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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
Bounty Land Union.

The members of Bounty Land Un-
ion are requested to meet Saturday,
December 5th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
Let every one be present that day.
A. H. Ellison, President.
Jas. r. Wright, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-12-02
ANGELS
STABLES.
Livery, Feed and Sale.

l have opened up General Livery
Business in the Brown Building, cor
ner Main and College Streets, and am
prepared to accommodate the public
promptly and satisfactorily.
See me when in need Of any kind
Of conveyance, Saddle Horses, etc.
Good service; reasonable rates.
Your patronage will be appreciated.
&C. l.. ANGEL, WALHALIIA, S. G.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Honor Roll of Miss Harnran's
School.

Tip Top, Va, April l3.
Through mistake, the names OF
my students receiving honors during
the term failed To reach the News
Office last week, viz: Misses Gracie
Belcher, Fannie Compton, Minnie
kinzer, Rocksy Neal, Winnie Lefrel
Messrs Arthur Leffel, Earl Pruitt.
All the students deserved to be com
mended for good and faithful work
during the term.
These brave ''little workers" have
my very best wishes for the next
term.
Many thanks TO all the patrons
that rendered me assistance during
the year.
L have often heard of the hospitali-
ty of the Clear Fork people, and re-
allied how good and kind they were
last winter. Success and best wishes
tc them all.
Miss Eta Harman, Teacher.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
The Best Whitewash.

Here is a recipe which will be
worth many times the subscription
price of your paper. Cut it out and
preserve it,.
Slack half bushel of quick lime
with boiling water keeping covered
during the process. Strain it, and
add peck Of salt dissolved in warm
water, three pounds of ground rice
put in to boiling water and boiled to
a.thin paste, half pound of powdered
Spanish whiting and a pound of
clean glue, dissolved in warm water
mix these we'll together, and let the
mixture stand for several days. Keep
the wash thus prepared in a kettle
or portable furnace, and put il on as
bot as possible, with either painters
or whitewash brushes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Poisoning Dogs

As every reader of this paper
knows the editor is against the
worthless dog. He is not, however
against the useful, harmless dog
which molests no one and stays or is
kept In dogs place. The worthless
cur, roaming over the country, kill
ing sheep, sucking eggs, destroying
young birds, etc., cannot be gotten
rid of too soon. But there are other
dogs-quite, harmless, beloved bv
their masters and pets of the child
ren, which come under another head.
These deserve kind treatment and
protection. If taxes are paid on them
they become lawful property, the
same as any other animal.
A number of dogs have been pois-
oned in this community recently,
and this is all right, too, if done in
proper way. No man has right
to throw poinson arounnd promis-
cuously where, even children are
liable to get hold of It,. Particularly
has no one a right TO place poison in
another mans yard or on his premises
for the purpose of killing a dog, or
any other animal. We are informed
that good and highly priced dogs
have disappeared recently from
homes in this town by poisoning and
otherwise. From the manner of their
disappearance the parties were COM
PEELED to so on the premises after the
dogs, when the dogs were at home,
and doing nc harm.
This kind of trespassing, in the
night time is dangerous and also
mean, and if such trespasser should
carry off with him liberal load of
shot he would be paid for. "Stay in
your own back yard ''and do to your
neighbor as you would have them
do TO you.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Interesting Exercises at Close
of COIOred School

On Friday night April the 10th,
the North TazewelI school had its
closing exercises in the Odd Fellows
hall. There was such thron, pre-
sent that only about one half of them
were able TO enter the room and hear
the exercises. We are truly thankful
for the appreciation shown by pat
rons and friends of the school but
sorry that lack of room prevented so
many from seeing and hearing the
children's performance. There are
some good material in this school,
but great deal depends upon the
mechanic who shapes them up as To
whether they become vessels of
honor" or''vessels to dishonor." We
trust they may become the former.
We labored under many difficulties
this term. Our total enrolment was
"a, average monthly enrollmdent SO,
average daily attendance Al. Our
room IS feet square. Are not these
pupils enough for two rooms? Is not
this work enough for two teachers?
In advance, we thank the Board who
is kindly considering our condition,
and who have led us to expect things
next year.
There is certainly great oppor-
tunity here for doing good, on the
part of the school board, and when
such good is done it shall be our
chief concern TO live worthy of these
blessings, and make the best use of
them. 1t is not too early to talk of
the next term, as four and one half
months brings the next term. Words
or deeds from any source in our be-
half will be kindly received and
highly appreciated.
G.. Nj. Dickenson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
t. f. sUTHERs


Mr.. Ezra Yates, of Williamson,
an engineer of the N. and w. was in
the county this week visiting rela-
tives. Ezra is son of the late
jeremiah Yates, who was one of the
best citizens of this community in
his day. He was one OF the "charter
members Of this paper, in its be-
ginning, in 1897, when the present
editor took charge. A firm believer
in the scrii tures, he exeinplifed iIs
teachings in his life, as we'll as in
the names he gave Some Of his
children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
JAS. A. TILLER DEAD

news reached Tazewell only few
days ago of the death of j. A. Tiller,
VINO was for years one OF the best
known citizens OF this county. He
moved To Barboursvilie, KY, some
years ago, where the death of his
wife occurred, and after that sad
event his children scattered, and are
now living i'm different states of the
west and south. His daughter, Miss
Brooke, who married Mr.. Aubrv
Watkins, is dead Miss Belle mar
ried Mr. II. III. Bobbitt, and Miss
Mamie married Walter Sneed. all
now living in California. Miss Liz
]ie is with her sister we believe.
Mrs. GroSeclose, i'm Idaho. All of
them with Everett, the only son,
are doing well.
Mr.. Tilier married the second time
IA lady of Barbourvllle, where his
death occurred some time ago.
The family was we'll known here
and on the Clinch, where they lived
until moving TO Tazewell about the
year 1891, and was universally and
deservedly popular. Mr.. TlIler was
well versed I'm mineralology, and
took quite part In the early de-
velopment of this section. Many of
the readers OF this paper will hear OF
his death with regret.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Bandy News
BandY, Va

Bandy, Va, April 15.
We understand that we are going
to have new store at this place.
Beaver Brothers are trying 10 rent
the Henkle and Payne property. We
are buying goods very cheap from
Young Brothers, but think when our
new store goes up goods will be given
away.
Sunday school every Sunday at the
school house at 3. 80 p. m We are
going to have new superintendent,
Miss Ella Young, Assistant Mr..
Guss Payne, Secretary Mrs. Amanda
Young. Teachers, Mr.. Jim Lambert,
Miss Sallie and Mr., Guss Payne.
Mr.. @. Lambert returned from
Dry Fork last Saturday. He says he
is going TO fight the farm.
R. .. Young has returned from
his trip TO Cincinnatti. He said he
had fine time on his vacation.
Miss Julia Payne was visiting her
sister Tuesday, Mrs. Amanda Young.
Mr.. w. p. Payne, one Of the big
gest farmers we have here is getting
along nicely with his work.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
THE NEW GROCERY

The grocery business recently mr.
chased by j. W. Moss from the snot,s
Brothers, is nov in full swing under
The new management and owner
ship. The business cannot lie said 20
be c'neN", bnt a number of changes
have been made, the stock enlarged.
and several new features added. The
novelty Of the thing has worn
of, and DC" efficiently aided by
Captain John ID. Alexander and g.
A. Bane, has gotten down TO busi-
ness.
The store, under the management
OF SPOTS Bros. built up reputation
for square, fair dealing, and high
quality OF goods, which Is enviable
and which Mr.. Moss VIII no doubt.
perpetuate, and If possible exceed.
The busiess has been entirely salts
factory SO far and will increase. Mr..
Moss has an nd in this paper. Read
it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
FINE CHICKENS

Mr.. l.. ID. Snapp, of the Burke s
Garden Cattle Co., was here on Tues
day with load of fowls, etc. In
the collection were three Brown
Leghorn chickens hatched the night
before They looked to be week OF
more old. They were the property OF
Mr.. Snaps little daughter, and
sent over in a little old fashioned
key basket, which was the property
OF the little girls great grand mothel
"A relic of ye olden time, but in a
state of perfect preservation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
STRAIGHT TALK
ABOUT ROADS
Correspondent Threatens T o
Turn On Light Unless Given
GA Square Deal"

Bandy, Va, April 16.
Editor The NEWS Please give
me space in your valuable paper to
say few words. L have not been to
Tazewell c. Ii. for over two months,
where L have important business to
look after. 1 own property in your
town besides my other business to
look after, and my women folks
would like to come to town once in
while, but we cannot get there.
We have no roads that we can drive
or ride over with safety. L think
\ 1T is shame the way we have been
treated out here in regard to the roads
L have been in the county Is years
and have paid over 1915 road taxes
alone and have not received one dol
lars worth of il. l consider ii an in
suit to civilization. Why will the
officers who handle the road money
treat us i'm this way? We are on a
public road on which more travel
ing is done than any piece Of road
that | know of. ! knew of one sec
tion of the road in Tazewells county
that has almost been macadamized
and / will bet that there is not one
wagon year on il outside of the
mems teams that own the land. l
wish somebody would ask me where
this section is through your paper.
And L notice one other thing: When
they spend little money about
through the county for throwing up
little mud, as n rule, il is put in
the hand of some one who has no in
terest in the roads, and the official
never goes back To see how the work
Is doDe-they just pay for il and let
ii go. This is politics. L believe i'm
politics during an election, but when
man is elected or appointed To an
Office he takes an oath TO discharge
the duties of his office, but l want To
ask how is ii here in regard TO the
roads? L want TO say If 1 am not
treated fair hereafter in regard TO
the roads l will expose some one if
have TO buy a newspaper outfit
myself, and l think / will do il.
want no Office, j want roads, 1
want some returns for the tax money
| pay.
Yours truly,
w. p. PAYNE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
THE Best Paper"

One of the best citizens says the
"Clinch Valley News is better
than it has ever been in its history. :"
We doff our hat. The paper is not as
good as it ought 10 be. 1t is the
hope of the editor to get out some
day, a first class weekly" We are
grateful for the many kind things
said of the paper recently. Please
send US the news from your COM
munity. This will help make the
paper better.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
WHAT BUTTERl

The editor has been buttering his
biscuits this week with product OF
the fine blue grass farm of Mr.. S. A.
Witten. Witten Mills. Such butter
Golden In color, fine of texture, de-
lightful in flavor, firm and sweet
fit 10 grace the table of the gods We
are using this fine article sparingIy
spreading il thin on one side of the
biscuit, and saving part OF it for
company and for Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Social Life on Bluestone.

Bluestone, Va, April IA.
Mr.. f. NJ. Wagner and his friend
MIR. Mays. of Vivian, spent Sunday
with Mr.. Wagners parents.
Miss Hattie Hetherington, OF
Princeton, is visiting her sister Mrs.
w. d. Wagner.
Mrs. j. w. Shannon spent Satur-
day and Sunday i'm Bluefield.
Mr.. Jim Edd Wagner, OF Blue
field, spent Sunday with his sister
Mrs. j. G. Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Nj. Wagner, of
Mud Fork, spent Saturday and sun
day with his sisters Mrs. j. G..
Bailey and Mrs. w. M. Nash.
Tracy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G..
Bailey, has been quite sick for some
time, but is improving fast.
Our Presiding Elder Rev. Mr..
Kelley will preach at Bailey 5
Chapel Sunday night.
Miss Blanche Nash, of Bluefield,
was visiting her parents here this
week.
Mrs. b. X. Carr returned to her
home in Bluefield this week after
spending some time at her fathers,
Mr.. +. G.. Wagner.
Mr.. Will Harman, who has had
typhoid fever since Christmas, is no
better.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
HE SLEEPS WELL
Faithful Horse Gone Where The
Pastures Are Ever Green.

Burke's Garden, Va, April Is.
we were glad 20 have Rev. III. NJ.
Fugate with us for day last week.
He preached one of his good sermons
at the Baptist church Wednesday
night.
Rev. ID. II. Carr will preach a ser
mon TO the Odd Fellows next Sun
day morning at Central church.
Rev f. l. Richie was generously
pounded at the parsonage last Satur-
day.
Our Garden is gay with violets,
Easter flowers and blossoming fruit
trees.
The following young people dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Hoge, at
Lovely View, last Sunday: Misses
Emma Greever, Dora Meta Meek,
Larue, Stevens, Richie and Rev. e.
l.. Richie and Messrs George and
Willie Moss. JEFF and Maggie
went to their farm in Bland Mon
day.
w. G. Thompson has been in
Grayson selling mules and buying
cattle.
j. r. Meek returned from North
Carolina with about $50 exports-to-
be. He found his family sorrowing
over the demise of Morgan, their
faithful and much beloved horse.
"Old Morg' war about % years OF
age. A neighbOr remembers when, as
child, he saw Morg carry off the
premium, at Tazewell fair, for the
best yearling colt. And fine one
he must have been, for he was good
stock, unusually large and a dark
chestnut sorrel in color. Grand Pa
Meek used TO ride him, and then,
when Robert was married-nearly
twenty years ago = Charlie and
Moragn were his carriage horses.
From that day forward Morgan was
Mrs. Brenda Meek's buggy horse,
and there never was a better one. He
was always the standby if a colt was
TO be broken, if child was to be
taught equestrain-ship, II Grand Ma
wanted to come for little visit, or
if any emergency arose. There was
only one morning when certain lit
tie lady started TO ride him to school,
that he took the bit in his teeth and
trotted off across the pasture in the
wrong direction, giving the little
girl quite scare. VINO could blame
him for not wanting to stand in the
stable all day when the spring grass
was growing? We might believe,
with the Indian, that the noble old
horse is now grazing in pastures thai
are ever green, but we know that hi.
tired limbs are resting beneath one Of
the giant oaks in the pasture and be,
side the stream, which he loved.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
POLITICIANS FIGHT
IN BLUEFIELD
Republican Convention Enliven-
ed By General "Mix-Up,"
But No Bones Broken.

In the Republican convention held
in Bluefield TO nominate city officers.
on Tuesday, was long-to-be re-
.membered affair. A general fight.
free for all, took place near the hall
of the convention, so the papers
state. There were. as well as could
be judged, about four fights, in each
of which everybody, nearly, was en-
gagged. They fought all the way to
the court house and back. Fights
would break out in any old place.
The paper states that DIR. Martin,
Judge Maynard, Hairless, w. S.
Crockett, Young Lilly, Mesrs Stin-
son, Doak, several negroes, and others
whose names were not known, took
place. Teeth were knocked out, eyes
blackened, noses fiattened, etc., etc. ;.
but no very serious damage done. 1t
seems TO have been an old fashioned.
fist-and-skull political fight, the most
serious deadly weapons being used
were naked fists and a satcheI or
suit case, perhaps hand grip, about
quart size. The row started by some
body saying that somebody was not
getting square deal, and somebody
said it was damn lie, and then
war opened. 1t was time, and no
doubt all parties are ashamed of il
now.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
DIED SUDDENLY
Wife of Former TazeweII Citizen
Expires Suddenly.

News reaches Tazewell of the sud
den death at her home near Pattons-
burg, Mo-, on the sth of this month,
of Mrs. Matte Compton. She was
the wife of the late n. f. Compton,
a former citizen of this county. Mrs.
Compton was Miss Gwyn, a native
of Ohio, and leaves five daughters
and one son. 1t will be recalled that
two of her daughters, Misses Maude
and Chloe, were in TazewelI last fall
on visit.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Status of School Question

1t can be positively stated that
absolutely nothing is being done in
the school building matter. No pro-
pos ition is before anybody. The mat
ter rests just where it did in the
beginning. Neither the district board
nor the Town Council have anyth-
ing TO say or suggestion 10 offer-all
of which means no school to speak
of next year.
Already there is talk of looking
out for teachers and buildings for
private schools for next year. The
High School Chapel can be used for
free school purposes, and will be all
right SO far as iC goes. The High
School pupils will be left out.
There'll be private shoots a plenty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
COngratuIations For Graham

The bond issue, voted on last Tues
day by the citizens of oursister town
Graham, carried 10y an overwhelming
majority, only two votes being cast
against the issue. These two evident
~ feel lonesome. The money will be
used for streets and other improve
ments In the town. Graham has
commendnble courage, particularly
in times like these. and her progress
i've, public spirited citizens deserve
congratulations.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
DIR. jackson Brushing Up.

DR.. Jackson seems determined to
keep at it until he gets his drug softer
In fine shape and dress. After COM
pIeting his new shelving and over
hauling the fixtures etc., he concIud-
ed that the walls and ceiling needed
something, and he put the painters
and decorators TO work. He has an
up-to-date store. Take it all in all nc
drug store was ever conducted in
this town that gave better salisfac-
tion, or as little room for com plant.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
State Board Meets

The State Board of Agriculture
met at Blacksburg on Wednesday,
and elected the following officers !:
President, ]. w. Churchman, of
Augusta; Secretary, b. ID. Adams,
of Charlotte.
Sensational developments expected
did not materialize. The result of the
election shows a victory for the
Koiner people.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
DIR. McGuffin Injured.

Dr. r. M. McGuffin, prominent
physician of Bramwell, and II coal
fields, was seriously injured last
Sunday by Dudley Williams, at
Glen Alum, in West Virginia. VIII
liams struck DR.. McGuffin on the
head with pistol, infiicting a
wound which was thought to be
fatal. He is now in Welch hospital.
The trouble is said to have occurred
on account of letter written to some
young ladies of Mr.. Williams house
hold. Williams was fined and re-
leased by the magistrate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
History of TazeweII

Having been requested by n num-
Der of citizens of TazewelI To repro
duce the old history OF the county
by Buckley, adding thereto the new
order OF things which have come
our way the past quarter of century
or more, | earnestly desire the cooper
alton OF every one in position TO sug-
gest any points of interest. TO the old
Confederate soldier, who may recall
war incidents interesting to our peo-
pie the pages of this volume are
open To you. Jot them down for this
book which will be handed down for
the generations which Will follow us
In the years 10 come. The new edition
OF the book should be decidedly more
elaborate than the old--with the pro-
gress of photography we are able to
illustrate. / therefore desire To get
number of photographs Of Taze-
wells homes and its citizens who
have SO nobly contributed to the his
tory OF the county--to present a
type of our fair young woman-hood
and OF the mothers whose hands have
rocked the cradles. Specimens Of the
county's fine stock will be shown.
These will be in striking contrast
with some of the crude pictures
shown in Bickleys book nearly sixty
years ago-the best they could do 1 n
that day.
Not being directly related TO any
families of the county il will be my
earnest purpose to treat all fairly and
impartially. To give honor when
honor is due. To remember the
private in the ranks, who with his
chieftian heard the distant battle roll
and watched its shifting tides in the
great struggle of life handing to our
generation the comforts we enjoy TO-
day. Likewise, in half hundred
years to come let the tide drift as it
may, they will at least know that our
tendency was onward and upward
and know what manner OF folk lived
here in the twentieth centuries
dawn.
IT Il GJTTyEDG
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
Yours truly,
w. II. PAYNE.
Preacher Will Not Be Here Next
Sunday.

Rev. Mr.. Aylor, who was adver-
tised last week to preach in the Bap-
tist church next Sunday, for reasons
which seem justifiable 10 him will
not be here. The appointment is,
therefore recalled. The members OF
the Baptist church are requested,
however, TO meet just the same, at 10
O'Clock, 20 conisder one or two mat
tiers demanding special attention. A
full meeting of the church is re-
quested for 10 o'clock, which will
give time to attend church else
where.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING

A mass meeting of the Democrats
of the county Is hereby called to
meet at Tazewell, Tuesday, May
18th, 1908, (Stock Sales Day. in the
Court house at o'clock p. m. fol
the purpose of eIecting delegates to
the State Convention to be held at
Roanoke June 11th, 1908. A full at
tendance is Important
BY order of county committee.
V. l.. SEXTON,
County Chairman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
b. II. Baylor Heard From

We announce with pleasure TO the
many friends and admirers OF that
splendid gentleman, Ben. Baylor,
that, although he lives at Marion he
Is still clothed i'm his right mi nd
and lives outside the walls. He has
recently sold out his mere antlle bus
mess, and is now a partner In large
Overall Manufacturing business In
his town. ben still has "home
feeling for Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-17
VIII Move Family to St. pouI

III. III. Rosenbaum, foreman for
The ;. Walton Construction Com
pany, was here for several days this
week. Mr.. RoSenbaum has been
located at Williamson, w. Va, for
year or more, but has moved his
camp To st. Paul, where his company
have large contracts on the S. and
w. He will move his family from
Burke's Garden 20 ST. Paul for the
summer.