Hi Guys - I created a site for the Clinch Valley News that I send out. The site is working, but I have not gotten all the articles I have sent out to you before on here yet. Most of them are here - this site just took a lot of work, and I have been slow on getting everything up. Nothing on this site is anything you haven't seen before - it will mostly be a place where you can search for article you may have missed and for others who are not on the Tazewell mailing list. Because of the size of this site - I know I messed up some things. You may find links that are broken, linked to wrong things, or other errors. If you find any, let me know so that I can correct them. Let me know what you think. The site is located at: http://www.cvnotes.com Michelle -- ,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -----oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------------------------ Michelle .oooO Mish@techvox.net ( ) Oooo. -------\ (----( )------------------------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/ This has been a Mish Production (C) 2003

I wonder if anyone could help me find more information on my ggg-grandfather James Harvey Vest, married to Rachel Jane Harper. He was born July 18 in Paqtrick, VA, but shows up in the 1850 Census as Harvey Vess in Tazewell, VA, age 11, living in the home of Francis McGuire. His sister Nancy is shown llving next door with the family of Les H. Whitt. The 1860 census shows him married to Rachel Jane Harper, living next door to the McGuire family. He enlistedin the 23rd Battalion Infantry regiment from Tazewell in 1861, was a musician. In 1870 census lived at Maiden Spring, Tazewell, with Rachel and children. About 1872, moved to Gilmore Creek in KY. We are searching for something to document marriage date and other info on Rachel Jane Harper. Also tryijg to find info about his mother and father, who we believe to be Mary and Henry Vest (someetime listed as Vess in Patrick at his birth). If I can assist anyone else, be glad to. I have lots of info on his children, g-children, gg-children. Thanks for any help . Cathi Hassan

3 August 1900 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INCORPORATORS AND TRUSTEES OF TAZEWELL COLLEGE At a meeting of the incorporators of Tazewell College held at the office of J.N. HARMAN, in the town of Tazewell, Va., June 29th, 1900, there were present J.N. HARMAN, George W. GILLESPIE and Hon J.H. STUART, who were appointed incorporators of said college by a act of the Legislature of Virginia passed on February 5th, 1892, and also the following incorporators who have been associated with them under said act, to wit: J.A. LESLIE, Prof. C.D.M. SHOWALTER and W.C. PENDLETON. On motion, the following Board of Trustees was elected to serve one year and thereafter until their successor shell be chosen, viz: Hon. W.B. SPRATT, L.C. SHELBURN, Prof. P.H. WILLIAMS, J.N. HARMAN, G.W. GILLESPIE, W.C. PENDLETON, J.A. LESLIE, W.J. SHELBURNE, Judge J.H. STUART and Prof. C.D.M. SHOWALTER. On motion, it is ordered that the Board of Trustees this day elected and their successor in office shall have exclusives control and management of said College, with power to elect a principal instructor and such assistants in the school in all of its departments as may be deemed requisite. The said Board of Trustees shall fill all vacancies occurring therein, may add to or diminish the number of trustees, provided in both cases such action shall be taken upon the nomination of the stockholders or owners of the said College property. On motion J.N HARMAN Secretary, was appointed a committee to draft by laws and submit the same to the next meeting, which is to be held at 10 am on May 13the 1901. On motion, adjourned to meet at time above mentioned. W.C. PENDLETON, Chairman: J.N. HARMAN, Secretary. EAST BLUESTONE J.W. SMITH preached for us last Sunday. A fine sermon too. W.L. NASH and wife of Graham were visiting his father last week. Summers, Harman & Co. Have started their steam thresher and we hear it is doing better work than ever. Juding form the size of their overalls they are certainly going to eat a "heap" as it takes No. 40 for them. Wheat crops are ligth in this section but from a amount of straw it is threshing out well. S.A. RUBLE has had a lot of sickness in his family but all are better at this writing. Mrs. J.D. TICKLE is able to go visiting after nearly eight months of severe illness. C.A. BANE has had his wheat threshed and we learn with regret that the coop fell on the big turkey and killed it before it got fat and of course the wedding will have to be postponed. We learn that Mrs. A. ST. CLAIR is going off in a few days to attend the springs. BENBOW Rev. Mr. MOWBRAY preached an excellent sermon at this place last Sunday. We are sorry to say Mr. Jim TABOR has a very sick daughter. Miss Nannie LESLIE, of Tazewell, spent last week with the Misses CRABTREES. Mr. C.W. GEORGE and family were visiting last Sunday. Messrs. Will CORELL and G.O. THOMPSON spent last Sunday in Smyth County. Miss Ella CRABTREE started to Wytheville this week to have her eyes examined. We are happy to say the people are making rapid progress towards our high school building. POCAHONTAS Mr. B.F. TULLY, stenographer and bookkeeper of the South West, Co. with his bride, who was Miss LIGON, of Bluefield, has gone to housekeeping on Water Street. Mr. TULLY is very popular here, and his bride was one of Bluefields most elegant young ladies. Mrs. W.G. MERRITT of Albermarle, is on a visit to Pochontas. Mr. MERRITT, her husband, has the position formerly filled by Mr. NEWENHAM. Capt. Jno. GRIFFITH, who has been away for some time, on account of ill health, is here on a visit. "Capt. John" was for a years one of the most popular conductors on the N & W. Fire broke out at 9:30 PM last Saturday in the house of Marshall BLACK, but owing the efficient work of the fire company, the fire was confined to the room in which it originated. Little damage was done to the property, except from water. Considering the location of the building, distance from fire plgs, etc, the work of the company was especially commendable. The captain of the fire company. Mr. CURVILLE fell from a platform into the open sewer and was painfully, though not seriously hurt. Mrs. R. Lee POINDEXTER is visiting relatives in Pearisburg, where she went on July 18th, to attend the funeral of her brother, Graham Woolwine. Mrs. M. BLOCH is in Richmond where she was called on account of the sickness of her mother, who died on the 7th of July. Mrs. Isabel, who has been on a visit to her brother, R.L. POINDEXTER, returned to her home in Lynchburg this week. Mr. J.W. DELPH, the popular and polite and efficient clerk of the Inn for the past two or three years, will take charge of the Radford Inn, September 1st. The citizens of the Pocahontas, the traveling public and Mrs. MCGEE, all regret to see his leaving and with him success in his new home. BURKES GARDEN Farmers are mostly through with their bay and oats harvest. Rev. J.H. ALEXANDER preached a good sermon at Central Church at 11 o'clock Sunday and at the Groseclose School House at 4pm. Rev. ALEXANDER preached here several years ago and his many friends are glad to see him in their midst one more. Miss Laura GREEVER has been sick for several days but we are glad to know that she is improving, and hope she will soon be well again. The young people of Burkes Garden had an enjoyable time at a picnic in the grove opposite Groseclose's Store last Saturday afternoon. After the picnic the crowd was entertained until about ten o'clock, at the home of Miss Fannie GROSECLOSE. All report a delightful time. Miss Nellie TUNE, from Ky. is spending several months in the Garden. Messrs. Dave and Jim SPRACKER and Carl GREEVER came over from Tazewell Saturday at attend the picnic. Miss Mamie GROSECLOSE from Ceres is visiting friends and relatives in the Garden now. Mr. John H. GREEVER and family and Miss May MOSS are in Poor Valley at the Sulpher Spring. Prof. A.S. GREEVER and sister will go to Mountain Lake Tuesday and will return home Thursday. Miss Pinkie FRY was the guest of Miss Lena May WYNN yesterday. Mrs. J.D. GREEVER spent several days of last week at Bluefield, with her son Rev. W.H. GREEVER, who has typhoid fever. Mr. T.E. POWERS, from Thompson Valley, spent Saturday night with his aunt, Mrs. H.H. GREEVER. POUNDING MILL Mr. Will MULKEY and Rev. J.R. SPARKS, each got a knee cut last week. Miss Ethel HURT, of Bluefield, who has been spending a couple of months here with her niece, Miss Hattie GRIFFITH, in company with the same is spending a few days at the Blue Sulpher Inn, with her sister, Mrs. T.H.R. CHRISTIE. We trust these charming young ladies will have a pleasant stay. Mrs. W.B. STEELE and children spent Saturday with homefolks at Cedar Bluff. Her sister, Miss Pearl MCGUIRE returned home with her and on Monday Mrs. S.A. RATLIFF, of Cedar Bluff, accompanied them to Richlands where they spent the day with their friend, Mrs. J.B. CRABTREE. Mr. T.W. ZINK, N & W agent here, who has been sick for the past week, is better. Mr. and Mrs. C.P. WILLIAMS visited their aunt, Mrs. Mary Anne YOUNG in the Cove Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles LAWRENCE visited their aunt, Mrs. LAMBERT in Slinking Waters from Thursday to Sunday. Mrs. George W. GILLESPIE returned to her home in Tazewell Monday after having spent a couple of weeks here with her daughter, Mrs. J.B. HURT, including a few days at the Blue Sulpher Inn with her husband. The brethren who were announced to preach here last Friday night failed to come. It was rumored that they would coe the next night, the bell was rung, a good many went and were disappointed again. Rev. Phillip JOHNSON will begin a protracted meeting here beginning next Saturday night. Several persons talk of going to the quarterly meeting at Steelsburg next Saturday and Sunday. Mr. W.C. WILLIAMS was up from his home at Richlands and reports Miss Effie, who has typhoid fever is improving slowly. Mabel WHITE of the Cove, and Miss Cora QUILLEN, of Castlewood, were guests of Mrs. W.B. STEELE on last Wednesday night on their way from the home of the latter. Miss Maggie SPARKS who lately returned from the Staunton Institute for deaf, dumb, and blind, is giving music lessons to her cousins, Miss Lizzie LAMBERT, May and Harriet SPARKS. Miss Maggie understands music well, plays and sings beautifully. -- ,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -----oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------------------------ Michelle .oooO Mish@techvox.net ( ) Oooo. -------\ (----( )------------------------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/ This has been a Mish Production (C) 2003

The Genealogy Group's guest speaker for Thursday night's meeting will be Lebanon Attorney, Kevin Tiller. He will be discussing researching wills, deeds & other legal documents. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn and ask questions. The meeting will start promptly at 5:30 pm, May 6th. Sunset. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.664 / Virus Database: 427 - Release Date: 4/21/04

The Russell Co. Genealogy Group will be meeting at 5:30 PM on Thursday, May 6th at the Russell Co. Library. Items on the agenda include the Family History Day planning, as well as fund raising projects. The Group's purpose is to learn, to share and perpetuate family history. Anyone sharing these interests are encouraged to attend. For more info contact Sunset at sunset@mounet.com or Pauline at pvsaly@naxs.net. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.664 / Virus Database: 427 - Release Date: 4/21/04

MARRIAGES Wyatt-Bordwin Mr. and Mrs. Estle BORDWINE announced the marriage of their daughter, Gladys Audrey, to Mr. Raymond WYATT, on Wednesday, December 20th. The marriage was performed in Tazewell, with the Rev. C.F. LUNDY, officiating. Mr. WYATT is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S.J. WYATT, of Pounding Mill. Buchanan-Cruise Miss Dorothy Virginia BUCHANAN and Mr. Elzia CRUISE were united in marriage, Friday, December 23, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. BUCHANAN, of Tazewell. The marriage was performed by the Rev. J.A. BAYLOR using the ring ceremony. The bride was attired in white dress, with matching accessories. Only members of the immediate families witnessed the ceremony. The bride is a graduate of Tazewell High School and West Virginia Business College. She is employed as bookkeeper for Cruise Motor Co in North Tazewell. Mr. CRUISE is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. CRUISE and is employed by his father as salesman for Cruise Motor Co. Mr. and Mrs. Cruise left December 24 for a tour of the Southern States. Smoot-Maxwell On Saturday, December 30, at Tazewell, Miss Virginia MAXWELL became the bride of Mr. T. Richard SMOOT, Jr. the Rev J.A BAYOR, pastor of the Methodist church, reading the impressive single ring ceremony. The rites were witnessed by the members of the immediate families, other relatives and close friends. The parsonage was lovely in Christmas decorations which lent added attractiveness to the always solemnly beautiful service. The bride were a street length costume of heavenly bule crepe with accessories to match, her only ornament being a necklace, a gift of the bridegroom. She wore a beautiful shoulder corsage of roses, also a gift of the groom. Miss Maxwell, the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. MAXWELL, of Maxwell, Va. was educated at Richlands High School, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, and Concord college, Athens, W.V. and was an active member of Delta Sigma Spailon Society. Since finishing school she has been successfully employed in the grade and high schools of Tazewell County, from which position she resigned in December. Mr. SMOOT, son of Mr. and Mrs. T.R. SMOOT, of Bluefield W. Va., since his graduation from school, has been connected with the Norfolk and Western Railway, securing several promotions and is now yard master at Weller Yards, at Grundy, Va. Immediately following the marriage Mr. and Mrs. SMOOT left for a trip to New York. The bride choose for traveling a jungle green ensemble trimmed in milk fur. Upon their return they exert to reside at Grundy. Harman-Thompson Mr. and Mrs. C. Henry HARMAN are announcing this week that marriage of their daughter, Letitia to Mr. Sam J. THOMPSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen THOMPSON. The marriage took place September 30, 1939, at Bland, Va. GRATTON Gratton, Jan. 4 - The old year 1939 has gone with its joys and sorrow, troubles and the new here, 1940. We are one year more at the end of the way. And we are thankful that our country is a peaceful one. Let's keep it so. Miss Ada BURTON spent the holidays at home, returning Monday to her school in Thorpe, W.Va. Mrs. Mary McFARLAND, of Keystone, WV spent the holidays with Mrs. E.C. MCFARLAND at this place. We had a watch service at Concord Church Sunday night. Watched the old go and the new come in. Rev. LUNDY preached at 8pm after which we had an old time experience meeting. Then Mr. and Mrs. LUNDY had a bible questionnaire, which was very helpful and enjoyed by all. At the 11 pm hour, Rev. L.W. PIERCE preached a fine sermon and at 12 had the Sacrament. Mrs. G.G. JONES spent Friday and Monday with her brother and wife and sisters, Ross, Ada and Ella, and while here she spent the day with her sister, Mrs. Jennie McFARLAND. Mr. and Mrs. CALDWELL spent Christmas with Mrs. CALDWELL'S mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. A.I. REPASS here. The CALDWELL'S live at Yards, Va. Mrs. M.L. BURTON, Misses Ada and Ella BURTON spent one day last week with their sister, Mrs. JONES. Mr. and Mrs. M.L. BURTON and Miss Ada BURTON motored to Coeburn to visit the ASHWORTHS. Mr. ASHWORTH is 92 years of age and still works in his shoe shop. His is very active. The Concord Sunday school had a Christmas program and tree for the Sunday School. SHERIFF GOTS OFF TO GOOD START And Commonwealth's Attorney Moves in For Four Years - Carl C. Gillespie, Attorney at Law. There was little confusion when R. Bowen THOMPSON sat down in Dick HILTON'S chair in the sheriff's office Monday, and no friction when Trube HELDRETH took over the large family of men confined in the county jail, and Albert HAGY retired to his home on Highland Ave. Ex-Commonwealth's Attorney Carl Crockett GILLESPIE bid farewell to the office where he has wrestled with big and little criminals, and his relative John W. GILLESPIE took over the office for better or worse. Andrew J. WITTEN received his "baptism of fire" Monday when he was called upon to bring a prisoner from Lebanon, which was his first job. Sheriff THOMPSON, deputy WITTEN and Commonwealth's Attorney Jno. W. GILLESPIE succeed good men in office, and they will discharge their duties in like manner. Trube HELDRETH took over the jail Monday morning, and when noses were counted, thirty one answered present, but before the day was over this number had been increased. The Sheriff has an able number of assistants A.L. McMEANS, Jewell Ridge, J.J. JEWELL, Raven; Arnold ECKALD, and W.F. SHUMATE, Pocahontas; H.N. MORRIS, Boissevain. A deputy will be appointed for Graham later. E.E. CROCKETT and T.W. HARMAN take care of Bishop. Boss WAGNER'S Commissioner's office is in the court house. Bill GILLESPIE and Marvin MCGUIRE are his assistants. Commissioner WAGNER began another four-year term January 1st. The Board of Supervisor's, Harry BANE, chairman, Joe F. LITZ and Reece ANDERSON, one of the best boards the county has had, re-entered another four year's term. Henry VANCE, charged with shooting into a filling station on Cavitt's Creek, was arrested in Lebanon this week, and brought to jail here by deputy sheriff WITTEN to await trail. BOTH EX-SERVICE MEN Sheriff THOMPSON and his deputy Andrew WITTEN are both ex-service men. WITTEN served with the Marines, and it will be a good idea to keep in mind that your Uncle Sam's marines can get rough when necessary, and then the Marine can outrun a haunt if necessary. CEDAR BLUFF Cedar Bluff, Jan 4 - Misses Beulah SARGENT, Sylvia HANKINS and Beulah ALTIZER were calling on Miss Susie WILSON Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence JOYCE and Miss Lovelle CHAMBERS, of this place, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D.J. TOLLIVER, of Grundy. Mrs. Chap CHAMBERS, of this place, is spending some time with friends at Seaboard. Miss Raye WHITT of Caretta, W.Va. spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. M.W. BURRESS, of this place. Ruby and Beatrice SPARKS, of Berwind, have returned home after spending some time with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. BEAVERS, of this place. Miss Vernie WILSON has returned to the State Teachers College after spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. WILSON, at this place. FROM MRS. HOWERY As Christmas came this year with a nice snow and everyone one so good to me during the absence in my home of my husband, who is sick and has been away for 7 weeks, you know how my heart filled up Christmas night as he was away. His chair was by the fire place, but no one could take his place. My friends tried to cheer the children and myself. My burdens have almost been more than I can bear. here I am at home eating what we both worked so hard to enjoy together this winter, now I am left alone with six children. I do want all to pray that my husband will be healed in body and mind and sent home to us. I want to thank Dr. WITTEN, Mr. and Mrs. C.K. HALL, Mrs. Virginia PORTER, John PORTER, my two brothers, Edward HELMANDOLLAR, of Welch, Homer HELMANDOLLAR, Tazewell, also my sister, Mrs. W.J. PEERY, of Welch, Miss Catherine HELMANDOLLAR of Welch, my mother and father, who helped me to have a cheerful Christmas. Thanks to everyone who helped my family. Mrs. Wade H. HOWERY.

MOTHER OF MRS. ROBERT HOPKINS DEAD. Mrs. Ida Stone JOHNSON, widow of the late A.S. JOHNSON, died on December 23 at her home in East Radford, after an illness of two weeks. Mrs. JOHNSON was born in Snowville, January 23, 1866, a daughter, of Dr. James L. STONE and Margaret Agnes WOOTEN. On Oct. 2, 1886, she was married to Albert Sidney JOHNSON. Mr. JOHNSON died in Radford in 1936. Mrs. JOHNSON was active in civic and religious affairs of Radford and was a member of the Baptist Church, charter member of the Legion Auxiliary and of the Kings Daughters, later becoming Radford Woman's club, and a member of General William Campbell chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and also the U.D.C. There survives the following children: Frank J. JOHNSON, Radford; Guy JOHNSON, of Stuart; A.S. JOHNSON, Miss Maude JOHNSON and Mrs. Robert HOPKINS, of Radford; four brothers also survive: J.L. STONE, of Crewe; Dr. E.B. STONE, of Roanoke; W.W. STONE, of Oklahoma City and Frank T. STONE, of Arlington. GEORGE W. GILLESPIE IS TOWN OFFICER George W. GILLESPIE, of Boissevian, former court house deputy for sheriff HILTON, now belongs to the town police force. He went to work Monday morning. CARL GILLESPIE HAS NEW OFFICE Carl Crockett GILLEPSIE, former Commonwealth's Attorney, has moved to offices in the Peery & St. Clair building for the practice of law. LUCILLE CRABTREE IMPROVING Lucille CRABTREE, who was injured in an automobile wreck during the Christmas holidays, is recovering from the accident in a Richlands hospital. Carter HERALD, charged with the responsibility for the accident, was tried in Trial Justice court last week, and fined $100 and given thirty days in jail. His driving permit was revoked. MAXWELL SOCIETY On Wednesday, December 13, the Maxwell Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Jennie PORTER, near Tazewell. The meeting was opened by Mrs. W.B. GREEAR, president. Mrs. Ella PEERY gave the mission study in which we finished the book on India. Mrs. W.H. MCGEE had charge of the program. The program was very interesting. The meeting was turned over to Mrs. GREEAR. She called for a session with the treasurer by the members. After this there were reports by different superintendents. The meeting closed with prayer by Ms. J.M. CHARLES. During the social hour, Santa visited Mrs. PORTER, assisted by little Deloreas MULKEY, who, carrying a basket of presents, brought by all the members, placed it at Mrs. PORTER'S feet and helped her open and pass these around for inspection. The hostess served refreshments to fourteen members and the Rev. HILL. TAZEWELL STUDY CLUB MEETS Because of conflicting engagements during the Christmas holidays, the Tazewell Study Club held it's December meeting Tuesday night, January 2, at the home of Miss Rachel ROYINI, with Miss Katherine PAINTER as joint hostess. Mrs. Carl GILLESPIE gave a most interesting account of the life of John MARSHALL from his birth in a log cabin in Fauquier county, Virginia, through his long service to his country as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, showing his admirable qualities as a lawyer, a statesman, a writer, as well as a notable jurist. Miss Katherine PAINTER chose Henry CLAY, another famous Virginian by birth, as the subject for her most enjoyable paper, in which she pictured Clay as an eminent lawyer, statesman and above all the "Great Pacificator." The Club welcomed Mrs. Mabel HURT, the Misses Nettie JENKIN, Gladys VALDON and Leona BOWMAN as guests for the evening. LAWYER BRITTAIN MOVING OFFICE Attorney George Robert BRITTAIN (you know him as "Buddy") has moved his office in the room on Main Street formerly occupied by the late George MCCALL. He can be found there if you get in trouble. (This is not an advertisement). DEPARTMENT HEADS REPORT TO BOARD The Tazewell County, Board of Supervisors, composed of Harry W. BANE from Maiden Springs district; Reece ANDERSON, Clear Fork and Joe LITZ, Jeffersonville district, all of whom were elected at the recent election to succeed themselves, met at the court house Tuesday for their reorganization meeting. Mr. BANE was named to continue as chairman of the board. L.C. NEAL, superintendent of the county farm, was host as the farm on Tuesday at luncheon for the board, county clerk KISER, treasurer PAINTER and Commonwealth's Attorney GILLESPIE, sheriff THOMPSON, the personnel of the welfare and health units, J.W. WITTEN, farm physician and Mrs. Ellen BOTTIMORE, Supervisor of the woman's work under the WPA. The afternoon session of the board was given to an informal discussion of plans for the coming year. A resclutor, was placed guaranteeing to the state department of highways necessary rights of way for the construction of projects on secondary routes 524 and 627 in the Bandy section by the convict cap now employed in the county. Reports were heard from Dr. Lynwood FARLEY, health director for the Russell-Tazewell unit, Miss Gladys VAIDEN and Miss Eula Jane ARMSTRONG, superintendent of welfare, gave a report of the work of her department, Mrs. Ellen BOTTIMORE of the WPA sewing groups. Bills for salaries, materials, etc. were passed and ordered paid. The supervisors will have a joint meeting with the county school board Wednesday to discuss budget for the ensuring year. BURKE'S GARDEN HAS DOG CASE Tyler Boling's Shepherd Jack Tried For Sheep Killing But Justice Says Case Not Proven Burkes Garden turned out enmasse Wednesday at the trail of T.R. BOLING'S shepherd dog Jack, charged with injuring a high-priced ewe of C.J. MOSS. Dogs raided Mr. MOSS'S sheep one night during the holidays, the discovery having been made by Cleve HENINGER, who notified Mr. MOSS sometime after midnight of the raid. HENINGER is said to have shot at the dogs, one of which was alleged to have gone in the direction of T.R. BOLINGS and the other went in another direction. Next morning when a checkup was made it was discovered that one large ewe was dead and another badly damaged. Investigation led to the belief that the dead ewe had killed herself by running against a tree. The injured ewe showed signs of having been lacerated by a dog. Investigation developed that two LAMBERT boys, Lee and Jean, were passing the scene of raid about midnight, and saw the fire from HENINGER'S gun and heard the report. A short time afterwards, the shepherd Jack came along from the direction of the sheep pasture, according to the LAMBERT boys. However, Cleve HENINGER, who was close to the dogs, failed to identify either of them. He stated that he know the shepherd Jack well. Game Warden Ebb WILSON was called into the investigation, and with Mr. MOSS went to the home of Mr. BOLING and located the dog with the LAMBERT boys said they had seen leaving the scene of the raid. Mr. BOLING and the game warden were preparing to lead Jack away and shoot him, when the question arose as to the costs of the matter, whether Mr. MOSS would claim damages for the sheep killed. It developed that Mr. MOSS proposed to claim heavy damages because of the injury to the valuable sheep and then Mr. BOLING changed him mind about killing the dog, and stated before he would agree to the execution of Jack his guilt must be proven. So Jack was tried in his absence and found not guilty. The late Senator VEST, of Missouri, endeared himself to dog lovers by his classic oration in the defense of a dog, but the orators in this cas, Hubert PEERY and John BOGGESS, saw no occasion in this trial for emotional appeals in his honor. The Senator recalled that the dog was man'st best friend. He stayed by him in prosperity and in poverty, he licked the hand that whipped him, and when the final scene is enacted your dog will rest his head upon your mound and refuse to be comforted. Some effort was made to connect old Hitler, Alex MEEK'S monster bear, with this sheep killing incident. It was stated by one Burke's Garden citizen that if the bear was brought to trial, the evidence would pile up so high he wouldn't have a ghost of a chance. Some one suggests that a capias be issued for old Hitler and placed in the hands of deputy sheriff Andrew WITTEN for execution with instructions to being him in dead or alive. WITTEN'S experience in the marines qualifies him as a good marksman and if he got a sight of the old marauder that would be the end of him. Burke's Garden gunman are said to be getting bear meat hungry and may make another desperate effort to gratify that craving for wild meat. The resent snow makes it easy to track the sheep killer.

Friday, January 5, 1940 MAIN STREET HAS HAD A GOOD YEAR Business Institutions Have Prospered And All Set For 1940 Main Street, (which includes all sections of the county), Wound up the old year in good shape. Waiving aside a few imaginary injustices the people of the country generally passed the most eventful year of history. The more abundant life has been enjoyed by a larger percentage of the population than ever. On this particular Main Street on which we move and have our being, upon the pavements of which we have been permitted to travel for a long period of time, little out of the ordinary has taken place. There have been no tragedies, no failures. To begin with the nearest neighbor to the News, the Tazewell Nation Bank has suffered with growing pains in the past year, but came through with flying colors. Its President, Will Tom GILLESPIE, took and enforced vacation during the early part of the year, but when he got back from the hospital he was agreeably surprised to find that the institution had been run just as well in his absence as otherwise. Cashier Grat MULLIN, and his assistants, Russell PAINTER, Albert MCCALL, and iss Jane TICE have seen to it that the income and outgo balance each afternoon before the work stops. Around the corner is Dennison's Cleaning place. Ward DENNISON has a good boss, hence has prospered and kept the wolf from howling around the place....Sayers Bros. Department Store is supervised by Bill HUGHES who also has a boss. Mrs. Mamie GREEVER helps serve the trade. Hughes was with 5 & 10 for some time, but moved up town.... Over this store Virginia Smokeless has a little army of men and women keeping Jewell Coal moving for the Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation. How we do miss George ST. CLAIR. His doctor son, Houston, has taken up the reins and is driving ahead. Bob BROWN, Bob MOORE, Barnes MOORE, George REPASS, Walter CHAMBERS, ......REYNOLDS, Mrs. ZIMMERMAN, Misses Virginia CUTHERSON (?), Mary HAVILAND and Virginia HOBSON are always on the job unless they are somewhere else, and Bro. PEERY keeps the demand alive. C.T. PEERY & Sons weathered the year well, mode progress and money. Bane PEERY is the senior partner and his brother, Raymond is second in command. Peanuts (Baxter) DAVIS, Jim AKERS, Warner COLLINS, Cal COLLINS and Bill Surface is the force..... Haley's Clinch Valley Pharmacy carries on as usual. He has been chief cook and bottle-washer since Poston went to Pearisburg. "Pick" GILLESPIE is chief assistant, with Dorothy WHITMAN and Tasey MORRISON tending bar, and other departments of the store .... Henry & Graham building takes care of Lawyers Powell ROYALL and Crockett BRWEN, Insurance experts Jno. W. ST. CLAIR building on the second floor is filled with folks. There's dentist ROWLETT, lawyer Carl Crockett GILLESPIE, the county agent's office, with John BUNDY in charge, the farm administration headquarters, with Mr. HARMAN in charge, ably assisted by Misses FARMER and CRUISE. A part of the second floor is reserved for wooden overcoats and a nicely furnished room in connection. The store down-stairs, with a fine line of hardware, is in charge of Buzz PEERY, Undertaker WILDER, Fred LARIMER and Buss DYE. They take care of the store and funeral work. The Appalachian folks have quarters in the office, with Mrs. Irene PEERY in charge. Charley LARIMER, the veteran, Bill POSTON, Jiggs GILBERT, Dave ROWE, and other Appalachian men are in and out of the office at frequent intervals. Across the alley is the old Bank of Clinch Valley building. Sam HOOVER, with his watched and clocks also in local agent for the Motor Vehicle department in the sale of license tags. Miss Virginia HAGER, secretary to the school board, is always on the job keeping the school affairs in shape Boss GREEVER drops in occasionally. Upstairs, Alex RUSSELL, land agent for the Pocahontas corporation, with his assistant, Miss Hattie WHITE, has his office. On the same floor, Mr. WORTH practiced law for many years, but poor health keeps him at home most of the time. In the next building Herbert WARD is carrying on the business his father Jeff WARD conducted successfully so many years. He's all right. Mrs. Hallie WALL, Ernest LEWIS and Mrs. Newell BRITTS have the situation well in hands. Upstairs, Dr. J.N. HIGGINBOTHAM, Dentist R.P. COPENHAVER, lawyer A.S. HIGGINBOTHAM and son, Sidney, who writes insurance; contractor J.T. HELDRETH - they are all carrying on. When it comes to the court house next, the "gang" can be found on the job. Bill PAINTER, N.P. REED, Arthur MCGUIRE and Mrs. BAILEY are there most of the time, and Guy FLANNARY comes up when the work gets heavy. And there's clerk, Elmer KISER across the hall, ably assisted by Mrs. HURT, Miss MAXWELL and Glenn GILLESPIE. He keeps up with the procession. Upstairs Judge BUCHANAN can be found in his office unless he is somewhere else. The commissioner of the Revenue, C.M. WAGNER, takes over for another four-year term, with the able assistance of W.G. GILLESPIE and Marvin McGuire... Chairman Harry BANE, supported by Joe F. LITT (?) and Reece ANDERSON, take over for another four-year term as Supervisors... The new sheriff Bowen THOMPSON, deputy WITTEN operate next to John HORTON, Commonwealth's Attorney Gillespie. The board of supervisors hangs out in this building the first Tuesday in each month. Miss Martha Wade ALLISON'S 4-H club has an office in this building... The Hearthstone Tea Room is next in line, operated by Mr. and Mrs. H.S. SURFACE, assisted by the boys. Real food is dispensed here. This is about all we can stand of this review of Main Street this week. Keep tuned in on the station for next week's broadcast. PARTIES ARE GIVEN FOR MISS ST. CLAIR At an afternoon tea given by Mrs. Chase ADKINS, announcement was made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Rosalinda ST. CLAIR to Mr. Frank G. FARRIER, of Newport, Va. The wedding will take place on January 20. Miss St. CLAIR is a daughter of Mr. Glenn M. ST. CLAIR, cashier of Farmers Bank of Clinch Valley of Tazewell. Mrs. ATKINS and Miss ST. CLAIR and Mrs. M.P. FARRIER, mother of the bridegroom-to-be, and Mrs. Sam WILSON and Misses Jacqueline and Glenn ST. CLAIR, sisters of the bride-elect, composed the receiving line. Mrs. C.F. TYNES of Bluefield; Mrs. John Wharton GILLESPIE, of Tazewell; Miss Nancy TYNES of Bluefield, Rachel ROYALL, Catherine ST. CLAIR, Betty TICE and Sammy SCOTT and Mrs. C.P. GILLESPIE assisted in serving. HONORED AT TEA Newport, Dec. 25 - Mrs. Mason MILLER entertained at tea on Wednesday, honoring Miss Rosalinda ST. CLAIR, of Tazewell. The guests were served tea and coffee in the dining room. Music was presented throughout the afternoon by Mrs. Clifton STAFFORD, violinist, accompanied by Mrs. A.L FARRIER at the piano. PARTIES Miss Rose Allen HIGGINBOTHAM honored Miss Rosalinda ST. CLAIR on last Thursday at her home on Marion Avenue, with a bridge party. Six tables were in play, high score being awarded to Miss Ellen Bowen and the floating prize to Miss Martha O'KEEFFE. Miss ST. CLAIR was the recipient of a gift. Miss Sammy SCOTT entertained on Wednesday afternoon in compliment to Miss ST. CLAIR. THREE RECOVERING FROM CAR CRASH Miss Bulah OWENS, of Haysi, with a fractured pelvis; Miss Katherine WALTHAL, of Richmond, similarly injured and David OWENS, of Richmond, a fractured fore-arm, was the result of a car crash early Monday morning near the residence of G.M. St. CLAIR. Miss WALTHAL was owner and driver of the car. Approaching Tazewell from the East, evidently at high speed, the car skidded in the road near Mr. ST. CLAIR'S, went over the rock wall and struck a tree, demolishing the car and injuring the occupants. The injured were taken to the Bluefield sanitarium for treatment. MRS. ST. CLAIR DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Maria Tiffany ST. CLAIR, wife of the late Alexander ST. CLAIR, a prominent farmer, banker and business man of Tazewell county for half a century, died at her home in Tazewell Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock, following an illness of a year and a critical illness of several months. She was in the 86th year of her age. Surviving are one daughter and eight sons; Mrs. Marea HALEY, of Tazewell; Drs. C.T. ST. CLAIR and Wade H. ST. CLAIR, of Bluefield; Otis ST. CLAIR, of Welch; John, Frank and Alex ST. CLAIR and Glenn M. ST. CLAIR, of Tazewell. The funeral service has been set for Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock and will be held in the Methodist church, in charge of the pastor, Rev. J.A. BAYLOR, assisted by other Methodist ministers of this section. The mother of the ST. CLAIR boys has contributed much to the welfare and up building of this territory. Dr. Wade ST. CLAIR has distinguished himself as a surgeon and is a large stockholder in the Bluefield Sanitarium; Dr. Charley ST. CLAIR has likewise become one of the leading specialists in Bluefield. In the field of medicine these two ST. CLAIR boys have made valuable contributions. The ST. CLAIR'S moved to Tazewell about 35 years ago from Bluestone, where the elder ST. CLAIR, owned a large blue grass farm, and which is now operated by members of the family. Mr. Alex ST. CLAIR represented this district in the Virginia Senate for a number of years, being one of the few Democrats chosen for generations past. His contributions to the social and religious life of the community are monuments to his memory.

To the person on the list that emailed aboiut the Pruetts I lost your email. My husbands grandfather was John Thomas Pruett that married Sophronia Christian. They lived in Pounding Mill will share if this is the right family.

On my father's birth certificate, is states that my Grandfather was born in a place called "Clear Springs," and it looks like the County was Tazewell. I was always under the impression that my Grandfather was born in Wise County. Does anyone know if there is or used to be a Clear Springs? My Grandfather was born on 20 APR 1887. Thank you, Esther

Actually, the original census records that I've looked at at the National Archives in Washington, DC are in remarkably good condition. When you go there to look at census records, you look at the microfilms. However, if the microfilm you're looking at is so faint that it is impossible to read and those in charge examine it for you and agrees that it is impossible to read, you may request to go to another floor where the original records are kept. The very large volume will be pulled and you may sit and examine it. Unfortunately, I can't recall if you're allowed to Xerox the original records or if you must extract the information by hand using a blank census records form. I don't know if faint microfilm images are a result of extensive use or if they are the result of poor images being produced during the process of copying (photographing) the original images. A friend who worked at Maryland Archives once told me these faint microfilm copies result when a large number of films (copies) are produced from another film. She said that with each success process the quality deteriorates. If you've encountered census microfilm at your local archives or library or through the LDS facilities that proved to be terribly faint and are therefore impossible to read, you might want to consider a trip to DC to see the originals. Pam Kerschner ----- Original Message ----- From: <ruthab@neto.com> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 4:48 PM Subject: Re: [VA-TAZEWELL] Ancestry.com 1930 Census problems <snip> > I have looked at microfilm of old census records that were so faded when > they were filmed, they're practically impossible to read. If that is the > case with the Ancestry images, Ancestry.com should notify subscribers of > this problem or try to do some digital recovery. I can't imagine charging > so much for poor images. You might consider renting microfilm from your > local Mormon Church. At least if the film is hard to read, you're only out > a very nominal rental fee. > > RuthAnn >

Hi, Bob I never have subscribed to Ancestry.com; however, I have access to the HeritageQuest online census images. I didn't have any problems finding and reading the images when I looked for my husband's family in the Clear Fork area. The images were very clear, especially considering how the originals may have deteriorated before they were recorded digitally. I'll be glad to do some lookups for you. The HeritageQuest search engine works only with names or other advanced search techniques for individuals. I can't figure out a way to look at a specific enumeration district. If you will send me the names, ages, birthplace, etc. of the heads of households you're interested in, I'll be glad to look for them. The search only works for heads of households. I'll also be glad to do some lookups for anyone else on the list --- within reason. I will be going out of town next week for several days, but will try to do the lookups when I get back or as soon as I can. I have looked at microfilm of old census records that were so faded when they were filmed, they're practically impossible to read. If that is the case with the Ancestry images, Ancestry.com should notify subscribers of this problem or try to do some digital recovery. I can't imagine charging so much for poor images. You might consider renting microfilm from your local Mormon Church. At least if the film is hard to read, you're only out a very nominal rental fee. RuthAnn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Crabtree" <crabtree30@comcast.net> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:24 PM Subject: [VA-TAZEWELL] Ancestry.com 1930 Census problems > I would like for some of you folks with the Ancestry.com Census subscription > try and access the 1930 Tazewell County Census, Clear Fork Enumeration > Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7 and first check if they are available and or if > they are not sharp. They have been blurred for more than a year and a half > now. I have made numerous complaints by email and by live person > communication and they say there just isn't enough hits on them to raise it > on their priority list. Those folks get close to $200 a year from me and I > am ticked by their attitude about fixing the problem. > > And it is about the same story with the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on their Historical Newspapers > subscription. They have not added any thing new in for over a year. I am totally fed up with those folks but do not wish to drop > them. I am out here in California and I am home sick and enjoy the search. > As you all probably know these folks here in California really think that > the World History began when gold was discovered in 1849 and later when the > dust storms chased all those strange hillbillies out of Okalahoma. > > I have also found that a lot of information they had a few years back is now > gone. I suspect they will add it again at a later date as their guise of > adding new information. Just an opinion here. > > I would appreciate hearing if anyone else has problems here. > > Thanks > Bob Crabtree > > > ==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== > TAZEWELL LIST ADMINISTRATOR > VATazewe-Admin@Rootsweb.com > >

Bob, I have had the same problem. This is a note I sent to them again today. Ron McAvoy It has been about six months ago that I contacted you about the census images for the Clear Fork District of Tazewell County, Virginia and not being able to view them. At that time you stated you were working on correcting this. Are you planning on doing so or was that just a way to brush the problem off?

I would like for some of you folks with the Ancestry.com Census subscription try and access the 1930 Tazewell County Census, Clear Fork Enumeration Districts 4, 5, 6, and 7 and first check if they are available and or if they are not sharp. They have been blurred for more than a year and a half now. I have made numerous complaints by email and by live person communication and they say there just isn't enough hits on them to raise it on their priority list. Those folks get close to $200 a year from me and I am ticked by their attitude about fixing the problem. And it is about the same story with the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on their Historical Newspapers subscription. They have not added any thing new in for over a year. I am totally fed up with those folks but do not wish to drop them. I am out here in California and I am home sick and enjoy the search. As you all probably know these folks here in California really think that the World History began when gold was discovered in 1849 and later when the dust storms chased all those strange hillbillies out of Okalahoma. I have also found that a lot of information they had a few years back is now gone. I suspect they will add it again at a later date as their guise of adding new information. Just an opinion here. I would appreciate hearing if anyone else has problems here. Thanks Bob Crabtree

12 December 1900 GENERAL NEWS J.J. BENBOW, of Graham, was here several days this week. Gordon CLINE is reported very ill with typhoid fever. Major R.R. HENRY and H.E. HARMAN were in Bluefield this week. C.J. BARNES and W.M. MINTER, attorneys, of Pocahontas, were attending county court this week. It is reported that Mrs. GIBBONY, mother of Mrs. Alex ST. CLAIR, is quite ill with pneumonia. S.J. THOMPSON, of the Cove, and E.H. HARMAN, of Sayersville are in the city this morning. A.M. MILLARD who has been at work at Inman for a long time is expected home Sunday to spend his Xmas. Mrs. George F. SMITH returned on Tuesday from a visit to her husband at Big Stone Gap. Jno. W. BOURNE, a member of the large mercantile firm of Jones and Bourne, at Gratton, was in town on court day. Miss Pearl LEFFEL, one of Clear Forks prettiest and best young ladies, spent a week in town visiting Miss Hattie WINGO, leaving for her home on Tuesday. The familiar face of Capt. Samuel WALTON was seen on our streets this week. Capt. WALTON is one of the busiest of men these days building railroads. J.C. WILCOX, of Keystone, has moved his family into the house formerly occupied by W.E. PEERY, on Tazewell Ave. Thomas H. GROSECLOSE and his son, Marco, who have been in the lumber business at Glascow, Virginia, are home for Christmas and will go in business at Bramwell next year. The NEWS returns thanks to Mr. BALDWIN, of Pocahontas, for a list of new subscribers sent us yesterday. We have quite a large list of readers in the little "Smokey City" of the best people there. But there is still room on our books for more of the same sort. Mr. C.W. GEORGE and family left on Monday for Newhampton, Mo., where they will make their future home. Mr. GEORGE has many friends and relatives whose best wishes follow him. He will be missed by us all, for he was almost universally popular throughout the country. We are requested to give notice that a meeting of the Temperance League will be held in the Presbyterian church next Sunday night. This will be a union meeting in which all the churches are expected to participate. Messrs. Charles W. GEORGE, John PRUITT, Rees KINDER and their families, and Sidney KINDER and THOMPSON, nineteen in all, were in the city yesterday evening en route from Thompson Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia, to New Hampton, Gentry County, Mo. Where they will seek a new home. Mr. GEORGE wishes to keep in touch with the news of this section so he ordered the ADVERTISER sent to him - Bluefield Advertiser. Mr. Samuel BOURNE, of Clear Fork and Miss Minnie LEWIS, of Tazewell, were married at the residence of Mr. James I. PECK on Tazewell Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. BOURNE is a son of Felix BOURNE, of Clear Fork and an excellent young man. Miss LEWIS is a sister of George and Frank LEWIS, of our town, and a young lady of many noble traits. These young people are popular with a host of friends, who wish for them much happiness in their married lives. Rev. J.N. HARMAN officiated. Dr. Thomas Edward PEERY left yesterday morning for Augusta County, Virginia, accompanied by Dr. Wade H. ST. CLAIR. He will be married this morning at 9:30 o'clock, at the residence of Capt. Edward FULCHER, five miles south of Staunton, to Miss Mildred FULCHER, the accomplished sister of Mrs. J. Frances FOX, of our city. After the ceremony the Dr. and his bride will take the north bound train for New York and other eastern cities, where they will spend their honeymoon. We join their many friends in hearty wishes.

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14 February 1913 BETTER SCHOOLS BADLY NEEDED C.A. WAGNER in last issue of this paper, makes a strong plea for better schools in the country. It is the same old question. How to secure better schools in town and country has been a question for years and years, and the answer has always been the same. Money. With money sufficient a good school can be had anywhere one is needed. Without money to build good houses and pay good teachers we cannot expect good schools. The trouble in the country is a lack of money to employ teachers. The result has been, short terms and poorly equipped teachers. If the towns have better schools than the country, it is because, as a rule, the town people have taxed themselves, supplemented the regular school fund, and built houses and hired teachers. Pocahontas, Graham, and we believe Richlands and Cedar Bluff have each made appropriations necessary and sufficient to furnish nine months free High School advantages. Tazewell does not. Tuition is charged for the High School in this town the only town in the state, so far as known to the writer, where tuition in the High School is not free. This town has little advantage, so far as higher studies are concerned, over county schools. If children are deprived of advanced studies in the country because of inability to pay tuition, the same is true of a number of pupils in this town. It is lack of money. The town and district does not, for some reason, make the necessary provisions, and so, a number of pupils are forced every year to stop school when the ordinary free school course is completed, because their parents are unable to pay a monthly tuition. That the people in the country desire better schools of longer terms and of higher grade, goes without saying, but how to get the money necessary is another question. Money is hard to get. The Tazewell High School is losing every day for the want of another teacher, but there seems to be no funds available. How to get the money is the question. Will Mr. WAGNOR or some other clear headed financier, turn his attention to this phase of the subject? There ought to be a great campaign waged in this county for better schools as was done for good roads. There ought to be a good school of high grade, running for nine months in the year, within reach of every boy and girl in the county. How shall it be secured? POUNDING MILL Miss Effie WILLIAMS attended "Ky Belle" at Richlands Friday night. People are delighted with the play - all Cedar Bluff talent. John B. GILLESPIE, manager of Steele-Hurt and Co's big store, has returned from eastern markets where he bought a nice stock of goods. G.C. MCLAIN is "laid up" with lagrippe. Born to Fulton ALTIZER on last night, a boy. Mrs. G.R. THOMAS returned last of the week from Whitewood where she went on account of the death of her daughter's, Mrs. WARD'S, infant. Her daughter has been very ill but is reported better. Charlotte, the little daughter of C.M. HUNTER is celebrating her birthday this afternoon at her pretty home in South Williamsburg. She invited her teachers and several little friends. Dr. George WILLIAMS, Newport News, is improving rapidly at his old home here. Dr. Rancroft, Ga. came last week to "make out pills" for the quarry workers and others. He is a graduate of University College of Medicine, Richmond. Dr. A. Del CASTILO, dentist of Richlands, made a professional visit here yesterday, the guest of his friend, Dr. Bancraft. Miss Lettie RINGSTAFF is wielding the yardstick in Pounding Mill Supply Co.'s store. Mrs. Susan RINGSTAFF was very sick a few days last week. Mrs. Howard REED was very ill a few days last week. It is thought she had appendicitis. James MCGUIRE, son of Charles MCGUIRE and wife on the Branch came home from Piedmont Business College on account of being sick. He likes the school and will return when he gets well. Miss Georgia HARRIS, a graduate of Piedmont Business College, is visiting for a few days her parents, Milton HARRIS and wife on the Branch. Misses Lettie and Ocie LOVELL were visitors to Gillespie Sunday. Howard REED received the sad intelligence of his father's death at Indian which took place last night, from typhoid-pneumonia. Miss Helen MCGUIRE, of Cedar Bluff, was visiting her uncle, W.B. STEELE, recently. Mrs. W.B. STEELE received a letter from her uncle, J.H. CLAYPOOL, Stirling, Idaho. He has been "shut in" with rheumatism since December 1st, has had it for the past three winters. A town has been built on land formerly owned by him. He sends love and best wishes to relatives and friends. He formerly lived in Burke's Garden. He likes Idaho and is doing well. Receives one of the Tazewell papers, hence, keeps in touch with his old friends and relatives in far away Virginia. The W.C.T. will give a program Friday night, the usual monthly meeting night. Miss Bessie BROWN has gotten up a program and will conduct the meeting. Come out and enjoy the readings, songs, etc. We have the real temperance songs, and you'll enjoy them. Mrs. Millard BROWN of Little Valley, spent last week with her friend, Mrs. M.J. STURGILL and daughter, Miss Bessie BROWN. James NEELE, R.F.D. carrier, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William NEELE. Jim eats dinner at home every day yet that does not satisfy him. J.T. ALTIZER is still on the sick list - a general breakdown. Mr. PETTS has moved from Pounding Mill Branch to the W.R. WILLIAMS farm; Peery DOUGHTON moved back to Richlands, Mrs. DOUGHTON to be with her mother, Mrs. DAVIS. ------ Whitfield JOHNSON, colored, was brought here from Pocahontas Friday night, charged with the murder of another colored man of that town. It is said that JOHNSON has other charges of murder against him. He shot the man at Pocahontas with a rifle of large bore, the bullet entering just below themans right eye and lodging in his brain, from which he died instantly. The artillery with which the murder was committed is in charge of Commonwealth's Attorney HARMAN, and looks as if it had seen service in the revolutionary war. ----- The board of Supervisors Tuesday closed the negotiations for a convict camp to be brought to the county about the last of April. The camp will be established in the west end of the county and as long as they remain there that district is to pay the other two districts of the county their pro rate of the value of the convict labor. This arrangement is thought to be better than scattering the camp, which will be composed of about sixty men, in different sections of the county. The other districts will employ free labor, and will received an additional sum of money from the west end district to apply to the roads. The work will be begun at the Maiden Spring district line, in the Cove, and will be pushed west about eleven miles. The supervisors adopted the following schedule of allowances to physicians for services rendered the poor at request of Overseer of the Poor is hereby adopted, the amount for each visit being based on the number of miles traveled by such physician. One mile, $1.00; two miles, $1.50; three miles, $1.75; four miles, $2.00; five miles, $2.50; six miles 2.75, seven miles, 3.25; nine miles, 4.25; ten miles, 5.00. In no case shall the allowance exceed $6.00 per visit, except the Board of Supervisors may, in it's discretion, under special circumstances, make an additional allowance. ------ John D. GREEVER is one of the sons of the Old Dominion who is an interested visitor at the National Corn exposition. Mr. GREEVER comes from his home in the far famed blue grass region of Burke's Garden, Va. which is largely engaged in raising expert cattle, some of the finest specimens in the world being produced there, nearly all of which goes to foreign markets. Mr. GREEVER is one of the survivors of the 600 confederate prisoners who were brought from Fort Delaware and placed in front of the Federal lines on Morris Island, where they received the galling fire of their own comrades and suffered likewise other hardships and many indignities. The heroism of the 600 hundred Confederates can only be compared to that similar number who made the ride to death and glory at Balaklave. The ranks of the 600 are growing very thin, but the members of the brave band keep in touch with each other by the publication of an annual bulletin. Mr. GREEVER is stopping with his son, Rev. Dr. W.H. GREEVER, at Eau Claire, Columbia S.C. State. ADRIA We are gald to note that those on the sick list are improving. Mrs. Sallie KILLEN entertained several of her friends at the home of her parents Sunday. Among those present were Mr. RECTOR and Miss Ida WHITT, Archie Lee PRUETT, Walter HANKINS, Joshua SPENCE, Mose HANKINS. Mr. PEERY and Avery WHITAKER were the guest of Miss Rosa MITCHELL Sunday. Clarence and Archie PRUETT were visiting Mrs. Martha WHITT'S Sunday. We are glad to note that all that attended the dance at Kirk WHITT'S Saturday night report a nice time. There will be preaching at the Odd Fellows church the fourth Sunday in this month at 11 o'clock am Misses Dora HANKINS and Drusilla WHITT were visiting Mrs. Mose PRUETT Sunday. ------ HONOR ROLL Honor Roll of Shawver Mill School First grade: Lena May LEFFEL, Mira HICKS. Second Grade: Nellie NEEL. Third grade: Paul SHAWVER, Arjo LEFFEL, George HICKS. Six grade: Mary HICKS, George THOMPSON. Seventh grade: Ara HICKS, Eliza DAVIS. ------ WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY The Tazewell station auxiliary of the Woman's Missionary Society, met February 8th, with Mrs. Alex ST. CLAIR. Twenty-seven memebers were present. The president, Mrs. Lacy TYNES, presided, conducting the meeting in a most business-like way everything moving like clock work, revealing the fact that the program had been carefully planned and thoroughly studied. Devotional services were conducted by Mrs. D.P HURLEY: the scripture lesson being taken from John 17-17-26. the mission field for consideration and study was "The Dark Continent of Africa" Mrs. DOAK opened the subject by an interesting talk on "Travels in Africa: Mrs. KING followed with a fine talk on "The Call of Africa" she spoke of the work being done by the Presbyterians in Africa and of Bishop Lourbeth's and Prof. John GILBERT'S recent visit to the dark continent. The places visited and where work is being done was pointed out on the missionary map, which brought it home to us. Some pictures of pioneer missionaries were given by Mrs. HARRISSON, followed by a solo, sweetly sung by Mrs. HODGES. Miss Lou WITTEN then discussed "Paine Annex and the Industrial Work" in a very helpful way, The "Negro Work" for the Negro as taken up by Mrs. HARMAN, which showed us that they, too, are interested in the betterment of their present condition. A "Self Help Creed" for the negroes was read by Mrs. Conrad TYNES also paper by Mrs. COULLING on "Social and Civic" work. Business work was then taken up and readily disposed of, each vice president being ready with her report. Various committees were appointed to look after the local work, one to see about purchasing a pipe organ for the new church now going up, an other to select a carpet, and various other things. This auxiliary is wide awake. The daintiest and most enjoyed by all came last when our hostess, Mrs. ST. CLAIR served courses of refreshments in Tazewell's best style and only those who have been here know how far above par that is. MRS. D.P. HURLEY. BURKE'S GARDEN Mr. John D. GREEVER and daughters, Misses Ida and Emma, are in Birmingham this week as guests of Rev. and Mrs. E.H. COPENHAVER. Rev. T.H. CAMPBELL preached two excellent sermons in the Baptist Church last Sunday. Mr. Charles GILDERSLEEVE, of Bristol, Tenn. and Mrs. W.B. GILLESPIE, of El Paso, Texas, will spend part of this week with their aunt, Mrs. C.H. GREEVER. J.M. HOGE returned yesterday from Chicago with 120 cattle, which he expects to graze on his Burke's Garden and Bland county farms. We are glad to note that Mr. Jno. D. FOX, who has had a severe attack of pneumonia, is able to be out again. A.W. DAVIS, who has been in search of cattle for several days, is expected home tomorrow. The work on the good roads is not quite dead, but is progressing slowly. J.B. MEEKS and sons, Roy, returned home Saturday from an extended hunting tour in Florida. Whitley FOX, of Wolf Creek, was a business visitor to the Graden Monday. -------- Rev. Thomas H. CAMPBELL is found of walking. He made the trip to Burke's Garen and returned to fill his regular appointment last Sunday, on foot, as a matter of choice. He got several small "lifts" along the way however, "walking is good" now that the new roads are built. Miss Lula JONES, who teaches at Gratton, walked to town from her school one Friday afternoon. There is o exercise more pleasant or healthful than walking on a good road in nice, crisp weather. CEDAR BLUFF Miss Sadie MCGUIRE left Wednesday to visit Mrs. S.O. PERKINS, of Millwood, NY. Mrs. PERKINS is most pleasantly remembered as Miss Lena SCOTT. Miss Laura WARD and Miss Clara BROWN are visiting friends here. The play "Kentucky Belle" upon the urgent request of many people of Cedar Bluff, will be repeated at the school auditorium February 22nd. at 8 o'clock. Several new features will be added in harmony with the national day of the father of his country. Miss EVANS entertained the cast at the Blue Sluphur Inn last week - immediately after the rehearsal for the repetition at Richlands. Delicious refreshments were served and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The play at Richlands was, if possible, a greater success than it was at Cedar Bluff. HONOR ROLL OF CEDAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL 3rd Grade - Virginia BEAVERS, Mazzie WHITT, Jakie NIXON, Joseph HURT, Charlotte WINGO, Lucile WYNN, Irene MCCALL, Bertha HANKINS and Kyle MCGUIRE. 5th Grade - Lucile MCCALL, Rachel BROWN, Altie HOUCHINS, Cora RUSSELL, Nellie KEYSER, Mary GRINSTEAD, and Clara JOHNSTON, Ida BRAGG. 6th Grade - Barbara ATWELL, Gussie BROWN, Mildred MCGUIRE, Belle RUSSELL, Lake REPASS, Jeff RUSSELL, Eva HURT, Henry HOUCHINS, and Robert MITCHELL. 7th Grade - Sam BAYLOR, Mattie GRIFFITS, Roy KEYSER, Ella RUSSELL, John RUSSELL. HIGH SCHOOL - Grant LOWE, Lawrence LOWE, Hazel WYNN, Sherman PATRICK, Willie NIXON, Bessie RUSSELL, Flora ATWELL, Flora NIXON, Emmett BREWSTER, Bertha SPARKS, Myrtle NEEL.

February 7, 1913 'KENTUCKY BELLE' AT CEDAR BLUFF The play entitled "Kentucky Belle" was given at the school building here Saturday, January 25th, under the direction of Miss Lottie M. EVENS, principal of the school. The play was a success in every way and showed the unusual ability of Miss EVANS. Each character seemed to have special aptness for his or her particular role and showed the excellent training that had been given - Miss WILLIAMS as heroine of the play, Isabel Douglass; and Grant LOWE as John Cason Gordon alias Jack Cason; produced loud applause from the well filled house, while Miss STANGER as Miss Maria Douglass; and Mrs. W.J. HATCHER as Col. McMillan occasioned no less enthusiasm; Miss Lacy LUTRELL as Miss Madden, nurse, and Lawrence LOWE as Dr. Blake were especially suited to their parts, and gained the honors due their profession. The linemen Willie and Charlie Nixon, Walker Rasnic and Emmit Brewster touched a tender chord, in their sympathy for their injured comrade. Miss Bessie RUSSELL as Marie Van Holinger, with her chorus girls, Misses Eunice Watkins, Lacy Lutrell, Nellie Grace Hurd, Lucy Repass, Myrtle Neel and Della Ascue, entertained the audience with songs and dancing. The negro servants, Miss Flora Atwell and John Scott played their part to perfection as did Misses Lucy Repass and Mayo Hurt as mother and sister of writer on Sociology. To say the entire play fulfilled expectations is putting it mildly so we use a more forcible descripton when we repeat the words of an auditor, "The Trail of the The Lonesome Pine" Troup will be put to shame. The play will be given at Richlands February 7th. ------- Mrs. Howard M. HOGE, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Virginia delivered an address in the Christian church here Sunday night to one of the largest audiences seen at a meeting of the kind here for some time. The lady was listened to attentively for more than an hour. The nature of her remarks differed from those usually heard by temperance speakers, in that she appealed to the minds of her hearers, by offering indisputable facts and figures showing the effect upon the American people of alcohol. The lady gave an account of her recent visit to Portland, she being a delegate from Virginia. Mrs. HOGE'S address, in may respects, surpassed anything of the kind heard here in years. The lady was presented to the audience by the Rev. Thomas CAMPBELL, who stated that the principal drawbacks to the cause of temperance today were "Appetite, Apathy and Avarice" that the insatiable appetite for liquor, the apathy displayed by many regarding its extermination and the money that is made from its sale were the principal causes that permitted the sale of the damnable stuff in this country. The Rev. C.R. BROWN offered a special prayer for the passage of the Kenyon bill by the Congress, which bill forbids the shipment of liquor into dry territories, and which is soon to be considered by the Congress. POUNDING MILL Will Reese SPARKS left Friday for Piedmont Business College, Lynchburg. We predict for him a bright future, as he is a hustler. John B. GILLESPIE left Monday for eastern cities, where he will buy a nice line of goods for Steele-Hurt and Co.'s big store. Born on last Sunday to William AZBURY and wife a fine boy. All doing well. Mrs. W.B. STEELE went to Tazewell Sunday morning returning yesterday afternoon. She was a delegate from the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of this city to the W.C.T.U. Institute which was in session a couple of days and nights at that place. Mrs. STEELE read a paper on "The Press" and was also secretary of the Association while in session. She reports an interesting institute. Mrs. C. HUNTER and little son, Charles Jr. were visitors on yesterday to the dentist at Tazewell. Miss Bessie BROWN spent from Friday to Sunday afternoon in Bluefield, visiting and interviewing the dentists. Dr. George WILLIAMS returned last week from Newport News. It will be remembered that he underwent a very dangerous operation of the stomach and bowels and is just recovering and friends here were delighted to see him. Miss Margaret WILLIAMS was up from Richlands Saturday to see her brother, Dr. George WILLIAMS. Dr. Williams the Co. Dr. for the quarry, was called in yesterday to see the little 13 months old baby of Grover MCLAIN and wife. The baby has a slight cold and is much better. The parents and baby are stopping with W.B. STEELE and wife and will build a residence soon. Mr. MCLAIN is foreman of the quarry here. Rev. W.J. PETERS, of Glen Morgan, West Virginia, preached at Union Church Wednesday night. Subject "Father Son, Holy Ghost, these three are as one. 1st John 5-7 at church of God. On Thursday night; Subject "Paul's Specialty, This one thing I do" Phillipians 3-13. A temperance lecture was given Friday night by Dr. Peters. Mrs. Elizabeth OSBORNE returned Wednesday from a few days visit to homefolks and friends at Richlands and Cedar Bluff. J.T. ALTIZER attended the Masonic Lodge at Cedar Bluff Saturday evening to see Fred GILLESPIE "ride the goat" Arch GILLESPIE has charge of Steele-hurt and Co's store this week. UPPER BLUESTONE At a meeting of the patrons of Bailey and Bluestone schools Saturday it was decided, without a dissenting vote, to merge our schools into one and ask that a comfortable, convenient house be built for us at a central place, so that the consolidation may go into effect next session. Mrs. J. Hoge WAGNER was suddenly called home last week on account of the death of her mother. Accompanied by her husband and sister, Miss Della BROWN, who has spent the past three months with her, she went to her home in Franklin county, returning Sunday. Her many friends extend their sympathy in this sad bereavement. Mrs. John TURNER is at home again and expects to bring her husband home this week. He has improved rapidly and with the aid of crutches can walk a little. Orman DAILY, of Baptist Valley is the guest of James TURNER. Miss Annie NASH returned Monday from a pleasant visit to Clear Fork. Miss Joe WARREN spent the weekend at the hospitable home of James McDOWELL, at Tip Top, whose wife was a school mate of hers. Mrs. E.L. WALKER and children of Graham spent Sunday at home with W.M. NASH. Paris ASHWORTH, of Marytown, West Virginia was at Bailey recently having dental work done. Wirt CARR was at home for a short visit last Sunday. ------------ Our friend, A.B. BUCHANAN stole a march on the boys and has gotten himself appointed postmaster at Tazewell. His appointed was made by President Taft a few days ago, and is now in the hands of the Senate awaiting confirmation by that body. Whether or not this appointment will be confirmed or like many other of Mr. Taft's appointments, be held up until after the inauguration remains to be seen. Colonel William C. PENDLETON it is understood, sent his resignation as postmaster, to the Department at Washington sometime ago, to be presented at the time this appointment was made, in the event it was made. The resignation of the postmaster PENDLETON has been rumored for sometime, but has not been made public here, neither had it been made public that Mr. BUCHANAN'S petition had gone in, and hence the whole affair came as a surprise, particularly to the other candidates for the appointment. Judging from the reports from Washington ? if any of Mr. Taft's appointments are likely to be confirmed by the Senate. On February 4th, last Monday, the Republicans abandoned hope of getting any appointments confirmed, and the report was sent out that perhaps no further effort would be made. The number awaiting confirmation now is said to be about eighteen hundred. Mr. BUCHANAN'S petition was backed strongly by the Republicans here, although he is a Democrat and insurgent Democrat, however, an "anti-machine' man, and an enthusiastic Wilson man. What effort his Republican endorsements will have at Washington with a Democratic Senate remains to be seen. He had, as it is understood the hearty endorsement of Mr. Slemp, the lone Republican member of Congress from this district. In any event, Mr. BUCHANAN has given the boys something to think about, and his caused them to sit up and take due notice thereof. ----- Mr. Editor - I, as a tax payer and citizens of Tazewell county, have rights and feel that I should be protected; and through your paper I want to show the public how the road fund in Maiden Spring District is being expended in one particular instance. I see where $527.75 has been spent on what is know as McGuire Valley, which I call McGuire Hollow, and is only about two miles long. Five families live on this road, to wit: Eliza SHELTON, S.F. ALLISON, Homer ALLISON, Joe ALLEY and George H. LEWIS, who all together pay $4.19 road tax, while I, who live in Sinking Waters, and pay $50.63 road tax, and live on one of the most public roads in the county can not ? one dollar spent on the roads near me, and the roads are now in such condition that I can not get out on horseback with safety. I understand that there was $75.00 spent on Sinking Waters road this last fall. I want to say further that I could have done the work for $25.00 and made good wages. There is the work to be seen. No one came to see how the work was done, or how the money was expended. This is only one instance I speak about, but will speak of more next time. I understand Mr. ALLISON did the work in McGuire Valley with his son and a boy he is raising. If he worked any other hands, I would be glad to know who they were, or how many. I would like to say further that this McGuire Valley runs parallel with the Baptist Valley and not over a 1-2 mile distant where they are spending thousands of dollars of the bond issue money, and further I want to say, if there was an order creating a road up McGuire Valley, the records fail to show it. I hope some one interested will answer this through your paper, and give me a show to give other facts and figures, as I feel is my duty. Yours respectfully, W.P. PAYNE, Bandy, VA. Feb. 3rd 1913. -------- M.S. KNIGHT and wife, of Montana, are here on a visit to their former home and friends on Clear Fork. Mr. KNIGHT, with most of his family, left Tazewell about fifteen years ago, going to North Dakota. Afterwards they took up land in Montana, and now have hundreds of acres of fine land in that rich country. A railroad will soon be built right along side, and his holdings are now worth thousands of dollars. Mr. KNIGHT'S old friends are pleased to know of his prosperity. FREELING Deputy Marshall POTTER and a posse from Letcher County, Ky. came to the southside of Cumberland, in Virginia, and arrested John COX, Hark KELLY and Elbert BRYANT on the charge of violating the revenue laws by peddling moonshine liquor in and around the town of Jenkins. The prisoners will be taken directly to Louisville for trial. It is said that warrants are in the hands of officers for several others on the Virginia side, charging them with like offenses, but their capture will be difficulties they are dodging and skulking about the fastnesses of the mountains. Some of these parties are members of a church, but yet have the reputation of being moonshiners.

Would anyone have any information on who Mrs. Ratliff was?? Pat Ratcliff Conover, NC Researching RATCLIFF, GRABILL, BUTTON, HICKS, DEWITT, BUTTS, WHEAT, PUTNAM, KENNEDY, COREY, BURCHETT, TUTTLE, WELTY/BURGETT http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/a/t/Patricia-Louise-Ratcliff > [Original Message] > From: Michelle Burress <mish@TechVox.net> > To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 3/30/2004 18:59:18 > Subject: [VA-TAZEWELL] 1 Dec 1900 Clinch Valley News Items > > 1 December 1900 > > GENERAL NEWS > > W.A. SCOTT is in West Virginia on a business trip. > > Mrs. W.T. WATKINS continues quite sick. > > Mrs. RATLIFF has purchased a part of the old Dodd Hotel property. > > Joseph S. MOSS went to Bramwell on business yesterday. > > J.D. ALEXANDER calls attention, in his new ad, to a number of things > needful as well as ornamental for the holidays. > > Miss ALLEN, one of Scott Counties most charming and beautiful daughters, > is visiting Miss Jessie O'KEEFFE. > > M.C. MCCOKLE, of Big Stone Gap, was here this week, a witness before the > circuit Court. > > Dr. George LANDON, of Pocahontas, was in the city on yesterday attending > circuit Court. > > H.M. SMYTHE came up from Russell this week to attend circuit court. > > M.A. MILLER, Esq. a prominent citizen of Bramwell, was in the city this > week in attendance upon circuit court. > > Frank WITTEN has been shipping a large number of turkeys recently. The > Turkey trade has been larger this all in Tazewell than for years. > > Mr. Walter SANDERS, one of Graham's citizens who is always in front - > subscription to newspapers and all - was in attendance upon circuit court > this week. > > Capt. HOWE, brother of the late Mrs. HUFFORD, was a welcome visitor to > town this week. > > J.F. DUDLEY, one of Grahams best citizens, passed through town this > morning, on his way to his farm. > > Judges S.W. WILLIAMS and FULTON, of Wytheville, are attending circuit > court. > > The suit of READE against the Southwest Co. brought a great many > Pocahontas people to Tazewell on Monday among them was Supt. O'MALLY. > > Miss Lettie HOLMES has sold her farm "Tanglewood" near Witten's Mills, to > A.P. and J.S. GILLESPIE. Miss HOLMES is thinking of locating in Bluefield. > > R.D. BROWN has sold his farm on Cavatt's Creek to Peel HARMAN, of > Keystone, for $7000.00. > > Miss Edna BELOW has returned from the South and will spend the winter in > Tazewell. > > Mr. and Mrs. James F. HURT have returned from their wedding trip. They > spent most of their time in the south, returning by way of Baltimore. They > were given a warm welcome by their friends here. > > A.J. STEELE returned on Monday of this week from a visit to his daughter > in Bristol, Mrs. ANDREWS. > > Messrs. J.L. BARBEE, George HANSON, J.W. HICKS, of Graham, Hon. A. ST. > CLAIR, of Bluestone, George W. HARMAN and D.G. SAYERS, of Sayersville, > W.P. PAYNE, of Doak, were among our prominent visitors yesterday. > > Mr. W.B. MORTON, formerly of Graham, and a well known and popular citizen > among us, now of Johnsons Cross Roads, West Virginia, has been attending > circuit court this week. Mr. MORTON has many friends in Tazewell who are > always glad to see him. > > Everett BAKER, a young boy who lives with his grandfather, J.W. BAKER, had > quite an ugly gash out in his left cheek on yesterday by the breaking of a > wheel, on Tynes' fodder cutter. Drs. GILLESPIE and PAINTER fixed him up > all right. > > Mr. M.L. PEERY, who has been confined to his bed for about five weeks, was > able to come to town yesterday. His looks show the struggle through which > he has passed. He is rapidly regaining his former strength and vigor. > > J.M. COFFEE has killed the largest hog we have heard of so far. It weighed > over 500 lbs. Who can beat it? Let us hear from the farmers. What did you > heaviest weigh? > > We failed to notice the sale of the Greever interest in the Tazewell > Woolen and Roller Mills at our November term of court. The property was > sold by decree of circuit court and was bought, as by former contract with > Dr. GREEVER, by M.L. PEERY. Mr. PEERY has bought out the entire mills > property, and nearly all of the W.W. PEERY farm adjoining, containing 400 > acres, at a cost, we understand, of $20,000.00, which he paid in cash. He > built these mills and operated them successfully for some twelve or > fifteen years, so he is no novice in the business. He informs us that the > Roller Millers are running right along, doing most excellent work and that > he expects to start the Woolen Mills by the first of the year. We wish him > success. > > (the following obit is incomplete) > > The estimable and well known lady, Mrs. Hester SPOTTS, died last Saturday > and was buried on Sunday from the Methodist church, of which she had been > a worthy member for many years. Her death was not unexpected, as she had > been quite feeble for a long time and was in the 79th year of her age. She > was the wife of the late Francis P. SPOTTS, who died about thirty-five > years ago, in this town, and was related by marriage to the large family > of that name as well as to many of the prominent families of Southwest > Virginia and Tennessee. Two children survive, Miss Carrie and Mrs. Joseph > STRAS, of Roanoke. Her sisters, Misses Kate and Mattie SMYTHE and brother > H.M. SMYTHE, are among the relatives living amongst us. Her wife was long > and useful, and at its close she awaited the rest that remaineth. So many > friends of her youth and companions of her later years have gone before, > that the further shore looked all the brighter to the dime eyes whose > vision brightened as the lids drooped in mortal weakness...... (unable to > read rest). > > > ==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== > TAZEWELL COUNTY LIST PAGES: > Let our list administrator know them!