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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
FOR SALE.

Must dispose of our surplus
Soclreis ut once to make room,
FOR our Pullets as well as an
other large consignment of lay
crs expected.
The cockrels are extra large,
March and April hatchcd, weigh
ing up to 6 lbs. each. Single
comb Rhode Island Reds. You
can save aS well MS improve
your ilocks next spring by look
ing over these really great cock
rcls. Costing from $500 to 81
each.
5. j. Peters, Mgr.
=, FAiRVIEw POULTRY FARMS
Phone 63 Is.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
CHARLES H. WITTEN.

Charles H. Witten, aged about 55
years, died at his home in Graham
on Tuesday night. He leaves a viii,
but no family. He was a member OF
the firm of Graham and Witten con.
tractors, and was widely known a.
successful business man and q
good citizen.
he was a son of the late Wm.lC
Witten, of Abb's Valley, cousin +,
Judge Witten, of Oklahoma. a re-
cent visitor to this town. cousin al
SO to Judge S. c. Graham, Fl. e
McCall, and distantly related to 9th
er families in this county.
FOR long time he was n membp
OF the we'll known firm of controc
Tors; Walton, Witten and Graham
:. me funeral and burial took pIac
M Graham on yesterday. ~
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
FARMERS MEET
AT BLACKSBURG
Annual Session is Held at V,
P. !. and Hears Address From
Governor I Westmoreland
Davis and Others.

K. X. Wall, general manager of tn,
Tazewell county Farm Bureau; Miss
Hcssie M. Dyer. county home demon
strator; and G. X. Fisher, county farm
demonstrators, were among Tazewell's
representatives Mt the eighteenth an
nual meeting of the State Farmers
| Institute held last week at V. p. l.,
and concerning which the Roanoke
Times said, in part:
with Governor Davis as chief
speaker the eighteenth annual meet
ing of The State Farmers Institute
began with n public session in the
field house of the Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute.
The building was well filled with
representative Mariners and farm
women from all sections of the State.
Joseph Turner, of Holland. presi-
dent of the organization. presided,
and President Burruss, of V. P. l.,
welcomed the visitors to, the college,
telling the farmers the institution
was theirs to serve and outlining
some of the needs of the school in
order that it might do this.
Governor Davis made what many
farmers said was the strongest speech
of his term as Governor. Evidently
deeply impressed with the serious
state of affairs among the farmers
today, he told of the treatment the
farming interests by the last Gell-
eral Assembly and its failure to car
ry out certain recommendations he
had made. The Governor spoke also
of national agricultural conditions.
Judge c. a. Woodrum. of Roanoke.
spoke on the farmer citizen. The in
stitute continued in session through
Friday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
GRAHAM BOY KILLED BY
TRUCK.

Bill Gibbs, fifteen year old son OF
S. j. Gibbs, was instantly killed last
Saturday morning by being caught
between the corner of the mayors
oiIice and the body of a heavy truck
The boy was riding on the running
board of the truck and was crush
ed to death when the truck swervcd
to the right striking the city hail
building.
Bowen Letter, the driver of the
:rrck, was held blameless, and 1t
was the opinion of the coroncr's jury
that the accident was due to de-
fective spring on the running gear
of til truck. The funeral and burial
took place Sunday in Giles county,
the former home of the ibbs family.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
ORDER OF pUBLJCATIoN

OhDEh OF PUBLICATION
w. j. Gillespie, Executor of the Es.
tate Of j. S. Gillespie, Nannie G..
Peery. Mayola Gillespie and Will
liam M. Gillespie, -. Petitioners,
R. E. Rinard and Larkin Williams.
partners in business under thu
firm name and style of Rinard and
Williams and Henry A.
The object Of the above styIed
suit, which is pending in the Cir
cult Court of Tazewell County, Viz
ginia, is to recover from the prime
lpal defendants, R. E. Rinard and
Larkin Williams, Judgment in the
sum of $4,000 with interest and the
costs of suit and TO attach In the
hancs Of the co-dcfcndant Henry A,
Bowen eatate or debts in his hands
beionring to or owine to the said
Larkin Williams sufficient to pay
said amount, Eith Interest. and
costs. And an affidavit having beer
made and filed that the said r. E
Rinard and Larkin Williams are
non-resients of the State OF Vir-
ginia and that their last known posl
office address was Bluefield, West
Virginia, 1t is ordered that they an,
pear herein within 10 DAYS after
Due publication Of this order and Dc
Whatever Is necessary to protect
their interests in this suit.
Gwen under my hand this 27tl
/ day of July, 1921.
Fl. s. SURFACE, Clerk
BY S. M! GRAHAM, D. C.
Chapman, Peery & Buchanan, D. q
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
THE COMMONWEALTH OF vIR.
GINA, IN THE CIRCUIT COURl
| OF TIA ZEWEII COIIMTY

Commonwealth of Virginia,
VS.. Notice.
One passenger light Overland
Four automobile, with engine No.
232723.
10 all persons concerned in interest:
Whereas. information on oath, has
this day been filed in the clerks of
flee of the Circuit Court of Tazewell
County, Virginia, by H. l.. Spratt
Attorney for the Commonwealth of
Virginia In and for Tazewell Coun-
ty, as provided by law, alleging the
seizure Of one fiye-pnssenger light
Overland our with engine No. 232723,
by John Thompson, and H. D. Bry-
ant officer charged with the enforce
ment of the prohibition law in said
County, on or about the 5th day of
July, 1921, under and pursuant to a
search warrant issued by G. T. Pat
ton. Justice of the peace of said
County. for the search and seizure
of said automobile, on account of e.
f. Martain having, on the day of
said seizure unlawfully transported
in said automobile about two gallons
of ardent spirits along and over the
public roads of the said county, and
the said John S. Thompson and H.
d. Bryant officers as. aforesaid, hav-
seizure OF the said automobile for
violating the prohibition laws of Vir-
ginia and alleging that said auto
mobile by reason of the premises. be.
came and Is forfeited to the Com.
monwealth of Virginia. and praying
that said automobile be condemned
and sold and thenproceeds disposct
go according to law. Now, therefore
all information concerned in inter
est are hereby cited to appear be
fore the Circuit Court of Tazewel
County, at the Court House thereof
on the 1st day of the August 1872.
| term; then in session, and show caus,
> why the prayer Of the informatio,
! for the condemnation land sale O
said automobile should not be grant
: ed.
, Witness, H. s. Surface, Clerk q
our said court, this the third day O
August. 1921, and in the 146th yea
Q of the Commonwealth.
! II. s. SURFACE, Clerk.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
CAN ONLY BE GIVEN AT THIS
OFFICE.

Several new subscribers and II mum.
her OF old ones, have requested that
the pass word be forwarded by mail
We repeat again, that the "word'
can be given only in this Office.
The Editor makes use of hcnvv
club in comforting the degree and tho
password and this cannot be com.
municated except in the regular wa,
or course the grip" proper can
only be given personally by the Edi
tor.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
SOCIAL. EVENTS.

A number of social functions have
been provided during the week for
Miss Louise jackson and her house
guests, Misses Nowlin, Ellis, Diron
and Payne.
Last Weekend they were the guests
of Miss Jackson's sister, Mrs. Doug
las Fleet. at Coaldan, and this week
they were entertained at a picnic
given by Miss Martha Hopkins. Mrs.
Barnes Gillespie gave IL picnic m
their honor ut Pinacle Rock tins
week. also.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
MEETING OF THE w. c. Y. U.

The W. c. Il. U. will mcctinthe
Rest Room Tuesday the 18th ut 3
o'clock.
o'clock.
This being the annual meeting
and election of officers for the next
year, all members are urged to b,
present. Th secrctarys, chairmcn and
all GERS are requested to have re-
ports of years work.
Plase emember this and come.
COMMITTEE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
THE PAYNE LOT SALE.

The Payne lot sale was success
full and satisfactory. it is reported
to all parties concerned. Twenty
lots were sold, aggregnting $3,9lb,,
600, an average of $4,000 per lot.
N. w. Mcconnell bought z, C. IL.
Pcery, 8, l.. II. Byrd. 2, Alex Wit
ten, c. w. Greever and Theodore
Pobst one lot each. The salo was
conducted by The U. S. Realty Auc-
tion Co.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
WEIGH HAD NOTHING no m
WITH THE KILLING

J. Newton llnrman, Jr.. wife and
oaoy, are here, guests of MIR. ami
Mrs j. N. llnrman. IL reports every
thing quiet along the turbulent Tug
ana vicinity since the latest killing
ut Wclch. of which killing. SAYS
Newton, Wclch was not even in the
remotest sense connected with, pro
nor con, fore or aft.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
HORSE STOLEN.

a sorrol mare was stolen from nv
place last Friday week ngo. Slio
hnd white face, left hind foot was
white. Any Information about tho
mare will be greatly appreciated.
Was last seen near Wittens Mills.
Address l.. NJ. Patrick, Pocahontns.
K. L. d. Aug. 12-tf.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
NEW AUTOMOBILE REPAIR
SHOP.

George Vandyke. a local auto m,
Ghanif' has formed partnership with
d. ,,1 Albert Hagy, the blacksmith, an
WiIl WI. conduct an auto repair shop in
the Hagy building on back street
Yandyke hns been working with au.
tomobiles for several years. and on
severe makes of cars he is an ex-
pert. They will guarantee their work
ana will make only r..xonable
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
SiIULER-JONES

A quiet but pretty wedding was
,S,oiemnized at the home of Mr i
William Jones. Thursday evening nj
three o'clock by the Rev. w. w
Arrowood. when MisJ Mae Shulrr
became the bride of MIR. j. N,
Jones. of Welch. w. Va. Tho yo,,n,,
couple left on train No. for Az
iantic City. whore they will spcn,l
Il few days before going to Welch
where they will make their future
home.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
HELDpETlI-BURNETrE

MIR. Trubie lleldreth. of Tazcwell
and Miss Daisy Burncttc, of Baptist
Valley, were quietly married in prin-
ceton on last Saturday, the 9th
MIR. lieldrcth is the son of Mr.. j.
IL. ieldreth, Of this town, and Mrs.
lieldreth is one of Baptist Valleys
NEST popular young lndy's. They
will make their home in Tazcwcll.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
NEW STORE AT CEDAR BLUFF

J. N. Russell has bought the nice
store property of Mrs. NJ. l.. Peery
at Cedar Bluff, and is opening up \
brand new line of goods, bought on
the low market, and is selling for
cash. which enables him to soil MT
II very low figure. The namo of thu
new concern is the Cedar Bluff Mer-
camille Company. You can save mon.
ey by visiting this store. 8.12-3t.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
MRS. MARY BROWN EXTREME.
LY ILL.

Mrs. Mary Brown. of Thompson
Valley. is extremely i'll at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Dan Thomp-
son. She has been undergoing trent
ment for several months mt the Will
Jams Hospital. Richlands, and sine,
her return her health has not i'm
proved as her friends hoped it might.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
MUSIC CLASS TO OPEN SEP.
TENDER l.

l expect to begin my music class
tue first of September, and ureo
those who will enter the class TO
eommunicate with me at ONCE
NANCY LESLIE.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
FLOUR.
POST OFFICE NEWS.

W. |. Beavers has been appointed
post master at Red Ash, to sue.
sced G. IL. Williams.
The lease on the present post
Office building here has been renew
cd Ter another term of five years.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
SHOES.

We have just gotten nice line
of mems, Indies and chldrcns shoes.
bought on low market. Call and see
them. COX BROS. Grafton Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
WORK MEN WANTED.

I Carpenters FOR concrete form work.
also hntchet and saw men.
Apply Wns-cott plant. North Taze-
well. S-I2-tr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12

. PAPER LATE THIS WEEK.
Owing to slip somewhere our
shipment of newsprint failed to mr.
rive on time, and consequently the
paper is day late this week.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-12
CHOP.
100 100 pounds Dairy Feed. $3.50
100 pounds Middlings.. 2.10
c. T. PEERY & SONS.
CHOD

CHOP.
100 pounds Dairy Feed. .$1.9O
100 pounds Middlings.. .2.10
c. T. PEERY G. SONS.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26
LIKE "4TH" AT HELG0lAND
Continuous Blasting in DismsntlinG
Big German Fortress Sounds
Like Celebration.

Helsoland. Germany.-Evcry day is
Fourth Of July celebration on this
little rocky island. And not 81 safe
and sane" celebration az that.
Al sunrise. The $50 German work
men who are ,lynamitin- the pet fort
ress and naval harhor Of Kaiser WI
liam set OF their blasts. The bonn
bardmeut keeps up throughout the day.
Charges OF INT make the water IN
the harbor spout W like geysers in
Yellowstone park and the big gun pits
Oh the summit OF tie rocky Clitr give
an occasional roar ike Tssuvius and
belch great clouds OF black smoke
and pulTsrized concrete
For tw0 years more the wOtE ui DC
vastation will continue. liz took the
kaiser eight years to build the great
fortress and harbor which defended
the kiel canal and afforded Germany 3
navy n base close L. England 1t
cost Germany J0.0O0,OOO marks (S12.-
JOO.OO0). The cost of dismantlins,
which Germany also must bear in ac-
cordance with the terms Of the Yer
Sallles treaty. will probably be- aboc4
4 .O0OO0O gold marks ,Wn.WoD-
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26
zEEKE ANDERSON
TELLS HIS STORY
Escaped From Road Camp To See
Sick Child-Must Now Serve
Term For Escaping
,Ey Associated Pr..SD

Frankfort. Ky. oct. 26-Zccke
Anderson. OF l:lkhorn City. Pike
county. killed q man and was sell
fenced to serve fifteen years in
the Kentucky state reformatory.
Now ne faces from one to 81,
wears additional imprisonment be
cause he decided to take a chance
and escape from a road camp IN
order TO see the child.
Anderson escaped from the
Rockcastle county road camp last
spring. He went home and made
a crop. returning to the rcforma-
tory on October q and giving
himself up at the front gate. An
derson killed an Italian miner
in Pike county in 1918. He
claimed that he was attempting
TO prevent a fight and that the
Italian attacked him with a knife,
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

FULL OF SURPRISES
His Nuptial Race Not ''tor Maid
ens" but Previous Winners.
instead Of Getting Widow With ohs
Child, Got woman With Seven
Children and Two Husband

New Tork.-1ieyer Mausr's marital
life was just one surprise after al
ether.
He told the Supreme court, about IL
when he asked Tor an aunulment or
the match and recited the list of un-
expected events that cnme o. him after
ne was duly we'd.
When he married Becky MaUer, he
says. she represented herself as wild
or with one child. Surprise No. i
Another child came 20 the home. cali
ing his wife mamma"
Surprise No. 2-Second child came
slong later also child OF wife.
How comet" asked Nevsr
Thought you oniy had one ollilds'
ooh, l merely forget TO tell Won
about this one" said his wife.
Surprise No. 3-Third child also
.dded starter comes along 70 live with
mother.
Surprise No. 4-Fourth unheralded
infant adds itself To home circle.
How much Of family hav" Il"
asked Meyer
Surprise NJ. 5-.Tharc are two
more" said the mi~~u~. and the family
grow from the one listed child 90
seven.
Sunrise M. c-M'ycr discovered
that Mr.. Mauer had tv" other living
husbands and rhen lac decided @" lel
the supreme court put au end go his
family surprise party.
1T is - case or fraud and mi~r-prc-
SrritaiioI.' he said IN asking 1nu'ii-
,,t,,,t ..ftsr,. I Thought yy:~ ..rffiii.
- widow Wi;h one ciiiit and find
that / .ci - woman with seven chill
,lren and two husbands.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

cutting 4 cash in his wrist. His
plea Al the trial was Sclf-defensc.
Last spring Anderson was sent
TO the Rockcastlc county road
camp where he was entrusted
with the stask of washing the
clothing OF the other prisoners.
One day he disappeared and the
FIRST seen al him by prison officials
was when he gave up, although
two days before he gave up. An
dersOn went to X. Monroe Fields.
OF " hitesburg. prosecutor in the
.53th judicial district. and asked
him TO send the following telc-
gram:
"Zeeke anderson. escaped con-
vict. convicted from Pike county
for manslaughter. is returning to
the reiormatory voluntarily. Will
arrive in next Monday but does
not want to be arrested so reward
Will not have to be paid. (Signed)
K. Monroe Fields"
IdNt just lCNCiFCu al lcttc1
from my wife. telling me that my
baby. who is four years old, was
very sick, said Anderson in tell
ing OF his escape. $50 | Just de-
cided to 60 home for while and
jumped on passenger train and
went. Nobody noticed men when
got onto the train and suppose
l was at home before they missed
me at the camp.
My baby was awfully sick
when got home and almost died.
found that the family was in bad
shape so / decided to stay there
md make crop before returning.
[ also worked some in the mine
IF the Federal Coal Company at
Ellthorn City
81 made a good crop this sum-
ser always with the intention of
returning here when the work of
harvesting was done. | didn't
want to be brought back. but ii
my officer of the prison had reach
I'd me / would have given up.
Il came to Frankfort twice this
summer. The first time / cain,
with an attorney to see Governor
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

Although Anderson loses all of
his good time" communication
for three wears and 20 DAYS he
was in prison. and will have to
serve almost twelve years OF his
original sentence besides facing
Tie possibility OF being indicted
for escaping and being entcnced
to one to SIX years additional. he
retained his sense of humor and
chucklcd over some of his cxper-
fences while at large.
Turning 10 {. NJ. Green. super
intendent OF prison road camps.
who was sitting in the office OF
Supt. Basin. Anderson said:
Il saw Col. Green twice while
! was ont but he didn't see me.
Once he came to Pike county to
look for me but saw him get off
the train and a man who knew
me and knew What Col. Green
was there for warned me to keen
out of sight.
The second time ! ate dinner
in Frankfort while Col. Green
was eating at the same place"
Turning to Superintendent
Green the prisoner said: do you
remember eating dinner in res
taurant near the railroad station
here about month ago."
Mr.. Green said he remembered
eating in the place.
well. ] was sitting in the back
of the restaurant" Anderson con-
tinued. "You were in the front
and ! kept my back turned SO you
wouldn't notice me. The man
who was with me was watching
you for me and if you had come 10
the back of the restaurant
would have given mp then"
Anderson smiled and chuckled
over the escapade.
His fare here grew serious and
he ended his talk with the asser-
lltionl that "cuttin' and shootin' is
: a bad thing and If / live long
to get out of this trou-
bic I'll never get in again
Anderson is % years old.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

'sN-eeo print
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

Morrow. The governor was in.
OHIO at the time and | didn't get
to see him.
~ month ago l came bacl;
again to give up. ! brought my
children with me. After we got
off the train I missed TIE man
who was to have taken i1y 'dlril-
dren back home had 10 ,eake
them back myself
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26
Tobacco, Hay and Corn
Burn in Warren Barn

Bowling Green. Oct. 26-Scv-
eral acres 81. tobacco. hay. corn
and farming implements were
destroyed when the large barn 81
\. L. Underwood. in this county.
burned. The origin of the blaze
iS unknown
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26
Petition in Bankruptcy
Filed BY Merchant

Frankfort. oct. 26-Elza Cal-
die. mcrchan- 81 Turner, sta
ton. filed vol,ntary petition in
bankruptcy in he United States
district court. ~, assets are FIX
cd at $50 and hi liabilities AT
3. IO4.iS
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

Bobby (excitedly Some linia-
ment and cement please
Druggist-Why both At once?
Bobbv-Pa hit ma wild china
cupi
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

Pezzi Mystic-The dollar bill
doesn't 20 half as far as it used To.
Opty Mystic-But ii goes twice
as fast.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

Spccdu--i'm Iryru- my best tc
"-t ahead. a
Pcppo-Ihat's fine, vOu nccd
O0t. Z Frs q "a
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-26

Prof.-Everv day we breath,
Oxygen. Nov, Willie. what Il,
we breathe 1t night
Nillic-\itroeeni
The New York herald., 1921-09-18
Twenty of the AZ Vessels Now
at Sea Are Bound This
Way.

In the fleet of forty-seven liners
shown on the chart to-day may be noted
the new Hamburg American liner Bay
ern (Q-22). just out of Hamburg. the
first German passenger ship to sail for
the United States since the war. Her
voyage will mark the remittance of the
big Teutonic shipping organization into
the Atlantic trade, operating under an
agreement with the Hartman shipping
interests. Three other vessels will be
put into the Hamburg-New York service
In October and November, and finally
there will be weekly sailings between the
two ports.
Another ship worth noting, a favorite
with American voyagers as a crack of
the American Line many years ago. is
the New York (J-45), bought recently
by the Polish Navigation Company from
the International Mercantile Marine
Company, and now a third of the way
on her course toward Antwerp and
Danzlg.
Among the big ships of the eastbound
fleet of twenty-seven are the French
liner Paris (L-17), the Cunarder Aqui-
tania (O-13), for Cherbourg and South
ampton the White Star liner Celtic
ODD. off yesterday for Liverpool, and
the Holiand-America liner Nieuw AM
sterdam (D-29). which sailed yesterday
for Plymouth, Boulogne and Rotterdam.
Gen. John ]. Pershing is passenger by
the Paris. taking with him the Congress
sional Medal of Honor awarded to the
unknown soldier of France.
Nine liners flying the Stars and
Stripes are shown, including the Amer
lea (H-1S). now operated by the United