Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-09-17
RIGHT WAY TO BUILD ROADS.
Tannorsvillc People Observe Road Day
and Close Up McAdam Road.

Tannersvillc, Va.,Scpt. ld.-Mr. and
Mrs. George Compton, of Chatham
Hill, returned to their home Sunday
after several days visit To relative
ON Clear Fork, and Mr.. Compton's
sister, Mrs. Bert Necessary at this
place.
Mr. and Mrs. II. p. Hit and children
were visitors nj the home of w. IA.
Hit Sunday.
MT. VIM. Atkins returned to her
home Mt Marion Saturday, after
weeks visit to her mother, Mrs. Snlie
Holmes, who continues in II very pre-
curious condition.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Patrick, of
Broadford, and Mr.. and Mrs. |. l..
Patrick. was Sunday visitors TO the
home Of w. w. Patrick.
Mrs. Sheets and daughter, Miss
barbara, of Wittcns Valley, have re-
turned to their home.
New boardcrs arrived ut each of
the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Necessary and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Necessary last Friday.
Mrs. G. G. Osborne, and Mrs. Sheets
were visiting Mrs. w. A. Crabtrce
Thursday
Mr.. Thomas Rotcnberry was the
guest of friends ut Seven Mile Ford
last week.
DR.; and Mrs. T.. A. Holmes and
daughter, Miss Sallie, of Broadrord.
Mr.: X. w. Holmes and sons, of North
l!olston, motorcd up Sunday to see
Mrs. Snllic Holmes.
Misses Martha and Kate Fowler
and brother, John, of North Hols-
ton We're week end visitors Mt tho
home of III. j. Whitehead.
Nj. Ink, MILL,
from several weeks visit in West
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Simms. were
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jas.
Harris and other relatives and friends
at Broadford Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. II. Kcister, enter
tanned the young folks with social
dance in honor of Misses Ida Williams
ana Pearl Harris, of MacCradys, there
was very large crowd in attend
nnce and allrcport most enjoyable
time.
Mcssrs i. II. Kcister, +. s. Grif-
fifth, VIM. Kirk and w. S. Patrick at
tended the horse sale ut Tazewell Sat
urday, but made no sales.
Misses Julia French, Barbra Sheets
and Mrs. i. G. French were guests of
Miss Mollie Crabtree Wednesday.
Mr.. X. p. Asbury, will leave to-
morrow to resume his studies Mt
Emory g. Henry college.
our schools are all progressing fine
with the following teachers in charge:
AT Valley View, Miss NinaWaltman,
OF chesterfield county; at the Little
valley. school, Miss Caroline Nc
reynolds, of johnson City, these
teachers are all known here and we
feel thn cnhnnIg ..,.II L..
success.
'Tis said that when n neighborhood
quits speaking to itself it is dead.
That lower Poor Valley isn't dead
is evident by their activity in road
working since last Friday. Tho bond
issue fund gave out when 1872 miles
OF road was built, lacking n few hun
dred yards of covering one of the
worst pieces of road in the county.
When the engineer made his report
he asked the supervisors for funds TO
continue the road over this place, but
ms reqqcst was not granted. When
the citizens saw the supervisor was
not going tc appropriate an adequate
sum to repair it, and realizing that
the only, way that they could get
job on the road was to work free or
go TO the chain gang where labor is
low, and as our citizens are law-abid-
ing they chose the former way and
have. been plowing and scraping and
hauling slate for the last four days
with several teams and now the road
that has been the cause of MANY
horse baking and many man using
words he wouldn't wish his wife and
Sunday School teacher to hear can be
travelled with ease and pleasure. The
total work has been nine days with
teams and "a days for men. Honorable
mention is due the Whiteheads, Frenc-
es, Holmes, Patricks, Simms, and the
Taylors. Mesdames H. j. Whitehead.
and l: l.. Patrick prepared dinner for
the distant laborers. This is the sec
oad time good roads days have been
observed here this summer and much
good has been done. %. P.