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

We gratided, 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, 10y company OF ladies and
gentlemen who were en- 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 a short
line oi railroad, which leaves the Nor
FOLK and Western at Ramsey, II short
distance this side OF Norton. This road.
though not completed, carries passen-
gers, not in palace ear, however, but
carries them all the same, and shortens
the distance toWise In n short time the
road will be flushed and regular passen-
ger trains run, and the little inland town
OF Wise will be brought i'm contact di
rectly with the outside world.
Wise, one OF the richest counties i'm the
state, is developing raDidly. 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
IN the Stntc. 1t cost the county about
S35 10000, and Tor convenience and
comfort, as well as beauty, is all that
could be desired. The Baptists held
their Association in the building last
week, aad tho brethren seemed to be
not embarrassed, though not accus-
toned TO speaking at the bar. Rev. j
B. Craft, from Scott county, who repre-
sented his people i'll the Legislature some
years ago and who is one of the finest
preachers and platform speakers in the
State, presided as Moderator, and Mr.
Charles {. kilgorc was Clerk. Judge
kilgore, who is remembered as bril-
liant and successful lawyer and Judge,
and who gave up the law for the minis
try, is the moving spirit of this body.
His Influence as Christian minister is
felt throughout that entire section. The
people OF the community Hospitality en-
tertained the delegates aud visitors.
which in number was much smaller
than usual, we are told, owing to an
exaggerated report oil the existence of
smallpox in the community. There was
some disappointment, we learned, in
that the country was suffering from n
severe drought, and not drop OF rain |
fell, although the Baptist Association
was III session three days. Ii water was |
u little scarce the chickens were plenti. |
fuI and lat. and seemed to be roosting |
low during the week. The scribe fell |
into the gentle hands of the Kigores, to |
whom he is under lasting obligations
The business men OF the town, many
oi whom we met, are progressive, and |
sociable TO fault, and make favora-
BILE impression upon n 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
and other towns along the line, and
gave the business men an opportunity
OF getting their supply of first-cass sta
tionery, several of whom avaied them
selves OF the opportunity.
The weather being intensely hot, and
the air filled with dust and dirt, il 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 people-Wise, of course.
the State. J AL.