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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
McGraw-Brown Marriage

A marriage which came in the ma
ture of surprise to quite a number
of their friends, was that of Miss
Blanche Brown, of near Abingdon,
and Mr.. Chas. M. McGraw, of Jack
son. Ky. The marriage took place
Wednesday, September 9th at the
country home of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. d. Brown at high
noon, and was quiet and informal
affair.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of number of friends and
relatives by the Rev. w. E. Bailey,
of Bristol. The lower floor of the
home was artistically decorated in
potted plants, ferns. golden rod and
roses.
They entered the drawing room to
the strain of Mendelsshon 8 wedding
march rendered by Miss nellie Walker
of Foster Falls, Va. The bride wore
a handsomely tailored travelling suit
of brown. with gloves and hat to
match, and carried boquet of brides
roses. She was attended by two
brides maids: Miss Clara Brown, sis
ter of>the bride, as maid of honor and
Miss Mabelle Walker, who were
gowned in white and pink messaline
and carried white and pink carnations
The groomsmen were Messrs. Pres
ton and McGinnis.
After the congratulations they were
led to the beautifully decorated din
ing hall, where lunch was served. The
bride and groom then left Immediate
ly for Knoxville and other Southern
points before going to their home in
jackson, KY. They were the recipients
of many handsome presents from ad-
mirine friends
Both the bride and groom are form
er residents of Tazewell county. x.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
L, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, IolI
w c TU Meeting

The Woman's Christian Temperance
unionn of Virginia. held its 29th an
nual cow entionn at Danville Septem-
Der 25th to 2Sth.
Owing to the inconvenient location
small delegation was present, only
12O delegates being registered.
On Tuesday morning. MIR. Richard
son., of the anti-saloon league, address
ed the convention. Tuesday night ad
dresses of welcome were made by the
Mayor of the city, the pastor of the
Main Street Methodist church, in
which the convention was held and
the president of the local union.
Wednesday morning, DR.. McAlister,
of the anti-saloon league, addressed
the convention, and in the afternoon
met in session with state officers to
discuss plans of work for the coming
legislative campaign. AS result of
this conferencre the w. C. 7. u have
agreed to assume the responsibility
of the petition work while the anti
saloon league will furnish speakers
when and where ever wanted. The
state officers were all reelected.
Thursday afternoon the anti-saloon
league of Danville, gave the delegates
an automobile tour of the city, and
Thursday evening medal contest
was held, after which the convention
adjourned to meet next year in Rich
mond.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

Roll of honor for Thompson Valley
Graded School. based upon regular at.
tendance, punctuality, good deport-
ment and high class standing:
Grade 7-Halile Wilton, Mary
Lynch, Flora Buchanan.
Grade 6-Marie Buchanan, Lou Wit
ten, Mamie Bcuhnnan, Matte Brooks,
Mamie Rose Buchanan, Rees Corell.
Grade 5--Reese Mathews, johnny
Mathews, Carrine Williams. Alice
buchanan. Miss Sewers. teacher.
Grade 3-Lina Buchanan, Oreda
Williams. Atlee Brooks, Hal Buchan-
an. Crockett Howory, Mamie Howery,
Elsie Walk, Lettie Natives.
Grade ALTON Brooks. Irene
Buchanan. Miss Savile, teacher.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Notice

On Tuesday, Oct. 10th, 1911, horse
sales day, will offer for sale at the
front door of the Courthouse of Taze-
well county, to the highest bidder the
following personal property belonging
to j. w. Moss, now deceased:
One brown horse,
One Jersey heifer,
One thoroughbred Berkshire boar
hog.
Said property will be sold for cash
oraat election of purchaser on six
months time, with interest from date
of sale and with good personal securi-
ty. L. c. BOWEN,
Administrator of J.W. MOSS. Dec ID.
Tazewell, Va, Sept. Both.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Honor Roll

Honor Roll of Adria High School. -
The students whose names appear be.
low have made an average of or above
ninety percent in department and
daily recitations and one hundred per
cent in attendance.
Firstgrade-Rosa Rye and Rebccca
Vance.
Third grade-Rosa May and Rebecca
Vance.
Fourth grade Mary May.
If parents would realize the impor-
tance of regular attendance believe
they would let nothing except sick
ness or absolute necessity keep theil
precious progeny from school.
|. LEE GRAY, Teacher.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Winter Quarter Sunday Schools


1t is source of regret if not as
tonishment to know that number of
Sunday Schools are in the habit of
going into winter quarters and re-
naming until spring weather thaws
them out, say, about the first of Nav
and then reorganizing for the short
summer campaign. Some schools have
already closed for the winter. and
others will do so along between this
and Christmas. Bad roads, bad wealth
er and cold. uncomfortable church
houses are some. of the reasons given
for this hurtful, if not sinful, custom.
Certain it is that no earnest, conse-
Grated teacher or Superintendent, who
will think for moment, will under
take to justify himself in this course.
Neither will the parents of the chill
dren. These same people are able to
get their children ready for the pub
lie school five days in the week, and
to get to school by $50 O'Clock in
the morning. These same good people
claim that they cannot get the chill
rden ready for Sunday school one day
in the week, in time to reach the
church by 10 o'clock. You see how
unreasonable, if not absurd, is the
excuse. If the children can 90 to the
common school five days in the week.
through bad, cold weather, surely
they can make the same trip one day
in the week, where they are expected
to stay only about an hour. The real
reason for this criminal practice is
not found in the weather conditions
or distance to be travelled. 1t lies
deeper and is more vital. Is it not
due to lack of appreciation of the
value of the Sunday School, and of the
work it proposes to do? 1t is be
feared so. 1t is now considered more
important to give chi ldren moral and
religious training than secular learn
ing. If either is to be neglected the
every day school had best be the one
sighted. Your school may not be as
large or as prompt in the winter as in
the summer, but don't let it scatter.
Hold it together for the sake of your
children, as well as for your own spir-
itual good, don't abandon the children
in the winter time to the devil. Do MT
hibernate like bear. Don't 90 in to
winter quarters. Have an evergreen
school this year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
ACTIVITY IN THE
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Meeting Held for Jefferson
vile District-The BAN
ner School

The first session of the jefferson
willie District Sunday School conven-
tion met last Saturday at Pisgah, and
the program was carried out as print
ed in this paper, as far as the absence
of one or two of the speakers allow
ed. There was surprisingly large
audience present, dinner was served
on the ground, the weather was ideal.
and a fine time was had. There were
few. if any, too long speeches-none
of them were prosy and dry, the sing
ing was enjoyable, and upon the whole
an ideal session of the convention was
held. Mr.. j. N. Rhudy is president
of this district convention, and Miss
Ella Peery is Secretary. These Off
cres had worked up the met ng, and
the good people of that community
responded heartily, and gave their en-
thusiastic support.
Certainly no nicer or more sumptuous
lunch was ever served or enioyed
anywhere, than was spread beneath
the great trees on this calm bright
October day.
Mr.. S. L. Witten has been the
faithful Superintendent of the Pisgah
school for number of years and has
done what he could to keep it going.
Comparisons are odious, of course,
but candor compels the admission
that Mrs. O'Brien made the talk of
the day, in her illustrated lecture
showing how she teaches her pri-
mary class. 1t was instructive, and
showed great pains taken as well as
much time and study. The teacher, if
such was present, who goes to her
class, not having looked at the lesson
or merely sketched it, must have felt
ashamed. after listening to Mrs.
O'Brien and determined to do better.
1t is agreed now that this Sunday
school business is great business,
calling for the very best there is in
brain and heart. Want of space pre-
vents detailed notice of this pleas
ant and profitable meeting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

To the voters of Tazcwel county +:
After much solicitation by my friends
| have decided to offer myself as n
candidate for Supervisor in Jefferson
vile district, and solicit your support
If elected | will discharge the duties
of the office impartially, and not build
roads for self interests. | favored the
pay as you go plan for building roads,
but as majority of the people were
for bonds,, promise the people to
carry out the program. ana also |
promise the voters to see that the un-
fortunate and the poor be treated as
little babes, and state as far as | have
authority to see that each dollar spent
gest dollars value.
r. b. WITTEN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Special Bargains

124 acres, about 175 acres of uncun
ed timber, worth from $5, 900 to $8,-
600 on the stump. balance in grass
and under cultivation, there being
thirty-fve acres of corn and thirty
seven and one-half acres of COW peas
this year. Produces an average of
seventy five bushels of corn, fifteen
to twenty five bushels of wheat. one
to two tons of hay. three tons of pea
hay per acre. Oats, rye, potatoes and
any other crops grown in "A temperate
climate can be produced in paying
quantities on this land. Balance of
cleared land in grass. A dairy of
thirty five cows is being ope rated on
the farm at this time, VIII ich il pay
ing on an average of $3.50 per month.
The improvements consist of one nine
room brick dwelling in first class
condition and equipped with furnace
heat. hot and cold water, modern
plumbing and bath room. Three splen-
did tenant houses. one large cattle and
horse barn, two silos, brick smoke
houses. grainery. chicken house, two
story spring house and some other
outbuildings. The estimated value of
the buildings in their present condi-
tion is 81. 600. The following person
al property is now on the farm and
goes with the palce at the price quot
ed:
Four work mules, $500; 4 horses,
5000; 35 fine Jersey heifers, So, 600;
II fine Jersey heifers, $3.50; 81
hogs. 81, 900. Total, Sd, 7S0..
Farm Machinery Nearly all prac-
tically new.
2 IL h. p. gasol inc engines; ] new
ensilage cutter; one new corn shred
der; one manure spreader, two now
ing machines, one drill, one hay rake,
one roller harrow, one disc harrow,
one drag harrow, two wagons, five
Oliver Chilled plows, three cultiva-
tors, one riding cultivator, three douo-
lep lows. one milk wagon and harness,
one incubator, one wood saw and var
ious other farm machinery, the total
valued at 1900.
Growing crops-2, 900 bushels of
corn, $1,000; Pea hay, $500.
Total value of personal property,
SO, ,08O.
The above personal property will
sell at auction for over SO, 600.
This farm lays practically level and
machinery can be operated over all
Of it. 1t is well watered by springs
and branches, we'll fenced principally
with wire, wood well fenced in, max
ing an excellent hog and sheep range.
Two good orchards. The farm is sit
uated within one half mile of pros
porous town on main line of the
Southern Railway, between Knoxville
and Chattanooga, Tenn, within six
miles of two college towns. Exec J.
lent community. High school in sight.
In order to make an immediate sale
the owner of this property agrees to
sell for $4,000 putting in all of the
personal property mentioned above.
J We will not be able to make this
price but short while. If as much
as one half is paid in cash terms can
be arranged for the balance which
will enable the purchaser 10 pay for
the place with the dairy.
If you want higher or lower pric.
ed farm write for our list.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Report Untrue

To the Public: My opponent, in the
race for Commissioner in Maiden
Spring, Nh. James b. Altizer, and
some of his friends. keep circulating
report that was partly the cause
of him not being elected Principal of
the school at Raven, and that this
was done for political effect. Reply
ing. would say this is false. l have
never done or said anything that
would injure Mr.. Altizer in his
scho oil affairs. In fact, l asked one
of the Trustees to re-appoint him.
Very truly
CHAPMAN H.PEERY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
NOTICEl

Owing to advanced cost of all kinds
of feed, am unable to continue for
mer livery prices for feeding horses.
Twenty-Five cents has been the charge
for feeding ever since corn could be
bought for fifty cents and hay from
seven to ten dollars per load.
Since the first day of our county
Fair. my feed rates have been as fol-
wos: Grain, 25c; Hay at noon, ex-
ira, 1Oc; Hay at night, stall and
grooming. 25c. In other words, in
stead of 75c per day it is 81.
c. j. MOSS. Liveryman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Pounding Mill.

Pounding Mill, Oct. 3.-We had
an almost incessant rain Monday
night and Tuesday, until about two
O'Clock, which swelled the river, took
out the foot bridges, etc.
Rev. Isaac Wright preached in the
Union church Sunday at IL a. m. and
B p. M, after which the C. w. b.
M. met with four new members. Mrs
w. b. Steele was made second vice
president, and Mrs. C. H. Trayer,
secretary, instead of Mrs. Steele.
Mrs. Jack Shamblin and son, Cur
tbs, of War, w. Va. were here re-
Gently on their way from Saltvile,
where they had been to see her son,
Henry, and two children, whose wife
and mother died recently at that
place.
A number of engineers under Tom
Gillespie, of Wittens Mills, surveyed
county roads here last week.
DR.. w. R. Williams was called here
yesterday to see Mr.. John Sturgill,
who has been very ill for the past
Weeh. Tie Is some D6Cter.
James johnson was called to Bap-
tist Valley yesterday to see his father
Billy johnson, who is very i'll with
typhoid fever.
Miss Barbara Hurt and Ralfe Gill
lespie, of Tazewell High School, spent
Saturday and Sunday with parents
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. Mcclure
and little son, James, rode up from
Cedar Bluff Sunday and spent short
time with his sister, Mrs. Steele. AL
though only four years old, Master
James kept ahead of his parent on
"Old Lie. " in such an easy manner
that he could have gotten premium
at the Fair.
Miss Eena Steele, of Indian, spent
Saturday visiting at w. B. Steele's
on her way to Wis it to her grand
father.
Mrs. Sam Ward, of Wardell, spent
one night last week with Mrs. R. X.
Gillespie.
Rev. j. r. Sparks, formerly of this
place, but now of Oklahoma, visited
relatives and friends here Saturday on
his way to visit his father, Jonas
Sparks, near Gap Store, who still
remains very i'll of dropsy.
Mrs. James Johnson and two children
spent several days recently with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard White
near Raven.
Prof. j. j. Hoback returned today
from a pleasant visit to relatives at
Tazewell
Miss Effie Williams visited relatives
and friends at Richlands Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Duhe, from Charlottesville, has
opened the Gillespie Hurt school near
here.
Rev. G. R. Thomas held sery ices at
Indian Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Christian
started back to Washington. yesterday
after pleasant visit to her sister,
Mrs. Robinett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taze Smith and four
interesting children, of Castlewood,
visited her grandmother, Mrs. Lou
Roobinett and others on their way
from a three weeks visit to his broth
er in North Central Missouri.
Messrs. Frank Moss and others load.
ed several cars of export cattle here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Azbury visit.
ed her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Griffith at Richlands Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
For Supervisor

10 the voters of Tazewell county:
l hereby announce myself candidate
or Supervisor in Clear Fork District,
and promise if elected to discharge
the duties of the Office to the best of
my ability. JOHN w. BOURNE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
ROAD QUESTION
LOOKS BRIGHTER
Courts Opinion Clarifies The
Atmosphere, And Bonds
Are AllO. K.

Editor Cilnch Valley News, Dear
Sir:-I noticed and rcad in your is
sue of the 18th of September, last,
an editorial headed "Road Building
is long delayed-bonds not satisfacto-
ry-New bids will be asked for" In
that editorial you say: 'The road
question is up in the air or down in
the mud, and likely to remain there
a while"
To save the hundreds of people who
are interested in good roads from the
terror of your pessimistic editorial,
enclose you for publication, the full
text of Judge Kegley's opinion rem
dered recently on the test case, in
volving every step made in the pro-
ceedings, from the election held to the
issuing of the bonds. Your editorial
would lead many perhaps to think
that blame should rest upon some, or
all of the officers and agents who are
faithfully conducting these matters.
The order transmitted will show that
such is not the case for Judge Keg-
ley's opinion not only holds the law
under which the bonds are issued as
constitutional but that the proceed
ings and bonds are direct county
bonds and regular and valid.
If Mr.. c. j. Moss gets tired of the
purchase of the bonds as he will not
likely do, / will take them off his
hands.
Respectfully,
SAMUE G. GRAHAM.
The opinion of the Court referred
to in Judge Graham's letter, can be
fnund m 2rd pona
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

To the voters of Tazewell county:
hereby announce myself candidate
for reelection to the office of Justice
of the Peace, for Pocahontas and vi
cinity and promise if elected to dis
charge the duties of the office Impair
tally and to the best of my ability.
A. w. LANDON.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

hereby announce myself candi-
date for, Commissioner of the Reve-
nue. for Clear Fork District, and re-
spectfully solicit the support of the
voters at the polls in the November
election. JOHN +. GILLESPIE
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

The Sunday school meeting at Buch-
anan's school house in Thompson s
Valley, falls into line, and will have
II picnic and rally tomorrow. Mr.. j.
o. Corell is Superintendent and is
doing a fine work in that somewhat
neglected section. He has collected "a
school there of more than a hundred
pupils. The Secretary of the County
Association hopes to attend tomorrow,
and, of course. make few feeble re-
marks. Lunch will be served on the
ground a good time had.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

Mr.. Vernon Johnson, the accomo-
dating motorman on the street car
will begin his vacation next week by
taking in the Richmond Fair. Mr..
Kimball, the conductor, has been on
his vacation for the past week, and
Willie Hawkins has been filling his
place.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

Married at the home of the bride in
West Graham, on Oct. 4,Miss Mamie
E. Shinault and w. C. Breckenridge,
Rev. Thos. Mowbray officiating.
MIR. c. Fl. Reynolds will leave to.
day for Farmville to see his daua hter
Miss May, who has appendicitis.
Polite Vaudeville at Tent Theatre
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
nights next week. Admission, Is and
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06

The Sunday School Rally in the
town, appointed for last Sunday, was
gratifying success, as far as it
went. Only three of the five schools
in town entered the contest, viz ::
Methodist, Baptist and Christian.
These schools did good missionary
work the week before, and tried their
best to live up to the motto, every
body in some Sunday school next Sun
day." The additions and per centages
were as follows: Methodist, present
last Sunday, 1877, present Sunday be-
fore, 80, gain, 49. per cent, sd.
Christian, present last Sunday, 69:
Sunday before, 46; gain, %; per
cent, 48. Baptist, present last Sun
day, 40; Sunday before, 81 gain, 10 +;
per cent, 80.
These figures show a gain in these
three schools for one week of 80 pu
pills. The gain was exactly the size of
the Methodist school on September
24th. That is, by little work anoth-
er Sunday school was collected in
town as large as it's largest school.
The Presbyterian school numbered II
last Sunday morning gain of three
new members, with no effort made
to increase attendance. There was no
report from the Episcopal school. Is
this showing not sufficient to prove
the wisdom of concerted movement
along these lines? A little effort will
go long way. The total attendance
in all the schools last Sunday was
1888, and could have easily been made
500. There ought to be at least 300
people in Sunday school every Sunday
morning in this town.
The banner offered by the schools
of the town to the school showing the
largest per centage of gain OH last
Sunday, Rally Day, was won by the
Baptist Sunday School, which lacked
only one of doubling it's attendance
of Sunday before. There was pre-
sentation of the banner at the Baptist
church at 3 80 o'clock, when all the
schools met to hear the reports of the
different schools. The occasion was
pheasant. Miss Chloe Carson presided
at the organ, Mrs. McBryde led the
singing, and number of informal,
pleasant, encouraging addresses were
made. Rev. CIR. Brown, Superinten
dent of the Methodist Sunday school
presented the banner to the Baptist
Sunday school. The schools will con-
test regularly at the end of every
, quarter for this banner. The schools
! showing the best average attendance
hereafter gets the banner, and holds
it until won by some other school,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-10-06
Respectfully,
SAMUEL g. GRAHAM.

The opinion of the Court referred
to in Judge Graham's letter, can be
found on 3rd page.-Ed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-07
~ FASHION TALKS MAY m * y
FOR THE WEE FOLK.

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