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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04
BenbOW.

Benbow, June 2.-Corn working
has been all the go for the past few
days with the farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Saunders
and their children spent the day last
Sunday with their uncle, l.. @. s..
Compton.
Miss Belle Saunders, Miss Cora
Lee, Miss Ida Harris, Miss Bessie
Saunders, Mr.. Will Harris, Mr.. Hent.
Kinder, Mr.. Quincy WINNER spent
last Sunday evening with Miss Ida
and Mr.. George Compton.
Mr.. John Saunders and Everett
Lee took flying trip TO Welch anC
Gary last week.
Mr.. Guss Wyatt went to the we'd
ding in Poor Valley last Wednesday
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04
North TaZeweII.

ii. q. Peery Is In Baltimore this
week in the interest of his fence
post. He was accompanied as far AS
Washington city by our big Sam
Thompson, who expects To peram bu-
late around the capitol city while II.
G. is in Baltimore. We wonder if
Sam has recently "jinei' Senator
Daniels crowd of prolectionists, and
has an eye on the pie C un e.?
The latest reports from Washington
Indicate that "Billy" Taft may have
the EDITORS scythe and will probably
cut "A swath or two il the tariff legi-
station don't exactly suit him.
IL. q. IL NJ. l.. Peery, the wool
dealers, have shipped several cars of
wool this season TO the eastern mar
ket.
II ID. Aston, of HonakeK was
seen on our streets one day this week
lie had "wooly" look as he is TAX
ing up the Star Milling Company's
wool.
Geo. VIM. Doak was seen riding
| through town the other morning, SO
we conclude something must be do
ing political way.
We noticed Misses Mamie Rose
Moss, Hattie Harrison, Katrina Gose
and some friends alight from the
train one day this week very much
to the delight OF certain young men
around town.
Samuel Pyles, who is grand sor
of the late David Denny, is moving
his family to the M. l.. Peery mil
this week. He will remodel IT. pul
in a set of corn buhrs, and whef
ready TO do customers work Willie
you know through the News.
Captain John B. Adams was seer
: loading a car of lumber this week
, so we conclude the price is right o
/. he would not sell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04
Adria.

Adria, May &c. Mitchell filled
his regular appointment at Cavitt' :
Creek church last Sunday, which
was attended by large crowd.
Mrs. Mary Millsap, of Giatto will
spend sometime here with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G.. Nj. Collins.
Mr.. Rages Sluss left on Wednesday
To Welch, where he will be for seve-
raj days attending To business.
Several OF the boys and girls of
this place attended the box supper
at Graveley Hill on last Saturday
night and reported good time.
T.. B SIuss spentS aturday night
with his uncle, II. ii. Mcclure, at
North TazewelI.
Myrtle Sluss, the little daughter
of james Sluss of.Mud Fork is 81 end
ing n few days with her uncle, Il.
| Sluss.
The stor visited the home O
James Alley one day last week and
left fine baby boy.
Nh. Rages Sluss and his two char
ming daughters, Annie and KathlecI
spent afew days of last week on Niue
Fork with their grand parensJ.
Belle and Kate May spent the latte
part of the week with their friends
the Misses Simpson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fuller, @
TazweelI, visited their old home OF
last Sunday.
Miss Flora May spent night las
week with Mrs. J. Ii. Hurt.
Clara Porter spent Saturday nigl
with Nannie Mcclure at Nortl
Tazewell.
Charles Harman, of Burke, wi
, move his family TO the old HaIrisso
, place neal Adria soon.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04
Dedication at Tip Top.

Extensive preparations are being
made for the dedicatory services of
the new Methodist church on Sum-
day, June 18th at Tip Top. Rev. w.
w. Hicks is the pastor. Rev. Mr..
Cartright, of Graham, and Rev. MIR.
Hawk, of Bluefield, will be present
and preach, the former in the morn
ing and latter in the evening. A large
attendance is expected, and exten.
sive preparations are being amde tc
entertain the crowd. The Tip ToI
people never go half, but all the way
and theyhave done themselves homo
in building the nice church and will
do everything up right on the 18th
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Assistant Superintendants.

The Superintendent of the Agri-
cultural Department of the Tazewell
Fair has appointed the following
ladies and gentlemen in the county
as assistant Superintendants, and re-
quests them to look after the exhibit
Is for the Fair from their sections.
First, each one of them will he
expected To make some exhibits If
possible and try to get their neighbor
to do the same. We must make this
exhibit go, and we will. We must
make this the chief attraction and
interest, and we can, TO our own
profit, if we can get the cooperation
of the farmers.
Farming is the biggest and grandest
industry in The world, and should be
the biggest and grandest thing in all
our county and state fairs. Following
the names of those appointed:
Thompson Valley-Wm. A.
ompson--Benbow, Mrs. w. T..
Buchanan, Miss Rebecca j. Clayton.
Free-stone-Wm. III. Necessary,
Miss Madie CoreIl, Miss Pearl Neal.
Burke's Garden-Frank Moss, Mrs.
Jno. II Gose, Mrs. A. E. Peery.
Clear Fork-Mrs. Il. l.. Shuttle
baIger, Mrs. G. S. Gildersleeve, w.
ID. Jones, Phillip Baugh.
Northside and Bluestone-Mrs. S.
o. Wagner, Mrs. E. *. Crockett,
Mrs. o. b. Moore, Mrs. J.W Shan
nan, Il. Il. Smoot.
Cavatt's Creek and Vicinity
Mrs. Frank kits, Miss Reynolds,
Miss Martie Witten.
Fruit Displays. c. Peery, DIR.
Dunigan.
West End. Ed. Mcclure, Mrs.
$. B. Ward, Mrs. l.. ID. Ball, ID. B.
Daniels, Mrs. II. w. Crockett, Mrs.
Jas. II. Whitman.
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REBELS CELEBRATE
MEMORIAL DAY
Large Gathering of Veterans aod
Visitors Hear Speech of Mr..
Tucker on Wednesday.

More brilliant in display and with
larger attendance than ever before,
though with fewer old evterans, as
there must be each year until the L.
G. V. is only a memory, the MEM
or al day &c emoni S, n honor o the
Confede rate dead, occurred here ON
wednesday under the auspices of the
TszeweIl Chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy.
The ceremonies began at 9 80
o'clock by the forming of parade of
school children, dressed in white
an emblem of purity, bearing flow
ers, followed by the surviv ing Con-
federates, and many citizens and visi-
tors, and marched TO the jefferson
Vile cemetery, where the graves of
those who have answered the call
were decorated, and patriotic and
sentimental hymns sung. The band
played "Swect and Low" and
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground'
and Rev. Mr.. Carson Offered a prayer
asking the blessings of Almighty
God upon the few remaining sons of
the lost cause
After the decoration of the graves
the company formed in line and
marched back TO the Methodist
church, where Hon. Harry st. George
Tucker delivered the annual address.
The church was packed TO overflow
ing, several hundred being unable TO
gain entrance TO the church.
Mr.. Tucker was introduced 10y Mr..
J. w. Spots, of TazewelI, who pIe-
sented the speaker in most eX-
cellent manner, in n speech of about
thirty minutes. MI. fuckers speech
was confined entirely TO matters of
interest TO the veterans, and was pro-
nounced master piece Of oratory-
dealing with historical facts and in
cidents of his personal knowledge re-
garding the Confederacy, which have
been matters of grave dispute for
evitable time, and subsequent events
are proving TO be true.
Mr.. Tucker told of a talk he had
n few years ago with Lord RobetrS,
the famous English General, i'm
which he asked the Englishman the
plain question, "Who was the great
est general in the civil war;" and
the prompt reply without moments
hesitation, was --Stonewall Jackson.
Mr.. Tucker was frequently interrup-
ted in his address by applause. His
address was eagerly listened TO 10y
the large audience despite the warm
and uncomfortable weather.
At the conclusion of the address
crosses of honor were conferred upor
the veterans whose names were pub
lished last week.
The benediction was pronounced
by Rev. J. n. Harman. The meeting
Adjourned TO the courthouse lawn
where tables were bending unde
the heavy load of good things TO ea
propided by the ladies. The occasion
was altogether pleasant. a larg
number of citizens, including Mr.
Tucker, dined with the veterans, an,
still there was enough and to spare.
The weather was ideal, the program
simple but interesting, and every
thing moved in good order. To
much praise cannot be given TO Chic
Marshall James p. Whitman and hi
assistants, IL. S Bowen and Robel
Moss, who managed the affair &C
mirably.
Marching and singing Of the schoC
children was pleasing featuree.
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The Baptist Church.

Rev. Mr.. Goad VIII preach in the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
mt IL o'clock. Miss Kiscr aud Miss
Robbins, of Mississippi, oi q or both
of them, will sing. y church NEE / y
important meeting, and IA full attend
ance ofall the members of the church
and the Baptists of the county inter
estcd In securing pastor for THE
field, is earnestly requested.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04

Pinesalve. carbolized, thoroughly heal
ing anc cleansing, antiseptic, soothes
and stops pain quickly. Pinesrlve is
the best household remedy known for
bruises, cuts scratches, sores, etc.
Sold by Jno. T.. Jackson. Richlnads
Pear, Richlands, Va,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04

Summer coughs and colds are obstin-
ate and3difficult to cure. The most
prompt method Is TO take something
pleasant which will gently move the
bowels; a good laxative cough syrup
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup will sur ely
and promptly cure yoIr cold. Sold 10y
Jno. f. Jackson. Richlands Phar
Richland5. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-06-04

Ledger Dispatch, May 26.
Adv. -3-4-1t.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
MINISTER DOOMED Church.
Worked Fake Rescue and Let Papers
Write It Up.

st. Louis, Mo.-The Rev. Columbus
Polk Goodson, former pastor of the
Kings Highway Presbyterian Church,
at 'home coming celebration by
the congregation gave humorous ac-
count of how hesworkeds his ingenuity
overtime to build up his charge from
an institution with an average attend
ance of Is to its present prosperous
condition.
He told of how nine-year-old DON
aid Stewart fell off pier at Creve
Couer Lake on Saturday, November
4, 1904: Of how the minister rushed
into the water, which was hardly up
to his waist, and dragged the boy out
and then permitting the newspapers
to s'Wgite 1t up" as thrilling res
cue, thus attracting attention to him
self and to his church.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
BRYAN ANSWERS CLARK.
Nebraskan Thinks Florida Congress-
man Should RESIGN.

Tallahassee, Fla.-"When a repre-
sentative canont conscientiously do
what his constituents conscientiously
desire him to do, he ought to be con-
scientious enough to resign and let
them select a representative in har-
mony with them"
This. in brief, is William Jennings
Bryan's criticism of Congressman
CIark's attitude on the pending tariff
bill, presented in letter addressed
to the Florida general assembly, and
read in the house Of representatives.
Mr.. Bryan found it impossible to ac-
cept the invitation extended by the
legislature to come to Tallahassee
and address them in answer to Mr..
Clark's criticisms Of the Nebraskan
and certain doctrines contained in
the Denver platform. The reading Of
the letter was greeted with prolonged
anDlauSe
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
WILL AID REPUBLICANS.
President Taft Encourages the Naming
of C. o. p. Tickets in the South.

Washington, d. C.-Every encour-.
agement that the administration can
give to republican aspirants for state
Office in the south will be given dur
ing President Tafts administration,
according to rumors circulated here.
ConfrmatoryS evidence is found in the
fact that various cabinet officers will
participate in the campaign in Vir-
ginia this summer and fall, the repub-
lican nominee for governor to be cho-
sen at the republican state convention
which is to meet in Virginia on June
% will have all the aid and support
the administration can give, accord
ing to statements made by Represeil-
tative Bascom Slemp, the only repub-
iican representative in congress from
Virginia
The first cabinet officer to speak
in the state campaign viii be the sec
rotary CT commerce and labor, Mr..
Nagel He is from Missouri, and Is
put down as half southerner. Other
members of the cabinet will also take
the stump.
One of the issues in the campaign
will be statewide prohibition. The
republicans will advocate prohibition,
while the democrats will support To-
cal option.
Virginia is normally democratic by
$4,000 votes. The efforts of the adj
ministration will not materially
change that result, but it is expected
to give courage and revivify the hopes
of republican state machines through
| ont the south.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
NENSY PARAGRAPHS.

According to- the figures of the
New York customs officials, the lux
auries imported into this country dur
ing April indicate return Of pros
.perity. During the month, diamonds,
pearls and other precious stones ag-
gregating an appraised value Of ST.
41S,242.14 were imported into this
country through this port. This Is six
times the quantity imported during
the same month last year, and is more
by nearly half million than the val
ue of the precious stones imported
during April of 1907. In the same
month one hundred and seventy au-
tomobiles of the appraised value Of
1915. 662.57 were imported, while in
April, 1908, there were only seventy
one automobiles,
That the Moody church Of Milwau-
kee, Wis, after giving $4,000 in free
breakfasts to men who were down
and out, and giving hundreds fresh
start in life, was forced to give up
this work because 1t does not mix
with the regular church work, Is the
statement of Rev. A. G. Dixon. I'VE
found some strange cases In that list
Of down-and-outers," said DR.. Dixon.
eve found professor of Greek in a
western college. We found the lost
son Of California millionaire rail
road superintendent. But the work.
ingman. who has steady position
and is working hard, will not be class
ed with the man who is down and out
and is trying to get on his feet. This
lis the rock on which the institutional
church splits"
Figures from the Federation Of
Churches, which have been made in
the Harlem district of New York city
for the purpose of determining how
many people do not attend church,
reveal what the Rev. John Lyon
Caughey, pastor of the Harlem Pres
byterian church, declares to be the
startling fact that more than half
of the families attened no church
whatever The census figures as an
nounced by DR.. Caughey show that
6 .092 families have some sort OF
church affiliation, while 6,546 never
attend any church OF those profess
ING Protestant Christian religion,
2.7e5 attend church and 1881 do not.
There are 2,099 Roman Catholic fam
flies which attend church and only
28S who do not. The figures further
show that there are only 1,197 He
brew families with church relations,
while there are 4,491 Hebrew families
which do not belong to church.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
MONTHLY REPORT ON COTTON GOODS
Bill Looking to That End Introduced By
Congressman Edwards.

Washington, D. elf reports of the
amount Of cotton ginned are publish
ed each month by the government,
primarily for the information of man
ufacturers, why should not the farm
ers of the south know the amount
.of cotton and cotton goods held by
the manufacturers? Mr.. Edwards of
Georgia, who put the above query,
thinks they should, and has introduce
ed bill to require the bureau of sta
tistics to collect and publish such re-
ports each month.
The bill seeks to place at the dis
posal Of the cotton farmers of the
south the amount and value of raw
cotton, as well as manufactured cot
ton, held by the spinners in this
country and abroad.
\ Mr. Edwards says the ginners re-
ports are of primary advantage to
the manufacturers of cotton, and not
to the producers of cotton. To equal
lie things, he would collect statistics
from manufacturers to be placed at
the disposal Of the farmers. He
says the mill men, with the aid of
the information furnished by the gin
ners' reports, can go into the mar
ket and purchase their supplies of raw
cotton to the best advantage, and the
farmers are thus Handicapped.
If the farmer was advised of the
amount Of cotton held by the manu-
facturer, he would be able to tell bet
ter how much of a crop to plant, and
when to hold his cotton. Now,
through the ginners' reports, publish
ed by the government, he is compell-
ed to show his hand, and knows moth
ing of the cards held against him.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
WHOLESALE EXECUTION
25,OOO Armenians Have Been
Murdered BY the Turks.
TRADING ARMENIAN WOMEN
Men Were Butchered in Name of Religion
and Women and Girls Maltreated
and Taken to Harems.

Tarsus, Asiatic Turkey, Via Con
stantinople Authentic details Of the
atrocities committed by the fanatical
Mohammedans in the villages and
farms in this district are now COM
ing into Tarsus with sickening album
dance. The worst particulars of these
narratives cannot be mentioned, but
they set forth without doubt that at
least ten thousand lost their lives in
his province, and some estimates even
place the total casualties at $4,000.
Villages like Osmanieh, Bazsche, Ha-
madieh, Kara, Kristian, Keoy and Kez-
olook were actually wiped out Each
OF these places had populations Of
from 500 to 600 people. In one town
of 1000 people, there are fewer than
100 left, nearly all women and chill
dren. 1t was the same thing with
the hundreds of farms that dot this
wide and fertile play. The, slaughter
was unsparing, even Greeks and Sy-
rians were struck down with the Ar
menians Entire families were burn,
ed to death in their homes Hundreds
of girls and women were maltreated
and carried off to the harems.
Sixty men who were brought down
into this district from .Hadjin are
now, held as. slaves
Young Turks around Tarsus are
trading Armenian girls for horses and
modern repeating rifles. }, The entire
ten days seem to have been an In
sensate orgie of lust and violence in
the name of race andereligdOn. In the
mass8erea of fourteen years ago
there was no such desire to kill Wpn2l
en- and children asshas been evidepc-
ed in the last days. Now, however,
there have been numerous instances
of the numbering Of women and chill.
dren with deliberation, and there are
| other instances where. Womens were
brought out one by one and shot
down, the bystanders clapping their
| hands at each fresh execution. 8
The local authorities are giving to-
day 4 cents q day for each refugee
in Tarsus. There are about 1000 ref
ugees. and this sum does not suffice.
The government allotment IL being
supplemented by the funds Of the
American mission. The local officials
say they are soon going to discon'
tinue their contribution, and II this
| is done there will be a famine. II
The yard of the American mission
house looks like asprison pen. The
men wander around all night on the
floors Of the school rooms. Very few
Of them have beds. In the day time
the men sleep, usually curling up in
| the sunshine outside. There have
been four births at the mission since
the refugees came in.
In the meantime the Moslems, in
the wasted country round about, are
pasturing their horses and cattle on
the green crops Of their Armenian
victims.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
BITTERNESS OF THE WAR.

Col. Bennett II. Young, Confederate,
Withdraws as Speaker in Vermont.
+ st. Adams, Vt.-A telegram was re.
ceived here from Colonel Bennett H.
Young Of Louisville, KY, leader of the
famous confederate raid on ST. AL
bans during the civil war, withdraw
ing his previous acceptance of an in
vitation to be the orator of the day
on July 5, when the st. Adams part
of the Champlain tercentenary pro-
gram win be carried out. Colonel
Young explains that he withdraws on
account of the hostile attitude Of q
Rutland post OF the grand army. q
In 4 statement issued the StsrAl-
bans committee of arrangements
said ''The war is over st. Adams
and Vermont would be the scorn Of
the south and the whole country if
they refused hospitality to this son
,ofa the southland, forty-ive years af-
ter his famous raid, and forty-five
years after he has abundantly and
brilliantly proved himself worthy of
public confidence and honor else.
where"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
Price Of Wire Reduced.

Pitsburg, PA reduction Of from
So to $40 a ton has been announced
by the United States Steel Corpora
ton in the selling price of wire and
wire prtiucts. The cut was at once
met by he Pittsburg Steel Company
and othe independents. The new
official prle is effective at once; and
gives wire nails at $160, plain wire
at $1.4O an barbed wire at $1.95. All
iron and seel products have now
been cut size February with the ex;
[ception Of sgandard steel rails.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
SOUTHERN STEEL WILL REORGANlzE.
Petition to Prevent came is Denied by
New York Supreme Court.

New York. City. The Southern
Steel Company is gloating over the
denial by the supreme court of the
petition of Louis Mardeau, who applied
for an injunction restraining the re-
organization committee of that COM
mittee from proceeding with its plans
for the Reorganization.
The company was unable to meet
it's liabilities during the recent panic,
and in order that it's assets might not
be lost, it has arranged to form
new company to be known as the
Southern Iron and Steel Company,
which was to take over the plant and
other assets of the old company and
form the new corporation, With a
caoital stock Of $29,000,000.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
Roosevelt KflS More Lions.

Nairobi, BrSsh East Africa Theo-
dore Roosevelt has added two more
big lions to his "bag' and now holds
the record as alton killer in the pro-
tectorate.
The skins hav been sent to Nom
hasa to be cured!then shipped to the
United States. Th natives have nick
named Rooseves Bevana Tumbo
(Portly MASTERY, y term of endear-
ment. He is very nxious now to bag
couple of giraffe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
CARNEGIE HERO MEDALS.
Aged Mrs. Cone Of Florida Awarded
Medal for RescuIna Child.

mCQaI IOI nCSOOtIl8 NHbNs
Pittsburg, Pa.-The Carnegie Hero
Fund Commission, at its regular quar-
terly meeting here, made awards to
twenty-three persons in different
parts Of this country for dee6s of
heroism considered since the last
meeting. The awards consist Of six-
teen bronze and seven silver medals,
$4,000 in cash and annuities amount
ing to $125 month
The awards include:
Amila G. Cone, 81 years old, of
Raleigh. Fla, awarded a silver medal
for rushing into burning building
May 5, 1908, and rescuing Eyaline
Smith, colored, five months old, whose
clothing was on fire when Mrs. Cone
reached her, and who died from her
burns The roof Of the burning build
ing was about to fall, and did fall 3
minutes after the child was taken
out
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
Prisoner vet Calling.

Liberty, MOI. Parsons, repre-
senting the state bo d that looks af-
ter the welfare of Prisoners, called
at the Jail here toA@e If he could
find prison abuses + remedy. HIS
found the only priso,G was a man
who had locked his IN cell, taken
the KEY with him AM gone to visit
a girl. Mr.. Parsonaleft town at
once.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-05-07
PEACE LEAGUE FORMED.
Taft, Roosevelt and Dewey Honorary
Presidents of New Organization.

Albany, N. Y.-President Taft, ex-
President Roosevelt and Admiral
Dewey are honorary presidents of the
American Peace and Arbitration
League, which has filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary Of
state. Adequate armament and effec-
tive arbitration constitutes the
leagues practical program for peace.
Among the other officers are:-
President, ex-senator J. B. McCrea-
nv of Kentucky; vice president, Con-
gressman r. p. Hobson Of Alabama.