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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-08
BLUES WIN FROM GREENS.
Bowling Trophy Cinchcd by Blues i'm
Game Monday Night.

The Y. NJ. c. a. bowling trophy was
practically cinched by the Blues Mon
day night when they defeated the
Greens in the next to the last match
Of the series. The match went to the
leaders by a total majority Of IS pins,
and two games were won by them in
the contest.
IN the first game the Blues won by
II pins; the second game also went
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-08
BUSY TO The LAST.
PRESIDENT TAFT IN THE TREAD
MILL TO THE END.
His Last Day in the White House Was
One Of His Busiest and One of His
Iiappiest He Said-Bryan One of
His Callers.

Washington. March 3.-President
Tafts last day in the White House
was one of his busiest
AS a working day it didn't last
more than ten hours, but it was
crowded with unsual events. full of
incidents that fall to the man who sits
in the White House and crowned
with pleasantries.
The president shook hands with
hundreds of citizens and officials of
the government, received scores of
kilograms from friends all over the
world, signed his name to pile after
pile of pictures and letters and held
three receptions. He quilted the
room he has occupied for four wears
in the executive offices with a smile
and without a backward glance. He
met his old-time friends of the Wash
ington diplomatic corps and the JUS
tices of the supreme court in the
White House and last of all he gave
the first formal welcome in that man.
sion to the president elect and Mrs.
Wilson.
Tonight the president and Mrs. Taft
were guests at a private dinner given
by Miss Mabel Boardman. Altogether
as Mr.. Taft told visitors today, it was
one of the happiest days Of his life
and the regret he may have had over
Things he was unable to accomplish
was mitigated by the remembrance
of the pleasant paths he has ira
versed.
The president received the presi-
dent-elect and Mrs. Wilson at 6
o'clock tonight. Col. Spencer Cosby,
chief aid to the president, was the
escort and the president had sent his
touring car to bring them
through the crowded thoroughfares.
few hundred persons gathered in
front Of the mansion cheered when
they recognized the next president
and his wife.
On the bronze seal Of the United
States imbedded deep in the marble
floor of the main hallway President
Taft was waiting to receive his guests
He offered his arm to Mrs. Wilson and
escorted the next first lady Of the
land" to the quiet of the green room.
Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen, the only
members of the retiring presidents
family in town, came down the stair
way a few moments later and the
president -to-be, his wife and the pres
ident, who quits tomorrow, and his
wife and daughter talked alone.
William Jennings Bryan was one Of
the last distinguished visitors who
saw the president in his office. Col
Bryan came unannounced late in the
afternoon.
Here's something I want to show
YOU" said the president, as he grasp
ed his visitor by the arm and led him
to the cabinet room.
This" continued the president, 'is
the cabinet ROOM"
Mr.. Bryan sat down in the chair Of
the secretary of state but made no
comment.
II just dropped in to say farewell"
he told the newspaper men as he de-
parted. Il have many Republican
friends as we'll as those in the Demo-
cratic party
Before he left his Office for the last
time the president shook hands with
the members of the executive Offices
staff.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-08

to the Blues by 80 pins; while the third
and last game went to the Greens by
majority Of 80 pins. The feature Of
the match was the bowling of Lord,
Captain Of the Greens, who bowled an
average Of 1T.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-08

Sheriff Gamble was in the city
Monday afternoon looking for a ne
gro named Alex Vinson, alias Alex
wilson, who had escaped from the
Clarendon county chain gang. Will
son served term on the Sumter
county gang in 1910 and is known
by the officers here.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
News of Upper BluestOne

Preaching day at Bailey dawn
ed bright and warm and before
time for preaching arrived it
had both showed and blowed.
Nevertheless a small party of
faithfuls were at church and as
usual the sermon was above the
average. Quarterly conference
for this circuit will be held at
Macedonia Saturday and Sunday,
February % and %.
Mrs. Sanford Ayers and chill
dren were guests of w. M. Nash
and family Saturday and Sun
day.
Ada French, who has been
quite indisposed for the past
week, is able to be at school
again.
AL. woodward was a guest at
the home of r. G. Wells Sunday.
Jessie Carter has gotten into
his coZy new house.
Miss Jennie Pearl and Edd
Wagner were at home this week
end.
M. L. Lewey has moved to
Blueiield where he expects to go
into business.
DR.. r. A. Reynolds has been
quite feeble for several days.
His friends will be glad to know
that he is much improved.
Mrs. Jas. Turner is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Luther Wag-
ner at Falls Mills.
Mae Wilburn has been at home
for several days on account OF
sickness.
Little Lena Wagner, who has
had severe attack of lagrippe
is able to be out again.
Rufus French has moved into
his splendid new residence,
located west of the house in
which he has lived a good length
of time. 1t is a well built, com
Portable home and its construc.
tion reflects credit upon our local
carpenters, Edd Scott and j. H.
Summers.
Mrs. D. l. Clifton expects tc
spend several days at Richlands
this week.
Mrs. G. A. Wagner and Miss
Lila Mae visited Mrs. w. D.
Tabor at st. Clair Saturday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Appels in Both Sides

G. S. Compton, Millard Kin
zer,, William Pruitt, T. E.
Gregory and d. A. Leffel, good
Shawver's mills citizens, were
in to see us recently. Kinzer and
Compton brought few nice
apples in their saddle pockets
for the editor to sample. He
sampled and prof. unced them
very good" Now, what's good
in riding to town on empty sad
die pockets? None whatever. A
few apples in one side and a
few in the other side to balance,
makes things just right, provid-
ed they are not carried back
home, or given away before
reaching this Office. Away with
the empty saddle pockets!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
News of Shawver Mill
ShaWyer Mill. Fe'

Shawver Mill, Feb. 10.
Miss Marie Tabor, of Blue
stone, is visiting her uncle, G.
e. L. Shawver.
Miss Halle Leffel has resigned
her position at Bluefield and re-
turned to her home at this place.
Miss May Lambert entertained
a number of her friends last
Wednesday evening.
A number of friends of Miss
Eliza Davis called to see her
Sunday.
The people of this community
were glad to welcome, Miss
Della Leffel back to her home,
after her misfortune in Graham.
There will be preaching at
Cove Creek in the morning next
Sunday, and in the afternoon at
Kincer's Chapel.
The Rebekah's will meet Sat-
urday at the usual hour.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
UNLOADED PISTOL
CAUSES TROUBLE
Tazewell Boy Is Victim Of Unfortunate
Affair at Emory & Henry College
Two Suspended, One Expelled.

Roy Wynn, son of Morgan F.
Wynn, returned to his home
here last week from Emory and
Henry College, where he has been
a astudent since Christmas. Young
Wynn, along with his schoolmate
d. N, Shuffiebarger, of Bland
county, was suspended from the
school for the rest of the present
session. The two boys were
creatures of unfortunate circum-
stances, and innocently violated
the rules of the school. A young
man by the name of Estel Eller,
of Ash county, N. c., who was
Wynn's roommate, had a revolver
in his room, which was supposed
to have been empty. One night
last week Shufflebarger picked
up the pistol, and aiming it at
Wynn snapped it several times
without result. After while
Wynn picked up the pistol and
aiming it at Shufflebarger pulled
the trigger, and a bullet went
craSnlng tnfOugn Shuff1ebarger'
leg. That Wynn was not killed
III the first instance is almost
miraculous.
A Faculty meeting was called,
and after thorough investiga-
tion Eller was expelled, and
Wynn and Shufflebarger sus-
pended. Several members of the
faculty pleaded for the reinstate-
meat of Shufflebarger and Wynn,
but the President would not re-
lnstate them. Young Wynn has
been greatly annoyed here by
the boys of the town, who
charge that he was expelled,
and has willingly given the facts
in the unfortunate affair, as out
lined above.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Former Pastor Visits TazeweII.

Rev. R. E. Elmore, of Cincin-
natl, was welcome visitor to
his many friends here this week.
Mr.. Elmore was pastor of the
Christian church here for a
number of years, going from
Tazewell to Roanoke where he
built a fine church house and
gathered a large congregation.
Last November he accepted a
fiattering call to prominent
church in Cincinnati, where he
is at present. He has done fine
work wherever he has gone and
will succeed in Cincinnati.
While here he was the guest of
his wife's father, H. M. Smtyhe
at North Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Bought Kentucky Horses

C. j. and F. j. Moss and H.
G. Peery returned last week
from Lexington, KY, where
they attended the Lexington
horse sale, at which $50 horses
were sold. C. j. Moss bought
Patsy Wiggins," a brood mare
by Wiggins, two year old, with
a record of 2:19 Ia. The mare
is in foal to Peter Billikin, (3)
2:16 3-5.
Also Dimond Denmark. brood
mare, old fashion saddle type in
foal to registered saddle horse.
F. j. Moss bought CLARA, 3"
registered saddle mare, in foal
to registered horse-five gated.
II. G. Peery bought a saddle
gelding by Walking Denmark.
Presley Thomas bought Will
mington Star, pacing gelding
for Hoge Mason, Of Bluefield.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
STRUCK BY ENGINE,
ALIVE AND WELL
Miss Della Lefel of Shawver Mills,
Has Narrow Escape From Death
AT Graham.

Miss Della Leffel, the young
and beautiful daughter of John
Letfel, of Shawver Mills, is alive
and well. or was few days
ago. She called at this sanctum
and never looked better or felt
better in her life. Now, why all
this? For this reason: A few
days ago, she was struck by a
big Mallet, double headed freight
train, knocked about twenty
feet, got up laughing, walked to
the Doctors office, had her
bruises and injuries treated, and
went on her way rejoicing that
it was as well with her as it
was" If such a thing had hap
pened with tough tramp no one
would have wondered, but-that
the young lady was not killed is
equally wonderful. She was
visiting her sister in Graham.
and-it is the same old story
while walking along the track
near the depot in Graham, step
ped from one track out of way of
an approaching train, right on
to another track on which a
train was approaching from the
rear. 1t was raining; she had
her umbrella raised, and the
next thing she knew she didn't
know anything. She was knock
ed twenty feet to one side. Her
clothing was badly torn, one
shoe ripped open, her hair torn
down, combs scattered about.
umbrella torn into strips and
quite cash cut on the side of
her head. Several people who
saw the accident rushed to her
aid, helped her to her feet, and
she laughingly informed them
that she was not hurt.
All this is written as a warn
ing. Look out when walking on
IA double track, or on any other
railroad track, and don't walk
on it at all.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
It's Catching

1t is universal experience that
one mile of good road breeds an
other mile. Put a Statewide,
good road down anywhere in
this country, and in ten years
there will be dozens of good
roads reaching it from all parts
OF the state. Put down system
of national highw ays, built and
maintained by the national
government and the various
state legislatures and the county
officials would soon see the ad-
vantages of connecting all parts
of the states with those national
roads. There are two million
miles of roads in the United
States. The fifty thousand miles
of highway shown on the map
is but l fraction over two per
cent of this mileage. But i'm
prove these fifty thousand miles
into good roads, and keep them
good roads by proper mainten-
ance, and fifty thousand miles
more would grow almost over
night and another fifty thousand
and another and another, until
our great country, with its huge
territory, would be crossed and
recrossed with good roads, as
France is today. If New York
state can afford five millions a
year for road building, is it un-
reasonable to suppose the United
State Government can afford ten
times as much-or fifty millions
a wear?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
COURT Is HELD
BY JUDGE STAPLES
Famous Jurist Who Tried Aliens
Presides Here for Judge Kegley.
Proceedings Of the Court.

Judge Waller K. Staples, of
Roanoke, who presided in the
famous Allen trials in Wythe-
vile, has been holding court
here this week for Judge Kegley,
who is i'll at his home at Bland.
This is . Judge Staples first
visit to Tazewell as a Judge.
1t is pretty generally known
that Judge Staples is a candi-
date for the vacancy on the
Supreme Court of Virginia soon
to occur on account of the resig-
nation of Judge Buchanan. The
idea prevails among the mem
bers of the Tazewell bar that
the gentleman is eminently
qualified for the honorable posi-
tion to which he aspires.
The following gentleman COM
pose the grand jury for this
term of court: Henry Gills, l.
H. Harry, w. P. Boggess, A. E.
Clark, c. A. Graham, j. w.
Whit, John Pruett, John II.
Davidson, j. Ed Peery, F. S.
Wallace, G. w. Doak.
Petit jury-W. |. Vermillion,
E. E. Tiller, w. P. Sprinkle, j.
H. Buskill, J. w. st. Clair,
Frank Bundy, w. G. Thompson,
G. T. Benbow, E. T. Scott,
Matthias Lowe, j. d. Tickle, j.
w. Dalton.
The case of the Commonwealth
against Andy j. Pannel, charged
with shooting a Hungarian at
Richlands last December, was
tried Wednesday and resulted in
a verdict of guilty, the jury fix
ing the punishment at $3.50 fine.
The jury experienced much
difficulty in reaching a verdict,
several members of the standing
on the first ballot for five years
in the penitentiary, others for
acquittal.
Whitfield johnson, who killed
a man in Pocahontas last week,
mention of which was made in
this paper, will spend a long
term in prison. A compromise
verdict was agreed to in his
case in court yesterday. He was
sentenced to eighteen years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Local Items.

The editor of this naper sold
a nice Jersey heifer TO r. t.
Bowen, of the Cove, on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Eliza Chapman is report
ed better. She is able to leave
her bed at intervals. She has
enjoyed the widespread solici-
tude and sympathy, expressed
for her from all quarters.
Prof. Brahe, Principal, mails
q nice picture card of the High
School building at Appalachia.
The picture shows the building
to be a good one, with numerous
windows, giving needed light,
but only one door on the entire
front, 80 far as the picture
shows.
A package was mailed from
this office on Tuesday, to Blacks
burg for 10 cents, parcels post.
Regular postage was 30c. By ex-
press, 40c. So much for Parcels
Post.
Hon. A. P. Gillespie is report
led as much improved and ex-
poets to be on the street soon.
Mrs. Roy S. Thompson, of
Bluefield, has been the guest of
her parents here the past week,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Kiser.
The two cases of scarlet fever
in the homes of Geo. w. Lewis
and Rev. d. P. Hurley, have
about recovered, and the quar-
antine will soon be raised.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Can Profit by Parcels Post

If the merchants are wise they
will take advantage of the
facilities offered by the parcels
post, as the big mail order
houses are doing. The mail order
houses have grown fat by selling
by catalogue, delivering by mail
and express. They will now do a
large business because of cheap
er delivery. The merchants in
nearly all the small towns in the
North and West are advertising
literally through the papers and
otherwise, bidding for parcels
post orders. Grocery stores,
meat shops, dry goods, drug
stores, poultry and dairymen and
all the rest are bidding for par
GELS post trade.
If a farmer needs a plow point
he must stop team, spoil a
days work to get it. He can
have it sent by parcels post for
a few cents. A roast of beef for
dinner, anything up to eleven
pounds, can be sent for at once.
Eggs, butter, chicken, can be
sent to customers in town from
the country, and save time and
expense. 1t will pay the mer-
chants and those who have any
thing to sell, to advertise for
this parcels post trade. The big
mail order houses are taking adj
vantage Of it, and the merchants
in small towns and villages must
lido the same or suffer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
The Governor The Jury
(Editorial)

The jury which tried Floyd
Allen and his son, Claude, were
able to decide the case at once,
and reach a verdict. The Cover
nor has had the case practically
retired before him, and after
celebrating long, long time is
still undecided, at this writing,
Thursday. There is evidently
grave and serious doubt in his
mind, else he would have long
ago ended the suspense. The
laws of God as well as the laws
of the land give the prisoner
always the benefit of reason
able doubt, and the Governor, it
is now believed, will give the
condemned men the benefit of
the grave doubts which he evil
IDENTIFY entertains.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Schools in East End

Prof. Paris McMullin, of
Springville, was here Wednes-
day, and transacted business
with this office. The school
question is exciting almost as
much attention in the east end
as are good roads. An attempt is
being made to consolidate a
number of small schools into two
good ones, and establish high
schools. The difficulty seems to
be as to agreeing upon location.
Everybody wants the building
near their home which is not
unnatural. "The greatest good
to the greatest number" is the
motto, always.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
BAR ENDORSES
". II. WERTH
Prominent Tazewell Lawyer Recon-
mended For U. S. Attorney For
Western District of Virginia.

AT Il largely attended meeting
here Monday in the courthouse,
the lawyers of the county adopt
ed set of resolutions endorsing
William II. Werth for District
Attorney for the Western Dis
trict of Virginia. The resolutions
were read by attorney Edgar l.,
Greever, and are as follows:
Resolved, First, That it is
with pleasure and approval. that
we learn of the candidacy of
Hon. William II. Werth for the
Office of United States district
attorney for the western district
of Virginia.
Resolved, Second, that we
recognize Mr.. Werth's peculiar
fitness for the position for the
following reasons: First, he is a
lawyer of broad learning, varied
experience and energy and q
man of the highest integrity.
Second, He is a man of strong
personality with positive con-
victions on all moral, technical
and professional questions.
Third. He is uncompromising
in his defense of what he be-
lieves to be right.
Fourth, He is an mtiring
worker in all cases in which he
is employed, using all proper
means to advance the interests
of clients; Fifth, He is logical
and forceful advocate before a
jury.
Sixth, He is a lawyer and not
an Office seeker, never having
been before an applicant for any
Office.
Resol, ed, That we unhesitat-
lrgly ard heartily recommend
hlm for appointment to ill the
ahove Office, feeling confident
that he ti'l l'.l," nd effectively
protect the in,o.c,t of the
gov. nme IN a. ,l .ers which
come urder hi &. e without
fear or favor, for Wr' he is a
lifelong Democra j.. has that
breadth of mind WI IN does not
measure things by narrow rarti-
san standards, but recognizes
and advocates the rights of all
rien regardless Of political arllia-
zion. IN view Of the meetings of
,he congressional district COM
mlttee called to meet in Bristol
on the 10th instant and the pur-
pose announced in said call and
in view of the fact that Mr..
Werth is the only avowed candi-
date in this congressional dis
Lrict for the Office of United
States District Attorney for the
western district of Virginia, we
call on said committee to endorse
Mr.. Werth's candidacy and to
mee his appointment by every
means in its power"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Minstrel Show

The concert given in the High
School Chapel Tuesday night by
the Musical Club, assisted by
several outside of the club,
proved one of the most enjoyable
occasions of the season and also
added a good sum of money to
the eXchequer of the club. The
entertainment was in the nature
of minstrel show, all the vari-
GUS participants being black
faced. The receipts at the door
amounted to about $120.
The club went to Pocahontas
Wednesday, where they gave an
entertainment Wednesday night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Mrs. Susan Crawford

Mrs. Susan Crawford, 70
years of age, died at the home
of her son, Robert Crawford, in
Richards, Thursday of last
week. The burial took place
Friday. She was sister to Mrs.
Maria Saunders, of this commun-
lty. Three children survive
Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Robert
WINNER, of West Virginia, and
a son, Robert, at whose home
she died. Her three brothers
live in Utah.
Deceased was member of
the Methodist church. Her death
was not unexpected, and she had
no fears. Her last words were
L am passing away"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21

been much sought after by the
various counties in the State,
which have roads under con-
struction, and his decision to
remain here, will be gratifying
to many people, who know his
worth to the county. We have
been informed that the gentle
mans knowledge of where and
how to buy material, such as
dynamite, etc., has saved the
county large sums cf money
more than enough, it is said, to
pay his salary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Death of Mrs. Blackburn

Mrs. Maria Blackburn, age 81
years, a sister of the late Major
Britain, died at the home of
her niece, Mrs. John H. Lewis,
on main street, early Tuesday
morning. She had been i'll for
several weeks. The remains
were taken to Coal Creek, Tenn. -.
Wednesday and inferred beside
those of her husband, who died
in that town about a year ago.
She is survived by two brothers
Lewis Britain, of Talulah,
ILL.,, and Thomas Britain, of
MiddletoWn. N. Y.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
The Colored People

The following news item, of
interest to the colored people on
midway, was handed in on
Wednesday:
Mrs. Mollie Harman gave a
"Thimble Party" at her home on
midway Saturday. A number of
guests were nicely entertained.
The ministers present proved
that they could use the needle
and thimble. An excellent dinner
was served, and the whole
affair was very enjoyable"