Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-08-25
ELEVEN FINED
AT POCAHONTAS
5000 Each Assessed Against
Violators of Revenue Laws
Believed Now That Boot
Logging Will Stop.

Pocahontas, Aug. Eleven me-,
were fined 5000 each for violating the
prohibition laws Of Pocah3ntas in the
cases that came pr before Judge
Owens Tuesday. The state will re-
ccive half the fines and the town the
other half. The cases that have been
tried heretofore were sent to Taze-
well on appeal, but the men WHO had
rot been tried decided that they would
compromise rather than continue the
cases further 1t is said that the evi.
dencc against some of them is strong
er than against others, but all ag-
reed to compromise and dismiss the
cases. They were all put under a bond
of the provisions of violation now is
that it will mean six months in Jail
IL is generally believed that there will
be no Bookkeeping among these
people i'll the future. Mcssrs. James
Harman, Minter and Minter, and Bar
les Gillespie represented the prose-
cution, and Messrs. T. C. Bowen, Sex.
ton and Roberts, and r. o. Crockett,
represented the defense.
After the eases had been disposed
CT, Thomas Tinsley, member of the
police force, walked up the street with
n warrant in his pocket for the ar
rest of one Will Brown, charged with
the same offcnSe. Brown suspected
something, and when he saw Tinsley
approaching he ran, Notwithstanding
Tinsley's admonitions, and hid behind
an embankment, or log fence quite
secure from the policeman. Tinsley
gave him some sound advice, to come
out from behind there, but he refused,
whereupon the policeman got Il focus
on him and shot the bark eff about six
inches from the negro's nose. and the
negro decided to adopt the motto OF
safety first" and surrendered to the
policeman. He was taken before Judge
Owens and fined $50: and promised to
be good in the future.
Chas. K. Wagner has returned from
Cincinnati, where he made arrange
ments with the Geo. Kline people for
their series of pictures, Metro and
Triangle, and will also show in Poca-
hontas the Glorious Rompns said to
he the best ever shown here. Mr..
Wagner's operator. Mr.. C. II. Smith,
Of Roanoke, is assited by Mrs. Smith,
who is the ticket seller.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Wick
ham, of Beckley, w. Va, daughter.
This is interesting to many Pocahon-
tas people, who remember Mr.. Wick
ham well. He was treasurer for the
old Southwest Virginia Improvement
Co., while his brother Henry Wick
ham, was president, and for several
years then and afterwards he resided
here. While Mr.. Wickham was quite a
ladies' man he succeeded in eludinr
The wooings of the fair sex and re-
manned bachelor until the early par;5
of last year, when ne took unto him
self bride from Santa Parhara, Cal
ifornia.
Mrs. w. x. Maxey, who has been
kept in hospital for several days,
is said to be improving, and her many
friends wish for her an early recovery.
Miss Faye Jordan has returned from,
vacation spent with relatives and
friends ut Wenona, Illinois,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Crockett, of
Stanberry, Mo, spent two or three
days in Pocahontas last week, visit
ing relatives.
Max Davis was in Pocahontas sew
eral days this week, from Cincinnati.
Samuel Davis, the proprietor of the
Tip Top Mineral Springs, was here
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. l.. Sexton were in
Pocahontas yesterday, guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Roberts.
Misses Emma Yates and Lillian
Hensley have left for the East, where
the former will purchase her stock of
fall millinery.
A. d. Wltten,, of Martinsville, Va,
visited relatives here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Frazier are
spending several days at the hcme of
j. L. Frazier, Jr., at Chllhowie.
John 5. Dennen. of Charleston, and
VIM. L. Dennen, of Logan, have been
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. b. Dennen, this week. The former
is now travelling inspector for the
Berwind-White people. William has
just returned from hospital at Hun
tington, where he had an operation
for appendicitis.
Maury c. Newton left last night
for Chicago, where he has accepted a
position as salesman for the r. j.
Reynolds tobacco company.
Mrs. G. II. Zimmerman visited her
sister, Mrs. P. w. Poff, in BluefielG,
this week.
A. +. Castinoli, Robert Wallace, and
Jas. w. Bailey were among the num-
ber from here attending the United
States Court at Big Stone Gap.
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Lambeth, and
Mrs. A. w. L. Trotter, all of Char
lottesville, Va, are visiting in Poca-
hontas, guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Browning, Jr. Dir. Lambeth is Prof
essor of Hygiene at the University
of Virginia, and also superintendent
of buildings and grounds. He went to
Bermuda. but spent only ten days
there, preferring the climate of this
mountain country.
Mrs. D. T. Miles and Mrs. C. X.
Wagner mctored to Blucfeld this
week.