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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clinch Valley News January 22, 1909 News reaches Tazewell of a somewhat serious racket which took place on Clear Fork a short time ago between H. Ruble, two sons of A. Neal, Bud and Vance, and Charles Fox, son of G. C. Fox, at the house of Mr. William Gregory, where the young folks were having a dance. Charles Fox was cut with a knife in four different places by one of the Ruble boys. He had a gun on him and shot once, but did no damage. The case came up before Squire Bourne, who fined Fox for carrying a gun. H. Ruble was sent on to the grand jury, and is now in jail. The other two boys have not been found. The affair is much regretted. All the boys are akin, and have the reputation of being quiet and orderly. It is said that booze was responsible for the trouble. BURKES GARDEN Burkes Garden, Va. Jan. 19 - The Yuletide festivities closed with a most enjoyable party given by Mr. George and Miss Nelly Kelly to a number of their school friends. Among the invited were: Misses Lucille Snappe, Pansy Meek, Sara, Lettie and Mary Moss, and Mesrss. Eugene Peery and David Crockett. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have a delightful home and they, with the assistance of Miss Mamie Kelly, certainly succeeded in giving the "younger set" a good time. Prof. A.S. Greever has taken charge of Miss Ida Greever's classes at the Academy - Miss Ida is visiting in town. Miss Lucille Snapp returned home Monday after a months stay with her grandparents. Messrs. Charles and Ben Moss entered school at Emory for the last term. T.H. Short has just taken an invoice of his goods and given his store a regular "spring cleaning" Mr. Will Woods did a fancy job on the counters, etc. Little Miss Ida Moss is in Bland county, with her sister, Mrs. W.J. Hoge. These spring days makes one hungry for tree sugar. J.R. Meek has been having quite an amount of work done on the back road between his place and the mill. Mrs. E.M. Moss is at home after spending a while at Tazewell. We are sorry to note the sale booked for Jan. 20 as we do not like to loose S. Paul Peery and family from our neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Landon D. Snapp came home Monday after four weeks absence. Mrs. Snapp, little Miss Rheba and Master Francis having been with friends and relatives in Giles County, while Mr. Snapp, since the holidays was looking after business interests in Bluefield. ------ BURGLARS BREAK IN EPISCOPAL RECTORY In Absence of Occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Their Home is Broken Into. The residence occupied by Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Russell was broken into on last Tuesday by unknown parties, who ransacked every room, closet and bureau drawer, where valuables might be found. So far as is known nothing of value is missing. Mrs. Russell left on Monday night for Denver, Co. and was accompanied as far as Welsh by her husband, and the thief took advantage of their absence to ransack the house. Entrance to the house was made by breaking a hole in a rear window large enough to admit a persons hand, and turning the lock on the window, which, when released, was easily raised. A neighbor is said to have seen a window shade lowered in one of the rooms on the day of the robbery, but thought nothing of it, thinking that some of the servants were in the house. The thief made an unsuccessful attempt to unlock the back door by cutting a hole under the lock, but finding that the door could not be unlocked in that way, abandoned the door, and tried to cover up his work by putting a lathe in the hole that he had cut. No clue, whatsoever, to the thief is known. ----- Mrs. A.G. Russell left on Monday to visit her parent's in Denver, Co. and was accompanied as far as Welch by Mr. Russell. Mr. Russell bade them goodbye and whished them God-speed on their long journey, and took the next train to Tazewell. Shortly afterwards he discovered, to his astonishment, that he had failed to give his wife her railroad ticket to Denver. He immediately got on the wire and arranged it so that a duplicate would be issued in Columbus, and the lady proceeded on her Journey without any further unpleasant incidents to mar the pleasure of the trip. ------- PUBLIC SALE I will offer for sale to the highest bidder on Feb. 6, 1909, beginning at 10 am all the personal property belonging to the estate of the late B. I. Compton on Mud Fork consisting of: 2 young horses, 1 8 year old saddle and buggy horse, 2 milk cows, 4 calves, 1 2 year old bull, 7 sheep, 3 hogs, 1 two horse wagon, 1 buggy and harness, 1 mowing machine, 1 wind mill, 1-4 interest in threshing machine, blacksmith tools, 1 rick of timber. Corn, meat, hay, oats, household good and other things too numerous to mention. All indebtedness against the estate of Mr. Compton will be paid from proceeds of sale, and those who are indebted to the estate must come forward and settle at once. C.J. Hale, Adm'r. Falls Mills, Va. Jan. 20, 1909 ------ MOON SHINERS ARRESTED Graham was treated to somewhat of a sensation yesterday morning when it was found that Deputy Marshal's, Pitt and Elias Shrader had caught two men at the supposed to be good paying business of moon shining. The men who were arrested were alleged to be making the illegal dope up the Bluestone above Graham and they were brought here yesterday morning and given a hearing as a result of which a white man was fined $100 and Dal Tilballury (? paper faded, can't make out name), colored, was held over for the grand jury. Several gentlemen said yesterday afternoon that the extreme punishment should be given to the moonshiners as it is impossible to see how the Grahamites can remain on the water wagon if any one should start to make good fresh corn liquor in this vicinity. A lady when asked what she thought about it said she thought moonshiners in Graham was the limit but she was not surprised as she always knew that Graham people would do anything once. No one seems to know just what recipe was used in making the Bluestone moonshine but from information received on the dead quite the stuff was alright. It is expected that the Graham-Bluefield Chamber of Commerce will make an effort to retain the industry in this section as every little plant which can be secured for the section will aid in making the section great in the eyes of people who want to see Graham and Bluefield grow -