLEY, VA.
Tolophono 1030 Norton, Va.
Another reminder not to forget us when
in need of Klowera for any occasion
Hoses. Violets, Sweot I'caa, firehiilH, Car
uations. Chrysanthemums anil I'? itte.il
Planta. Corsage work and Kloral Designs
a .Specialty. Out of town ordors tilled
promptly by Parcel Post, Special Deliv?
ery, Kxpress or Telegraph.
DEERING DISK HARROW
The fanner of today has come to realize that progress in
the world's attains depends largely oh the proper advance?
ment of agricultural methods and kindred pursuits. He must
pay closer attention to the proper tillage of the soil and to the
correct preparation of the seed bed. This is on** of the rea?
sons why he should he particularly interested in the disk
harrow. He realizes that this instrument is revolutionizing
farm methods and that by its use he can force the soil to
yield its full share where it formerly produced little.
This implement can be scon at our store and we invite
your inspection.
Hamblen Brothers
Hardware and Groceries
BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA
Corn Feed
ihn
Pork
This little pig got so round [j?j
and so fat, fSJ
Eating corn on the cob and lj|J
such as that,
Iiis life was cut short, as [Si
his curly tail. M
And now we have got hi in |m
here "FOR SALE." fSl
(ey Nothing so tempting as W
ttonst Pork with Spiced Apples
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Yo can lind here any portion of the pig.
* Nisei's IVIeat Market 1
Sj In Polly Building. Big Stone Gap. Virginia ?
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FOR ALL KINDS OF WORK
Timber Cutters, Swampers, Track Men,
Lumber Handlers, etc. Good wages, bonus
o regular men, pay whenever you want it.
PAUL CLINE, General Manager,
Dungannon Lumber Company, Inc.
Dungannon, Virginia.