Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-04-30
man KILLED OVER
WOMAN 'SHINER'
Tragedy Reported From Russell
County-Corner Stone Laid.
Other Russell News.
Lebanon, VI. April 27th.- =

Lebanon, VI. april ZUn.-
Finney 4 Fletcher lost Is sheep bV
worthless dogs last week. They sue
ceeded in killing a few dogs.
A case was before Justice last
week in regard to some sheepkilling
dogs, and the owners of the dogs re-
fused to have them killed, and a
warrant was sworn out, the evidence
was that two parties saw these par
ticular dogs leave the sheep bleeding
and dying, and they followed the
dogs to their homes, and found blood
on them and as they did not see
them kill the sheep the Justice re-
fused TO give verdict against the
dogs. Such evidence would hang a
man but not sufficient TO convict
worthless sheep killing dog.
Rev. G. NJ. Gibson, ID. ID. of Mo-.
is visiting his sister Mrs. John
&. BauseIl, and Mrs. Purcell, of
Copper Creek, He preached on larse
and appreaciative audie ce at Sui
pher Church Sunday, Doctor Glib
son is RussellC County boy, was edu-
Gated at Emory q Henry College and
entered the ministry, and some
twenty years ago went to Missouri,
and his last appointment was at El
Paso, Texas, as presiding elder of the
Nj. K. church, south. He resigned to
accept the presidency of female col
lege in Missouri.
A team attached TO buggy driven
by Ogden Thomas and Lon Powers
became frightened Sunday and ran a
way. The only damage was Il broken
buggy tongue.
DIR. A. X. Gilmer's mule team,
hitched TO wagon, ran away on
Monday, but they had up grade and
did not gain much headway, and
were stopped near the Baptist church
NotWith finding the inclement
weather last Friday,a large concourse
of people assembled to witness the
laying of the corner stone TO the Mas
onic building. DIR. J. Pruner, of
Mendoza, was master of ceremonies
and everything was done to pen
feolion.
Rush Smit h, colored, shot and
mortally wounded David Kiser near
Castlewood Sunday evening. The
cause of the tragedy was Kiser's
wife, who had sold the negro some
liquor, as she is noted moonshineI,
and when he sampled il he found
too much water in il and demanded
and some insulting language was in
dulged in beween the Kiser woman
and the nergo and kiser started
into the house and the nergo thought
he was going after gun, and shot
him through the head. At this writ
ing he is still alive, but no hopes of
his recovery, and doubtless before
this appears he will have passed to
the great beyond. Kiser was kind
man and married "Susan" Fraley,
noted moonshiner of that com
munity. Deputy Sheriff Gibson lodg-
ed the negro in Jail.
Mrs. Haskins of California, and Mr..
Paul Mason, of Abingdon, are visit
ing Mrs. Watts OF Elk Garden.
DR.. T. +. Chapman, of Norton,
was in town Saturday. The doctor is
a Russell county boy, and by his un-
tiring energy has forged his way to
the front and is successful ply
sician.
DR.. Gilmer informs this scribe
that the health of Lebanon and sur
rounding country never was better
than at this writing. Not case o.
typhoid fever in the county. The san
itary condition is not improved anC
he cannot account for il. only the
w~ter from the Jessee spring il
puTer.
The general opinion prevails tina
the editor of the Clinch Valley New
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