Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-04-16
ONE DAYS LOAFINC
DOWN The CLINCH
Visits Made to Richlands, Ceoar
Bluff and Raven and Old Ac-
quaintances Renewed-Ac-
tivity in Business Shown.

uoWH Ine llne ana Spend the day sight
seeing and recuperating. The "spring
fever" had me, and furnished good
excuse so l went, had good day and
came home on the last train feeling
younger and stronger.
A trip con the cars" is as exhili.
rating and pleasing to me now as it
wasw hen l was a boy. Nearly ev-
erybody likes railroad travel. 1t loses
its charms only to those who are fore
ed to travel all the time. The con-
ductors and trainmen sometimes get
tired of it, but it is noticed that few
of them ever leave the road for other
occupations. There is an excitement
and charm about "life on the rail"
from the man at the thottle and the
coal HEAVIER clear back to last coach
or car, freight train as vel. as passen-
ger. l always enjoy railroad trip.
L like the whir of the wheels, the
view from the car windows, the pleas
ant people always 10 be met with, old
acquaintances are renewed and new
ones are formed A trip down the
Clinch is always interesting at this
season OF the year. The green fields.
herds of fine cattle, the disks and drills
and plows running, the crowds at the
stations who come to "see the train"
all these engage attention, and rest
tired brain and body, too.
HIGHLANDS.
My first stop was at Richlands.
The town looked just the same as sew
eral years ago, the last time | was
there. | noticed evidences of growth.
DR.. Williams new hospital is nearing
completion, some building is going on,
the merchants are selling goods, the
bank has plenty of money, and every
body seems hopeful. l met jim Crab
tree, of course; Spratt, the town law
yer; Squire Bailey, who isn't half as
grum as he looks to be; "Bill" Bog
CESS, the same old "Bill," with that
same jerk in his neck every no w and
then, doing a good business at the old
stand. Hayton, the town jeweler, who
was as busy as bee; Wysor, one of
the leading citizens" who had large
package of stationery under his arm
just received from the Clinch Val
ley News office; Paul Hunter and DR..
Williams, in their nice, new drug store,
where they are doing their best to heal
the aches and pins of the inhabitants
of the town and community, and num-
bers of other old acquaintances of
other days.
iilN1l OOllOOl.
OF course called at the High school
to pay my respects, and had the
pleasure of few minutes talk with
the busy and efficient principal, Miss
Evans. She has n fine school. "She
is a great teacher" is what they say
about her, and she seems to be fine
manager" of boys and girls, and, with
her corps of teachers is doing fine
tun,.lr ho,ra Ii
sort of fatherly interest, in the Rich
lands school, as 1 was the first teach
er the town ever had. Years ago,
Miss Lucy Stuart and myself taught
the first school in the new town, then
building, in two rooms over a store,
across the bridge. We had good
school, they said. After this school
building was erected elsewhere and
the present fine school has resulted.
! often think of the crowd of bright
boys and girls we had in that school
and wonder where they are and what
they are doing.
had my dinner at Mrs Balls hotel
and enjoyed it, for was hungry.
Mrs. Ball and her daughters are keep
ing a good house. l dropped in to
shake hands with Mr.. Sexton, pro-
prietor the Richlands Hotel. His wife
is Botetourt county woman-a Miss
Rogers before marriag, from Buchan-
an. Botetourt county folks are "clan-
ish," and inevitably find each other.
DIR. CUNNINGHAM'S AUTO.
Finishing my stay in Richlands,
had determined to tramp up to Cedar
Bluff, about three miles, when streak
of good luck struck me. DR.. Cunning
ham, partner of DR.. Williams, was
cranking his new Ford, starting to
Cedar Bluff. There was a vacant seat
which was kindly accorded me, and so,
/ enjoyed the trip over very rough
road, made pleasant, however, by skill
full driving and pleasant company. DR..
Cunningham has been driving his car
only about three weeks. One day he
attempted to turn on the gasoline,
work couple of levers and change the
gears and do several other things at
the same time, and forgot the steer
ing wheel, and the first thing he knew
he was jammed against fence or pole
or something, and one side of his
autos face battered in. But he has
learned how now, and works only one
lever at time. DR.. Cunningham is a
Washington county man, and said to
be fine physician.
AT CEDAR BLUFF.
1 dropped in to shake hands with
my old friend, Mr.. T. A. Repass, sr.
and his wife and daughters. 1t is al
ways pleasure to meet these cheer
full old folks and bright daughters
Mr.. Nixon, the merchant was in fine
humor, and "glad to see the editor,
and handed him a check. Emmett
Scott, Dick Hatcher, always in gooc
humor, were busy. Hatcher passed me
check, too, which / didn't know
"was comm to me-" Scott did not
for the reason, perhaps, that his wife
hadn't sold much butter lately.
Mr.. Steele, cashier of the new bank
is a handsome business fellow, ant
said the bank is doing well, and will
do better as the years go by.
AT RAVEN