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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Virginia DIVIDED on Wilson

The Baltimore Sun of last Monday
contains the following sent out by its
Washington bureau on the political
situation in its relation to the nation
al campaign:
Though his ardent admirers In Vir-
ginia now and then link Senator
Thomas S. Martins name ith the
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency and believed that Virginia
should cast it's vote for him in the
Baltimore convention, associates of
the Virginia Senator in Washington
assert that Senator Martin is not q
candidate and hsa no idea of permit
ting his name to go before the con-
vention.
The Democratic organization" is
on the Presidential candida
tes. Speaker Richard EVELYN Byrd,
one of the "big FOUR in the Demo-
cratic party is managing the Wilson
campaign. He has as his lieutenants
many of the Organization" leaders
in Richmond aid Norfolk. among them
II. M. Smith and Walter II. Taylor,
Jr.
Independent Democrats assert that
the way the Norfolk district goes so
will go the State. Pulling with MIR.
Bryd are Harry St. George Tucker,
the "anti-machine" candidate for
Governor three years ago; former
Governor Montague, Congressman
William Jones and Carter Glass, who
Senator'S Martin and Swanson
in last years primaries. These men,
it is believed, will have influence
enough to throw the anti-organiza-
tion' vote to Wilson, and the ques-
tion now arises. whether Speaker
Bryd, Colonel Taylor and Mr.. Smith
can draw enough votes from the "or-
forces to swing the State
to the Wilson column.
There is also decided sentiment
for an uninstructed delegation as
well as a growing Underwood senti-
ment. Representative L. e. Holland,
of the Norfolk district, is an Under
wood man, but he believes the Sta1e
should send an nuninstructed delega-
tion. Representative II. d. Flood,
one of the "Big Four" in the party,
is said to be inclined toward Under
wood. He is a brother-in- of
Speaker Bryd. the lsonsmanager.
Among the intimate political friends
of Senator Martin, whose word goes
further in Virginia politics than any
other mans, there is much Harmon
and Clark talk.
So far two Virginia counties have
elected delegates to the State conven-
tion to elect delegates to the Balt-
more convention. They are Wise,
which instructed for Wilson, and
which named an uninstruct-
ed delegation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Rocky Gap

Rocky Gap, Mar. 25.-Rev. Stew =
art is holding protracted meeting at
Sunny Point. The Baptist minister,
Rev. Mr.. Miller. is helping him.
The small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pruett is very sick with pneumonia.
Robert Gibson, Bluefeld, is very
sick at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Talbert. His wife and baby came
over Sunday.
Tom Davis, of Graham, was visiting
relatives on Clear Fork Saturday and
Sunday.
j. M. Tuggle and wife and daugh-
ter. attended church at Sunny Point
Sunday.
H. G. Thompson and wife spent
last Thursday night at John Crab
trees. They report Mrs. Shannon
better, but she is not able to be up
much yet.
Wiley Wolf moved from Laurel to
Steve tox's place last week.
Frank Tabor moved today from
Laurel to Honaker's place.
Richard Christian moved Saturday
from the Honaker place back to his
fathers.
Mrs. Bishop and two small child
rem, and Miss Ollie Mastin, went to
Roanoke Saturday for a visit to the
formers mother.
H. G. Thompson, was business
visitor to Narrows Saturday.
The Commissioner, Mr.. Blessing,
was calling on the people in tn part
of the valley last week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
HOckn1an

Hickman, March 26.-We are hav-
ing some more ground hog weather.
Mrs. w. C. Kits is confined to her
home with sevree case of tonsilitis,
but we hope he will soon be out again
Miss Mae Crigger and Mrs. Charles
Broyles, both of this place, were mar
ried at Tazewell Saturday, March %.
Mrs. Hager, the mother of the late
John Hager, is i'll with pneumonia
at the home of Walter Mcfarland.
Miss Florence Neal spent the after.
noon with Miss Davis Neal Saturday
Mr.. Walter Taylor visited home
folks Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Sunday School Meeting.

Next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock, meeting of all the Sunday
Schools of the town will be held in
the Methodist Church, to hear reports
from the schools as to their average
attendance for this quarter. The
school having the highest average at
tendance will be declared the Banner
School, and will hold the banner. The
superintendents are expected to give
notice of this meeting on Sunday
morning, and have their reports
ready. The school at North Tazewell
is invited into this contest. Let
everybody come. Bring as many of
the pupils as possible.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Road Meeting

Pocahontas, Va, March 27.-There
will be a meeting at the Opera
House here Saturday, March 30th for
the purpose of having the work on
the roads in this vicinity started.
The Board of Trade and the Business
Mems Organizations have taken the
matter in hand and have invited the
road patrons living on the No.
Rural Free Route out of this place to
meet them here on the above date.
Hon. Henry s. Bowen and C. A.
Wagner. county road commissioners,
are expected to be here that day to
address the meeting.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Raise Fork

Rays Fork, March 26.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pruett and Two little
daughters. Gussie and Willie, were
the guests of Mrs. Pruett's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Sparks Saturday
night.
Miss Martha Sparks was visiting
her cousin, Miss Stella Linkous, Sun
day.
Arch Sparks and his brother, John
E. Sparks, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Honaker Sunday.
Mrs. Cynthia and Sallie Linkous
were the guests of Mrs. Elizabeth
Sparks Friday and reported a nice
time.
w. j. Sparks was visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. Rebekah Beavers Monday.
Miss Mamie Sparks has had very
severe cold, but is some better at this
writing.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sparks, Misse.
Mamie and Vivian Sparks were the
guests of Mrs. Pattie White Sunda,
evening.
Mrs. Patty White and two sons
Henry and Andrew, were visiting
Mrs. Joe Baldwin Friday.
Clarence Linkous and cousin
Robert Dillon were visiting thei
grandmother, Mrs. Spark Saturda
night.
Joseph Linkous was the. guest O
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. Linkous Sunda
week.
Arch and w, j. Sparks made
business trip to Beech Fork Tuesday
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Local News.
Mr.. w. r. Dodd, Bluefeld. was in
town yesterday, on business.

Mr.. w. r. Dodd, Bluefield, was in
town yesterday, on business.
A dance will be given by the young
folks of the town, tonight, in the
hall over M. j. Hankins' store, which
has recently been fixed up for that
purpose.
Everett Lee and his little daughter,
Dovie, were here on yesterday. While
here the little girl had a big tooth
yanked out, but came out smiling
instead of crying, unlike some big
folks we know of.
Ira Hale. of Pearsburg, and James
A. Strother, of Welch, were here
Wednesday as the guest of their rela-
tive, Joseph Barns, of the Cove,
spent the day in town.
If the weather continues to get
warm it will coon be time to "put
my little shoes away"
w. X. Vermillion is moving his
family to the residence formerly oc-
cupied by George Boiling, who is
moving to West Virginia.
DR.. Copenhaver has about recover
ed from the accident last week, in
which ne nearly lost an eye. DR..
Thompson, Tazewell's only other den-
tist, is suffering from sprained
finger, which was sustained while
milking his COW the other day.
MIR. c. Walter Steele will leave
next week for Charleston, w. Va, +,
where he will serve on the federal
grand jury. MIR. Steele occupies an
enyiable position. He is the recog.
nized postmaster at Eckman, w. Va.
a position which he cannot turn loose
it seems, and has nice position
here with the Clinch Valley Insurance
Agency.
| w. E. Peery, the undertaken OF
the firm of Peery and st. Clair, o
this town, was called by wire to Jed
w. Va, on yesterday, to assist il
the burial of the dead men takel
from the mines at that place. Th
undertakers in Bluefield and othe
nearby towns have also been called t
: assist in the gruesome work of pre-
r pairing the charred and mangled bod
les of the men for burial.
The snake editor of this pape
y endeavored to interview Treasure
Britain this week anent his ne
j house. which he is preparing to built
!. but found the Office locked. The il
+ formation was learned, however, th
: the Treasurer. Tom Munsey, Be.
/ Buchanan and s. d. May were in
Il deep discussion of the connection
y Roosevelt's denunciation with t
Hillsyille tragedy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
MANY KILLED In
Mine EXPLOSION
Over Seventy-Five Believed
to Have Perished in Disas-
ter at Jed on Tuesday.

West Virginia adds fearful chap
ter to the history of recent mine ex-
plosions and loss of life, reported
from other sections of the country.
Wednesday morning, about eight
O'Clock, an explosion occurred in a
mine of the Jed Coal and Coke Com
pany, in which eighty-three men were
suffocated. At L O'Clock on Wednes-
day 16 dead bodies hau been recover
ed, and on yesterday 81 more were
reported taken outof the mine. Thiteen
men, who were in the mine, escaped,
one of them, boy, trapper, died
from the effect of burns.
The cause of the explosion is said
to have been due to fusion of dust
and gas.
The Jed mine w opened In 1907.
Mr.. VIM. Leckie, well known here.
is the superintendent. He has been in
the business for more than forty
years, and this is said to be his first
accident. He was away when the ac-
cident occurred.
The families of the dead miners are
destitute. For long time work has
been slack, and theve will be, neces-
sarily. great destitution among them.
They are being furnished supplies
from the company store.
The revised list shows that 80 in
ste@d of S3 men lost their lives. 1t is
thought that the 43 bodies still in
the mines may be recovered today and
tomorrow.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Help Needed.

A collection is being taken by H.
G. Peery, at North Tazewell for the
relief of RE. Stevenson, whose wife
died recently in Richmond hospital.
Mr.. Stevenson has sold his COW and
other things which he needed in
order to give his wife the best treat
ment possible, and is in need of help.
He has large family of children,
several of whom are small. Send
contributions to Mr.. Peery.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29

Directly Boy will make tho season,
1912 in charge OF Hubert Bailey, at
the following places Tazewell, North
Tnzewell, Tip Top, Grafton, Cove
and Thompson Valley for the small
sum of $40, to insure mare in foal.
His colts are beginning to show now.
All can step good. Think it over and
patronizc this horse.
FRED Il. STEELE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29

We desire to say to our friends and
customers, that we will be in the
wool business again this season. We
will he very glad to handle your wool
and will pay you, as heretofore, the
highest market price, in cash, on the
day of delivery.
III. G.. and M. j.. PEERY,
North Tazewell, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Pounding Mill

Pounding Mill, March 26.-Miss
Maggie Bruster. of Baptist Valley,
and Mrs. John Grinstead of Indian are
spending the week with their sister
and daughter in law respectively and
looking after the new baby which ar
rived on Sunday night. tAll are doing
we'll.
Miss Cora Christian made busi-
ness trip to Richlands Saturday.
Mrs. Eliza Linkous and daughte r
Mrs. Arch Whit came up from In
dian and spent Thursday with their
relatives Mr.. and Mrs. R. Nj. Sparks.
Willie Rees Sparks is spending
few days at Whitewood with his aunt
Mrs. Rayr. ond Ellis.
Walter Thomas went to Williamson
this morning where he will accept a
position.
William Robinett spent over Sun
lay with homefolks.
Huiford Bruster of Maxwell attend
ed the Odd Fellows lodge here Sat-
uraddy night and was the guest of his
aunt Mrs. George Brewster. Thomas
Earles of Gillespie also spent Sunday
here.
Mrs. Peery Pruett and children and
Mrs. Matte Bruster went to Maxwell
'oday to visit Mrs. Arch Bruster.
Miss Addie Harris graduated at
Piedmont Business College in Lynch
burg last month and accepted posi-
tion Immediately after with firm
at Rusburg, Va. Her sister Miss
George expects to graduate about
the first of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hoops spent
Saturday visiting their sister and
brother at Honaker.
Miss Iva Steele of this place and
Mildred Mcclure of Cedar Bluff are
expected home today from few days
visit to their cousin Miss Irene Rat
liff and uncle, PM. Alder and family
at Bondtown.
Mrs. Arthur Graybeal and sister,
Miss Elsie, spent Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. c. Fl. Trayer, as did
also several others, in devising ways
and means of collecting money to
paint the parsonage at Maxwell. A
quilt was decided upon, each
person paying ten cents to get their
name embroidered on same; 25c for
an me in center.
Rev. Ezra Linkous came I'D from
Indian Sunday and married John Ad
kins to Miss Salie Smith at the home
Of Enoch Adkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Altizer have
moved back on the farm near Giles
pie. 1t will be remembered that their
house was burned during the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Beavers, who
have been spending sometime here,
have moved back to their home at
Gillespie.
MIR. Wash Azbury still continues
very i'll at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Petts. He has abcess of the
lungs.
Armestead Hoback is recovering
from an attack of measles.
Ralfee Gillespie was home from
razewell High School the last ofsthe
week.
G. Gardner was business visitor
here today. as the guest of R. K.
Gillepsie.
Miss Ira Smith. of Paint Lick,
spent last night here with her ucnle,
w. B. 6Steele, on her way to Spring
vile to see her sister, Mrs. Shannon
Faulkner. who is very ill.
Mrs. Mamie Duncan visited friends
at Maxwell Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Wanted.

Reliable and energetic agents to
sell Acetylene Light Machines, for
all Illuminating purposes. Attractive
proposition. Address, ut once,
VA. ACETYLENE LIGHT CO. INC.
StauntOn, Va
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
OLD STEAM ROLLER
STILL ON The JOB
MoveAgainstInstructingD Del
egates to State Convention.
ArgumentsforIn

Editor C. V. N ews:-At least two
Democrats in this town have received
letters from Senator Martin advising
and urging that delegates to the
state convention be not instructed.
How many more in this town and
county have received such letters !?
How many in the State What is the
difference betw cen Taft's Steam
Roller and Martins except in size
and the territory covered? Senator
Martins letters are written on gov
ernment stationery bv Secretary
paid by the government, that is, by
the people; therefore he is enabled to
write and doubtless does write hund-
reds and thousands of letters to peo-
pie all over this State advising and
urging Democrats how to send dele
ga tes to the state convention. MIR.
Martin 8 great influence, political
pull" and prestige come to him
solely as an incident to the office he
holds, which office is supposed to be-
long to all the people. (theoretically,
of course), and he is supposed to hold
it for and on behalf of the people
Mr.. Taft wants a certain sort of dele
gate at Chicago, Mr.. Martin a certaiu
kind at our state convention; we have
been condemning the methods of the
administration, what about Mr.. Mar.
tins? The Democrats of this county
and state, in choosing delegates to
the state and national convention,
and in deciding whether they will
send instructed or uninstructed dele
ages. are exercising the highest pre-
rogative of Sovereignty. Does Mr..
Martin think that his prerogative was
delegated to him when he was elected
Senator? Or does he think that the
democrats of this State are not fitted
to exercise it except under his guild
ance and supervision Will he also
exercise the same kindly supervision
in the selection of the persons to DE
delegates at the state and Baltimore
conventions? Does Mr.. Martin want
a "vest pocket" delegation which he
can deliver at Baltimore, or does he
simply think the democrats of this
state can't get along without his
guidance, and that in electing him
Senator they delegated to him the
right to do their own thinking?
Why should the democrats in this
state who are heart ard soul for
Wilson and want an instructed dele
cation which cannot be traded or
manipulated at Baltimore, have to
fight the prestige and influence of the
Office of United States Senator, which
Office belongs to them as much as it
does to the Harmon democrats. AS a
private citizen the area of MIR. Mar
tins influence would be small. He
now writes letters all over this state
and seeks to influence democrats
thereby, because and only because he
is Senator. and it is the influence
and prestige of this office and that
alone, through which he is seeking to
outline the course we are to pursue in
the exercise of our prerogatives.
This office is supposed to belong to all
the people and among them to the
Wilson democrats as we'll as others,
and we should not have to contend
and fight with our own office and our
own public servants, in order to get a
chance to express our own sentiments
WILLIAM H. WERTH.
Tazewell, Va, March 27.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Pensions

The Confederate Pension Board
will sit in the Clerk 8 Office at Taze-
well on the 2nd day of April, 1912,
for the purpose of amending aud cor
recting tho list of pensioners.
A. ST. CLAIR, Chairman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Snow Eighteen Inches Deep

Mr.. Geo. w. Lewis returned yes
terday from trip to some of the
large western cities, where ne bought
carload of fine mules, for h is sales
stables here and elsewhere. Mr..
Lewis states that when he passed
through st. Louis few days ago the
snow was 18 inches deep.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Mrs Jane Meek Seriously Injured

Burke's Garden, March %.
Saturday evening, March 9th, Mrs.
Jane Meek, aged 83 years, fell down
stairs, sustaining painful injuries.
Her right wrist was badly broken.
Her neck sprained. and her entire
body covered with contusions. The
accident occurred at her home here.
where the dear old lady Is receiving
every attention, and is rapidly recov-
ering being able now to move about
the room 1t is hoped that she will
speedily regain her former strength.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29
Wallted

To buy horse 8 to z years old,
weight 100 to 1900 lbs. Gentle and
good worker suitable for dray.
Tazewell Supply Company.
Nor. Tazewell, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-29

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
won it's great reputation and extensive
sale by its remarkable cures of cough
colds and Group. 1t can be depended
upon. Try it. Sold by all dealers,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-30
SUSPICIOUS soLICITUDE.

The mails are now flooded with
reading matter in the form of spec
ial correspondence, leaflets, pamph-
lets, magazine and newspaper arti-
Gle reprints, the subject Of all OF
which is the parcels post. The True
Democrat is in constant receipt Of
such matter, that after brief space
of time, goes toward the filling OF a
capacious waste-basket. The par
GELS post is subject of national i'm
portance, and it is legitimately up for
discussion. But a suspicious circum-
stance about all this parcels post
literature" is, that it is against the
establishment of such a post. 1t SOL
EMMY proclaims that the big in
terests, among which, of course, are
the mail order houses, have on a
campaign in favor of parcels post.
And yet these interests have moi
SENT out one word concerning their
propaganda. Strange, inexplicable
passing all reasonable belief in its
possibility.
On the other hand one must lntel
from the activity of the enemies O.
parcels post that there must bf
strong reasons and considerable
funds for their continued campaign
The express companies of the BIZ
money interests are undoubtedl,
most threatened by the establishment
Of such a post, and from them mus
proceed all the stuff that is sent gu
to poison the public mind in this re
gard.
The arguments that it will destro
the home merchants, that it will la
waste the small towns and villages
that it will increase the postal dc
ficit have been met and answered
score of times. But they sincerit
CT such solicitude concerning tn
home merchant and the small tow
may we'll be viewed with suspicio
when one remembers that the vote
is that of the express companies
their special interest in the sma
, town and merchant being as new a
Ii, is strange, while their fears fc
, tie United States not being able
> do what they do with profit is an il
excusable imputation against tt
government.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-30
LOUISIANA RAILWAY G. NAVlGA
TON CO., REDUCED RATES.

Annual Convention, Louisiana
Homestead League, Alexandria, La,
April 26, 81, 1912, Bayou Sara to
Alexandria $2.77, Alexandria to Ba-
you Sara $1.17, on certificate plan.
Tickets On Sale April 23rd to 9th in
elusive; return limit, May list.
Louisiana State Medical Society,
New Orleans, April %, 25, 1912. Ba-
you Sara to New Orleans and return
$4.56. Tickets on sale April 20, 81
and for trains scheduled to arrive in
New Orleans prior to midnight OF
April 22nd. Return limit to reach
original starting point prior to mid
night of April 2Sth.
Twenty Sixth Annual Convention
Louisiana Sunday School Association
Shreveport, La, April 1918. Bayou
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Tickets on sale April Is, Is, II AND
for trains scheduled to arrive il
Shreveport before noon, April 18th
1912. Return limit to reach origina
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April goth.
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er's Association, Alexandria, La
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-03-30
PEN POINTS.
Spring kindly spring on us.

Spring kindly spring On us.
The saddest of duties: to buy coal
in late March.
And even M. Roosevelt says a
hOun' dog has clean teeth.
Many a. man wants a bigger insur-
ance policy than he is worth.
No flowers for Easter. But a few
good Spring days can do wonders
The leopard cannot change his
spots, but the cotton broker does
What has become of the March
wind? Did the politicians change it
all unto hot air?
At least let it be counted unto
Gov. Sanders for righteousness tina
he discovered Dr.. bowling.
It is plain that our national Dem
ocratic brethren want Louisiana Dem
ocrats put into a strait-jacket.
DR.. Bowling now says that he viii
pounce down without notice. The
sword of Damocles hangs over oul
heads again!
The latest health bulletin intimate!
that you must keep your nose clean
How this recalls the sorrows o
youth!
Canvass of the country shows tina
the Teddy bear is no longer popu
lar. Nor, Mr. Taft will please note
is the 'possum,
There seems very little local inter
est in who goes to the Baton Roug
Convention, When it comes to ma
tional politics all are of samenesa.