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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
A Strenuous Life

Paul S. Kelly. son of Presiding
Elder Kelley, returned yesterday to
work at Dante. Paul has been get
ting taste of the strenuous life
since his stay at Dante. In the COM
missary where he works it frequently
becomes necessary for him to act as
undertaken. and take charge of the
men killed in the mines and prepare
them for burial. Frequently its the
case that miner is so badly cut up
in the mines that his body may be in
half dozen different pieces, but
Pauls knowledge of anatomy is
sufficient to help him in getting the
poor creatures person back together.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Strange Career of Veteran Editor

Mr.. Henry M. Smythe, now spend
ing few days in Roanoke with his
daughter, Mrs.. Robert E. Elmore,
has had more OF less checkered ca
reer outside of his long service as a
newspaper man. He had been a SOL
dier, lawyer and teacher, when in
'93 he began to serve his country
abroad. His first appointment by
President Cleveland was to Fuchus in
China, one of the best consular posi-
tions, which he resigned and was
then made minister and consul gem
eral to Haiti, and given diplomatic
control of our affairs in Santo Do
mingo as charge d'affaires. Then
running the gamet of consular and
diplomatic rank in two months. Given
free hand he soon restored to the
United States the trade of those coun-
tries, increasing our direct sales to
Haiti alone over seven millions of
dollars, and receiving the commenda-
tion of the President and both the
secretaries of state-Gresham and Oh
ney. He is the only man in the
United States who has been commits
stoned as consul, consul general
charge d'ffaires and minister.
Since his resignation, which he
rendered on the fourth of March,
1897, to President Mckinley, and
which was accepted in June, he has
been farmer, grazier and newspa-
per man until April, when he sus-
pended the publication of the Head
Light at Pocahontas, after the bond
issue election had been practically
unanimously carried in his part of
the county.
Mr.. Smythe promises to use some
of his we'll earned leisure writing oc-
casional contributions for The Roam
oke Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
SHOULDN'T COST
AS MUCH HERE
Engineer Thinks Roads Can
Be Made For Less Than
Russell Roads Cost.

Road work in the county is on in
real arnest. Engineers are at work in
Clear Fork and Jeffersonville dis
tricts, making surveys upon which
plans can be made for bidders.
Mr.. w. Lancaster, of Roanoke,
who had charge of the road building
in Russell county, assisted by Thomas
Gillespie, of W:ttens Mills, with n
corps of men, are at work in Jeffer-
sonville district. They have complet-
ed the survey from Hopkins store, in
this town, to the Clear Fork line,
east. and were at work yesterday on
the road running from Geo. A. Mar
t ms to Wittens Mills. They will
probably complete that in "a few
days, and will then survey the road
from North Tazewell down Clinch
River, to Jas. Ed. Peery's. MIR. Lam
caster and his corps will also have
charge of making the plans, etc., for
the Clear Fork. 1t is proposed to
make plans and specifications for ten
miles of road in each Magisterial
district, and in order that contracts
may be let and work commence at
once. Mr.. Lancaster states that
from n casual survey of the road pro-
posed east of here, under favorable
conditions, should be built good
deal cheaper than in Russell county,
where the cost in one instance reach
ed 81, 600 per mile:
Mr.. Lancaster has the reputation of
one of the best road builders in the
State, and it is hoped that the State
Highway Commission will see 1T to
assigning him to the work in this
county. in which case he will move
his family to Tazewell.
Engineer Jos. T. Wright. who rep
resented the State Highway Commits
sion in supervising the road building
recently completed in this county; A.
S. Wagner, of Bluestone, with a
corps of assistants, are at work on the
road in the vicinity of Graham this
week.
The plans for all these roads will
be completed in short time, and
then watch the dirt fly.
Mr.. Geo. w. st. Clair. left yester-
day morning for Big Stone Gap to
consult with the gentlemen in that
county, who had charge of the the
sale of road bonds in that county,
which were sold advantageously to
the county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Criticizes Motion Pictures

At the recent child's welfare con-
ference held in Richmond, some severe
criticisms were offered upon the mo-
tion picture shows of the towns and
cities. The statement was made, as
had been made frequently before, that
the moving picture show is source
of corruption of the morals of young
boys and girls in the cities. Perhaps
so. No taehing is so forceful and
impressive to the young or more sug-
gestive to older persons than picture
teaching, for either good or evil. An
old man said the other day that fifty
years ago when it was not unlawful
to publish and circulate just any kind
of book or picture, that a companion
Of his showed him a book full of vile,
vulgar pictures, and he remembered
them vividly in all their horrible
details to this very day. They hat
stuck deep in his young mind, never
to be eradicated. Now it is unlawfu
to exhibit obscene, vulgar pictures
and strict censorship has been es
tablished over the moving pictures
business. Certainly, if there are vile
corrupting pictures on the reels nov
they have not reached Tazewell
Manager Hiltzheimer has kept mic,
decent show all the time.
The pictures shown here, many o
them, have been not only interestin,
and amusing, but highly instructive
The tent theatre is Tazewell's onl
place of amusement or diversion, an
it could not be we'll dispensed with
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
GET BUSY, JULY
4TH is COMING
Tazewell viii Put One Over
in Celebrating independence
Day-Races, Etc.

Now about the Novelty Race,
which promises to be a lot of fun for
every one of the persons contesting,
and for the onlookers. Besides this,
the contestant who is quick and ac-
tive. has fairly good horse, and has
some originality, will pull down the
twenty-five dollars which is offered
by the Association.
THE CONDITIONS.
When the signal to start is given,
the contestants shall have their bug
gies or carts drawn up in line, un-
der the wire with shafts on the
ground, and all the harness except
the bride in the seat of the buggy.
The buggies shall be facing the way
they are to start, but the horses shall
be facing the opposite way, and be
standing Immediately in front of the
buggy of his owner. The owners
shall be holding their horsess by the
brides. When the signal is given,
contestants shall harness their
horses, hitch them to the buggies,
and drive them half mile. The
horse coming under the wire first
shall be declared winner.
This contest is eligible to all per-
sons from Tazewell and adjoining
counties, and Washington. No en-
trance fees shall be required, but the
intention must be bona fde that a
real contest is to be made by all per-
sons entering. This purse shall not
be divided, but will all be given to
the winner. Horses with records are
barred from this contest. Entrances
may be made up to the time of the
race. AT least four must enter this
race, otherwise it will be declared
off.
Now get to work and see what you
can invent in the way of set of
harness which can be put on quickly.
Any kind Of harness will be allowed,
and you can have as many kinds of
buckles and snaps on as you like.
For fear the men will get every
thing, the Management has decided to
offer a couple of handsome prizes
which will be competed for principal
ly by the small boys. Watch the pa
pers next week, boys, and see if you
cannot practice up little and carry
away something worth while.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Cedar Bluff July Ist.

In another column will be found
notice and program of the next coun-
ty Sunday School Convention. The
success of this meeting must rest
largely upon the superintendent and
workers in the county. The executive
committee have done their work, but
they alone cannot make this conven-
tion profitable. See to it that your
school is represented by at least one
delegate. Select your best man or
worker. If necessary, pay his rail-
road fare. He is going to do, or try
to do the schools work. Let every
super .ntendent who can attend, or
have some one else attend. Send his
name to the secretary here. Send your
name and address on a postal. We
all want to know, and the Cedar
Bluff people want to know, who will
be present and how many. Don't be a
knot on log. Wake up, and got ir
this good work. Send your name anc
address, and get blank report to fl
out,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Raven

Raven. June IL. d. Eswick has
gone to work, after several weeks
rest and recreation.
DR.. Cosby, of Honaker. spent Sun
day here with his friend, DR.. Gun
ningham.
"Jack" Tarter, the husting clerk
for Mccall and Company, visited
homefokls at Wittens Mills last Sun
day.
Miss Kate Crockett, who has been
spending the past two weeks with her
parents, returned to Liberty Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs j. c.. Preas and lit
tie son. Roscoe, spent last Sunday
with friends at Richlands.
Messrs. Mr.. and "Jargo" Havens
returned to Raven last Saturday from
Emory and Henry College, ut which
institution they have been students
for the past session.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. nj. Hankins and
two of their children, of Richlands,
visited MIR. and Mrs. John Lambert
here last Sunday.
Sunday School is progressing nice
ly here with an enrolment of one
hundred scholars. 1t is apparent that
all are taking an active part in the
noble work; let's n ak, it the bes,
Sunday School Raven has ever had
j. B. Hankins and son, James, jr.
of TaZewell, were here last Tuesda,
on business.
Mrs. Sparks, the state organizer
of the Womans' Christian Temper
ance Union. gave lecture at thil
place on the night of the 31st ulto.
and organized union with Mrs. G
Z. Mccall, President; Mrs. 10,
White, Vice President; Mrs. w. B.
Greear, Corresponding Secretary MRS
Frank Hearn. recording secretary ant
Mrs. w. A. Hearn, treasurer. Thi
is the first attempt in the temperate,
line to be made at Raven. We fee
like this is great work and hope t
have success at this place. Every on
is cordially invited to attend tn
meetings the second Sunday in eac
month at p. m.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
The Veterans Friend

A veterans lament for the death of
Mrs. Graham, read while her grave
was being decorated June 3rd, 1911.
Sleep, gentle lady, sleep, thy work
was nobly done,
Rest, peace thy eternal rest;
We placed the roses on thy tomb,
Thou, the crosses on our breast.
A soldiers comrade, vet'ran's friend,
We grieve, but cannot break thy rest
We placed the garlands on thy tomb,
Thou, the crosses on our breast.
Could we but bring thee back to low.
ing hearts,
From that drear and unknown shore
We'd gladly seek the gates of DEATH
AS we have often done before;
But rest, noble lady, peace thy i'm
mortal rest;
We placed the flowers on thy tomb
Thou, the crosses on our breast.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Improvements on Mechanic Ave.

Mechanics avenue is growing in
several ways. The completion of the
Witten residence is a great improve
ment to that part of town. When
the fences and other outside work is
completed this will be one of the
sightliest as well as most convenient
residences in town. Capt. Fudge. on
the same street, is putting in nice
concrete wall along the front of his
lawn, which will help the looks OF
things much. The sidewalks and the
street are unfortunately, too narrow
to be made first class unless a great
deal of work was done there-more
than the council is likely to under.
take for sometime to come. Still the
street generally, is in much bette,
shape than it ever was before.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Pounding Mill

Pounding Mill, June THE meet
ing at the Christian church is being
we'll attended. Preaching at night by
Rev. Isaac Wright, Bluefeld.
r. r. Woodburn and family left on
yesterday to take charge of the sta
tion at Eckman. MIR. Troyer, Davy,
w. Va. an older man has charge of
the station here. His wife and child
are with him and are boarding until a
house is vacated.
Miss Barbara Hurt and Ralfee
Gillespie are home from Tazewell
High School.
VIM. Cook, who has been clerking
for Steele, Hurt and Co., left on yes
terday for Chattanooga, where he has
position with an automobile COM
pany. His many friends here who
were sorry to see him go.
Mrs. w. B. Steele and daughter,
Miss Eva, visited her mother, Mrs.
j. Marion MCGUIRE, at Cedar Bluff,
Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. Doss and Miss
Peters, from. Bluefield, are here at
tending the meeting. Mrs. Doss is a
Spanish-Indian.
Mr.. Bennie Lester and sisters,
Misses Wyrene and Madge, Cove,
spent Sunday here with friends, Miss
Madge is taking a course in stenogra-
ply at Tazewell.
/ Misses Jennie and Ocie Lowell Wis
tied friends at Tazewell Sunday, re-
turning Monday.
Messrs. Enos Doughten, Belfast,
and VIM. Hurt, of Indian, old SOL
Fdiers, were visitors at w. B. Steele's
Saturday night and Sunday respec.
lively on their way from Tazewel
where they attended the Confederate
reunion. Each was in many battles
Mr.. M. johnson and two little
daughters, Raven Red Ash, visitec
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. M. j Sturgill attended churcl
at Maxwell Friday night.
Rev. G. r Thomas preached at In
dian Sunday afternoon.
Rats have been playing havoc
with young poultry; some have los
as many as two hundred chicks. Frie'
chickens are likely to be "scace" il
this neck of the woods.
A. Collins is painting John Lam
bert's new residence near Bandy
Miss India, dauhgter of MIR. an
Mrs. Chas. MCGUIRE, is to be Marie
today at noon at her home on tn
Branch. to Mr.. Robert Petts, of SAM
place. Several guests are invited
and reception will be given tomor
row at the groom's parents. You
scribe joins with their many friend
, in congratulations. Rev. Isaa
, Wright will officiate.
The stork left girl baby at tn
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilburn Low
on MERCHANTS street this morning
, Mrs. James Johnson and childre
have returned from q weeks visit 4
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Change in Schedule

With change of schedule on the
Norfolk and Western Railway Sum-
day, June 11th, train No. 2 will
leave Gary IL 80 a. m. Welch IL 20
p. M. Bluefeld, 2 80 p. M, Roam
oke 40 p. M, arrive North Phila-
delphia 1920 a. M, and New York,
Penn. station. 1857 a. m.
The Pullman sleeper now operated
on this train, Gary and Philadelphia
will be operated between Gary ant
New York ard on the return triI
train No. will leave New YORK.
Penn. station, 6:04 p. M, and Phil
adelphia s 40 p. m. Dining cars or,
operated between Gary and Sbena,.
doah, also on Penn. r. Il. servinI
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard White

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Whit,
at Raven.
Mrs. James and Tom johnson, Bap,
tist Valley, visited Mrs. H. w,
Christian Monday.
Miss Lula Wynn, of Burke's' Gar.
den, spent Friday visiting at w. u.
Steele's OH her way from a few days
visit to lawyer Grifliths at Honaker.
Miss Carrie Dyer, of Maxwell,
called on friends here Sunday be-
tween trains.
Mrs. w. b. Steele and daughter,
iva, spent Sunday with Mrs. Marga-
ret Wamsley at Maxwell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09

breakfast on the northbound trip and
dinner on the southbound trip, maxi
ing through Pullman and dining car
service.
Dining car service will also be
established on trains 13 and Ii be-
tween Roanoke and Hngerstown, thus
with the equipment of trains / aud 2,
l3 and ID, 3 and 4, giving first class
service to and from the coal fed dis
trict, Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
New York. Very convenient service
for Atlantic City and New Jersey
seashore resorts.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09

late war and in the sacred interest Of
historical truth, to the end that flu.
ture generations have and know the
true reasons why the the South enter.
ed upon four years war, the like OF
which finds no parallel in wars his
tory, not as Elson falsely asserts in
an effort to perpetuate the institution
OF slavery, but for sacred rights
guaranteed under common constitu-
tlon and in defense of firesides and
homes. Not that "harems might be
maintained on Southern plantations
as taught in Elson's miserable and
Vulgar caricature of the South and
her people; a volume with which he
and his supporters in Roanoke College
and elsewhere are still so infatuated
as to dignity with the name of his
tory.
Therefore, be it resolved, That the
sincere arr. hearty thanks of Brown
Harman Camp of Confederate Veter-
ans be and are herein rendered the
Hon. w. w. Moffet. of Salem, Va,
for the inestimable service he has
rendered, not alone to the South and
her people, but to the integrity and
truth of history. in exposing and
bringing into the light this malig-
nant, slanderous, strife engendering
book, and the inexcusable blunder of
its introduction into Virginia
school.
End, That as friends of long stand
ing, we await with deep concren, the
direct assurance from it's management
that Roanoke College has" unl"aded, {"
by banishing this travesty on history,
altogether, from its curriculum, to-
gether with all it's determined defend
ers, and once again, to align itself
Thoroughly and promptly with its
friends, and the unmistakable trend
of public thought in it's section, and
the friends and patrons, who are vast
ly more concerned" with the text
books put into the hands of their
children, than for academic free
DOM"
A. j. TYNES,
Major and Commanding Brown-Har
man Camp, Confederate Veterans.
Tazewell, Va, June 3rd, 1911.
We publish the above resolution
solely in Difference to our friends of
the of the Brown-Harman Camp.
We think this discussion should
cease. The faculty and board has dis
continued the use of the history in
the College and the author has not
only admitted the imprudent use of
the Objectionable statements in the
book, but will eliminate them entire
ly from all future editions, and we
think that the time has now come,
and in fact came sometime ago, when
this matter should be dropped. The
ends desired have been reached.
Drop it!-Ed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
Preaching in the Baptist Church

Rev. Mr.. Thomas, of the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary, will
preach in the Baptist church next
Sunday morning at IL o'clock. Mr..
Thomas is native of Russell county,
brother to Rev. Mr.. Thomas, of
Clintwood. in Dickinson county. The
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
A TRIBUTE.

An old Confederate tribute to the
memory of Mrs. S. G. Graham, the
friend of the Old Confederate Sol
diers. And words cannot express the
gartitude that fingers in the hearts
of those old veterans when they re-
member her love and kindness so Law
ishly shown in the past.
L. A REPASS.
Indian, Va, June End.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
A LARGE CROWD
CREETS MR.. GLASS
Lynchburg Congressman Is
Making Things Lively in
Eastern Virginia.

Accomac, Va. June 5.-Congress-
man Carter Glass. after speaking to n
large audience of Accomac Democrats
at Parksley on last Saturday and then
again to larger crowd on Chinco-
league island Saturday night, spoke
in the county conurthouse here TODAY
to crowd that taxed the capacity of
tho building.
The crowd which he; ri Mr.. Glass
was not only large, but representa-
two IN every repsect. being composed
of Democrats from every section of
the county. Although the Sixth dis
trict Congressman was somewhat ia
tigucd from having spoken five hours
on the preceding Saturday, his ad-
dress to the audience today was deliv-
cred with unusual ooquence and
force, and he traversed every phase
of the political situation in Virginia
from his point of view. He demon
strnted to the satisfaction of his
friends that he Is running for the
Senate not from mere personal am
bition, but from an earnest convic-
tion that the time has come To nut n
| stop to the methods of dispensing
public patronage in the State through
combination of high officials who
call themselves the Democratic party.
and arrogant assume To usurp tho
functions of the party. He charged
that the position Of Senator in the
Congress of the United States, held
by the governors temporary appoin-
tee. was bargained for six months be-
for Major Daniels death, and graph
icnlly recited how the pursuit of il
was carried on instantly after Daniel
was stricken. He sharply directed
attention to the fact that no denial
is, or can be made To this charge,
but that II pitiful attempt is ventured
to break its force by pleading that
some of the dead Senator's kinsmen
and connections are supporting the
governors temporary appointee. Mr..
Glass satirical comment on this re-
sponse to his charges or shocking i'm
propriety was intently heard, and
loudly applauded by the audience.
The Sixth District Congressman re-
cited briefly his own record in the
Virginia Senate. the constitutional
convention and in Congress, and chal-
lenged comparison in point of actual
achievement with his competitor, say
ing that some of the machine news
papers that were most insistent in de-
manding to know what he had done
had never had the decency to give
fair presentation to any part of his
opening speech at Richmond. or any
speech that he had subsequently made
In this connection Mr.. Glass severely
criticised the methods of the machine
papers, saying those that had not
been persuaded had been bought. The
speaker made a clear and exhaustive
comment on the claims put out by the
Governors temporary appointee,
charging that he was appropriating to
himself credit for some things with
which he had no more to do than
Blind Bartimeus, and Mr.. Glass pre-
sented figures from the auditors
books and two printed statements
from the present Governor of Virginia
to demonstrate that his competitor
had inherited surplus and left a
bankrupt traesury. Mr.. Glass speech
a long this line constituted severe
arraingment of his competitors adj
ministration.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09
RESOLUTIONS.

Realizing that our reunions would
be failures without the cooperation
of the good women of the county, the
Camp hereby desires to express its
appreciation of the kindnesses showr
by the Daughters of the Confederacy
and returns sincerest thanks for the
many bountiful feasts furnished by
their loving hands.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-06-09

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