Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1908-04-03
NO WOOhSHINERS
AT ST. PAUL NOW
Citizens Co-operated With Off
cers-Escaped Convict Cap
tnred-Other News.
Lebanon, Va, March B

luiCQ-OlneT news.
Lebanon, Va, March 81 +.
Your correspondent took trip
down the Cilnch Valley as far as
st. Paul last week, and the first
thing that greeted his eyes was, a
Wetsern rairload. They will push
the work To completion as soon as
possible.
Emmett Duff's large building is
nearing completion, and l. the finest
residence in Russell county. A.
Rainero, the contractor is first
clss workman, and his services are
sought after in adjoining counties.
st. Paul banks have stood the
financial crash, and have ample
capital on hands to meet any emer-
gency that may arise.
Miss Addie Cleek, an attractive
young lady, is assisting &C. Bolton
in the postoffice. She is deservedly
popular with the | atrons of the
office.
The good citizens of ST. Paul have
put the moonshiners out of business.
They have given the officers of the
law their cooperation and the result
is, the moonshiners have gone to a
more congenial cline to ply his
trade.
On our return, TO Cleveland we
found the town full of Methodist
preachers. They were holding mis-
sionary conference. Chickens are
scarce in that town now.
Cleveland has one bank, four dry
good stores, two hotels and q livery.
The Methodist people are building
a church at Cleveland. The Baptist
people have good church house and
n number one preacher for their pas
tor, Rev. Frank Fuller. The pastor
or the Methodists is Rev. Mr.. Troy,
and he is n faithful worker in the
vineyard of his Master.
Russell county has ten men who
are over So years old, namel V ::
Stephen Rasnake, Sc; VIM. Smith,
s; G. w. Campbell, Ss; u. n. Gard
ner, SS; James Stout, So; Peter Hen
rite, 80; Hiram Howard, 81; Harry
Fullen, Sc; J. w. Dorton, SS; Capt.
VIM. L. Bausell, SO. They are all
remarkably active both mentally and
physically. They have all been
honest, upright citizens, such as any
county ought TO feel proud of. May
their declining years be their hap
piest, is the wish not only of the
writer, but the whole county.
James Price, who is condemned
to hange on the 10th of June is quite
penitent since my last letter. He
called for testament Monday, and
Rev. Mr.. McPhearson visited him
in his cell, and held services with
him, and other prisoners. The con-
demned man said he heard that the
Clmch Valley News had an item
last week about him, and he would
like to read that paper.
The negro convict, who escaped
from the road force last fall has been
captured at DanVille, Va. He secur-
ed an old suit of clothes from lady
at Richlands. The lady, he said
threw them out of an upper window,
and doubtless, she thought she was
giving them to some tramp.
DR.. Counts, of Cleveland, accom-
panied Guard Sutherland TO Rich
mond hospital last week where he
was operated on for appendicitis.
From last accounts he was in fair
way to recovery.
Russell College is doing good
work. They have the best faculty in
the history of the college. The COM
mencement will be some time in
May, so come down, Mr.. Editor, as
the people of Lebanon always make
preparations to entertain all visitors.
j. w. B.