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Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-10-01
.JuLccment. SO that the farmer

.JnLccment. SO that the farmers
he state can w ierstand how their
marketing will be conducted with
grain, for grain Is something they
have never dealt with for the market
before. If this be done they will feel
sure that marketing facilities will be
available. and they will unhesitating-
ly proceed to do that which Is now
the only sensible thing that they can
do In their hour of listress."
New Charters and Commissions.
The Farmers Warehouse company
Of McBee has been commissioned with
= capital of $500 to do a general
storage warehouse business.
Edgewood Cemetery company of
Greenwood has been chartered with a
capital Of $4,000.
Greenville Fisk Tire company of
Greenville has been commissioned
with a capital Of $4,000 for the sale
and exchange Of automobile tires and
other automobile accessories.
Batesburg Warehouse company of
Batesburg has been commissioned
with capital Of $1,000 to do a general
storage business.
Florence Motor company Of Flor.
ence. with capital stock Of $4,000.
Alberta Realty company of Char.
lesion has been commissioned with
a capital Of $4,000. to do general
real estate business.
- Denmark Warehouse company OF
Denmark with q capital of 81 OOO IN
do general storage business.
Cav Cav Mercantile company OF
Orangeburg has been commissioned
with a capital Of $1,000, to do a gen
eral mercantile business.
A petition to change the name OF
Sumter Retail company to Avery
Lumber company has been submitted
to tse secretary CT state by the board
OF directors.
Peoples Cooper I've store Of Greer
has been commits; icned WITH a capital
Of $1,000.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-10-01

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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Stricken On Train

John Compbell, of Bryant, Va,
VINO was passenger on train No. q
Tuesday evening, caused considerable
excitement when he fell unconscious
IN the aisle of the car shortly after
getting. aboard ut Pounding Mill. For
some time the man seemed TO BIO
dead, and had it not been for the
quick assistance of Conductor Mays
other members of the crew, Campbell
probably would have died. Mr.. Camp
bell is sufferer from heart trouble,
1t seems. AS soon rs Conductor Mays
reached the stricken man he realized
what the trouble was, but for few
minutes thought Mr.. Campbell was
dend. With the assistance of several
other men Conductor Mays caught
Mr.. Campbell by the heols and held
him so the blood would flow to his
head and in few minutes he had
regaincd consciousness. When the
train reached Bluefcld Mr.. Campbell
was apparently in as good health MS
when he boarded the train Mt Pound
ing Mill.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Approves Their Stand.
n Clinch Valley News:-

Eoltor Cllnch valley News
Dear Sir:-I want to thank you for
publishing in your last issue of the
News the resolutionas read by Broth
er Arrowood to his congregation
setting forth the position taken by
himself, the session and the church,
IS to the evil of dancing.
We are on the eve, if not actually
in, the greatest revival of reform
the world has ever known. The
sweep of the movement is worldwide
The demand is for moral, civic and
Christian righteousness.
All the Christian churches with
which | am familiar, condemn dane
ing and card playing-but in the past
ten or twenty years few ministers
or laymen have stood forth and cour.
ageously condemned them as evil.
Evil is never so damnable as wher
it robes itself in innocence and per.
suades the church to shut her mouth
The time for silence has passed
The fight for Righteousness is OF
everywhere. This is by no means 6
minister's warfare, but man kint
for human kind; and those who fol
low the Man of Gallilee will win
Arrowood,. 1 am with you. Let other.
be heard from.
C. R. BROWN
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27

1t may not be out of place to make
some explanations as to the condi-
ton of the finances of the district, as
some things in the tabulated report
may not be understood.
Whether legal or not, it has been
common practice for long time
among the officials of the county
when an emergency occurred, to bor-
row money from one county or dis
trict fund to supplement another, and
this has been done in the Clear Fork
district in the construction Of public
roads. have co-operated with the
Road Board and the board has done
so with me in order to give the pub
lie the best possible service.
A gap can be closed very much
cheaper while plant is installed
than it ever can be afterward, and
in view of this fact, have in a num-
Der Of instances loaned the Road
Board money from the Bond Issue
Fund in order that certain sections
might be closed.
Take for instance, the town of Gra-
ham. The money prorated to this
work would not complete it, and the
Road Board borrowed S2916.26 from
the Bond Issue in order to close the
gap at East Graham, all of which
is duo and unpaid. Tho amounts due
from the district are all shown on ths
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
MIR. Lee Gets Good Position.

The county court met on yesterday
with afull attendance present. il,
being understood that they would ap-
poine a good roads engineer TO rep
resent the roads, there were quite :.
number OF applicants for the position,
but the court listened TO their re-
concentrations and read and carefully
considered their testimonials, ana
went into executive session, and al
ter mature consideration in the light
OF all the facts before them, employed
MIR. w. l. Lee at u salary OF $4,000
per month. Mr.. Lee has had excel
lent training for this special branch
OF engineering, besides having hau
large practical experience in road
building. He had charge of the
roads in Tazewell, Va, and demon
strated to those people peculiar
fitness for the work. The county
court seemed to realize the impor-
tance of the position to the county,
and so far as we can learn the ap.
pointment meets with approval of the
people.-Princeton Progress.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Death of DIR. S. r! sayers.

DR.. Samuel Rush Sayers, 81 years
old, died at his home in Wytheville
on last Monday morning, and was
buried the following day, the funeral
services being held from the Presby-
terian church.
DR.. Sayers was one of the most
eminent surgeons in Southwest Vir-
ginia. He was on the medical staff
of the Stonewall brigade and was
present when General Jackson's arm
was amputated. He was captured
at Gettysburg, serving three months
in prison at Fort McHenry. With
the exception of that period, he
served throughout the entire war.
He represented Wythe county in
the Virginia legislature three terms
and was president of the First Ma
tional bank, Of Wytheville. Three
children survive: DR.. w. S. Savers
OF Roanoke; Robert Sayers, and Mrs
Hal Q. Rasss, 81 WytbsTiils,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Tannersville News.

| nannersville, Va, Feb. 25, 1914
+. IL. Hit returned to his home i,
washington county Saturday afteJ
spending several days here with hi,
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Hit. ane
other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. f. Asbury spent
saturday night and Sunday with
Mrs. D. M. WINNER.
A; j. Anderson left Monday fo,
ms home in Morristown, Tenn. afte,
spending several days here with
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Taylor were
mere nc, from Broadford Sunday visiting
w. II. Patrick and family wars
guests Sunday of Mrs. Patrick's pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Necessarrv rv
near Asberry's.
Frank Griffith was transacting
business at Saltville Saturday.
George French and family. james
French and family, Mrs. Mamie Os-
borne and little son, Albert. Hvter
French, Avery Crabtrce and Uarvev
osborne were visitors at the home
II j. r. French Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. l.. Fatric5 and
son, Lee, spent Sunday at the home
of G. P. Holmes.
ID: M. WINNER spent from Friday
until Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse WINNER, in, Thomp-
son Valley.
Mrs. W. M. Kirk and children
spent Saturday night with Mrs. Rv-
burn Patrick at Broadford.
Frazier Necessary was quest
at the home of l. L. Patrick Saturday
night. He has just returned from
stay of several weeks in the West
Virginia and Kentucky coal fields.
u. A. French and II. j. Whitehead
were transacting business in Taze-
veil last week.
j. r. and Hyter French were here
from Saltville Sunday to spend the
lay with homefolks.
Avery Crabtree spent several days
n Thompson Valley last week. 1t is
hought by his many friends here
chat he was "dear" hunting.
Mrs. Rush Kirk returned to her
home in Rye Valley Monday after
several weeks visit with her SON
w. M. Kirk, here.
The school at Valley View will
close Friday. The teacher, Miss
Martha Drumeller, has kept Mt her
work faithfully, and is to he con-
for teaching the school
out, as it took the second teacher
asst year to finish the school. Miss
Drumeller will leave for her home
m Farmville next week.
James and j. w. Harris were here
from. Thompson Valley on business
Monday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
STORING WATER
AS THE rain FALLS
Progressive Farmer Providing
For Dry Months of Summer.
Moisture for His Stock and
Crops.

MIR. j. G. Buston, the dairyman. Is
constructing reservoirs on his farm,
1or the purpose of storing up water
Tor his stock and growing crops
next summer when the dry weather
comes along in the late summer
months. That is to say, he is run
ning subsoil plow in the bottom of
the furrow, behind the turning plow,
gong down not less than about 13
inches deep, in some fields, and places
deeper. Within years time some
thlng over $500 tons of water falls
on every acre of his dairy farm, and
he is taking the very best means pos
sible to save n sufficient moisture to
mature larger yields of corn for his
silos for feeding his rs milch cows
next winter. On this corn land.
some of which is now in sod, he is
spreading manure from the cattle
barns. He says he will have about
600 tons of stable manure this year.
He is putting back on the land at
least 90 per cent of all the stuff he
grew last year. Nearly all of the
other so per cent he sold in the shape
OF cream and milk, thus getting a
good price for his corn and forage.
It the same time his land is getting
letter every year.
AS we have so often pointed out
heretofore, every effort possible
should be made at the right time to
store up moisture in the land against
droughts in the summer time and
drainagein wet season. This can
only be done by deep blowing during
the fall and winter, when there is
abundance of rainfall, and by careful
cultivation of crops. Instead of two
turning .plows, run one, and swing n
good subsoil plow to the other two
heavy mules, and go down and open
a deep basin for the storage of water
and for drainage if too much water
falls. This is the course pursued by
the best and most successful farmers.
But there is the other farmer, and
good many of him, who waits until
spring time to do his blowing, then
skins along about three or four inch
es deep, his land dries out as deep as
he has plowed, and in the summer,
when he needs rain most, it doesn't
come, and his corn withers, and he
gathers about ten or twenty bushels
per acre, when he might have had
at least fifty bushels. A word to the
wise should be sufficient; but in most
cases it is not.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
OFFICES MOVED TO
THE NEW BUILDING
Clerk. Deputy and Treasurer
Are Now Located in Commo.
dious and Well Arranged OF,
iices--Cases Tried.

The new court house, which wa.
turned over to the county on Thurs
day of last week, is now being use,
for holding court, the first case be
ing tried in the new building on las.
Friday afternoon, and resulted in q
verdict of guilty. A number of Other
cases have been disposed of since
that time. Clerk Grcevcr, Deputy
Clerk Surface and Treasurer Britain
have been busy this week arranging
heir Offices and getting them in shape
for the transaction of business. The
court room and all the Offices are nd
mirably arranged for convenience.
The vaults are well lighted, and are
sufficiently roomy for storing of the
county records for many years to
The suit of the j. |. Case Thresh-
ing Machine Co. VS.. Hart, Hall & Co.,
over balance due on road machin-
cry, was decided in favor of the
first named party.
Saxon Lime & Lumber Company
obtained Judgment for $57 against
j.. w. Slade. The suit grew out of
the purchase of n bill Of lumber by
Slade from the company.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27

The convict camp wagons havebeen
hauling supplies for the camp several
days this week One day during n
heavy, cold rain, the wagoners, trust
ies-about two with each wagon,
passed through town soaked to the
skin and evidently very cold. There
were no signs of ovcrcoats or any
kind of protection from the cold
drenching rain, except that one man
had IN old gummy sack over his
shoulders. On another day, very cold
and snowy, it was the same thing
no gloves of any kind or protection
Whatever, except their rcuglar cloth
ing: Some one called attention to
their condition, and asked why the
state inflicted such inhuman punish
ment upon these unfortunate men.
The question could not be answered
in this office, and is respectfully re-
fcrred to Captain Vines.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Mrs. Smoot Recovering.

"A personal note from Tiptop brings
the plensing intelligence that Mrs.
I. X. Smoot, who was taken to the
Bluciield Sanitarium about thirty
days ago to be treated for acute
Brights disease, has almost fully
recovered and will be able to return
to her home Mt Witten's Mills the
last of this week. Drs. Fox & st.
Clair, of the Bluefield Sanitarium. arc
spending $4,000 improving and en-
'nrging this building, and when com
plctcd it will be one of the most up
to-datc hospitals between Norfolk
and Columbus. Miss Curric Wilson.
graduate from Johnston- Willis hos
pital, Richmond, and her eight young
lady assistants see that the patients
get every attention ut the Blueiicld
Snnitnrium.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27

SIXTY THOUSAND
Widow of Frazier Gillespie Asks
Company to Pay For Husband
Killed in Wreck at Cleveland
Last Summer.

A large number of people from
the neighborhood of Cleveland have
passed through recently enroute to
konnoke to attend United States
court as witnesses in the damape
suit brought by Mrs. Gillespie, whose
husband, Frazier Gillespie, was kill
ed in the big Cleveland wreck last
year: Inc amount sued for is 100000
said to be the largest amount aver
claimed in this state. Greeyer g.
Gillespie and VIM. ii. Worth, of this
place, are representing Mrs. Giles
PIE. The case was called for trial
on Tuesday, Frazier Gillespie, IL
VIII be recalled, was the son of j.
Floyd Gillespie, of this county. He
was an efficient engineer on the N.
" w. Tor years. His brother, Oscar,
II conductor, was killed in a wreck
Some T years ago mt Switchback, w.
VA.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
An Interesting Show.

A good friend, whose modesty for
bids mentioning the name, sends a
report of what seems to have been
q line, creditable entertainment given
by the young people last Saturday
night in the church in Horsepen Cove
in celebration of Washington's 49,
anniversary. The entire affair was
thoroughly enjoyed by a large crowd
of people. The weather was decid-
edly unfavorable, and the dirt roads
as bad as need be, nevertheless, the
people came out, willingly paid 25
cents admission to see the show,
and the verdict was that it was worth
more than the price paid
So well pleased were the people
that the neighboring churches have
requested that the entertainment be
given in their neighborhoods, and il
is probable that it will be so done
Good for the young folks of Horse.
pen. Life in the country may be
made lively and pleasant by such en-.
tertainments and social parties. Why
should not the churches and schoo
houses, which the people have bull
and paid for, be used for the benefit
and entertainment of the young, par
ticularly during the dreary month.
of winter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Clothes and Tobacco Get Him
In Trouble

Thomas Gillespie, young man
of rowing disposition, was arrested
at North Tazewell Monday on com.
plaint of II Mr.. Smith, of the N. & w
section force Mt Witten's Mill, on a
charge of having relieved Smith of
4 new suit of clothes and three dol
ars i'll money. The clothes were re.
covered, but the money had vanished
As soon as Gillespie reached North
Iazewell his fondness for tobacco of
he chewing and splitting variety
lrompted him to help himself to half
I box Of the weed, which had been
cit unguarded in w. A. Scott's whole
sale grocery. Policeman George Bur-
'ess happened along just about this
-ime and nabbed Gillespie and the
obaeco,. and brought the former be-
for Squire Patton, who assessed Gil
'espic five months of his time in iail
or on the road-three months for the
clothes and two for the tobacco. Gil
,iespie is said to hail from Asberry's,
but has been tourist" for several
years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Observe washington's Anniversary

The Cavett's Creek graded school
taught by Rev. j. w. Blnnenbccklcl
and Miss Martha Wray, celebrated
Washington's anniversary Friday Eel
ruary Il, 1914, with the following in
tcrcsting program:
Song-"America".
Addrcss-by the principal, j. w
BiaInkenbeckler; subject. Character
of Washington"
Song-"Star Spanglcd Banner"
Reading of Washington's Inaugu.
raj Addrcss-Robcrt Hnrman.
Compositions on the life of Wash.
ington, by the fourth, fifth and sixth
and seventh grades.
Orvis Murry, Greeting; Pcarly Man
liarman, a King; Lee Hunt, A True
Soldier; Forest IIarman, Truth; Nan
nic Kits, February 22nd; Clyde As
bury, Why Can't YOU and II; Robert
Mundy. February; Elsie Grouse, Lit
tie February.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27

William IL. Fuller, of Russell, was
here last week to attend the funeral
and burial of his nephew, Mr.. Geo. B,
Fuller, whose sudden death was noted
IN this paper ut that time. While in
the community he was the guest of
his sister, Mrs. G.. IL. Reynolds, of
Cavetts Creek. The Fuller family
is one of the oldest, and ut one time
one of the largest in the county of
Russell. This immediate branch of
he family is now reduced to four
members, viz: William and Ira, of
Russell; Mrs. c. III. Reynolds, and n
sister, Miss Emily Fuller, now with
Mrs. Reynolds. The father of this
branch of the family was Abram Full
lcr. There were twelve children
seven girls and five boys, all of whom
have passed away except the four
named above. Abram Fuller, the
father of this branch of the family,
came from North Carolina to Russell
county many years ago, where he ac-
cumulatcd good estate, and reared
his large fnmily of children, all of
whom were regarded as good, sub
stantial people merting and enjoying
the respect of all who knew them.
The writer regrets that he cannot
give more lengthy and detailed his
torical account of this fine family.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
Pity the Birds, Young Lambs And
All Animals


This weather is trying on Young
lambs and all wild fowls. No doubt
during the winter SHOWS hundreds of
olrds have starved. In many sec
lions the birds have been fed. Farm
ers have scattered food where thev
could lind 1T. On the southern, sunny
Slopes of the mountains, where the
snow melts quickly, many wild birds
and animals find food and shelter
from the storms. OF course, no SEN
jlble man or orthoughtful boy will shoot
Or otherwise take game this kind Of
weather, whether protected by law
or not. During no one winter re-
called here has there beenso little
game on the market. Not even rab-
DTS seem to have been taken. Wheth-
Ell the game is scarce or what is the
reason for its almost entire absence.
is not known.
A great many young lambs have
been born this month, and they are
Stiil coming, and special care is being
taken to prevent their freezing.
A colored man came to town Tues
lay driving a nice span of horses
belonging to Mr.. c. j. Moss, the
liveryman, Drawing a heavy load
OF trunks over the snowbound roads
and hills had made the horses smok-
ing. and piping hot. After the hack
mad been backed up, and while the
trunks We're being unloaded, the dri-
yer carefully spread heavy blankets
over the backs of each one of the
horses, to prevent cooling off too
quickly. No one would be afraid to
trust his horses in the hands of that
driver, or one like him. Not all the
horsemen are that considerate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
He Was Disappointed.

Bandy, Va, Feb. 20, 1914.
Gov. Henry C. Stuart,
Richmond, Va.
Dear GOVERNOR
| see you have appointed your staff
and l am sorry that you overlooked
Tazewell, where you have many per-
sonal friends. | hoped and looked for
tne appointment of Mr.. A. j. Hig-
ginbotham, who is n member of one
of our best families; brother to
our county chairman, who stands six
feet two; forty years old, and fine
looking, and has the military statue.
| was SO sure that you would appoint
him on your staff that have been
calling him Colonel" for some time:
but it looks like am disappointed.
With kindest regards, / am,
Yours very truly,
w. p. PAYNE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-02-27
5OTH BIRTHDAY OF
PYTHIAN ORDER
The North Tazewell Lodge Cele-
brates Anniversary of Found
ing of Order---Speeches and a
Banquet.
Editor News:-

Editor News:-
The North Tazewen Lodge No
131 Knights of Pythias celebrated
the semi-centennial of the Order or
the evening of the 10Th at their com.
modious hall here. Under the leader.
ship of such progressive Sir knights
as DR.. Witten, Forbes, Britts, Ireson
Beavers Peery and others, n pro,
gram of entertainment was arranged
that reflected credit on their good
taste and up-to-date ideas of the
fitness of things.
"A fourth of a dozen young sky
pilots, representing fourth of a
dozen diverging points of view. had
been corralled for the occasion, and
all speaking from east, west and
south, concentrated the light of his
tory, the facts of figures the glamour
of romance, and the undying prin-
ciples of Friendship, Love and Char
lty, on the central idea-this Order
and its mission among men. Mr..
Opie, rector of the church at Gra-
ham; MIR. Arrowood, a pastor at Taze
well, and MIR. Repass, an unattached
licentiate, also of Tazewen, were
the speakers, and the highest praise
is theirs for having distracted the
attention of not only the Sir Knights.
but the visiting "goats" and even
the ladies and children from the
feast that they all knew was to fol-
low. Later when the program of en-
tertainment had been finished and the
Perfunctory ceremonial of the Order
mad gone into history, the whole out
fit maintained decorous silence
until lay brother, who was some
thing of a politician, requested
division of time" in order to re-
turn thanks, and invoke a blessing.
He closed his "effort" with the hur
ried recessional of the old pilgrim
who, with his wife foresaw sudden
death in the storm, and could ONLY
think of his one form of prayer, "Oh
Lord, make us thankful for what we
are about to receive" Then Sir
Knights, guests, goats and kids pro
ceeded from labor to refreshments
As>the best of the dinner is usual
ly kept till the last, l have reserved
the music which interspersed the
program for the postscript. Miss
Cora Britts, at the piano, Miss Rose
Whitley with the violin and a chorus
OF more orl ess sweet singers, added
a touch of melody to the evening
that eliminated in the grand song
America, and added not only tc
the harmony but the pleasure of ar
occasion to be long remembered.
H. M. S.