Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-09-15
DOWN THE LINE.
Editorial Corrcspondence.)


We gratiiied, last week, long cher.
ished desire to look upon the people of
Wise Court House and vicinity. The
trip WAS rendered specially pleasant,
Notwithstanding the intensely hot
weather, by company of ladies and
gentlemen who We're on route to the
same place to attend the session of the
C!inch Valley Association, which met
there last week. Travellers to the Court
House now have the benefit Of n short
line ot railroad, which leaves the Nor
folk and Western at Ramsey, u short
distance this side OF Norton. This road,
though not completed, carries passcn-
gers, not in n palace car, however, but
carries them all the same, and shortcns
the distance toWise. In II short time the
road will he finished and regular passcn.
ger trains run, and the little inland town
OF Wise will be brought in contnct di-
rcctly with the outside world.
Wise, one OF the richest counties in the
State, is developing rapidly. She has,
as everybody knows, vast mineral de-
posits, and forests of fine timber, which
have barely been touched.
The county has, probably, with one
or two exceptions, the finest Courthouse
i'll the State. 1t cost the county about
$40 100000, and ior convenience and
comfort, as well ns beauty, is MI that
could br desired. The Bnplists held
their Association in the building last
week, a;d tho brethren seemed to be
not embarrassed, though not accus-.
TONED to speaking nj the bar. Rov. j.
IL. Craft, from Scott county, who repro
scnfcd his prople in the l.cgislat ture some
years ago and who is one of the finest
preachers and platform speakers in the
State, presided as Moderator, and Mr..
Charles E. Kilgorc was Clerk. Judge
kilgorc, who is remembered ns II bril-
liant and successful lawyer and Judge,
and who gave up the law iur the minis
try, is the moving spirit OF this body.
Ills Influence as IL Christian minister il
felt throughout that entire section The
people OF the community Hospitality en-
tcrtnincd the delegates and visitors,
which in number was much smaller
than usual, we are told, owing to an
exaggerated report OF the existence of
smallpox i'll the community. There was
some disappointment, we learned, in
that the country was suffering from II
severe drought, and not drop of rain
icll, although the Baptist Association
was in session three days. Ii water was
II little scarce the chickens were plcnti.
ful aud TAT, and seemed to be roosting
low during the week. The scribe fell
into the gentle hands of the Kilgorcs, to
whom he is under lasting obligations
The business men of the town, many
oil whom VIC met, nre progressive, and
sociabc to fault, and make II favora-
bic impression upon II stranger. We
hereby return them thanks for many
courtesies extended. In the future the
products of our job department, as well
as the NEWS itself, will be represented
in Wise.
Leaving Wise, we paid our respects TO
Norton, Cleveland, Carterton, Coeburn
aud other towns along the line, and
gave the business men an opportunity
OF getting their supply OF iirst-cnss sta
tionery, several Of whom availcd them
selves OF the opportunity.
The weather being intensely hot and
the air filed with dust and dirt, it was
with no small degree OF pleasure that
we turned our face eastward, and hur-
RED back to Tazewell, the best county
and the best peoplc-Wise. of course,
exccpted-in the State. J A. l..