Hello All, Found these few newspaper clippings that were collected by Doc Swindall. Thought you might find them enjoyable. A Singular Mountain Feud A Family in Cumberland Mountains are at Logger- heads. Dwale, Dickenson Co., March 9 - A singular family feud has just terminated in Cumberland mountain, happily, without bloodshed. This section is rather isolated - the mountain forming the boundary line between the States of VA & KY. The people here are off in a nook, where they are not affected by the march of civilization. They remain in something of a primitive state, while other sections are keep- ing pace with the progress of age. There are not to be met in these mountains as unique characters as were ever delineated by the versatile pens of Dickens or our own Washington Irving. Old Cornelius VANOVER, who is remembered as the oldest settler or the mountains, was always dis- tant and much reserved in his manners, and went but little into social circles. He reared a large family. Most of his children partook of his strange peculiarities, for which the family has long been noted. The boys all married, but only one of the girls embarked on the matrimonial sea, the others, either from choice or necessity remained under the paternal roof. They range in ages from 25 or 55 or thereabouts. David, the eldest son of the old man, has always lived within one-half mile of his father since his marriage. He reared two sons, who have been addicted to bad habits from their boyhood up From some cause or other there grew up a hardness to express it in the mountain vernacular between Dave's family and that of the old man, which was soon kindled into a flame. Dave and his boys armed themselves and swore vengeance against the others. The old man & his family were always afraid of Dave & his force, and usually kept under cover while the latter were a bout. But for this course, doubtless, there would have been bloodshed. On several occasions clubs and rocks were brought into play but nothing more serious than bruises had resulted from such affairs. This state of things continued for a year or perhaps longer - Dave and his force always on the aggressive side, while the others were on the defensive. At length, realizing that they could not live within the bounds of the same neighborhood (the remainder is missing.) This is part one of the clippings that we are going to send. Look for more to come. Rachel and Louise Vanover Vore