Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-06-20
Was
ON THE OUTSIDE

Visitors to Tazewell Wednesday Were
Shewn Every Consideration ard
Courtesy ByPeople ofihe Town
Yes, we had a, great time
Every door swung wide oren,
and if one had been accidentally
left closed a latchstring hung
on the outside. and the word
pull" " printed under it in large
letters. The town was decorated
with bunting and flags, and a
great hig Welcome" stretched
clear across Main street. The
merchants, every one of them,
and all the people joined in to
give the invited guests a royal
welcome. There were a large
number of visitors from the
county and other points not
specially numbered among the
invited" but who were equally
welcome, and shown every at
tention. The handling of the
crowd, dividing it into two
parties, was happily conceived.
All of the visitors and guests
could not be given dinner at the
same time owing to lack of
room. and so, while one part
had dinner, the other part were
taken out in autos and given
dinner upon their return, and
by this wise arrangement every
body had dinner and and good
spin" in the country.
Not clash, not an accident
to a machine, nobody got sick,
and all went well.
Too much cannot be said of
the good behavior and decorum
of the crowd. There was no dis
order, no drunkenness and
Tazewell's extra police force had
nothing to do but to look on.
Everybody had a good day and
carried away with them pleasant
Impressions of this beautiful
section.
Well. after all, what's in it,?
What is the result? Nobody can
say. This much can be said, that
if not one dollar is realized from
the work and money spent both
have been well expended. New
peoples were thrown together,
new acquaintances made, new
friendships formed, and our
beautiful rich section was pretty
well advertised.
Both Towns Helped.
Boosters Day." did both
towns good in many ways. 1t is
reported that North TaZewell
painted and whitewashed every
thing even to the pig pens and
telephone poles clear up to
Shakerag, and brother John
Whitley worked like a Trojan to
get his corn patch hoed out.
Tazewell cleaned up and hauled
away enough dirt and rubbish
to make a fair sized building
lot. Booster Day is good
thing in more ways than one.
A Splendid Showing.
The splendid showing made
and good time given our guests
Wednesday was due largely to
the liberality and courteOusness
of the visiting automobile
owners. They were untiring in
their efforts to make the day
memorable one for our guests
whose appreciation Of their
efforts was frequently expressed.
The out of town auto owners
were H. Bowen Greever, John
L. Crockett, H. M. Matz, of
Bluefield; John r. Barns, of
Salem; M. d. Clay, of Coeburn !;
John P. Gose, of Burke's Garden
and Rawley w. Witten, of Pts
gah. The Tazewell-North Taze-
well Board of Trade feel under
obligations to these gentlemen,
and hope that the increase in
population and wealth of Taze-
well will likewise increase their
sales in this vicinity.
While on the automobile ques-
ton mention should be made of
the faithful and efficient service
rendered by the Tazewell auto
lists, especially Mrs. Geo. p. Hall
and Miss Mary Turk. who drove
their cars for several hours in
the dust and heat and earned
for themselves enviable reputa-
tions because Of their proficiency
in handling their cars. The
gentlemen drivers, exclusive of
the visitors, numbering about
ten. gave excellent service. for