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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Court Doings.

In the divorce case of Emma We.
James A. Burch, temporary alimony
has been granted, $50 solicitors fee, SIS
witness fee, payable one-half in thirty
days and one-half in sixty days
In the foreclosure case of Oscar La
Clear VS.. May Loop, ct. al, about
s55 was left after all the debts had been
settled by the sale of the property.
Judge Miner will decide at hearing
next Monday who is entitled to the
money.
Inthe case of Charlotte Hansford VS..
Alonzo Dodds, Justice Mcbride has
given plaintiff verdict for $40, al
though her claim was 1903. J. H. Col
Inns was Dodds' attorney. The court
ruled that the disputed $50 had really
been paid by Dodds, although he had
no receipt therefor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27

Miss Georgia Amsden is visiting in
Chicago.
Earl Bergy and family, of Chicago,
are guests at III. N. Ainsworths.
The New Haven school, District No.
z, had Christmas tree Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wells, of De-
troit, are guests of the laters mother,
Mrs. Otto F. Helm.
The Knights of Pythias will give an
other dancing party Wednesday even
ing-New Years-at Castle hall.
Cyrus c. Address has been in Grand
Rapids several days. acting as substi-
tute postoffice clerk during the holiday
rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sargent, of
Detroit are spending several days at the
home of the latter's mother, Mrs. Mich
ael Shehee.
The O. L. L. indoor baseball team de-
feated the high school team, in recent
game at the armory, by..a score of to
0. Lehner pitched fine ball for the sol
diers.
The Coruna fire department has
issued invitations for their fifth annual
dancing party to be given at Phillips
opera house on the evening of Tuesday
December 81.
Pitcher Frank Owen, of Ypsilanti,
known to many people here, will be
sold by the Chicago American League
team. He was sick last summer and
this hurt his value as a player.
The remains of Mrs. William Grant,
accompanied by the SON of the deceased,
were taken to Woodstock, Ont, Mon
day for interment They have been in
vault at Oak Hill since Mrs. Grants
death three months ago.
William f. Griffith. of Howell,
travelling salesman for drug firm, was
taken seriously ill in Haggart's drug
! store the last of the week. DR.. Arnold
attended him until he was able to be
taken home to Howell.
George Matthews, who went to
Grand Haven to be car repairer for the
Grand Trunk, after having held SINH
lar position here for several months,
fou nd the place was not to his liking,
and has taken his old job here again.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Gale left the first
OF the week for California. on health
and pleasure trip. They have not de-
cided just what route they will take,
but expect to get into the south as soon
as possible. They will visit many
points of interest in the west before
their return, which will not be until
next May or June.
The Buckeye Paint g. Varnish Co.,
has seized the stock of Clark j. Wen
meiF, of Corunna, and the latter has been
declared bankrupt. The other creditors
have retained Walter, Bush. There
will be hearing next Saturday morn
ing at 1O:45 in Mr.. Bushs Office. Lee
Joslin of the U. s. District court, Bay
City referee In bankruptcy, will con-
duct the hearing.
The Lansing Journal says that Dele
gate A. B. Cook, of this county, is one
Of the most active members of the con-
sttutional convention in favor OF put
ling in provision forbidding the sale
aud manufacture of cigarettes in Michi-
gan. Opponents of such measure say
that this is legislation which can
safely be left to the legislature but
Cook meets the argument with the
Statement that there is not likely to be
any change of sentiment In the
cigarette opposition in years, and so IL
can with more propriety be handled oy
The convention.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Notice..

The annual meeting of the members
of Oak Hill cemetery company will be
held at the Office of the clerk, ia East
Exchange street, city of Owosso, Michi-
gan, at nine o'clock in the forenoon on
Tuesday the 18th day of January 1908.
Dated, December 21st, 1907.
q. R. LYON, Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-12-27
Owosso Markets.

Owosso Markets.
CORRECTED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
The highest market price quoted is given on
each item.
Quoted by e. l.. Bunting, Grocer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Graham Items

Graham, Va. August 21.
Miss Lola Gillespie and Miss Bessie
Greever have returned fromg Cincin-
natl, where they attended an excel
lent elocution school. They both re-
ceived diplomas from the school.
Miss Virgie Boone, who has been
the guest of Mrs. ii. c. Galloway,
has returned TO her home at Trout
Vile, Va
Mrs. j. E. Bonham has taken
charge of Hotel Graham, and will
continue the management of that
hosteIry in the future. Mrs. Bonham
for sometime conducted the Mingo
Hotel at Thacker, leaving there for
jamestown, where she was burned out
by the big fire. 1t is needless 10 state
that the Graham Hotel will flourish
under her efficient management.
G. c. Burton has returned from
Roanoke and Salem, where he spent
several days on a business trip.
Thomas Gillespie, a civil engineer,
whose home is at Wittens Mills, is
quite i'll here with pneumonia.
&. A. Graham and Chas. Smith
have gone TO Eggleston, where they
have Joined an engineering corps.
The Misses Mathews, who have
been the guest of Miss Hicks, have
returned 10 their home at Big Stone
Gap.
The new brick building of j. e.
Baylor is nearing completion and
Will be one of the handsomest blocks
In Graham. 1t has thoroughly up
TO date front and will be occupied
by dry goods company.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Installation Services

There will be Installation Services
at Burke's Garden next Sunday at IL
O'Clock. The new pastor TO be in
stalled is Rev. +. l.. Ritchie, former
ly of Spencer, N. c., who came here
last week in time for the meeting of
Synod and took charge of his work
here this week, succeeding Rev. J.P.
Miller, who left Monday for his new
field of labor at Mt. Pleasant, N. G..
Rev. John G. Peery,a classmate of
Mr.. Ritchia in the theological Sem
mary at Charleston, S. c., and ma
tive of Burke's Garden will conduct
the installation services. Mr.. Peery
this week attended the meeting of the
Womens Home and Foreign Mission
ary Convention at Salem, and the
Virginia Synod ut Stephens City,
and return here the last of the week,
when he and Mrs. Peery go to the
Garden for Sundays services, and
visit to relatives and friends. The
pastor and members of Burke's Gar.
den and Tazewell churches extend 1
cordial invitation to the public to at
tend the service Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Birthday Celebration at Falls
Mills
Falls Mills Va

Falls Mills, Va, Aug. 49,
III. ID. Dudley very fittingly cele-
brated his eigthy-fifth birthday last
Saturday by a reunion of his family
His married sons and daughters, with
their wives and husbands, all gath
cred at the old home for the firsttime
in years, and spent a pleasant day.
The day will long be remembered.
Ollie Walker and wife spent Sunday
with Mrs. Walkers grand parents,
Afr. and Mrs. Alex Buckland.
Miss May Etter left Sunday for 9
visit to relatives on Clear Fork.
Luther Wagner, of Upper Mud
Fork, is reported to have typhoid fe
yer in a mild form.
Mrs. b. p. Compton was called
Sunday to the bedside..of her daught-
er, Mrs. Rush, who has typhoid feve
Miss Annie Carter and her brothe
Walter, of Graham, are visiting thei
uncle, j. III. Harry.
Mrs. Walker, of Bramwell and Mrs
Greear, of Kenova, were visiting thei
uncle, III. ID. Dudley, last Sunday.
r. E Fink went to Norfolk Sun
day.
Mr.and Mrs. Chas. Carter are tn
proud parents of girl baby.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
TeIegraphers Strike

The strike of the Western Union
Telegraph operators, which was de-
clared the 18th instant, has made the
sending of kilograms from any points
on the Clinch Valley impossible.
The strike has been spreading daily
until now nearly every union opera
tor in the United States is idle. In
nearly all the large cities, where
thousands OF operators are employed,
business was at a standstill for few
days after the strike, but has been
partially restored by the importation
of non-union operators, but the small
Ter towns throughout the country,
especially in this section, are rs bad
of as they were at first. AS is usual
ly the case the strike Is for more pay
and less working hours. A great
many of the newspapers throughout
the country receiving press reports,
have been greatly handicapped, but
the service has been restored in a
measure by the use of the telephones
and the mails. Western Union offices
refuse TO accept kilograms unless they
are offered subject TO delay, and in
the most of cases they are sent by
mail. The relay Office, in Bluefield,
which handles all the eastern bus
iness from the Clinch Valley, was
closed for several days after the
strike until man from the main
office in Richmond was sent there TO
open the office. This office, ordinari-
ly employs four or five men, and Of
course one man could do nothing to-
wards handling the usual business
that passes through the office. On ac-
county of his being non-union
operators on this division refuse TO
send or receive any business from
him. 1t was reported that the .. r..
T., the operators employed by the
railroad company, who handle the
Western Union business in the small
Ter towns, were going TO strike in
sympathy with the Western Union
operators, but il was only "A report.
If the o. r. T. were TO strike all
traffic on the railroads would be
crippled, and in many instances sus.
pended entirely. The president of the
strikers union, the labor commission.
er, Mr.. Mcneil, and a representaIiv,
of theTelegraph companies have beer
in conference several days of thi,
week, and 1t is thought that TN,
strike will be settled by arbitration
to these gentlemen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
School Building Nearly Conn
pleted
81. PnnI. Va. Anp.

81. Paul, Va, Aug. 20.
The graded school building, which
is being erected mt this place by
lower Russell and Wise counties, un-
der the management OF NJ. W.Tyalor,
and Antoney Rainier, now have the
building under good headway. They
hope TO soon have four room ready for
use.
Miss Orlena Hillman, primary
teacher OF the Coeburn High School,
for the ensuing term, is having few
days visit with friends at this place.
III. X. Eutsler, secretary and treas
urer, for the G. V. Lumber Company,
recently from a business trip TO Hag-
erstown, Roanoke, and other points
east
III. HaTdiway, president Of theBank
OF st. Paul, was a business visitor
first of the week.
+. +. Hurt, of Richlands, was q
business visitor here recently.
Miss Carrie Broadwater, stenogra.
pher for the w. B. Ford Furniture
Co., Norton, stopped over with home
folks from Saturday To Sunday, after
spending few days with friends al
Raven.
Il. ID. Kits, Norton, was i'm town
first Of the week selling insurance.
Franks insurance talk and appear.
ance gets close TO the people.
DIR. J. p. Spears, G. w. Banner
and S. j. Gose, left first Of the weel
for few days stay at Jamestown
Quite a number of the citizens con
template going in September.
+. T. Witten, a member of Wal.
ton, Witten and Graham, contractor
at this place, returned from Graham
Monday, accompanied by his wife
Troy Greear, travelling salesman 70
the Honaker Planning Mill, was a
this place last week selling building
material.
L. S. Hurt was up Clinch first o
the week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Witten-Painter

Miss Ida Painter and Tyler f..
Nitten, of Wittens Mills, were mar.
ded ut the brides home at Five Oaks
"Wednesday afternoon by Rev. =. q.
Hall, pastor OF the Presbyterian
church. None but the immediate
friends, besides the near relatives of
the contracting parties, were pre-
sent.
Miss Painter is daughter of Mrs.
NJ. j. Painter, of Five Oaks, and is
popular among host of friends I'm
This county.
Tyelr +. Witen is secretary of the
Wittens Mills Supply Co., and is "A
son of :. a. Witten, OF Wittens
Mills. Mr.. Witten is IA sober and
industrious young business man and
has the confidence and respect of the
people OF his community.
Next To the preacher I'm authority
IN the conduct OF the wedding was
Mrs. j. j. Fagg, n close relative of
the Painter family, of McComas, w.
Va, who Is not novice by any
means In officiating at functions and
social events of this kind.
The maid OF honor and best man
were Miss frankie Painter sister To
the bride and w. w. Witten, brother
Of the groom. Other attendants were
+. :. Hurt, of st. Paul, and Miss
Cora Grcear, of Wittcns Mills; IL. :.
Howard and Miss Emma Witten
Cary Painter and Miss Annie Witten
+. Nj. Davis, and daughter, Miss
leta, of Rural Retreat, relatives of
Mrs. Witten. Mr.. and Mrs. Witten
left Wednesday afternoon for visit to
the jamestown Exposition.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23

FOR ASSAULT
Colored Man, Charged With
Heinous Crime, Brought
Here From Pocahontas

Walter Rippey, colored, was
brought here and lodged i'm Jail last
night by Chief-of- Police Geo. MAYS,
Of Pocahontas, charged with attempt
eel criminal assault upon LAME ELLA
Carr, near the Browning mines yes
terday. The officer stated that feel
Ing against the negro was running
high at Pocahontas yesterday, and for
safe keeping he hurried the man
away from Pocahontas ON the first
train To Bluefield where he caught
The excursion train which returned
to Tazewell last night. The Carr
girl and young sister were picking
berries near the Browning mines,
when the negro approached them and
knocked the older girl down with n
stick. The younger girl fled, and the
negro was attempting To accomplish
The foul deed, when he was scared
away by the approach of white
man. The negro disclaimed any
knowledge, whatsoever, of the crime.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
FEW CASES
THIS TERM
Docket For August Term of
Circuit Court Short-Beav-
ers Case Next Week.

The August term of Circuit Cour,
will commence Monday. Neither the
criminal nor civil docket are over
crowded this term, consequently the
session ofthe court will not be n Very
LENGTHY, ono .---as- -s~-- --sS><sat--1s<>
. su7rs sr7s< 80 v-a-S-1v e-s-S,s ,c<sr3
Only two murder eases OF import
ance are to come up this term. Addi-
son Beavers, who killed his father,
Alex Beavers, i'm the Northern part of
the county several months ago. This
case Will be of considerable interest,
as it was reported at the time that
young Beavers killed his father i'm
defence of his mother and sister.
Chapman x Gillespie will defend
Beavers.
Nick Woods, colored, who was ar
rested in Columbus, Ohio, and brought
here TO Jail, will have TO face the
charge of numbering Bud Robinson,
also colored, at Pocahontas, on De
cember 3lst, last. Woods case is
scheduled for trial next week.
There are also docketed eight or ten
eases of felonious assault which are
To be disposed of at this term. Most
of them are for cutting and wound
ing, and are OF minor importance.
The most important one, however,
Is against Hatchett, a police officer at
Pocahontas, for striking Mary Yah
nisky, while arresting her husband,
Andrew Yabnisky.
There are twenty eases of damages
against the Pocahontas Colliers Co.
for SO, 600 each, which were set for
this term, but have been postponed
until the October term. The damages
are asked for by persons who have
been injured in the mines and ad-
ministrators of those who have been
killed. Il. G. Bowen, A. s. Higgin-
botham, III. G. Anderson, w. NJ.
and Judge Samuel w. Will
liams, represent the plaintiffs, and
Henry d Graham and Chapman *
Gillepsie represent the defendant
company.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
NeighbOrs got Fooled

ut was literally coughing myself to
death, and had become too weak to
leave my bed; and neighbors predicted
that would never leave il alive; but
they got fooled, for thanks be to God. /
was induced to try Dr. Kings New
Discovery. 1t took just four one dollar
bottles TO completely cure the cough
and restore me to good sound health, :"
writes Mrs. Eva Uncapher, Of Grover
town, Stark Co, Ind. This King OF
cough and cold cures, and healer Of
throat and lungs, is guaranteed by
Jackson, druggist. 50c and 81. Trial
bottle free.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Mother and Son Dead
Tin Top, Va, Al

ZIP Top, Va, Aug. II.
News has just reached here Of the
death of the wife, Fannie, and son,
Bascom, of Flemmin Compton, OF Ell
llston, Va. IL seems that the son was
running n dinkey near Johnson City,
Tenn, and I'm some way fell Off
bridge and was so badly hurt that he
lived only aboutone hour. His mother
had long been great suff erer from
rhuematism, and il is supposed that
she died from shock, as she lived on
ly n short while, perhaps n day after
the son was killed. They were for
merly residents of Bluestone, this
county, and were well known, and re-
lated TO the Compton families of
Tazewell and Bland. Mrs. Compton
leaves IA husband and several grown
sons and daughters. Charles and Mil
lard Compton, of Bluefield, both NJ
Il w. conductors, are her sons. The
son left wife and several small
children.
A small child of III. G. Atkins died
several days since, and was taken TO
Graham and buried.
Mr.. David N. Wagner, of near
Bailey, one Of the oldest citiznes of
this section, was right sick last week,
but is we'll now.
Farmers are about done putting up
hay. Everything looks nice. The
fruit crop is short.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
OsceoIa. the Seminole
By Capt. Geo. b. Lake

A daily paper, published in Vir
ginia, said recently that a veteran o
three wars had died a few days be.
fore, giving his name and age. The
wars mentioned were the Confeder
ate, Mexican and Seminole. Ii was
stated, also that this old veteran was
on board a vessel in the gulf of Mex
leo when Osceola, the chief of the
Seminole Indians, who had been cap
tured by the whites, had Jumped
overheard and was drowned-com-
mitted suicide.
How we do get things mixed.
Osceola did not commit suicide,
neither was he drowned in the Gulf
of Mexico. With less than three hum
dred braves he had fought the white
soldiers of the American army more
than year, making their homes for
the time in the Everglades. When
an opportunity offered, the brave Os-
ceola would, with his followers, make
sortie, and the whites usually sufr-
cred. The result of one of these at
tacks was the Dale Massacre" when
Major Dale and his entire comman d
of about eighty (sO) officers and sol =
dierS were all killed. After failure
upon failure TO kill or capture Osce-
ola, the whites resorted TO one of
those brave acts CD of which the
whites have always been noted in
dealing with the Indians. The COM
mander of the white troops asked for
a conference with Osceola, and while
he alone met the whites under flag
of truce, not doubling their honesty,
he was sliced, and made n prisoner.
He was carried TO Charleston, :. G..
and imprisoned in Fort Moultrie
While prisoner he was frequently
exhibited on stage of theatre
another act of chivalry by his cap
tors. The brave fellow, like the Gagged
eagle, drooped and died of "A broken
heart.
About 40 feet from the entrace of
Fort Moultrie, there is little white
slab, surrounded by an iron railing.
Upon the slab is "Osceola. - Nothing
more.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
A Few Cold Facts

The West Virginia Citizen says
"Fayette county has 72 saloons, locat-
ed in 30 different places; Kanawha
county has 6S, in % localities; Me-
Dowell has 40, in Is places; Mingo
has %, in Is places, and Mercer has
15, in three places. Thse are the five
counties which the last report of the
warden of the West Virginia peniten-
tiary showed had 415 inmates in that
institution, while the fifty other
counties had 4l3-two less than the
five counties.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Bluestone Gossip
BIuestone, Va,

BIueStOne, Va, Aug. 70.
1t is now the season of rest for the
farmers, just before the coming OF the
threshing machine.
Misses Gertrude Rucker and Annie
Holbrook spent Sunday night with
friends on Bluestone
Mrs. Robert Thompson returned to
her home on Mud Fork, after spend
ing a week with her father, w. &.
Harman, who has been on the'sick
list, but is improving.
The lectures delivered by DIR. R.N.
Price, subjects, Saturday evening,
Choosing Wife" and Sunday
morning, "The making of man, y
were enjoyed immensely by all who
heard him.
Rev. J.W. Helvey preached a very
interesting and instTcutive sermon al
Ebeneezer Sunday morning.
The smiling face of Chas. Wilson,
OF Abbs Valley, was seen i'm ouI
midst Saturday evening.
Russell Wagner and brother,
Henry, were at Church Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. =. Tabor were
visiting their daughter Mrs. JcelIale
on Brush Fork Saturday and Sun
day.
Ed. Scott, J. ii. Summers, DeXte
Shrader, and others are very busy get
ting their cars Of lumber, tan bark
'elc., ready for shipment.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-23
Cedar Bluff Items

Cedar Bluff Va, August n.
Miss Carrie Mcclure left Cedar
Bluff on Monday for the home of her
brother at Farmersville, Texas, much
TO the regret of her many friends
here, who Will sadly miss ner during
her protracted absence. Her visit TO
the Lone Star state will extend
through the fall and winter.
Mrs. J. II. King, wife of our pastor
is visiting friends at her home i'm
Bristol.
Mrs. II. A. Repass is visiting her
children mt Tip Top this week.
Mrs. Mary Wingo left Cedar Bluff
the first of the week for Bristol on
her annual visit TO the home of her
brother, Col. A. S. Mcneil, of that
city.
There are now about fifty guests
at the Blue Sulphur Inn at this
place, and all seem To be enjoying
themselves TO the fullest extent.
Misses Elizabeth and Mayo Hurt
are visiting Friends in Wise county.
Miss Mary Brown, one of Cedar
Bluffs accomplished teachers, in
company with friends from Paint
Lick, left on Monday for Jamestown.
Miss Emily Ascue, OF Paint Lick,
Is visiting friends here this week.
Our Methodist pastor, Rev. J. II.
King, celebrated the rites of matri-
mony one afternoon last week on the
banks of Clinch River, at the cross
ing below McGuire's mill. The
contracting parties were Miss Ida
Barnes and Mr.. OrviIle Nelson. After
the ceremony they went rejoicing on
their way.