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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21
CORDEL.EE.. SOLDIER
TELLS OF WOUNDS
WILLIAM c. SPELL IS BACK IN
GEORGIA, STILL ENTHUSIASTIC

Fort Mcpherson, Jan. 2t-WIlliam c
spell Of Company d. 4Tth. Infantry,
is one Of the convalescent veterans
Of Fort Mcpherson hospital who Was
gi;;,I to set foot in the United States
aftcY strenuous service in the front
line trenches in France. Spell form-
erly made his home in Adcl, Georgia
hut his family has recently moved to
Cordele.
Boy, he told the correspondent.
you should have seen the way prices
climbed il those French towns when
they found out you had some jack and
wanted something, | say you should
seen them climb. and l use the verb
advisedly. The canteens run by the
y. NJ. c. A. were g0dsends and all this
talk about stiff prices asked is all
publish They gave us good stuff and
didn't try any profiteoring either. But
those French small towns merchants
-wow!"
Spell Was wounded in the Argonne
offensive on September II when the
Hun machine gunners sprayed the
ground he and his platoon were adj
yancing over,
"The drive started the night Of the
-6th and hot and heavy was password.
The Boches were dropping back
steadily and we had made a lot of
ground by seven in the morning
when this left wrist of mine spurted
blood and l had to call it days
work"
Spell was asked whether he had
heard much news from this side when
lie was at the front, whether letters
had gone astray.
"Do you know" he replied, chat
vas one line in which was plumb
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

Friends OF the family here extend
their sympathy.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

f. B. Baldwin Of Oslethorpc was in
the city yesterday short while yes
day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

Robley Mcdonald Of M9cCn spent
Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. NJ
e. Mcdonald.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

Miss Mary d. McLarty has return
ed to her home in Albany after a visit
to her sister, Mrs John R. Crumpler.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

No good action will hinder thee, if
thou be inwardly free from inordinata
affection. If thou intend and seek
nothing else but the will Of God and
the good of thy neighbor, thou shalt
thoroughly enjoy inward liberty
Thomas Kempis.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21
PEACE


BY Henry w Longfcllow
Down the dark future, through long
generations,
Ahv cchong sounds grow fainter
ard then cease;
ma like q belt with solemn, sweet
vibrations,
hear once more The voice Of Christ
say, "Peace!"
Peace! and no longer from its brazen
portals
The blast Of Wars organ. shakes
the skies!
But beautiful as songs Of the i'm
mortalS.
Tho holy melodies Of Love arise.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

We carry a complete stock Of gen
uine Oliver goods, all prices in pro
portion as aboye.
We also have a large stock Of stoves
Crockery, general line OF hardware
and can give you real bargain in
Eagle and Phoenix Rope and Leather
Collars.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Euland annom.
&c the birth of Z ao2.
Mr.. Dave >etchum of vienna is in
The city today
Friends OF the family here extend
their sympathy.
Robley Mcdonald Of Maccn spent
Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. NJ
e. Mcdonald.
Miss Mary d. McLarty has return
ed to her home in Albany after a visit
to her sister, Mrs. John R. Crumpler.
Mr.. +. +. Ort, who for sometime SUI
fered from illness, is sufficiently re-
covered to be able to stir out 9gain.
Blake Biven5 has received his dis
charge from Camp Gordon and has
resumed his position in the Post OF,
flee here.
| Nh l.. L. Blackman was called to
Lancaster, S. c. the past week on ac-
count Of the illness and death Of his
mother
DIR. and Mrs. a. J. WheIchel are
row comfortably located on Eighty
Second Street in New York where
DR. Whelchel IS taking post graduate
work in medicine.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-21

Mr.. Dave Ketchum Of vienna is in
The city today
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
NInndav,s Visitors

The News Office began the week
with number of visitors.
First came MIR. e. p. Rice, a citi-
zen of Philadelphia, introduced by
our friend Mr.. Bailey, of the Ber-
wind staff. Mr.. Price is in charge of
the Bcrwind Co.'S land business, hay-
ing to do with titles, etc. in several
states. He is Mr.. Bailey's "boss,"
says Mr.. Bailey, and one of the finest
and best of men. He looks the part.
He is Kentuckian, and has some
good Scotch Irish blood in his veins.
Next Came L. p. and II. Il. Asbury,
from Newhall, and Graf Woodbridge,
of Gary, w. Va. I'll betch yer you
men were looking for. Give it up?
They were looking for side-saddle.
1t seems that all three came along t..
help in the search. They failed to
find one, and appealed to this paper,
and so, if you have one, Il good on. :,
to sell, write this Office, giving price
etc.
Next Came Rev. S. d. Lambert,
young Methodist minister, who was
on the Rocky Gap Circuit last year,
and for year ut least will eat fried
chicken on the Surgeousville, Tenn,
where ever that is. He did good work
last year. His successor is Rev. Mr..
Splitter. transferred from the wilds
of Clintwood
Geo. W. Patton, Esq, dropped in
to hand iii the subscription Of "Jim"
Lawson. who lives away out in Idan.,
q state made famous (and infamous)
by one Borah, who misreprcsent,
that great state in the Senate. And
so it went. The mails brought other
names from far and near, of "stud-
cnts" in this School" paying their
tuition for another session.
Our friend r. p. Asbury, re-
turned soldier, candidate for Justice
of the Peace in Maiden Sprin. Dist.
riot. He came to see about rubber
starnps for use of the voters next
wncll who will want to vote for him,
as he neglected, as did several other
candidates. to get his name on the
ticket. dob" is Il fine fellow, and
will be elected, his friends say.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
To the Voters.
(Cnmmilnicatndl


In recent issue of this paper
there was an article calling tn. at
tention of The candidates for Com
mon%calth's Attorney to the respon-
s:bility If the of!ics.
Al of this was true. there never
was Il time when it was more respon-
IDLE than now, and | wish to empha-
size the other side CT the question
and call the attention Of =. voters
to their responsibility when they 20
to the polls next week. l urge that
they vote for the man. Don't let
party politics, sentiment or anything
else keep you from voting for the
best man for the place.
Three-fourths of the cases, and
perhaps more. that come before the
Commonwealth Attorney are those
in violation of the prohibition law.
If we are to be law abiding peo-
pie these law breakers must be
Prosecuted and much depends on the
prosecuting attorney. | beg that law
abiding people think of that as thew
90 to the polls.
When the American people get
voting for the man end not merely
the party we shall have cleaner
politics and better laws and better
enforced laws. We have laws and
laws but having these laws enforced
is what we need in TaZewell, in Vir-
ginia, in America, and on the voters
rests the responsibility of seeing
that the laws are enforced.
A. SUBSCRIBER.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
News of Jewell Ridge.

Miss st. Clair has as her guest
her mother, form Wytheville.
Miss Margaret Browns aunt, Mrs.
Terry, has arrived to spend the whit
er with Miss Brown and Miss st.
Clair.
Mrs. L. Jewell returned last week
from a visit to Blucfield and Roa-
noke.
Master Billy Walker celebrated his
fourth birthday on the twenty-third
by treating about dozen of his
small friends to ice cream and candy
at the Y NJ. c. A.
We had very interesting picture
show Saturday evening, the title be-
ing, "a Still Small Voice" Henry
Walthall playing the leading role.
The school end Sunday School held
a pie supper en- Monday evening of
last week from which the sum of
forty-six dollars and five cents was
realized. This sum was divided be-
tween the Sunday school and school
and will be used for improvements
for both.
Our Sunday School is progressing
nicely under the leadership of Mr..
Yong and Misses Brown and St.
Clair.
Miss Lila Jewell spent the after.
noon at Richlands Monday.
DR.. Painter returned Monday for
his weeks work at this place.
Mr.. Geo. st. Clair spent q shorL
time hrr last week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Payne-Co

A beautiful wedding took place
Saturday afternoon at one O'Clock at
the home of the bride on Rogers
street, when Miss Helen Golfer was
given in marriage to Mr.. William
Brown Payne, of Bluefield, the Rev.
T. 5. Hamilton, officiating.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Golfer and has
many friends in Bluefield.
The house was eXquisitely decor
atod with white chrysanthemums and
posted plants, carrying out the color
scheme Of white and green.
AS the bride entered, Mrs. Karl
Sentz played softly the wedding
chorus from Lohengrin, and after
the ceremony Mendelsshon's wedding
march was rendered
The bride entered on the arm of
her father, preceded by Miss Betty
Cubbedge. as flower bearer, and
Master Henry Golfer as ring bearer
The bride was attired in a going
away suit of dark brown, with &C.
cessories to match. She carried. a
lovely bouquet of white chrysanthe-
NUNS. At the altar the bride was
met by the groom with his best man
Mr.. Boone, of Roanoke.
Out of town guests were: Mrs. S
5. Cofer and Mr.. and Mrs. Boone. of
Roanoke; Miss Wyrene Lester, of
Tazewell; Mesrs, Fred Golfer and
Edwin Freshman, of v. p. i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne left on No. 2
for. an extended bridal tour and on
their return will make their home in
Bluefield.-Bluefield Telegraph of
Sunday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
The Ncighborhood That Lost Itself

There used to be ncighborhood,
ccntering itself in church and a
nearby schoolhouse, made up entire
ly of farmers who lived on and tend
ed their own farms. The fed "hired
men" mostly lived with the families
they worked for, and the one or two
married men who worked for wages
worked alongside their employers and
sat beside them i'm church.
Almost 81 perfect democracy it
was, made up of sturdy, independent
men and women. Some of the men
were good farmers, and some of
them were rather poor farmers /;
some of the women were known as
good housekeepers and good manar-
crs, whilco theirs were admittedly not
either. All were neighbors, however,
meeting ON basis Of frank equality.
interested in the same things, talk
ing about the same subjects and lead
ing lives of the same general nature.
One man might be good horse
snapper and another poor one, but
all owned horses and worked them.
One man might like a dring and an
other be an incorporating teeto-
laler, but all went to the circuses
and the elections and the quarterly
meetings. One man might be very
religious and another something of a
skeptic, but all went out in the fields
to salt their cows on summer Sun
day mornings and all met at the
church to talk about the crops and
the weather "bcfore meeting" and
about the sermon afterwards.
The ideal community it was in
many respects, but one thing it sadly
lacked. There was no community con-
seriousness, no community action.
Neighbors and friends as they were,
those sturdy farmers had never rea-
alize d how closely their interests
were joined together, had never learn
ed no VITO wok with each other for
the good of all. 1t was fine neigh
borhod, but not a community, and be-
caue it lacked the community spirit
and the community life, the neigh
borhood was not able to hold its own
to keep its children with in or to
keep step with the progress of the
world. So, as one by one the old farm
ers died the farms changed hands and
the neighborhood changed it's char
acter and lost the best part of it,.
Old manners and feelings without
any compensating gain from tn,
new that it took on.
Had it been real community, |
have often thought, instead of a
mere neighborhood, what splendid
development might have come to it
and what splendid place to live in
1t might have bccome-E. f. M. in
Southern Agriculturist.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Pontoon BuiIdin0 In '62.

The Record made by the I'd United
States Engineers, of throwing n
pontoon bridge across the Rhine at
a point where the river is LAO feet
in width in 58 minutes, as reported
does not seem wonderful to cor
respondent of the Digest, Sergt. j.
d. Vaudeville, of Co. g., 5Oth New
York Volunteer Engineers, who
writes as follows from Fort Collins,
Colo:
"This was splendid, work, but
wish to refer you to photograph
published by Maj. Geo. II. Williams,
in Pictures Of the Civil War; at
page 1913, of pontoon fridge, con-
structed across the Anticosta branch
just above the navy yard east, three
quarters of mile in length, by the
50th New York Volunteer Engineers
in the spring of 1862, under the com
mand of Maj. Wesley Brainard, and
under the observation of Mr.. Lincoln
and portion of his cabinet, in Just
IL minutes and 10 or is seconds, by
the watch. This bridge, however, was
built by consecutive pontoons' along
the shoe, up stream, and rowed into
position, which permitted of more
rapid work. However, we old guys
are not inclined to enter into n
quarrel with the kids that helped to
lick the Huns. They were our boys,
md we arcp roud Of them.
up. S.-The time stated is abso-
lutely correct, as read it from Mai.
Brainnrd's dairy, in 1882, person
ally"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
First. Notice.

A Bargain In Good Reading.
Thirty-fve volumes of the best
reading-in weekly installments-for
less than five cents a week. This is
just what The Youths Compesnion
offer for 1920 really means. The con-
tents of the new volume, which will
include 8 serial stories, over 200 short
stories, fifty or more articles by men
of great attainment, sketches, speciaf
departments, and so forth, would
make 35 good volumes lat Sligo each)
if published in book form.
Not line is waste reading. You
get something always worth rememb-
ering, worth using as q guide to your
thoughts and actions.
If you subscribe as sooa as you see
this notice you will receive all the
extras mentioned in the following of
fer, including the opening chapters of
Harry's Herd, a fascinating, 10-chap-
ter story of life on a cattle ranch.
New subscribers for 1920 will re-
ceive:
l. The Youths Companion-52 is
sues in 1920.
2. All remaining weekly 1919 is
sues.
8. The Companion Home Calendar
for 1920.
All the above for $3.50.
4. McCalps Magazine for 1920, $1.00
the monthly fashion authority. Both
publications for only $2.95.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
Commonwealth Ave. and st. Paul
ST., Boston, Mass.
A. M. BLACK, Agent,
Tazewell, Virginia.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
The Revival Services

The Evangelist, DR.. Wright, has
preached twice a day during the week
to large and attentive audiences.
1t is said that the attendance has
been the largest known here. The
business houses generally have clos
ed daily for the afternoon service,
and the church filled at overy SER
vice. At night extra seats have been
necessary.
The preaching of the Evangelist
is unique and original. The truth, as
ne secs it as revealed and taught in
bhe Bible, is presented with direct
ness and simplicity that holds the
breathlcss attention of the audience
from the beginning. The results OF
the meeting are not known at t,:ia
writing.
There will be three services held
on Sunday next. The last service OF
the series will be held OH Sunda )
night.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Sales Well Acknowledgements We'll
Sold

The two sales in the county-one
last week, that of property of the
late Cecil Peery, and one this week.
that of r. B. Gillespie, at Liberty
we're well attended, and everything
offered for sale, hogs, cattle, corn
household goods etc, brought salts
factory prices. Hogs at the Pecry
sale sold very cheap. They were not
in good shape, it is said. Corn solu
for .$1.75 per shock. T. C. Bowen.
administrator says the amount sold
was around $4,000.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
DIR. w. A. KING,
Eye Specialist.
OptOnietrist.

Will be at Jeffersonvnlle Hotel
ut Tazeweil, Nov. 26, prepared
to examine Eyes and prescribe
proper glasses for same. Those
suffering with headache, Ner-
v0usness have symptoms of eye
trouble. All lenses ground spec
ial for each case. Examination
and consultation free.
Call on above date.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Cheap Homes.

House, rooms, orchard, good
water, l acre of land. All in good
shape. $1,000.
2 acres, 2 good houses, orchard.
good water, fine garden. Just out
side corporation. Price only $3.50, u
bargain.
New room bungalow acres,
fine bluegrass. A good bargain at
S4,250.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Rev. ". c. Thompson Loaves.

Row. w. G. Thompson left this
week for his new field m Bristol.
His successor here, Rev. Mr.. Ulm, has
entered upon his work. Mrs. Ulm is
visiting in Tennessee, and is expect
ed here the coming week. They have
no children. Mr.. Thompson preached
in his new church last Sunday, and
is delighted with his fold.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
COAL LOADERs WANTED.

Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation is
opening up some new entries with n
view of materially increasing it's out
put of coal. Men who desire to in
luire about the work should write to
Mr.. E. V. Walker, Superintendent,
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation, Je-
we'll Ridge, Va. Trains leave Rich
lands, Va, for Jewell at and p.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
News of Pounding Mill.

Mrs. Mary Christian and daughter,
Miss Gussie, accompanied her sister
and husband to their home in Prin-
ccton and remained a few days.
Mr.. C. NJ. Hunter left last night
to attend the burial of friend, Mr..
Bokley, n cousin of w. w. Boxley,
Of the Boxley quarry of this place.
Rev. G. r. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Thomas, Pansy Griffith, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Smith and family
attended church at Cedar Bluff Sun
day and Monday nights.
Walter, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ringstaif, has returned rome from
the navy at Norfolk. He was under
age, and his parents had him re-
leased
Burke Shnmbin, son of Mrs. Cora
Shamldin, who joined the navy about
the same time khe above boy did, is
now stationed in the State of Wash
ington.
Rev. Walter Forbes, of w. H., who
preached at the Christian church was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Gillespie. Rev j. S. Meadows, of
Horscpen preached in the Afternoon
We noticed n fdfnber Of Pounding
MIN folks out in their cars "sizzing'
through or stopping in Cedar Biui,
Wa: c. M. Hunter, J. H. Williamson
y. B. Gillespie, and family, the
Hurts, r. K Gillespie, DR.. Rex
Steele, Claude Thomas j. r. Altizer,
Alex Beavers, and perhaps others
who went to fast we could not see
them.
Mrs. J. Sanders Gillespie was down
from Gillespie to visit Mrs. r. X.
Gillespie, who is reported as being
much imnrnvpl in her hnnlth
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
NOAH L. CRAMER & SON.
Real Estate Agents

FREDERICK, MARYLAND.
FOR SALE@25 rich farms in
Frederick County, heart of Maryland.
Oct. "a At
Send your orders for stationery to
his Office
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
prohibition law isn't 50 likely to be-
come dry enough to crack.

Indiana high school students have
struck for a five-hour session, be-
cause "school in the afternoon spoils
the whole day." And school in tho
forenoon practically ruins the morn
ing doesn't it? Why so conservative?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

If Bolshevism is beaten on the Rus
sian fronts, will Trotzky attempt to
assume personal command on the
American front?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

The soft coal miners seem determ-
ined to make it hard for the con-
sumer.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Special Halloween Show.

pPCOIdI fIHIIUWC CH 'oIIUW.
New Theatre Tomorrow 7:15 p. m
Bessie Barriscale in "All of Sudden
Norma" Gale Henry in "Thc Farmer
ctto." Eight reels. Usual prices. Spec
ialmusic
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

TriS-, ID
Emory Bennett, 10 years old, is
IN Jail here on the charge of steal
ing a new Hup from the Blueficlu
Motor Co. Wednesday. The boy and
car were captured near this town.
WANTED-a reliable colored girl
or woman to go to city as cook. Good
wages, good home. Apply at this Of
flee.
Nov. 1st and not frost enough to
Kill bean or tomato vines, whic,
means the most remarkable fall
weather on record. July and August
weather has prevailed all this week.
The drive for Tazewelps Y. NJ. c..
A. quota does not seem to have been
on the job, this week. The date for
the closing, Oct. 80 expired on yes
terday. If there is "any thing do
ing" this Office can't find out. Cam
paign and other things occupying at
tention just now to the exclusion OF
everything else.
WANTED-A good side saddle.
State price etc. News office.
Mrs. Ann Surfaces condition is
not encouraging. She is reported as
not improving, but something better
than at one time during her illness.
The cololed school league will give
Il performance in the New Theatre
tonight, which will be we'll worth your
time and attendance. The proceeds
from the show will be used for school
purposes.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

Since Hoover quite rationing the
people of Europe they have nothing
hut snrans
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

With champagne and all other wine.
still available, Norway's new nationa
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

No Services in Methodist Church.
DR.. Grove announces no services in
Tazewell or North Tazewell next Sun
day in view of the union services in
the Presbyterian church.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
Clever Comment.

If these low necks keep on going
lower, by and by no woman will hav,
a place to store her handkerchief.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

There are a whole lot of people n
this country who would be. wise To
get the anarchy out of their systems
and begin to sweat to some purpose.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31
The Spice OF Life.

Legal adivce-Lawyer Ito the fair
client, defendant) "When young
juror looks at you, weep; wien an
old one locks at you, flirt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

Secretary Tumulty and MIR. Comp
ers' Secretary, Guy Oyster, ought
to be able to work out some sort of
compromises for all this noise.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

And came, too, our friend, Rev.
j, 5. Meadows, another "victim" of
the Rubber Stamps. He is a candi-
date for Commissioner, and hopes
the boys will use tho said rubber
on election day.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-10-31

- Good old reliable Victory Coffee.
~ cents the pound-;t Bowers.