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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
ECHOES OF THE MEETING

The following report of the recent
w. G. T. U. meeting appeared in the
Roanoke World News in recent is
sue:
A most comprehensive review of
the years work was given by the
State Secretary, Mrs. Lillian A. Shep-
herd, showing that great strides had
been made in temperance work in the
State. The organization now boasts of
a membership in the State of 1858
active and 2,175 honorary members.
1t has secured 1,760 signatures to the
pledge and has held 1900 business
and 722 public meetings and expend-
cd $13,526.53 in the work this year.
Reports from State Treasurer and
various branches of the work showed
great gain.
TaZewell has opened its heart and
homes to the temperance workers.
This beautiful town has been dry for
twenty years. The president of the
hostess union, Mrs. H. G. Peery, is Il
pioneer in the temperance work of
Southwest Virginia.
Badges of honor were presented to
the unions and counties making suf-
ficient gain to entitle them to a place
on the honor roll. Tazewell county
led with n net gain of 95 members,
while Roanoke county was second
and reported Sc new members Roa-
noke Central Union won blue rib
bon for winning over so new men,
bers and Roanoke Southwest Union
won red ribbon for winning 25
new members.
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WITTEN-CARTWRIGHT.

Mr.. Raleigh Witten, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. A. Witten, of Pisgah, and
Miss Dora Cartwright, daughter of
Captain Dave G. Cartwright, of Rich
lands, were married at the brides
home on Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The Rev. N. B. Waterhouse,
pastor Of the Richlands Methodist
church officiated.
The wedding was n plain homo af-
fair and was witnessed by only the
immediate relatives and close friends
of the young couple. The bride, is
one of the popular young ladies of
Richlands. Mr.. Witten is rural mail
carrier from North Tazewell and is
related to the large famiIv of Wit
tens in this county. Mr.. and Mrs.
Witten passed through Tazewell on
the 6 o'clock train Wednesday enroute
east for a tour of several days. They
will make their home at North Taze-
we'll
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BURKE's GARDEN ITEMS.

Burke's Garden, Va, Oct. 5.-Mes-
srs. A. S. Greever, and ]. D. Greev-
er and Mrs. G. w. Moss are attend
ing the Marion Fair.
A portion of the mountain land be-
longing to the estate of the late
Samuel Heninger, was sold at public
auction yesterday, DR.. T. E. Peery,
of Bluefield, being the purchaser.
Mr.. T. r. Boiling, who was operated
on for appendicitis at DR.. Williams
hospital on Sept 25th, is getting
along nicely, and hopes to be able to
come home soon.
Mrs. John P. Gose was operated
on for gall stones yesterday and her
many friends hope for her speedy re-
covery.
Mr.. w. L. Davis and daughter, Miss
Sarah; Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Showers
and Mr.. Ben Wynn attended quarter
lly meeting in the Cove yesterday.
Mr.. A. S. Boiling and nephew. Wiley
Boiling, visited the latters father, T.
R. Boiling, at Richlands Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Wynn and
Mr.. Ben Wynn were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. L. S. Heninger Sunday.
| Miss Lettie Rhudy, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. II. Rhudy, and
Mr. Crouise, of Botetourt county, will
be married at the brides home at
eight o'clock this morning by Rev.
Homer Anderson. The best wishes
Of their many friends 90 with them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
M 'CORMICK SURE
WILSON VICTORY
Democratic Chairman Confident
President Will BE Reelected
on November Z Hughes
Candidacy a Failure.

New York, Oct In n statement
issued this afternoon Chairman Vance
Mccormick, of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, says:
"Two things stand out conspicI
uously in the campaign so far. They
are the absolute failure of the Hughes
candidacy and the certainty that
Woodrow Wilson will be elected Pres
idcnt of the United States on No
vember 7th.
Reports l have received from all
parts of the country convince me that
the President has the people with
him, and that they are going to back
him up with fine big majority on
election day. And furthermore, they
are going to re-elect Democratic
Congress to cooperate with him in
cnacting more Legislation in the in
terest of the people.
"In the East, the West, the North
and the South the people are happy
and contented. The country is at
peace. Prosperity rules the land as
never before. Factories are working
to their limit. The banks, always q
barometer of business conditions, are
bulging with deposits. President Will
son has brought peace and prospcri-
ty to the country, and that is why the
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CARD OF THANKS.

The Womans Christian Temperance
Union desire to thank the Prcsbyter-
ian and Lutheran churches for the
use of their churches for the business
and day sessions of the convention;
Mr.. Frank Wittcn for his kindness
in letting us have the Opera House
for practice and to hold the night scs-
sions. The Qunrtette for their untir-
ing and faithful service; all those who
took part in the music, solos, violin
etc; Mrs. Maynard in coming and
Giving us two beautiful selections;
the supervisors for the use of the
Court House in serving lunch; Mr.
Thompson for his work md also i'm
having Main street cleaned go nicely
before the conventions; Miss Lucille
Thompson and Lucy Byrd Harmnn
acting as pages; the gentlemen who
gave the addresses of welcome; all
hose who offered autos for ride; to
the llonakcr Union for giving the
splendid contest and showing the
faithful work done by the llonnkcr
Union; the young Indies and gentle
men and children who took part in
Young Peoples Demonstration: the
County unions for 80 generously and
bountifully assisting in the lunch the
three days of convention; llonnkcr
Union in sending the basket of dclic-
lous md lovely cakes; the Street Car
Company in giving both cars the day
of the arrival of the delegates; to the
Clinch Valley News and Tn2cwcll Re
publican for giving so much space
and time, in their papers, before and
during convention week; To Mr.. G. w.
Jones, 7. a. Rcpass, j. A. Grccvcr,
w. b. Leslie, w. G. O'Bricn, w. A.
Scott, for ushcring and helm in seat
ing the convention and every one who
entertained delegates, we desire TO
thank one and all for hcping thus
To make the convention the success
il WAS to our town and people.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
"JUBAL" JONES DEAD.

Preston Jones, familiarly known as
"Jubal" Jones, age lot years, eleven
months and eight days, died at his
home near Five Oaks, at the home
of his son, William Jones. on the 23rd
Of September. At the time of his
death, Mr.. Jones was probably the
oldest man in Southwest Virginia,
and had been active up to short
time before his death. He is surviv-
ed by a number of sons, who are
we'll known citizens of this county.
Among the number H,1 are J; William
Jones. The funeral services and bur-
ial took place at the burial ground on
the old home place near Five Oaks.
We hope to have something furth-
er to say in subsequent issues Of this
paper about the life of this remarka-
Bile man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06

people are for him.
My reports are that the Senate
will remain Democratic and that the
Democratic majority will be increas
ed to upward of fifty.
"The recent speech tours
of NM. Hughes have shown him in
his true light. His addresses have
been continual TRADE of fault-iind-
ing; they have been evasive; he has
advanced not II single constructive
idea; he has straddlcd OH every qucs-
tion of Importance before the people
Mr.. Hughes has tried hard to find an
issue in his campaign, but has failed
dismally.
"The Republican nominee knows
that the President has the people with
him because he has acted merely as
their spokesman and has endeavored
to carry out their wishes on all qucs-
tions affecting the welfare of the
country. On the other hand, the peo-
pie know that Mr.. Hughes is the can
didate of that small group of persons
who seek special privileges at the
expense of the people of the country
that same group which was ram
pant at Washington until Mr.. Wilson
became President and restored the
government to the people,
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POUNDING MILL NEWS NOTES.

Pounding Mill Va, Oct. 4.-On ac-
count of being "on the go" the past
two weeks, and knowing too that your
valuable paper would be full of the
Tazewell Fair, the big circus Mt Rich
lands, which was attended, (espec-
tally the latter) by many persons
from this place. Then last week
the big Womans Christian Temper
ance Union State convention at Taze-
well and this week conference of the
M. E. church, South, in Bluefeld--
just one big affair after another, till
Pm rather tangled up where to be-
gin.
Thursday Of last week Miss Gussic
Christian, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rob-
inett, were called to Coeburn on ac-
count of the death Of their relative,
Mr.. Taze Smith, operator at that
place. He married Miss Ethel Barns
of this place and resided here for
some time, being operator. He leaves
awife and three children. The burial
took place at Castlewoods Tuesday,
his parents home.
Mr.. Clint Moss, of Burke's Garden,
and Mr.. Clint Ascue, Of Paint Lick,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs w. B.
Steele to dinner today. The former
loaded two cars of nice cattle, large
number having been bought from Mr..
Ascue.
Mrs. R. X. Gillespie and Miss Grace
Sayers attended the w. C.. Il. u. con-
vention at Tazewell on Friday night,
Mrs. W. B. Steele peing delegate
from this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Altizer's baby
is recovering from a long sick spell
of fluX, while Lola Sparks has recov-
cred from bad attack of measles
Dora Newman has been laid up with
same for the past three davs, and
is now at her prettiest
Mrs. r. M. Sparks and sons, Will
Rees and Norman from Bedford Co.,
where they visited their daughter and
sister, Mrs. William Holland, and!
family.
Mrs. c. H. Trayer was again called
to Roanoke to see her sister, whose
death is expected at any time.
DR.. Rex T.. Steele was in Whitewood
yesterday and today looking after R
l.. Ellis horses at that place. He
will do some dental work as we'll as
medical.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Gillespie, Fred
Gillespie, Miss Bessie Sayers and DR.
Rex Steele, motored to Cedar Bluff
on Tuesday night of last week te
hear the Swedish entertainer, Kar
Jansen, whom they pronounced as
being very fine.
Miss MARI B. Gillespie, of Taze.
well High School, spent the week
end at home.
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FOCAHONTAS NEWS NOTS.

Iccahontas, Va, Oct 2.-Mr. ana
Mrs FL. N. Wood and son, George. of
Gary, w. Va, spr: /; Sunday IN Po-
cahontas guesto ~ Frank Wood and
mrs {. Z. Fraz;r:. Mr.. Woo mas
accepted position ut Grown poinc,
lndianan and is leaving for that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Pritchard and
child. of Gary, spent Sunday in Poca-
hontas. accompanying Mrs. Pritchards
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Wood.
Grant Bryant, colored, who was en-
royed on the coke yards, was run
over by larry Saturday and was
Revival services commenced in the
Baptist church last night. Rev. w.
X. Hickman, the pastor, is assisted
by the Rev. Il. f. Griffith, an evangel-
lst, of the State Mission Board. Rev.
George II. Wiley, who was expected,
was kept away by illness.
Rev. d. T. Miles. pastor of the NJ
e. church. South, preached to a large
congregation Sunday night He has
closed another successful years work
and leaves this week to attend the
Holston coference in Bluefeld.
Rev. w. S. Lyons, pastor of the
jenkins Jones field, was in Poca-
hontas yesterday. preparatory to his
leaving for Holston coferencc. Mr.
Lyons was formerly Secretary of the
Y. Nj. c. A. here, and is well known
to Pocahontas people.
This section was treated by big
frost Sunday morning. There was
frost Saturday as we'll as Monday.
though not SO much as on Sunday.
The store building of Thomas Bros.
formerly occupied by Harry Matz G.
Co., will be sold at public auction
Saturday, October 7th, at $3.50 p. M.
by the Frank Miller Land Corpora
ton of Bristol and Morristown, Tenn.
The terms are to be one-half cash
and the balance in six and twelve
months.
J. M. Newton left Monday night for
Petersburg, to attend Grand Lodge
knights of Pythias, of which he is
chairman Of the finance committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Roberts and Miss
Byron have returned from Smyth
county
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
liard.''
God Bless You!"

said;
1T cheers me very much to have
you come out and give me such n
greeting because sometimes when
am hard ut work long very much to
get away and come out and see the
folks. 1t gives me the deepest graft
tude If you want to see ME and be-
iieve in me. God bless you and good
luck to you"
Edward G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne
Democratic National Committeeman
from Indiana, rode for while with
the president and later gave out an
informal statement in which he
claimed that Indiana will cast its
electoral vote for Wilson.
THE president has large per-
sonal following among Indiana Re-
Mr.. Hoffman said. "The
independent vote is for him solidlp
and ne is assured of KS per cent of
the Progressive vote. Our citizens
do net believe IN swapping horses in
the middle of the stream"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
SOME CAKE.

A feature of the lunch served in
the Court House OH the last day of
the w. c. Il. U. convention, which
fell to the lot of Tazewell and some of
the other local unions to prepare and
serve, wns the large cake, which was
prepared by Miss Ella Peery. A num-
Der of the ladies were anxious to
know the contents of the cake. Miss
Peery has kindly furnished us with II
list. of the articles that went into the
making of the cake, which is as fol-
lows:
The whites of forty eight cgs.
Five cups of butter.
Sixteen cups of flour.
Sixteen cups of sugar.
Two pounds of rnisins.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
FORD SAYS MIR. WILSON
WILL GET VOTES OF THE
REAL PROGRESSIVES.

"The nation will be surprised
by the number of these indie
pendents. l am convinced that
the November election will wit
ness the upsetting of party lines
unprecedented in the history of
American politics. / was born
Republican, you know, and
voted the Republican ticket for
many years, but / shall vote for
MIR. Wilson in November.
81 have talked with many
other Republicans who have re-
solved TO do likewise. Mr.. Will
son is assured Of the undivided
support of the real progress
Ives of the nation.
"FOr several weeks the Re-
publican candidate has been per-
mitted to place a distorted en-
phasis upon the eight hour day
issue. l believe unreservedly
that President Wilson and his
administration are on the right
side of this issue, both in the
sense of justice and popularity.
"The stamp of Wall Street,
of the interests which see thru
dollar marked spectacIes, and
can think only in terms of sell
fishness is upon the opposition
of MIR. Wilson. People may rest
assured if they defeat Mr.. Will
son these men of Wall Street
will make the people pay back
the money with interest, and
maybe with their lives.
"The country is too prosper
GUS and too confident of future
prosperity to listen seriously to
those who say we are living in
FOOLS paradise of temporary
prosperity. That is demagogy
again."-Henry Ford.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
SPIDERS WEAVING WILL
SONS NAME-INFALLIBLE
OMEN OF HIS ELECTION

An infalliblc sign Of the cleo
ti0n of Woodrow Wilson as the
next President of the United
States has developed near North
TaZcwell.
Two of the daughters of
we'll known Republican living in
that community were roaming
over the hills last Sunday, and
happened upon large spider
web, which had been woven by
II large golden spider. The work
Of the spider was so beautiful
from an artists point Of view
that the young ladies paused
to gaze upon it. To their as
tonishment, close scrutiny de-
seloped the letters WILSON
as plainly visible in the center
of the web as if painted there
by an artist. The phenomenon
made such an impression upon
them that they told q number
of their friends about it.
This is said to be an omen of
the election of Mr.. Wilson.
Bearing out this belief, sever
al years ago, n young man from
North Tazewell, who was an
ardent supporter of Mr.. Taft in
the election in which he was OPP
posed by Mr.. Bryan, was travel
ing in the same community, and
observed q similar web, close
scrutiny of which developed the
words TAFT plainly woven
in the center Of the web by one
of the golden spiders. And Mr..
Taft was elected, too.
1t is said that a number of
the friends of Mr.. Slemp have
searched in vain for a web con-
tanning the words S-L-E-M-P,
but instead they run into webs
bearing signs of 40c wool, 10
cattle, etc. 1t has been noticed,
however, that none of the cob
webs referred to are growing
over the drift-mouths of any
of the coal mines In this sec
tion.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-06
GILES JACKSON
is NOT WANTED
Negro Lawyer of Richmond New
er Invited to Speak For MIR.
Trinkle-Report Malicious
and Untrue"

There appeared in the Graham
DAILY News section of the Bluefield
Telegraph recently news item pur-
ported to have been sent from Bris-
toi. The article stated that Giles b.
jackson, u we'll known negro LAWYER
and politician of Richmond, Ind bccn
secured by the Democratic Congress
Siohni campaign committee to cam
naign in the Ninth district for Mr.
Irlnklc Little attention was paid to
the item in the Telegraph. Howcy-
or, tn editor of the Graham Dnilv
news persisted in circulating the re-
port IN nm endeavor to prejudice the
candidacy of MIR. ninklc. From tho
telegram that follows it. appears that
.hc editor OF the Graham Daily News
mas been caught with the goods" rs
II great deal of the "stun" published
seems to have been manufactured in
his own fertile brain.
The Democrats in Graham wired
MIR. Caldwell, the campaign secretary
IN bristol, for the fncts in the case.
and Mr. Walter j. Fink, the precinct
chnirman i'll Graham, received the fol-
lowing reply Wednesday:
(Tclcgram.)
Bristol, Tenn, Oct. a.
w. J. Fink.
Graham, Va.
Upon investigation cannot find that
l'luelield pnpcr story was sent from
here Mt all, Indications are same was
fnmed up at that end of the line. Ar
ticlc in the Bristol paper was news
item from Richmond paper and crcnt-
ed no excitement here whatever. Have
not even heard the matter mentioned
ON the streets. Any intimnton that
our committee has invited Giles Jack
son or any other negro to speak in
the Ninth district, or that we are re-
sponsiblc in any way for the news
item is wilfully and mnliciously I'M
true.
l.. b. CALDWELL,
Campaign Secretary.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-28
NFATUATIoN OF MARY RLANDY.
Serss,.ss:sJP
00aNassA SsNoDG6O, !,

MARY BLANDY does not rank with
lv1 the great artists in crime, but as
an illustration of human perversity
she remains supreme. The babes and
sucklings of her time have become ven
cradle men and women, and all kinds
of water have passed under the bridge,
but her name still lives in England,
and when old lawyers encounter a pc
culiarly cold-blooded criminal, they are
wont to say that he is as bad as Mary
Blandy.
Mary lived with her parents at Hen
ley-on-Thames. Her father was fine,
comfortable man, solicitor who had
a seemly package of pieces of eight
salted down to his old age, and to leave
to his beloved daughter when he went
to sleep with his fathers. Mary was
the joy and pride of his life. He
thought so much of her that he used to
bore his friends describing her noble
and charming qualities, and seemed to
be under the impression that she ought
to have been presented with gold
headed cane at least once day. And,
really, the old man was not without
excuse, for Mary was most attractive
damsel. She was young, well educat-
ed, of divers accomplishments, and IA
pleasant personality. The father was
justified in believing that she eveptu-
ally would marry some excellent citi-
zen, and live happy ever after.
If she didn't do this it was not be-
cause of lack of excellent citizens,
or backwardness on their part. Her
suitors fairly trampled down all the
flowers in the front yard in their eager
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-28
Nhen Spring and Winter Meet

The wearer of the springtime hat
and bag shown in the picture intends
to go south very soon. She has been
there before and believes in prepared
ness; hence the warm coat. This one
has a summery look. but is equal to
fortifying its wearer against cold
spell in regions where the inhabitants
never recall anything like it in the
past.
The coat is familiar type of gray
and white striped chinchilla. 1t has
big adjustable collar and flap pockets
that will keep the hands warm, and 1t
has, besides these very practical prop
. ties, much style and becomingness.
There are coats in colors of the same
materials made for the same sort of
wear.
The springtime turban is of gray
useri braid and n printed Japanese
silk having gray background. The
silk forms the crown and borders the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-28

heightened and featured-is meeting
with single-hearted feminine approv-
al and therefore the peplum blouse, in
numberless variations, is here and Is
the smart thing in blouses.
1t is the business of new blouses TO
be original and they are fastened here.
there and everywhere, or not at all.
Some of them slip over the head and
are drawn up with ties about the
neck. In the blouse pictured, of
georgette crepe, the sleeves provide
the original touch with shirrings that
shape them over the shoulder in the
fashion of the raglan sleeve. The
round neck is bordered with fur, the
seams outlined with fancy needlework.
Hand embroidery, in self-color, is used
for decoration and the peplum falls to
the thigh. 1t has all the earmarks
of the smart thing in blouses.