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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Honor Roll

Honor Roll of the Richlands High
School for February, 1920 per
cent on scholarship; 90 per cent ON
department; 95per cent on attend
ance.
First Grade-Bonnie Amato, Ella
Baker, Eva Crawford. Virginia Neel,
Laura Clark Wysor. John Addison,
Hubert Davis, John Jamison, Cortus
Sneed
Second Grade--Alonzo Baldwin,
Myrtle Kipps, Clair Blankenship
Mary Ball. Annie Meadows, Clarice
Vance
Third Grade-Kelley Alley. Pearl
Buskill, Grace Crawford, Charlie
French, Hubert Hickman, Matte
Helton, Mary Sue Shafer, Mamie Ruth
McHenry. Eddie Peery. Sylvester
Patrick, Joseph White
Fourth Grade-Jesse White, James
Williams, Mary Williams, Vivian
Yost. Willie Donahoe, Narcie Hank
ins. Mary Hickman, Cora Helton,
Marshall Profit.
Fifth Grade-Zeddie Long, Alice
Phipps. Jennie Morgan, Maude Dow
dy, Ralph Vance.
Sixth Grade-Annie Caldwell, Gra-
cic Rimmer, Emily Doughton, Mary
McHenry. Marie Blankenship, Ira
Helton.
Seventh Grade-Oscar Elswick,
Eugene Helton, Reese Daniel, Marvin
Meadows.
High School-Nellle Fisher, Eula-
lia Gardner, Rachel Hewson, Maude
Steele, Kathleen w hit. John Repass.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
NO NEWS OF
MISSING LADY
After Weeks of Searching by
Friends and Police, Hope
Has Almost All Gone.

MIR. e. l.. Greever. who has been
in Washington city, assisting in the
search for Mrs. Greever, has returned.
There is no information or clue what
soever, now more than on the first
day of her disappearance, February
18th. Every possible effort has been
made to find the wife and mother,
whose loss is the source of such un-
told sorrow.
Rev. Mr.. Greever and one of his
best friends. is now making tour of
the large cities, in the hope of finding
some clue. The police of Washington
city are firmly of the opinion, that
Mrs. Greever is not in the city, as
every nook and corner has been scar
ched. The case is one of a large
number of mysterious disappearances
occurring daily, many of which are
never explained. Statistics show,
however, that a large majority of
persons so disappearing, are found,
and the firm belief of many is that
Mrs. Greever is alive, and will be
heard from, sooner or later.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Passing of Landmark.

Our long time friend and neighbor,
Mr.. Leonidas Gustavus Socrates Com
pton has sold his farm near Benbow
in the Valley, together with farming
implements, household goods and live
stock, with the exception of his fav-
orite saddle mare 'Old Bird" We
learn that his face is steadfastly
turned toward the beautiful hills of
eastern Kentucky. That his ewes are
firmly fixed on splendid blue grass
farm in that section of the clark and
bloody ground" and from his reti
cence when questioned on the subject
we strongly suspect that his affect
ions are irrevocably placed with a
ha ndsome, matronly widow on the
sunny side of fifty, with no greater
lncumbrance than a 80 acre fertile
farm. Anyway. neighbor Compton is
wearing broad and juicy smile, re-
gardless of zero weather and the high
cost of living. MIR. Compton was held
in high esteem in his community
had won for himself the distinction
of being kind father, good neighbor
and prosperous man of affairs, and
while we regret to lose him as a citi-
zen, we heartily commend him to the
good people OF the State of his adopt
ion. May his tribe ever increase and
his shadow never grow less.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Stuart Doing Well.

Richmond, Mar. 4. Special-Henry
G. Stuart, former State Corporation
Commissioner from Russell county,
and at present candidate for Governor
of Virginia at he next gubernatorial
election, was this morning operated
upon in the Johnaton- Willis Santa
rum for gallstones.
The operation was performed shortly
after IL O'Clock by DR.. George Ben
Johnston, assisted by DR.. Willis. 1t
was stated this afternoon at the insti-
tuition that large number of gall.
stones were found.
The operation was pronounced q
complete success, ani MIR. Studart is
already on the road to rapid recovery.
Mr.. Stuart was on the operating table
about forty minutes. He quickly re-
covered from the anesthetic.
Although he was admitted to tn,
institution more than week ago, tn,
surgeons deemed 1t best to defer tn,
operation for some days in order tina
the patient might be in the best ply
sical condition.
Il
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Burke's Garden

Burke's Garden, March 7.-If this
is what the editor calls spring wealth
er, we would just as we'll have old
fashioned winter, for we see no diff
erence.
Miss Eta Greever still continues
very i'll at her home here.
Mr.. A. w. Davis returned home
last week from a trip through Bland
and Smythe counties looking for cat
tle.
Mr.. T. H. Rhudy and Mr.. Fletcher
Thompson, Of Roanoke, were recent
visitors to Burke's Garden.
N. w. Showers spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Rush Robinett on
Walkers Creek.
j. D. Greever and family have the
deepest sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their bereavement in the
mysterious disappearance of Mrs. w.
H. Greever.
Mrs. C. j. Moss, of Tazewell, Is
visiting homefolks here, as is also
her sister, Mrs. e. H. Copenhaver
of Birmingham, Ala.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
The Missing $4,000

The mysterious disappearance of
Mrs. w. H. Greever, wife of the Rev.
w. H. Greever of Columbia, S. c.,
who vanished the other day while
shopping in the downtown district of
Washington, ID. c., recalls the still
unexplained disappearance in this
city of Miss Dorothy Arnold. Though
Mrs. Greever disappeared about two
weeks ago, no clue has yet been
found of her. Like the $4,000 others
who, according to Government re-
ports, mysteriously disappear every
year in the United States, Mrs Gree :
yer went forth on an ordinary errand
and so walked out of sight and know
ledge of all her former friends and
relatives
Probably in the majority of cases
these missing so, 900 are heard from
in some way. Some return after a
short disappearance. some after many
months or years. and some never re-
turn and are never again heard of.
Some are traced by detectives or
police, whe:e there is sufficient in
centive to search ;some are afterwards
identified at hospitals, asylums, sani-
tariums and the morgue; but many
a re never again heard of by those
who knew them. They disappear as
completely and mysteriously as those
whom Addison in his "Vision of
Miraz' saw crossing the bridge of
life and suddenly dropping through
the trapholes in to the darkness be-
low.-New York World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
A Kicking Citizen.

A kicking citizen declares that toe
much money is being spent getting
ready to build roads, having special
reference to the thousands of dollars
necessarily spent in surveying, mapp-
ing, specifications and other clerical
work. Perhaps so. The exact amont
spent by the engineers. getting plans,
the fees paid lawyers for services,
etc., is not before us at this time.
That the amount is large, perha ps
larger when completed than the aver
age man has any idea of, Mt this
time. However, no one will deny that
i! is work which should be done, and
we'll done. How can anything be con-
constructed without definite plan of
construction A dwelling, ,or even a
wood shed requires some plan before
an honest job can be expected. So
with the roads. The roads here must
be built under State Supervision, and
this means plans, specifications and
maps. So, the kicker should remem-
ber that perhaps he knows what he is
about, and perhaps he does
not.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
New Insurance Company

The State Corporation Commission
has granted charter to the F. w.
Pendleton Insurance Agency, which
was recently organized here, with a
long list of stockholders, comprising
many of the leading business men of
the county. A meeting of the stock
holders has been called for the 18th
inst, when officers will be elected.
The stockholders are A. 2. Litz, G..
w. Litz. j. S. Gillespie, r. X. Gill
lespie, H. P. Britain, W. o. Barns,
w. X. Bowen, T. r. Smott, R. C.
Chapman. James H. Gillespie, jr.,
d. B. Daniel, H. Claude Pobst, H.
Bowen Greever, j. B. Crabtree, John
A. McHenry,C. B. Orr, US. Altizer,
E. c. Thompson, j. P. Thompson,
w. E. Mccall, F. w. Pendleton, j.
P Kroll
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
PROVE
THEIR INNOCENCE
Jury Says They Were Not
Guilty of Burning Their
Store and Stockin Graham

The trial of the three Assyrians-
II. Farris Shabeldine alias Sam Far.
ris; George Ackley and Joe Farris,
charged with burning their store
house and contents at Graham last
January 10th, was concluded late
Tuesday night, the jury returning a
verdict of not guilty. Three indict-
ments were held against the men.
The trial was held on the first indict-
ment, and an agreed verdict of not
guilty was found in case of the other
two.
The cases were the first of the
kind to come before the Tazewell
courts for several years. The senti-
ment in the town of Graham, was
responsible. in large measure for
the acquittal of the Sryians. They had
been living in Graham for long
time, and had the respect and conf
dence of a large number of the citi.
zens of that town.
The star witness or the State was
strongly impeached by the defense,
who brought many Graham people
here, who swore they would not be-
lieve him on oath.
The evidence in the case was Sc
cured through the efforts of the
Bureau ofInsurance of Virginia. which
investigate all cases whore there is a
suspicion of incendiarism. Mr.. Clod-
felder,a detective from the Richmond
office of the bureau of insurance, was
assigned the case and did good work
with the material at hand. Sexton
and Roberts and j. w. Hicks, of
Graham, defended the foreigners, and
former Commonwealth s Attorney T.
G. Bowen, assisted the Common
wealth's Attorney, James w. Har-
man.
What steps will be taken now by
the Assyrians to recover the insur-
ance from the burned buildings are
not known. but it is supposed that a
suit will be brouhgt to recover the
amount of the policies carried, which
was about $4,000
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Resolutions

Adopted by Wilburton, Lodge, No.
Id, A. F. and A. M, on the death of
Brother Jonas R. Sparks.
Whereas, it has pleased the Sup
RENE Grand Master of the Universe,
in His wisdom and goodness, to take
from our midst our beloved brother
Sparks, which sad event occurred on
the night of February 18th, 1912,
and
Whereas, Brother Sparks had been
a faithful and consistent member of
our lodge since affiliating with us
last year. Therefore, be it resolved
THAT in the death of our beloved
brother this lodge has lost one of it's
best and most earnest members, the
wife husband whose place cannot be
filled, the children father the loss
of whom is great and sore affiic tion
to them.
2-That while we sorrow among
ourselves the loss of our brother, we
deeply sympathize with the bereaved
mother and children, and commend
them to God, who alone can console
in this their sad bereavement.
3-That while we sorrow, it is not
despondently, but hopefully, and we
look with earnest faith to the time
when this lodge in the 'Harvest
Home" shall meet our brother around
the great White Throne, and lay dowr
our jewels at the Grand Masters
feet. Be it further resolved that {
copy of these resolutions be furnished
the bereaved wife, and to the paper
of the town, and copy be sprea,
upon our minutes.
B. B. Ludden, w. A. Cox, w. G.
Baird, Committee.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
CHARGES MADE
AT BOTH ENDS
Commission Discovers That
Express Companies Disre-
gard Prepaid Packages.

Before you pay charges on an ex-
press package again, it might be q
good idea to make sure the charges
have not been paid at tho other end.
The extent to which the express COM
panies have been robbing tho people
by collecting charges at both ends of
shipment, as revealed before the In
terstate Commerce Commission Ia
amazing
In the case of one company alone it
was shown that it made 3, 900 over
charges in one day and collected in
one year $4,000 as over-charges.
The officers of the company admitted
that the system employed to identify
prepaid packages was faulty, but had
no particular apology to make.
demand for transportation char
ges ON prepaid shipments must
cease, declared Commissioner Lane.
who was plainly provoked. "The
complaint of this practice by express
is universal"
In addition to the cases of over
charging which come to the attention
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, it is believed that thousands of
shipments are paid for at both ends
OF which the commission never hears.
owing to the fact that the victims do
not know they are being tleeced.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Bandy

Bandy, Mar. MIR. and Mrs. B.
1. Payne have gone to housekeeping
in the Peery place near Bandy.
Mr.. Frank Payne expects to move
to English, W. ", in few days,
having gone into the goods business
there.
The new railroad is nearing com
pletion up as far as the Big Tunnel.
The track will be laid to the Little
Tunnel Just west of Bandy, this week.
Mr.. j. H. Harris, of Coal Creek.
Tenn, has been promoted to superin
tendent of the works at the Big Tun.
mel, MIR. Rogers having resigned, to
take charge of tunnel near Nash
vile.
Miss Young closed a very successful
school of six months, on the 26th OF
February.
Rev. Chart Mitchell will preach a,
the school house here on the second
Sunday.
Mr.. Clarence Stevenson has moved
his family to Gary.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Young
ano her boy. Mother and child are
DOH g well.
A Reader.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Ninth Stands Pat

Well, we got part of what we
wanted, anyhow. The Fifth congress
district liz safe. The Sitxh ia left
rather small and we are denied, for
the present, the pleasures of rubbing
the sore nose of the miserable and
squirming Tazewell Republican in
some Giles and Roanoke democratic
majoritiea. Maybe we Dragged lit
tie too much on the Ninth, or maybe
the Democrats there swelled and
talked too largely of what they have
done and can do. Undoubtedly n good
many of them really wanted to be
left in their old district for the plea
sure of beating their old foes there
and to get one more fair crack ut the
Slomp ring.
We would rather have had them
made safe. but If they prefer a fight,
good luck to their nerve and courage.
The fact that they were left on the
firing line is vote of confidence in
them by their fellow Democrats of
the whole State. And this is Demo-
cratic year anyhow. The federal office
holders are scared to death now for
fear Roosevelt will win and have the
last of them walking the plank for
pernicious activity; and as it gets
along toward November we will have
them quivering worse and more demo-
rallied than ever. With the county
rings broken and the pie eaters rings
in panic we should get them runn-
ing promptly.
BY the way, let some good Demo-
crat in each county make note of
the political labors Of each federal
office holder, especially of each post
master, being careful to get accura-
tely dates, places and circumstances
and names of witnesses. These docu-
ments willbe useful after general
election day. Roanoke Times.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
My Lad
The Benztown Bard.

The Benztown Bard.
There's many dream 10 dream, my
lad,
And many song to sing;
There's many a battle to wage, my
lad,
And many fight to wing.
So do not worry with what is not,
And do not fear the end;
There is one who will see to your
happy lot,
There is one who will be your
Friend.
There is many blow to strike, my
lad,
And many Flow to take;
There's many :. trial to face, my lad,
That'll mar you or will make.
So do not think of it yet, my lad
But go on your way awhile
With plenty of songs to sing, my lad,
And plenty of smiles to smile.
There is many cloud to come, nv
lad,
And many storm to blow;
And many care to bear, my lad,
And many grief to know.
But don t you bother at all, my lad,
For deep as the shadows run,
There is always another day, my lad,
And blue sky full of sun.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
100000 on Strike.

London. March 1.-Although this
was only the second day of the coal
strike its paralyzing effects on indus
try have been keenly felt. 1t is com
puted that by Monday $50. 900 work.
ers out side of the coal mines will be
idle and each successive day the
strike will add to this number. Eng
land, Scotland and Wales are out.
Shipping is approaching a standstill
and steam trawlers are laying up. The
source of cheap food will soon be cut
oil ana many foundries are closed al
ready.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Democrotic Mass Meeting, On
March 18th

A Democratic Mass Meeting is
hereby called to be held at the Court
House on Tuesday, horse day, the
18th of March, 1912, at the hour of
IL 80 O'Clock, for the purpose of Sc
lectlng Tazewell county's quota of
Delegates to the Ninth District Con-
gressional Convention to be held at
Bristol, Va. on March Goth, 1912.
Twenty six delegates and as many
alternates will be selected.
A. .HIGGINBOTHAM, Chairman.
j. B. BOYER, Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Money Saved

In buying metal shingles we can
save you from fifty cents to one dol.
lar per square. We have full line
of samples of the Doric and Old Eng
lish tile metal shingles. Call ut shop
and see samples, and get prices, and
if you need roof you will buy.
BARNETT and SON, Timers.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Trespass Notice

Notice is hereby given that all
persons who trespass upon my lands
near Cove Creek. by hunting, fishing,
cutting timber or riding, or in any
manner, will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
A. l.. and C. P. COMPTON
Cove Creek, Va, Dec. 1, 1911.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08

Next Tuesday, Horse Day, we will
have our expert on the ground dem
oIstrate our limestone pulverizer.
Every farmer interested in the ques-
tion Of how to improve the soil,
should see our demonstration.
Star Milling Co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
Partnership Dissolved

The partnership heretofore existing
between ia. Pickett, WE. Thomp-
son and j. A. Higginbotham is dis
solved, j. s. Pickett and j. B.
Thompson having purchased the in.
terest of j. A. Pickett. The firm
will be known hereafter as ]. s.
Pickett and Co., instead of j. A.
Puckett and Co.
Parties owing the firm of j. "A.
Pickett and Co., or to whom the firm
is indebted will please come forward
and settle with the new firm.
j. s. Pickett and Co.
Mar. 5, 1912. 3-e-2t.
WANTED-A girl to help cook and
do general housework. Apply to,
Mrs. T. F. WITTEN,
fs-S It. Red Ash, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-03-08
STATE MI emit
OF the Financial Condition Of the
Bank of POCahOntas.

Located ut Pocahontas, In the State OF
Virginia, ut tho close of business,
Feb. Goth, 1912, made to the State
Corporation Commission.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
TWO OF THEM.

This story was told recently al one OF
the Service clubs. one or two young
subalterns were dining together at res
taurant one night. and the conversation
became discussion on lies and lying
generally. and finally there was warm
debate as to who was the biggest har
known 10 them An old gentleman sit-
ting at a table near was unable TO avoid
overhearing the discussion. and after
few minutes ne arose and came over to
their table.
Il have just heard you decide, gentle
men" ne said gravely, that Lieutenant
Arthur Blank, is the biggest liar you
have ever met. / am his father"
After a few seconds embarrassed ST.
lence one of the young officers began TO
stammer apologies but the old gentleman
waved them aside.
NO, no." he said, don't apologize. It's
quite unnecessary. j was only going TO
say that IL YOU regard my son Arthur as
the biggest liar you have met, YOU can-
not possibly have met my other son, Rich
ard. "-Tit-Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22
Elasticity in Play Is an Element
Of Strength-Two Team
Duplicate.

VIC are IN receipt Of a communication
from a reader that might he construed
~ q left-handed compliment. He writes
from Cromwell and says that we are
talking bit over his head; that the dis
cusslon of royal auction is most interest
Ing. and that he is very anxious to fol-
low il closely: that he knows nothing
about the fundamental principles of
either whist or bridge. and is anxious TO
become a good royal auction PLAYER
that most of his friends have taken up
the game. and that he finds himself side
tracked for amusement
The writer has our sympathy. and W.
beg TO say for the benefit of others in
q like position that they will find that a
careful study of whist principles. with
some advice from a seasoned player or
good teacher of royal auction. would be
q saving of time. money and peace OF
mind.
The leads, openings and plays at royal
auction are smplhed by good knowl-
edge of whist, but situations arising from
the bidding demand 4 variety OF treat
ment only to be gained by practice and
study of royal auction itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

trick To the opponents would give East
and West the necessary fourth trick To
save the game.
At this point South displayed the char
acteristics OF a sound auction player, who
uses his mind and maps out some form
OF reasonable action without rushing OF
and playing some card without any pos
sible rhyme or reason.
He led the queen of spades to establish
the lack. so that he might get rid OF the
losing heart in North's hand on the third
lead OF spades.
Had hc made the usual rash lead OF
trumps and fnessed the queen, East
would have Immediately established the
winning heart in Vests hand. thereby
making the one additional trick necessary
to save tho game.
on winning with the king of spades
East led the eight of hearts. which trick
South. Of course. won with the ace. South
then led the six of spades, which the
dummy won with the ace. on the next
ruff of clubs South led the jack OF spades,
and dummy discarded the losing heart
Now South could afford to fnesse the
queen of diamonds. and East won the
trick with his king. East Immediately
returned a trump, hoping to stop a
double ruff. hut another club lead from
North gave him the last club and an
additional discard OF a heart in South S
hand. East and West thereby falling one
trick short of saving the game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-22

The score stood North ana south on
the rubber game. South declared one
diamond. West overcalled with one heart
and North supported his partner By de-
claring two diamonds.
East did not consider his hand strong
enough to support his partners declara-
ton. and passed. West declared two
hearts. playing TO the score. and North
went another diamond. West did not
think il advisable to face a double, In
wiling "a large loss. so he passed, and
South was awarded the contract at three
diamonds.
West opened the play with the king Of
clubs. and upon seeing the dummy CON
tinued with the ace Of clubs. lie cor
rectly placed the ace of hearts with the
dealer. and hoped later to get lead by
his partner through the declarer up to
his king OF hearts South rufed the
second club lead. and before making the
next lead took careful account OF the
situation.
He figured that II both the king of
diamonds aRd the King Of spades were IN
East's hands ne must get rid Of his
losing heart in North's hand. as one heart