Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-01-28

. 10 SutNiHeu Oy falner, several
brothers and young wife, who was
formerly Miss 0esn. OF Tazewell.
/. Miss Mag Williams was summon
ell TO the bedside of her father, Mr..
{ j. Z. Williams, mt Pounding Mill,
on Wednesday, and her school was.
I therefore, suspended for the rest of
l the eek.
Elisha Lowe, of the west end Of
the county, was brought here on
WEDNESDAY night by Deputy United
States Marshall HARRISON. to arrange
bond for his appearance I'm the feder-
al court at Big Stone Gap next Au-
gust. Lowe was arrested for moon
shining.
Quite number of High School
pupils have written essays on the
life and character of Robert +. Lee.
The papers reached tie Committee
too late To ava q the prize TO the
successful contestant on The 18th OF
January as is customary. The decis
ion however, will be handed PROBES.
sor Carson, shortly.
Flo. two years the Tazewell Chan
ter of the u. ID. e.. have provided
music for the exercises OH Memorial
Day, at the expense OF thirty dollars
each year. This has proved a verv
decided drain on the finances OF the
Chapter and the Daughters hope that
the men of the town and county will
consent to meet this item OF expense
hereafter by voluntary contribution.
Ii seems from a published state
ment sent out from Bristol, that Mr..
Caleb Powers who will lecture here
OH Feb 9Th, is making his lecture
tour count from political point of
view. The statement is that h, "is
making strenuous campaign to sue.
coed Representative Edwards i'm con-
gress from the Eleventh Kentucky
District, which includes the coun-
ties along the Virginia border"
The members OF the knights Of
Pythias of this town did n beautiful
and kindly act on Saturday last. A
number of them braved the cold and
storm and drove out To the home OF
their brother Knight, Mr.. McGIaw,
and offered kindly and brotherlv
sympathy for the family, and what
ever of assistance lay i'm their power
This good Order is always on the
ground when duty calls or brotherly
love prompts and leads.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGraw.
whose daughter died last Friday Of
pneum onia, have two other children
the baby boys, i'll with the same
disease. The children are reported
better. Mr.and Mrs. McGraw deserve
the sympathy of the people.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGraw wish
to express their unbUunded appre-
citation of the kindness and helpful
ness Of their neighbors during the
severe trial and afIliction through
which they have recently passed i'm
which they lost their young daugh-
ter. Such love and sympathy shown
In this dark hour helped the stricken
parents to bear their sorrow, and they
are profoundly grateful.
Deputy Collector, John ID. Dali
ley was in town Yesterday having
returned from Federal Court at Rig
Stone Gap. Mr.. Daley and Deputy
Shrader raiGed big still on Big
Mountain few nights ago and can
tured Dad Cook, so report saws. n
willy old Fox, VINO has eIuded the
officers for Yeas. His still was To-
Gated III cave. and il Is said that
ShIader went in first.
The burial of the remains of Wade
| Gillepsie, who was shot and killed
at keystone last Sunday night, were
buried on Tuesday Mt his home near
Horsepen, this county. A large
crowd was present. The statement
is now made that he was son of
Mr.. Reese Gillespie, who moved
from TazeweIl to Kentucky some
years ago. This, we are informed. is
a mistake.
Caleb Powers will lecture in the
Court House here, on Saturday
night, February 9TH, mt 8 o'clock.
caleb Powers was accused of the
murder of Governor Goebel, or being
accessory to the murder, and was un-
der sentence of death for eight years.
In his lecture he gives a detailed
account OF this wonderful trial and
his heroic. successful fight for his
life. Tie newspapers generally
speak highly of the lecture. Don't
forget the Enthusiastically night,
Feb. 9TH.
Mr.. III. G. Mccall, Mr.. J. s.
Gillespie and w. G.. Pendleton have
been in Washington this week i'm the
interest of Mr.. MCCalls candidacy
for the appointment of United StaIes