Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-06-02
TWO DEAD DOGS AND ONE CAT.

Two dogs, one IL shepherd and the
other just plain dog, and one cat
Tabby or Tommy, not known, were
overcome in this town, the cat some
time during Tuesday night, and the
two dogs on Wednesday morning, by
swallowing dose of some deadly
drug, whether with suicidal intent or
by accident was not questioned. One
of the dogs, belonging to AL. llig-
ginbotham, colored nan in this
town, fell at the mouth of DR.. Grecv-
er's alley, having, evidently, tried TO
reach his home. The other dog was
seized with spasms in front of the
postoflice, and was finally restored by
DR.. Haley, DR.. Jackson's expert drug
gist, (and authority on heart affec-
tions), and may live to swallow
another dose later, perhaps, when no
in Gilead at hand.
Sergeant Thompson held an infor-
NAL and hurried inquest over the re-
mains of the "just plain dog" the
jury being composed of quite Il crowd
of men and boys who were attract
ed to the scene-some through SYM
pathy and others of idle curiosity,
and others still just so. The verdict
feet, TO wit: that the dog, name not
given, came to his death by poison
ing, administered by parties unknown
to the jury, and, that said jury will
make no effort to ascertain the name
and indentity of the party guilty of
the dastardly act. Instead there were
certain members of the volunteer jury
who were heard to express in low
tones, the opinion, that the death of
Il flea-totlng, egg-sucking, sheep-kill-
ing, lank-sided, NANCY cur, was not
to be seriously lamentcd, admitting,
at the same time that no harm was
known of this particular dog. The
sergeant testified that the dog had
never been in trouble or arrested, so
far as he knew, and that no warrants
were out for his arrest, and quoted
the old Latin proverb, so far as he
could recall it, ode .mortui nil nisi
bonum, resquiat in peace" or words
to that effect The cat-whether a
tabby or tommy is not known, as
previously stated in this reportorial
dissertation, as no one seemed to
have kept tab on the cat, was the
household pet and property of Mr..
Thomas Repass, jr., and perforce, as
it were, was a Thomas cat. No in
IucSL WIS ncIu ONcI Jilc IcIllulnS Vi
the bird-catcher, night prowler and
general pet of old maids. 1t was
permitted to pass into the unknown
unhonored and unsung, and another
name added to the category of dead
felines. Further remarks are un-
necessary.
(Since the above was written, the
other dog has passed away. Ser
geant Thompson's 80 did the work
to relieve the dog of his suffering.)
Putting Out Poison.
Seriously speaking, putting out
poison in the public street of a town
cannot be too strongly denounced,
and parties guilty of such conduct
should be punished for this positive
violation of the law.
If the poision only could be con-
fined to the sorry, worthless ours it
would still be criminal. 1t is unlawful.
TO poison a sheep-killer, by putting
poison on the dead carcas sof sheep
killed by dogs, in order to catch and
kill the criminal dog, is justifiable
every time, but to scatter poison
promiscuously in a public street, or in
Il private yard, is reprehensible. In
nocent, harmless and valuable dogs
are just as liable to get the poison
as the other class. 1t is a known
fact that cow will lick bone and
sometimes chew one, and is just as
likely perhaps to get poisoned as a
dog. Children have been known to
get poison put out on biscuits. Don't
put out poison except in the rarest
cases, and then give notice to dog
owners of your intention to do so.