Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-26
HIGHLANDS INVADED BY
THE FLYING sQ]ADagH'
Tazewell Sunday School Work
ers Are Delightfully."- Enter
tained-The Hospital and
The Public School.

Last Sunday the Sunday school
"Flying Squadron" invaded the iGI iitSIe
city of Richlands, put off few mild
explosives in the shape OF Sunday
school addresses, and had Il very fine
day, the rain Notwithstanding. The
squadron this time was made ur OF
following: Rev II. b. Platt ir.; ID. ID.
Rev. L. A. RepaGs, ir, Mr.. y. IL.
FORBES, county secretary, and last
(but not least, OF course) the writer
of these lines. We went down on the
morning train, were busy spenkino,
OF eating nearly all day and returned
on No. 6. in the afternoon.
The meeting YVES held in The Me-
thodist church, ut IL 80 and at 2:30.
Rev. Mr.. Platt. Rev. Mr.. Repass. and
Mr.. Forbes all made addresses which
were we'll received. Rev Mr.. Me
Canlass is pastor. He spolle in the
afternoon. The writer Of this gos-
sip made a ''few feeble remarks" in
the forenoon Owing to the incln-
Incy of the weather and short no
tice, the audience was not so large
as it would have otherwise been. But.
what was wanting in numbers was
made up in quality.
The school was, still in session
when we arrived at the church. The
pastor was teaching the Senior class
of which Mrs. W. B. T. White is the
regular teacher Mrs. White was at
Greever, in this town. ! Was told that
Miss Evans, principal Of the Rich
lands High School, is assistant teach
er of this class. The lady was not
present, detniued on account of the
weather, and a slight indisposition.
The Superintendent is Mr.. George
Brown, whom have known for years
and never knew anything of him that
was not good. He has corps of
good helpers. ] recall the names of
Mrs. Terrell. Mrs. McCanlass, wife
of the pastor; Mr.. II. J. Elgn, Mrs
George T. Bailey, wife of the we'll
known Magistrate; Mn Barrett and
Miss Stella Crabtree. So you see,
the school iss well equipped with
teachers. Miss Crabtrce is organist,
Mr.. Hager is leader of the singing,
handsome, strong young man. book
keeper for one of the town conpan-
les. Mr.. c. b. Orr. the well known
bank cashier, is secretary of the
school. Our friend. Mr.. II. II. Da-
is prominent member of the school
as is also j. B. Crabtrce, Mayor Of
the city, and leading merchant, also
prominent in school work and othe-
things.
1t is encouraging TO find so many
of the leading citizens of this little
city in the Sunday school work.
was told, however, that there were ut
least fifty other men and boys in the
town, walking the streets, or hang
ing around the depot to watch the
trains come and go. who never dark
ened the doors Of any Sunday school
in town, and some of ihem church
members, too. Strange kind of ielig-
ion some folks have!
AT the close of the meeting, Mr.
Forbes read out the names of the
district committee appointed TO or
ganiZe the schools OF this district,
viz: j. Z. Crubtree, George Brown,
and Thos. II. Davis. These men will
look after the interests of the sew
eral schools in their district.
Matte Williams Sanitariun.
had the pleasure OF visit to tie
"Retreat for the Sick" in the after-
noon. It will be recalled that this
sanitarium was builS on the site of
the old Richlands Hotel, built years
ago, when Richlands was first laid
out, and during the boom. When the
bottom dropped out of the boom, the
hotel, of course, was soon closed as n
hotel, and unoccupied for the most
part, for years. After several chang
es the building and grounds were
purchased by DR.. w. K. Williams
and the old building removed and
the present slightly and commodious
building erected. The building is inn
posing, standing as il does, upon an
elevated plateau, overlooking the
town. The brick building has tall
white columns on The front, APP
preached bv granolithic walks. 1t
looks good on the outside. and is not
at all disappointing on the inside,
There are The usual and necessary
waiting rooms. wards for patients
operating rooms, tables, shelves and
cabinets of knives, scissors, saws,
tongs, forceps, wrenches, yises,
straps, ETC., and every appliance ne
cessary. If l had to go through the
mill l would as soon go through this
one as any l ever saw DR.. Williams