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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
BIG DISTILLERY is
WRECKED BY FIRE

PEORIA. ILL.-Special.-Fire in
Corning and Company's distillery.
near Peoria, did $4,000 damage in
the seven story brick building occu-
pied by the distillery. threatened a
grain elevator holding $4,000 worth
OF grain, imperilled the lives OF SOC
cattle. and drove six thousand people
from their homes i'm fear OF wave
OF fiery alcohol, which threatened TO
sweep the country for nearly a mile
around If the flames reached the high
wine" kettles in the basement OF the
burning structure.
The fire started in the top iioor OF
the six story structure OF the distinery.
Its origin is unknown. The city cleo
trician of Peoria was early on the
scene and expressed his opinion that
the blaze could be attributed TO cross
wires. II was freely stated that in
cendiaries. out OF revenge for fam
cied wrong done a former employe.
was the true cause. No confirmation
OF this could be obtained. II was
early predicted that the entire estab-
lishment would be total loss. in
volving over 100000 in property.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
" HNtIN III
4 Wheeler WilcoxD

(By Ella Wheeler wilcox.)
Onhoused in deserts of accepted
thought.
And lost in jungles of confusing
crccdS
My soul strayed, homeless, finding it's
dissatisfied with what tradition t,uobt
The pros and cons. the little ifs and
ands. CIV"
The but ana maybe. and the this
On which the churches thiclSen and
grow fat.
l found but structures built on shift
ing sands.
And all their heavens were stranpe ana
far away.
And all their bells were made Of
human hate:
And since for death 1 did NOT caro- 70
wait.
A heaven I fashioned for myself one
day. WV
or happy thoughts 1 built it stone bv
stone. ~
ciuus room.
WIN loves great light drove away
And in the center 1 made God a throne.
And this dear heaven I set within nv
heart '" NY
And carried it about with mo ,Iu,,,,
ana then The changing dogmas OF
Seemed alien TO my thoughts and held
no part
Now. as take my heaven from place
TO place
hnd new rooms by loves revealing
And death wiz give me but a larger
To see my palace spreading into space.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
ROUNDUP THE REDS
FOR DEPORTATION
Secret Service Men and Police
Swoop Down on Anarchists in
New York Without Notice.
Will Send Them Back
to Europe.

NEW YORK-Special-A series of
wholesale arrests of anarchists have
been begun by the United States Gov
eminent the first roundup taking
place in New York. The men arrest
ed here by secret service agents were
taken TO Ellis Island for exam
ination by Acting Commissioner of
immigration Joseph Murray. All who
cannot prove their right to be in this
country will be deported.
The sudden arrests came as the CHI
max to an Investigation the police and
secret service men have been making
since the explosion OF a bomb in Union
Square Park last Saturday. At every
move of the authorities was guarded
with the utmost secrecy. and il was
not until the dragnet was out that the
plans of the Government became
known.
Great interest has been aroused over
the arrests. The attitude of the foreign
countries to whom these tcrrOrists will
be consigned is awaited with great in
tereSt Government authorities refuse
70 discuss their plans i'm this respect.
but is said that several ports in Russia
ana one in France are destined to re-
ceiVe the undesirablcs.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
BOOM THE OUTPUT OF
GEORGIA GOLD FIELD

WASHINGTON, d. Special
A bill just reported from the House
Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures by Representative McKin-
ley, of Illinois, provides for the es-
Enlistment of an assay Office at
Gainesville, Hall county, Ga. Hall
county is in the northeastern part of
the State in the mountain district of
Georgia. According to the report of
the committee the State of Georgia
has produced gold in the last ten
years, to the value of $1.1S6,30O.
Most OF this was obtained in the VI
cinity of the proposed assay office.
There is every reason to believe that
this amount will be increased stead
lily and materially In the future" says
the committee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Df00R FACTORIES ARE
BURNED AT LYNCRBURG
Hill City Is Visited by One of the
Most Disastrous Fires in It's
Eistory-Dunnington, of
Farmville, Heavy Loser.

LYNCHRURG. NA.-Spccial.-On
OF the most destructive fires I'm twenty
years Was experienced here Friday
morning. the loss sustained being
about $225.0O0. with the insurance
probably $4,000 less
The conilagratiOn ragged during a
Jwenty-mi't wind and the firemen
were pow -rless TO cope with the blaze,
whicf had been burning sometime
NH ! II was discovered
Three tobacco factories. the factory
OF the -. and w. Overall Company.
and four negro dwellings were wholly
consumed
All OF the factories were occupied
10y W. g. Huntington. of F3rmVillc,
in which more than d million pounds
OF tobacco for the Austrian and ital-
ian trade were stored. The loss on
this is estimated by representative
OF the owner AT $4,000. This was
fully insured
The origin OF the blaze cannot be
accounted for. ass 10 started i'm build
iug iu which there had been mo- fire
for mo- th. this structure being used
exclusively for the storing of leaf
tobacco.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Suckers Take to Brandy,

with ordinary rarth-worm bait
winch they first automatically sat
ufated in brandy a an eXperiine emit
Policeman Thomas Clark, uf Darby
ana Policeman John Carr. Of Yeadon.
returned home this evening with $50
pounds ri fish.
They left early this morning for
Darby Greek; bnt aftcr sHendirg sew
era. hours without being rewarded
with bite, Clark. as an experiment.
saturated the worm on mis- hook with
ten-year-old liquor and threw the line
overheard. To his surprise his hook
was taken so quickly by Voracious
sucker that the hook broke of snort;
n new hook was affixed, the worm
treated in the same manner, and fol-
lowing that Carr and Clark drew in
n fish every time they cast their lines
Sometimes they got two fish on one
hook. The biggest fish weighed three
ana haI poSa-.-kA ley were all
suckers, and were in ms a>ndition.-
Philadelphia Record
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
HARRY THAW'S COUSIN
SUED FOR DIVORCE

NEW -Special-Prial or the
divorce action of Minnie Il. Thaw
against Edward 4. Thaw viii be begun
next Monday in special term. part 8
OF the supreme Court. according 10
the announcement on the calendar pub
llShcd Thursday. Mrs. ThaW is suing
ncr husband, who Is a cousin of Harry
Is. Thaw. for absolute divorce In her
complaint Mr.. Thaw alleges that her
husband behaved improperly with an
other woman, who is not named. at
the Arion Apartment House. i'm Time.
broadway. She has already been al
lowed alimony ana counsel fees BY the
supreme Court.
Mrs. Thaw is a native OF virginia
where the couple Were married about
Twelve years ago. She is receiving so
II was stated, about $3.50 a month from
her husband for her support G A
Iaussig Is counsel for Mrs Thaw. and
LeNchtritt x Brennan for Mr. Thaw
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
MODEL AFRICAN SCHOOL
ON PLAN OF TUSKEEGEE

LONDON--Special John Roger
Governor Of the Gold Coast. who has.
Just returned 10 England after 4 three
,n"hthS 'ilp 10 the United States and
Panama, is in communication win,
the nome government. relative To the.
Establishing of schools i'm the colony
Tor the education q: the natives. These
schools Will be modelled after those
III hampton and TusE@gce. Ala. which
are used for the education and ad
Vancemcnt OF the negro i'm America.
During his visit abroad, Sir John
Roger applied himself assiduouslv TO
'he study OF the negro problem. He
was greatly pleased with the schools.
IN the United states. and advises the
government that such institutions
should be established in the colony.
As yet there has been no official ac,
uon taken by the Government. bur
rom an authoritative source comes
the Information that such action will
be taken very soon
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
ASK RECEIVERS
LUMBER COMPANY
Creditors of East Coast Lumber
Company Apply for Receivers
on Ground of Mismanagement
and Fraud-Bill Filed
at Richmond, Va.
RICHMOND. vA.-special.-

RICHMOND. NA.-Special-
:. L. Owen and J. NJ. owen. OF
Mecklenburg county. ask that receiv-
ers be appointed to conduct the af-
fairs OF the East Coast Lumber Com
pany, with principal offices i'm this
cry.
The petition. which is i'm the shape
OF "A complaint alleges that the af-
fairs OF the concern have been con-
Quoted i'm a reckless fashion. and that
values have been placed fictitiously
The application is based on two
notes held by the petitioners for lum-
Der furnished the company. and for
which draft was issued, but which
was not honored on account OF insult
ficient funds.
The bill Of complaint SAYS in part:
An instance or this reckless and
deceptive practice OF the said corpora
tlon Is shown in the case OF the Coles
tract OF land. containing about 600
acres Located in Mecklenburg county
II was purchased by President Cogbill
TOT $lN,VOO. and Immediately trans
tcrred 70 the company ana valued upon
ITS hooks at $4,000. Complainants
would now show that the outstandfnrr
liabilities against said corporatio1
@mount to nearly $3.50. 900; that said
liabilities are due TO various banks in
Richmond and other cities and to sun
dry parties for lumber and other sun
plies; that about $40 900 is due to VI
rious persons for acceptanccs and pro-
tested notes given for lumber furnish
ed II. while checks drawn by said cor
poratton amounting 10 $500 have been
protested by banks and remain unpaid.
Your compliments aver that when said
corporation made its last report to the
state Corporation Commission. as re-
CURED by law. its officers. in order to
show that its assets were sufficient to
cover its Liabilities, raised the value of
It's lands and other property to am ex-
tent FAR in excess OF their actual values
and even then there was a deficit i'm
It's assets OF nearly 100000 below the
liabilities. and to cover this up the
profit and loss accounts were charged
up to it,"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10

Read just this one voluntary ts.ti-
mOniaI:
Danville Orphanage.
DanVille. Va. oct. IS 1907
/ received nVe children out Of one
family, half starved. and their diges-
feeding. The youngest, just 16 months
old, had been fed on raw onions.
was almost in despair, but since giving
them your Concentrated Water regu-
iarly for some weeks. they have gotten
well and are fat and rosy.
A pair OF twin girls 4 years old
came to US from the poor house. who
seemed TO be in the last stage OF amaze
mia. Had the most enormous abdo-
mems. These are rapidly recovering
] had others with enlarged neck
glands. sore ears ana nose, and every
symptom Of Scrofula. These are stead
lily improving.
My cousin was seriously threatened
with Gastritis. Almost everything She
ate caused an accumulation of gas on
the bowels, 50 that she could nor sleep
at night II was the greatest benent
she derived from the use OF your Com
contracted Water. This called my at
tention 10 IT; and made me try it for
our poor little suffering children
We cannot say too much for it. and
are singing its praises here in DanviIle
and wherever else an opportunity pre-
sents itself
Am now using the water on ten chill
dren. Gratefully
(Signed) Mrs. j. A. LEE, Supt
ls-oz- bottle (month's treatment), 81.
II your druggist VIII not supply you
Send for interesting booklet concern
Ing this Natural Treatment
y. M ECHOLs CO.
LynchburE. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
FROST, SLEET AND COLD
KILL WESTERN FRUIT

ST. LOUIS, MO Special The
dispatches from points in Southern IL
IlnolS. Missouri. Arkansas. Oklahoma
Texas and Kansas indicate serious
damage TO fruit by frost. sleet and
cold. norther struck Elgin April
"a ana during the night freezing
temperature prevailed Sleet and
freezing weather all day at Gaines
vile, Tex, killed fruit
throughout the Ozark fruit region
or Arkansas and Missouri the tenn
perature Is below freezing. At Nc
Pherson, Kan. the thermometer last
night registered 81 degrees above zero,
lower than in January. Alfalfa, in
Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas has been
killed.
The thermometer dropped so de-
SrVes Friday At Mount Sterling, in
Central Illinois. and so at DuQuoin,
IN southern Illinois. killing fruits.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
TEN YEARS FOR SENDING
BOMB IN THE MAIL

GREENSBORO. n. Especial
Hardin Germany was convicted in the
Superior Court here and sentenced TO
the pen for ten years, for sending an
Internal machine through the mail to
Caesar Cone, the millionaire cotton
manufactures Of this city, two weeks
ago. Germany is q former employe
In one OF Mr.. Cones mills, and is
twenty years old. He did not employ
counsel to defend him and offered no
testimony, but denied that he is guilty
OF the charge. Mr.. Cone was the prin-
cipal witness The case was removed
TO the state court. as no law could
be found in the Federal statutes COW
ering the case.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
REV. DR.. WILLINGHAM
ENDS 30,000-MILE TRIP
Secretary OF Baptist Foreign
Missionary Board Returns to
Richmond From Trip to
the Old World. ~
RICHMOND. vA.-special-

fA-"SDeCtal.-
The Rev. DR.. r. J. Willingham,
with Mrs. Willingham. after having
Journeyed little upwards OF 10000
miles. arrived in Richmond from New
York, In good health. but COM
siderably fatigued.
Dr. Willinsham is secretary OF the
southern Baptist Foreign Mission
Board, with headquarters I'm Rich
mond, and 1t was In the interest Of
this organization that he sailed for
the Orient early in September OF last
year.
DR.. willingham left Seattle for
Japan on the same steamship bearing
Secretary Taft. and the two gentle
men had their photographs taken to-
gether on shipboard, subscribing
themselves as secretaries of peace and
OF war.
Travelling through the SF1owery
Kingdom, DR.. Willingham next visit
ed the great Chinese empire. where
he spent several months. He first
visited North China at Chefoo. in the
province of Shantung. the most dense
ly populated area in the world.
From here he crossed over into
Manchuria, passing through Tiensin
Picking, thence down the Pelham Rail-
road $50 miles to Hankow, thence on
the Gangtze to Chinkiang, Shanghai
Hongkong, Canton and Singapore.
From China DR.. Willingham went
Into luuld, Wnere ne visited Burma.
Calcutta, Darjeeling. located in the
Himalaya Mountains. Benares Agra
Delhi and Bombay
Dr. Willingham left this latter port
on the steamship Africa" and began
to cross the Indian Ocean on Febru-
airy 5, 1908.
He next visited Italy where he
spent some weeks calling at the sew
eral posts OF the Southern Baptist
Foreign Mission. and later returned
by way OF England. taking, passage
in the Steamship Wilhelm de Crosse
His passage over the Atlantic was
extremely rough and tempestuous and
ne expressed his delight this morning
at once more being in dear old Rich
mOnd."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
CANNOT SELL EDITORIALS:
AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY
RALEIGH.

RALEIGH. y. c. Special SUI
preme Court decided in the case Of
Editor King. of Greenville. who SOLD
the editorial columns of his newspa-
per to the Norfolk and Southern Rail-
way and then sued the road for the
contract price, that the transaction is
void because contrary to public policy
and based on improper consideration
1t held that there is n distinct diff
ference between advertising and edi-
torial matter. Chief Justice Clark de-
livered the opinion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
DISASTROUS FLOODS
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Unprecedented Rainfall Causes
Terrific Rush of Water in Many
of the Rivers of the State,
Causing Heavy Destruc-
ton to Life and Property.

BLUEFIELD. w. VA.-Special.-
Three men were drowned and five
others had narrow escapes from death
Wednesday afternoon at Rock. a small
town on the Norfolk and Western, by
the collapse of a suspension foot
bridge over Bluestone River. The dead
are:
J. w. Young. aged eighteen
W. b. Sanders aged twenty-three;
married.
Arthur Castle. aged twenty-four;
married.
The floods of the few days past
have raised the waters Of Bluestone
RIVER to an Unprecedented height.
Traffic Suspended.
All along the Biuestonc River slides
are reported TO be numerous and traf-
hc on the Crane Creek branch is tied
up. several slides also are reported
on the Nirginian (Deepwatcr) Rail
road. and traffic is almost complete
ly tied up ON the main line between
this city and KenOVa. no trains ar
irving from the West since last week.
Along the Blucstonc River people
are being forced To abandon their
homes on account of the high water.
Many bridges have been swept away.
Between Flipping and Goodwill wa
ter covers the railroad tracks and
trains are being run At speed OF
two miles an hour.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
NORTON'S REGULATIONS
AMOUNT TO 5000, 900

HARTFORD. -Special-The
amount of the populations Of Lucius
Is. Norton, president Of the National
Mercantile Company. was placed by
Receiver John J. McKone at 5000. 600.
Norton has been indicted on twelve
counts of embczzlement. The Mer-
camille Company. which had been in
existence for three years. and had
more than 10000 clients in New Eng
land and the Middle States, was
thrown into the hands Of a receiver.
through the application of G. T.. King.
Norton's financial agent i'm Boston.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
REAR ADMIRAL EVANS
At PASO ROBES BATHS

rASO EOBLES. HOT SPRINGS.
AHk.->pccitl.- Roar Admiral Rob
Icy ID. evans. accompanied ~ his son.
Lieutenant Frank Taylor Evans. flac
lieutenant. hIS arrived here. The
Rear Admiral has submitted 20 sew
cral minor operations. He began nj.
treatment by being wheeled 10 the
baths ian chair. He has planned To-
take "A bath ana treatment every
morning. spending tho rest of the day
in the sun AS much as possible
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
DECOMPOSED BODY
FOUND IN THE JAMES
RICHMOND. vA.-special-

RICHMOND, NA.-Special.-
Meager details OF the finding Of
the BODY OF an unknown man at
Drcwry's Bluff. in Chesterfield coun-
~, have reached here. 1t IS said that
it is almost impossible to tell whether
the man is white or colOred, on ac-
count of the fact that the body has
been decomposing such a length of
time.
DR. J. c.. Loving viewed the remains
and the distorted body was taken
20 Bowen's undertaking establishment
in Manchester. The body was found
in the river near Drewry's Bluff by
two fishermen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Do YOU KNOW

We make speciality OF and want
regularly each week liberal shipments
or POULTRY. EGGS. BUTTER and
NEALS Highest market prices guar-
ante"d. with prompt returns. r Refer
ehces National state Bank. Richmond
Va Z. w. EVANS y Co, Produce
Commission Merchants. 1913 East Cary
Street. Richmond. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Deaths Harvest in the senate.

The unprecedented number Of
deaths in the Senate has filed the
members of that body with gloom
and apprehension. The depression ex-
tends even to the clerks and attaches
Their ranks have also been depleted
during the present session. Amzi Smith,
the veteran chief of the document
room. being among those taken. He
was the oldest of the State employees.
having held his position for More
than thirty years.
When the seventh announcement
OF Senator's death in this Congress
was made this afternoon it was re-
ceived with unusual solemnity Five
deaths have occurred since this season
began. The unspoken query is, ''Who.
will be the next ?"-New York Herald
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
ROBBED PoSTOFFICE AT
PRINCESS ANNE G. H.

NORFOLK, -Special-Burglar
Prev open the safe OF the postoff1ce
at Frincess Anne Courthouse last night
and stamps.
They also carried Off all the blank
money orders and the steel stamp. and
can go into the business of issuing
them.
There is no clew to the cracksmen.
VINO VINO are believed to be the Same who
attempted to rob the South Norfolk
postofiiee few nights ago.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10

ELKHORN, w NA.-Spccial-One
of the greatest flooCs I'm the history of
the Tug River and Elkhorn valleys
is doing enormous damage In the
past thirty-siN hours the rainfall reg
listers three inches. and Elkhorn. Blue
stone and other streams in Virginia
and West Virginia are out of their
banks Along the Elkhorn many hun
dreds of families are camping along
the mountain sides. their homes be-
ing inundated
Ihree lives were reported lost at
North Norfolk and two at keystone.
Bridges are washed away along the
Norfolk and Western. and for TWEEN
ty-four hours traffic has been sus-
pended.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
HAIRSTON-SuITH.

\ beautiful wedding was celebrated
Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Rando lph
Smith near GreenVillc. when their
daughter. Letticia. became the bride OF
Mr. samuel Hairston, of. Roanoke, Va.
The Rev. g. l.. Allfathe ofticiated.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
MARRIAGES.
REICXES-KOWE

Mrs. T.. II. Goolrick. of Fred ericks-
burg. Va, announces the marriage Of
her sister. Miss Constance II. Rowe.
TO Mr.. O. w. Reeves. of stanton, Va.
March 18th, in Alexandria, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
DIN 4, NIcNfath.

Mr.. Olin L. McMath. son Of A. l..
McMath, secretary and treasurer Of
the Produce Exchange. Onancock. Va,
died at his home Monday, aged TWEEN
ty-hVe years He was married two
years ago to Miss Sallie Finncy, who
with one child survives him.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
DEATHS.
stephen \. EIcy,

Mr.. stephen y. Eley, formerly OF
Isle of Wight county. but who had
for several years resided in Berkeley
died Sunday in that town. aged about
SeVenty-fiVe years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
Xanthine H For the

Removes Dandrufr and Souri, Invigo-
rates and prevents the Hair from fall
ing on.
Va, and Baltimore. Nd. Druggists or
sent direct by XANTHINE COMPANY.
Price, 81 per bottle. Richmond. Va.
sample Bottle. 35c, By mail.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
ORCHARD-TAYLOR.

\ quiet wedding took place Jhnrs-
day at Orange. Va, when Miss Marie
Louise Taylor, sister of MIR. r. Glenn
Taylor. Of Orange, became the bride Of
Mr.. Harry T.. Orchard. Of Lynch burg.
but formerly of DanVille Va. owing to
the deep mourning Of the bride no
cards were issued.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
BROOKES-WATKINS

Miss Deliah f.. Watkins and Mr.. A.
Powell Brookes. of Alexandria, Va,
were quietly married in Baltimore
Saturday afternoon last. at O'Clock.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10

Mrs Emma Foster. aged twenty
eight years. died Monday at her home
near Brookncal. She is surVi vcd by
her husband, Mr.. Crother Foster. and
five children.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
BURTON-SNIVH.

In the residence of Mrs. Mary r.
was solemnized the marriage OF her
daughter, Mary Alma, TO Mr.. Hodges
NJ. Burton. of Crewe. Va, Wednesday
evening at 9 o'clock.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-10
A THOUGHT AMONG THE ROSES

The roses grew so thickly,
I never saw the thorn,
Nor deem'd the stem was prickly,
Until my hand was torn.
Thus worldly joys invite US,
With rosy-color'd hue:
But. ere they long delight us.
We find they prick us. too.
Peter Spencer