Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--October 7, 1892 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Burress http://www.cvnotes.com ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Clinch Valley News October 7, 1892 LOCAL and GENERAL NEWS "Cyclone" Jim will speak here court day. More export cattle have been shipped this week. Miss Lucy HANKINS has returned from a visit to friends in town. Mr. John W. SPOTTS has returned from a few days absence at Roanoke. Mr. O.G. EMPSCHWILLER has moved from Kelly into his property in town. Mr. A.C. SPOTTS of the Tazewell Furniture Company, came in from Salem, Tuesday. Mrs. William H. KELLY, who was hurt during the Fair by a runaway team, is getting well of her bruises. Miss Patterson, of Richmond, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.G. WATTS, has returned home. Attorneys Graham, Chapman and Stuart are in attendance upon McDowell County Court at Welch, the new county seat. Dr. and Mrs. J.R. STRAW, who made many friends in Tazewell so ? are stopping awhile at Rural Retreat, the Drs. former home. The Tazewell Furniture Company, adding constantly to its immense stock of handsome goods, has an advertisement in another column. A meeting of the stockholders of the Clinch Valley Coal and Coke Company was held in the office Monday, which after a visit to the miners, was adjourned to Oct. 15. In the case of the Commonwealth against Elisha WALK for the shooting of Mr. J. Tate GREEVER, the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty and the prisoner was discharged. The closing of the Fair did not stop the work on the grounds carried on by President Walton. A force of hands is still engaged in grading inside the track enclosure. The street car company is engaged in putting in a switch to its track at the turn of Main street the standing of cars on the main line having been prohibited by the town authorities. Mrs. HAGER, who became crazed at the revival meeting at Graham, could not be accommodated at the jail here and was taken to Pearisburg until she could be admitted to the asylum. The first floor of the new Masonic Temple was intended for a store room. So many applications had been made to rent it that bids were asked for. About a dozen parties wanted it. It was let to Mr. William G. HARRISSON, who will occupy it when completed, which will not be for some months yet. The delay in getting the water turned on last Saturday, when the when the roof of the NEWS building caught fire, was caused by the loss of the wrenches for the fire plugs and hose which had been misplaced by someone. It may be well to say that, although every precaution is taken against fire in this block, in case it does occur, it can be reached with buckets both from the inside and outside by means of ???? On Saturday last, while Mr. Grace HALL, a citizen of Graham, was returning from Bluefield in a two horse wagon, he was caught on a Norfolk and Western railroad crossing by an engine running backward. Both horses were killed, the wagon demolished, and Mr. HALL saved himself by jumping from the vehicle, sustaining only slight injuries. Mr. HALL'S escape from death was miraculous. The loss of his team, which was his main source of support, will fall heavily on him. At a meeting of the Town Council held October 8th, 1892, on motion it was ordered, that J.S. CHATWELL should have complete control of all the fire apparatus belonging to the fire department, that all corporation tools be immediately taken out of the reel house, and that none of the articles belonging to said fire department be loaned to any one under any circumstances, and any one taking any of said articles, or if found in their possession, shall be fined $10 for each offence. A. Copy. T.A. LYNCH, Recorder. Shooting at Honaker - Dave CLARK was shot three times, in each thigh and through the body, by one Mr. COOK. CLARK was the aggressor and it is said met with his deserts, and that COOK can effectively plead self defense. It is thought that CLARK will die of his wounds. At several points in town new brick sidewalks are being put down. Sections on both sides of Main near the post office are being re-laid as also Marion Avenue and the street from Main to the Presbyterian Church. With a few exceptions this will about do away with the bad places. Our water supply is to be increased. The town council on Monday let contract for bringing water from the Whitman Springs, which will greatly increase the supply and admit of its being piped to the Improvement Company's addition. On competitive bids the contract was let to Mr. William PIERCE. Notice - Having sold my interest in the firm of A.B.BUCHANAN & CO. to Messrs. Lynch Brothers, I am now ready to settle up the business of the old firm. This means all, none excepted. I have been seven years getting these accounts scattered, but I don't expect to be that long collecting them. Please come forward at once and save me from "dunning" you, as I want to collect at once. A.B. BUCHANAN. One of the SHORTS, brother of the one who did the killing recently at Richlands, came from Elkhorn when he heard of the matter and was soon trying to bring on a difficulty at the same place with other parties. He began a quarrel with one WILSON who told him he was unarmed, but would fight him hand to hand. WILSON was leaving him when SHORT hurled vile epithets at him. When WILSON turned and advanced SHORT drew a razor and completely disemboweled him. It is thought the wounded man will recover. SHORT failed to escape and is now in the county jail. It was necessar to keep a guard about the Richlands lock up all night to prevent lynching. Men were seen hovering about at all hours. The Richlands people are very anxious that the entire gang should be gotten rid of. Virginia - In the Clerk's Office of Tazewell Circuit Court, October 6, 1892. John W. CROCKETT, committee for Harvey PARKER, Complainant, against Harvey PARKER, George W. PARKER, Anne E. TABOR (nee PARKER) wife of Thomas E. TABOR, Dicy KIBLER (nee PARKER) wife of Charles D. KIBLER, Nannie H. VIERNON (nee PARKER) wife of Albert C.C. VIERNON. Rhonda J. ENGLAND (nee HALE) wife of James M. ENGLAND, and Christopher PARKER, Defendants. In Chancery: The object of this suit is to have the Circuit Court of Tazewell County to confirm sale made by the plaintiff to E.W. CLARK, Sidney E. TAYLOR and H.M. BELL, trustees for the Flat Top Land Association, of the one undivided seventh part or interest of said Harvey PARKER in all the coal and other minerals, oils, gas and other fluids or volatile substances, in, on or underlying all the certain tract of land in the bill mentioned, situated in Tazewell County, Virginia on the waters of the Coal Branch of Laurel Creek, said tract of land being same premises conveyed by Susan ODELL to Anderson PARKER by deed dated November 18, 1857 and recorded in Tazewell County Deed Book 12, page 285. And it appearing from sufficient evidence on file in said office that the defendants, Harvey PARKER, George W. PARKER, Anne E. TABOR (nee PARKER) wife of Thomas E. TABOR, Dicy KIBLER (nee PARKER) wife of Charles D. KIBLER, Nannie H. VIERNON (nee PARKER) wife of Albert C.C. VIERNON. Rhonda J. ENGLAND (nee HALE) wife of James M. ENGLAND, and Christopher PARKER, are non-residents of this Commonwealth, it is ordered that they appear here within fifteen days after the publication of this order and do what is necessary to protect their interest in this suit, and that copies hereof be published and posted as prescribed by law. A. Copy - Teste: H. Bane HARMAN, D.C.