Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-01-10
CLUB HOUSE
AT POCA
lnducement toAmericans toCome
to Pocahontas - Watch
Night Social
Especial correspondence)



tas continues of interest. The wet
and dry election of December 10 put
the town in the dry column of cities
i'm this state, but the election will be
contested during the February term
of court.
On Tuesday morning of this week
warrants were issued for Sam 4 Mntz
and NJ. Kwass, two saloon keepers OF
this place for selling whiskey TO mi
nors, and each of the saloon keepers
were found guilty, and fined the min
imum sum OF $40.
The prosecution was not represented
by an attorney, while the defense was
ably represented 10y the entire Poca-
hontas bar, w: w. NJ. Mintcr, vi.
Sexton and John Roberts.
At the new Miners Club, of Poca-
hontas Consolidated Collieries Com
pany, Inc, Pocahontas, Va, on
last Saturday night, Mr.. B. V. Gil
more, the manager, gave an opening
dinner To the officials and employees
OF the company, Including also as his
guests several of the townsmen. Mr..
VIM. Lecke, the retiring Superlnten-
dent at Pocahontas, presided as toast
master, calling upon those present To
give their ideas of the success of the
undertaking. Mr.. Leckie closed the
evening in short speech, stating
that IL had been his intention for
some years past TO establish Just such
club house as h9d been opened AT
Pocahontas, that his II rst act would
be 10 look around for suitable
building i'm which TO repeat the ex-
pertinent, and that I'm later years,
when, he hoped, lac would be finan-
cially able 10 do so, IL was his inten-
tion To fulfill cherished desire TO
establish permanent club houses for
miners, fitted with gymnasium, read
ing rooms, bowling alleys, SWIM
ming pools, etc, and allow sufficient
grounds for outdoor spots i'm the
summer. He concluded by compli-
menting Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore on the
manner in which they had taken
hold OF the Miners Club, and the ex-
cellent dinner which they had pre-
pared.
The Miners Club, at Pocahontas,
has been established principally TO
afford accommodations TO American
and Eng lish miners, machinists, en-
gineers, firemen, etc. The Pocahontas
field has long felt the want OF the
English speaking miner, but could
not afford them the accommodations
required. Mr.. Leckie conceived the
idea OF turning the large Transporla-
ton Building, at Pocahontas, into "A
club OF this kind, having the interior
modelled on this plan: In the base
ment he has installed an up-to-date
shower bath arrangement. The first
floor is sub-divided into lobby, pool
room with tables Gree TO dodgers and
their friends), large dining room and
kitchen, two bath rooms and wash
rooI1, together with quarters for the
managers family. On the upper
floor he has provided large bedrooms,
accommodating under ordinary cir
cumstances, "a dodgers, but when
crowded, 46. Large double iron beds,
chairs, table and wardrobes have
been placed iu each room. At the
front and rear, both upstairs and
down, large porches have been erect
ed, RUNNING the entire width OF
the building. The advertised rates
are $l8 per month, room and board,
two in n room, and 81 for separate
rooms.
Those present at the opening dinner
were /:
William Leckie, Superintendent;
VIM. II. Graham, Mayor of Poca-
hontas; j. NJ. Newton, ex-Mayor;
Il. J. Ware, ex-Mayor; j. w. H..
Lawford, II. IL. Pennington, J. w.
Easley, V. Simonton, ID. r.. Bod
dington, M. c. Smith, G. T.. Stafford,
James Bailey, c. j. Moss, Chas.
Conley, L. B. Dennen, G.. NJ. Stin-
son, w. G.. Warburton, ID. D.Cartright,
II III. Thompson, j. Il. Suitor, Il.
f. Ward, M. M. mberger, G. r..
Carr, Rev. s. w. Moore, +. Ferguson,
ID. Frazier.
WATCH NIGHT SOCIAL.
The "Oaks" (home of Superinten-
dent VIM. Leckie, of the Pocahontas
Consolidated ColIierics Co., Inc. at
Pocahontas, Va, was the scene OF
very delightful social gathering on
New Years eve. Mr.. Leckie has set
apart this night each year TO enter
tain his official force at his home,
watching the old year out and the
new in. Miss Mabel Baach gay(
several excellent selections on