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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

Mr.. Bryan Barnett returned Thurs
day from Roanoke with his wife. for
mcrly Miss Julia Warner who has
spent several months here with Mrs.
l.. Jewell.
Our school started here Monday
the eighth, with Miss Margaret
Brown, of New River, and Miss Con
stance st. Clair. of Wythcvillc, as
teachers. They have nm enrolment
of sixty nine to begin with.
Miss Ida Il. Smith, fnormcr teach
or nee. now the rural supervisor of
inns district. is spending few days
mere EcttinE the new teachers start
ed in their school
MIR. Tom lInrland. Of Princeton.
spent the week end with MIR. and Mrs.
r.. V. Walker
For the information of those who
IN their ears we would like to an
nounc" that the road has been finish
cd up Big Greek and is now open for
traffic. Although the road up the
mountain is II little rough, il is in
shape for ear 10 yet over. aud is
beng lcvclcd down and worked ns
last rs the men can work il.
w" would also like to announce
That the new incline up the mountain
- finished and people coming on lhr
trains may ride mp with perfect saf-
ETY.. the track. car. and cable hcinr
new and the hois,ing engine has been
ovcrhaulrd and nut in ,rood working
order
Mrs. J." Jewell is spending some
Time visiting. in Iluntingion w. Vn.
Mss Flora Kennedy and Miss Mag
glc barnett nr" planning To attend
high school in Tazcwrli or Richards
AS near nS W" are able To nsccr-
tain. Mrs. Newt. White is our cham
plon gardener She has sold twenty
dollars and sixty four cents worth Of
Tomatoes nj twenty five cents dozen
cmnod ninety seven quarts. besides
nll III" other vegetables SHE hns rails
ed, aud she has II nice bunch of chick
ems, too. all on one small lot back Of
her house.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
ATTACK MADEON
SHAWVER'S Mill
Flying Squadron Has Profitable
Voyage in Behalf of Sunday
day School Work in Tazc-
well County.
Fine Day Al ShnM Mills.

Last Sunday the Squadron made II
decent upon th" Shawvcr Mill Com
munity, and had pleasant, and il
was said, Il profitable time. The con-
tlngcnt was the same as on II pre-
vious raid-W. G. Forbes, Secretary.
County S. S. Association, Mrs. VI.
q. O'Brien, Supt. Primary Depart
mcnt, and myself. We had "ali-day
meeting, commencing at about II 10
fast time, an hour for dinner, and
two hour session in afternoon.
The writer of these lines was the
first speaker. OF his "fcw feeble re-
marks" nothing need be said. Some of
the sisters got u little "hct up" by
something he said about woman suf-
fraEe, and an assertion that the old
proverb that "thc hand that rocks
the cradle and does the spankin' rules
the world was not true in toto. or
words to that effect, but the rather
that the little chcrub that squallcd
and kicked in the cradle did the rul-
ing, but not always as his ma taught
HIM to rule, which is nearly if not
quite correct, when you come to think
OF 1T. How would il sound to hear
the menwho are running things saw.
this is the way my mother brought
me up?" The other remark which
excited some comment was, the chief
objection to woman suffrage is the
suffragcttc, having i'm mind certain
broad minded" tomboyiah women
who made themselves conspicuous and
obnoxious in Washington and other
places, some time back. Its better
more satisfactory To have somebody
kick than for nobody to say any
thing. However, the people were good
enough to Say that the speech was
alright, after all.
In the afternoon Mrs. O'Brien told
the people many interesting things
about primary work, how 10 teach
etc. She made, as usual, good ad-
dress.
MIR. Forbes spoke OH organization,
the work of the State Sunday School
Association, and had Il new commit
tee appointed for the District. the
names of which committee have
slipped my memory. About 4 schools
were represented, Concord, Mt. Olvct
AT the close Kelly Nccl YVES called
on. He made short but fine speech,
ON the spur of the moment. Get Kelly
steamed up and started right he can
beat anybody spcakin.
The Dinner On The Ground
There was great fcast-enOugh
left over for as many more. The
Grcgory's, Shawvcrs, Lcffcls, Kidds
and others, tried just how nice they
could be to the visitors as well as to
each other. The social feature of the
occasion was beautiful, splendid and
uplifting. The Clear Fork people are
among the best on earth. They arc
prosperous, and encourage Sunday
Schools and church work. But-my
space is out, and this gossip must
end. j. a. l..
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Good Sum Realized

The benefits given by the New
Theatre in the interest Of II pcrmn-
ncnt memorial in honor Of our dead
soldier boys so far have realized
S1G50. Mr.. w. II. Gillespie, cashier
of the Tazcwcll National Bank has
consented to serve ns custodian OF
these funds and the money has been
t!cuOsitcd with him.
IL is expected that the remaining
four memorial pictures which will be
shown from time To time in the ncni
future will bring the total amount
from This source to II neat sum. The
elsewhere in this issue Of the News.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Ncws OF Grafton.

j. C. Burton and family, Mr.. Ear
Fulford, all of CroZier, w. Va, mo-
torcd TO Tazcwell Sunday and spent
the day with Mr.. Burton's mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Burton.
Mr.. &. II. Galloway and little dau-
ghter, Mary Elizabeth, from Land.
graph, w. Va, Mr.. Beasly, Peters
town, w. Va, spent Sunday ant
Monday at Brs. Burton's.
Some several of our Concord anG
Mt. Olivet Sunday school member.
attended the meeting Mt Chestnut
Grove last Sunday and all report {
good meeting, large crowd and plent,
to eat.
Our Mountainvicw school opened
Monday with large attendance
Misses Stella Baker, and Margare
Thompson as teachers.
Miss Bell Rutherfod is visiting he
grandfather and little sister, Bette
She attended the summer normal n
Radford and will return for the mex
! session, and will finish this term.
Plenty of new cane syrup in tn
vicinity and any one who wants i
call on c. +. Burton and Pcery Yost.
Mcssrs r. c. Cooper, Keystone, U
j. Schaffer, Landgraph, w. Va, ant
Mr.. Rodes, from Maryland, spent tn
day in Tazewell last Sunday and too
dinner with Chas. Jones.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Tip Top News Notes.
Tip Top, Va, Sept.

Tip Top, Va, Sept 9Th.
School opened here today with fair
attendance for the first day. Miss
Walker, of Burke's Garden, and Miss
Stafford, of Bland County, are primary
teachers. Both of these young ladies
some among the people of Tip Top
wei! recommended.
John Saunders, who recently re-
turned from overseas, where he had
served in the Veterinary Corps of
the S0th Division, has gone to enroll
as senior student ut the Cincinnati
Veterinary College. Chas. Saunders,
Johns brother, who was in Balloon
CO., will spend few days visiting mt
his sisters, Mrs. G.. w. Joyce, ut
Portsmouth, Ohio and then expects
to go in business in this section.
Mr.. and Mrs. McTcer Saunders took
advantage of the excursion which the
Norfolk and Western ran to Norfolk
recently. They report fine trip. Long
trains and fast travel, sometimes
many of the greatest sights to be seen
on the Atlantic coast. il will nav any
one to see the place.
and good crops of all kinds this
season, corn is ripcnng nicely and
some is now being cut. Wheat los
mostly all threshed, and some has
damaged considerably in stack.
But small acreage has been plow-
ed so far for the fall crop.
A marriage license was secured to-
day by Mr. Arthur Cumby, Of Falls
Mills, who will marry Miss Hazel
Durham, of Tiptop. We all wish them
a happy voyage over life's tempt
| tious seas. =
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Treatment For Smut in Wheat ant
Oats Before Planting

Pour equal parts of 40 per cent
formaldehydde and water together
and apply the mixture with any or
dinary hand atomiZer producing Il
fine mist at the rate of one quart of
the mixture to fifty bushels of seed.
One man should make the treatment
while another shovels the grain back
and forth. After making the treat
ment shovel the grain back and forth
to insure uniform mixing and cover
with old bags for four hours, abso-
lutely no longer. Then spread seed
out thinly and air and sow at once
Treat no more seed than will be sowr
within twenty four hours. This treat
ment will be thoroughly successful and
you will have no trouble if directions
are followed.
You can get the hand atomizer with
quart fruit jar at any hadware store
for so to 75cents and the formalde
hyde at drug stores for about SOC
per pint. This atomiZer must not driI
or sprinkle the seed but produce {
fine mist or vapor on the seed. Do mo-
leave seed covered over night or NOR,
than four hours. For 25 bushels US,
only one pint mixture, for IL bu mi
12 pint mixture.
This is a cheap, simple, thorough!
effective and safe method of proven
ting smut provided it is done prop
crly and thoroughly. If you do no
follow directions and use too much O.
leave seed covered too long the ger
mination of seed is likely to be in
jured.
have found great deal of whea
in TaZewell has smut in it. 1t re
duces yields and quality of wheat a
the farmers know from experience
often reducing the value of the crol
so per cent. Because your wheat ha
no smut this year is no reason it will
not have it next year. The disease i
spread in so many ways, frequently
by the threshing machine. The onl
safe way is to treat your seed. If you
wheat has trash or smut in it,
should first be cleaned i'm fannin
mill before treating. For further in
formation write me. r. R. WALL,
County Agent.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
John Mitchell to BE Laid TO Rest
AT Scranton Pa

New York, Sept. 9.-John Mitchell
former president of the United Mine
Workers of America and one of the
most widely known labor leaders in
the United States, died ut O'Clock
this afteroon at the Post Graduate
Hospital.
Mr.. Mitchell was forty-ninc years
old Although he underwent an OPP
Grafton ten days ago for the removal
Of gall stones, his condition had been
reported satisfactory and his death
was unexpected.
With Mr. Mitchell when he died
were his wife, daughter and son. Gov
ernor Smith, who had called to in
quire about his condit:on, arrived
within Il few minutes after he had
hrcathcr his last. 1t WAS said by his
to rally from the effects of the opcr-
alton
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Harvey II. Davis Dead.

Mr.. Harvey II. Davis died at his
home here i'll Tnzewcl on Friday
night, Sept, 5th. He was one of the
oldest citizens of the county, having
completed his seth year on the 5tl
day Of last January. He~was born i,
Smith County and lived there unit
about II years ago. Since then hc
has lived inthscounty.
His death came after long illness
He never fully recovered from AN at
tack of Influenza from which he suf-
fered last March. Since then he has
been confined TO his bed most of the
time, and gradually became weaker
until the end came last Friday night
His hcrcaved family wish to thank
their friends who showed them many
acts of kindness during his long sick
ness, and after the end came. The
sympathy of friends means much al
such time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

Miss Evelyn Mccall. daurhtcr of
Mrs. Annie Mccall and MIR. lianc G.
pccry. son of MIR. and Mrs. Charles T..
Pccry, were married at the home of
the bride on 'razcwcll avenue Wed
ncsday afternoon ut & O'Clock. The
Rev. DIR. j. NJ. Grove, pastor Of the
Nj. T.. Church, Cilicintcd. Immediate
ly after the marriage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pecry left for Blucliclh, where they
took ii train for the East. a large
crowd of relatives and friends were
present To witness the ceremony. The
home of Mrs. Mccall was beautifully
decorated with goldcn rod and clemn
It's, presenting IL most pleasing cr-
feet. Mrs. Roy S. Thompson, of Blue
field, whose sweet voice is so frequent
ly heard on occasions of this kind
sang, 81 Love You Truly" TO the nc.
ecompnniment played by Mrs. Geo. II.
Mccall, of Raven, who also played
the wedding march. Little Miss Ger
trudc Mccall, sister of the bride, was
the only attendant.
a handsome and valuable collection
OF presents, gifts of admirers and rel
atlvcs, were displayed in an ndjoinin,,
room.
Mrs. Pecry has been the honor guest
at many social events in town recent
ly, one among the notable ones being
Il party given by Miss Anita Giles
pie, attended by number Of girls
friends of Mrs. Pccry.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Tazewell High School Opens
Enroll M ont 221


The 1919-20 session of the TaZe-
well High School opened on Monday
morning with the largest enrolment
in the history of the school, as fol-
lows:
High school department, 90. The
grades, 292, total enrolment, 1872
New pupils have enrolled since. The
total enrolment will go between 35C
and 400.
There is already lack of room. Con.
ditions are congested already. The
town must solve the problem before
long Of enl;i. cement.
Attention First Grade.
Prof. Bobbitt gives notice that
children Of the first grade must en-,
ter within the next two weeks, OIL
they will be unable to go on with
the class. One teacher is still lack.
ing to complete the Faculty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Will Influenza Return?

The Council of Defense have issued
a bulletin, warning the people of the
probable return of the Influenza cpl
demic, and giving certain precaut-
ionary rules for its prevention, or of
at least it's spread:
When you sneeze or cough put a
handkerchief over your mouth and
nose.
Keep pencils, your fingers etc. out
of your mouth. Don't use common
drinking cup. The germs of influenza
are spread thru the secretions of the
mouth and nose.
We may expect the disease to re.
appear, if at all, about October 1st.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
The Teachers Meeting In Graham 4
Pleasant Evening.

The meeting of the TaZcwell Coun
ty Teachers Association was held il
Graham High School building last
Friday and Saturday, according tc
appointments, and an attractive pro.
gram rendered. More than 100 teach,
crs were present, and addresses and
papers of interest were made and
read.
The educational, or chief address
was made by Professor Fitzpatrick
of the State Normal School at Rad
ford. and was pronounced al fine
address"
There were other addresses, good
music, special feature of which, on
Friday evening, was Il solo, rendered
by Miss Davenport, greatly to the de-
light of the audience.
The writer of these lines was on
the program for "a few remarks" of
welcome to follow Mayor Galloway
who was to make speech of wei
come on behalf of the town of Gra-
ham. But the Mayor flew the coop
and all the welcoming had to be Civ
en- by one poor speaker He did the
best he could after getting over the
stage fright which seized him, and
his knees smote each other. The peo-
pie were knd enough to listen, at
least.
With Dave Spracher.
Prof. A. S. Greever, County Supt
and the writer of these lines
had our home for the night with the
genial hospitable Dave Spracher. A
night or day spent in such home is
an epoch in any mans life His moth
er, widow of the late VIM. Sprachel
and his sister, Miss Kate. live with
him, and help take care of the large
house, the crops, pigs and chickens
Dave is often away, as n representa-
tive of Graham business concern
The Sprachers are Burke's Garder
people. Mrs. Spracher was Miss
Gecver, sister to "Tobias" and DR.. c.
w. Greevcr, of this town. She is liv.
ing in the time of the "sere and vel
low leaf" but cheerful, bright ant
happy in the recollection of q wei
spent life.
The Graham High school building
is a surprise to any one who sees il
for the first time.
1t has spacious halls, fine lectur,
| and school rooms, all presenting {
| splendid appearance, and also admir-
| ably suited for it's purpose.It is {
| credit and an honor to the town, il
fact, would be an honor to any town
There are spacious grounds ali
around the building, permitting al
enlargement when needed, and NOR,
room will be needed as the tow
grows and population increases.
1t is always pleasure to NEE
Dudley and Newton, prominent schoo
men of Graham. They were presen
-alsoProf Strong, the Principal
Prof Bobbitt, of of Tazewell Higl
school, and supt. A. S. Greever.
The nambes of the Faculty wcr
given in last weeks paper.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Farmers UnYc SUGAR

With Graham doing the sour grape
stunt through Il sugar famine, Tazc-
well county farmers hav all of tho
sweet stuff they need, and here is
how they got it: Tazcwell, you know
has farmers association, and
through its county agent, II. Z. Wall
their supplies come in on the rail
road at North Tazcwcll by the car
lot, including sugar. A solid car of
white sugar arrived Monday for use
OF the farmers and Was unloadcd ut
North TaZcwcll for distribution
among the members Of the farmers
association.-Gralam Daily News.
The above Is all right cxccp; in one
Important particular viz: The sugar
hasn't yet arrived. 1t il: expected
early next week.
Prices are as follows:
In 100 lb lots, 5000.
In 25-lb. lots, $3.50.
In 2 lb. cartons, 10 Id cents per
lb. If you want sugar put in your
order at once.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
MRS. ELENA MCCALL
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Feared She Was Seriously Iniur-
cd in Automobile Accident at
North TazeweIl Yesterday
Morning.

Mrs. Lena ID. Mccall was seriously
injured about eleven o'clock yester-
day morning ut the railroad crossing
at North Tnzewcll, and her nutomo-
bile, Cadillac, smashed to pieces, by
being struck by passenger train No.
II. castbound. The injured lady was
tnken to the Office of DR.. J.. Walter
Wittcn, and all possible medical aid
rendered her. AT two O'Clock ycster-
day afternoon, at the time this paper
goes to press, the doctors in attend
ahcc were uncertain us to the scrious
ness of her condition. However. the
physicians are much worried and her
actual condition will not be known for
several hours. She suffered injuries
about her head and other parts of her
body.
The accident occurred ut the dau-
Ecrous crossing just west Of the sta
ton, and was Witnessed by II number
OF people. The lady was going to the
nome OF her daughter, Mrs. Robert
l'rcry, who lives east or the station.
as she approached the station, her
attention waa attracted by west
bound freight train standing near the
crossing. One eye witness said that
as her car mounted the approach to
the crossing and had gotten astride
the main line the engine suddenly
stopped. Size evidently had not OBJ
served the approach of the passenger
train from the west which bore down
ON her and struck the automobile and
pushed the cnr with its occupant from
the crossing To the station, II distance
OF several hundred feet. The car wns
not turned over but remained upright.
One report is that the engineer be-
came so confused in the excitement
that little apparent effort was made
To stop the train.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
High Class Entertainment

The performance given in the New
Theatre last Friday night by the
Coteric Of artists from the iId'so,
laboratories was one OF the highest
class and most enjoyable pcrfor.
mnnccs ever given in razcwcll.
Miss Claire Lillian Pctclcr, Sopra.
no; Miss Scbyl Sandcrson Farnn
Whistler and MIR. Harry Humphrey
dramatic reader entertained the audi.
cncc which packed the theatre audi
forum for an hour or more with
choice selections of music and read
inEs. The object of the recital was Ia
demonstrate the rc-crcativc powers
OF the Edison phonograph, and from
the moment Miss Pctclcr appeared
ana sank in unison with the Edison
machine the audience was fully con
vinccd that Thomas a. Edison had
perfected machine that reached the
pnacle of rc-crcativc perfection.
II. w. pobst. local agent for the
Edison was Sponsor for the enter
tainmcnt, and was fully repaid for
his efforts and expense by the scv-
cral hundred enthusiasts who had
come To the show through his invi
tation and courtesy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Gcncrnl Persh;nr.s Rnom

Since General Pei shng's return
and his enthusiastic reception it is
said that his boom as Il candidate for
The Republican nomination for the
Presidency, will be revived, which
was started some months ago. but of
which nothing has been heard for
some tine. Dispatches state that his
fathcr-in-law, Senator Francis f..
Warren, Of Wyoming. will have
charge Of the Porshimg boom. 1t is
pointed out, however, that General
Pershings friends are showing more
enthusiasm than Judgment, and, the
fact that Pcrshing is great soldier,
is no assurance at all that lie could
fill such an Office as that of Presi-
dent of the United States, and it is
further believed that Pershing has
too much sense to icopardize his fame
and popularity by lending his con-
sent to such an undertaking us RUM
ing for the presidency.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
raZcwcll' History.

Editor Clinch Valley News.
Dear Sir Colonel Pcndlcton d,
me the courtesy Of submitting tn,
advance sheets Of his book ON Taze
well and South West Virginia To my
inspection.
The people of Southwest Vrgini
and TazcwcIl in particular have {;
treat in store for them in this forth.
coming publication IL will take IT,
place at the head Of column of Vir-
ginia histories il is lruthfuIly
and brilliantly written.
JAS. S. BROWNING.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
The Meeting In The Cove.

This paper stated that Rev. w. G..
Thompson and Rev. w. w. Arrowood
were holding a meeting in the Cove.
1t should have been Rev. MIR. Shan
non, the Presbyterian pastor in the
Cove instead of Mr.. Arrowood. A rose
by any other namc-howcvcr. The
meeting continues with much interest
manifested.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
w. G. r. u. Meeting.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet Tuesday, The 10th.
at three O'Clock with Mrs. Nj. j. Han
kins.
The committee ON the jubilee fund
are requested to make report Of thcil
part Of the work.
IL is important that all members
take notice of the meeting and max,
an effort to attend.
MRS. w. G. O'BRIEN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Visiting Old Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. M. Wittcn,
Hatton, Va, and several members of
the family, are on Il visit to the old
home in the Cove and relatives in the
county. "Wilk" has fine farm on
James River, in Albermarlc County,
and is making living" he says.
While here he paid his tuition for
another year.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Major And Mrs. Bartle Here.

Major and Mrs. Bartlc of Fork
Union Military Academy, were here
on Tuesday, returning from Norton,
where Mr.. Bartle was the efficient and
beloved pastor of the Presbyterian
church before going to Fork Union
where he now holds an important
chair in the faculty of that growing
institution. A number of Tazcwcll
boys will return to Fork Union this
session.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Announcement. "A

James Elmer Brown will accept n
few more music pupils in Tazewell
for this season. Enrolment must be
made Immediately. Those Interested
should address on call him mt Blueficld
before September 18th.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

Ice Cream Supper by w. C. Il. u.
The w. C. r. u. Of Wittcns Mills
will give a box supper on the lawn
of the Wittens Mills High School,
Saturday evening, the 18th. at z
O'clock for the Benefit of the Jubilee
Fund. THE JUBILEE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12

Ice Cream Supper nj While Church.
An ice cream supper will be given
at White church in Thompson Valley
Saturday. Sept. 20, at 6 p. M, 70:
the benefit of the church.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-09-12
Illinois Visitors

Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Burkitt, Palcs-
tine Illinois, are visiting the Bournes
family at Grafton. The Burkitts are
closely related by marriage. The
Illinois visitors are enjoying their
visit here, of course.