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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
Poured i'm On lis

The request for names of non sub
scribers to this paper, made in our
last issue, has been responded to
widely and enthusiastically from
different sections of the county. In
some instances the senders of names
did not say to whom they wished
their free copy of the paper sent. If
these good friends will write the
office, giving name and address or di-
rections, they will be credited. The
hearty thanks of the Editors are ex-
tended to all these kind people. Our
object is to send out sample copies,
with personal letter, and endeavor
to enroll a number of new subscribers
Ii the friends who receive this paper
will look it over they must conclude
that it is worth on dollar a year if
anything at al, ,and we hope they will
send US their subscriptions. Read our
special proposition in another column.
and let the names roll in.
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Cove Creek

Cove Creek, Feb. 13.-Mr. Jim
Higginbotham, who has been sick for
sometime, is some better at this wri-
ting.
Miss Dora Walker, of Hicksville, is
visiting relatives on Clear Fork now.
Mrs. Ella Richardson, of Graham,
returned home the End. latter spending
week with her parents here, Mr..
and Mvs. G. P. Compton.
Miss Lizzie Compton spent Saturday
night with her cousin, Mrs. Della
Neel.
Mrs. Leila Walker has returned from
K:mball, where she has been visiting
her sis ter.
Mr.. John Crabtree and his little
girls spent Sunday at Mr.. r.Adam Shan
mons.
Mr.. Charlie Showers, who has been
working in Ohio. spent Saturday and
Sunday at bis home.
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Rocky Gap

Rocky Gap, Feb. 12.-Several from
this place attended quarterly me etinp
at Round Bottom Saturday and Sun.
The school at Sunny Point closed
Friday and the teacher, Miss Lena
Goiiehon will leave on the morning
train Monday for Bluefield, where she
VIII spend sometime with her sister.
Mrs. Ferrell, before returning to her
home at Ceres.
The train on the New River, Hol-
ston and Western wrecked Friday
afternoon on its way to Narrows and
the train that should have reached
this place Saturday morning at ten.
did not arrive until p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason Showers and
li'i!e daughter, of Bluefield, have
been visiting relatives on Clear
Fork.
The sick on Wolf Creek are all re-
ported better.
Mr.. Newt Wiley and family spent
Sunday with his father, Mr.Jim Wiley
Winton Showers, who works in
Bluefield, came over and spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with his
h omefolks.
we have been having lots of ground
hog weather the past week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
A BARGAIN OFFER

AS a trial offer we make the fol-
lowing liberal proposition to new
subscribers: The first SO new names
received in this Office will be entered
upon our regular list for six months,
for 25 cents. This will enable you to
try the paper. If you do not like it
you have only to stop it at the end of
the time, 6 mos, and you will be out
of pocket only 25 cents. The paper is
worht this, or kindling purposes. IL
is ID papers for about 1cent each.
Remember, the first SO subscribers
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cents. This is purely an experiment.
There Is no money in it to us. We
mean, however, to do just what we
asy. Send in 25 cents, and get the
paper 6 mos, if new subscriber.
Another offer: Send in your sub
scription of 81 and get nine of your
neighbors or friends to subscribe, and
send US $40 and we will send the
paper year, and present you a nice
breakfast set of dishes, of 80 pieces.
This is an easy and cheap method OF
securing nice set of table ware
nice enough for the table of any one.
however rich or fastidious. We have
only about A sets left. First come,
first served. We want 10 extend oui
list of readers, and are willing to
give the paper for while at or be-
low cost.
The first of these offers is good only
during this presen month, February.
The second is good as long as the
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company the orders. Address
CLINCH VALLEY NEWS,
Tazewell, Va,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
Pisgah

Pisgah. Feb. 12.-Mr. Arthur
Grabyeal. wife and little son. Hop
kins. were up from Maxwell, yester-
day.
Mrs. Cosby Cecil is shopping in
Tazewell today.
Miss Martha Hopkins was home
from the THIS. yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Stephenson left Satur-
day night on No. for Richmond, to
undergo an operation in n hospital
there.
Mrs. Ziegler and children, of I.cb-
anon, are visiting Mr.. o l.. Hopkins.
The little son of William Witt Ia
reported better.
Rev. Ring preached to large con-
gregation yesterday.
Mr.. Will Witt. sr., is very sick ut
his home.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16

The advocates of woman suffrage
claim that while the Montague bill
was defeated in the House, the result
was after all, victory for the mea-
sure. 1t is claimed by the advocates
of equal suffrage that they expected
the bill to be killed, this being the
first time it was offered. In other
states the bill has been smothered in
committee upon first introduction.
and never voted on at all The women
declare, smilingly, that they will be
on hand with the same bill or bet
ter one, next Legislature. The follow
ing twelve men voted for the bill, and
thereby attained immortal fame in
the estimation of its fair advocates,
viz:
Richard Evelyn Byrd, Frederick !;
Stanley Burt, of Surry; John Chalk
ley, of Wise; Daniel Coleman, of
Norfolk; James j. Creamer, of Rich
mond; Henry Evans, of Caroline Hill
Montague. of Richmond; Duval Rad
ford, of Bedford; A. E. Robertson. of
Rockingham; w. B. Walton, of
Hanover; William Watts, of Roanoke :;
Julian Christian, of Mathews.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
.Peery-Witten

Mr.. w. Harry peery and Miss Lou
Witten, of near town, were married
in Bristol about two weeks ago. and
reached their home last Saturday,
January 9th. The marriage of these
popular young people was complete
surprise to many of their most inti-
mate friends. They will make their
home with Mr.. Peery's mother, Mrs.
w. Nd. Peery, who lives in a nice
new house which her son recently
completed, Many congratulations and
good wishes have been extended them
py their friends throughout the
county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
Raven News

Raven, Feb. 13.-Misses Ida Hor-
ton, Margie Hamilton, Trula Grady
and Martha Boyd, attended services
in Cacies Chapel Saturday night.
Misses Lonnie Earle, Willie, Polip
and Pearl Preas spent Saturday night
with Mrs. Witten at Red Ash.
Miss Mary Babb, who is teaching
at Cedar Bluff, spent Saturday night
with Miss Sylvia Slocum.
Mrs. DIR. Couch, Misses Lonnie
Earle, Willie Polip and Mary Babb,
spent Sunday with Mrs. CIR. Mccall.
Mr.. George r. Mccall made busi-
ness trip to his farm this week.
M isses Trula Grady and Jettie
Burks spent Sunday with Miss Margie
Hamilto
Miss Bessie Russell, of Cedar
Bluff, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Miss Stella Lambert.
MIR. j. C. Tarter went to Richlands
Sunday night.
Miss Daisy Stinson has been sick for
the last few days.
We are sorry to say that Miss Syl-
via Slocum, the principal of the
Raven High School, is sick and unable
to teach today.
Mr.. j. NJ. Black was in Raven
Sunday,
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Cedar Bluff

Cedar Bluff, Feb. 13.-Mrs. ]. F.
Brown was pleasant caller at Mrs.
H. P. Linkous' the first of the week.
Miss Fannie Meyers was visiting
her aunt Sunday, Mrs. w. P. Payne,
in Sinking Waters.
Mrs. Pattie Pruett spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. G. o. Bandy.
Mrs. Anna Smith, who has been
quite i'll for some time, is no better
at this writing.
Miss Francis Meyers was visiting
friends at Maxwell q few days ago.
The Rev. Chart Mitchell, of this
place, filled his regular appointment
at Lockhart's Chapel Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Bandy, of Baptist Valley,
was visiting Mrs. Manda Meyers the
first of the week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
ALL ROAD BIDS
ARE TURNED DOWN
Contractors Aimed Too High
And Supervisors Will I'm
dertake to Build Roads

The Board of Supervisors and the
road authorities met on Tuesday to
open and examine the bids which had
been received from contractors for
the construction of the roads of the
county. The Board met in the Court
House, the Clerks office not being
large enough TO accommodate the mum.
ber of citizens who thus expressed
their interest in the big move.
Bids were received on the construc-
tion of 11.22 miles in Clear Fork.
1892 in Jeifersonville and 33. 80
miles in Maiden Spring district.
These roads were laid Off in sections.
and bids made accordingly.
In Clear Fork District there were
eight sections, Maiden Spring six.
and in Jeffersonville, six. aggregating
1864 miles of road. The aggregate
amounts of the bids was, $6O7, $40.
80, as follows; Jacksonville dist
rict, SIG. 596, 60 CLEAR Fork, S21s.
491 So; and Maiden Spring, $212,
6.53. little over $5716 per mile,
on an average. Some sections cost
much more than others. One section
in the Clear Fork district running as
high as ten thousand and over, per
mile, and ono rs low as about three
thousand dollars per mile. After care
fudl consideration of all the bids the
Board decided to reject the entire
number of bids. and virtually decided
to build the roads by force account.
The bids appeared to the Board to be
higher than the roads can be built for
Supervisor G. A. Wagner has Just
n mile and over of about
an average road, and the entire cost,
not counting wear and tear of mac
hinery, was about $3.50 and said to
be fine work.
1t Is understood that the Board
will buy tho necessary machinery, and
break dirt rs soon as tho weather will
permit. However, bids for construct
ing certain sections in Maiden Spring
district are thought to be quite as
cheap ns can be done by force con-
tract, and these bids may be accepted
and it Is said that certain other bids
are being gone over again, and may
finally be accepted by the Board. That
the main bulk of the work will be
done by force account seems assured
at this time.
Among the large crowd present on
Tuesday there was IA noticeable spirit
Of good feeling and hopefulness. For
nearly year the road question has
been somewhat unsettled, and now
that the work is likely to be pushed
at once everybody is happy.
The continued bad weather has put a
stop to almost all kinds of business,
and when the sun shines again and
work opens there will BIZ rush. The
iirt will fly on the roads in all the
districts.
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All Hope Gone
TazeweIl, Va, Feb. Is.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 13.-The last
hope of Rev. Clarence v. 7. Richie
son, under death sentence for the
murder of his choir girl sweetheart,
Avis Linnell, has been destroyed by a
statement from ,overnor Foss that he
Will countenance no efforts to save
the Self-confessed prisoner.
Governor Foss, in conversation with
William A. Morse. junior counsel for
Richeson, said he would not submit to
the executive council any petition
favoring Richeson.
Richeson is sentenced to die in the
week o. May 18th.
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Another Point of View
Special to the News :

Special to the News:
"Oh yes. said q bright young suff-
raglst, answering the argument of an
"anti" who waxed eloquent over the
protecting arm of man thrown around
women and between her and the world
in time of need or danger, ooh yes,
but there ia another point of view on
this subject, namely, that of the mil
lions of women who are not sheltered
by any protecting arm, but under most
adverse conditions are laboring not
only for their own support but fire. qu-
emily for that of dependent relatives.
When we speak so glibly of woman 8
present exalted position, we are
thinking of perhaps ten per cent of
our women. Has the other nine tenths
of womankind 80 much to lose of
chivalry and respect" that they
should be willing to barter for it
their right of self government? What
"chivalry" is extended to the work.
ing women; whose arms seek to pro-
tect the factory girls, boarding in the
cities, working ten hours day on
starvation wages? The manly arms
stretched out to these girls too often
drag them down into misery and deg
relation. These girls need the protec-
tion, not only of thier votes, but the
votes of their more favored sisters,
who at present are practically power :
less to aid them. Because of her very
constitution, woman's nature is more
humane and compassionate than
mans, and when women are really
represented in the making of laws,
Legislation will tend more to social
and less to commercial ends.
AS to the cry that when women
vote men will not respect them, it is
"cloud without water Chivalry
Is a word which anti suffragists
adore; they tell us woman suffrage
will destroy this fair flower. If Chi
valry is something based on mental
superiority, it may vanish with the
intellectual development of women,
but il it is the courtesy of the physi-
callly stronger being to the weaker
one, the Acknowledgement of women
can have no effect on It whatever. II
it is true that when kVirginia women
vote, Virginia men will cease TO give
them such protection and show then
such courtesy as the differences ir
their physical natures demand, ther
there is absolutely nothing in the
much vaunted chivalry Of our mer
und the sooner we dispense with its
false pretences the better; but as {
Virginian, ] believe that the men OF
our dear old Commonwealth will b'
just as chivalric to its women afte
they have become invested with thu
dignity of "sovereigns before th'
law" as they were to those sam,
women before they were allowed t,
vote. LUCY CARY
Richmond, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
REPUBLICANSFAvOR
PRESIDENT TAFT
Only Speech Made Was Ar
gument in Favor of His
denomination

ihe RepuOilcan mass meeting held
here Tuesday in the Court House was
fairly we'll attended. Delegates were
appointed to the Republican State
convention to be held In Roanoke
early this Spring, and delegates were
also appointed to the Ninth Congress
ional District convention at Bristol in
the event Tazewell remains in the
| ninth district, but if Tazewell is put
in the Sixth district, the same dele
gates will serve and attend the meet
ing wherever it is held.
The delegates to the state conven-
tion are men believed to be favorable
to the. denomination of MIR. Taft. but
no instruction was given to that eff
ect.
The meeting was called to order by
commemorative Attorney James w.
Harman. who read letter from
county chairman John t. Barns, stat
ing that business prevented his pre-.
sence at the meeting. Postmaster
Spratt, of Richlands, was nominated
chairman of the meeting and Mr.. Har-
man nominated as Secretary. Mr..
Spratt was charged with stating the
object of the meeting. In his short
speech he referred indirectly to the
recent county election, in which the
Republicans split over the candidates
for clerk, and stated that he hoped
the Republicans of TazeweI county
would bury the hatchet and get to-
gether.
The administration of President Taft
was commended, Congressman Slemp
was endorsed, and Alvah H. Martin.
of Norfolk, was recommmned as dele
gate at large from Virginia to the
Republican convention to be held in
Chicago. H. G. Mccall, of Tazewell
and A. P. Crockett, of Wise, were
endorsed as delegates to the Chicago
convention from the ninth district.
A number of Democrats attended
the convention expecting to see a con-
test for the endorsement of Theodore
Roosevelt for President, or some men
tion of his name in that connection.
So Soi'eu pie urlSduc IN
absolute control of the proceedings.
did not give the Roosevelt element
even "look in." Colonel Browning.
who was present, with a boosting
speech for the man from Oyster Bay.
was completely ignored.
l.. P. Summers, of Abingdon, who
came over to the meeting to get the
endorsement as delegate to Chicago.
was permitted to speak. and in his
brief remarks he praised the Taft ad-
ministration to the skies, even went
SO far as to quote William Jennings
Bryan two or three times, and said
Roosevelt was trying to defeat the
nomination of Taft because he could
not control him. Mr.. Summers dealt
numerically with Senator La Foil
ette, Senator Cummins and other pro-
gressive Republicans, and stated that
the reforms advocated by these gen.
tlemen, embracing the initiative, re-
ferendum and recall, were not Repub-
lican doctrines but Democratic doc
trines, and no man who advoca tes
them can be called Republican. 1t
was noticed however, that several
Republicans present did not endorse
the sentiments expressed by the COL
lector of revenue from Washington
county.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16

a bill concerning the instruction of
the jury in suits for damages for per-
sonal injuries, is being fought vigor-
ously. The bill provides, "that, in any
action to recover damages for person
al injury or wrongful death, no ms
truction shall be given a jury, the
effect of which will be to take from
the jury the consideration of the par
ticular facts and circumstances sur
rounding the accident in which tho
said Injury or death occurred, even
though it may have been shown that
the defendant conformed to the stand
ard set by other we'll regulated corpo-
rations, companies, or individuals,
engaged in the same or n similar bus
mess or enterprise, nor shall the int
reduction of evidence Of the particular
facts and circumstances surrounding
the said accident be dependant upon
proof by the plaintiff that the defen.
dant did not comply with the stand
ard set by other well regulated corpo-
rations, companies, or individuals, en-
gagged in the same or similar busi-
ness or enterprise.
The above bill was submitted to
Mr.. E. L. Greever. good lawyer of
this town, member of the law firm
of Greever and GiIlespaie, for his
opinion and he says the bill is iniqui-
tous, and ought to be killed. We
haven't time or room to give his OBJ
jections in this issue. Editor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
new BILL FOR
HANDLING LIQUOR
Measure Calls for State Wide
Vote, and if Beaten, Judges
Grant License Anywhere

A new liquor bill has been offered
in the Legislature and passed, which
IS a sort of compromise. The bill pro-
vides that the question of liquor or TO
liquor be submitted to the voters. II
the state votes "dry" no liquor sha n
be sold anywhere in the State. II the
State votes "wet." liquor may be
sold anywhere by any one who can get
license, the granting of licenses being
in the hands of the Judges of the
Courts. exclusively Liquor may be
sold in groc rey stores or anywhere by
anyone who can obtain license, but
can be sold only in original packages,
and not to drink where sold. There ia
some slight opposition to this bill in
the Senate. but it is thought the bill
Will pass. Next Tuesday has been
fixed as the day for voting.
Another bill has passed the House.
which makes it unlawful to treat or
give drinks in saloons or other drink
ing places where liquor is sold.
known as the "Anti- treating" bill.
1t is thought this this bill, too, will
become n law. A recorded vote in the
House shows that the representation
from Tazewell, Mr.. Mustard, voted
for the passage of the bill.
A bill has been offered providing
for an election in Lynchburg next
December on the question of dis
pensary.
A bill to reduce salaries of all State
officers was offered by Mr.. Radford,
of Bedford. The bill proposes to cut
down all salaries 20 perc enat which
are now over $4,000, and reduce 10
per cent all salaries now over $1,000,
and pay of Representatives to be cut
B per cent. This does not apply to
officers whose salaries are fixed by
the Constitution.
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Scientific Farminq

Following is an important statement
OF the relative value of the different
tarm products as soil improvers, food
values, etc. This analysis is from a
highly authentic source and is entire
ly reliable. Better cut this out and
paste it in your scrap book:
Manurial constituents,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
Pounding'Mill

rounding Mill
Pounding Mill. Jan. 18.-R. X
Gillespie and w. B. Steele attende,
the Republican convention at Taze
we'll today.
George Hurt attended the v. p. /
German at Blacksburg Friday nigh
and returned home Sunday. 1t is said
that George has an attraction ou
there.
Miss Cora Griffith, Richlands. Wis
ited her sisters. Mrs. Tom Ringstafl
and Mrs. VIM. Asbury, here one da,
last week.
Rev. c. A. Pangle, Maxwell, filled
his appointment at this place Sunday
at 3 30. for the first time for quite q
while, having been kept at home or
account of his wife, severe illness.
We are glad to note that she is now
recovering.
Rev. Isaac Wright. of Bluefield,
pastor of the Christian church here,
did not fill his appointment here on
the first Sunday on account of being
in Richmond for an operation.
Miss Pearl Mcclure and John Gill
lespie, of this space, attended the
dance at Tazewel on Friday night,
the dance being given by the Cedar
Bluff German Club
r. III. McGraw and Rees Elswick.
two of Steelsburg's progressive far
mers, were here yesterday OH their
way to Tazewell.
L. e. Myres moved into the cot
tage vacated by VIM. Noah, the lat
ter moving to Richlands last week.
Frank Hurt and Newt Gillespie
were here yesterday ON their way
from Wittens Mills to Laurel.
Miss Pearl Mcclure, who has been
indisposed with cold and hoarseness.
is much better today.
Miss Iva Steele went to Raven
yesterday and to Cedar Bluff TODAY.
She has large music class at both
places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Rinsgtaff are
proud parents of fine girl baby
which arrived on Sunday morning.
Mrs. Jane Conley and little grand
son, Lawrence Pruett, are visiting
old neigbhors and friends here, guests
of Mrs. Susan Ringstaff.
Mr.. johnson, Raven Red Ash, was
visitor here yesterday returning
home, on No. this morning.
Travelling men have been "as thick
as hops" here the past week.
Mrs. Raymond Ellis and little
daughter. Margie, returned to their
home at Whitew ood on Saturday, ac-
companied by Mr.. Ellis.
James Neele, R. f. D. Carrier.
spent Saturday night and dsSunday with
bomefolks near Paint Lick.
A late card from Mrs. j. r. Sparks
states that her husband, Rev. ]. r.
Sparks is still very i'll at his home
near Wilburton, Okla.
j. 7. Altizer was a business visitor
to Tazewell Friday.
Mrs. Alex Beavers, Maxwell, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alex Altizer.
The seven months baby of MI. and
Mrs. Elbert Altizer, who was so badly
burned sometiame ago, has recovered.
Several scars on its face still remain.
Mrs. Richard White, Raven, was
here the last of the week to see her
daughter, Mrs. James johnson, on her
way from Tip Top, where she had
been to see her sister, Mrs. Hall who
has been very i'll. Both formerly re-
sided here.
G. H. Steele, Paint Lick, was a
business visitor here several days
last week, guest Of his brother, w.
b. Steele. His son, Andy, entered
Piedmont Business College, at Lynch
burg, recently.
Alex Witt, Steelsburg, was visit
or here yesterday.
j. M. Moore, Graham, was circuI-
ating among old friends one day last
week. John don get down SO often
since he got married.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-16
Page Wire Fence.

We have a car Of Page and Lion
fencing in transit. This is acknow.
leudged to be the best fence ever solo
in .Tazewell. We are selling this
fence Low DOWN for cash.
Star Milling Co.