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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
THE ALLEN GANG
STILL AT LARGE
Leaders of the Carroll County
Mob Elude Officers For
Whole Week.

There is no news from the seat of
war in Carroll County which gives
hope that the hunted murderers of the
court officers will be speedily captur
ed. The mountains round about Hills
vile are full of detectives and Off
GERS. mounted and on foot. Owing To
the extreme roughness of the noun
tains the fugitives have been able to
Keep entirely out of reach of the off,
GERS. 1t is not at all certain that any,
thing at all definite is known as to
their location or hiding places. Seye-
raj clues, and bits of information,
have been gotten from time to time,
all of which proved to be mistakes.
IL is entirely probable that the Off
GERS have been misled by information
given by friends and relatives of the
ALIENS. At one timo il was thought
the entire gang was bottled up in this
gorge or that cave, but upon investi-
CATION no men were found.
Floyd Allen, the cause of all the
trouble, his son, Victor. and Byrd
Mravin, are in Jail at Roanoke. Floyd
Allen has become very penitent. He
has asked frequently to see n minister
and expresses sorrow for the trouble.
and wishes, nov he says, that he had
taken his wifc's advice.
The men indicted and now being
hunted by the detectives are: j. l..
Moore, Claude Allen. Friel Allen.
Sidna Allen, Sid. Edwards, Wesley
Edwards. Rev. Garland Allen,
BAPTIST preacher, is under arrest OH
suspicion. A. p. Hewlett, or Hew-
lett, who was shot in the back while
protecting his wife from the bullets
IN the llillsville Court House, ia said
to be fatally injured, and will die. If
40 this will bring the death list UP to
six persons killed by the outlaws.
Hunting men in the mountains of
Carroll is like hunting rabbits in n
thick brier patch. Detectives Il. l..
Fclts and Dan Baldwin are in charge
of the large force of officers, but
over week has elapsed and nothing
done. a couple OF packs of good blood
mounds would, probably, do good work
there.
Judge A. A. CAMPBELL, of Wythe
has been appointed by the Governor
as successor to the late Judge Massie.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Burke'S Garden

Burke's Garden, March 2O.-Rev.
b. l.. Ritchie and wife reached the
Garden Saturday after driving thro-
ugh from North Carolina in buggy.
Mr.. Frank j. Moss has rented
George b. Fuller's farm near Adria
and expected To move there in the
near future. Mr.. and Mrs. Moss will
be missed from the Garden.
Miss Bette Groseclose's many
friends here will be sorry to learn
that she expects to move to Wythe
county about the first of June.
Mrs. III. ii. Greever was the guest
of Miss Emma Greever Sunday.
Rev. w. W. Hicks preached two
exc client sermons here Sunday and is
calling on his many friends in the
Garden this week.
Mrs. c. j. Moss returned to her
home at Tazewell Sunday after
spending several weeks with home
folks here.
MIR. E. l.. Grubb says the price of
maple sugar has advanced to 25c per
pound and So per gallon for the
syrup. However, we think he could
be persuaded to sell little cheaper
than that.
Misses Emma and Eta Greever are
thouhgt to be a little better at this
writing.
Rev. w. H. Greever left the Gar
cen Monday for Washington city.
j. N. Rhudy spent part of last
week with friends here.
We are having some Spring wea-
ther now and farmers are moving
around lively.
Mrs. Robert S. Moss is visiting
relatives at .Tazewell this week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
CoaIdan

Coaldan, March 2O.-J. A. Lowe
is hauling lumber up the mountain
and says the new road is about two
feet under the old one.
Jack Brewster is faithful to his
job. as he comes every day.
John O'Byrne's little son, Laird,
has been very sick with bronchitis,
but is better.
A child has recently come to the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Green Brooks.
Mr.. G. w. st. Clair, of Tazewel
was up at Jewell Ridge on business
this week.
Us. Horton is home from Honaker.
We would like to see some of the
good roads there has been SO much
talk about. The mud is knee deep
everywhere.
MIR. S. e. Brooks. who intended
moving to West Virginia has changed
his mind and will remain here for the
present.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
He's Running Yet

If the street car continues in its
work as begun Wednesday. the num-
ber of dogs of Tazewel avenue will
be reduced. A favorite dog belonging
to Mr.. Schaub, the sewing machine
man, got mixed up with car on
Wednesday and came near being made
into sausage meat. He came out of
the grind at the rear of the car con-
siderably disfigured except to his
running gear. He started on dead
run east, and when last seen was
going toward Clear Fork, evidently
bent upon seeking some territory
where street cars run not. Up to this
writing he has not been heard from.
The dog may be dead. If so, peace to
his ashes. He seems to have been q
good dog and peaceable, yet devoid OF
judgment.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Pleasant Hill Items

Pleasant Hill, Mar. 19.-Mrs.
Sarah Rose was the guest of MIR. and
Mrs. c. E. Altizer Sunday.
Mr.. A. T. Lambert returned
home, Sunday, from trip to West
Virginia, where he had been visiting
his mother.
Glen Phipps filled his regular ap-
pointment at Greasy Creek school
house Sunday at 3 p. m.
Robert Altizer is going to move to
Bearwallow this week, on Mr.. Dave
Christians place.
Miss Virgie Christian was the guest
of Miss Bessie Hazelwood Saturday.
Preaching at the Greasy Creek
school house again the 3rd Sunday in
April az 3 pm. Everybody is invited
Miss Rachel Rhudy is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Minnie McGraw at Doran
this week.
Mrs. Mollie White was the guest of
Miss Mae Reynolds Saturday.
Mrs. Nora Reed was the gnest of
Mr. Caroline Rose Monday.
Miss Lille Elswick was visiting
Miss Rissia Hazelwood Tuesday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
MANY YEARS OF
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Mrs. Isaac Chapman Cele-
brates Eightieth Anniver-
sary at Her Home Here.

Last Tuesday marked the eightieth
milestone in the life of Mrs. /. E..
Chapman, one of Tazewells Oldest
and most beloved women. 1t seems n
long stretch from March 1882 to
March 1912. Through all these years
the Fates and Providence have been
Kind to her. Kind to her in her mar
rage as young girl, kind in the gift
of children who honored her as a
mother, and cared for and protected
her tenderly In her declining years.
In the year 1850. in the old Central
hotel, in this town. then kept by her
father, the late Reese Gillespie. as a
girl of Is years she became the bride
of Isaac Chapman. then a young man
70 years old. From that day to this
good hour she has lived in Tazewell
with the exception of ten years in
Bristol. 1t seldom occurs these days
that an entire family holds together.
The children necessarily scatter. In
this regard Mrs. Chapman has been
fortunate. Her children, three daugh
ters and two sons, live in this town {:
Mrs ii c Anderson, Mrs A B Buch
anan, Mr. j w Chapman, MIR r C
Chapman and Mrs j b Boyer. Take It
all together Mrs. Chapman could ex
ultingly say on last Tuesday, Here
raise my Ebenezer, Hither by Thy
help I've come" The congratulations
OF many friends are extended. May
she live to celebrate many another
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
SteeiSburg

Steelsburg. Mar. 19.-Miss Mamie
Fields, of Coeourn, was visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. r. Blankenship, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. MIR. Davis, Mrs.
X. b. Steele and daughter, Mabel.
spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Joe
Mcclure.
Mrs. George Oney was visiting
relatives at Swords Creek Saturday
and Sunday.
j. fl. Nipper was calling at L. d.
Balls Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. John Fields, !. .Coeburn, Eisr vis-
iting here this week.
w. c. Witten was at Cedar Bluff
Saturday.
Misses Mary and Katie Hurt,
Pounding Mill. were visiting Miss
Mabel Steele Saturday.
Mr.. Jim Gose, of Belfast, was here
Sunday.
George Robinson, Belfast, was
visiting at VIM. Jackson's Sunday.
Miss Nora Brown, and brother.
Wiley, were visiting Mabel Steele
Saturday.
Mrs. j. H. Martin, and daughter,
Hazel, were calling on Mrs. M. F.
Mcclure Sunday.
Kelley Whit, Paint Lick, was
here Sunday.
Hal Smith was business visitor
to Tazewell last week.
l.. d. Ball was business visitor
to Sword Creek this week.
Mrs. Paris jackson and two child
ren, Dona jackson and Misses Polly
and Nora Nipper, were visiting at
Mrs. John Browns Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Nipper was visiting
Mrs. Tracy Griffitts Sunday.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Davis has been very sick but is
reported better.
Miss Clara Martin was visiting
Leora Ball Sunday.
Mr.. Ira Smith, who has been visit
ing his wife at Paint Lick, passed
through here Sunday on his way back
to Dante.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Taft and Teddy"

A Jefferson county Pennsylvania,
who is one of the unique characters
of the country, has been engaged in
farming and numbering on a small
scale and is now kee ping hotel. He
speaks with slow, inimitable drawl,
and is, withal, a steadfast Republi-
can.
Last Monday commercial traveller
asked him for his views on the con-
test for the Republican nomination
for president; after some deliberation
Jake replied:
Wa-al, now, dunno, but l kind
of like this ma-an MIR. Roosevelt 4:
he knows what to do when he gets in
a book; you see they got into an
awful snarl out there lin the Philip
pine I-lands, but Mr.. Roosevelt
knew what to do and he sent fellow
by the name of Ta-aft out there and
he fixed it up purity nice. Then those
here fellows down in Cuba got to
kickin' up kind of ruction and Mr.
Roose-e-velt sent this here ma an
Ta-aft down there and he smoothed
things out purity we'll. And then,
you know, Mr.. Roosevelt grabbed a
piece of ground down there some
where's about Panama, and he want
ed folks to think he got it properly,
so he called in this here Ta-aft and
got him to fix it up ON paper SO that
it looked about ha-alf decent.
"And you know Mr.. Roos- -e.velt
hew as president about seven years
and ha-alf and he got the re-publi.
can par ty and business and the
whole country into a hell of mul
Liz. and he put this man Taft in tt
|see If he couln-n't fix this up to o,
and its a devil of big under ia ak
ing and no fellow could get through
with it inside of about eight years
SO l think we ought to stick to Mr.
Roosevelt and give his ma. an
Ta-aft, about four years more il
which to fin ish his jo-ob. Pittsburi
Dispatch.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Murdered at Toms Creek

Saturday night at Toms Creek,
Mont Sage was held up, robbed and
afterwards killed by five negroes who
escaped Immediately following the
crime. Two of them were arrested Mt
Honaker on Sunday and taken to Coe-
burn, where demonstration against
the men had to be encountered by the
officers. One report said that the
Coeburn people became 30 aroused
over the brutal murder that they fav-
ored lynching. A report from johnson
City received ut Coeburn Monday
morning said two more of the negroes
had been arrested at that point and
that they wuold be brought back to
Ceoburn. AS near as can be learned
Sage was waylaid by the men and
when he objected to being robbed was
killed. The names of the negroes
could not be learned.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Should The Dirt be Moyed ?

1t has been noticed and remarked
upon, that after the filling of the
graves in the new cemetery there is
generally a lot of dirt left lying
around or scattered over the ground.
This is un slightly, besides. the grass
is injured. This dirt should be remov-
ed as soon as the filling of the grave
is finished. The cemetery association
does not dig graves, and each lot
owner is expected to remove this dirt
left over. The ladies of the Associa-
tion say that those who have graves
dug must remove the dirt or pay the
cemetery keeper to do so. He is en-
ployed by the Association, but it ap-
pears that this is not part of his
duty. BY paying the keeper small
sum no doubt he would be willing to
clear up the left over dirt. At any
rate it must be done by the owner or
by some one at his instigation. 1t
should be a pride and pleasure to
keep slightly ssand and as beautiful as
possible the resting places of the be-
loved dead. See tnat the graves are
kept clean as we'll as green.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
About Dog

R. E. Ellis, esq. of Asberry's, was
here yesterday on business. He walk
ed over. IL IL miles, and got here
by 80. He said his teams were all
in the plow, and everybody as busy
as bees, trying to get oats sowed,
and land ready for corn. Speaking of
dogs, Squire Ellis vouched for the
following: Sometime ago, he Grated
and shipped a shepherd dog to Wyom-
Ing, w. Va. After three weeks it
was stated in a letter that the dog
seemed to be we'll pleased with mis-
new home. This letter was mailed to
Mr.. Ellis on the 7th /; of February.
When it reached him at Asberry's,
the dog had also reached him, out
running the train which carried the
letter. This is a true story and an
other proof of dogs instinct as to
directions, and attachment to his
home as we'll.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Sold His Farm.

Morgan F. Wynn, Burke's Garden
was here on Monday to have his sale
advertised, which takes place April
Bird. Mr.. Wynn has sold his farm of
$50 acres to Mr.. Jo. Meek, Burke's
Garden, and will move bis family to
Roanoke, where he will reside in the
future. The county loses one of her
best citizens in Mr.. Wynn's remov-
al. And this is reminder that the
Wynns are "getting scarce In Taze-
well. John Wynn, brother of M. F.
lives in Baptist Valley; Geo. w. in
Burke's Garden. He has sister,
Mrs. Brown, and son in Washing
ton, and one or two relatives left in
Burke's Garden. His own family
numbers, all told. 9 children, eight
of whom are living.
The original Wynn owned the Capt.
Ed. Peery farm, and at different
times large boundaries of land on
Clear Fork and in Burke's Garden.
Hiram Showers now lives on the old
Josiah Wynn home estead. The large
holdings of the family have nearly all
passed into the hands of other people.
In the removal of Mr.. Wynn and his
family, Tazewell loses and Roanoke
gains, Success to him!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
GEN. R. A. AYERS
FOR CONGRESS
Wise County Man Nominated
in Democratic Convention
in Bristol Wednesday.

The Democratic Convention of the
Ninth District nominated General
Rufus A. Ayers, on Wednesday, in
Bristol, as candidate for Congress
from the Ninth District. The conven-
tion was large and enthusiastic. The
names of John H. Chalkley, of Big
Stone Cape. B. t. Wilson, of Leba-
non, H. l.. Morgan, of Smythe, E.
Lee Trinkle, of Wythe, were promi-
nently mentioned in connection with
the candidacy. General Ayers is one
of the best known men in Southwest
Virginia, an aggressive, hard worker,
and will make an active canvass. He
is special friend of Congre ssman
Slemp.
The convention was attended by a
larger and more representative num-
ber of delegates than any convention
held in Bristol in years, according
to the Bristol papers and the Taze-
well delegation. The leading business
men and lawyers of Southwest Vir-
ginia were present and indicated their
desire to push the cause of Democracy
in the ninth district to victory this
fall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Should be Improved

This paper says now, as it has said
heretofore, that the town ought to
improve the street from the car line
to the new cemetery. In wet and
muddy weather that street is simply
awful-almost impossible. The ladies'
have done their share, and beautified
the cemetery, and are keeping it
nicely fixed up. The town could do
nothing better or more needed than to
spend some money on that street this
summer. Streets should be built dur
ing the summer, and water supplies,
ETC.. fixed up during the winter time.
"In times of peace, etc." There is
abundant water now, but wait a
while. The cry will be water, water
wateri =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Assyrian Arrested

The Assyrian peddler recently ar
rested at Cedar Bluff, for selling
goods without license, and brought
to Jail here, has been released and
has gone on his way rejoicing. An
other Assyrlan, supposed friend of
the one arrested, came to the Taze-
well Jail few days ago, for the pur-
pose of arranging to get the release
o. the peddler. The peddler had been
fined $100, and had ninety dollars,
which he gave up to his supposed
friend, who went to Bluefield, 1t is
Supposed to raise the balance of the
fine. He failed to return, howyer, and
warrant was issued for his arrest.
1t is stated that he was caught in the
coal fields and is now in Bluefeld
jail, waiting to be tried upon the
charge of getting money under false
pretenses.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
K. T. Higginbotham Dead.

News reaches Tazewell of the death
of Mr.. r. Thompson Higginbotham,
at his home in Frankfort, w. Va, of
pneumonia, last Saturday, the 18th.
He was 70 years of age. His III
ness was only of few days duration.
He left Tazewel some five or six
years ago. and settled in West Virgil
mia, where he owned fine estate.
His wife was Miss Moore, sister
to w. L. Moore, of this town. Five
daughters and two SONS survive him,
all of whom are unmarried and at
home except one, Mrs. Barbara RAIDER,
who lives in Frankfort. Mr.. Higgin
botham was popular here and in the
community where he died. His death
will be lamented by wide circle of
friends.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
North TazeweIl

North Tazewell, Mar. 10. w
have had so much rain here lately
that we are glad to see the sun shine
and the mud dry up.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Brewster are
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Spence. 1t is reported
that Mrs. Brewster has appendicitis.
Misses Ethel Pobst and Jocie Low
der were the guests of the Misses
Ritter Sunday, and in the afternoon
quite number of the young folks
were there.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Buchanan lie #
Monday for Bluff City, where they
will pick out farm for their future
home.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Bowling spent
Saturday with her Aunt at Pisgah.
Miss Eta Ritter is visiting
relatives at Switchback and will not
return home until after Easter.
Mr.. Everett Bowling was visiting
his parents, the Rev. and Mrs. j. H.
Bowling, Saturday, and returned to
his work at Filbert, w. Va, Sunday.
Robert Stevenson has moved his
family to Tazewell.
Mrs. John Waldron has been visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Daley.
Miss Ella Waldron was at home
Saturday and Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Devoe Takes Least oaIIons:AIwsys

Paint Devoe; it's the cheapest paint
in the world; never mind the price;
it may or may not be more. Less
gallons will paint the house; and the
paint will outwear anything.
Skip wear; you've got to wait, to
find that out. 1t covers more; you
haven't got to wait to find that out.
It's the cheapest of all; no matter
about the price.
M. A. Thomas. painter, Lynchburg,
Va, writes: "The first job did
with your paint 1 estimated 81 gall
Ions; had IL gallons left. Since then
l have used Devoe altogether and re-
commend it to all.my customers.
When commence job, tack up a
card reading as follows: NJ. A.
Thomas, contractor, ;Devoe Paint.
That's how.
Sold by John e. Jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
THE HILLSvILLE TRAGEDY
(Editorial.)

The Hillsvilie tragedy shocked and
stunned the entire country. No such
occurrence has been recorded, or even
thought possible, in the United
States, so far as known. Virginia is
not a "heathen State,' but she has a
number of heather, savage barbarians
within her borders. This we all
know, and knew all the time, but
that such 6are-devil, reckless disre-
gard for human life, and such utter
lack of the appreciation of home-ties.
family welfare and disregard of law
existed within the borders of this
State, as exists in Carroll county, not
even the most pessimistic could ever
have imagined, let alone believed.
Every feature of this horrible affair
has been brought out by the news
papers, except one which has not,
perhaps, been sufficiently pointed out.
1t is the mistake or oversight on the
part of the Court and officers, In per-
mitting that crowd of known outlaws
to attend this trial, armed as they
seem to have been, to the te eth.
Knowing the men, and all the facts,
it seems strange that more precaution
was not exercised in this respect. In
stead, the entire gang, with their
sympathizers, were allowed in Court,
loaded down with guns and belts filed
with cartridges which had been OPEN
ly and knowingly shipped in there
beforehand. Even the prisoner at the
bar seems to have had concealed
about his person murderous knife,
with which he could have easily
slashed the throat of some one else.
as we'll as his own. We have seen no
explanation of or excuse offered for
this seeming carelessness or oversight
on the part of the court officers, the
result of which will remain blot
and dark page upon Virginia's his
tory. Some one suggests that the Off
GERS knew the men were armed but
were afraid to undertake to disarm
them. This is hardly reasonable The |
court officers, as the sequel proved,
were brave and fearless, every inch
of them. They evidently had little
fear of these men, and there was the
trouble. The man who is never afraid
absolutely fearless-is always ad-
mired and generally always the one
who gets hurt and suffers. If these |
officers had been more appreciative of |
their danger, and taken precautions
easily within their reach and rights,
the awful calamity might have been
averted.
Another thing: What fools the
Aliens were /! They have over reached.
In sending Judge Massie and the
others to their graves they dug their
own. This is their finish. 1t will re-
suit in wiping out and cleaning
out of hotbed of crime and lawless-
ness, and the death of good men an d |
insulted, outraged law will be aveng-
ed. Some times the Devil makes a
fool of himself. He goes too far. At
fearful cost he has destroyed forever
great sources of evil. Hereafter he |
will be hated and despised more and |
more, which means, being interpret
ed, that the brave men who gave
their lives in the discharge of duty
have cleared the way-died that
others nay live.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-22
Powell RoyaII" on The Sick Lis,

FoWeti KOYall on he Sick List
Big Creek, Mar. 15.-Farmers are
very much behind with their work, on
account of the bad weather.
Mr.. 7. c. Lowe was visitor at M.
H. loves Sunday.
Misses Sarah and Willie Baldwin
were calling on their frienu, Mrs.
Pearl Lowe, Tuesday.
Mr.. Chapman Chambers baby has
been very sick for the last few days,
but is improving.
Mr.. T. G. Ewsick and Powell Els
wick and James Burke have gone to
Chehalas, Washington, and will pro-
badly take homestead there. Last
heard from, they were in Portland.
Oregon. Three fine boys gone from
our midst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. H. Lowe's little
son, Powell Royal, has been on he
sick list but is gettinga long nicely
now.
Miss Lille Chambers was calling
on her little chums, Mae and virgie
Lowe Thursday.
Mr.. j. A. Lowe went to Cane
brake, w. Va, today on business.
Mrs. Mae Conley went through to
Canebrake, today, to join her hus-
band, who is engaged with the coal
company there.
MIR. B. v. Elswick was business
visitor in this locality Today.