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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20

boys were still keeping pretty quiet
but thev saw that "mam' was look
ing terrible pleased over the tub.
"Boys," snys she. wasn't this here
water, river wnter?" Yas'm," says
Jim. "Wan, declar," says Mrs.
SIMS. sits plum soft like rain wa
ter. ! Go believe that mud you 'uns
put in have took up all tie hard
ness"
Now,this is true and every old
farmer in Ohio and Indiana Knows it.
But, there is much more to it than
the mere softening of water for wash
day. Though it is not this that tells
the story, which is, that lime-hun-
CRY soil will take lime from natural
water and leaves it soft. For it is
lime and magncsia in solution that
makes waters hard. Wherever YOU
find sections with river bottom. l;nds
that have great reputation for fer
tlllty you can be sure that the river
waters will overflow them in the
Spring are very hard waters bearing
fairly good percentage of lime and
magnesia. These waters standing on
the land lose a part or all of their
lime and magnesia, which are then
retained by the soil beneath. This is
true of all these lands in the Missis-
sippi valley, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
and the valley of Virginia. The flood
waters standing on these bottom
lands lime them and it is easy TO
show it chemically.
Now, why is it that such lands have
no such reputation in Virginia and
North Carolina east and south of the
Shenandoah and Patomac flood plains.
A mere glance at the analysis of the
river waters of the country, pubiished
by the government, tells the story.
The waters of the Miami, Maumee,
Kentucky, Muskigum, Cumberland
Missouri and Cedar rivers of the mid,
die west contain six to twelve times
the amount of lime and magnesia as
that contained in the Dan, the Neuse,
the Pcedec, the Roanoke and the
james rivers of Virginia and North
Carolina. Tho, the James gets thru
it's tributaries from the valley enough
lime to make it something of an ex-
ception to the rule. This is the rea
son why even bottom lands, as well as
other iands, in the South must be
iined artiiicially.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
TRAGIC DEATH OF
CALVIN WILLIAMS
Former Tazewell Boy Is Crushed
to Death by Log Rolling Over
I.:m-Buried Yesterday.

Calvin Williams, well known citi-
zen of Tazewell, son of Samuel Will
liams, of North TaZewell, was the VIC
tim of an accident in Draper's Valley,
Pulaski county last Saturday morn
ing, which cost him his life. He was
engaged in getting out logs, and in
some uneXplninable manner a log roll
ed over him, crushing him so severe
ly that death resulted early Tuesday
morning in the jefferson hospital in
Roanoke, where he had been taken for
treatment.
The body reached Tazewell We'd
ncsday, and interment was made in
the new cemetery yesterday after
noon, the funeral and burial services
being conducted by DR.. Edward E.
Wiley, of Blueheld Mrs. Williams
and her young son, some seven or
eight years old, arrived yesterday to
be present at the burial. They have
been making their home with Mrs.
Williams parents at Glade Spring.
Mr.. David Williams, of Thompson
Valley, II brother of the deceased,
was here Wednesday,, and called ut
this cllicc to state that some terrible
biundcr had been made somewhere
last Saturday in the telephone con-
nections between this town and Roan-
ose. He said an effort was made Sat-
urday to inform the parents and rela-
tives here of the condition of Will
li0ms by the Jefferson hospital in
Roanoke, and that the information
he had was that the operator in the
central Office here had informed tho
Roanoke hospital that the parties
wanted could not be found. 1t appears
that the deceased made request that
his father and brother be advised of
his condition, so that they might come
to his bedside before he died A doc
tor in the jefferson hospital said, ne
cording to Mr.. David Williams, that
repeated efforts to get the parties
wanted Mt Tazewell proved fruitess.
Miss Snllie McClintock, the chief op-
orator in the central Office here, has
no Information of the complaint of
MIR. Williams. A call was made from
Roanoke in her absence, the ticket
showing that service was rendered as
requested. She is anxious that the
matter be Strengthened out Mt once.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
Governor Stuart Calls on People to
Offer Up Prayers TO the Almighty.

/ For the abundant fruits of the
earth; for notable educational, indus
trial and agricultural progress; for
excellent ana steadily improving pub
! Tic health; for social peace and tran
quiliity; for u quickening public con-
science; for Il growing sense of the
responsibilities of citizenship; for an
abiding sense of public honor; for the
preservation inviolate of our inherit
ed high standards of public conduct
and service; for the peace, happiness
and prosperity that pervade our land
when most of the people of the civil
liZed world are torn and distracted by
war; for the privilege of forming n
part OF great nation whose stand
ards and policies of government are
modelled more and more in accordance
with divine teaching; for the bless.
ings we enjoy as Il nation, State and
as individuals these and innum-
erable other benefits we should give
praise to our Heavenly Father and
, make public acknowledgment as n
people OF our debt of gratitude for
His beneficence;
Now, therefore, /, ii. C. Stuart,
Governor of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, do designate and appoint
Thursday, November 26, 1914, as
Thanksgiving Day, and do hereby re-
quest that all the people turn aside
from their usual vocations on that
day, and in their places of worship,
about their firesides, and in their
minds and hearts, render public ana
private worship to Almighty God for
His mercies and benefactions and ask
for His continued guidance in the
years to come.
/ Given under my hand and under
the lesser seal of the Commonwealth,
at the Capitol in Richmond, this the
twelfth day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and fourteen, and of the Com
monwealth the one hundred and
thirty-ninth.
(SEAL.) H. C. STUART,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
b. o. JAMES,
Sec. of the Commonwealth.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
A LESSON FROM NATURE.
Wash.Day at Mrs. Sims.

When wash day came around, old
Mrs. Sims filled her tubs from the wa
ter barrel that caught the rain from
the roof of her cabin down near North
Bend, way on the big Miami river.
But in dry weather. she had bad
time. The boys had to fetch water
from the river. Miami river water is
hard as blazes and washing in it is
some job. In the drought Of II, the
boys had to go to Cincinnati and they
filled the water butt for her before
they went. 1t was three days before
wash day. Next day Jimmie and Sam
Slick were fooling round the yard.
They had chased the chickens and
walloped the shotes and gotten a
licking from Mrs. Sims for general
devilishness. They were mad and
bound they would do imam" turn
So, when she was taking a srooze
they up and shoveled lot of dirt jr
the water butt to fix her against
wash day. My, wasn't she mad wner
she saw it. The boys dursn't come
nigh her. Well, wash day came, the
mud had settled and Mrs. SIMS was
highly careful how she DIPPED intC
the barrel so as not to stir 1t up. The
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
MISSIONARY INSTITUTE OF
nOLSfON CONFERENCE

Inc Missionary Institute of the
t.acwc.i District, of the Holston Con-
ference, opened in the Methodist
ehulvh here on Wednesday evening,
with an Introductory sermon by Rev,
a. Il. Wa,Ncr, OF Honaker.
he following minister's were pres
emt:
Rev j. II. Waller, Honnkcr; DR.. j,
w. 1 e"y. Lristol; DR.. M. p. Carico,
VI. it..; Rev. j. Il. Spring, Tazcwc. {;
y. l.. Shir, Tip Top; Rev. b. N.
Haterhopsc, Richlands; Rev. r. b.
pat, Tuacwell; N. Il. Cartright, Gra-
.!am; Rev. ID. r. Miles, Pocahontas;
Rev. 4. II. Buhrmnn.
On yesterday morning DR.. j. w.
Perry, Bristol, delivered an interest
ing missionary address before small
audience. Tho address was highly
spoken Of. DIR. Perry is the Mission
nry Secretary of the Conference. He
travels among the districts, holds in
stitntc3, ut which various subjects,
ways and means, etc, are discussed.
DIR. Perry spoke last night to n
larger audience, on Missions, illus
trating his address by the use Of
charts, maps, etc.
Presiding Elder ID. p. Hurley is
chairman, and Rev. Mr.. Buhrman,
secretary, of the Institute.
AS we 20 to press this II. m. the
Institute is still in session.
1t will adjourn this p. IN.
Sister O'Keeife and Mrs. ID. L.
Hurley made interesting addresses on
yesterday, on the subject of tho
young people and how to take care
of them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
MEETING, DEC. 5, 1914

The following program for Teach
ers' Meeting oil the Jeifersonville
District, to be held at Tazewell, Va,
Dece,nber 5. 1914:
l. Difficulties in Teaching English to
High School Pupils. Misses Turk,
Lockett and Esther johnson.
2. Correlation of History and Geog
raphy in the Grammar Grades.
Misses Phillippi, Evelyn Still and
Pauline Howard.
3. How to Secure the Best Results in
Reading Recitation. Misses Eulah
Howard, Lillian Still and Annie L..
Moore.
A. Importance of Good Diciplinc and
Ways of Securing 1t. Misses Lee
and Lessie Blackwell.
B. Talks on Primary Methods. Misses
Howison and Thomas.
General discussion is expected on
all the above subjects.)
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
ZINE TRIP, SANTAw THE CRY
AS XMAS SHIP SAILED FRIDAY

At II a. m. last Friday the Christ
mas Ship Jason finished loading her
cargo of Christmas presents for the
European war zone.
This is her cargo, as tabulated by
Lieut. Commander C. E. Courtney, u.
S. NJ, her commander:
ID carloads of children's clothes.
carloads of women's clothes.
l carload of mems clothes.
carloads of toys.
carloads of shoes.
carloads of foodstuffs.
carload of merchandise, bought in
New York, costing $4,000.
90 carloads OF miscellaneous pres
ents. a
20 carloads of presents, assorted in
classes. yli
Total, 80 carloads.
Besides, there are about eighteen
carloads of individual and small par
cells, making a grand total of 100 car
loads of Christmas presents shipped
on The World Santa Claus Ship.-N
~. World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

The Thanksgiving Service for
Tazewell and North Tazewell will be
held in the Presbyterian church,
Thursday the 26th instant, at 10:30
n. m. Rev. r. b. Platt will preach
the sermon, and other pastors and
ministers will take part in the serv-
ice. The song service will be rem
dered by representatives from all our
choirs. 1t is earnestly hoped that the
Christian people of the entire com
munity Will recognize this service,
and by their presence and interest,
make 1T a notable occasion of Thanks
giving to our God. Remember the
hour, 1880, and be prompt.
AS is our custom, the Offering
which we hope will be most liberal,
will be given to the poor who need
help.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
BANDAGEs FOR THE WOUNDED

There is great need for bandages in
the hospitals on the battle fields of
Europe, and, urgent calls are sent out
for contributions of bandages. Cot
ton cloth, sheets, pillow cases, new or
second hand, will be gladly received.
Mrs. DR.. Jackson has agreed to take
charge of all such contributions, dis
infect them, if necessary, and pack
in boxes. Report your contributions
of all such to this office, but do not
bring the articles here, as we have no
way of caring for them. Take them
to Mrs. jackson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
HOW MONEY AND CLOTHING
WILL BE SENT.

Inquiries come to this office as to
how and when the Belgian funds and
other contributions are to be sent,
and through what channel. am now
in correspondence with Colonel Boy
kin, State Commissioner, who is ar
ranging for ship to convey the Vir-
GINA contributions, etc. When this
arrangement is completed, definite
announcement will be made. Our con-
Itributions will all go through the
State organization.
j. A. LESLIE,
Acting Agent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
BANDY's CHAPEL DINNER.

The good folks on Laurel, and at
Bandy's Chapel, will give big din
ner on Thanksgiving Day, for which
charge Of 25c. will be made, the
proceeds to go to the Belgian Fund.
This is nice thing to do, to share
q good dinner with starving women
and children, who will be glad of the
crumbs which fall from rich mems
tables, and Of the scraps we are feed
ing our dogs. Let the good women
and people in every community get
together, and send something, either
money or clothing.
Mrs. M. j. Buchanan and Mr.. a. G.
Fowler are pushing the good work at
Bandy's Chapel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
VILLA MARCHING
ON MEXICO CITY

Washington, Nov. 18.-GeneraI
Francigco Villa, commanding troops
under command of the Augas Calien-
tcs convention, is marching on Mexi-
co City. His army today reached
Leon, the first important railroad CEN
ter south of Augas Calientes.
General Pablo Gonzales Carranza
forces are ut Queretaro and Irapuato,
where the first important clash prob
ably will occur.
These facts were reported today by
George G. Carothers, American con-
sular agent, accompanying General
Villa. Cirothers declared Villa was
well equipped for the march,.
American Consul Silliman tele-
grnphed that conditions were far more
serious in Mexico City thanD at any
times ince the parleys for peace be-
gan. He regards actual hostilities as
inevitable, though some generals still
ere trying to patch up differences.
General Carranza, according to
messages from Mr.. Silliman and Leon
Canova, special agent ut Augas Cali
entes, declared that he had been mis-
understood that he never intended to
deliver the executive power except to
some man of his own selection.
Officials here tonight believed Gen.
Elulalio Gutierrez, chosen provisional
president by the convention, had or
dered general attack on Carranza
garrisons. Gutierrez controls northern
Mexico and General Villas advance
guard is within 200 miles of the Mex
lean capital. One column of his forces
is moving eastward from San Luis
Potosi to Tampico, another is endeav-
oring to cut off the forces of General
Jesus Carranza at Puerto Mexico.
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IMPORTANT.

Send all contributions to the
Belgians from this county
through the same channel. Re-
port amounts collected, and send
all contributions to the Clinch
Valley News Office. AcknOwl-
edgement will be made through
the paper. Address,
J.. A. LESLIE,
For Belgian Fund.
State who and where from.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
ITEMS FROM ASBERRY.

Miss Fritz from Tannersville spent
several days last week with Miss
Bane, at the home of Mr.. John Neal
On account of the inclement wealth.
er quarterly meeting was not so
largely attended. Mr.. Mart, our pas
tor, was accompanied by Rev. Mr..
French, of Abingdon.
Mrs. Roach has returned TO his
home in Tazewell, after visiting his
sister, Mrs. Reece Turley.
Miss Allie and Ollie Vanhoozer
spent the day yesterday with their
friend, Miss Stella Ellis.
Mrs. Hoops, who is teaching in
Thompson's Valley, has returned to
her school, after spending few days
with her mother, Mrs. Shrader.
Mrs. d. w. Lynch and son, Dan, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. T. Correll
Mr.. Wilev Dillman returned home
Sunday after, teaching a singing
school at Liberty Hill.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
BASK ETBALL GAME.

Wednesday afternoon match game
of bassetbali was played on the High
School grounds between Witten's Mill
and TGzeweil, resulting in victory
for the home team of % to l6. The
ime-up was us follows:
Witten's Mill-Sanders and Giles
pie. forwards; Harman, center; Bill
ups and Witten, guards.
iazewell-J. h. Johnson and Pres
ton, forwards; Martin, center; Muir
and j. N. johnson, guards.
Attendance, 800.
Referee, l.. johnson.
Lincmen, Strong and Gollehon.
Timekeeper, Robert Peery.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

You may wander tho wide world over
In search of u faircr land,
But when you have ceased your wan
dering,
Come back TO our Virginia land,
TO the land of tho Blue Ridge noun.
tanS,
Where the roc.;-clad hills in summer,
Meet Virginia's fair blue skies;
Where tn daisy studded meadows
Kiss the bluegrass covered hills;
In Southwest Virginia.
r. M.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
TAZEWELL DELEGATES.

Delegates 10 the Baptist General
Association of the State from the
Baptist church here. were appointed
last Sunday, as follows: The pastor,
Rev. Thos. ii. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. II. Reynolds and j. A. Leslie. The
Association, composed of representa-
tivcs of the Baptist churches of the
State, met in Bristol on yesterday,
and adjourn on Saturday night
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
CLOTHING, BANDAGES, ETC, FOR
THE BELGIAN FUND.

Mr.. John S. Bottimore contributes
ten dollars worth of clothing for the
Belgian Relief Fund. Such articles
as clothing will be very acceptable.
The suffering people there need
clothes and food more than money.
The money contributed will be in
vested by the committees in London
for food, clothing, etc.
Every merchant in town can come
in on this proposition. Clothing for
women and children chiefly, is most
needed.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
ROY DEAN.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Dean are greatly
grievcd by the death Of their little
son, Roy, which occurred Mt their
home near North Tazewell, on the 13
Of this month. The little fellow suf-
fercd for six weeks, when death came
To his relief.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean express great
gratitude for the kindness shown them
10y their neighbors during their af-
Fiction.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
Inst NOTES

Mr.. II. T. May, of Adria, was here
on yesterday, and reported the loss
from his pocket of two notes of
$133.33 1-3 cents each, given by Mr.. j.
II. Simpson TO Mrs. Mary A. STRAIT
ton. The notes, Mr.. May thinks, were
lost on the road between his home and
this town. The notes are OF no value
% anyone except the owners, and any
one finding them will confer favor
by leaving them at this Office or re-
turning to Mr.. May.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
BELGIAN CARDINAL
APPEALS FOR FOOD

London, Nov. 1S.-Cardinal Fran
co.'s Joseph Mercier, of Malines, pri-
mate of Belgium, today sent an ap-
peal to the American Commission for
Belgium Relief for his starving par
ishioners.
In Malines, the cardinal says, 49,
900 mouths have to be fed daily.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20

Want of space forbids complete
report of the Tazewell Fair Associa-
tion's meeting of stockholders held
last Saturday. Prof. A. S. Greever
was elected president; w. G. O'Brien
reelected secretary. The sum of
$1,000 was appropriated for race
premiums for next year, and 5000 to
the school fair, and dividend of 6
per cent. declared to the stockhold-
ers,
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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to give thanks to tho
many kind friends and to the minis
ters who came TO us in the sudden
and sad calamity that befell our be-
loved son and brother, Calvin Will
liams, who accidently lost his life in
the performance of his duty. Sym
pathy and kindness always dear to
ones heart, is doubly SO to us, in this
sorrowful loss of n gentle, dutiful son,
md brother.
SAMUEL WILLIAMS
AND FAMILY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20

We must insist on all who owe us
to pay their accounts promptly. Our
margins of profits arc small and be-
sides we will be forced TO collect to
meet our obligations.
Yours very truly,
THE TAZEWELL SUPPLY CO.,
BY II. G. Pecry,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
HUNGRY BELGIANS HIDE !
FROM STRANGERS
Who Offer Them Food - Fear
They Are Foes.

London, Nov. 18.-Jarvis f. Bell, of
New York, who on behalf of the
American Commission for Relief in
Belgium assisted in the distribution
of the first cargo of relief supplies
sent to the Belgians, has given a de-
seription Of conditions in the stricken
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
IIOORAY!

The paperhanger's cheeks were wet
With tears us he would bawl;
My business is real good, and yet
1t drives me To the wall"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20
Burke's Garden. Va. Nov. I

Burke's Garden, Va, Noy. II.
Mr.. j. A. Leslie,
Tazewell, Va.
Dear Sir:
have so bushels of wheat for Bel
gians, and our local mill will convert
it into flour without cost, that it may
go as far as possible to help gal
liant and suffering people over a win
ter that will almost surely bring
greater distress to a larger part of the
world than any preceding 1t.
We are much indebted to "Gose's
Mill" in this matter.
Very respectfully,
R. M. LAWSON.
p. S.-Where is it wanted?
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WANTED 100 LOCUST POSTS

1-2 feet long, not less than a
inches at the top, delivered at Taze-
well or on the wagon road 2 or 3
miles from town, or at some rail-
road station. w. P. Payne, Taze-
we'll, Va, Nov. IL, 1914.
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HORSE BUYER COMING.

There will be horse buyer AZ
Tazewell. Wednesday,, November %.
TAHEWELL HORSE AND MULE
MARKET. Per G.. j. Moss.
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BELGIAN FUND is
GROWING FAST
Burke's Garden Farmer and
Grazier Gives SO Bushels of
Wheat-Other Contributions.

In addition to receipts of money ac-
knowledged below the two letters pub
lished herewith have been received
in this office. One from Judge S. e.
Graham, and the other from Mr.. X.
M. Lawson, of Burke's Garden, show
ing valuable contributions from these
gentlemen:
Tazewell, Va, Nov. 16, 1914.
Messrs. Geo. McD. Blake G. Co.,
Richmond, Va.
Dear Sirs:
AS you are near at hand, please de-
liver to the committee of Col. Henry
M. Boykin, commissioner and chair
man OF the Belgian Relief Commit
tee, ono barrel of flour, as my pres
ent contribution to the relief fund,
and charge the same to my account,
together with any expense you may
incur in delivery, if you charge any.
AS there may be confusion in deliv-
cry, please get a receipt in my name
for same. Let me hear from you.
Yours truly,
S. C. GRAHAM.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-20

Marvin Mcclure, of Cedar Bluff
was q visitor to Tazewell yesterday.