Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-27

cost, says Mr.. Lee, including /;
months rations for the men
about $4,000, all of which, vir.
tually, is paid by the State. The
material in the camp is the
property of the State, and will
be moved elsewhere when the
work here is finished. The
board of the men is about -
cents per day. This amount is
paid by the county. or rather by
Maiden Spring District. This
district has the advantage OF
one-third of the State aid fund.
The force is at work now on
the stretch between Liberty Hill
and the Bundy church.
The Maiden Spring District
crosses at the church on the
Bundy farm, and here a short
piece of road has been completed
west, and the gap between this
md the road built by Capt. Wal
ton last year, is being closed up.
1t is the purpose of the road
people to build part of the road
over the ridge toward Maiden
Spring, and also a stretch on
the Hog Back" road.
One of the worst pieces of
road on earth is between Jno. C.
st. Clair's place and the Maiden
Spring District line. 1t appears
doubly worse perhaps because of
being flanked at either end by
good roads. Chairman Daniels
has money to spend on this line,
and the gap will be closed up,
but not this year. In going over
this stretch of gullies, mud-holes
and boulders on Tuesday there
was only one thing to do-grab
the seat in front of you, grit
your teeth and hold on. When
we struck this piece of road,
going and coming, several of
the party who voted against the
bond issue were positively
prohibited from complaining.
And when a specially bad jolt
came, nearly throwing every
body out, squire Moore was
asked about bond issues. He re-
piled invariably, that "this isn't
a very bad road," and every
body laughed. The remark was
ventured several times, that an
additional bond issue would GER
tainly carry in this county, if
only the voters could make such
a trip as we did, on Tuesday-a
trip which demonstrated more
forcefully by contrast than any
words can possibly do, the value
of good roads, and the awfulness
and meanness of the old dirt
roads.
The Big Dinner.
This article would not be at all
worth reading if mention of the
nice dinner prepared and served
on the occasion, was omitted.
Mr.. Vines evidently was Eek
pecting company" for dinner.
He had put the big pot in the
little one, and everything was
in good shape in the dining
room, and hungry set of men
did ample justice to the well
cooked food. There were about
five men waiting on the table,
most of whom were kept busy
at one end of the table-the end
by Squire Moore and
Sheriff Harman. We had old
ham, good biscuits, butter and
coffee, fried chicken in good
large pieces, the legs of the
chickens whole-not cut at the
joints, so you could hold a piece
in both hands-an end in each
hand. Besides we had other
things, including blackberry
and peach pie, and it was clearly
demonstrated that there are
other "pie-eaters" besides office
seekers and office holders. Capt.
Vines and Sergeant Linken-
hoker are good housekeepers,
and like all good housekeepers,
enjoy company. Brother j. S.
Gillespie and his son, jeff, came
ovre after dinner was over. He
said he had dinner with Jeff
that day, but as Mrs. Jeff Giles
pie was in town he did not ven
ture to say what kind of din
ner he had. The camp is sup
piled with groceries, as a rule,
by contract, and Capt. Vines
draws upon the neighborhood
stores for such things as he
needs.
A Strenuous Life
After all is said, no outside
man can fully appreciate the
difficulties, worries and mental