Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-08-25
A SNAKE STORY
FROM HIGHLANDS
Our "About Town" Correspond
ent Goes Us One Better
Says Geo. Peery Will Win
In Election This Fall.

Richlands, VIZ, Aug. 24.-Well,
Mr.. Editor, after several weeks of
inertia, the writin' bug is eatin' on
ye editors keep him (the bug) at
work week after week, year in and
year out. Sometimes we have han
kering to be the publisher of news
paper, but from present indications,
the hankering will be us near to the
editorship as we will ever be able
to get.
There's been lot doin' since
last took look at the busy "Main
Street" of Richlands, some of these
doin's we dasn't write of either, for
our scalp is getting pretty thin now
of that which adorns the pate Of our
friend j. B. Altizer, and, by the way
the newly elected mayor of our mu-
nicipality. And we predict for him a
good reign of the billet.
The other day we drew glass OF
water from the cold brazen spigot"
was clear. This of course meant that
the water from the Steel Springs is
not flowing thruout the water veins
Of our city, and the next time you
come to see us you will not be COM
PEELED to sip with caro- for fear Of
inoculating your hide with the ty.
phus bacillus. We always did believe
if one must drink that he should
have access to the best, and now
we've got it. Get on the water wag-
on. with us.
We noticed day or so ago sew
eral of our young men and young
ladies busily engaged in rubbin'
their arms and backs of their necks
as if something terribly had hap
pened, upon investigation we learn
ed that Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Mckee,
had chaperoned n group on camp
ing trip up about Gillespie and the
said young Americans were merely
attempting to appease the wrath of
old SOL
A Great Snake Story.
While we are along this line, l re-
call snake story that our preacher,
man of respectability for the truth,
has been telling. It's whopper, but
evidently a true one, for he is an
honorable man. He says, that Bob
Petts and his men were cutting
brush just across the river from them
and during the morning killed forty
eight copper heads, all in one hollow
log. This is some pile of reptiles as
well as snake tale, but has been
youched for by several who say they
counted the remains. We expect hao
we been there that someone else
would have done the countin' for it
reminds us too much of days when
it was no uncommon thing for a
man to see whole passel of snakes
Mt one time. But them days are gone
forever.
Says Mr.. Pcery Will Win.
Evidently from the appearances,
our friend George Peery is going to
be our next Congressman from the
ninth district. At least if the straits
to which the followers of the Ele-
phant are reaching, III getting n man.
into the field and in the running.
When. they were trying to find some
one to take the running shoes agin
George, we are reminded of negro
aspirant for the hand of one of the
dusky bellies of his neighborhood,
who called her over the telephone
and proposed that they be married,
to which proposal she replied, "Cose
| will niggah But who am dis ?"
There were plenty who wanted to
receive the proposal, who were real
]y unconcerned from whom it came.
Well the runnin' is about all the fun
he's goin to get out of this race for
surety. Eth?
Little Concern Except For Political
Henchmen of Party.
We wish for the striking rail men
an equitable settlement of their dir
ticulties, but from the present indica-
tions it looks as if someone is want
ing the whole hog or none 1t does
seem that the leaders, at whose word
the thousands at present on strike
would go back to work, could come
to some reasonable agreement and
all hands unite in keeping the hun
dreds of industries and thousands
OF homes away from the coal fields
suffering from the lack of coal this
winter. We are not in the presidents
chair but if we had as much polite
al ability as he, we believe we could
be there but from our viewpoint he
seems to have little concern for
those who are not political hench-
men of his party, and has awakened
mighty late to take some restrain
ing steps to stop this quibbling of
capital and labor. We can't under
stand what this old world is being
led unto. Our preacher gave us a
splendid suggestion for the solution
of this matter the other Sunday
night. And we think it applicable
too. He said: eve do not need more
money invested in colleges, industry,
commerce or even churches, but more
of the simple truths of Jesus Christ
in both sides Of man dealing with
man." To which we say Amenl
Summer Boarders Fallen Low.
DR.. williams says that the num-
ber Of his summer boarders have
fallen so low on the scale that he
may have to close up for season.
Well, we don't wish Doc any hard
luck but do hope that this condition
Of good health will continue within
the contiguous territory. Further
more this gives ali the more time to
help George get there Go to it
Doc
Well I am thinkin' that we've told
enuf for this time. You will be hear
in from US agin some day, from the
Old Home Town.
Yours, alert and keen for news as