Dickenson County News 1890s-1900s- Newspaper Unknown submitted by : Annette Damron, Rachel Vore and Louise Vanover Vore There is a crack in one of the walls of our court-house; and it being a brick structure, that gives some alarm. The brick was an inferior quality and the building was badly constructed. There is some talk of the race for the clerkship of this county, but it is not definitely known who will be the candidate but it looks at present as if Ira VANOVER and Joshua COUNTS are to be. John C. SMITHs school at this place is progressing finely but is not so well attended as it should be. Clintwood, VA., Sept. 2 - There is a movement on foot to establish a college at this place. The citizens seem to be subscribing liberally to the building funds. Professor Milton KEMINEM of KY, is to be the president of the college if the movement proves a success, and he proposes to subscribe a large amount himself. Miss Jane BROWNING near this place is very sick. Clintwood, VA, Aug. 2 - Your correspondent learns that John E. BEVERLY, of Beppo, this county, was seriously, if not fatally, beaten by one Tom HAWKINS a day or two since. The particulars of the affair are about these; HAWKINS met young BEVERLY at a burial, and accused him of standing by with an open knife in his hand ready to cut him in a certain difficulty, which he (HAWKINS) had had with someone a few days before this time. BEVERLY told HAWKINS that he had no knife, and that he wanted no trouble with him at that time and place, and turned to walk away, when HAWKINS saized a rock and struck BEVERLY a violent blow behind the ear, felling him to the ground in an insensible condition. Not satisfied with this, HAWKINS sprang upon his victim with all the fury of a tiger, and having on a big, heavy pair of stoga boots, with the heels filled with tacks, he kicked and stamped BEVERLY till he was apparently satisfied, leaving him covered with blood and in a pitiful condition. BEVERLY seemed to have no friends by, while his assailant had quite a number. HAWKINS at last account was still at large, but the authorities were making efforts to arrest him. Mrs. Robert STANLEY, of Beppo, died a day or two since, after a lingering illness. She was not more than 20 years old. She leaves a husband and two small children. The school-houses and furniture of this section of the county are being badly abused by the unruly boys. The doors of the buildings have been broken down in several instances, and the furniture damaged. Many of the boys, who are addicted to the pernicious habit of gambling, enter the houses by night for the purpose of have a game at cards, while in the other cases it is just downright mischief that promotes the vandalism. John P. VANOVER, of Freeling, this county, is very feeble. He is about 84 yrs. old and has lived on his present homestead for 40 years.