Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-12-23
THREE CHILDREN
BURNED
Children, Left Alone at Home.
Perish In Flames--Other News
of Pocahontas.

Pocahontus, w., Dec. 2O.-Ths
burning to death of three children in
dwelling fire hero was dcplorabl,.
Two OF them were tho choidren of
Kern Hill, colorad, and tho otheu
was u child of Bette Reed. also col
orcd The house belonged to MIR and
Mrs. Abe Hogan. The children were
ieft m the house alone while the old
or folks were out. Although the house
~ situnted in thickly settled Sec
'tioh OF Clnrk Street, on tho North
siuo OF the street, tho cries Of tho
chiidren were not sufficient to alarm
the neighbors until too late. Tho fire
department responded promptly but
coulu not save the house, which burn-
ell very rapidly. Two of the children
were burned crisp, whilo one was
rescued before life was extinct. bur
died that night The children wor.
three, five and nine years Of agu.
This recalls u fire OF five years nlo
when two children were burned to
aeath in another section Of town, and
II does seem that it is timo for tho
practice of leaving small children
niohe to stop. Had the neighbors
known of il the results would have
been different, but no ono had told
them to look out for tho children. .
| They were probably suirocatcd be-
fore the neighbors knew thoro was
II fro.
Tho following officers havo been
elected by. Pocahontns Lodge No, 24u,
a. F and A. M; DIR. Ward, w. M.
Donald Gillics,. S. W., II. l.. Yowoll,
d. W., Is. T.. Ward, trcns., Sol Bach.
secretary, f.. l.. Wagner, S. D.,
niorris MaErill, j. d., Antony Pals,
tiler., Saul Millor, Sidney Bloch and
| frank Z. Elliott, stewards. r. s. Wal
lace, l.. b. Crawford and j. k, Suit.
trustees.
Il. A. Butncr, ngcd 6I, died hore
tho past week, and wns buriod mt Po-
cnhontas cemetery on Friday. Ho VIVA
ahocmnlser by trndo and had boon
resident of the town for many
years, with the exception Of several
years spent in tho city Of Richmond.
where he Ind shoe stand. He leaves
two sons, a. p. and j. G. Butnor.
rho New Theatre Ii one OF tn.
most attractive picture show build-
ings in this section, and hns bccn
opon FOR business several days. Mr.
&. f.. Mustard the owner has been
spending lots Of money getting tho
plnce fitted up In good style anu
comfort, and tho building presents
" Hoou appearance inside and out,
being one OF tho substantial brick
buildings of tho town.
Messrs A. V. Sprolcs, Mayor Ben
L. Graham and John II Black, hnvu
purchased the Palace Theatre build-
ing and tho Barnett t-Brumneld Gar
ngc In tho town OF Graham for "a
constellation anid to be $4,000. They
will take charge Of tho properties mt
once.
Dir. j. S. McCrea, of Now York,
National Director for tho Near East
Relief delivered lecture and dis
played scenes mt tho Palace Theatre
here Friday afternoon and night
which were hight. interesting and
will mid Mrs Sol Baach, tho director
the drive ut Pocnhontas in nut
ting IL over the top.
Carlyle Il. Rccs returned Tuesday
aight from Miami, Fla, where he
and Mrs. Rccs have been for somo
time Mrs. Rcos stopped off in Roa-
nOko.
S. s. Dnva is out again afte hav-
ing been lcopt in for few days on
account of Illness.
Abe Lublincr is home from Wash
ington md Lee, Fred McNecr and
Ellwood McCann from Fishburno
Military Academy.