Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-01-02
CONvICTS GIVEN A
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Good People Of The Cove and Vi
cipIy Contribute Literally to
Cheer Of Unfortunate Men.

Commendable and praise
worthy was the fine Christmas
dinner given the road force at
the convict camp near Liberty
Hill, by the good people of that
community. Superintendent
Vines is loud in his praise. and
appreciation beyond his power
to express. The ladies came in
force on Christmas day with
great loads of the best that rich
community affords, and the
sixty or seventy men, black and
white, prisoners, guards, bosses
and all, including a lot of com
pany", all ate and were filed,
and more than twelve baskets
full of fragments" were taken
up. Capt. Vines says there was
enough turkey left over for a
fine breakfast of hash for next
morning. The thoughtful donors
vii never know how highly this
kindness was appreciated by
burden bearers "in prisons,
whom they visited" on this(
Christmas morning. I
A list OF the names of partici{
pating in this gift of good thinp|
is given below. The names Of
the ladies' are given only to saY
space. Their husbands are
Guided also: Mosdames: CD
Ward. W. o. Barns, Joe Barns,
L. S. White, S. A. White, jeff
j. O. Brown, S. j.
Thompson, O. b. Barns, r. II.
Bowen. jim Stevenson, w. H.
Bowen, J.S. Bowen, Alex Barns.
II. Y. Brown. OF Plum Creek,
j, A. Crockett, Will Leece.
High Jinks Mt North Tazewell.
Bluefield, January -
Having stopped over at North
Tazewell to spend d few days to
recuperate from the arduous du-
ties of my profession Q'm bur-
glar), | sauntered over to the
church. hoping to cliff" the
communion service and found
all the people there before me
enjoying one of the very stun
little shows that | have
seen in all my burglarious
career. When | arrived u well
dressed little angel, with folded
wings, was waving a by-by
wand over lot of little angels
that guess would be called lit
tie "broilers"-up there. 1t was q
lovely scene and that girl with
the wand and the folded wings
has come nearer converting me
from my evil ways than ten
years in Sing Sing ever did. Af- I
ter the scene, which will re-
member as long as ! stay single, /
beautiful little broiler
into the ring with
brand new doll baby in herarf71s
and gave'iSr and Santa Claus and
Christmas q monologue that
ought to make the broiler, the |
doll baby and all the boys good |
till this time next week. After
this came tableauX-pantomimeI |
which for good staging, goodI |.
acting and beauty of arrange-v
ment, can't be beat in little old
New York, which is my home
when Pm not inspecting post
office safes, or practicin the
lockstep up the river.
Six girls, evidently selected
for beauty of face and figure,
as well as grace Of movement,
took their places on the stage.
They were called "fryin' size"
by a reform school boy who was
seated in front of men and who
called out their names, l will
remember as long as life lasts.
They were Elizabeth Hall.
Louise Keister, Evelyn Ireson,
Stella, and Betty Williams and
Eva Hackworth. Now, pve Of
ten heard of the manual Of arms
but never knew what it meant
until these six girls performed
it in response to the spirit of low
music by an invisible choir. The
music was from Offenback's
Dreams OF Heaven and the res-
ponses of the fair neophytes in !
waving of arms, graceful andE
beautiful poses was in keepingis
with the jubilee spirit of thd
time. 1t sure had a.queer effect
on a travelling cracksman. / had
spied cut few promising safes
town and could have made
good sssold haul, a,4 I hthat show