Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
ROADS ARE BAD
in ABB'S VALLEY
Editor and Road Engineer Make
Swing Around Through Gra-
ham, Falls Mills, Boisse-
vninc and POcahontas.

The editor had IL flying trip around
with Mr.. Ma; Tin Tuesday, passing
thru Pocaaonia.,, BoisSevaine, Abb's
Valley and otber points of interest.
The day was bright, the air bracing,
our Ford in u good humor and pmbi.
tious to prev" nm over some very bnd
roads, and 10 ''show hcrsc'f" on so.ue
splendid ones.
AT Pocahontas, Judge Owens ro-
portei the "hu' raging. He said
that Elicit and Frnnzicr, the wei;
Known grocery merchants, wcrt both
IN bed, and thi.t Mr. Odcr's life hnd
been desraire;l Of. During this brief
Vist OF less than half an hour there
Wns little opportunity to look around
inc town seemed unusually quiet.
Few people were on the streets. There
seemed an ominous silence in the
Main Streets. due perhaps to tho pre-
valance Of the epidemic. We papsed
thru Boissevainc, which | saw for tho
hrst time, II is quite a neat little
mining village, houses psrched high
on the hills, nent church, large
new brick company store. The one
street OF the town. fiankcd on botn
sides by company houses, wns full OF
miners and others going home for
supper. got glimpse of Dud. Dn-
ker, lie looked like he had been wal
lowing III coal bank. hollered to
him rs we whizzcd past, but | don't
think he recognized me. We were
M ~ hurry TO get ncross the Tip Top
MI before dark, and were losing no
time.
ABR'S VALLEY.
| FAM TIE historic Ahh's Valley for
lhe frat TING, and recalled what is
related u the little book "rhe Cap
lives of Abba Valley" where the
Moore family were almost extermi-
mated by III. Indians years ago. O. B.
joyful Moore. member Of the Moore
family, lives III the old home place or
his fathers lie has II nice home and
a line fnrm, and brngs good deal
about his fine corn. We got II glimpse
or hlni as we passed. He was potter
ing around in II barn shed near the
road, all muiIled up like he was about
half frozen. On the road lives Wap
ncr, Mrs. lIarrisson and John w.
buchanan. Mrs. HARRISON hns Il nice
large residence, while just across the
road is the old log house of other
days, long ago. Glad il stands These
old landmarks should not be torn
away. The cold pile" is "crumbling
To the dust" The roof of the old front
porch is swny-backed and, like an oil,
man, is bowing and leaning towards
the earth. Talk about bad roadsl IL,
Ahb's Valley there is some Of the
worst roads ever, Along about Mrs.
llarrison's and John Buchannns nnd
in other places. the roads arc bad
enough now. Whit they must be in
midwinter is scracely imaginable.
We wound around over q big ridge
and down this sido to the Lithia
Springs. Martin pointed out the old
bridge where D0ak and Otis Hopkins
had debnclc once upon n time, when
something got wrong with the steer
ing gear, magnetic, carburettn, brake
or some other part of the chr, and
ran them against side of the bridge
over the bank and in otthe creek,
where both of them thought they
were both dead, but luckily, neither
Of them seriously hurt. Tho large
buildings at he Lithia Springs are
silent and lone," and likely to re-
main so unless some better roads arc
built. Once "over the top" we whizz-
ed by Tip Top and were soon within
sight Of the lights of the city," the
hands on my watch marked 6:l6, just
bout two hours from Pocn. home. Af-
ter very pleasant day in most agree
able and congenial company of the
intelligent and cultured county rond
engineer. j. A. J..