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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
THE ITHACA SPINNING clRcI E

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ming a shroud.
Ulysses will need it if he tells
me that detained at the, Office
story" she explained.
Grimly she continued her task.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20

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the Doherty & Davenport Livery
Barn at Jennings, Louisiana. See
us before fitting up your teams for
fall work. West Bros,
Jennings, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-08-20
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Tuesday and Wednesday were the
hottest days of the season. The Their.
mometer registered 1854 degrees in the
shade.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Applied Science.

Applied science sometimes is applied
queeriy. According to newspapers in
Southwestern Virginia, the telephone
has become the best friend of the moon
sinner. In Franklin and Patrick coun-
ties the telephone system is said to be
admirable. The first act of man in
tending TO establish blockade distillery
is to have a telephone put in the house
of friend within easy reach. When
revenue officers appear anywhere in
the nelghborhood or section the word is
passed over the line and the distilleries
disappear silently and swiftly.
When raid was made in Franklin
county last week the officers found and
destroyed four distilleries in actual op-
GRAFTON, but they found the sites of
fourteen others from which everything
destructible had been removed. One of
these was within a hundred and fifty
yards of a school house and another
within pistol shot of church. Twenty
years ago the moonshiner was furtive
and unenllghtened person who depended
for his safety on such crude and ancient
devices as the blowing of friendly
hor.l or the firing of rifle as the signal
when the revenue forces were making
their way over the mountain roads and
trails and approaching dangerously
near. Now, however, he receives his
warnings by telephone, makes his
rounds in bicycle and the next thing
we knoV he will be hauling his apparat-
US around on an automobile. Richmond
News Leaders.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Burkes Garden Citizen Dead.

On last Thursday, after a lingering
sickness. Mr.. Henry Groseclose died at
his home in Burkes Garden. He was
an excellent man, a good citizen, and
would have been seventy-six years old
the day following his death.
The deceased was born and raised in
Smyth county, Va, at Pleasant Hill,
ten miles east of Marion. He descend
ed from sturdy German ancestry who
were early settlers in this section of
Virginia When the Civil War came on
Mr.. Groseclose enlisted in the Confed-
crate army and was brave and faith
ful soldier. Shortly after the war was
over he was married to Miss Mary
Kelly, eldest daughter of the late Judge
John A. Kelly. About forty years ago
he moved from Smyth county to Burkes
Garden, where he continued to reside
until his death.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and two daughters, Mrs. ]. R. Meek
and Miss Fannie Groseclose; and three
sons, J. K. Groseclose, of BlacksburD,
Va, F. A. Groseclose, of Roanoke,
Va, and James Groseclose, of Texas.
The last named son is a Methodist
preacher.
Mr.. Groseclose had been a devoted
member of the Lutheran Church since
his iearly manhood. His funeral and
burial took place in Burkes Garden on
Friday afternoon, the services being
conducted by Rev. E. L. Richie, of the
Lutheran church, assisted by Rev. D.
I. Miles, Of the Methodist Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Secretary Jaoob NJ. Dickinson.

Mr.: Dickinson, who has been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Taft as Secretary of
War, Is from Tennessee. His personal
history of genealogy will no doubt be of
interest to many persons in Southwest
virginia, as he is a member of two of
the largest families in this section. He
is, through his mother, both a McGav-
ock and Crockett. Through these two
families and their ramification he is akin
10 great many persons in the counties
of Wythe, Pulaski and Montgomery.
James McGavock, Sr., came to
America in 1854 and married Mary
Cloyd. They settled at Fort Chisweli
Wythe county, Virginia, now owned by
descendant, James H. McGavock.
ITO them were born ten children. The
Oldest, a son, Hugh McGavock, married
Nancy Kent, whose mother was a
Crockett, from Montgomery county. To
this couple were born twelve children.
The fourth child, a son, Jacob Nc
Gavock, married Louisa Caroline Grun-
dy, daughter of Hon. Felix Grundy. of
Tennessee. This pair lived in Nashville
and TO them were born thirteen children,
the eldest, a daughter named Anne,
married Henry Dickinson.
They lived in Mississippi and were
the parents of two children, a girl and a
boy.
Jacob McGavock Dickinson, the sub
Ject of this brief sketch, was born in
Mississippi in 1851, and married Miss
Martha Preston. Mr.. Dickinson's life
so far has been both honorable and use
ful, and is known to all interested in
the political history of the day. Alb
ingdon Virginian.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
BROWNING MINES
ARE LEASED.
Merchants Coal Company, Of Baltimore,
Maryland, Take Over The Yalu-
able Property for a Period
Of Fifty Years.

One of the most important business
transactions affecting this section that
has occurred for years was consum
mated on last Friday, the 18th instant.
when the Merchants Coal Company, of
Baltimore, Maryland, secured control of
the Browning mines, located near the
town OF Pocahontas, in this county. Ne
EQUATIONS for the lease of this valuable
mining property had been pending for
some time, but 1t was not until Friday
that the terms of the lease were agreed
upon By these terms the Merchants
Goal Company Is to pay to the Brown
lngs cash bonus of $500, 900, and in ad-
dltlon thereto 15c. royalty is to come
70 the lessons from each ton of coal
mined and 24c. royalty from each ton of
coke manufactured. The contract
states that minimum royalty of $22. =
300 for each year for three wears is to
be paid, and at the end of the third year
minimum royalty OF $45, 900 is to be
paid the lessons.
The probability is that instead of full
1lling the contract which has to do with
the royalty for fifty years, which is the
period of the lease. the lessees will bnv
the property outright, a clause in the
contract permitting them to purchase
the land embraced in the lease within a
specified time for 81, 200, 900 cash. The
lease applies only to what is known as
VEN No. 3, Col. Browning reserving to
himself the right to mine at any time
veins Nos. 2 and 4, which under and over
lie vein No. 8, which has a measure
ment of eleven feet of solid coal.
The Merchants Coal Company, having
offices in Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston
New York, Baltimore and Savannah
nave large contracts with the govern
ment, and as great deal of Pocahontas
coal is specified in their contracts, their
purchase of this property is for the pur-
pose of filling the government con-
tracts
The Browning mines have a very en-
vlaOle reputation, having been in opera
tlon for the past eighteen years during
which time they have never had a car
OF coal rejected, or an explosion or q
damage suit for injuries to an empIove.
Colonel and Mrs. Browning feel es-
pecially gratified over the terms of this
transaction, as, in addition to obtaining
the price that they originally set on the
property, they feel that this change will
be OF great benefit to Pocahontas and
the entire community
Ihe contract between the parties to
TINS lease or sale was prepared by T.
Crockett Bowen, of Tazewell: and il il
one of the most complete contracts we
nave ever seen, made for mining or
other purposes. He was acting as at
torney for Colonel and Mrs. Browning.
made the abstract of the titles to the
lands embraced in the contract, and ac
companied Colonel and Mrs. Browning
to Philadelphia and there materially
aided them in the negotiation and com
pletion of the contract.
We believe that the lessees have Sc
cured the most valuable coal property
IN Virginia or West Virginia, so far as
quality of coal and cheapness of min
ing are concerned; and that the trans
action will prove most valuable one
for all the parties concerned.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
General News Notes.

Orders have been given Superinten-
dent Bert Ross, OF the Greer tinplate
plant, Newcastle, Pa, to begin opera
tons in full on Monday morning, the
22nd. Sixteen hundred EMPLOYEES. idle
since last June, will be put to work.
E. W. Durant, Jr., of Charleston, S.
C., is to be appointed collector of the
port at Charleston to succeed w. ID.
Crum, colored, who failed of confirma-
ton at the recent session of Congress.
His nomination will go to the Senate
this week.
Both Senator Bacon, of Georgia, and
former Congressman j. Wesley Gaines,
of Tennessee, are fighting off an attack
OF pneumonia as result of severe colds
contracted on Inauguration Day. The
FORMER Is greatly improved, but the
latter's condition'is said to be causing
his friends much concern.
1t is stated in political circles that
Postmaster Royal E. Cabell, of Rich
mond, Va. is slated for position as
assistant to Postmaster General Hitch
cock. This rumor has been going the
rounds for some time, but only during
the last few days has it gained such
proportions as to attract the attention
OF the knowing ones. Should the facts
bear out the report, it is believed that
Assistant Postmaster Edgar Allen, Jr.,
will be named as postmaster.
After being proclaimed ''The Iron
Duke of American Politics." Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, was on
Monday last elected to the Speakership
OF the Sixty-frst Congress over his
Democratic opponent, Champ Clark, of
Missouri, by vote of 204 to 166. This
makes the fourth time this high honor
has been conferred upon Mr.. Cannon,
and only one other man has ever re-
ceived the same recognition since the
foundation of the Government. The
attempt to make the rules of the last
House those for this, was defeated, and
this is regarded as a great victory for
the Republican insurgents and Demo
Gratis who have fought for change of
rules for quite a while. Congress set
tied down to tariff work Immediately
after organization, with President Taft
favoring thorough revision.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
WILL OPPOSE
JUDGE MANN.
Personal Liberty Association" With
5000 Members, Formed to Fight
Ths Democratic Machine
Candidate.

Richmond, Va, March 13. -Dissstis-
fed with the alleged attempt Of politi-
cal leaders to mould and control public
sentiment and to force upon the people
candidates whom they do not want and
to force them to vote for candidates
named by the leaders, the Personal
Liberty Association was formed in this
city today, with three thousand charter
members, all Of whom paid in advance
the assessment of one dollar levied
against them.
Edmund Pendleton, formerly asso-
ciated with the Evening Journal, was
elected secretary. The officers of the
association have not yet otherwise been
named.
1t was determined to call q great
mass meeting of the voters Of the city
within two weeks at the Academy of
Music, at which time some of the most
prominent men In the city will speak on
the necessity Of people thinking and
voting for themselves rather than doing
what they are told to do by men who
are feeding at the political pie counter.
1t is the intention of the new organl-
zation to take an active part in the inn
pending gubernatorisl contest, espec-
ially with the view, it Is said, to defeat
Judge William Hodges Mann.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Died Of a Broken Heart.

One day last week the mangled re-
mains of young Taze Artrip were found
on the railroad tracks near the small
hagstop named Artrip on lower Clinch.
So great was the grief of young Abby
Artrip, cousin and boyhood playmate
and youthful comrade, of the unfortu-
nate man, at the news of his compan-
IONS untimely end, that his condition
was pitiable in the extreme, and all the
time the corpse was held awaiting the
arrival of the deceased's brother from
Missouri, he continued to grieve over
his cousins death. Gradually his con-
ditlon grew more and more alarming,
and within short time his spirit had
gone to join that Of his youthful com
panion; and on the brow of a hill. over
looking the valley where the Clinch
flows splashing between the boulders in
It's rocky bed. they now sleep within
arms reach of each other until mortaI
dust shall be called to judgment and
time shall be no more.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
BURKES GARDEN.
Many Items Of Interest From Our
Regular Correspondent.

Burkes Garden, Va, March 10
Death visited our community on last
Thursday and claimed of our Oldest and
best known citizens, Mr.. H. B. Crosse
close. His sickness was of short dura-
ton. Pneumonia developed rapidly and
because of his age and depleted vitality
he speedily succumbed. Funeral SER
vices were conducted Friday afternoon
by his pastor, Rev. Z. L. Richie, assist
ed by Rev. ID. I. Miles, and the remains
ialo to rest IN Central Church cemetery.
John Fox, who has been indisposed
Tor some time, is now on the road to
recovery.
Charles and Frank Moss have return
ed from trip to Grayson county, va,
and North Carolina. They brought
back nice bunch of cattle.
Kelly Groseclose, who was called
home on account of his fathers death.
returned to Blacksburg Monday.
Mr.. Geo. Brown and wife, of Wvtbe
county, Mr.. Copenhaver and Mr.. Hull.
OF Marion, Herman Hedrick and mother
and Mrs; Sam Kelly, of Clinch, were
among the out of the Garden people
VINO attended the burial of Mr.. Grose-
close.
Rev. Z. L. Richie preached an excel
lent sermon at Central church Sunday
morning. His theme, The Necessity Of
Union In Christ's Kingdom, was ably
handled After the service the Sunday
School was reorganized.
The family of j. c. kits has moved
from the village to a house on Little
Creek.
J: L. Meredith went to Tazewell on
business last Monday
Mrs. John Fox is suffering from a
severe attack of neuralgia in her left
arm.
L. n. Mongle returned to his home
mere Sunday after an extended sojourn
in Abingdon, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Coal Rate to Bristol.

By decision rendered last week by
the Interstate Corporation Commission
in the case of the City of Bristol, Tenn. A.,
VS.. the Southern and Virginia & South
western Railway, the coal rate from
the Appalachian, Black Mountain and
Toms Creeks coal district of Virginia to
Bristol, Tenn, is fixed at rs cents ton
on all classes of coal. The present rate
to Bristol, Tenn, is 85 cents, and to
Bristol, Va, 80 cents on steam coal,
81 .O5 on domestic coal. The saving by
this decision to Bristol consumers will,
it is estimated, be about S., 900 per an
mum, and establishes a new industrial
basis for that city. The decision does
not affect shipments to Bristol, Va.
and any such favor for that part of the
dual city will have to come through the
Virginia Corporation Commission.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
POSSIBLY FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
Misses GFesTer and COpenhaVer Injured
at ChilhOWie, Va.

The.Bristol Herald Courier of Sunday.
March 14th, says:
Information has reached this city
from Chilhowie, Va, to the effect that
a runaway accident occurred ut that
place Friday in which Miss Cordie
Copenhaver, a sister of DIR. w. 81.
Copenhaver, of this city, and Miss Vir-
glnla Greever, a cousin Of Mrs. Frank
Z. Lowry, of Bristol, were seriously in
Jured. Both young ladies either leaped
or were thrown from the buggy in
which they were riding with the result
that both the bones in one of Miss CO.
penhaver's legs were broken at a point
between the knee and ankle, and Miss
Greever's skull was fractured at the
base of the brain. The latter may
prove fatal injury.
DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE, prominent sur
geon of Richmond, Va, was imme-
diately telegraphed for and caught the
first train out of Richmond for Chill
howie, where he soon arrived and at
tended the injured young ladies'.
Miss Copenhaver, who lives about
two miles out from Chilhowie, had
driven to town and for a time was the
guest of Miss Greever. When she
started home Miss Greever decided to
ride with her through town as far IS
the depot and they were driving along,
not far from the Norfolk and Western
Railroad track, when a train frightened
the horse, and despite all efforts of the
ladies, the animal got beyond control,
dashing away up the street.
The injured are prominent young la
dies socially in this and other sections
of the State and are highly connected,
being from two Of the best families in
Southwest Virginia, and have numer-
GUS friends and acquaintance who will
regret to learn of the unfortunate oc-
currence.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
BEAR WALLOW.
Items Of Interest From the Little Yil-
LACE In Buchanan.

Bear Wallow, Va, March 15.-The
Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. is doing 2
rushing business near here. MANY mer
who have been idle since December
have gone to work, and, prosperity, il
is thought will shortly overcome ali eff,
fects OF the so-called panic.
Walter Wyatt has accepted a positior
with the painting crew at Dante, Va,
and left Sunday for that place.
Rev. VIM. Boyd filled his appoint.
ment at Laird's Chapel Saturday anc
Sunday.
c: n. Christian went to Height or
business few days ago.
Mr.. and'krs. ]. W. Christian visited
Mr.. ''Rufe" Altizer Sunday. Mr.. All.
tizer has been sick for some time.
W. N. Grimsley and d. w. Altize,
visited friends at Cane Brake. Berwin6
and Lex, w. Va, from Friday evening
till Sunday.
A railroad track walker by the name
Of Cameron was run down and killed by
a lumber train Just below Berwind Sat.
urday evening. He leaves a family.
hessrs. w. J. Sisk and A. v. Ratlifl
visited Bear WRllow and Harman Sat
urday and Sunday.
Elkins & Wilson.bsve struck water il
the we'll they were digging for A. M
Christian They are now putting 8
pump in.
When Judge Mann gets good anC
ready he is going to tell the people
what he will do as Governor of Vir.
ginia. If he gains the day in the pri
mary he will have to tell the people 8
sweet narrative if he gets there in No
vember. The writer is Democrat tc
the core. He has seen many honest
Republicans and has voted for some OF
them, but may my body become para
lyzed, my arm wither and my fiugers
numb, should l attempt to scratch any
mans name in favor of Judge Mann.
WEARY WILLIE.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
ChrIstlansburg Man Taft's Physician

Washington. March Is. Major Guy
Edie, of the United States Army Medi-
cal Department who accompanied Mr..
Taft around the world on his now IA
NOUS tour, is to be the Presidents fam
lily physician, according to a well found
ed rumor.
He will replace Rear Admiral P. M.
Rixey who served as physician for
Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt.
Dr. Rlxey entered the navy in 1874 and
soon is to be retired.
Major Edie is the eighteenth man of
his rank in the United States Army and
conducts the army dispensary in Wash
ington. He has been an intimate friend
Of Mr.. Taft for many years.
Major Guy Edie is a Virginian. He
is native of Christiansburg, Va,
where he was reared. He is son of a
former Christiansburg physician.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Death Of Mrs. H. 3. Edmondson.

Mrs. Ida George Edmondson. wife
of DIR. H. B. Edmondson, of Bristol
Va, died at the home of her father
MIR. w. w. George, at Broadford,
Smyth county, Va, on last Saturday al
noon, after protracted illness. Mrs.
Edmondson was the only daughter of
MIR: and Mrs. George, and is survived
by her husband, father and mother and
two brothers, messrs. John r. and T.
E. George, of Smyth county. Funeral
services were held on Monday afternoon
from the home of her parents, and the
iinterment was made in the family bury
ing ground near Mr.. Georges home.
The deceased was related to many of
the most prominent families in Taze-
well county, and the announcement of
her death will be received with pro-
found sorrow.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Temperance Lecturer comInu.

Miss May Russell, of Mississippi. one
of the lecturers and organizers of the
National W. G. T. u, will make two
addresses in Tazewell in the interest of
the temperance cause on Sunday, April
4th. At IL a. m. at the Christian
church and at $3.50 p. m. at the Meth
odist church.
No person interested in temperance
work can afford to miss these lectures.
The object of Miss Russell's visit is
not to raise funds, but to arouse more
interest in definite work for temper
ance. She is an earnest Christian
worker, a highly cultured lady and is
said to be good a speaker.