Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-14
ABOUT NORTON
And OTHER THINGS

NORTON, July 1Z.-Ihe GLORIOUS
has come and gone once again and
this time ut Norton has grown beauti-
fully less in more than one way, to
more than one individual. On former
occasions 10. 600 people assembled
here. Those who came this time, and
twas respectable and well behaved
crowd, realized the 9th, that they were
decidedly lighter and "littler" in
pocket. Candidates and competition
figured in the game this year. Coeburn
for the first time had swell Fourth.
Big Stone Gap as usual and other
points all had attractions to draw
from Norton, 1.-THE great center. -
Could all the candidates for the var
ious Offices been present at one point
the crowds would have been consid-
erably strengthened.
Among the numerous candidates we
had with us was Senator Roland E..
Chase, who came over from your dis
trict. Like uncle Johny Spratt and
the indomitable Fayette McMullin,
standing candidates of other years,
who never failedto get across the line
electioneering, Chase came to make a
Spread Eagle 4th Speech" at Coeb-
urn, and did we'll He is making a
vigorous canvass to succeed himself
in the State Senate. Chase, to those
who know him well, has many good
qualities and so long as n district is
to be represented by Republican, he
is not one of the most Objectionable.
He is fair to his Democratic as
we'll as Republican constituents, and
made a good representative. The
writer noted while in Richmond last
winter that he always commanded
marked attention when addressing the
Senate upon any question.
Wise County seems to have bumped
up against something pretty solid
when it came to letting her good road
contracts. and it was not limestone
rock either that Jared it,. That was
the trouble no doubt-too much sand
stone. Oh, for some of old Tazewell's
blue limestone to r.ake good roads in
Wise. We have to go away up in
Russell and haul our limestone, con-
sequently it is going to cost about
one third to one half more per mile
to make roads than you heard it was
at least In Wise. Contractors have
found it out by facts and figures,
which do not pan out with enthusiasm
Contractor Buck lost enough on five
and-a-half miles from Norton to Wise
to take from him his beautiful home
on Oak Street. That's decidedly worse
for him than bad roads, so the new
bidders have all raised their hind
sights. or fore ones. may be both,
which anyway has caused a good deal
of head scratching" and" thinkin. 4"
However, We'll have the good roads if
they do cost, and they are worth what
they cost to any country.
The comrades of that valiant Con-
federate Veteran, Chas. w. Bowling.
formerly of Thompson Valley, will
regret to learn of his serious illness
in his new home town, Norton. For
several days the past two weeks but
little hope was held out by physicians
for his recovery, but at present he is
better. He is suffering from dropsy,
which has seriously affected his heart
That difficulty the lastday or so seems
to have been relieved.
That fine bit of pioneer history
which appeared in last week s Clinch
Valley News was timely reproduce
ton, and touched a tender chord in
many, many hearts bringing up
Thousand memories of the past. Who
does not remember that splendid type
of the old time Southern gentleman,
exemplified in the life of "Uncle Bill
Moore" How many recall the days
when they shared his genuine old Vir-
ginia hospitality. Such reading mat
ter as that will make any paper the
one sought after and read by the
people. L. F. S.