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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Fine PerCherons

A number of fine Percherons were
taken from Tazewell To Tennessee on
Wednesday. They were all raised
by Mr.. III. S. Bowen but one, on
his farm near Wittens Mills, and
owned by Mr.. Bowen and Jno. r.
Keesee, who had charge OF them,
and took them to Tennessee where
they will be used as breeders on a
fine stock farm.
This nice bunch consisted of five
2-year old mares, 2-year old stall
lion and colt just weaned, all bred
on ii. >. bowen's farm bu. one, a
nice bay mare raised by Jno. Keesee.
The colt was pronounced by many
good judges here as the best one thew
ever saw. Tazewell bluegrass makes
fine stock, and 1t pays to raise them.
These mares sold for $225 each and
the sucking colt ct 800, and the
stallion for S225,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Entire Fruit Crop Lost

DR.. w. III. Dunigan, the nursery
man, was in town on Tuesday. He
said the destruction OF his grape and
fruit crop by the frost in Nav was
complete and entire. Instead of
$1,000 worth OF fruit in prospect MAY
lst he has none at all. DR.. Dunigan
says he is now getting ready TO
meet such emergencies by building
fires In his orchard, as is done out
west. He will try The experiment
next year, should occasion require.
1t seems to be a simple proposition.
A bushel or less of coal between each
tree, will purn slowly all night.
The heat and smoke tempers the at
mosphere. Dr. Dunigan says that
two tons of cheap coal used this way
would have saved his entire crop
last spring. Out west they use
crude oil In what they call smudge
pots which is more expensive and
troublesome than coal would be in
this country. The fruit exhibit at
the Fair this year will miss Dr.
Dunigans fruit. However, he will
be on hand with something, as will
number of his Clear Fork neigh
bors.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Drunken Women

Frank Merritt,a n well known char
acter here, and two women. who
said they live i'm Biuefield, were
parading the streets on Monday M.
ternoon, and finally landed i'm iaiI
and spent the night. Tuesday morn
ing they were before the mayor, and
Merritt was fined s.. 90. The women
were ordered out of town at once
The two women, said tn be named
Bailey were here as witnesses i'm
the case OF Bailey, said To be a
brother OF one of the women. charr.
ed with criminal assault, now in
jail here. They came to Tazewell
on Monday afternoon pretty well
tanked up, and Merritt seems 20
have taken them I'm charge. lie WAS
chaperoning them on Main street.
all hands pretty drunk. Sargent
H"gy ran up against the gang and
as they were headed for the depot
he told them TO keep going, which
They promised TO do. They next ap.
peared on Tazewell Avenue. headed
Tor town. One of the women was
past going. and finally fell i'm the
street, dead drunk. Sergeant Haey
was phoned for, and came at once,
put the bunch on car and landed
them in jail, where they slept of
their debauch.
The sight of two dIuken women. |
one OF them down, wallowin. i'm
the dit, Is unusual i'm this town, and
created great excitement on TazeweIl
Avenue.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Attend the Fairs

Now is the time TO begin plan
ming TO attend the fairs this fall. A
trip to the State Fair, or to some
other large fair nearer home, is US
ually well worth the expense of
time and money. If the farmer goes
for education or to learn he will
never fail to feel repaid, but if he
goes merely for entertainment or
amusement the time and money
will be largely wasted. But the fair
properly studied should be q source
of instruction. Too frequently the
managers of our Southern fairs lose
sight of the educational features
and go to extremes in supplying, in
many cases, none too clean amuse-
ments. More of an educational fea-
ture should be made of the Judging
of agricultural exhibits and the live
stock. A good judge may make his
work highly instructive by stating
his reasons for his awards.
BY all means arrange to go to
some good fair this fall and use Ii
as a means of obtaining more infor-
nation. The Progressive Farmer.
Raleigh, N G..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Meeting Postponed

The following letter was received
here few days ago 10y Mrs. s. &.
Graham, who was preparing To en-
tertain MIS-. a. j. Montague in her
home. This letter will be read with
special interest by the Daughters of
the Confederacy, and regret by all
the Tazewell people who would have
been delighted TO have welcomed
Mrs. Montague TO their town.
Weyors Cave, Va.
August 18th, 1910.
My dear Mrs Graham,
Thank you SO much for your cor
dial letter of invitation. assure
you ! would have greatly enjoyed
being with you, but few hours a:-
ter receiving your letter | was call
ed by telegram TO this place where
my mother, Mrs. j. G.. Hoskins is
desperately and dangerously i'll in
the home OF her youngest son, Hr.
Horace T.. Hoskins. ! have been here
ten days and my mother has grwon
worse daily. We now have no hope
of her recovery, it is only question
OF few hours. My eldest brother
and his wife were buried in same
grave last Monday, so you see the
wave OF sorrow has just overwhelm-
ed me.
Have n notice Of mothers illness
put in your home paper so that all
chapters expecting me will under
stand.
RegTetting my inability TO come
to you and trusting | may be able TO
ill my engagement later.
Most cordially,
T.. l.. II. Montague.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
BenbOW

Benbow, Aug. 81. - Rev. Mr..
King filed his regular appointment
at this place Sunday and began a
series OF meetings, OF which Mr. Mar
tin, of Richlands and Mr. Carson, of
TazeweIl, are helping.
Mrs Charles George, OF Missouri
is visiting friends and relatives ut
this place and intends spending
some weeks yet. Mis- George visits
her people here about every five
years. We wish 1t was only two.
Mrs V l. Stephenson and her two
children are visiting her mother in
law, Mrs Walk, this week.
Mr. Allen Buchanan, we regret to
say, had the misfortune of getting
his arm broken two weeks ago play
ing ball, but is getting along very
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs T w Lynch, of Rich
mond, spent Sunday with his broth
er ID w Lynch.
Quite "a number of relatives were
at dining at Mr. A Buchanan S
last Friday. Among them were Mrs
Helen George, Mrs Gray Fudge and
Mr. Erastus Thompson.
Misses Jessie and Gene Graham
spent some days In our midst last
week.
A number of our young girls are
making rapid preparations for going
away to school. Among them are
Misses Grace Buchanan, Susie Crab
tree, May Lynch and Carene Buch-
anan.
Mrs William Coiell of Poor Val
lev. is visiting her sister Mrs Il w
Lynch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
The Young Peoples Parade

The day aud hour for the Young
Peoples Parade at the Fair will be
announced in next issue of this pa
per. Look out for it. The boys and
girls of TaZewell from 10 TO 20 wears
of age will participate. Sashes of
red and blue will be worn, and each
rider Will be presented with a nice
riding whip. This, 1t Is expected,
Will be one of the prettiest features
OF the Fair. The county has a great
host of fine boys and girls OF the
ages mentioned, and the people want
to see them. Let the young people
come to the front. The country peo-
pie and their children have made
the Fair success, and deserve all
the recognition possible. Remem Der,
this Is not horse show-just any
kind of horse will do. It's the RI
ders the people want to see. Be ready
with horse and saddle, and join In
the big demonstration. Watch the
paper for further details next week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Cove Creek

Cove Creek, Aug. 29.-Miss Liz
zie Shufllebarger and mir franklin
Chilrdess we're united in marriage
Sunday, August 2S. We wish them
"A happily journey through life.
Miss Stelal Showers, of BluefeId
w Va is visiting frieneds and rela-
tives at this place.
Mr. George Thompson Jr., OF Wolf
Creek, was calling on friends at this
place the fist of the week.
Mrs Edith Showers left last week
for Princeton, TO visit hec parents
and friends. She was accompanied
by her little daughter Martha, and
cousin, Miss Bessie Robinett.
Misses Mamie and Mary Gregory
entertained quite number of their
friends Saturday night in honor of
Miss Showers
Misses Mary and Cecil Robinett
were the guests of Misses Oct and
Ruth Gregory Sunday.
Mr. Wythe Waddle and son, Will
lie, of Ceres, are gathering sneep in
the community.
Mr. John Crabtree and family were
visiting friends and relatives in
Burke's Garden the latter part of
last week.
Mr. Charlie Rolen and family and
Miss Roas Mae Showers of Graham,
are visiting in the neighborhood.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Improving Slowly

Mr.. Lewis Matthwes. Mrs. Walk
and her daughter, Miss Bette, re-
turned on Monday from Graham,
where they attended the recent ses-
sion OF the new Lebanon Baptist
Association. Mr.. Matthews reports
G. w. Matthews injuries, mention
of which was made i'm this paper
last week, as more serious than was
at first thought. The bone i'm one
leg, near the ankle was broken. and
1t Will be sometime before he is able
To be out. II will be recalled that
he was laying the foundation of
the new Episcopal church I'm Gm-
ham, when he was hurt by dirt fall.
ing in on his leg.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Important Notice to Baptists

Next Sunday Rev. II. w. Hart,
of Virgilina Va, will preach in the
Baptist church, morning and night,
at the usual hours. Mr.. Hart is a
native of South Carolina, and is
highly spO ken of as a Christian gem
tleman, scholar and preacher. His
visit to Tazewell will be of impor-
tance to Baptists, and every mem ber
of the denomination in this section
who can possibly do so, is urged to
be present. The church will decide
at once. perhaps, whether pastor
will be called or not, and take some
decisive step. The members are all
urged to be present.
The public is also cordially invit-
ed to be present.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Pounding Mill

Pounding Mill, August 8l-
trank Moss, of Burke's Garden, is
here today loading fat cattle, which
is the ninth car from here the past
week.
Miss Mildred Mcclure and Irene
Ratlin, oi Norton, were visiting
here this week.
Misses Ada and Bee Pruett, of
Horscpen, are visiting their aunt.
Mrs Altizer.
Henry Robinett has accepted n 30.
sition as engineer for lumber COM
pany mt Honaker.
Mrs Henry Skeens, OF Honaker.
was visiting old neighbors and
friends here last week.
& IL RObinett has accepted n DO
sition with the n and W.
Mrs Susie Ringstan and nephews,
Mesrss w and = Cook, of Memphis.
Tenn, are visiting her daughter,
Mrs MuIkey, at Honuker.
j Nj Alder, IA progressive merchant
OF the Bondton, spent Monday
night with his sister, Mrs Steele.
Miss Ellie Williams made n flying
trip To Blueiield on last Tuesday.
w B Steele was business visitor
TO Tazewell on Monday.
John B Hurt Will move his FAM
lily this week into the property for
merly occupied by G. l. Williams.
while his residence is being remodel
ed and changed.
Mrs w B Steele and Mrs SturgiII
dined with Mrs w w Yost near Gap
Store on Tuesday on their way to
see Chester Aldich, of PennsVlvania,
who has been very Ill for the past
weke with typhoid fever at Walton's
works on Fullen Thompson's place.
Miss Lettie Ringstaf, after
couple OF months vacation on ac-
count OF i'll health, has resumed her
position with the Pounding Mill
Supply Company, her niece, Miss
CalIie MuIkey, having gone TO her
home at HOnaker.
Misses Margaret and Norine Nc
Graw, OF Steelsbufg, who have had
rs their guests, Misses Mamie Live
say, of Graham, and Miss Taylor, OF
RosedaIe, were all pleasant visitors
here yesterday on their way TO Ora
ham, where Miss Norine will enter
the High School and Miss Margaret
viii fill a position as teacher in
West Virginia at large salary. Tis
sad that our teachers are leaving the
state on account of the small salary.
Mr. and Mrs Sturgill and son,
Clint Young, spent several days Iact
week with friends in Bluefield.
Miss iva Steele returned on No.
yesterday after pleasant visit to |
her uncle at Bondtown. Mrs L A |
ltepass, Jr., and children, of Taze-
we'll, and Mr. James and Mrs James
r. Mcclure and little son, were also
the.e at the same time, and all re-
ported most delightful time.
Mrs II X Gillspie had as her
guest on Monday Mrs Sam Ward, of
and on Tuesday Mrs John
Off azewell.
Mrs b Harris and daughter, Miss
Margie Lee, Mrs II X Gillespie and
Mrs Robert Steele, of SteeIsburg,
were visitors at Saunders Gillespie's
last week.
Mrs Joseph White, of Raven,
visited her daughter, Mrs James
Johnson last Sunday.
Rex Steele and Fred Gillespie
went to Indian ON Sunday.
Several from here expect TO attend
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Il FORGOT 1T"

The superintendent OF the AgriouI
tural Department asked a farmer th,
other day If he had saved bundI
or so Of his nice oats for the Fair
He said, Il forgot it," He intende.
doing so, but overlooked 1t whe,
threshing time came. 1t is to b
hoped that everybody will not be a
this :houghtless citizen. Don't forget
This is the Peoples Show. Don't al
low the little bob tailed horses
shows and other amusements to TAX
all your time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Horse Show Day

Next stock sales day and meeting
of the TazeweIl Good Roads Club,
falls on Tuesday, the first day of the
Fair. The road club will have no
meeting until Ind Tuesday i'm Octo-
Der. Horse show and sales viii be
held on the Fair Grounds. Tuesday
morning. The parade will be on the
race track. A number OF buyers Will
be present. So, remember these state
ments. The Horse Show will be held
On the Fair Grounds Tuesday, 18th.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
New Buildings Going LIN

The carpenters have had ouiei
summer but there will be some &C.
tivity In the building line this fall.
Here is list OF what has been done
recently, and what Is now unde,
contract for the next few months
In the country Mr. s. G. Peerv has
put quite an addition TO his dwell.
ing just out OF town; Mr.. w. o.
Barnes Is doing quite lot OF work
ln the Cove west, In new building
Jno. Hurt is overhauling his resi-.
dence at Pounding Mill at this time.
In town the store house OF Hankint
and Son purchased from II. w.
Pobst, has been renovated, with new
addition, enlarging the building.
Pobst ovenhauled and ref tied his
building on Main street, and put il
in fine shape. w. a. Scott Will ado.
To his dwelling new rooms and othe,
needed conveniences, and also build
additional ware house room at NORTH
TaZewell. Mrs. Eliza Witten will
build a new residence at once OFT he
property on Mechanics Avenue.
There may be other work to be done
not known to this writer. The above
buildings and Improvements will,
help to hold the carpenter rs at hom,
this fail, and give at least part O
them employment. IL is also stated
that Mr.. III. II. Britain will build N
new residence soon. His plans, etc.
have not yet been perfected.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Stayed Away For 25 Years

Mr.. n. Il. Rose, who lives in the
west end of the county, was here on
Wednesday and yesterday, selling
baskets of his own make-the old g.
fashioned, split baskets, so useful on
the fam and about the house and
garden generally.
Mr.. Rose is an old man, but spry
and lively and intelligent. This was
his first visit TO town, he said, in
20 years, and the fourth time he
ever was here. This seems almost
incredible, but it is fact. He said
the town looked new to him. Within
20 years Tazewell has been built al
most entirely new, and does not look
the same as then. There are people
living in this county who never
boarded railroad train, and some
who never even saw one, and some
still who never saw either OF the pa-
pers publi shed here or even heard of
either of the editors, and perhaps
could not tell who Is Governor OF
Virginia.
This is not all to the discredit of
the county. These people care moth
Ing for outside matters. They sell
dom go to church, even, and are ut
terly ignorant of what Is going on
In the great world around them. 1t
might be better for many of us if we
knew less, and had fewer advantages
and opportunities. Such poor use is
made OF those we do enjoy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02
Administrators Notice.

Having Qualified as administrator of
the estate of the late A. p. French, all
parties having claims against the es-
tate are hereby notified to present
same for adjustment and settlement,
and all parties indebtad to the estate
to come forward and settle same at
once. f. Il. Hit, Administrator.
Tannersville, Va, Sept. 2, 1904.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02

the cooperation at Richlands which
begins today.
The sick are all improving.
Mr. and Mrs II NJ Sparks visIted
their dauhgter, Mrs Charles Grinitb
at Raven Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02

a display of Tailored Suits and
Silks will be made at Chapman S
Millinery Opening Sept. 9th and 10th
You are invited.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-09-02

WE have been granted the exclusive
sale in Tazewell of the famous
WooteN Coats, Suits and Skirts.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-11
To Help The Home Man.

A bill has been introduced in
the Legislature, which if passed,
will mean great deal to the local
merchants throughout the state.
The bill provides for a license tax
on all foreign solicitors Of clothing
houses, dry goods concerns, ETC.
TO lie liable to the tax, the person
must be soliciting for a house To-
Gated outside of the community in
which the business is solicited.
For some time, the merchants of
the several parishes have been
suffering severely as the result OF
the large city houses sending out
salesman soliciting business, and
later making deliveries. This
works an injustice aud hardship
on the local merchant for the rea-
son that he is forced to financially
contribute to the welfare of pa
IRISH from which he receives no
protection in a business way,
while the city merchant is reaping
the benefit of the prosperity
brought about through this forced
contribution on the part of the To-
cal merchant.-Point Coupee Ban
ner.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-11
A WOMEN GREAT IDEA

is how to make herself attractive. But,
without health. it is hard for her to be
lovely in face, form or temper. A weak,
sickly woman will be nervous and irri-
table. Constipation and Kidney posons
show in pimples. blOtches. skin erup-
lions and wretched complication. But
Electric Bitters always prove a godsend
to women who want health, beauty and
friends. They regulate Stomach. Liver
and Kidneys. purify the blood; give
strong nerves. bright eye, pure breath.
smooth. velvety skin, lovely complexion.
good health. Try them. Scots at all
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-11

toward the top. They can be pur-
chased from dealers or made at
home. The bulletin takes up in
details the selection of sand, gra-
vel, crushed rock and cement; the
choice of molds either steel or
wooden, and if wooden, the proper
way to make square or triangular
molds. Reinforcement the inser-
ton of steel rods or wire in the
molds when making the posts, is
discussed as to the principle ill.,
volved and the kinds of reinforce
ment best suited to certain needs.
The work of mixing, molding and
curing is explained with minute
ness, and the variety of styles
which can be produced described.
Under "fence building" is given
instruction as to setting the posts,
attaching the wire, stretching the
fencing and the use of line all
chors. Niue illustrations give de-
tailed drawings of molds, methods
and results.
The pamphlet closes with a war;
ming to persons intending to buy
post molds, either steel or wooden,
to beware of travelling agents who
are selling molds or rights for the
use of their respective molds. No
dealings should be had with these
agents except when fully satisfied
through reports from ones banker
or lawyer that the company repre-
sented by the agent is reliable, and
tina. the agent is its authorized re-
preventative.
Patents have been issued Oh
special types of reinforcement.
and they cannot be generally used
without danger of infringing pa
tent rights; but none of the SIM
pie forms described IN the bulle-
tin is patentable, and they are Just
as good as the special forms adj
vertissd and recommended by the
agents. No one need hesitate to
USE the simple form of construc.
ton recommended, for it has been
in common use in all countries for
a number of years.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-11

An exchange says: "The kick
ers on the farm are not so hard to
get along with as the kickers in
town. On the farm there is the
kicking cow, and our long cared
friend the mule while in town
there is the old mossback who
wants all the municipal improve
ments without paying for them.
The COW can be sold for beef, the
mule traded for shotgun but
nothing but funeral will get rid
Of the town kicker.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-11
HIGH COsT OF LIVING.

"We throw away ashes and buy
soap. We raise dogs and buy hogs.
We grow weeds and buy vegeta-
bles and brooms. We catch fish
with "a rod. We build school
houses and send our children to be
educated away from home. And
at last We send our boys out with
with $40 gun and $40 dog to hunt
81 game. So says Kansas con-
temporary, not to speak of motor
cycles and automobiles, aud not
to speak vi the double prices which
most of these or other things cost
us because of our tariff laws.
Extravaganza has to do with it
undoubtedly; but our extravaganza
In private as well as in public ex-
penditures is chargeable largely to
the policy of miseducating the
people by protecting and promo
ting monopolies by tariff legisla-
ton.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1910-06-11
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1910.

The selection of a Priest to the
Passionate of st. Martiuville will
probably be made in the next few
days. A conference will be held
in New Orleans Oh the 10Th inst.
and the appointment will follow a
few days after This being an ire
movable passionate, 4 priest must
have served i'm the diocese ten
years, and must have been admin
lstrator of parish three years
aud must pass a satisfactory exa
mlnation before the appointment
is made to this, one of the largest
Catholic parishes in the State.
Our people all hope that Father
Francis j. Bsissac, the present
administrator, will remain here as
assistant.