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If You Need Any Printing, Call Up Clinch Vallet News. ".» * »¦ Established 1845 TAZFAVELL, VIRGINIA, APRIL 24, 1Q08 $1.00 per Year Wm. L. GRAHAM DEAD, AGE 86 An Old Virginia Gefetleman, Cit¬ izen and Soldier Passes to His Reward. Comn unseated Colonel William L. Graham, a citizen of tins county, died at liis home on Saturday, the 1st h Inst», at the advanced age of more than st years, he having been bom on the Mh day of October, 1820, at Chath¬ am Hill. Smyth County, Virginia. He was a son of Major Samuel Gra- bam, and Rachel, his wife, nee Montgomery, tie was the last sur¬ vivor of thirteen brothers and sisters, seven of whom live«! over eighty years; one of them Mrs. Amanda Cox, of Wythe\ille, recently «lied at the great age «>f M years. The wife of Colonel Graham, who preceded him in death several u-ars, was Louisa Bowen Thompson, the daugh¬ ter of Archibald Thompson, Btq., a most estimable gentleman of the old school, who lived and died in Thompson Valley. Colonel Graham is survived hy all of his six children : Samuel M. Graham,the present Clerk of Ta/ewell counnty Dr. Arehihald T. (¡rahm, of Russell county; John B. Graham. William K. Graham. Mrs. c. P. Qreeverand Mrs. John I". Gillespie. Colonel Graham was a modest, unpretentious gentleman; manly.the very soul of honor, a de¬ lightful and cheerful companion a man of great physical strength, a ¦killed horseman and of gnat cour¬ age, making him tht typical cavalier which he proved to he in the war between the States, for he was a Dora soldier. Colonel Graham early show¬ ed his predilection for the life of a soldier, having organised a company of volunteers, of which he was made Captain, for the purpose of joining the American Army in the war with llexiCO, hut to his great disappoint¬ ment the war terminated before lie OOUld join the army. He was made Lieutenant Colonel of the huh Virginia Regiment of Cavalry Volunteers in the Confeder¬ ate army at Its organia/.lion in 1862, mid served as such in the campaigns in the Valley of Virginia. Pennsyl¬ vania and Maryland, holding his rank until the close of the war. He was painfully wounded at Lunker Jiiii in the Valley of Virginia in 1868, and again close to 1'oit Ste\< near WashlntgOU City, in ist>4, ami was capturad by the enemy at Moorelield. Hardy county. West Vir¬ ginia, In August, 1M)4, taken to pris¬ on at Camp Chase, Ohio, where he Buffered the torments of the damned until the close of the war in April. 1866. Colonel Graham, while a cautious soldier, «lid not scruple to take the .independent Intative with his com¬ mand, when an opportunnity was presented. Jle was the acknow leged chieftain of the hastily assembled Confederate forces who met the fed¬ eral General Averill at a mountain pass, near Wythcv ¡lie, dro\e the raiders hack and saved the town of Wytheville and its beautiful sur¬ rounding country from devastation. He was with General John McCaus- land, who resisted the march of Gen¬ eral Hunter to Lynchhurg as to make it possible to save that city. He and -Colonel Henry S. How en, who com¬ manded the 82nd Virginia Cavalry, planned and made with their regi¬ ments the independent ^attack upon the retreating columns of General Hunter at Hanging Rock, near Sa- lem, Virignia, Inflicting a heavy loss on the enemy, throwing the invad¬ ing army in confusion,capturing sev¬ eral pieces of artillery and destroying much ordinance. Colonel Graham had a good right to be a soldier. He is the last surviv¬ ing grand son of Colonel John Mont- ogniery, who was a comrade of George Itogers Clark, in Colonial service, and was also in the service of the American Army of the Kevoludtion. His father, Major Samuel Graham, (who was horn on the Atlantic dur¬ ing the voyage of his parents to this country), was a volunteer in the war of 1812-14, between this country and England, and was promoted Major .> hile garrisoned at Portsmouth, Vir¬ ginia. It seems pathetic that a great sol¬ dier and a good man like Colonel Graham should die, and ere long no more mention will be made of him: but this need not trouble his eternal sleep. He can risk his ehanees for immortality, which is a safe one, along with the gallant youths. Col¬ onels William Drown, and Kdwin Jiarman, and with his comrades, Colonels Dowcn ami Kol>ert Smith, and a host of others, who now, like him, lie enwrapped in the immortal .gray, beneath the shatfe of the trees, and beyond the Great Divide. .Soldier rest, thy warfgure o'er, Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking ! Dream of battle fields no more, Days of danger, nights of waking. No rude sound shall reach thine ear, Armour's clang, or war steed imping. Trump or pibroch summon here. Mustering elan, or squadron tramping. ' In Memory of Col. Graham. Cecncades hark ! The bugle ealls. The drum beat falls upon my ear, I'.ul faint and low. Hark! A shout of victory sounds afar. And (here apon a held so fair A phalanx grand WHffH forth to meet me ! Dehold ! Upon that \erdant turf No blood 1 see But beat the joyous shouts of victory, And lo! Upon that height of hill Old comrades eome to meet me; With bannen raised alotf they aall, And eal lim;,seem to greet me. Comrades, the battle o'er. No watches keeping. With pubes calmer,alowar beating We'll lay us down in deep sweet sleep. And waking, then pass to thoat above. A FRIKND. News of Bluestone. Graham, Va.. April ü 1 - Mrs. N. W. Nash is ill at this writing, but hope aba will soon be out again. aliases Ifattle and Rattle Hether« Ington who have bean vlettlng their listel Mrs. W. D. Wagner returned to their home at Princeton. Mi^s Misses Klla and Jennie War¬ ner and the Misses Hetherington at¬ tended ehureh at Bbeneaer Sunday. Mrs. Wert Hai ley and daughter, Virginia, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ci les Carr. The young ladies of Bailey will give a box rapper at Dai ley's Chapel Saturday night the 86th. Every body Invited to eome. Miss Minnie Kreuch has lieen Visiting her mother. Mrs. Ball« French, at Bailey. Cavitt's Creek School Report < avails (reek, \'a.. April 80. The school at this place la being graded bj monthly reporta, this be* Ing the first report to reach the pat¬ rons through their county paper. We w |ah to say that oder gradea have been just as rigió1 and closely grad¬ ed as for this month, March. Pupils ere graded on el ass mark, deportment ami attendance, (¡rades arc only given on the advanced elam for this month, viz: Orbie Kuller, s")..">; Henry Qilletpie, 86; Thomas Herman B6.6; Rob Harman, B6.fi; Hallett Harman 94; Lucy Monday. ss. 7 ; May Reynolds, .vs. 7; Boat Simpson. B8; Hertha Simpson, s7 : Willie HufTord, !H); Clara Dorter, Bertie Qilletpie, ss.">. Improving His Herd Mr. Win. K. Peery, wh<» is one of Tasewell*s most progressive stock- man. has reccnty added a very line blooded hull to his herd of short¬ horns. The animal was bred by the big stock breeder In Canada, and is said to be not only the purest and best blooded, but an animal of re- markahle physical l>eauty and de¬ velopment. He weighs a ton. Mr. Peery believes not In raising and feed ing scrubs. There has been a marked Improvement all over the county in the character of the stock bred, from a pig up . There is still room for improvement. The Awful Jungle- The meadow is an awful place For one so young as 1 ; The dandelion you must faee, The DCiy dragon fly, The snakeroot ami the adder's tongue ; Terribilous to one so young as 1 ! Though gentle cowslips kindly neal Milkweed and buttercup Deside you hidden in the held, The bear's paw reaches up To grab at you, behind, before; While tiger lillies rounce and roar. And my! what brigand armies peas On horseflies or on foot, Their Turk's beard's waving in the grass; They're armed with arrowroot. And all the flowers have pistils, too; While sword grass waits to cut you through. Now maybe Indian pipes don't mean A horrid Soowix eainp! And think! there's toadstools to be seen. Horrilicently damp. I tell you, I ain't going to go Where crawly wawly creature*. grow ! Sinclair I^ewis in Woam's Home Companion for May. Did You Find It? Eject April !>th by Mrs. Qaassll, of Barke'a (¡arden between Ta/ewell and Cáptala Kd. Peery's place, a heavy wlnterjbuggy robe. Kinder wil phase leave it at J. A. Greever and Co's. store in Tazewell and get the reward. . ;_.i;. TAZEWELL LIKED THE NETZ SISTERS Turned Out Bit-Masse Last Night To Hear the Quartette.All Present Highly Pleased The concert given by the Nets i Quartette,was an event, was a large audience, and the sing¬ ing of The young I ad leo was ¡n all respects Bret class, and ¿of S high or¬ der. Their voices blond In delightful, beautiful and soul stirring har¬ mony. Their melodies are soft end ¦weal like the pleading notes snd cadences of a Mute, wafted OVCT a moon-kissed lake in fairyland. Now they fairly revel and spirt in the third heaven of musical gymnastics, then tune a note SO low and delicate that a humming bird might mistake it for the hum of í!n wing. And anon, you catch a whiff of apple blOSSOmS in the old orchard, and the bumming of bees, and you back track Jo the old home.and forget lhat your hair is turning gary, and lhat the sun i .. casting shadows "eastward. a- it sinks toward a sea of gold« The concert was <_rrcat. The \clz Si>ters were born in Waynesbrng, Ohio, not far from Canton, the Imme of tin- lamented, martyred President. Their names are: Misses Olive, l-icna, Lola and Katherine. Tin y ha\e three living brothers. Their father is dead. The mother was of direct German descent, and herself a linger, from whom the daughters, no doubt, gel their music talent. An Interesting fad is that Misses Lena end Lola are twins. This is their fifth season on the road. They leave town today at 1 :".(i for Rocky Mount. Ya. The latch string bangs outside t<> theseI splendid young Yankees women. should they want to return to Ta/.e- w el I. day or nicht. The Superintendents Meet. Prof. P. ll. Williams, county lupcrintendanl of schools.has return- ed from Bristol, where he attended s ¦pedal metelng of the Superinten¬ dents of this district- from Roanoke county, west. Sixteen superintendents wire present Prof« Alderman, Presi¬ den! of the University »if Virginia, end Prof. Hart, school Inspector, were present, and added much U> the interest of the occasion. The object of the meeting **as to talk over the school sluatton. it-- immediate needs, etc., etc. Prof. Williams tftinksthat 1 much good >.\ i ! 1 accrue to the schools | as an outcome of ibis private confer¬ ence of t be school officials, Let's Talk About Wool. I want to handle your wool Bgaln illi- season. I represent . wool buyer who knows the quality of the Tasa* well county wool and who has been buying it for several years, ami this' has enabled me to always pay the! highest market price. I Inspect your I wool and pay you when you bring it don't have to wait until my uiiyei comes around to inspect atnd pay for it. Sacks will be furnished you. >\ ped them today. I ha\e tried tOglVC you as liberal grade a^ consistent with fairness to both buyer ami sel¬ ler, ami hope to hninlÉ- your wool ¦gain this BCaosn. No price as yet has been made on this SfSSOni crop. Will advise yOU as soon as I hear. Correspondence sollcted. Yours truly, II. G. PBERY, 424'2 North Ta/ewell, Va. Rev. Mr. McManaway Next Sunday. Rev. Or. McManaway, of Bowling Green, Ya., will preach In the Bap¬ tist church next Sunday morning. Those who may attend can confident- ly 0-pCd to be well paid. lie is a line preacher.in a class by himself in manner and matter. Services at H a. m. He will preach every night next week. Definite announcement will be made next Sunday morning. The public is cordially invited. _______ -*i^_.» When Prosperity Will Return The number of idle freight ears, which was over 840,000 during Jan¬ uary and part of February, was re¬ duced to 888,088 in the middle of March. FlgUrei for the beginning »if April show a net surplus of 808,000 ears, again making an unfavorable read¬ ing of the commercial and Industrial barometer. People are asking on every hand when good time* will return. There Is an answer in the tables which show no further back than last Octo¬ ber and November shortages Instead of surplus ii. freight carying tqulp- BM at. Prosperity will be reestablished when these freight cars are all at work on the ni-:in lines, insetad of standing empty on the side tracks.. New York World. The Silver Laced. rjllrer tawied Wyaadotte eggs foi hatching, lor sale, 11.00 for 18, N« better on earth. C. K. BROWN, Jr. Mrs. Milton Thompson Dead. Mk ¡tUtori Thompson died at the well Hospital yesterday morning about - o'clock. Her death baacaua* ed widespread regret and sortow, and also surprise. While it was known that her situation was critical in the extreme, and at one time seemed ab¬ solutely hopeless she had improved considerably on Tuesday ni^ht snd Wednessy, and on vVednesdaj even¬ ing SBC was pronounced much im¬ proved by her physicians, end her physicians,snd her friends and fami¬ ly were greatly relieved*andeneourag¬ ed si tin- prospeel of her recovery! Mm. Thompson was operated upon on the Kith at the Hospital hete. Slid a large tumor removed. Mer case was serious one. and the operation dilli- eull and dangerous. Her trouble had gone too far to be relie\cd. She cou hi not have lived but a short time, and a lurlgcal operation held out the on¬ ly and last hope. Dei-eased was a daughter of Mi--. A. J. Larimer and was about 10 year! of age, she leavei a buaband, but no children. The limerai takci place this a. m. at 11 o'clock, la Thompson Valley. Was It Suicide? Mr. .las. I". Tru\, of this town. egenl <>f the N. aad W. at North Ta/cwell was notified by wire leal Friday of the sudden death of bii father at his home in Wvtbevillc. 11, left at once, with his family, t<> be présentai the burial, which took place from the Episcopal church on Sunday. His death was thought to have been due to heart failure, but later it was stated in the papers thai it was a case of suicide. It is now stutcd that, from Certain condition- that his death may have been acci¬ dental. Hi- was found dead in hi- roora with a small pocket knife open in bis hand, the jugulai vein bel severed. Ai the time of his death he was peeking his household goodi pre- paratorj to moving to Teaewell, the house in which he had OCCUplcd foi \ ears ha\ Ing been sob!. He was 7 yesrs of ege, ami leave a widow and three children- Mi Daisy snd Nannie and Mr.Jas. Trox. Deceased had for years held imput¬ an! positions in bis town, and at the lime of his death was Clerk of tin- Tow n Council and town assessor, lb was a native of Giles couaty. His «rife was a Miss Hallei, of w ythevllle Saw Mill For Sale. One complete saw mill ami logging outfit consisting of the following: One ;.> h.p. Geiser engine and boiler. One2 1-2 h. p. Karquhar mill, two (>hhn saws 66 and 68 inch. One du¬ plex log turner, knlghl dogs, log washer, -10-inch blower, 80 feel b«s( steam hose, side edgCI and swing cut off, belting, shafting and tools suMi- eient to run the mill ; 7 extra good loi; an«l lumber trucks, and ."»{-inch ige. This mill can lie seen run¬ ning until June 1st this year. A n\ one wanting to buy a mill will write to usât Raven, Va., or come to Rav¬ en where ,\<>u can see the mill. Will sell at a bargain. MILL CREEK LUMBER CO., Raven, Va, Light Wanted. "Stop croaking; this part of the Country, at least, is more prosperous than it has ever been. " . Stop talking hard times. Yon can't fool snbyody, not even your- sel ves. The above were locals in the 0» V« News of last week, or was it an ad¬ vertisement'.' It makes a noise like the sniff of "the full dinner pail." What is the mailer with wool? Last yeai it was 80 cents per pound; this .year 80 cents. A Wool Grower and Cus¬ tomer of The Jiig Store. The Register. The tide has turned in favor of the Democrats all around. There *is a future voter.perhaps President, in the home of Mr. J. N. Johnson, the efficient assistant cashier of the I'.ank of Clinch Valley. "Jim's," usually stern and soIc°mii face has a smile! that refuses to be washed otr, not¬ withstanding this is the tenth visit the stork has made to his home. Mr. Roosevelt should be informed bj ¦pedal w ire. Funeral of Col. Graham. The funeral and burial ceremonies of the laic Col. \\ . [_. Graham were held at the old home on Monday at _' p. in. The Masons luid charge. Kev. S. O. Hall conducted a brief -,er\ ice at the house. A large crowd of friends and ac¬ quaintances were present from differ¬ ent parts of the county, and other seetionai A feature of the occasion w ¡is a brief address doltvoted at the grave by Capt. A. .1. 'lyncs. He sj>oke to the «ild comrades present, many of whom had Uen intimately associated i with the deceased during the late ;war. (apt. Ty lies' address was ap- Í Oropélate and touching. The enlirt ceremony was a fitting tribute to tin Character and worth of this old citi¬ zen and soldier. SINGLE LIST OF BOOKS AT LAST Clamor of Public and Prêta Is Heeded 1>> State Board of Education. The newa] sp rs ol the state clam¬ ored for the single lid of School books, and kepi up the clamor until tinatly the stati School Board ha-», .it a reo o; i.,, v ii ¿. adopte«! a kIimjIc list of text i coks I >i the entire state. A few exceptions were allowed in favor of certain eitles, It hi stated, where a single list «res not just the best. The action on t part of (he State Board will save to the book huyera and patrons of the schools, who for the most pait are not rich men, thousands of dollare each year. The state has paid Pot years exorbitant prices for school books.Just Why thi> Imposition was practiced and mi long continued Is a question. Cer¬ tainly someodbyeomeweheni has been coining money at the expense of the poor children of the state. The pub¬ lic generally will commend and ap¬ prove the action of the stau Board. Baa Supper a StJCoassj Benbow, Ya.. April 28. Our box supper last Friday nijjht «rea quita a lucaesa, every orsieeem- ed to enjoy It. Ifr*. \\ ii! Cord I hi spending a few «reeks with home folks in Wythe- \ille. Iflese« Ella and Mattie Crabirce arc home fiom School. Wade ( oiel 1. of i ¿i les < oiinnt v, i> here visiting friends and relativas. Mi«. Newton Buchanan bacheen very sick with measles, bat hi aoa muoh betten The (I enera I Manager IT" it i^ currently reported on the ¦treat that Mr, U, c, fjong. the man¬ age! of the railway company here, has purchased an automobile. The report cannnol be verified. It wai reported a lew weeks ago that \. l!. White had also purchased an auto foi carrying (he mail and hauling pashCugers. Mr. White contemplates purchasing s machine that will earrj j> pasesngres ¡it a speed uf 60 miles an hour. How long will il lake him to bring the mail to Taaewell in the auto.' Mrs. Morris Here Mis. Ivhocbc I .ce M'UiK, of Bols- sei (fane,Spent lad Saturday ami Sun¬ day here With her OOUeln, Mis. .1. A Leslie, reluming on Monday. Mis. Morris, who was a Miss Taylor, was bom and reared in Chesterfield county, near Richmond, where her father owned ami operated a large plantation on Janus River. lier brother, Watt Taylor, ami her slut* i widow of the late Judge I?. A. liai; cod.. aie prominent and well known people in Richmond. Mi-, Morris, is teaching in the family of Superintendant, T. S. Crockett, who with his excellent wife, is well known here, and with whom Mi-. Morris Is .reatly pleas¬ ed. She is a lady of culture and re¬ finement, and her presence In any home Is a benediction. F*OI a number years Mrs. Morris was the head of I he Hell Rryan Kindergarden, and the I lay Nursery, in Richmond, and in ibis capacity vas also associated with Dr. Maybe in the Chilsdrens Home Society work, in Richmond. Tragedy in Smyth County A special from Ohilhowie, Va., to a Bristol paper, BOJ I Thomas Rlevins, seemingly with¬ out excuse, shot and killed GoorgS Owens, near the laltcrs home on St. (lair (reek, in Smythe county. Blevlns, it is said, dam ended thirty h\e cents which was due him from Owens. After Owens had palil tin- debt and turned to leave, Rlevins, it is allegad, shot him ii the back, and be fell dead on lh< sjiot. Rlevins is under arrest. Tin two men were brothers-in-law. YOUR wool.. We are in the market this year for wool. We represent one of the best wool dealers in the country. We think it to jour interest to see us before selling your wool. Sacks free at our mill or at J.A.iireever A, l Clinch Valley Milling Co., North Teaewell, Va. Didn't Find Him Glad of It. Mrs. liong, one of Maxwell's ¦I lendld ladies, same to Teaewell on Wednesday looking for a dentist,very much in the spirit of a man who was "boni tired" started out to look for work. Reduced t<< the last loaf he finally made up his mind to look for work. As he sauntered slowly oil from his home his wife heard him bop* to goodness < won't find none." Mrs. Long looked for (he dentist hoping »he wouldn't And him, ami she didn't.be «res" out of town, anl the good lady w ill wait ¡till next lime, hoping for the name I good luck on her next vUlt. Jno. VV. Crockett Seriously III At this writing. Thursday aftei- noon. Mr. John W. Crockett is alarmingly ill at bis home in this town. At one time today his family were deeply distressed and apprehen¬ sive thai his condition seemed hope¬ less. He was stucken with very Mid¬ den illness on the street last Satur¬ day, but after being taken home and medical attention given him, he ral¬ lied quickly, and seemed to rci his normal Condition. He was on the l:i\ His condition grew worse and hie children ami rel¬ ativen gathered quickIj at bis home, where they have been waiting and hoping since. As v e go I«1 | ic--. this ii erning hie condition la report« ed slightly Im proved. He bad a fairly Rood night, ami his friends arc more hopeful, He Is Still, however, in a critical condition. Me Can Seel our old friend, c. II. Greaar, of Willens Mills, dropped In lo rot us a day 01 two ago with an unusual bright 9sxpression en his race, lie bad Just returned from Bristol when- he had a cataract removed from one of his exes, and like Mr. Kcpass of Cledar bind", he was as happy as Could be. He could sec 'Mr. came In to thank the editor, who sometime ago, advised and urged him to have the operation performed. I le de-servos to see, and to enjoj e\ei> other earthly comfort, as the shadows lengthen, and the sun gOOl down lo its final selling. Cleaning Up Sargeanl Hawkins washed tin streets yesterday, They needed it Dual and tilth w as deep and living. The Stores weic compelled lo keci closed doors. I Mist w ¡is flying where« This wasadrj town lei sut, \\ h\ osnM the itroeti be k**pl oleui of waste paper« enybowî Bto| throw ing pepei and tohaeoco |uleo ". the sidewalk. If yea havn't any (hing else lodo but sit nioiiud am spit tobacco Julei on the sidewalk go to Ik. at ing rocks 01 making gar den. Every One Praises It. ICvery mail, slmoat, bungs u kind words of « sanineiidat ion of on enlarged papei. Many ol the lender ¦ay : I don't SM how you can afroc iodo ii.*' We can afford li all rigli v. e I h ink, if oui ÉubsCI i hers w ho ow .\ promptly« We d«> not sxpei io ask an Immense m eubeerlptio rater If out eubscribsni will stand h but, remember, talk ami praii is good, We like it, but It « ill tak wmethlng more than talk to paj o\ bills. |f von will take a little Inter« In the pape«- it will glow and in piOVe right along. Help us b sending us the nevrs from your con munity, and speaking to yooi nelgl bor« Who an- not lUbsOl i bv them to lake it. Send US the mini« of parties not now subseribcis, an WC « ill send sample copies 1 bip along a ill le, and " watch t grow." Closing Art Hxhibit Ifim Géorgie Croeketl will ele her Art School nest Thursday, l 80th, alferiK.cn. She will give an c hibit from 8 to I o'clock bo bei : room over I'eei \ and St.( lair'.s sloi The patrons and friends of the SSbC and the public generally, are inv ed. Burke's Garden To The Front. burke s (iurden ig in danger making the rest of the country < vious ami jealous. John I*. GoSS '. here on yesterday tulking Improv (ream Separators. W. B. Dock 1 here a day or two ugo talking 101 trie Incubators, and will have < on exhibition here next Sales Day active operation« The best of eve thing is claimed in Hurke's (bird even to the correspondence to this |>er. It is up to !.. <i. to make g< ami sustain these claims. GOING WEST. Mrs. M. L. McNeil, Maxwell, with her father and mother, Mi. ami Mrs. John R. Young, spent yester¬ day and last night with Mr. and Mrs. John \V. Whitt, on Ta/.ewell avenue. Mrs. McNeil, with her children, win leave earlj in May for Lajunta, Colorado, for a long visit. Mrs. McNeil thinks she may make her {HTinaueiii home there, but VFC venture to say that if she doe« she must first blot from her memory the blue mountains, green Jields anil running streams of Ta/.ewell and old Virginia. A FFAV SAMPLE COPIES Of this N are >etit to jieople not subscrib¬ ers. Rook It Osar, and if you think it WOfth a dollar a year, say BO. Join the Rrigade. Suffering and Dollars Sevcd !.. S. ljopt i, of Malilla. M . Y., «ays: ..I am {i carpenter; and have had many ere cure healed by Baokknvs Arnica Salve. It haaCaved me suffering and d< ll«¿rt». It is by fur the beat healing waive I have ever found." Hoal«* burns, corea, ulcéra, fevdr corea, «*e¿erna and piU w. 26c at Jacksou'ai DEATH CLAIMS W. P. BARKSDALE Author of Virginia's Pure Elec¬ tion Law Die* After Long and Painful Hint« Richmond, v.l.. April fg,.Was. Pater Barksdale, of Halifax county, died at his home this morning after I a Ions; and painful Illness, aged 4«"$ ! I. \\ se B native of Halifax county, gradúate of the Vlrtgnla Military Institute, and had spent all of his life in his native state. Cor twenty yean he bad been conspicu¬ ous in the politics of the state. icen yean ago be entered the state senate and served Nm iwo terms, achieving considerable reputation as a speaker and debater. Me was the ¡oil bur of the famous pure election law. which is now on the statutes of t Ii, stale and Whlck has done much t<> prevent the use of money in elec¬ tions. BUWkirs QARDBN Burka's Qasdea, Ya.. April g&, \\ < are agreeably surprised by ant having snow for caster. The weather is tine and everybody is enjoying It. Mi l!n\ Meek came home from Roatlokc t 'olk'Ke to spend Caster. Mr. and Mi>. I. M. Ifoss cntsr- tained the following at «limier Kej- day Mrs. J. R. Meek, Miss Ratify and Master Bobcat, Mr. and Mr*. J. M. Hone, Mrs. Koonta, Mm. < loekett Bowen and Mastei Hoge Bowea, M:m\ artistic and beautiful iK*t Cards, l>olh grave and gay, hearing greetings ami kind mewuures, hi been exchanged ihu Rasterttde. it is a prell v custom. \1> «.. OrgC, < harlic, and Raul Ucee, i .< o and Alas Meek spent sat- unia.N with Mastei Trahie Meek in honor "I bis l.i 11 hdaj Mr. and Mis. i,. ii. Bnapp hada BOnihei "! gwei« to an Ka-ici iliiuier bisi Bundaj. I,. Richie will pieach to the children Sunday n n 111»;. Mr. /.i in' Rosenbauni n familj ex« peel to loose nom the Garden iha lllsl ot ihls week. The Odd hallows, about &6 strong, met ii the Lodge on (Sauter morning and marched f.i thonoa lo 11>< uai church a here Bav. i». n. < arr preached a ¦peclal seremon to Ihern. Mere With the »aby Mi. and Nil-. .1. [vandolpb Henry, ..i Princeton, W. t at ¦ f« M dayi lins week w lib Mi Hciu\ s panol- hen Tbej brought the baby to ese us grand parents for tag Bist lime, and fallier and mother had to take a back seal. The baby had the right-of-way' ''The puniest and Bweetest baby lhat evei was," of cours«-. av Moving Away » Raw ..ii Miller, who recently sold his property here |0 OCO. R. Surface, has moved to Bluefleld and John has moved from his roonu o\ci Thtthipson and HtOWCTS store. Mis. Thompson will occupy lieau rooms, moving from the building re cent I v purchased bj Prof. Braba, FORMER CITIZEN MERE The venerable and highly resiiect ed, former citizen, of Ta/cwell, an< his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John B Young, are visiting in this coniniu nity, where they have a host o friends. Mr. Young now lives ii Monroe county, W. Va., where h Burred several years ago. Aithoug] In his Mb year he is hale and hearty and Is enjoying the evening of hi life. The many fiicnds of this age ami worthy couple are more tha glad to BBC them. - The kidncya arc delicate and psa* sttive OfgaJM and an- very likely at any time to get out of order. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder lilla are prompt and thorough and will iu a very short time strengthen the weakened kidney« and allay troubles arising from Inlla- mation of the bladder. Sold by Jack- sou. The town ami county deserve a good, newsy, clean paperas its re¬ presentative In the great world of journalism. The Clinch Valley News will not lie able, fierhaps, to nu'ii-nic up to the highest standard all through, but will reach out in that direction, "or bust. " Miss bannie Sue Shclburne, a pretty young lady of Rad ford, is the guest of Mrs. Jeff Ward. .Miss Shel- bum is a daughter of J. W. Shcl¬ burne, a mendier of the linn of Shel- hum and Ingles, railroad contractors. TEDDY BEAR LOST OR STO&? KN : A large Teddy Hear, dressed in a blue chambra dress, was left in J. W. Chapman's orchard by Mrs. Kendrick's little daughter, on Tues¬ day evening. The Hear was taken away by some one. Please return il or give information, and receive a 1 reward.
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Established 1845 TAZFAVELL, VIRGINIA, APRIL 24, 1Q08 $1.00 per YearWm. L. GRAHAM
DEAD, AGE 86An Old Virginia Gefetleman, Cit¬
izen and Soldier Passes to
His Reward.
Comn unseatedColonel William L. Graham, a
citizen of tins county, died at liishome on Saturday, the 1st h Inst», atthe advanced age of more than st
years, he having been bom on theMh day of October, 1820, at Chath¬am Hill. Smyth County, Virginia.He was a son of Major Samuel Gra-bam, and Rachel, his wife, nee
Montgomery, tie was the last sur¬
vivor of thirteen brothers and sisters,seven of whom live«! over eightyyears; one of them Mrs. AmandaCox, of Wythe\ille, recently «lied atthe great age «>f M years. The wifeof Colonel Graham, who precededhim in death several u-ars, was
Louisa Bowen Thompson, the daugh¬ter of Archibald Thompson, Btq., a
most estimable gentleman of the oldschool, who lived and died inThompson Valley. Colonel Grahamis survived hy all of his six children :
Samuel M. Graham,the present Clerkof Ta/ewell counnty Dr. ArehihaldT. (¡rahm, of Russell county; JohnB. Graham. William K. Graham.Mrs. c. P. Qreeverand Mrs. John I".Gillespie. Colonel Graham was a
modest, unpretentious gentleman;manly.the very soul of honor, a de¬lightful and cheerful companion a
man of great physical strength, a
¦killed horseman and of gnat cour¬
age, making him tht typical cavalierwhich he proved to he in the war
between the States, for he was a Dorasoldier. Colonel Graham early show¬ed his predilection for the life of a
soldier, having organised a companyof volunteers, of which he was madeCaptain, for the purpose of joiningthe American Army in the war withllexiCO, hut to his great disappoint¬ment the war terminated before lieOOUld join the army.
He was made Lieutenant Colonelof the huh Virginia Regiment ofCavalry Volunteers in the Confeder¬ate army at Its organia/.lion in 1862,mid served as such in the campaignsin the Valley of Virginia. Pennsyl¬vania and Maryland, holding hisrank until the close of the war. Hewas painfully wounded at LunkerJiiii in the Valley of Virginia in1868, and again close to 1'oit Ste\<near WashlntgOU City, in ist>4, amiwas capturad by the enemy atMoorelield. Hardy county. West Vir¬ginia, In August, 1M)4, taken to pris¬on at Camp Chase, Ohio, where heBuffered the torments of the damneduntil the close of the war in April.1866.
Colonel Graham, while a cautioussoldier, «lid not scruple to take the.independent Intative with his com¬mand, when an opportunnity was
presented. Jle was the acknow legedchieftain of the hastily assembledConfederate forces who met the fed¬eral General Averill at a mountainpass, near Wythcv ¡lie, dro\e theraiders hack and saved the town ofWytheville and its beautiful sur¬
rounding country from devastation.He was with General John McCaus-land, who resisted the march of Gen¬eral Hunter to Lynchhurg as to makeit possible to save that city. He and-Colonel Henry S. How en, who com¬
manded the 82nd Virginia Cavalry,planned and made with their regi¬ments the independent ^attack uponthe retreating columns of GeneralHunter at Hanging Rock, near Sa-lem, Virignia, Inflicting a heavy losson the enemy, throwing the invad¬ing army in confusion,capturing sev¬
eral pieces of artillery and destroyingmuch ordinance.
Colonel Graham had a good rightto be a soldier. He is the last surviv¬ing grand son of Colonel John Mont-ogniery, who was a comrade of GeorgeItogers Clark, in Colonial service,and was also in the service of theAmerican Army of the Kevoludtion.His father, Major Samuel Graham,(who was horn on the Atlantic dur¬ing the voyage of his parents to thiscountry), was a volunteer in the warof 1812-14, between this country andEngland, and was promoted Major.> hile garrisoned at Portsmouth, Vir¬ginia.
It seems pathetic that a great sol¬dier and a good man like ColonelGraham should die, and ere long no
more mention will be made of him:but this need not trouble his eternalsleep. He can risk his ehanees forimmortality, which is a safe one,along with the gallant youths. Col¬onels William Drown, and KdwinJiarman, and with his comrades,Colonels Dowcn ami Kol>ert Smith,and a host of others, who now, likehim, lie enwrapped in the immortal.gray, beneath the shatfe of the trees,and beyond the Great Divide..Soldier rest, thy warfgure o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows no
breaking !Dream of battle fields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking.No rude sound shall reach thine ear,
Armour's clang, or war steed
imping.Trump or pibroch summon here.
Mustering elan, or squadrontramping. '
In Memory of Col. Graham.Cecncades hark ! The bugle ealls.The drum beat falls upon my ear,I'.ul faint and low.Hark! A shout of victory sounds
afar.And (here apon a held so fairA phalanx grand WHffH forth to
meet me !Dehold ! Upon that \erdant turfNo blood 1 see
But beat the joyous shouts ofvictory,
And lo! Upon that height of hillOld comrades eome to meet me;With bannen raised alotf they
aall,And eal lim;,seem to greet me.Comrades, the battle o'er.No watches keeping.With pubes calmer,alowar beatingWe'll lay us down in deep sweet
sleep.And waking, then pass to thoat
above.A FRIKND.
News of Bluestone.Graham, Va.. April ü 1 -
Mrs. N. W. Nash is ill at thiswriting, but hope aba will soon beout again.
aliases Ifattle and Rattle Hether«Ington who have bean vlettlng theirlistel Mrs. W. D. Wagner returnedto their home at Princeton.
Mi^s Misses Klla and Jennie War¬ner and the Misses Hetherington at¬tended ehureh at Bbeneaer Sunday.
Mrs. Wert Hai ley and daughter,Virginia, are visiting her parents,Mr. and Mrs. Ci les Carr.The young ladies of Bailey will
give a box rapper at Dai ley's ChapelSaturday night the 86th. Every bodyInvited to eome.
Miss Minnie Kreuch has lieenVisiting her mother. Mrs. Ball«French, at Bailey.
Cavitt's Creek School Report< avails (reek, \'a.. April 80.
The school at this place la beinggraded bj monthly reporta, this be*Ing the first report to reach the pat¬rons through their county paper. Wew |ah to say that oder gradea havebeen just as rigió1 and closely grad¬ed as for this month, March.
Pupils ere graded on el ass mark,deportment ami attendance, (¡radesarc only given on the advanced elamfor this month, viz: Orbie Kuller,s")..">; Henry Qilletpie, 86; ThomasHerman B6.6; Rob Harman, B6.fi;Hallett Harman 94; Lucy Monday.ss. 7 ; May Reynolds, .vs. 7; BoatSimpson. B8; Hertha Simpson, s7 :Willie HufTord, !H); Clara Dorter,
Bertie Qilletpie, ss.">.
Improving His HerdMr. Win. K. Peery, wh<» is one
of Tasewell*s most progressive stock-man. has reccnty added a very lineblooded hull to his herd of short¬horns. The animal was bred by thebig stock breeder In Canada, and issaid to be not only the purest andbest blooded, but an animal of re-
markahle physical l>eauty and de¬velopment. He weighs a ton. Mr.Peery believes not In raising andfeed ing scrubs. There has been a
marked Improvement all over thecounty in the character of the stockbred, from a pig up . There is stillroom for improvement.
The Awful Jungle-The meadow is an awful place
For one so young as 1 ;The dandelion you must faee,
The DCiy dragon fly,The snakeroot ami the adder's
tongue ;Terribilous to one so young as 1 !
Though gentle cowslips kindly nealMilkweed and buttercup
Deside you hidden in the held,The bear's paw reaches up
To grab at you, behind, before;While tiger lillies rounce and roar.
And my! what brigand armies peasOn horseflies or on foot,
Their Turk's beard's waving in thegrass;
They're armed with arrowroot.And all the flowers have pistils, too;While sword grass waits to cut you
through.Now maybe Indian pipes don't
mean
A horrid Soowix eainp!And think! there's toadstools to be
seen.
Horrilicently damp.I tell you, I ain't going to goWhere crawly wawly creature*.
grow !
Sinclair I^ewis in Woam's HomeCompanion for May.
Did You Find It?
Eject April !>th by Mrs. Qaassll, ofBarke'a (¡arden between Ta/ewelland Cáptala Kd. Peery's place, a
heavy wlnterjbuggy robe. Kinder wilphase leave it at J. A. Greever andCo's. store in Tazewell and get thereward. . ;_.i;.
TAZEWELL LIKEDTHE NETZ SISTERS
Turned Out Bit-Masse Last NightTo Hear the Quartette.All
Present Highly PleasedThe concert given by the Nets
i Quartette,was an event,was a large audience, and the sing¬ing ofThe young Iadleo was ¡n allrespects Bret class, and ¿of S high or¬
der. Their voices blond In delightful,beautiful and soul stirring har¬mony. Their melodies are soft end¦weal like the pleading notes sndcadences of a Mute, wafted OVCT a
moon-kissed lake in fairyland. Nowthey fairly revel and spirt in thethird heaven of musical gymnastics,then tune a note SO low and delicatethat a humming bird might mistakeit for the hum of í!n wing. Andanon, you catch a whiff of appleblOSSOmS in the old orchard, and thebumming of bees, and you backtrack Jo the old home.and forget lhatyour hair is turning gary, and lhatthe sun i .. casting shadows "eastward.a- it sinks toward a sea of gold«The concert was <_rrcat. The \clz
Si>ters were born in Waynesbrng,Ohio, not far from Canton, the Immeof tin- lamented, martyred President.Their names are: Misses Olive, l-icna,Lola and Katherine. Tin y ha\e threeliving brothers. Their father is dead.The mother was of direct Germandescent, and herself a linger, fromwhom the daughters, no doubt, geltheir music talent. An Interestingfad is that Misses Lena end Lolaare twins. This is their fifth seasonon the road. They leave town todayat 1 :".(i for Rocky Mount. Ya. Thelatch string bangs outside t<> theseIsplendid young Yankees women.should they want to return to Ta/.e-w el I. day or nicht.
The Superintendents Meet.Prof. P. ll. Williams, county
lupcrintendanl of schools.has return-ed from Bristol, where he attended s
¦pedal metelng of the Superinten¬dents of this district- from Roanokecounty, west. Sixteen superintendentswire present Prof« Alderman, Presi¬den! of the University »if Virginia,end Prof. Hart, school Inspector,were present, and added much U> theinterest of the occasion. The objectof the meeting **as to talk over theschool sluatton. it-- immediate needs,etc., etc. Prof. Williams tftinksthat 1much good >.\ i ! 1 accrue to the schools |as an outcome of ibis private confer¬ence of t be school officials,
Let's Talk About Wool.I want to handle your wool Bgaln
illi- season. I represent . wool buyerwho knows the quality of the Tasa*well county wool and who has beenbuying it for several years, ami this'has enabled me to always pay the!highest market price. I Inspect your Iwool and pay you when you bring it
don't have to wait until my uiiyeicomes around to inspect atnd pay forit.
Sacks will be furnished you. >\
ped them today. I ha\e tried tOglVCyou as liberal grade a^ consistentwith fairness to both buyer ami sel¬ler, ami hope to hninlÉ- your wool¦gain this BCaosn. No price as yethas been made on this SfSSOni crop.Will advise yOU as soon as I hear.Correspondence sollcted.
Yours truly,II. G. PBERY,
424'2 North Ta/ewell, Va.
Rev. Mr. McManaway NextSunday.
Rev. Or. McManaway, of BowlingGreen, Ya., will preach In the Bap¬tist church next Sunday morning.Those who may attend can confident-ly 0-pCd to be well paid. lie is aline preacher.in a class by himselfin manner and matter. Services atH a. m. He will preach every nightnext week. Definite announcementwill be made next Sunday morning.The public is cordially invited.
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When Prosperity Will ReturnThe number of idle freight ears,
which was over 840,000 during Jan¬uary and part of February, was re¬duced to 888,088 in the middle ofMarch.
FlgUrei for the beginning »if Aprilshow a net surplus of 808,000 ears,again making an unfavorable read¬ing of the commercial and Industrialbarometer.
People are asking on every handwhen good time* will return. ThereIs an answer in the tables whichshow no further back than last Octo¬ber and November shortages Insteadof surplus ii. freight carying tqulp-BM at.
Prosperity will be reestablishedwhen these freight cars are all atwork on the ni-:in lines, insetad ofstanding empty on the side tracks..New York World.
The Silver Laced.rjllrer tawied Wyaadotte eggs foi
hatching, lor sale, 11.00 for 18, N«better on earth.
C. K. BROWN, Jr.
Mrs. Milton Thompson Dead.Mk ¡tUtori Thompson died at the
well Hospital yesterday morningabout - o'clock. Her death baacaua*ed widespread regret and sortow, andalso surprise. While it was knownthat her situation was critical in theextreme, and at one time seemed ab¬solutely hopeless she had improvedconsiderably on Tuesday ni^ht sndWednessy, and on vVednesdaj even¬ing SBC was pronounced much im¬proved by her physicians, end herphysicians,snd her friends and fami¬ly were greatly relieved*andeneourag¬ed si tin- prospeel of her recovery!
Mm. Thompson was operated uponon the Kith at the Hospital hete. Slida large tumor removed. Mer case wasserious one. and the operation dilli-eull and dangerous. Her trouble hadgone too far to be relie\cd. She cou hinot have lived but a short time, anda lurlgcal operation held out the on¬
ly and last hope.Dei-eased was a daughter of Mi--.
A. J. Larimer and was about 10year! of age, she leavei a buaband,but no children. The limerai takciplace this a. m. at 11 o'clock, laThompson Valley.
Was It Suicide?Mr. .las. I". Tru\, of this town.
egenl <>f the N. aad W. at NorthTa/cwell was notified by wire lealFriday of the sudden death of biifather at his home in Wvtbevillc. 11,left at once, with his family, t<> beprésentai the burial, which tookplace from the Episcopal church on
Sunday. His death was thought tohave been due to heart failure, butlater it was stated in the papers thaiit was a case of suicide. It is now
stutcd that, from Certain condition-that his death may have been acci¬dental. Hi- was found dead in hi-roora with a small pocket knife openin bis hand, the jugulai vein belsevered. Ai the time of his death hewas peeking his household goodi pre-paratorj to moving to Teaewell, thehouse in which he had OCCUplcd foi\ ears ha\ Ing been sob!.He was 7 yesrs of ege, ami leave
a widow and three children- MiDaisy snd Nannie and Mr.Jas. Trox.Deceased had for years held imput¬an! positions in bis town, and at thelime of his death was Clerk of tin-Tow n Council and town assessor,lb was a native of Giles couaty.His «rife was a Miss Hallei, ofw ythevllle
Saw Mill For Sale.One complete saw mill ami logging
outfit consisting of the following:One ;.> h.p. Geiser engine and boiler.One2 1-2 h. p. Karquhar mill, two(>hhn saws 66 and 68 inch. One du¬plex log turner, knlghl dogs, logwasher, -10-inch blower, 80 feel b«s(steam hose, side edgCI and swing cutoff, belting, shafting and tools suMi-eient to run the mill ; 7 extra goodloi; an«l lumber trucks, and ."»{-inch
ige. This mill can lie seen run¬
ning until June 1st this year. A n\
one wanting to buy a mill will writeto usât Raven, Va., or come to Rav¬en where ,\<>u can see the mill. Willsell at a bargain.MILL CREEK LUMBER CO.,
Raven, Va,
Light Wanted."Stop croaking; this part of the
Country, at least, is more prosperousthan it has ever been. "
. Stop talking hard times. Yoncan't fool snbyody, not even your-sel ves.The above were locals in the 0» V«
News of last week, or was it an ad¬vertisement'.' It makes a noise likethe sniff of "the full dinner pail."
What is the mailer with wool?Last yeai it was 80 cents per pound;this .year 80 cents.
A Wool Grower and Cus¬tomer of The Jiig Store.
The Register.The tide has turned in favor of
the Democrats all around. There *isa future voter.perhaps President, inthe home of Mr. J. N. Johnson, theefficient assistant cashier of the I'.ankof Clinch Valley. "Jim's," usuallystern and soIc°mii face has a smile!that refuses to be washed otr, not¬withstanding this is the tenth visitthe stork has made to his home.Mr. Roosevelt should be informedbj ¦pedal w ire.
Funeral of Col. Graham.The funeral and burial ceremonies
of the laic Col. \\ . [_. Graham wereheld at the old home on Monday at_' p. in. The Masons luid charge.Kev. S. O. Hall conducted a brief-,er\ ice at the house.A large crowd of friends and ac¬
quaintances were present from differ¬ent parts of the county, and otherseetionaiA feature of the occasion w ¡is a
brief address doltvoted at the graveby Capt. A. .1. 'lyncs. He sj>oke tothe «ild comrades present, many ofwhom had Uen intimately associated
i with the deceased during the late;war. (apt. Ty lies' address was ap-Í Oropélate and touching. The enlirtceremony was a fitting tribute to tinCharacter and worth of this old citi¬zen and soldier.
SINGLE LIST OFBOOKS AT LAST
Clamor of Public and Prêta Is
Heeded 1>> State Boardof Education.
The newa] sp rs ol the state clam¬ored for the single lid of Schoolbooks, and kepi up the clamor untiltinatly the stati School Board ha-»,.it a reo o; i.,, v ii ¿. adopte«! a kIimjIclist of text i coks I >i the entire state.A few exceptions were allowed infavor of certain eitles, It hi stated,where a single list «res not just thebest.
The action on t part of (he StateBoard will save to the book huyeraand patrons of the schools, who forthe most pait are not rich men,thousands of dollare each year. Thestate has paid Pot years exorbitantprices for school books.Just Whythi> Imposition was practiced andmi long continued Is a question. Cer¬tainly someodbyeomeweheni has beencoining money at the expense of thepoor children of the state. The pub¬lic generally will commend and ap¬prove the action of the stau Board.
Baa Supper a StJCoassjBenbow, Ya.. April 28.
Our box supper last Friday nijjht«rea quita a lucaesa, every orsieeem-ed to enjoy It.
Ifr*. \\ ii! Cord I hi spending a few«reeks with home folks in Wythe-\ille.
Iflese« Ella and Mattie Crabircearc home fiom School.Wade ( oiel 1. of i ¿i les < oiinnt v, i>
here visiting friends and relativas.Mi«. Newton Buchanan bacheen
very sick with measles, bat hi aoamuoh betten
The (Ienera I Manager IT"it i^ currently reported on the
¦treat that Mr, U, c, fjong. the man¬age! of the railway company here,has purchased an automobile. Thereport cannnol be verified. It waireported a lew weeks ago that \. l!.White had also purchased an autofoi carrying (he mail and haulingpashCugers. Mr. White contemplatespurchasing s machine that will earrjj> pasesngres ¡it a speed uf 60 milesan hour. How long will il lake himto bring the mail to Taaewell in theauto.'
Mrs. Morris HereMis. Ivhocbc I .ce M'UiK, of Bols-
sei (fane,Spent lad Saturday ami Sun¬
day here With her OOUeln, Mis. .1. ALeslie, reluming on Monday. Mis.Morris, who was a Miss Taylor,was bom and reared in Chesterfieldcounty, near Richmond, where herfather owned ami operated a largeplantation on Janus River. lierbrother, Watt Taylor, ami her slut* i
widow of the late Judge I?. A. liai;cod.. aie prominent and well knownpeople in Richmond.
Mi-, Morris, is teaching in thefamily of Superintendant, T. S.Crockett, who with his excellentwife, is well known here, and withwhom Mi-. Morris Is .reatly pleas¬ed. She is a lady of culture and re¬finement, and her presence In anyhome Is a benediction. F*OI a numberyears Mrs. Morris was the head ofI he Hell Rryan Kindergarden, andthe I lay Nursery, in Richmond, andin ibis capacity vas also associatedwith Dr. Maybe in the ChilsdrensHome Society work, in Richmond.
Tragedy in Smyth CountyA special from Ohilhowie, Va., to
a Bristol paper, BOJ IThomas Rlevins, seemingly with¬
out excuse, shot and killed GoorgSOwens, near the laltcrs home on St.(lair (reek, in Smythe county.
Blevlns, it is said, damendedthirty h\e cents which was due himfrom Owens. After Owens had paliltin- debt and turned to leave,Rlevins, it is allegad, shot him iithe back, and be fell dead on lh<sjiot. Rlevins is under arrest. Tintwo men were brothers-in-law.
YOUR wool..We are in the market this year for
wool. We represent one of the bestwool dealers in the country. Wethink it to jour interest to see us
before selling your wool. Sacks freeat our mill or at J.A.iireever A, l
Clinch Valley Milling Co.,North Teaewell, Va.
Didn't Find Him Glad of It.Mrs. liong, one of Maxwell's
¦I lendld ladies, same to Teaewell onWednesday looking for a dentist,verymuch in the spirit of a man whowas "boni tired" started out to lookfor work. Reduced t<< the last loafhe finally made up his mind to lookfor work. As he sauntered slowly oilfrom his home his wife heard him
bop* to goodness < won't findnone." Mrs. Long looked for (hedentist hoping »he wouldn't Andhim, ami she didn't.be «res" out oftown, anl the good lady w ill wait
¡till next lime, hoping for the name
I good luck on her next vUlt.
Jno. VV. Crockett Seriously IIIAt this writing. Thursday aftei-
noon. Mr. John W. Crockett is
alarmingly ill at bis home in thistown. At one time today his familywere deeply distressed and apprehen¬sive thai his condition seemed hope¬less. He was stucken with very Mid¬den illness on the street last Satur¬day, but after being taken home andmedical attention given him, he ral¬lied quickly, and seemed to rcihis normal Condition. He was on the
l:i\ His conditiongrew worse and hie children ami rel¬ativen gathered quickIj at bis home,where they have been waiting andhoping since. As v e go I«1 | ic--.
this ii erning hie condition la report«ed slightly Improved.He bad a fairlyRood night, ami his friends arc morehopeful, He Is Still, however, in acritical condition.
Me Can Seelour old friend, c. II. Greaar, of
Willens Mills, dropped In lo rot usa day 01 two ago with an unusualbright 9sxpression en his race, liebad Just returned from Bristol when-he had a cataract removed from oneof his exes, and like Mr. Kcpass ofCledar bind", he was as happy asCould be. He could sec 'Mr.came In to thank the editor, whosometime ago, advised and urgedhim to have the operation performed.I le de-servos to see, and to enjoje\ei> other earthly comfort, as theshadows lengthen, and the sun gOOldown lo its final selling.
Cleaning UpSargeanl Hawkins washed tin
streets yesterday, They needed itDual and tilth w as deep and living.The Stores weic compelled lo keciclosed doors. I Mist w ¡is flyingwhere« This wasadrj town lei sut,\\ h\ osnM the itroeti be k**pl oleuiof waste paper« enybowî Bto|throw ing pepei and tohaeoco |uleo ".
the sidewalk. If yea havn't any(hing else lodo but sit nioiiud am
spit tobacco Julei on the sidewalkgo to Ik. at ing rocks 01 making garden.
Every One Praises It.ICvery mail, slmoat, bungs u
kind words of « sanineiidat ion of on
enlarged papei. Many ol the lender¦ay : I don't SM how you can afrociodo ii.*' We can afford li all rigliv. e I h ink, if oui ÉubsCI i hers w ho ow
.\ promptly« We d«> not sxpeiio ask an Immense m eubeerlptiorater If out eubscribsni will stand h
but, remember, talk ami praiiis good, We like it, but It « ill takwmethlng more than talk to paj o\bills. |f von will take a little Inter«In the pape«- it will glow and in
piOVe right along. Help us bsending us the nevrs from your con
munity, and speaking to yooi nelglbor« Who an- not lUbsOl i bvthem to lake it. Send US the mini«of parties not now subseribcis, anWC « ill send sample copies1 bip along a ill le, and " watch t
grow."
Closing Art HxhibitIfim Géorgie Croeketl will ele
her Art School nest Thursday, l
80th, alferiK.cn. She will give an c
hibit from 8 to I o'clock bo bei :
room over I'eei \ and St.( lair'.s sloiThe patrons and friends of the SSbCand the public generally, are inved.
Burke's Garden To The Front.burke s (iurden ig in danger
making the rest of the country <
vious ami jealous. John I*. GoSS '.
here on yesterday tulking Improv(ream Separators. W. B. Dock 1here a day or two ugo talking 101trie Incubators, and will have <
on exhibition here next Sales Dayactive operation« The best of evething is claimed in Hurke's (birdeven to the correspondence to this|>er. It is up to !.. <i. to make g<ami sustain these claims.
GOING WEST.Mrs. M. L. McNeil, Maxwell,
with her father and mother, Mi. amiMrs. John R. Young, spent yester¬day and last night with Mr. andMrs. John \V. Whitt, on Ta/.ewellavenue. Mrs. McNeil, with herchildren, win leave earlj in May forLajunta, Colorado, for a long visit.Mrs. McNeil thinks she may makeher {HTinaueiii home there, but VFCventure to say that if she doe« shemust first blot from her memory theblue mountains, green Jields anilrunning streams of Ta/.ewell and oldVirginia.
A FFAV SAMPLE COPIES Of thisN are >etit to jieople not subscrib¬
ers. Rook It Osar, and if you thinkit WOfth a dollar a year, say BO. Jointhe Rrigade.
Suffering and Dollars Sevcd!.. S. ljopt i, of Malilla. M . Y., «ays:
..I am {i carpenter; and have had manyere cure healed by Baokknvs Arnica
Salve. It haaCaved me suffering andd< ll«¿rt». It is by fur the beat healingwaive I have ever found." Hoal«* burns,corea, ulcéra, fevdr corea, «*e¿erna andpiU w. 26c at Jacksou'ai
DEATH CLAIMSW. P. BARKSDALE
Author of Virginia's Pure Elec¬tion Law Die* After Long
and Painful Hint«Richmond, v.l.. April fg,.Was.
Pater Barksdale, of Halifax county,died at his home this morning afterI a Ions; and painful Illness, aged 4«"$! I. \\ se B native of Halifax
county, gradúate of the VlrtgnlaMilitary Institute, and had spent allof his life in his native state. Cortwenty yean he bad been conspicu¬ous in the politics of the state.icen yean ago be entered the statesenate and served Nm iwo terms,achieving considerable reputation asa speaker and debater. Me was the¡oil bur of the famous pure electionlaw. which is now on the statutes oft Ii, stale and Whlck has done mucht<> prevent the use of money in elec¬tions.
BUWkirs QARDBNBurka's Qasdea, Ya.. April g&,
\\ < are agreeably surprised by anthaving snow for caster. The weatheris tine and everybody is enjoying It.
Mi l!n\ Meek came home fromRoatlokc t 'olk'Ke to spend Caster.
Mr. and Mi>. I. M. Ifoss cntsr-tained the following at «limier Kej-day Mrs. J. R. Meek, Miss Ratifyand Master Bobcat, Mr. and Mr*.J. M. Hone, Mrs. Koonta, Mm.< loekett Bowen and Mastei HogeBowea,M:m\ artistic and beautiful iK*t
Cards, l>olh grave and gay, hearinggreetings ami kind mewuures, hibeen exchanged ihu Rasterttde. it
is a prell v custom.\1> «.. OrgC, < harlic, and Raul
Ucee, i .< o and Alas Meek spent sat-unia.N with Mastei Trahie Meek inhonor "I bis l.i 11 hdaj
Mr. and Mis. i,. ii. Bnapp hadaBOnihei "! gwei« to an Ka-ici iliiuierbisi Bundaj.
I,. Richie will pieach tothe children Sunday n n 111»;.
Mr. /.i in' Rosenbauni n familj ex«peel to loose nom the Garden ihalllsl ot ihls week.The Odd hallows, about &6 strong,
met ii the Lodge on (Sauter morningand marched f.i thonoa lo 11><uai church a here Bav. i». n. < arr
preached a ¦peclal seremon to Ihern.
Mere With the »abyMi. and Nil-. .1. [vandolpb Henry,
..i Princeton, W. t at ¦ f« Mdayi lins week w lib Mi Hciu\ s
panol- hen Tbej brought thebaby to ese us grand parents for tagBist lime, and fallier and mother hadto take a back seal. The baby hadthe right-of-way' ''The puniest andBweetest baby lhat evei was," ofcours«-.
avMoving Away »
Raw ..ii Miller, who recently soldhis property here |0 OCO. R. Surface,has moved to Bluefleld and John
has moved from his roonuo\ci Thtthipson and HtOWCTS store.Mis. Thompson will occupy lieaurooms, moving from the building recent I v purchased bj Prof. Braba,
FORMER CITIZEN MEREThe venerable and highly resiiect
ed, former citizen, of Ta/cwell, an<his wife, Mr. and Mrs. John BYoung, are visiting in this coniniu
nity, where they have a host o
friends. Mr. Young now lives iiMonroe county, W. Va., where hBurred several years ago. Aithoug]In his Mb year he is hale and heartyand Is enjoying the evening of hilife. The many fiicnds of this ageami worthy couple are more thaglad to BBC them.-
The kidncya arc delicate and psa*sttive OfgaJM and an- very likely atany time to get out of order. DeWitt'sKidney and Bladder lilla are promptand thorough and will iu a very shorttime strengthen the weakened kidney«and allay troubles arising from Inlla-mation of the bladder. Sold by Jack-sou.
The town ami county deserve agood, newsy, clean paperas its re¬
presentative In the great world ofjournalism. The Clinch Valley Newswill not lie able, fierhaps, to nu'ii-nic
up to the highest standard allthrough, but will reach out in thatdirection, "or bust. "
Miss bannie Sue Shclburne, a
pretty young lady of Rad ford, is theguest of Mrs. Jeff Ward. .Miss Shel-bum is a daughter of J. W. Shcl¬burne, a mendier of the linn of Shel-hum and Ingles, railroad contractors.
TEDDY BEAR LOST OR STO&?KN : A large Teddy Hear, dressedin a blue chambra dress, was left inJ. W. Chapman's orchard by Mrs.Kendrick's little daughter, on Tues¬day evening. The Hear was takenaway by some one. Please return ilor give information, and receive a
1 reward.
