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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
THE SURPRISE OF
THE CAMPAIGN
Action of the Charlotte
Factions Unexpected.
lnsures DIR. Priddy's Vote for
the Junior Senator-Shands
People are Aggressive
in the Isle ofWight


One of the pleasant surpr,ses ~
the legislative campaign is the
announcement that the Charlotte
factions have reached an under-
standing and agreed to bury tho
hatchet of strife. The happy re-
suit, 1t is generally agreed, was not
anticipated after the adjournment
OF the recent meeting of the State
Committee. Chairman Ellyson.
himself, while expressing the hope
that oil differences would be am
icably adjusted, was dubious over
tho situation. His vlews reflected
those OF tho best posted party men.
Ihe good news from Charlotte has
the added spice of n pleasant sur
prise.
Chairman Ellyson was almost
Juoilant over the Charlotte tldings
ana expressed the confident belief
that oil differences between DIR
Prlddy and the old chairman, Mr..
watson, on the other side and Mr..
lsice and Chairman Monroe, on the
other, had oecn finally and forever
y tiled.
Whether the agreement whereby
DIR. Prlddy is assured of election
can be viewed rs n Martin victory
or otherwise, it is not necessary to
inquire, but DR.. Prlddy is on avow.
ed friend of the Junior Senator.
MIR. Rice, on the contrary would
have supported Governor, Tyler
Tor the Senate, had lie been nom.
mated and elected by the Inde.
pendent wing of the party. That
faction claimed to be so strong
that they were confident of ability
to elect Mr.. Rice; if that were true
then the adjustment of the differ
ences must Of course be viewed az
another instance of the triumph of
Senator Martins friends.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
The Cash system

AS will be seen FROM q "notice"
in this issue, MIR. j. T. Hopkins has
joined the increasing number of mer-
caants vino will hereafter sell goods
strictly for cash. He will mark his
goods down 10 cash price and
keep no books. Mr.. Hopkins, after
years CT experience in the mercan-
tile business land he has been sue.
cessfuD is now convinced that the
credit system is all wrong and an
evil, both to buyer and seller. Here
after, when Saturday night comes
he will have either the goods on his
shelves or the money for them in
his drawer. Some time ago j. B.
Hankins & Co, started out on this
plan. They are doing successful
bus mess of something like twelve
thousand dollars year perhaps, and
have no book keeper and no books.
They have the pleasure and satisfac-
ton of handling the money instead
Of making notes and drawing off
large accounts. After Hankins &
Co., came Gose & Groseclose. MIR.
Gose was in town few days ago
and speaking of the matter said :
ave are entirely satisfied with the
results, and nothing could induce
US to go back to the old system. We
not only keep out of trouble our
selves, but keep other people out of
trouble as well. We keep no books
and can tell at the end of each day
exactly how we stand" This is the
experience of these and other good
business men who have tried the
plan everywhere.
1t was said of a certain firm that
they had done more business and
made less money in ten years than
any other firm in the country. They
are long credit merchants and every
few years have to go out of business
in order TO collect up. 1t will mark
a new era of prosperity in our coun-
try when the cash system is adopted
by all our merchants. Debt is what
Sherman said war is, and the mer
chant who encourages it is not ac-
comodating the people, but infict-
ing upon them serious evil.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
HAPPENINGS IN
THE COUNTY
What the People are
Talking About.
The Quarterly Conference ut
Pounding Mill-a Picnic
at Benbow and Other
Items Of Interest.
POUDINa MILL.

The nj. T.. Quarterly Conference
was held at this place in the school
house on last Satur lay and Sunday.
Three services were held euoh day,
large crowds assembled. Presiding
Elder L. S. Crumley preached three
sermons, tho one on "prayer" Sat
urday morning could not have been
excelled. Rev. Shuler preached an
excellent sermon on Sunday night,
and Rev. Mamie Orsborne on Sun.
day safterDoon; every ono was de-
lighted with l.er Sermon as we'll as
her excellent talk which followed the
business meeting. Rev. +. j. Camp.
bell, preacher in charge, gave come
good exhortations and upon the
whole we mover enjoyed meeting
more. Dinner was sci we'd Oh the
grounds on Sunday, and there were
number oil people from tho sur.
rounding nelgbborhoods. such good
people as the Bandy's, Allison's,
Loves, Roeders, and others from
Baptist Valley,the McGuires, Wynns,
Hankins,and Ratliffs, of Cedar Bluff;
the Ferrelle, Steeles and Martins,
from Steelesburg, the Phillips from
the Branch, Rush Caudill and others
from Tnzewell whose names we
failed o lenrn. We should not fail
to mention the Love Feast and
the Lords Supper, both were so
very impressive.
Rev. Phillip johnson filled his
usual appointments here.
John Azberry has Il fine boy baby
at his house.
Messrs. Sturgill and Anderson,
the stump men, were Mt home this
week.
Shade Steele, OF Paint Lick, is
visiting his son here.
Mrs, Chas. Lawrence spent over
Sunday here at her fathers.
julius Williams horse fell with
last week fracturing a rib.
Miss Mamie Gillespie who teaches
on the Branch, spent from Friday
till Monday with her brother here.
The Women Drummers, Mesdames
w. A. Ward and Mary Brown, of
Paint Lick, were here securing funds
to buy a parsonage at Cedar Bluff.
The building will cost $1,000 and
most Of the amount has been
secured.
Mrs. s. A. Ratliff and children
spent over Sunday with her step sls.
ter, Mrs. w. B. Steele, at this place.
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Deaths Doing.

Wilkinson Beavers died Sunday
night ct his home in Crockett 8
Cove. MIR. Beavers had been sick
for IL months with consumption.
He was 81 years old, and leaves q
wife and several children, He was
buried on Wednesday. Mr.. Beavers
was consistent member of the
Methodist church and was of good
repute among his neighbors.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
BURKBS GARDEN

Irwin Williams, of Utica, N. Y,
is visiting his kinsman, L. e. Howell.
Il. f. Howell, Esq, was in town
yesterday.
Miss Sadie Barnes, daughter OF
John Barnes, of the Cove, who ID
attending the academy, is quite sick
at the homo of +. M. Moss. Mr..
Moss's son George is also quite sick.
They both have pneumonia.
MIR. and Mrs. Cassell, the newly
married couple, will be rendered q
reception tonight by Mr.. Cassella
mother, in Wythe county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
Bristol.s Carnival.

Bristol is generally in front. Not
year passes, but something is
heard from Bristol. On Oct.e 1920
Bristol is to have an annual show
in a grand Carnival aud Street Fair"
We don't know exactly what this
includes, but we can assure our
readers that Bristol people never
do things by halves, and all who
may attend will be amply repaid.
Bristol and the Southwest are linked
together, and the people of our sec
tion ought to keep in touch with
Bristol. MIR. Peters, chairman OF
the Executive committee and the
host of chairmen of other committees
looking after the big show ON Oct.
1920 in particular and the town
in general, are hustling set. Lets
all go to Bristol on Oct. 18th.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
BRAMWHLL.

Murphey, the hypnotist. has been
in town this week. He gave us q
reproduction OF the Jeffries. Fitzsim.
mons fight, together with mahy
other striking historical, and other
scenes.
j. HI. B. Pence, OF Bramwell, has
returned from North Dakota, and
is making hurried preparations to
start hotel in this place.
Bramwell Graded School reports
pleasant results OF last week. Their
new music teacher makes q good
impression OIL the students.
MIR. White. OF Bramwell, preached
good sermon in the Baptist church
last night, also Rev. Mr.. Horton had
the pleasure of meeting his Metho.
dist friends, and preached for them.
Mr. White is going To start on q
journey to North Carolina soon. He
has tent, and when staked down
Satan begins to move ahead.
A few days ago miner was heard
to relate that he had mined $4,000
tons of coal in the last fifteen years,
all for one company. This gives na
suffi .:ient reason to believe that the
poor fellow is tired. Who could
blame him for wanting a vacation
next Christmas to go home and see
his friendsa
We learn that some of our friend {
on Bluestone near Dubiing, are
going to move tn rf,milies to North
Dakota this fall.
Monday morning the Norfolk and
Western local unloaded more freight
than they i,ai wre-,,"" for. We
lcoS for II new freign' dep It n The
mex local.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
BENBOw.
A Sunday-Sohool Picnio.

Our Sunday-school picnic which
was celebrated at White Church Sat.
urday, September 30, was quite n
success, although we we're very much
disappointed in our speakers. We
had invited four or five 80 as to make
sure OF one. But they all evidently
thought us a hard lot or were afraid
The grub would run short. We are
glad TO say after we had fed about
200 people we still had enough left
to feed three or four as big as tho
biggest one that was invited.
D. o. Corell gave us quite an in
toresting little talk, after which Prof
Baker, OF Tazewell, gavo very fine
talk on the Importance of Sunday
school work. Next on the program
was refreshments, of which there
was quito an abundance.
On Sunday morning several of the
good people met at the church and
reorganized for winter Sunday.
school. If every thing gees well we
are promising ourselves another
pleasant occasion about December
10th. 1t is earnestly hoped that our
ne'ghbors will give this work more
attention in tho future than we have
In the past, as it is ork not only
OF earthly pleasure but great re.
ward IN tho happy future.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
Cedar Bluff High School.

Report for the month of Septem-
her, 1899: Number enrolled. 112;
per cent. Of attendance LIST and End
grades, 83, Sd and 4th grades, SO.
5th grndc, 80; High School depart
meht, SO; average daily attendance,
all departments, 80; per cent. of at
tendance of entire school, 81.
p. r. ALLEN,
Principal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
The Correct View.

Mr.. @. 81. Peery, busy merchant
and farmer of Kelly, dropped into our
office the other day and laid down
two-dollar bill, and said: "Give
me credit for this. Iknow it must
cost something to run newspaper,
just the same as any other business,
and you ought to have your money"
Now, that is just the view to take OF
it, and yet there are hundreds of ouI
readers who have not paid US a cent
since we have been in the business
Some of them we meet quite often
and they never say a word about
paying us. If they owed us % large
amount they would pay it, but un.
fortunately for us, they think the
amount too small to bother about.
Dear friend, remember there are q
least five hundred good men in
Tazewell, who owe US small sums
ranging from one to two and a half
dollars, which we need badly. II
you are one of the five hundred
please follow the good example OF
MIR. Peery.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
The Same Old story.

A Mr.. Cassell and Miss Bell Moss,
who would keep their marriage a
secret, were married on Saturday
nightat the residence of Harry Swan
Rev. w. w. Hamilton officiating.
The couple came from Burkes Gar.
den, Va.-Bristol Tribune OCT, 8.
Miss Moss is the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. Joseph s. Moss, oi
Burkes Garden, and one of Taze,
wells best young ladies. Mr.. Cas-
cell is young farmer of that section.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
Death of Mrs. Greever.

Last Sunday morning, just rs the
holy day had dswned, the gentle
and lovely spirit of Mrs. Ella l..
Greever, the beloved wife of DIR. O.
w. Greever, entered upon the sab
bath OF eternal rest, which remains
for the people of God. Two weeks
before, she gave birth to q child
from which she did not rally, and
death came to her relief, and feed
her from suffering. There have
been few sad der deaths
than this. All deaths arc
dreadful in some particular, but
this seems peculiarly untimely and
heart rending. The stricken hus-
band, with blighted hopes, a large
family of children, who so much
need a mothers care-these max
the loss irreparable. But there has
beeD, and will be still, sadder deaths
than this. Mrs. Greever, the low
ing wife and devoted mother passed
out of the shadow into the light OF
beautiful and eternal day, leaving
to the bereft the priceless legacy OF
a noble Christian character, and q
life whose beautiful example, like
holy incense, will linger still as q
benediction On earth. Had her life
been Christless her death would
have been immeasurably and mex.
pressibly sad. AS it is, her death,
deplorable as it was, is thought OF
IS transition only, into enduring
Joy and ever developing beauty and
bliss, which those who loved her
here may one day see and share.
Mrs. Greever, who was the daught.
er of the late w. ". Peery, was
born in 1855,and was related, there.
fore, 10 the well-known family of
Peery's in this county. She was
married to DIR. G. W. Greever in
1878. She was the mother of seven
children, SIX of whom, with their
father, survive, who with a large
number of relatives, mourn the
death of one the purest and best OF
the ear tb. Her burial took place
last Monday, in the old family bur-
ial ground, and was attended by the
largest concourse of people ever
seen on such an occasion in the
county. Rev. Mr.. Wyse. pastor oi
the Lutheran church, of which Mr.
Greever was devoted member,
conducted the funeral service, as
sisted BY Rev. Mr.. Greever, OF
Bluefield and Revs. Ruff and French
of Tazewell. The sympathies of
the entire nifty, without re-
gard to relationship or color, go out
to the distressed husband and moth.
erless children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
FOUR DAYS OF
LIVELY FIGHTING
Sixty Dead FiIipInos
Found on the Field.
Three Members of the Ninth
Infantry Killed on Outpost
aBh4z- by Bolo Men.
Seven Wounded.
Seven Wounded,

Manila, Oct. 4.-There has been
four days of the liveliest kind of
fighting in this vicinity.
Colonel Cline found sixty dead
Filipinos OH the field at Calamba
after fighting there yesterday.
1t appears that the insurgents
planned that the attack should be-
gin at linus last Saturday and then
Calamba and Mexico would be at
tackled.
A large force which had been
lowering in the neighborhood at
tackled Calamba from the north
west Oh yesterday using two rap
id fire guns and one machine gun.
Colonel Cline then advanced with
two companies of the Twenty-first
Infantry and one gun and dislogd-
ed the weaker wing Of the attack
ing party south OF the hills. In
the meanwhile two companies of
the Twenty-tirst Infantry with a
Hotchkiss gun crOssnd the bridge
and repulsed vigorous attack
from the northeast hills.
Bolo men concealed in the grass
at Guage surrounded and killed
three members of @ Ninth Infan-
try on outpost duty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
Real Estate Bargains.

Ne have several pieces of real es-
tate recently purchased by the Hol-
ston National Building and Loan
Association, which can be bough,
cheap and on easy terms. Call G
this office, CIR on Judge J. III. Stuart,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
A Lovely Marriage at Belfast
Mills.

"a Lovely Marriage at Belfast
Mills.
On Wednesday, September 9th,
Miss Carrie Bradshaw, of Russell
county, was married to Mr.. Charles
Ascue, of Tazewell. About dark
a goodly array of the old and
youthful friends of the contracting
parties gathered at the home of
the BRIDES father.
Beauty and mlrth ran their sew
eral ways galore, but the arrival of
The minlstering angel of such oc.
casions, the Rev. Charles Kelly, of
Elkhorn, admonished the Russell
folks that their loss would soon be
Tazewell's gain.
AT the sound of the wedding
march the BRIDES maids and
groomsmen filed in: Miss ELLA
White with Mr.. George Gose, Miss
Rehecca Ascue with Mr.. Archer
Fogleman, Miss Lula Bundy with
MIR. Robert Graham, Miss Maud
Repass with Mr.. James Howard,
Miss Stella Steele with Mr.. john
son, Miss Bertha Truit with Mr..
Clinton Ascue, Miss Mabel White
with James Bradshaw, and formed
an open column lengthwise through
the parlor.
The groom followed, looking
happy, as well he may, accompan-
led by Mr.. Douglas H. Smith.
Miss May Taylor accompanied the
blushing BRIDE.
Rev. Kelly advanced along the
open space left by these expectants
armed with the laws approval, and
in short appropriate terms added
the remaining ceremonial over
these two hearts "that beat as
one"
The bride was becomingly and
beautifully attired, but the fash.
lonable shadow which she cast
ran a rivalrous gait besides her
bridesmaids. Nature had shaken
off its sullen solemn countenance
Of the day before, and the very
stars seem to nod their hearty ap-
proval as. they played bo-peep
throughout the armament.
Supper, thou silent, salient
end of eve, was attended to in
proportion to its abundance. Ev.
cry one seemed lost to the histori-
cal custom of the time, that break
fast would some time follow, and
ate as if they believed in no here
after. On the morrow largo and
sumptuous dinner was served at
the new home of the groom-a
dainty house nestled down on blue
grass sod between the fair western
hills OF Tazewell, as if to shut out
envious gaze upon the happiness
of that honeymoon.
The groom is prosperous young
farmer, son of Mr.. Henry Ascue
OF Midway, at whose hospital
home portion of the "fortunates"
enjoyed real life during the occa-
sion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
Tennis at Bramwell.

Tennis at Bramwell.
Last Thursday evening q party
OF our most enthusiastic tennis
players, left for Bramwell, to which
place they went as representatives
OF our club, to take part in the
tennis tournament OH Friday. The
Invitation from the Bramwell
Club was an assurance of pleas
ant time. The Tazewell party was
composed of DR.. Gillespie and
Messrs. Ashby Henry, Walter
Steele and Barnes Gillespie. Their
anticipatlons were more than real
lied by the hospitable reception
given them.
The Bluetield, Elkhorn, Vivian,
Tazewell and Bramwell clubs were
all Represented in the tournament.
The court at Bramwell is the
finest in this section and is beau
ty. 1t was in IL perfect condition,
and was a delight to any lover of
the game.
The first match was between
Vivian and one Of the Bramwell
teams. Bramwell won two sets
out of the three. Then Elkhorn
played one of the Tazewell teams,
the game resulting in q victory for
Elkhorn with q score Of two to one.
After that, Blue1ield played the
other Tazewell team, Tazewell
winning with score of two to
nothing
The winning Tazewell team was
then defeated by the winning
Bramwell team with a score of two
to nothing.
The other Bramwell team then
played Elkhorn and won with a
score of two to nothing.
This left the two Bramwell teams
winners and they did not play
each other.
AS salye to our pride, it may
be incidentally remarked that our
old team, Barnes Gillespie and
Jas. O'Keeffe, beat the Bramwell
first team in an exhibition game,
much to the delight of the ladies.
The tennis was thoroughly en-
Joyed, enjoyed only as true sports
men can enjoy fine game, but
the crowning event socially, was
the reception given Friday night
by the ladies to the visiting clubs.
The hospitality and social graces
OF the good people of Bramwell are
we'll known, and this reception,
although called "improptu," was
all that a reception should be. If
the other visitors enjoyed the cards
the refreshments and the dancing
as much as our boys did, the
Bramwell people may be assured
that their efforts were crowned
with success, and that any tutnre
invitation of tins kind which they
may give, will be accepted with an
alacrity which will be absolutely
convincing of our appreciation of
the past.
1t is pleasure to wear the laurel
wreath, but when defeat is accom-
panied with so many things to
make one forget, it is robbed of it's
bitterness and the defeated may
even come to admire the aforesaid
bit Of evergreen on the brow of
another.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06
Important Notice.

Owing to changes made and to
be made in our business we must
demand of all who owe us that they
come toward at once and settle their
accounts. We have decided to adopt
the cash system and have marked
our goods down to cash prices.
Hereafter we will sell for cash only,
0 for country produce.
THOMPSON, HOPKINS & Co.
Oct. 3, 1899 East Tazewell, Va.
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Now Postofnce Hours

A recent order from the depart.
ment requiring postmasters to weigh
all mail matter passing through the
Office necessitates earlier closing
hours, therefore, the west bound
mail will close at $50. and the east
bound at $3.50 until further notice.
In overcoats we have the long Ulster
with storm collar. Also Melton, Beaver.
Frieze, etc., etc,
HAnMAN & BoTTIaoRHi
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-06

Tr,spass notices for sale at this Office
Post your lands.
The times., 1899-03-15
STOCKS DECLINE ON
LLGHT TRANSACTIONS
Specialties Monopolize Specu-
latiye Interest.
Granger Shares Inactive, But Com
paratively Steady.
Chicago Terminal. American TObac.
60, and Peoples Gns the Strong
Features in Trading.

New York. March 1.-THE stock mar
ket particularly as regarded the standard
issues, continued rather unsettled today,
and active speculative interest was almost
monopolized by the specialties and the in
dustrial shares. 1t was quite impossi-
BILE TO assign definite reasons for the weak
ness in such stocks as New York Central
and Pacific shares and Atchison preferred
yet in all of these cases there was pal
pable pressure, Still the dealings were
comparatively light in volume and the de-
ClineS in the market took place on very
small transactions. So far as any single
definite influence in the trading could be
picked out it was furnished by the money
market. Chiefly because of the disturbance
in loans incidental to the heavy payments
to be made tomorrow by the Chicago and
Alton syndicate fairly steady 4 per cent
rate for loans on call prevailed throughout
the day. In addition to the frmnesS of the
money market the room traders professed
to be much concerned over the state of
the winter wheat crop, but their appre-
tensions had no other grounds than small
rally in the price of the staple from the low
est figures is has sold at in several months.
The granger shares while inactive, were
steady throughout. which was hardly a
ConfiTmatory circumstance in regard to the
alleged uneasiness as respected the crop
situation. The days statistical develop
ments included the excellent traffic reports
of the Missouri Pacific and the Omaha
companies. in addition to the current re-
turns OF other lines.
The dominant influence of the money
market in the speculation in stocks was
disclosed in the rapid general recovery
in prices which followed an afternoon re-
lapse in rates.
There was an entire absence of news
throughout the day of general Importance,
and apart from the closeness of the money
market the outside situation was wholly
unchanged
In respect to strength the features of the
market were the Chicago Terminal shares,
American Tobacco and Peoples Gas. Man
haitian Railway and Consolidated Gas were
notably weak, the latter selling off on
dispatches in respect to pending legisla
tive measures affecting that stock.
At the opening the weakness of the
American division of the London market
was reflected in the general decline here
and foreign houses were sellers of prac-
tically all the stocks listed abroad.
though the aggregate transactions were
not heavy.