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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

The town council iii looking into
the matter of an increase in the
water supply find two good springs
on the farm of Mr.. w. o. Whitman
on the side of Rich mountain that
can he utilized. These springs are
three hundred feet above the level
of the reservoir and can be had for
500 per annum. 1t is excellent wa.
ter and will no doubt be taken.
There is, of course, great danger
that the cholera, now rayaging the
old world, may reach America. but
most stringent measures of quaran-
tine have been adopted and if pre-.
cautions can keep it out we are
safe. The President is to bs com.
mended for requiring certain ves-
sells to remain in quarantine for
twenty days, but as he did it with.
out warrant Of law it would have
been best to convene Congress to
take action.
Talton Hall was executed at Wise
Q. H., on Friday last, in accordance
with his sentence. Three or four
thousand people were present
though the execution was of course
private. He had little to say as he
was almost overcome, though he
requested Of his sister that no one
should suffer because of his taking
off. 1t is to be hoped that this ter.
rible example will have q salutary
effect upon tho lawless men in that
section or keep them across the
Kentucky line.
The NEWS goes to press before
the hanging of the poor negro, Bill
Davis, which occurs today in the
public square in rear of the court
house, where the gallows has been
erected in an enclosure about TWEEN.
ty feet square. Only tho few allow
ed by law will be admitted and
even that number will be more than
desire to be present. Except that
all good citizens approve of the
carrying out of the jury's verdict
there is no desire to have the crea.
ture killed. The matter is seldom
referred to and we hope that it will
not be necessary for many years to
come to bave similar occurrence
i'll our peaceful midst.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

Vixen Baby was sick, wo gavo her Castoria
When she was Child she cried for Castorln-
Whom she became Miss, sho cluns to Cnstorin
When sho had Children, sho gavo them Castoria-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09
\ NEW COMPANY ORGAN.
+ lied.

The Black Wolk Land Association
was organized on Sept. lst with q
paid up. capital of $4,000. James
OKeeffe, president; w. b. Morton,
secretary and treasurer; Board of
Managers, James O'Keeffe, w, b.
Morton, A. st. Clair, Jas. Il. Dudley.
Jno. I. Linkous.
This company will manufacture
and ship coal and coke from the Po.
cahontas vein and is Tazewell CON.
pany with the principal Office at Ora
ham, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09
NOTICE.

Having sold my interest in the
firm of A. B. Buchanan u Co. to
Messrs. Lynch Bros, am now
ready to settle up the business of
the old firm. This means all, pone
excepted. I have been seven years
getting these accounts scattered,
but I don't expect to be that long
collecting them.
Plense como forward at once and
save mo frcm "dunning" you as
want to collect at once.
A. b. BUCHANAN,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

Preston Crcwe, tho insane color
ed man who WAS brought to the Jail
on Friday last from Pocahontns,
died the next day. The verdict Of
the coroner'S .lnry was TO the effect
that he came to his death from the
rupture of /, blood vessel caused 6y
his own violence in his cell.
The Headlight man has had the
timerity to unearth that spoiled
chestnut that Tazewell would he
"as well' without the T. If tho
name of our town is to be cut at
one end by the posto(llce depart
ment and at tho other in the house
of its friends, better call it Nix"
for short.
The fastest trotter in the world
Is Nancy Hanks ut 2.C54 and the
fastest PAGER in the world is Hal
Pointer at 2.054. Both horses have
made these wonderful records just
recently. Both were in harness to
a 62a pound sullly. He who says
that the mile will never be made in
two minutes must admit that il is
being approached.
The two most important sales of
real estate in town of recent date
are those of the residence of Mr..
Joseph Stras to MIR. A. T. Gillespie
for $500 and the residence OF
EIrs. Rose SPOTS to MIR. Joseph S.
Moss for $500. The latter is the
dover interest of Mrs. SPOTS in her
late husbands estate and includes
about twenty acres of land.
| People visiting the Fair this year
will be astonished at the vast
amount Of work that has been done
on the grounds since last they we're
there. New territory has been add
ed, the track extended to full half
mile, necessitating cuts and fills, {,
new grand stand erected afTording
a full view of track and grounds,
new stalls built, and in fact new
place made of the old. Let all the
people come.
A column in the Headlight is
hereafter to be edited by Miss Josie
Smythe and to be devoted to the
canse of the prevention of Cruelty
to Animals" All honor TO her whose
heart, we know, is i'll the work OF
educating human brutality out of
its selfish disregard of the suffering
ofcreatnres more intelligent and re
sponsive to kindly consideration
than itself. There are in other sec
tions of tile country societies organ
lied and publications issued to this
end, and, if poor brute creation
could know it, its gratitude would
be shown. Miss Smythe would glad
~ receive reports, giving names,
places, dates and circumstance OF
cruel treat ment Of animals.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09
st. Oltns Dnnce Cured. WIZ

BAN ASpREAs Col, February. 1850.
Ely boy, Ii years old. was so effected bv ST.
si.us Dapco that ho could not go to echool for
swp years Two bottios OF Pastor Kocnig's Ncryo
Iohio restored his health, and ho is now attoud.
ins oonooi asain. MlCHAEL O'CONNEI.
BALTIMORE, Juno, lS1o
used Pastor Koenie's Nerve Tonic for merry.
Gus trouble cauaed by ovefwork and found Il
ail that it 10 claimed to be. After usinc ono hot
t.e 1t Lad tho dcSired effect and can truly rce.
ommohd it to all suffering like com plant M
really wonderful remedy. sAhII, TrTREW.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, Oct, TO- 80
For seven ycere my cldost daughter had fnint.
ing speiis and spasms. Last June sho took tho
nrst OF Pastor Kocnig's Norve Tonic, and since
That tino thoy hsve entirely ceased.
JOHN GLlOECKNI.R
EnEE 81 "a Valuable Rcok ON Nervous
Us hYD bS ptseHses sant FREQ to any addr0sg,
ESS b 6nd poor patiants also obtain
u 6HE1n nu this medicine free OF Charge.
Thia remedy has been prepared by tho Reverend
Anow prepared unaora ais direction by tho
KOgNiG aEgss. Gc.s Chicago, III.
Sold by Drn,,gists q. 81 pcr Eott,o. for So,
largo aiGo, :sS.76. 0BottIos for So.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

The following is part of an inter.
Wow had with Bill Davis by the
Lynchburg News the other day,
"Two Lynchbnrg jail birds have
hung me. They are we'll known hore,
and were the toughest characters in
Poca. ] couldn't be as mean as they
are, if l tried. But 1 forgive them.
and would do 'em a favor now il l
could"
"Have you given up all hopei"
"Oh, yes. If 1 had been Buffalow,
who murdered q man in Poca, and
had been able to pay lawyer. 1
would have been free long ago, though
L ought to be punished some. Coe.
burn committed cold blooded muir.
der in Poca, but he got clear-he
had friends with money. I'm poor
ignorant negro, and have neither. II
[ could have got petition before
Governor Mckinney he might have
helped me. but it's too late now. He
is Christian man, but nobody has
asked him to save me. Of course he
won't now.
"But let me say this" continued
Davis, "and be sure to remember it
[ will die Christian, and Ill make
u speech on the scaffold next Friday,
and I'll say that two witnesses swore
to lies and caused my death.
II don't know what time in the
day they'll hang me-" coolly continu.
ed Davis. "but 1 hope you'll call
around Wednesday and tell me good
bye before / CO."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

DIRECTORS MEETING.
There will be meeting OF tho
Board OF Directors of Yazewoll High
School in the building at IL o'clock,
Sept. 10th (tomorrow).
H. M. SMYTnE,
Ex.officio Chairman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09
.LOCAL aND GENERAL
NEWS BRIEFS.


Mr.. Il. D. Gillian, of New River,
has moved to Tazewell to become IA
citizen.
Messrs Hubert and Fred Raven
were up from Ricllands the day be
fore yesterday.
Tickets for the knights Templar
ball and banquet are Tor sale at I.
Frank Il Cos store.
Several young county men left
this week for a session at Emory
and Henry College.
1t is estimated that 100000 per
sons fave died in Russia recently
from Asiatic cholera.
Rev w. A. Simmons has closed a
successful meeting at Concord
church on Clear Fork.
Miss Effie Woolwine, who had
been visiting Mrs. Hargrave, has
returned to Pearisburg.
Rev. John e. Naif has returned
from a visit to Washington county
by way Of a short vacation.
There will be preaching in tho
Baptist church Sunday night by the
pastor, Rev. w. A. Simmons.
Messrs. I. Frank & Co. have re-
ceived a large invoice of trunks in
time for young people starting for
college.
The complete iron front is up on
the three story Masonic> building,
which gives it u very attractive ap-
pearaEce.
Mr.. Il. r. Suffers, late of the Ora
ham Headlights in editorial charge
of the Blueiield Railway and Min
ing Journal.
For tho first time Labor Day, the
new holiday, was observed Monday,
only, however, here by the closing
of the banks.
Mr.. Odor, of Pocahontas, is evi-
dcntly not Il bad one, since he sold
165 railroad tickets the other day
in half an hour.
Rev. Mr.. Savage preached at
Stras Memorial Church. Sunday IL.
m, for the first time since his re
turn from Europe.
The Bristol Courier says: 1t is
doggoned hard to live a Christian
life these days especially when a
man don't half try.
Dave Freeman, who was brought
from PocalontaS us IL crazy man,
was taken on to the PeallSburg Jail
for lack of room here.
Miss Mamie Higginbotham, "a
graduate of last year, will be a
member of the faculty of tie Taze-
we'll Female Seminary.
Miss Laura Lyons, who has spent
the summer here, returns this week
TO Lenoir, Tennessee, to resume
charge OF her school there.
Granted good weather on the
Goth. 2lst, 22nd and 23rd and the
people in attendance upon the Taze-
we'll Fair cannot be counted.
Miss Ella Albro, formerly princi-
nal of music department. in the
Seminary, has gone to Culpeper G.
FL. to accept a similar position.
Mr.. III. NJ. Smythe will move his
family to Graham and his house at
Kelly be leased to Mr.. Duval, re-
lief agent OH the Clinch Valley.
About sixteen miles Of track lay.
ing on the Ohio extension of the
Norfolk and Western remains to be
done before Chicago and Norfolk
are connected.
Everything remains quiet at Po
cahontas though the miners strike
is still on. Nearly half the men
are at work with other companies
in the coal field.
Prof. j. A. Leslie, of this place
and last year principal Of Richlands
High School. has been elected prin
cipal of Tazewell High School for
the ensuing session.
Although the Third party refused
to nominate him, MIR. Samuel New
berry will run for Congress on it's
platform, Mr.. Snavely having de
cided not to accept the nomination.
Miss Eva jones is back in Taze.
u
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

instead of being made good ut
once nns, saving the expensive work
that has been done, that part of
tho road belonging to the county
between town and the depot, is be-
ing patched after Il fashion.
Circuit Court is still in session,
Judge Morrison sitting for Judge
Williams. Judge Morrison meets
here u number Of old friends, who
are glad to have him with them, and
makes new ones of acquaintances.
Misses Jessie O'Keeffe and Lucy
Henry left for Abingdon, Wednes
day, the former to enter Martha
Washington College and the latter
Stonewall Jackson Institute. They
were accompanied by MIR. Hugh
O'Keeffe.
To rise in the morning with a had
taste in the mouth and no appetite,
indicates that the stomach needs
Strengthening. For this purpose.
there is nothing better than an oc-
casional dose of Ayers Pills taken
at bed time.
The Pulaski News Review makes
the startling announcement that IL
vein of coal 100 feet thick has been
discovered near that town. Docs
the News-Review stick to it or will
it take off a few inches as the un
covering goes on
In tho series of fights in New Or.
leans McAuliife whipped Myers in
the light weight contest. Dixon
knocked out Skelly in the feather
weight fight, and the worlds cham.
pion, John l.. Sullivan, was badly
done for by Corbett.
Under the late appropriation for
Tazewell county roads Mr.. A. j.
Steele secured contracts for Mead.
anizing several miles at 50, $50 per
mile. His work is in two sections,
one east of town and the other west.
So the beginning has been made.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-09-09

Ripans Tabules: gentle cathartic.
Ripans Tabulcs oure indigestion.
Ripans Tabulcs euro torpid liver.
Ripans Tabulcs ouro bad breath.
Ripans Tabules at druggists.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-01

low, parchmentlike countenance, and shak-
ing me off impatiently he said, with an
ugly grim
keep quiet, my lad; you and had bet
ter be friends. For there is much at stake
for both of us IL we agree. The master al
lowed me to take shelter in his stable last
night, and l thank the spirits that he did
So"
1t was evident from his words that the
old man had, like myself, heard the words
spoken by the animals, and I realized at
orce that / must submit to all he might
ask, even If it were to share with him the
wealth which hoped to obtain from the
stones of Plouhnec. had surmised right,
and, after short discussion, we finally de-
cided upon going together on the vigil of
st. Sylvester to the Bay of Plouhincc, and
If we really found that the words of the
OK had been true, to unite our efforts and
to- carry away all we could gather Of gold
and precious gems.
During the week which followed this
eventful night lived as one in a dream.
and on the 3lst of December l was almost
sick with anxiety and expectation. at IL
o'clock on the vigil of St. Sylvester I
started, accompanied by old Kerrick, for
the Bay of Piouhinec. The weather was
very cold and the waves were rolling
heavily with n deep roar upon the beach
eighty feet below the cliffs along which we
were walking All around us rose huge
piles of Menhirs and Dolmens, sacred
Druidical stones of the times of the Gauls.
looking ghostly, weird and terrible in the
fitful rays of the moon, which now and
sgain was hidden behind banks Of angry.
snow laden clouds. 1t was almost 12
o'clock when we reached the spot where
the gigantic powders known as the
"Stones of Plouhinec" raised their rugged
heads toward the sky.
Silently we couched behind rock close
to the edge of the cliff, in near proximity
to steep incline leading down to the
beach. We remained quite motionless
gazing anXiously at the apparently unmov-
able masses Of gray, storm beaten masses
of granite.
The minutes seemed hours to us, but Mt
last the dim sound of the faraway church
bell was waited toward us as it began to
strike the fateful midnight hour.
One, two, three-a smothered cry es-
capped from my lips. For now we could no
longer doubt. The enormous stones were
slowly oscillating on their bases. They
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-01
AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS.
The Curious Tale of the Old Year, the
New Year and the Ghosts.

The Curious Tale of the Old Year, the
New Year and the Ghosts.
1t was nearly miduigh5 when a gray.
bent, baldheaded, fell whiskercd old man
met a brisk, fresA checked boy at The
Parting of the Ways. Tho paths were
separated by a chasm, which marked on
one side the end of the ancient's journey
and on the other the beginning of the lads.
Gayly the youngster called out:
"Hello! I've been waiting for you.
start up the hill at sharp IL, you know"
''To be sure, and you'll get mighty tired
of your job in week. / was bright and
clipper as you when l began, and look at
me nowi'
whats the trouble' A fairly good year,
wasn't itp"
"Yes; few wars, less pestilence, not much
famine, fine crops, and people all over the
world tolerably contented. But I've been
cursed by pack of spooks that's haunted
me through all the months!"
"That's bad. I'll look out for 'em."
It'll do no good; you can't escape. How
ever, my moment of happiness has arrived
just watch me-"
At that instant distant bell tolled the
first stroke of midnight.
"Come on, you scoundrelsp yelled the
graybeard, and Mt the command there
trooped to the front a strange and i'll as
sorted group. The old man seized the
leader, who looked like a half consumed
cigarette, and cast him into the gulf with
a howl OF maniacal delight. The next one
hurled over had the form Of a pipe, and he
was succeeded by a chunky little fellow
who resembled pocket flask, and who
dragged with him a cigar shaped compan-
ion. A protesting cornet, a wailing violin
and a stick of chewing gum then went to
their doom. At the eleventh stroke bill
lard cue, poker chip and playing card
disappeared.
"Revenged! 1 am revenged" exulted
the patriarch "Goodby, my boy. I go to
join in oblivion the ghosts of the Swear
OHsp And down he plunged.
To the tolling of the bell ensued chimes
of welcome, and the New Year began to
climb the hill, far up whose sides smiled
the green of reckoning spring and whose
top glowed rosy in the sun of summer.
He heard steps behind him and voice ex-
claimed:
whoa, january
Turning, he beheld a jolly crew Mt his
heels.
"Who are you?" he asked.
a." answered the foremost, "am the
Last Drink"
"And l." responded another, Fam the
Last Smoke"
Then they all joined hands and hoped
about the youth, singing:
Oh, we, yes, we are the Swear Offs gay;
Though slain last night, we're alive today;
The chewing gum and tho billiard cue,
Tho poolroom, turf and the mountain dew,
The baseball game and the dizzy dance
All these with poker and peanuts prance.
We've been sworn off for economy's sake.
But just one moro, and what'll you take?
Pausing, they fell behind. and the New
Year trudged on, after casting one wistful
glance at the chasm in which his prede.
cessor had found rest.
FRED G.. DAYTON.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-01
Facts About New Years.

New England stood out long against
Christmas and New Years alike, and her
writer's curious in such lore have told us
how cautiously her most daring spirits first
ventured on the innovation.
The Chinese New Year opens with some
unpleasant features. Every tradesman has
to pay all he owes or surrender his proper
ty, and sometimes his liberty. After that
they have three days of riotous fun, feast
ing and gambling.
The fact that New Years falls upon the
same day or very near it among all Aryan
peoples is strong proof Of their common
origin. The most northern nations of
ancient Europe celebrated the day in COM
mon with the most southern. The turn of
the sun from his most southern point in
the heavens appears to have been the cause
of this general adoption of the same holt
day season, and from the earliest times
Saxon and Roman, Teuton and Kelt,
Greek and barbarian alike have recog-
nized it as an occasion for rejoicing.
II II II
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-01

the incline. knocking against each otherin
their fearful haste to reach US.
"We are lost" l called despairingly,
struggling to my feet.
"You are; not T." yelled the old beggar,
throwing himself on me-
At this frightful moment l remembered
the last words of the ox's revelation, name
ly, that the blood of n Christian could
alone pacify the spirits which animate the
stones! Kerrick to save himself, was
going to kill me. = saw the flash of knife
in his appraised hand.
Gathering my strength together l seized
the old villain by the throat and hurled
him against the towering block of granite
which was already almost upon us. There
was n scream of agony, and l fell in a
dead faint on the ground.
When l recovered consciousness gazed
around me in horror. The stones of Plou-
hinec were standing motionless at their
old places as if they had never stirred, but
there, close beside me, lay the blood stained
body of KerricS, with his shattered skull
pillowed on the bagful of stolen treasure.
sat up and tried to collect my scattered
thoughts. In spite of all was lost, for
should certainly he accused of the mans
murder and also of robbery, for nobody
would give credence to my strange story.
Nothing remained for me but immediate
flight.
As soon as was able to stand on my
feet dragged the corpse under project
ing rock, covered it with furze, and, Shout
dering the precious bag, wendell my way
along the cliffs toward the oak forests of
Penerck. There remained concealed for
,,.I f1I1 til
walked to the next seaport, which was only
some miles distant.
|, worked my passage to this country be-
fore the mast in a small trading vessel,
and only breathed freely when l reached
America.
Such is the origin of my wealth. my
friend. 1t is romantic, confess, and per-
chance many would doubt the truth of my
story, for only those who will be alive a
century from now can prove the veracity
of my statements by visiting the Bay of
Plouhinec, when the sacred stones will
once more go and drink at the sea, laying
bare the sources from whence l obtained
riches.
In the above cave striven to reproduce
exactly as it was given to me, only in
moro condensed form, the curious story
told me one New Years eve by a
rich old Frenchman in New York regard
ing the origin of his wealth. That his
riches are considerable is well known to
everybody in New York. But it is only
right to add that there are many strange
rumors us to it's source among his country
men-whom he persistently shuns. In
deed there are not few who assert that
its derivation is not altogether free from
crime and bloodshed.
Ex-DIPLoMATIsT