Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-09-30
ssRQCAHONTAS IN THE OLDEN
t' DAYS.

immediately upon the resignation
OF Mr.. lesley, as President, Nj.
Henry I. Wickman was selected by
the board of directors of tho COM
pany to succeed Mr.. lesley. This
office Mr.. Wickman continued to hold
until about one month before the
4th of July celebration in 1892, whe.,
he resigned for the purpose Of TAX
ing trip to Europe, and was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Brock, of Philadcl-
phia.
MIR. Wickman brought with his I'd
successor to Mr.. Lathrop one M.
John |. Munson, who had for some
time been connected with the II. c..
Frick Co., Of Connellsville, Pa. Ms.
Munson's term Of office with the
company as superintendent was very
short lived, the men claiming that
his domineering traits were very pru-
nounced and very obnoxious to them.
ana by anonymous notes posted tn
him notified him that his resignation
was in order. He did not stand OIL
the order Of his going but went at
once, and formally and regularly
rendered his resignation to the pres
ident of the company after he boJ
reached the city Of Philadelphia.
When the president became aware of
Mr.. Munson's departure from tn,
place he came at once to the seot
OF war to investigate the matter ms
far as possible. but all the employee.
were inclined to be reticent and non
committal Therefore no infornoat;o,
was gained from them. 1t was said
Cnat some of the most prominent
cltizens OF the place had a hand in
IT, out this l cannot vouch for I
Know some of them winked at the
scheme: During this little excite
ment, the municipal authorities strove
as far as they were able to prevent
any assembling in numbers Of tn.
men, by that means trusting to keep
down any undue excitement.
am informed that one funny in
cident transpired which is worth re-
peating, which created considerable
mirth at the time Mr.. Munson.
when he came down to take chares
as superintendent brought with him
from Connellsville one of his pets.
whose name l have forgotten, and
installed him as fire boss, thereby
misplacing others who were entitled
to the promotion and had been :,
greater length of time with the com.
pany and just as capable in every
respect, if not more so. This aci
grated severely on the mems knowl-
edge of right and justice and more
especially on their sensibilities. AMI
with one determination they resoly.
ed that this fire boss must go. as
as had gone the Superintendent
When the supt. had received his nc.
tice he did not wait for the train bul
immediately started on horseback
for Graham, then small town EasI
OF Pocahontas. In the afternoon OF
the day of notification under the es.
cort OF one trusted lieutenant. Abou
II o'clock p. m. Of the same da,
when this fire boss went to the min,
to perform his accustomed duties Il,
was grabbed in one of the entrie,
by number Of masked miner,
with drawn revolvers and ordered t,
leave on first passenger train mex
day or suffer death. Bright and earl,
the following morning he presente,
himself at the cashiers desk wit,
the request that all wages due hin
be paid at once, and after explain,
ing his excuse for making this de-
mand he was promptly paid and IA
it happened took the same train TO
I. the east that the superintendent
boarded at Graham. When this offic
jal stepped in the car the first per
son he recognized was his pet. an
sauntering up to him with Saroles