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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
TAZEwELL CONFERENCES MEETS
AT ST. PAUL.

The Tazcwcll District Conference
NJ. +. Church. south, was held ut st.
puul, Va, May 1923, with large Mt
tcndanccs and delegates from most
of the 2S pastoral charges in the dis
trict. st. Paul. the growing town.
entertained the conference royalty.
The NJ. f. Church, south is 20
give the next two years of this
in its educational institutions md
work. To that end DR.. S. ID. Long
representing Emory and Henry, and
Marthn Washington Colleges and Dr.
Eugene Blake Of lliwusscc College,
innuguratcd this forward work for
this district, so full time was given
them and the conference entered full
ly into the discussions.
Rev. c. II. Brown, of Tazcwcll, also
spoke on the work of Emory and
Henry College.
Two cx-scrvice men were among
the number of young men granted
n license To preach. They were II. p.
'oyd. Davenport. W.. nnl l.. W. Me
Farland, Of Tip Top. Vn. MIR. Boyd
won Il French medal for bravery and
got oil the train nt Grundy. Va. with
his medal. not on his cont hut in his
suit case. The conference broke into
cheers and tears ns he responded to II
call FOR II speech.
Others licensed were, i.owery Per-
kins and Birdinc Looncy, of Grundy.
These young men will go to college
this full.
Tho finances of the district nrc in
advance of other years at this time.
The pastors reported 700 profess
ions Of religion and 500 additions to
the church and many of the charges
have just begun their cvangclisiic
effort.
Rev. s. s. Boyer, conference Sun
day school secretary wns present md
represented the Sunday school in
tcrcsts and preached nj the site of
the conference Sunday night.
Tazcwell county preachers who
preached were M follows:
j. ID. Spitser. j. a. Early, II. Is.
Brown, DR.. j. NJ. Grove.
Delegates to the annual conference
from this county were as follows:
Geo. G. P""ry. j. H. Rnt IS. Al
ternatcs. j, =. Royal. Mrs i. y.
Wolfe Mrs.. l.. A. 'ryncs. MIR. j. W
Graybcal. ". II. Davis.
A resolution presented by Rev. r.
a. Owen. signed by the minister's
present, commenting the work and
administration of Presiding Elder,
Rev. j. l.. Wolfe, whose term of Of
flee, four years ngo,. according To law,
expires this year. The resolution WINS
highly and dcscrvcdly complimentary
to Mr.. Wolfe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
ORDINANCES PASSED MAY 81
IuDn

BE il ordnincd by the Town Coun-
ell of the Town of Tnzcwcll, Vir-
ginia, that il shall be unlawful for
any person To park automobiles,
trucks, or other vehicles on any Of
the cross streets leading into Main
Street ut any place within n distance
of $50 feet from Main Street.
Any. person violating this ordinance
shall he fined for the benefit of the
Town of Tazcwcll not less than $3.50
nor more than $1,000 for each Of
fcnsc
BE it ordained by the Town Of
Tazcwcll, Virginia, that it shall be
unlawful for any person TO place and
leave on the streets and sidewalks
of the town for longer time than
one hour barrels, boxes or any other
thing. that will in anywisc obstruct
the free use Of streets or sidewalks.
Any person violating this ordin-
ance shall be punished by fine Of
not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000 for each offensc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
TIE SALVATION ARMY COL
LECTION.

Reports from the collectors are
coming in slowly, but still coming.
If possible the books should he
closed this week. The collectors are
earnestly requested to finish up nj
the earliest moment.
This matter has hung fire, nv we
say. too long already. and il possible
should he closed this week. Next
week, IT, IN hoped n full report can be
made in this paper. II You find that
you cannot collect your list, please
hand il in. and il will be given TO
some one else for trial.
We must sustain TazcwcIfs rcpnta-
lion for interest in the unselfish and
great work being done by The Snlva-
ton Army-a work we have no OppOr-
tunity of doing ourselves, and could
no do if the opportunity was given.
In the name of the Salvation Army,
the Chairman thanks every body for
what has been done and what may
still be done.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
THE BIGGEST FISH.

Prof. Robert w. Bobbitt and Cecil
Martin have helped ,leplete the fish
supply in Clinch river recently.
Speaking of fish, the largest of tile
fish kingdom that has been hooked in
these pa,t IS recently happened in the
case of Frank T. Witten. Upon good
authority we learn that in the mill
dam at North Tazewell one day this
week he hooked carp that was so
large that Notwithstanding the COM
bined efforts of two hefty boys and a
strong line the fish got back in the
water and lived to see another day.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
NEWS OF BURKE'S GARDEN.
Burke's Garden .J,,nc

Burke's Garden, June /.
Rev. w. II. Greever, of Columbia,
5. c., preached an excellent sermon
Sunday morning at Central church.
Mrs. Levi Rhudy has been quite i'll
for several days.
Mrs. +. M. Moss returned on Fri
day from "A visit to her sister. Mrs.
Jno. T. Barns at Salem.
DIR. Higginbotham returned Sun
day from Craig Healing Springs,
where he had spent ten days.
Mrs. Alex Long is recovering from
recent spell of sickness.
Mrs. ]. Peery and Mrs. Ballard
Huff are the guests of their mother,
Mrs. Geo. w. Moss
Misses Jean and Jesylene Gose re-
turned on Saturday from Marion Col
lego.
Miss Mary Howell, of spartans-
burg, s. c.. is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. E. Howell.
Nh. w. jeff Hoge was taken to n
New York hospital last week for
treatment.
Miss Mary Cassell attended the
commencement exercises at Richlands
high school. va
Mrs. c. C. Grouse of Botetourt
county, is visiting homefolks, Mr.
and Mrs. Levi Rhudy.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
NEWS OF pocAHoNTAs.
Pocahontas, Va, Jun

OSUhOilSSy Nu.t
Max Magrill, son of Mr.. and Mrs
l.. Magrill, has returned from Fish.
burne Military Academy, Waynes-
boro, where he graduated with high
honors, winning the highest distinc-
tion for the term.
w. Irving jenkins was here the
week visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Jenkins.
Fred McNeer, son of DIR. and Mrs
j. II. McNeer who has been student
at Fishburne Military Academy, has
returncdhome.
Carl Magrill, who has been kept in
since the field day for school at Tnze-
with case of double pneumonia is
recovering
Those from here who went to Roa-
noke to attend the convention of Dok-
kies included James r. Young w. r.
Peery and w. l. Jenkins, members,
and l.. r. Hollinger of Pocahontas
and Bryan Whitehead, of Boissevain,
who were candidates.
John Boray, young and we'll
known man who was reared in Pocn-
hontas, and son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Boray, Sr., was married on Saturday
last to Miss Georgia White, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon White. of
Blucfeld, the ceremony being per
formed at Bristol, Tenn, at the home
OF Mr. Martin McHale, by Father
Myers. They will make their home
here.
Another marriage of interest on
Tuesday morning, June /, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Kelly.
of Charlottesville, Va, was that of
DR.. f. P. Floyd, prominent physic-
ian Of Glen Jean, West Va, who was
born and reared in Tazewell county,
to Miss Eva Russell McClunc. of Bal
timorc, recently Of Glen Jean. DR..
Floyd made his home at Pocahontas
for time. He is the son of the late
Or. f. P. Floyd, of Burke's Garden.
me ceremony was performed by
Father Rankin, of Charlottesville.
Or. and Mrs. Floyd are now on n
visit to relatives in Tazewell and
Bluefield.
Pocahontas High School held its
inals last week, closing on Thursday
night with an address to the graduat
ing class by DR.. II. l.. Ferguson. of
the University of Virginia. Supt. A.
5. Greever was present and made n
short address, also j. NJ. Newton,
chairman of Clear Fork school board
Capt. Clarence N. Smith presented
the diplomas to the graduates, Her
bert Butt and Junius Elicit. Rev. W.
w. Arrowood preached the sermon on
Sunday night. Prof. John II. Cowgey,
the principal, has been reelected for
another term. Mrs. John S. Denncn.
music teacher, gave two recitals. as
sisted by Miss Bessie Graphical. one
of her pupils. There was play at the
opera house Tuesday night gwen by
the school, which was we'll patronzen
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04

and suggested that it would be nice
for them to pick all the wild flowers
they could. and decorate the graves
III the cemetery.
"Why, We'll all Jest git armruls
and armfuls of posies and smother
the graves from sight," one negro
girl told him quickly, and tho idea
of "armfuls of flowers" made Mr..
Redpath wonded if it would be poss-
IDLE to interest enoungh people i'm the
idea really to gather "nrmfuls."
AS he went about the city in the
days that followed, he spoke of his
idea to decorate the gravts, and with
everyone the plan proved to be pop
ular. They finally decided that May
first would be n good day for the
decoration, and on that day over ten
thousand men and children met at Il
central spot. all of them carrying
flowers, and after singing hymns and
patriotic songs, marched to the race
track cemetery.
Such was the first Decoration Dny
Three years later, the custom of
decorating the graves of men who
fell during the Civil War had grown
so popular that IL convention of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Gen
crnl John a. Logan who was the
head of the Grand Army, suggested
that the day be officially recignizcd
and moved from May LIST to MAY 30
because of the weather conditions in
the North Later, state after state
passed Legislation making that day II
public holiday, and the Official title,
Memorial Day, was adopted.
rtnr bn hu1 Gnichni 1,,e al.
with the New York Tribune, John
Rcdpnth founded the now nationally
famous Redpath Chautauqua Circuit,
which has brought education and
entertainment to thousands of pco-
pie, but he always considered tho
management of thnt first Decoration
Day celebration his greatest work.
Ccrtpinly no one net had any greater
wtcen the North and South. Francis
Miles Finch, in his famous poem,
"The Blue and the Gray" cxpdcsscd
he wrote:
"No more shall the war cry sever,
Or the winding rivers he red;
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves of our
dead;
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the Judgment Day;
Love and tears, for the Blue,
Tears and love, for the Gray"
Since those lines were written The
blue and the gray have twice fought
side by side for Libcrty-in the
Spanish American War, and in the
great conflict over the waters. The
barrier that once threatened to di-
vide the nation has been swept away
and this year, when, with ilngc and
music, we go out to strew flowers for
the men who died that Freedom
might livc-wc will indeed celebrate
as II united nation, happy for our
ability to stand together and fight
and die that our own American ideals
may live.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
A SENSATION AT
NORTH TAZEWELL
Girls in Row Boat Discover What
They Believed TO BE Baby
In Sack in Clinch River-AM
Clues Disappeared.

A week ago yesterday a rcport bc-
came current that the remains of n
white baby was discovered in the riv-
or at North Tnzcwrl. The fncts os
gathered by this paper, are about as
follows:
On Thursday afternoon of last week
three little girls, the oldest about is
years, we're padding boat on the
river in the upper part of the mill
dam of Mr.. NJ. l.. Pcery. In the bend
OF the river. above the county bridge.
II sack was, discovered which seem
eel To the girls to have something in
IT. The boat was pushed near, and
the sack was pushed ashore, out. or
partially out. OF the water. The sack
had II hole in il, and from this rent
IN the sack, the arm of IA bnby pro-
truded. The sack was tied, and then
weighted with stones. One of the girls
the eldest, is positive that she saw
the hands and arm of II baby. She
Says she noted the finger nails, and
that the skin slipped from the arm
when pushed with the paddle OF the
boat. There was decided odor, she
says. The girls left the snck OIL the
bank and reported the find.
On the Friday morning following,
several citizens of the town went To
investigate, hut no trace or the suck
or any sign of IL could he found, nnd
mp 10 the present writing no more il
known Of the matter than was report
rd hy the girls, M stated.
/ M official investigation hns been
made. The matter wns brought To
i the attention of the commemorative
Attorney and also the Mayor of North
'razcwclI, but up To this date no steps
have been taken. The matter is re-
gardcd ms Of not sufficient importance
IL is said, to warrant drawing of the
mill pond or taking further steps.
The evidence ns CLEANED seems al
I'most conclusive That somebody from
somewhere put II baby, dead or nlive,
lin sack, weighted with rocks, and
|phrcw il in the river.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
GEM ETERY ASSOCIATION IN
BURK Els GARDEN.

The people Of Burke's Garden for
the past year. have been cndeavoring
to make their cemetery beautiful
spot instead Of patch Of weeds and
briars.
In order to accomplish this about
six inches of the turf had to be re-
moved which was big undertaking,
and many "dUubting Thomas" said
it could not be done, hut with Il few
believers and and faithful MIR. Nc
Means and son, it has been accom-
plishcd
On last Saturday about thirty five
Of our good public spirited people
met and did an "eight hour days"
work in helping to finish up. The
ladies did their part by furnishing
the dinner.
Too much can not be said in mp
probation of this good work. Not
alone have the residents shown n
lovely spirit in this work but cx-
residents and people who have friends
here, have been very generous in
their contributions.
There is work yet to be done The
grass seed to be sown and we will
need considerable amount of money
yet TO pay for seed, etc. If there arc
any funds left over in the treasury
we will put in on the 81 600 cndow-
ment fund for keeping it beautiful
Any one who has not contributed
or wishes to give more to help in
this good cause, send your contribu-
.tion TO Miss Eta Grcevcr, Treas
Burke's Garden, Va.
CHAIRMAN
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
THREE MEN AND
THREE QUARTS
Officers Capture First and Con-
fiscate Latter, AS Well AS
Gasoline Buggy That May
Go To The State

Sergeant John S. Thompson, of
this city, Chapman Osborne md
Roley Blankenship, of Raven, county
policeman, captured three quarts of
moonshine and three men last Snt-
urday night ut lonely spot in the
road nea T. Tip Top, or thereabouts.
The men, Elias Shratler, his son, II.
w. Shradcr, and c.. A. Pickle, and the
nuto in which they were riding were
brought to town Saturday night, and
the men tried by Mayor A. c. Buch-
anan, who was acting as Magistrate,
and who sent them to the grand jury
for further investiation. The Shrad-
ers were released on bond, but Pickle
has been detained for lack of bonds
man. The Shradcrs were permitted to
take the car, having given sufficient
bond to indemnify the Commonwealth
if they should fail to produce the
car and themselves at the appointed
time.
The Commonwealth Attorney re-
ceived' tip sometime ago that n
good deal of liquor was coming from
the Mud Fork neighborhood into the
Town of Graham, and that OH the
Saturday night n load of the head
ache producer was expected along II
certain road ut certain tiihc. The
Sergeant, with his reserves, proceed
ed to the spot, and anchored their
cars cross-ways of the road, to pre-
vent any passing or repassing. Os-
borne had failed TO get supper. and
while they were waiting he Journey
ed to . nearby house and was eating
his meal, when the shrill police
whistle of Sergeant Thompson arous-
ed him from his seat before the fried
ham ard eggs, and he hot-lootcd it to
the scene of activity. Upon arrival
there he found the Sergeant and
Blankcnship had laasocd the three
men and were giving them Il third
degree cross-eXamination. They per-
sisted that they had no contrabnnd
aboard, and Scrgsa ant Thompson said:
"Well, if that's so, what's in that
suit case?" Nothing but some old
shoes and ovcralls," they answered
for this car" said the officer, "but if
you don't mind. will you open that
grip, or shall we open it?" "Go right
ahead" came in another chorus,
you'll only find some dirty clothes
ana ola SnOcS. DuJ JIlc nluli uluil l
work. and the search Of the grip re-
vcaie;! u half gallon and quart jar
of thirst quenchcr intended for some
parched throats in Graham. There
upon the crowd was placed under ar
rest ard the car confiscated in the
name of the State. The prisoners,
cndcavorcd to gain their release by
giving up the booze, but Sergeant
Thompson told them he didn't like it,,
that too many good mems toes had
recently been turned up TO the daisies
by stuff that looked very much like
the concotion of those jars.
After the party had returned TO
Tazcwell Sergeant Thompson rec
ognized young Shrader as the person
arrested here recently for speeding,
who had given the Sergeant worth
less check The Sergeant took occas-
ion to collect the $3.50.
The next term of court the Shrad-
crs and Pickle will have their day.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
THE FIRST MEMORIAL DAY
MAY |. 1865.

TO the average American citizen
of 1920 Memorial Day, which is an
nualTy celebrated on May Both. has
n twofold meaning; it is public holi-
day, and the yearly occasion when
decorate the graves of those who have
fallen in their country's hattlcs for
Freedom.
"When was the first Memorial
Day. How did it start?" Ask either
question Of the average man or wo-
man, they will confess that the origin
of the celebration is unknown to
them. They know why, and when. the
country celebrated its grst Thanks
giving, how the Fourth Of July and
hristmas came to be public holidays
Memorial Day? They cannot
answer.
The first Memorial Day-or Deco
ration Day as it was originally call
cd-to be officially recorded was May
/, 1865, and the place was Charles
ton, South Carolina. John Redpath, IL
young man of great ability as re-
porter, had been assigned by his
newspaper, the New Yok Tribunt, to
accompany General Sherman on his
march to the sea. He sent the first
news Of the fall of Charleston, and
when the Northern troops occupied
the city, Colcncl Woodford, the com
mandcr, asked him in addition to
his rcportorial duties, to become the
temporary superintendent Of schools
This work was not difficult, for the
people of the city were very anxious
to get back on peace basis. What
he had to do. however, was To helI
found the first public schools foi
negro children. One of these school.
was just outside the town, and tt
reach it, John Redpath had to pas.
what had once been tce race track ot
! the community. Passing this place
, was always an unhappy duty, fol
after the fighting around Charleston
! the grounds had been used as a gen
cral burying place for the brave mcI
of the Union and Confederate forces
who had fallen in battle. And t.
make this unhappincss bittcrcr, tn,
graves were sadly neglected.
One day, it was during April
which is late spring in the South, HI
passed group of children picking
flowers, and the idea suddenly cam
to him that if they would only pu
some of those glorious blossoms OF
the graves, they would not look s,
deslatc. When he reached the schoo
he made a short address to the pupil
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
PAT LOWE. HIS MEANDERINGS
AND WANDERINGS.

Garland, Littlc Pnt) Lowe, whose
troubles have been noted in this paper
in former issue. has Ind varied
experience. His case il given spn,e
in this paper for the reason chat he
IS well known here by II number OF
people, who are Interested In him.
Below, is given II brief account OF
his mcandcrings in life, MS traced by
this paper.
In 1910 he left bis home ut North
Tazcwcll went to Pocahontas where
he worked l0ll-l2. In 1913 went to
Columbus Ohio, worked II year for
the NJ and w. January 1914 ho went
to Pittsburg and worked for the Penn
sylvnnin railway. September 1916
went to Dallas. Texas, joined IL show,
and spent the winter In 1916 was in
Birmingham, Ala. March 1916, went
north with the show through Pine.
vile, northern Va. On this tour spent
u week in June 1916, and another
week with n show here in July, left,
headed south-joincd the Robbet
show in 1917, played through KY,
Tenn, Va, North and South Carolina.
Afterwards worked two months for
II. j. Reynolds Tobacco Company,
Winston Salem.
In June 1918 was called to the
colors sent to Camp Sherman, placed
in 18th DivisiOn--went to France
August 1913, with Co. l.. 312th In
fantry Discharged May 1919. Came
to his brothers, in West Virginia,
stayed II few days-joincd the Bar
low show. Show broke up in the fall.
Went to work for the managers wife
travelled through several states
quit the show. and went to Lcxing
ton, Miss Worked in restaurant,
Joined the Liberty show at Durant,
Miss, went back to Lexington, and
there got into trouble and in Jail, and
is in Jail still
This, in brief, is an account of this
boys wandcrings. SO far as knowe he
had never been i'm serious trouble be-
fore. In private letter the Deputy
Sheriff, who arrested Pat, says that
he was quite, gcntlcmanly fellow,
and well thought of in Lexington.
He got into trouble with fellow,
dope fiend, it is said. named Smith,
Smith came at him with an open
knife, swearing he would kill him.
Pat knocked him down with tent
pin. He came again with the knife
open, Pat struck him again, and left
him lying on the ground. He lived
about three days. Pat went away, and
was arrested, and taken back to Lex
ington, and learned that Smith was
dead.
The plea of self defense will be
made, and it seems clear case.
Pat has no money to pay lawyer,
and it is believed his old friends will
he glad to keep him out, and start
him out again. One of his old associ-
ate says: al have dollar for him."
The editor of this paper will be glad
to help, and will forward any con-
tribution to the proper parties in
Lexington.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
MEETING BEGINS SUNDAY
NIGHT.

Rev. Ira Evans Hicks who has been
conducting the meeting in North
Tazewcll, will bcgn Il ten nights
meeting in Main Street Methodist
church Tazcwcll Sunday night, 1880,
as Hon. Swift delivers his great adj
dress on prohibition in the Methodist
church at ! n. m.
The NORTH Tazewcl meetings have
been of much interest A number of
professions of conversion have been
made. The meetings here for next
week are looked forward to with
much interest.
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FREE LECTURE

DR.. G. +. Swift, of Philadelphia
will lecture in main street Methodist
church. June 9th, IL n. m. and at
North TaZewcll 3 p. m. DR.. Swift has
been on the lecture platform for
some years and comes highly recon-
mcnded by. those who have heard him.
He is convincing and interesting
orator Subject: "Another Colossal
Job for Uncle SAM"
Come and hear him, full hous:
is expected
C. R. BROWN,
District Director.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
VARIETY STORE AUTOMOBILE
COTNE EST.

Nancy IIarman, 1G5, p. d. John
ston, Jr., 1877, Henry Pobst Mcclure
100. Snookums Walker l02, Ward
McGraw 80, Mary Lnych Crockett
G2, Sam G. Bowen 60, Franklin Ed
wards GO, Elmer Keith so. These are
the leading ones in the contest which
closes June 18th at five o'clock. There
are many others with less than fifty
votes. See record in the store win
dow.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04
HuNGRY. TuIRsTY2

Let the Young Peoples Society
serve you just the cool refreshments
that will hit the spot.
After each Chautauqua program
you will find these young people on
the lot next to the Methodist church
ready for you. Patronize them.
COMMITTEE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-06-04

REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
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speciality.
Write, or come to see us before
buying. Only 80 miles Of Waahing-
ton, d. c.
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