The Big Stone Gap post. [volume], December 04, 1918, Page 3, Image 3

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BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOK COUNTY (.'I. KHK
To Tho Voleni "f Wise Coniity:
I hereby announce myself ? Candidate
t..r the Office ?l County Clork of Wise
County, to bo filled by election in No
\ ember. 19111. luhjcol lo tbc action of the
Republican Party,
I pledge to tlie Voters and Citizen? of
s.iiil county, thai If i iim nominated and
elected Id said ?Hier, to faithfully and Im?
partially dlaohargo the duties of said of?
fice according to the requirements or the
law and to the beat of my ubtUly,
Yours very respectfully!
ItlCHMONO It. KOUKKTS.
FOIt COUNTY Cl.KHK
I hereby aunuiiticc my sol I a cnmlldatc
for Clerk of the circuit Court of Wise
county, subjeei to the Republican con
VentiOII, The work ol the otliee shall he
in lirst class at all limes iimlei my por
sonal supervision. All people will bo
treated with respcot and their business
promptly attended to.
Yours respectfully,
? J. It, OATUON
KOK TltKASCIIKK
At the request of a number of friends
I aiinounee myself a candidate tor the of.
liee of Treasurer of Wise coittlty, subject
10 the will ami aetiou of the Itepubllcan
party ut iis. convention or primary,
111 seeking this nominal ion. I hone,
ami do not think. I am asking too much at
Hie hands ol my party, and am wilting to
leave II to the judgment of the people as
10 my Ability and Illness for the position.
.1. II. IIAGY,
Imbodcii, Va
TOM TIIKASl It Kit
'l'i> the \'nt>ps ol \\ jse 1 tnuntj
I hereby jmntrancc myself 11 eandidato
for the Ofllce 01 Treasurer of Wise cou'n
tyj I" I mi tilled by eleotloii In Novoinbor,
lUlBj subject'to the action of the Itepub?
llcan part v.
Itcspcotfull).
lt. I ' IIAKHON.
Kult TUKASrttK.lt
To the Voters of Wise County:
I hereby announce myself as a eaudi
date for die office of < loiinty Treasurer of
Wise county, subject, however, Id tho ad?
don of the itepubllcan parly at their next 1
convention or primary If nominated and
elected to laid otliee. I expect to devote
my entile time and attention to the du ;
lies of slid office. Tlld voting precinct of
Norton has never before asked the lie
publicans of Wise county for a political
otliee.
I feel that I am entitled to lie nominal
eel for the said otliee. and promise that if
olectcd, I will endeavor to perform the
duties to the best of my ability, ami ac?
cording to law. T. M. PKl'PKH.
FOR SIIKK1KK
To the Voters of Wise County:
1 hereby announce niyicll a candidate
for re-election lor the OIllcO id Sheriff of
w ise county, subject to the action of the
Republican patty of said county. If I am
nominated aud olectcd to said ofllce, 1 w ill <
endeavor to serve the people as I have,
done in the past, in accordance with the
law* of Virginia, and to the best of my
ability. I am, yours respectfully,
<-lilTor?! Burchfield, of App?
lachiu, spent Thanksgiving Duy
in litt! Gap visiting Mr. und
Mrs ? K. Burchfield.
Miss Myrtle Clark, stenogra?
pher for the Snntliern Railway,
returned last week f um ICnox
ville where she visited for sev.
ernl (lays.
M'ss Annie Peyton, of Char
lotteBville, arrived in the Cap
Inst Tuesday, whore she will
Spend several weeks visiting
her aunt, Mrs. W. T. Goodloe.
Mrs. Harvey I). Brown, who
wont lo Middlcshnro. last week
to visit relatives, is ill with in?
fluenza at the hospital in that
city.
William T. Goodloe, dr.. has
accepted a position in the Sou?
thern Railway otlices at this
place.
The Ked Cross Work Room
will open Wednesday afternoon
I lecember Ith at 2:30.
The I'resbyterinn Ladies' Aid
Fancy Work Bazaar und mar?
ket of all kinds of good things
to eat at Mrs. D. C. Wolfe's
store Thursday afternoon, Dec.
5th. Fancy work will he, mi
display Wednesday.
Attorneys W. II. Bond and
1. N; Kilgore, of Wise, were in
the Cap last Friday on profes?
sional htisiuess.
Mrs. Vilus Wells spent a few
days in Bristol last week shop?
ping.
Mrs. Thomas F. Williams has
been coot:ned to her room for
several days with an attack of
influenza.
The Ladies' Aid Society of
the Baptist Church will meet
with Mrs B. J. Prescott,Thurs?
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
G. L. Taylor left Sunday
morning for Farmvillo, where
he went to attend a meeting of
tin- State Normal School Board,
of which ho is a member.
Messrs. L. T. Winston and .1.
Ninogar motored over to Bris?
tol Saturday, returning Sunday
night on the train.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Bailey en?
tertained with a delicious din?
ner nt their homo Sunday, T.
Irvine Centroll, Brownie Polly
and Curtis Bobbins.
The Comforts
and even Luxuries of Life are easy of attainment by
Youth in its vigor. But what about
Old Age?
What are you doing to provide Comfort (or that period
of your life when your earning power grows less? A
Bank Account is Comfort Insurance.
STRENGTH r-:' :-' tSERV.ICC.
?. INTERSTATE
//?E*TR"UST CO.
?CS.CARTiRip.Rtsi'fiENT- j:b,wAHpler,-CASHIER.'
Mrs. I). M. Ginlhnrspent hhv
oral day* laut week visiting her
mother. Mrs. 1). \V. Littrell in
Rye Cove.
Mrs. F.rnest Mnrrell spoilt
several days in Kriet.pl last week
visiting friends.
Mi?s Alice Warren, of App i
Inchiu, spent tin- week tiiul m
the Gup the guest of her cousin,
Miss Mary Akers.
Mrs. Walter Martin, of .lohn
S4iii i'iiy, is visiting her sister,
Miss Myrtle Clark, in lite (lap.
Claude Black, of Knoxville,
spent a few days tu I he Gap
tliis week with his sist.-r, Mrs
II Brannnn, cnrouln in Miami,
Florida, where he and his moth?
er will spend the winter.
In the casualty list last week
appears the name id" Krwiti I.
Sampson as having died from
disease und that of Jessen
Chandler as having been wound?
ed, both being from Big Stone
Gup.
The U. L>. C. will meet with
.Mrs. C. C. Cochrau next Tues?
day dt 3 o'clock.
Mrs. lt. B. Alsover will be
hostess to the Lloyd Guild ol
Christ ?Hurch Thursday at 3:1)0
o'clock.
J. L. Gambles and family,
who are moving from their
home in Ixingspoi t to the (hip
this week will occupy the Pollv
residence on Swuhee Avenuj,
vacated by J. K. Taggart.
E. N, Hawkes, who has been
employed hero for the past four
years at the Extract Plant, has
bought a farm near Bristol and
is moving bis family there this
week.
Mr. aud Mrs. Ernest Hall, of
Slouega, was visiting iu the (lap
a few hours .Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. J, B. Wamplor and little
daughter, Sue, returned lo tlie
(lap Sunday night from Gate
City, where they spent several
days visiting relatives.
Gub Tulley, who is employed
with the Stonega Coke & Coal
Company at Hunbar, spent Sun?
day in town visiting his sister,
Mrs. W. T. lludgens.
Misses Fay Ely and Kittio
Gilly, of Pennington Gap,spent
Saturday aud Sunday at Cadet
visiting the family of Charlie
Harbor.
Mrs. Maude Manning and lit?
tle son, Carl, left Saturday morn?
ing for Knoxville, where they
will spend two weeks visiting
relatives.
Mrs. C. G. Watts, of Norton,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
town visiting her sister, Mrs.
Tulmngo Counts. Mr. Watts is
in Richmond, Va., taking a de?
gree iu Masonry.
Mr. anil Mrs. L. Q. Litton and
little son, of Jonetrville, arrived
in the Gap Saturday and will |
spend several weeks here visit?
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. R. Perry.
Any one who wishes to do?
nate to the Presbyterian Ladies
Aid Society will please leave
their donations at Mrs. D. C.
Wolfe's store by Wednesday
af torn jon for the bazaar Thurs?
day.
Dewey Bailey, 6 f Glinger,
and Marvin Bailey, of Lancas?
ter, S. C, who are in training
in the officers training camp at
Hurrogute, Tenn., spent a few
days in tlie Gap this week with
relatives.
Airs. Harry Brarinon and
three little children returned lo
their home in tho Gup Friday
from a few weeks visit to rela?
tives in Knoxville.
Mrs". K. B. Mousejr _?nd daugb.
ter," Mis* Sarah, left Monday
afternoon " for Sp'artnnburg,
S3. 'C, whore they will make
their, home Ibis'.winter with
Mr. Mouser, who is u salesman
for-the Stpaega- Coke nud Codi
Company...
'Lieut, 'nod Mrs. Joshua F.
?ullitt, Jr.",lore now at home in
Montgomery, Alu.. w hero
Lieut. Bullilt is un instructor in
the Aviation Corps. While on
their bridal tour they spent a
few days with Major j F. Bui
litt, Sr., in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. ai'd Mrs. Honry Lane
and two. children, Henrietta
and Barren, of Hy? Cove, camel
over to the Cap Sunday night,
where they will spend a few
days with Mrs. Lane's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ii. I*. Barron.
Mrs. Lucinda Legg, wife of
1). W. Legg, died at her homo
near Oretoii on November l lth
at the age of 71 years. Before
her marriage she was a daugh?
ter of Jahne (jollier,'of Turkey
Cove! She leaves a hushand,
three sons and two daughters
to mourn their loss.
l>r. ami Mrs. J. \V. Kelly en?
tertained ai Thanksgiving din?
ner, Missy.-, Edith, Inez, and
Kale ('hern . Mrs. T. M. Ch. try,
K. F. and Dickniisnu Kl.u ,
i.f Norton. Mis Cnrriv A d,' -
son of Wise and Mis \V ill,
PUmter, "I this place.
Miss Dorothy Owens enter.
Lamed wilh two tiihies iif hearts
at Imme on last Friday night.
Those present weit: Milser;
Bruce skeen, Christine Miller,
Adelaide Pettii; Messrs (lordon |
Qopdloe,William B. verb') , Dnh.
and J itiitiiy Pierson.
J. K. Tngg'ai t w ill move his
fiiiml) litis week frmii the (lap
In Norton, where he I.lily
accepted a position as general
malinger ol the Norton Coal
Company The penple uf the
Gap regret very much to lose
Mr. Taggart and his most esti
maple family from their initial
''GlofioUS girlhood, gorgeous-1
ly gowned" might aptly he used
to describe the chorus of "When
Dreams Come True " The girls!
tin- till young and pretty and!
the gowning is said to be the.
most elaborate that over graced
a musical eomtnody. Ainuzu
Theater. Tuesday, Dec. ID.
Mrs. A. 13, Homer has as her
guest, her sister and little son,
of Chicago.
W. 11. Nicklos, Jr., spent Fri?
day and Saturday in Bristol on
busineas:
In this isssiie will he found
the announcement for county
clerk of Hon. ..lohn 11. Odtron,
Mr. Cation is well known to a
majority of the renders of the
Post and if he is elected to this
position he will, no doubt, per?
form the duties of this office in
an entirely satisfactory man
nor. He is an ex-member of
the stale senate.
Professor Vernon A. Jones,
principal of the East Stone < lap
School, has accepted the posi?
tion of cashier of the Red Cross
Christmas Roll Call, of the l?g
Stone Gup Chapter. He will
have charge of the office work
at the Roll Call Headquarters
in the Government Building
during tho month of December,
Flnnnry Gilly, of Dry den,and
Worloy Gilly,of East Stone (lap,
have bought the Geb. Soweit
and Bruce Moore properties
near tho L, i!t N. Depot and
have moved their families into
same in order to he near their
employment. Flannry is em?
ployed with the engineers of
the Stonega Coke & Coal Com
pany while Worley is in the
livery business.
0. C. Kelly, secretary ami
general manager of tho IV m
Leo Coal Coporation, tho mines
of which are located at Penn
ington Gap, has sold hir. inter?
est in tho company to J. B. Lan
niughan, of Pennington Gap,
who will take Mr. Kelly's placo
with the company. Messrs.
W. H. Polly, of Penninton Gap
and J. B. Wampler, of this
place, are also interested in this
company, which is doing a pro?
fitable coal mining business.
Elsewhere in this issue will
he found the announcement of
R. P. Barron for tho office of
Treasurer of Wise County, sub?
ject to the action of the Repub
lician party. Mr. Barron was
treasurer of the county several!
years ago and made one of the
best tho county.ever had, and it
is needless to say that if he is
elected to this position he will
give entire satisfaction.
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From Choice y
Stock
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you expect by cooking to rgj
make a roast of any kindj^J
tender and juicy. XhesclSI
qualities must be in -thc[j=j
[H meat when it is killed. Beef, Pork, Mutton or Lamb 121
ley Roasts when bought from us are ^|
Tender, "Juicy and Delicious
|e?J We must positively know this before wo offer them foi v^j
W sale. Isj
Also Fresh Fish and Oysters %
Hisel's Meat Market 1
In Polly Building, Big Stone Gap. Virginia fjoj
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