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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
Florida Colony Back

The delegation of Tazewell people,
who have been at Tavares, Florida,
for the past winter, returned to
Tazewell on Wednesday morning.
The party consisted of Mrs. Reese II.
Bowen, Miss Rachel Bowen, John
Barns and wife, and Mrs. Ellen Barns,
Mrs. Capt. Ward, Geo. w. Gillespie,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Buston, j. N.
Harman and wife, and Miss Josie
Harman, of Tip Top; M. C. McCor-
kle, wife and daughter, Miss Clara,
and Mrs. M. r. McCorkle and four
children, of Richlands. w. A. Scott
and wife and daughters stopped off at
Birmingham, Ala, for visit to rel
atives. II. G. Peery and wife will
visit in Spartansburg, S. C. and
Mrs. Alice Wingo and daughter, Mrs.
May Hancock. will visit Tampa be-
fore returning home.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
Miss Strout at Richlands

Richands, March 21--Miss Strout,
of Baltimore, who has been in Japan
for three years in the interest of the
Worlds Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, gave most excellent
address at the Methodist church Mon
day night. She is fluent speaker,
and of pleasing manners. Her descrp-
tion of the Japanese people, their
manner and customs was most vivid.
Her account of the work done there in
the interest of temperance shows how
quick the Japanese people are to
grasp anything that is for their real
good, and that will enable them to
be better ci,zens. Two truths she
presented in regard to the temperance
work in Japan that we Americans and
citizens of the United States will do
well to consider: The missionaries
of all denominations are in hearty
accord with the the w. G. 4. U.
women and that japanese who is
converted had just as soon not join
the church as not become a member
# the temperance organization. Now,
if every church member in the United
States were pledge signer and n
temperance worker the open saloon
would not be heard Of
Why can't we even count OH the
support of the ministers in this work !;
many of them will take no part in it.
At Honaker Il few days ago minis
ter, who was holding series Of
meetings refused to give away for
one evening in order that this most
charming and eloquent woman might
address the people, and finally when
the people insisted upon it and he did
give away the house was packed and
after she closed an hours address they
wanted her to speak longer. Our
state officers have trouble getting ap-
pointments for organizers because the
ministers will not respond and will
not give their churches to them.
That is not the case in Japan.
The other truth is tat we, the
United States, with the claim of
being a Christian country, opened the
doors of Japan and introduced the
open saloon, thing unheard of in
Japan until we entered its ports. and
the same vessels that carry our mis-
sionaries and the money to support
them carry thousands of gallons of
alcohol. These are truths that are
we'll for us to stop and consider and
see to whose door the blame can be
laid. Are the Christians entirely free
from it?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
New Books

The Reading Room has received
the following books this week: The
Window at the White Cat, by Mary
r. Rinehart; The Greatest Wish in
the World, by E. Temple Thurston
The Beautiful City of Nonsense, by
E. Temple Thurston; Jim Hands, by
Richard w. Child; Little Citizens,
by Myra Kelly; Romance Island, by
iona Gale; The Militants, Mary r.
S. Andrews Coffee and Love Affair,
by Mary B. Sheldon; The Old Flute
Player, by Edward Marshall; The
Sea Wolf, by Jack London; The Last
Duchess of Belgrade, by Molly E.
Seawell.
The Reading Room is open every
Monday and Friday afternoon.
Any one helping to find and return
lost books will greatly oblige the
managers of the Reading Room.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
Richlands

Richlands, March 22-Mr. George
w. st. Clair and Mr.. Thomas A.
RICHTER, passed through town a few
days ago on their way to the Jewell
Ridge Coal operations.
Mrs. j. 2. Mosely was operated on
today by DR.. Williams. She has been
in poor health for several months,
and it is hoped that she will now
rapidly recover.
DR.. c. A. Thompson, j. Powell
Royal and John s. Bottimore were
down from Tazewell Saturday night
to attend meeting of the Masonic
Lodge, at which officers were Install
ed. This Lodge has been organized
only, three or four months and one
of these gentlemen was heard to re-
mark that it was the most progress
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24

ried to Sarah j. Gose, on Nov. 1st.
1S49, four children were born of this
union, three daughters and one son.
The two eldest daughters and his wife
preceded him to the spirit land. For
a number of years he was an elder in
Pleasant Hill Ev. Lutheran Church,
an office he filled with credit to HIM
self and his community.
In Aug. 1890 he moved to Burke's
Garden, and has since that time
made his home in this community.
He was loved and honored by the
whole community, was looked up to
as Father in Israel.
He has hod itseems, even more
than his share of trials and tribula-
tions = financial reverses, sickness
and death of daughters and wife,
broken shoulder, broken rib, crippled
hand, dislocated hip, yet with all
this he was cheerful, uncomplaining,
submissive, his fail in Christ never
wavering. On Wednesday the 9Th of
Mar. he had chill, which developed
into pneumonia, did not suffer
very much, but gradually grew weak
er, and at IL :45 on Thursday the
10th he passed peacefully to the man
sion he liked so much to rea about.
He was conscious to the last, his
mind as clear as it ever was-talked
of death and the great beyond as
calmly as if he was going on visit
to friend. To him death had lost
its venomed sting. May our end be
as triumphant and glorious is the
prayer of one that loved him, and
was helped by his Cody counsel. His
Miss Bette, deserves praise
for the faithful care she has taken of
him.
John p. Gose.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
William Walk Injured

A personal note from VIM. Walk
brings the news of painful accident
which befell him on last Friday. He
was at work on scaffold at the Pres
byterian church, when the scaffold
fell, and his right leg was badly frac-
tured just abve the ankle. He is now
in st. Luke's hospital. Walk says
the Bluefield people have shown him
many kind attentions, and he hopes
to be out again soon. The break
seems to have been bad one, as it
was doubtful for several days about
saving the foot. "Will" has many
friends in Tazewell who will be sorry
to learn of his misfortune.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
FARMERS SPECIAL
COMING april 4
N. CO w. Will Bring Agri-
cultural Exhibits to Help
Scientific Farming.

The Norfolk and Western agricul-
tural special, which has been making
the rounds of the State, will reach
this section about April LIST. and
razewe!l on April 9TH at n. m.
Meetings will he held in the passen-
ger conchcs of the train and address
delivered by scientific and practical
farmers, on a number of subjects of
Importance to farmers, such as, soil
Improvement, potato grow ny, in
crease in corn yield without incrcas.
ing cost, alfalfa growing in Virginia,
etc.
Besides, opportunity will be given
to farmers to obtain information on
any subject desired. Everything is
free, and the farmers of this section
should take advantage of this good
opportunity to gain valuable informa-
tion. Everybody will be welcome.
Wherever these lectures have been
given they have been of great inter
est and profit.
AS the train cannot be delayed nor
remain very long everybody must be
prompt, at 8 o'clock.
On April Bird, the train will be Mt
Norton at 9 o'clock. S t. Paul at IL
and Honaker at 3 p. m., and Mt Taze-
well April 4th, at 8 n. m.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
From an Old Friend
Jonesboro, Tenn,
Mar. 20, 1911.

Mr. j. A. Leslie,
Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find
P. o. order for So. 25 to pay for sub
scription to your paper for the year
ending March 1912, together with
Home and Farm for one year.
receive the Clinch Valley News
every Monday morning, and 1 wcs
pleased to read George 7. Wards let
ter for he and l voted our first votes
together. That year l voted for Wise,
Mccormick, Bocock, McMuliln and
Gillespie.
Through you publishing my letter
last spring, l heard from an old
friend of mine, Robert D. Rogers, of
Bethany, Mo. was never better
pleased to hear from any one than
was from him. 1 am glad to know
that the Clinch Valley stood up so
strong for Henry c. Stuart in the
last election. Wishing you success, 1
am, Very Respt.,
VIM. C. CECIL.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
District Road Bonds
Communicated :

"HASTE AND WASTE" should
be the motto of the leaders of the
present bond issue movement. We
think they have acted in great haste
at every move, and seemingly with
no regard for consequences. These
leaders are so possessed with the bond
issue spirit that every other plan or
suggestion looks like a trick, a
snare and fraud to them. They first
want bonds at any cost, and then, it
will be roads at any cost. If the peo-
pie are determined to have road
bonds, any well posted business man
or banker will tell you that the dis
trict bond, as now proposed, is not
the kind of bond to issue, because
it is harder to sell and must draw
higher rate of interept than the
regular county bond, which is much
more attractive to the bond dealers.
A county bond bearing five per cent
intere,t could easily be sold at par,
and in all PROBABILITY at premium,
but these district bonds would have
to draw at least five and one-haif
per cent interest, and probably six
per cent, in order to sell at par.
These are facts, and the bond issue
leaders know it. What does it mean
to the taxpayers? A difference of one
half of one per cent on interest on a
loan of $625, 600 means So, 125 more
interest each year, and on thirty four
year bonds would mean difference of
$106, $50. The bond issue leaders
knew that the regular county bond
was the better and the economical
kind of road bond to issue, and that
everywhere and in all other counties.
where bond issues have been voted,
the county bond was the only kind
of bond that was thought of except
in the bare case of one of the dis
tricts in Pulaski county, which took g
shot at the district road bond, ant
liked to have never sold them at five
and one half per cent interest. Wise
county voted and sold five per cen
County bonds at premium of So. .O(
on the $100. The bond issue mel
started out with the plan of having
. County election and issuing count,
bonds for $500, 900, to be divides
among the three districts, but Clea
Fork kicked on this plan, because 1t
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
Baptist Valley
John P. Gose.

Baptist Valley, Mar. 2O.-Misses
Bessie and Thelma West were the
guests of Miss Hester Beavers the
latter part of last week.
Messrs Lawrence and Crockett
Lowe from Cedar Bluff, were the
guests of Messrs Walter and Emory
Johnson Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. f. Lowe and two daughters,
Misses Kate and May, were the
guests of Mrs. Thomas Johnson the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. j. H Beavers and two daugh-
ters, Misses Ora and Kathleen we're
the guests of Mrs. G. w. West the
latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowe, of In
dian Creek, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Johnson Thursday
day.
Mrs. James BARLEY and Mrs. Ed
Tounsley were the guests of Mrs. H.
G. West on Wednesday.
Messrs. Joe Beavers and John West
were the guests of Mr.. G. West the
latter part of last week.
Emory, the six-year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Pack died on last
Wednesday, and was buried on Thurs
day. A large crowd was present at
the funeral and burial.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24

sive young lodge he ever saw.
Mrs. Graham Robinson has been in
town several days packing her house
hold goods. They expect to make
their future home in Roanoke, but
will not move there until the first of
June. The town regrets very much to
give up these good people.
Mr.. james Harman. of Tazewcll,
was in town on legal business lone
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. McCorkle and
little daught +, Clara, also Mrs. Mert
McCorkle and children arrived home
today from Florida, where they have
been spending the winter.
Captain Dye has recently moved
his family to Maxwell, where they
own farm. They will he missed
from our town and we are sorry to
see them 20.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
The Lawyers and Bankers

The lawyers and the bankers
Have formed little clan;
just seventeen in number,
They howl to beat the band.
They howl about the large expense
1t takes to build road;
And try to make the poor man think
That he must bear the load.
What do they care for the burden
The poor man has to bear?
If bonds are old to build the roads,
Our burdens they'll have to share.
That's whats the matter with Hanna
How 1t does make them smart!
When you strike their pocket book,
You are sure to strike their heart.
They have used ous money,
To build roads by their door;
! Yet we have to split the mud,
Because that we are poor.
Oh, how the mud does tire us
And the ruts we want to fill;
And put macadam on them,
And the bankers share the bill.
Yes, they have used our money,
And built ten miles of road;
Now justice says we must have,
Ten miles just as good.
Don't try to shift the burden,
Something must be done;
It's issue bonds and get the roads,
Or else we will have none.
Just make the burden equal,
And you will hear the poor man sing: ::
"We have good roads in Clear Fork,
AS well as Maiden Spring"
/ Let US make the thing unanimous,
Just make the good roads fast;
Twill be joy forever,
And blessing that will last.
BONDS.
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TWO KILLED IN
SHOOTING ARRAY
LutherLowe and Robert Les
ter Shot to Death BY Ben
Lester, FL Years Old.

Luther Lowe and Robert Lester,
we'll known white men of the west
end of the county, living about sew
enteen miles from Tazewell, were
killed and Henry Lester was seriously
wounded in fsat near Harve Les
ter's on last Monday afternoon.
Benjamin Lester, n son of Henry
Lester, was tried by Magistrate on
Wednesday, and given bail in the
sum of 81, 900. Ben Lester fired the
shots which caused the death of Lowe
and Lester.
Magistrate C. 7. Peery, who tried
young Lester, returned to town on
Wednesday night. The evidence be-
fore him showed that Ben Lester,
twenty one years old, son of Henry
Lester returned on Tuesday from a
trip to Bristol, and was met by his
father in the road near Harve Les
ter's, short distance from Robert
Lester's, where the shooting occurred
At Harve Lester's father IAN son and
young man named Billipps stopped
and all had few drinks together Ben
having brought liquor with him from
Bristol. After tanking up they all
came down to Bob Lester's and there
at his front gate row took place
between Henry and Robert Lester.
Luther Lowe, who was at Bob Les
ter's house at the time, came out of
the house with pistol in his hand,
and shot Henry Lester, who was sit
ting on a mule at the time, and is
said to have had gun in his hand,
trying to shoot Bob Lester. Just at
this time Ben came up, and with a
single barrel shot gun, shot Lowe,
reloaded his gun and shot Bob Lester,
who he said, was trying to shoot his,
Ben's, father, Henry Lester, who
had already been shot by Lowe
Lowe and Lester walked up the road
a short distance and both fell dead to-
gether.
Henry Lester will recover. Robert
and Henry Lester are first cousins
about sixty and sixty five years old
respectively. An old feud has existed
between these people for many years.
Robert Lester was divorced from his
wife thirty years ago, but is said to
have lived in the house with her
great deal of the time.
1t is hinted that wine and women,
and not division fences, is the primal
cause of this tragedy, which seems
not to have been great surprise to
the people of the county.
A few years ago Reese Lester was
shot to death on Flat Top Mountain
by one Osborne, who, it is alleged,
had obstructed passway through his
land, which the Lester's had been US
ing. Osborne had rolled several logs
in the road, and was lying behind
log, short distance from the road,
when Reese Lester and several
friends, undertook to tear down the
obstruction with axes. Of sudden,
it is related, one of them suddenly
saw the bushes shaking nearby, and
asked Lester to investigate. AS Les
ter approached the log where Osborn
was hiding, it is said with gun raised,
Osborne saw him first, and was tried
here for murder. Osborne was tried
in the Circuit Court here and liberat-
ed.
Henry Lester and Robert Lester are
cousins of the man who killed Sheriff
Boyle, of Tazewell county, about
thirty years ago, about a half mile
west of town.
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Pounding Mill
see them 4

hiiit Hhaith -s-ss iNCNs
A. G. Riddle, of Johnson City, and
Rev. II. II. Elizabethton preached
Monday night in the Church of God
to n large audience. The sermon and
singing were enjoyed very much.
They preached Mt Richlands last
night, and will begin meeting at
Honaker tonight. Several from this
place expect to attend.
Mrs. William Robinett is visiting
homefolks' on Dry Fork.
Miss Margaret Hurt spent Monday
with Mrs. Sam Gillespie at Raven.
Miss Cora Wilson and Mrs. Oscar
Hoops visited Miss George Harris
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton Altizer are
proud parents of n fine boy baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Azbury were
visitors ut Tazewell Tuesday.
Ralfee Gillespie and Miss Barbara
Hurt were both Mt home the last of
the week from Tazewell High School.
j. Sanders Gillepsie was visitor
to Tazewell Tuesday.
MIR. George Brewster has the grip.
Miss EfIie Williams and nephew,
Harry, went to Bluefield Saturday.
Mrs. Nancye Davis is visiting her
son, Thomas j. Davis, cashier of the
First National Bank, in Cincinnati.
The following persons attended the
funeral and burial of Mr.. ID. Shin
ault, at Maxwell on Friday, viz {:
Rev. and and Mrs. G. r. Thomas,
Mrs. Joseph Smith and Mrs. w. b.
Steele.
Mrs. Albert Maxwell and children
and Mrs. Floyd Furrow and nephew,
of Bluefield, were visitors here Mon
day and Tuesday on their way to
Honaker to attend the meeting.
Misses Grace and Lucille Williams
spent from Friday to Sunday at Blue.
field with friends.
William Witten, of Steelsburg,
was pleasant visitor here Sunday.
Miss Pearl Mcclure made her usual
visit to her home at Cedar Bluff, re-
turning sunday.
Rev. f. Blankenship preached a
fine sermon here Sunday. He attended
Emory and Henry College three
years, and although slow of delivery,
holds his audience spell bound.
Mrs. Floyd Mcclure continues
very i'll at her home on the Branch.
Little hope, if any, is entertained for
her recovery. Her daughter, Mrs.
Tom Steele, has very sick child
with meningitis at her home at In
dian, which makes it doubly sad foi
the stricken families.
The child of Mrs. Tom Settle, OF
Indian, is better and has not got
meningitis rs was at first feared.
Mrs. F.M. Hurt spent Sunday with
friends at Raven.
Messrs. w. B. Steele and r. K.
Gillespie were at Laurel the first OF
the week looking after their store
building which is being erected.
G.. F. Lambert, N. and w. Clerk
was here this morning on his way tc
bis home near Bandy for his usua
weeks vacation.
John G. Moore was here yesterday
from N. and w. bridge force.
Messrs. Logan Ringstaff, Charles
and Gus Christian and others wer'
here Sunday from the bridge force
L. P. Morgan, of Richands, wa
here coulpe of days last week run
ming lines between W.B. Steele's ant
Mr.. Beavers.
Miss Mary Bell Altizer from nea
Gillespie, visited her brother, J. T
Altizer Monday.
Mo ppRACHING
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NO PREACHING

There will be no preaching SER
vice in the Baptist church next Sum
day morning, as advertised in this
paper last issue. The visit of Rev.
Mr.. Hurst, who was to have been
here, has been necessarily postponed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-03-24
Pensions

The Confederate Pension Board OF
Tazewel county will meet at the
Court House on the 18th day of April
next. 1t will be unnecessary for pen
sioners whose names are on the roll
to attend said meeting.
A. st. CLAIR, Chairman.
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Stepehen III. GrosecIose

Mr. Stephen H. Groseclose was born
near Ceres, Va. in 1925, on Mar.
9th. In early childhood his father
moved to Pleasant Hill, in Smyth
County. He grew up under strict
christ an training and influences, and
in early life made a public profession
Of his faith in Christ. He was mar
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-02

meath his own roof as be was impos-
sible away from it,
The colonel nodded. at your sery-
ice. sir" and waited grimly.
Duncan had his own way of getting
at things.
May l inquire. sir. if you are ac-
quainted with the firm of l. J. Bart
lett & Co. of New York;
Il have heard of it, Mr.. Duncan"
Then would you mind doing me the
favor Of writing to Mr.. Henry Kel-
logg. the Junior partner, and asking
him about me?"
The colonel stiffened. MAY ] ask
why | should do anything so uncalled
for?"
Because 1t isn't uncalled for, sir
mean you won't think so after I've
explained"
Bohun inclined his head, searching
Mats face with his keen. bright eyes
You see. sir. it's this way. I want
you to intrust me with a considerable
sum of money, and naturally you would
not do that without knowing some
thing about me-"
Il incline very much to doubt that
! should do 1t In any event, Mr. Dun
can"
''Oh. don't say that. You don't know
the circumstances as yet" Nat terked
his head earnestly at the colonel. "You
see. you're said to be one OF the rIch-
est men In town. and I'm certainly one
Of the poorest. so of course i turn to
you in a case ike this"
eyes were twinkling beneath the saw
agely knitted brows.
You must understand I'm in bust
ness mere in Radville-a partner in a
growing and prospecting concern-ah-
doins-very well in point of fact"
"YesY'
But we haven't any spare capital
In fact, We haven't got any capital
worth mentioning. But the business is
entirely sound and solvent"
Il congratulate you, sir"
Thank you very much. Now. I'm
interested in a rather singular case.
that of a young woman-a girl.
should say-daughter of my partner.
She's a good girl and wonderfully
sweet and fine, sir. She comes of one
Of the best families in these parts"
"On her mothers side" suggested
the colonel dryly.
so I'm told. sir. But she's been
neglected. Circumstan noes have been
against her. She hasn't had a real
chance in life. but she ought to have
II. and I'm going 10 see that she gets it
one way or another"
You haven't finished 2" said the
colonel coldiy
Not quite. sir" said Duncan. Good
sign" he told himself He hasn't or
dered me thrown out yet"
To come down 20 cases. sir. she
ought TO be sent 10 q good boarding
school for few years. II'H make a
new woman Of her-a woman to be
proud Of She's got thar in her. IL
only needs 10 ne brought oUt'
And before you ieave. sir" said the
colonel with significant precision. will !