Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-05-14
ROANOKES OVERALL CLUBS
GOSSIP ABOUT VARIOUS THINGS

| Continued from recent issue.)
My old friend and standby, Err
nest Riley, who is chief Mogul in his
section, farmer, stockman, lumber
man, truckman, and l don't know
what else, sent me whizzing out of
the cove to Hollins in his tin Lizzie
one of his fine boys, whose name l
have forgotten, was at the wheel.
Like his Pap, he made 'er hum. Hol-
lins depot is on the Shendoah
of the n. and w. II cents worth from
Roanoke. My old friend Murray is
agent there, and has been for years
grown almost old in the service.
There are number of the Murray
boys-one of them is R. f. D. man
in the cove-travels in his car, and
sometimes lets me ride out with him
when the coast is clear Just beyond
Hollins lies the little city Of Trout
vile, where l taught school as IL boy,
in Caleb Kinzys log house-and out
house-the only vacant room i'll the
village at that time. Afterwards n
nice brick school building was put
up the next Fall. | delivered the first
load Of brick in 2-horse wagon, that
Now Troutville is little city, with
DuIlAS, Cnui SlSS. NAiiiiCi iNot StS.t hitN
the last time | was there-a year or
two ago, / didn't know where | was
when | got off the train. The boys
and girls, men and women of those
blessed old days, are gonc-scattered
all over the world-most of them in
heaven. The old house where father
mother and the family lived is Of
course gone long ago, and its occu-
pants are scattered over the face of
the earth, many of them in the Bet
ter Land. But enough of this kind of
gossip. 1t sets my Adams Apple to
racing up and down.
Roanoke and The Overall Club.
l always enjoy day in Roanoke.
feel somewhat at home there. There
is always something interesting 60
ing on and interesting people to meet.
| saw 10 Stras but did not get oppor-
tunity to speak, as he was hurrying
out of town. l met Mrs. Stras.. She
asked me about Tazewell people. Saw
Judge Stuart. "Windy" Brown, who
can tell some scandalous stories, and
declares every one Of them to be the
truth. He is doing well in the Magic
City as agent and sales manager for
something OF other, | have forgotten
Just what. My old and good friend
Davenport, of the American National
Bank, sent his love to Henry Preston
and said, "pull his hair for me-"
which | did not do for obvious rea-
sons. Davenport got a valuable part
of his bank training here under Pres
ton, as Assistant Cashier, years ago,
and was promoted to an important
position in Roanoke.
Preston says that he had hand
in the bringing up and promition of
several fine bank men-McNeer, of
| Pocahontas, for instance, as we'll as
Davenport, both of whom were effic-
lent here as assistant Cashiers in the
bank of Clinch Valley where Preston
holds undisputed sway.
Few Overalls.
After so much talk in the papers
about overall clubs l expected to see
everybody in blue denim.
/ didn't. The Roanoke people arc
not wearing them so far as could
discover. asked several men about
it, and they said "overalls cost too
much-can't afford 'em." and so, the
fad will fade out, as predicted
While in the city I interrupted
''butted in" upon Mr.. w. c. Saunders
for. "iust minute" to pay my re-
spects. Everybody knows Mr.. Saun-
ders and Mr.. w. B. Bevill, the ef-
ficient agents for years and years
of the N. and W-one as Genera
Passenger Agent, and the other as
General Freight Agent, two men as
genial as they are efficient. Mr. Be
will, the smooth crowned Freight
Agent, was out of town, and there
fore missed the opportunity to shake
hands with me, which of course ht
will regret the rest of his life.
All this gossip is by the way-t
"side issue," as we say. The maii
object of my visit had to do with tn,
campaign Of the Salvation Army, nov
on, for funds to carry on and cxtent
their work during 1920. I leave wha
wish to say on this matter for an
other column in this paper.
/ had the pleasure of Senator Roy
alls company as travelling companion
: on the return, and rs room mate il
Bluefield hotel, where, it appeare,
from the temperature of our room
that the coal bins were empty, or tn
furnace feeders were on a strike
There was no reduction, however, il
the bill at the desk next morning.