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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Richmond and the Boycott.

Report comes from Richmond that
the large business concerns are COM
bining to fight "the prohibition cam
paign on the side of the liquor inter
ests, and one method, it is stated. to
be used, is to boycott the "dry" news
papers, by Withholding their advertis-
ing, and to give the benefit of their
patronage to the newspapers favor
able to the liquor interests. On the
other hand, it is further stated, that
the prohibitionists in Richmond will
also do little boycotting on their
own account, and trade with those
merchants only who advertise in the
dry" papers. Little credence is to
be given to these rumors. The meth
ods, suggested are impracticRblc, and
could not be carried out, except to Il
very limited EXTENT if Mt all. There
mond and three "wet" ones-this fact
alone would make the boycotting idea
an impractical one. We cannot think
such move on the part of Richmond
people possible. 1t is we'll estab-
lished fact that the liquor interests
will go to any length, or adopt any
method to defeat prohibition, but il
is not easy to believe or even imagine
that the good people of one of the
so-called "best towns" in the world,
would lend their influence to such !,
nefarious scheme. Richmond is said
to be pretty well 'liquor soaked", but
that the best business element of the
city would take vengeance in this un-
derhanded way, is inconceivable. 1t
is to be sincerely hoped that the
fight. for prohibition will be made
openly, fairly and squarely. Other
wise, either success or defeat would
not be decisive.
In this connection, however, we
deem it entirely proper to say, that
the Richmond Virginian, probably the
only out-and-out prohibition daily in
the state, so far as we Know, should
have the hearty support of every
friend of the cause. 1t is clean, clear
cut and strongly edited, and, as we
see it, level-headcd and fair, and
should have, within the next few
months, thousands of new subscrb-
ers added to its list.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Local News of Graham.

Graham, Va, March "a, 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Shrader will
leave April 1st for White Rock, S.
d., to visit Mr.. Stephen Henderson,
who is brother Of Mrs. Shrader.
Mrs. Rapp, of Shenandoah, Va, will
lecture in the Methodist church here
on next Tuesday night in the cause
of temperance.
A protracted meeting will begin
in the Christian church here next
Sunday. Prof. Charles E. McVeigh
will lead the singing; preaching by
the pastor.
ID. w. Leffel and George Shawver
were over from Clear Fork Monday.
Mr.. Andy Ritter, who went TO
southern Texas from here last spring,
has been captured, and may never re-
turn. He was taken in the "Winter
Gardens" by the beautiful and ac-
complishcd Miss jackson.
Mrs. Graves, has gone to eastern
Virginia to visit friends and relatives.
She is an accomplished scholar, mu-
sician and Sunday school worker, and
will be greatly missed from Graham.
Graham is full of working people
and not houses enough to accomodatc
them. High rent and higher prices
for the necessaries of life make it
pretty hard on many of them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Virginia.

A Virginian is President of the
United States.
A grandson of Virginia is Vice
President of the United States.
Senator Martin of Virginia is chair
man of the powerful Senate Appro-
priations Committee.
Senator Swanson of Virginia is
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, is q
Virginian and chairman of the Senate
Committee on Banking and Currency
Senator Lewis, Of Illinois, is a
Virglnlan, and chairman of the SEN
ate Committee on Expenditures in
the State Department.
Representative w. A. Jones, of Vir-
gina, Is chairman of the House Com
inittee on lnsular Affairs.
Representative Carter Glass, of Viz
ginla, is chairman of the House Com
mittee on Banking and Currency.
Representative James Hay, OF Vir-
ginia, is chairman of the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
Representative III. ID. Flood, of Vir-
ginia, is chairman of the House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
John Skelton Williams, of Virginia
is comptroller of the Currency, and
is said TO be slated for Secretary OF
the Treasury.
No state in the Union has as power
full governmental position.
These men are advertising Virginia
every day.
Are you advertising Virginia and
your own business?
Richmond Dispatch
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Mrs. Marin Saunders Dead.

Mrs. Maria Saunders, aged sixty
five, years, died on Monday, March
23rd, and by her dying request was
buried in Thompson Valley, her old
home. She was the widow of James
Saunders, who died about three wears
ago. Since her husbands death she
had been living in different homes in
this town, serving in the capacity of
general housekeeper. AT the time
OF her death she was living i'm the
family of Mr.. G. r. Surface, where
she had been for about two weeks.
Her illness began with pleurisy and
developed into pneumonia. Mrs. Sur
face speaks in terms of praise of her
as an humble, sincere Christian wo-
man. She was tenderly nursed and
given every attention by Mrs. Sur
face during her sickness, and given
decent burial after death.
Brief funeral services were held
ON Tuesday in Thompson Valley at
Whites church, and interment made
IN the cemetery on the farm of Mr..
ID. w. Lynch. A number of the best
people of Thompson Valley, who
knew Mrs. Saunders, she having at
one time lived there, were present at
the funeral and burial.
The funeral service in the church
was conducted by Rev. w. w. Hicks,
of this place. The minister's re-
marks were especially appropriate
and timely. He recalled the faithful
ness and fidelity exhibited by the de-
ceased to the family in whose home
she died, and the statement on her
death bed of her preparedness to
meet her Maker.
The services at the church were the
most remarkable to occur in that or
any other community, from the fact
that not single relative was pres
ent, no tears were shed, no mourners
to mourn.
The friends of Mrs. Saunders were
especially grateful to Mr.. and Mrs. G..
r. Surface and Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Surface for the many acts of kind
ness they showed to her in her i'll
ness and death.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Gillespie May Run In Ninth.

According to reports coming to
Roanoke from trustworthy sources,
the Republicans of the Ninth district,
facing the fiat refusal of Hon c.. b.
Slemp to stand for denomination to
congress, will turn to Barnes Giles
pie of Tazewell, retiring United States
attorney, to take up their fight and
make the race against r. Tate Irvine,
Democratic nominee.
So far as can be learned, Mr.. Gil
lespie never has said he will not run.
He has said that because of other
professional business he does not
care to try for seat in congress-, but
Republicans in the Ninth who know
his personal and political strength
believe he is the man who can pick
up more of the Slemp organization
strength than any other in the dis
trict.
Mr.. Gillespie has established an
enviable record as government prose
cutor in the western district and
doubtless can do as much as any other
man in the state to retain for the
Republicans their last stronghold in
Virginia. Whether he can read the
handwriting too plainly to consent to
appear in the role of the lamb, re-
mains to be seen, but close observers
expect Gillespie to be big name be-
fore the Republican congressional
convention in June.-Roanoke Times
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
The Real" Fish Story.

Tavares, Fla, March %, 1914.
During the fail season of 1912 Capt.
Thompson, of Chicago, caught ire
mendous fish, weighing $4,000 lbs,
The name l cannot just cali to men,
ory,, but, anyway, there are only two
OF the species in existence-one is in
the English museum the other is the
one noted above. Capt. Thompson
was in the Gulf stream outside Miami
fishing for shark or other large fish.
When he saw this large fish his sport
ing blood rose to its highest notch,
and the gamest fight between man
and fish commenced. Capt. Thomp-
son fought with this sea monster for
thirty-six hours, shooting Winchester
steel bullets into it 236 times and
harpooning it 318 times. The fish
tore down six pilings that were in
The ground thirty feet. Then tore up
three large yatcns and launches. This
denizen OF the sea had liver that
weighed 1860 pounds. The fsh's
length was 45 1-2 feet. Capt. Thomp-
son was offered $4,000 for the fish
by the Smithsonian Institute on its
arrival at Mama, Fla. Capt. Thomp-
son will exhibit the fish until after
the Panama exposition in San Fran
cisco, then he receives 100000 for it.
Florida is the best fishing state in
the Union. Just small haul of fmack.
erel was made in Lautana that weigh
ed more than thirty-one tons, netting
$4,000. Mr.. Editor, suggest that
you go "way back and sit down."
THELMA HARTMAN
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Unfair TO The Ninth.

Editor The News
In answer to your inquiry, "What
should our senator's do in the matter
of the confirmation of Hart for col
lector?" l say advisedly, calmly, and
as nearly as a layman might speak
ludicially, that were / senator from
Virginia, and my place depended on
my action, | would resign rather than
vote. for his confirmation. There is
no objection to Hart as man or Dem
ocrat, but when you consider that this
is the only Republican or near Repub-
lican district in the state, the trans
fer of this Office from the district in
which it has been used, openly, CON
slstently and effectually to perpetuate
Republican ascendency is such man.
ifest wrong as could only result from
misconstruction of conditions, or from
such misconception of the people of
the Ninth district as amounts to an
invidious discrimination. In these
conditions, Mr.. Editor, if | were
Claude A. Swanson or Thomas S.
Martin, | would stake my political
existence on an absolute refusal to
confirm Hart's appointment.
Yours truly,
HARRY M. SMYTHE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
A New Fair Circuit.

A new fair circuit was formed at
Big Stone Gap on last Saturday, CON
sisting of Washington, Scott, Taze-
we'll, Lee and Russell counties. AS
these are the banner counties of the
blue grass section, adjoining and hav-
ing to feed the greatest developed
coal field in the world, it is fitting
that the new association should be
called the Blue Grass Fair Circuit.
The following officers for the new
circuit We're chosen: President, DIR.
II. G. Hamilton, of Abingdon; vice
president, w. G. O'Brien, of Taze--
we'll; secretary, C. C. Blankenship, of
Jonesville.
The dates selected for the fair
were: Abingdon, week of September
7th; Gate City, September 14th;
Jonesville, September 21st; Lebanon,
September 28th; Tazewell, October
5th.
The Bluefield- Graham Fair, while
not member of the new circuit, will
have the week of October 18th and
this, in connection with the new cir
cult, will insure a strong line of at
fractions for the fairs in southwest
Virginia this fall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
MIR. II. u. Goodman Dead

Mr.. Robert Edward Goodman, aged
fifty eight years, died at his home
in Burkes Garden on Tuesday after
noon, following protracted illness.
The burial took place on Wednesday
under the auspices of the Masonic
Lodge of this place, of which the de-
services were conducted by Rev. +. II.
Campbell, pastor of the Baptist
church, OF this city.
Deceased was never married. He
is survived by six sisters and two
brothers, only one of whom, brother,
Mr.. William Goodman, is married. A
sister, Miss Mollie, died short time
ago. Edward Goodman was a man OF
undoubted integrity, and stood high
in the estimation of his friends ana
neighbors, among whom he was born
ana reared; ana his death leaves 1.
vacancy in mis- community and FANNY
which cannot be filled.
The funeral services, conducted i,
the Central church, were attended b.
a very large crowd of people. In,
large church was more than fiileu
attesting the esteem in which tnt
deceased was held.
The following gentlemen from this
place attended the funeral and buria
of Mr.. Goodman: j. l.. Kelly, G.. w.
Doak, S. M. B. Coulling, John S. Bot
timore, w. l.. Moore, Ernest Wynn
j. s. Thompson, C. T. Patton, John
G. Hopkins, 7. j. Muncy, II. p. Brit
tain, r. o. Crockett, Joe Wynn, w. G.
Moss and II, G. Mccall.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
II Letter of Cheer.

We staiste-ss week upon the good
cheer promised by the following let
ter, which we appreciate most highly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall have many friends
in Tazewell who are still amply inter
ested in them.
Lexington, Mo-, March goth.
My Dear Mr.. Leslie:-
My subscription to your paper is
now expiring. Enclosed find two dol
lars which covers my subscription to
March 20, 1916. / am taking advan-
tage of your offer to those who pay
in advance. / cannot do without your
paper, as through it / keep in touch
with host of friends in whom /
shall always feel the deepest inter-
est.
Wishing for you and yours con-
tinued prosperity, ! am, cordially,
--~-'------ s. o. HALL,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Gets Fine Federal Job.

The Corcoran (Calf.) Journal, of
date March 18th, states that Mrs. M.
L.. Peery has been commissioned post
mistress in that city. She is the wife
oI Dr. ). T.. Peery, Tazewell boy,
who is making good" in the land Of
The Golden West" The Journal goes
on to say: "Mrs. Peery is well known
in social circles here, being one of the
Thursday Club. Possessing a
pleasing personality, we know that
Mrs. Peery will make popular and
efficient federal officer, and the Jour
nal joins her host of friends in con-
graduating her upon her appoint
ment." In behalf of friends in Taze-
well, and on it's own behalf, the
Clineh Valley News adds, amen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
A Correction.

Mr.. Edlt0r:-
Please allow me to correct a very
erroneous impression made by an ar
ticle in your paper last week.
The Woman's Christian T Temperance
Union which met with Mrs. II. G..
Peery, North Tazewell, March II, ac-
cepted her gracious hospitality in the
same spirit in which it was extended.
The serving of grape juice was NOT
considered an innovations; but on the
other hand, we always allow the priv
ilege of personal, private opinion to
individuals. We also have a kind of
feeling that the courtesies of "mine
hostess" should never, under any cir
'cuInstances, be made the subject of
public jest.
What that article would lead one
to believe had happened, did not.occur
at all.
A Member Who Was Present.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
PRESIDENT SHAKES
TIE PLUM TREE
Big Federal Offices in Virginia
Are Filled-But Ninth District
Left Holding the Bag.


President Wilson on last Saturday
sent. to the senate the following NOM
inations
To be collector of internal revenue
Richard G. l.. Moncure, of F'al-
mouth, Second district of Virginia.
and John NJ. Hart, of Roanoke, Sixth
district of Virginia.
10 be collector of customs, district
OF Virginia-Norman r. Hamilton, of
Norfolk
To be United States attorney for
western district of Richard
Evelyn Byrd, Of Winchester.
To be United States marshal for
the eastern district of Virginia-John
q. Sanders, of Richmond.
BY giving the senator's four of the
nve big appointments made on last
Saturday, and Congressman Carter
Glass the fifth, President Wilson has
fuiii He'd the general expectation of
those who have been in close touch
with the patronage situation since
the contest started little over a
year ago.
In only one of the appointments.
that of John NJ. Hart, of Roanoke, to
be collector of internal revenue for
gone against the wishes of the sena-
tors who wished the appointment of
Gen. Rufus A. Ayers, of the Ninth
congressional district. In naming
Mr.. Hart, he followed the wishes Of
congressman Carter Glass, Jones
and Montague, and rewarded u man
who by his attitude in the Baltimore
convention, went long ways toward
causing Woodrow Wilson to be nomi-
mated for president. 1t is expected
that marshal for the western dis
trict an attorney for the eastern dis
trict, will be sent to the senate next
Saturday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Services at Methodist Church, For
Sunday, March 10th.

Rev. j. w. Perry, d. d., conference
missionary secretary of the Holston
conference, will preach at the Main
street Methodist church, Tazeweil, on
Sunday morning, March 29th. DR..
Perry is well known to Tazcwell peo-
pie, having preached series of re-
vival sermons here during the pastor
ate of Rev. e. E. Wiley. He made
many friends then who will be glad
of this opportunity to hear him again.
AT 1880 p. m. DR.. Perry will preach
at North Tazewell.
Rev. w. w. Hicks will preach at
the Main street church Sunday night
at 1880; Every one cordially invited
to all these services.
Sunday school at Main street church
at 9:45 a. M, and North Tazewell at
10 o'clock a. m. Mems Bible Glass
meets in Main street church auditori-
UNI at 10 o'clock, Mr.. A. st. Clair,
teacher.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Pounding Mill News.
POUNDING Mil vo ,t,

Pounding Mill, Va, March oath
Mr.. and Mrs. X. l.. Ellis, of White
wood, wer visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r
M. Sparks here Saturday night Miss
Marie Maxwell returned to White
wood with them to sped the week.
Inc public. school ut this place
VII close this week. The teachers,
Misses Z. V. McReynolds and Mary
ibSrown, have, taught good school.
have advanced rapidly. "
Mrs. II. X. Gillespie visited Mise
flag Litz at North Tazewell yester-
day. She reports the health Of Miss
i-isI as slightly improved.
Mrs. Leonard Spratt and bnhv
Mary Williams Spratt, of Erwin
ienn., came up from Richlands YES.
terday to spend some time with rela-
tives here.
Fred Gillespie,and j. II. Williamson
were IN fazewcll on last Friday ynight,
where the degree of Master Mason
was conferred upon the latter.
Mr.. William Gillespie, of Knob,
took charge of Steele, Hurt 4 Co.'S.
store mere, on yesterday. Mr.. Giles
PIE had charge of the store several
ness. Miss Mabel Bourne will re-
main FOR time as an assistant i'm the
store.
The w. c. Il. u. meeting here on
Sunday was we'll attended. Delegates
20 the convention to be held ut Taze
well on the 18th of April will be Sc
lected at II later time. The conven-
tion on the 18th of April will be nd
dressed by Mrs. DR.. Ropp, of Shen-
andonh, Va, talented and fluent
speaker.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Newt Lowe was buried on Sun
day nt the Cyrus Williams cemetery.
This is the fifth child in the family to
ule IN infancy, and of the eight child
rem this was the only girl.
Mrs. Alex Riley and two children
have been visiting MIR. Henry Osborne
and family in Roanoke the past week.
MIR. Charles Robinctt, bridgeman
of this place, had the misfortune TO
cut his foot right badly with an adj
about two weeks ago, from which he
is still confined to his home.
Mrs. w. b. Steele attended course
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ma
rion Mcclure at the Cedar Bluff home
in honor of the high school faculty of
that place. Others present were Miss
Fairfax, Miss Clark, Miss Pecry and
Miss Mcclure, of the faculty; and
Mrs. Bane and Miss Sndn Mcclure,
of Indian.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Steele are
quietly celebrating their twenty
scveth wedding anniversary today.
Mrs. Thomas Robinctt has been
confined to her home with illness
for several days.
Mrs. G. M. Hunter was the guest
of Mrs. w. |. Lee, of Tazewell re-
Gently.
Mr.. buchanan, manager of Giles
pie " Stcclc's store at Laurel, left
yesterday for Pulaski in response to
Il message announcing the sudden
death of his father in that city.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
IF YOU HAVE A GARDEN
READ THIS.

No matter how much stable fertil-
izer you have put on your garden our
SPECIAL Garden Fertilizers will i'm
prove your crops. If you haven't been
able to get stable fertilizer, be sure
and give us an order now for one or
more bags of our SPECIAL PRE-
PARED TRUCK GROWER.
The proper amount to use is 500
to LOGO pounds per acre, sown broad
cast after plowing.
Our prices are S1.75, $500, $3.50
and $3.50 for 200 pound sack delivered
at your place.
You cannot afford not 10 grow all
you can in your garden. Get your
orders in now.
Star Milling & Machinery Co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Death at Cliiiieid--Other Items.
Clinield Vo M,

Clifiield, Va, March "a, 19ii.
The Greear Lumber Company are
making the old saw sing today for
the first time in about week. Farm
ers, too, are making use of the beau
tiful weather.
The little daughter of William
Sparks, which has been on the sick
list for several days, still remains
very i'll.
Mr.. A. o. Shannon died on last
Saturday, the 21st, after long
children, mother and four sisters to
mourn his passing. A strong conso-
lation to all who knew him is that
their loss is his gain. He was n good
man and will be greatly missed in
the community.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
Mrs. Corell Dead In Missouri.

The Northampton (Mo.) Herald of
March 10Th, announces the death of
Mrs. Mary S. Corell, widow of the
late Josiah w. Corell, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. James Yates, in
the 18th year of her age.
She Was a native of Smyth county.
Virginia, and was Miss Mary Sexton
before marriage, which took place in
October, 1858. The family moved
to Missouri in 1876. She leaves only
one child, Mrs. Yates, at whose home
she died. Five children died in infan-
cy. Mrs. Corell was a member of
the Presbyterian church, and belonged
to Pleasant Hill church, in this co,.A-
ty. Josiah Corell was an older broth
er to the Corell's of this county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-03-27
By Order of Town Council.

,, AT a. meeting of the Board of
Health IN connection with the city
schools, all churches and picture
shows or public assemblys Of anv
character. That all children under
the age of fourteen be kept off the
streets, and guard against public as
;semblys of any kind. That all parents
be requested to see that this is car
ricd out.
1T is further ordered by the Board
OF Health that all physicians observ-
ing cases of scarlatina report same
to the Board of Health, that they at
once isolate such cases and establish
rigid quarantine"
ISAAC PIERCE, M. d.
d: r. JOHNSON, NJ. ID.
w. |. PAINTER. M d