Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-10-11
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RECOVERING FROM PNEUMO-
MA,
THE TAZEWELL SUPPLY co

The friends Of Franklin Leslie and
Of his parents family will be glad to
learn, | am sure, that he is recover
ing from serious illness from pneu-
monia, following an attack of in
llucnZa. As stated in this paper, last
issue, Mrs. Leslie and myself hur-
ride to Fork Union, in response to {,
telegram, arriving at Il. m. Wed
nesday. We found him with a well
developed case of double pneumonia
after about weeks illness from in
1luenZa.
There had been about rs cases i'm
the Academy of about $50 students,
besides number of cases in the
town and community. The college
physician, DR.. Parrot and his fami-
ly were all sick. Doctors had to be
gotten from other towns and COM
munities. Nurses were few, and the
condition was serious in the extreme,
in the beginning of the epidemic BY
heroic, unsparing efforts on the part
of the officers of the school and the
entire town, the situation was soon
gotten under cntrol, and when | left
on Friday afternoon, there were on
ly about three boys in bed, and the
school had resumed its wrk.
Tazewcll is well represented in
Fork Union: Robert Bottimore, Ru-
fus Hartman, Franklin Leslie and
Will Bundy had all been sick, ex-
cept Robert Bottimore, but had on
i slight attacks, except Franklin.
His room mate, young Wittcn, son
of j. w. Nj. (Wilk) Witten, was just
getting out and had about recovered
when | left.
Fork Union Academy.
Fork Union Military Academy is
located in the little town of Fork
Union, about so miles west of Rich
mond and about 5 miles from the de-
pot on the G.. and o. Railway in
buildings were erected under the su-
pervision of the late Rev. Dr.. VIM. e.
Hatcher, of Richmond, to which work
he devoted the latter years of his
busy life. The school has Il well con-
stituted military department under
government regulation and inspec-
ton. Col. N. j. Perkins is the popu-
lar and efficient President of the
school, ably seconded by Maj. S. D..
Bartle, former Presbyterian pastor
ut Norton. These faithful men have
an efficient corps OF teachers and
are doing fine work.
The Fork Union People.
don't want to 'gush" but simple
candor demands and justilies the
statement that they are certainly
among the best people on earth. Dur
ing the epidemic they showed the
kind of STUFF" they are made of.
Not one thing or effort possible to
help the sick, and to cheer up the
anxious mothers of the boys, was
neglected or withheld. want to
mention specially Mr.. b. A. Burgess.
WHO showed me special attention and
wife and splendid daughters were
considerable of Mrs. Leslic's welfare,
also Mr.. l.. p. Burgess, cashier of the
Bank of Fluvanna and the Sneads-
it seemed that everybody was named
Snead. The Secretary and Treasur-
er of the School, Mr.. Bashaw, mar
ried Miss Snead We had our home,
as Mrs. Leslie still has, with Mrs.
Snead, who keeps the only hotel in
the town, and great woman she is
Her house is full all the time. Time
and space forbids personal mention
of many kindnesses shown us during
4 trying, anxious week, and am
surely expressing the feeling of ev-
cry father and mother, who had Il
sick boy at Fork Union.
Next week, ! want to speak spec
tally Of Fluvana, the county of good
folks, pcrsimons, and 'possums and
of Il short visit to the old home in
Botetourt on my return. j. y. l..