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CHILDREN TAKEN BY THE TOWNThe authorities Junk posssesHloiK on Tuesday of the two youngest children of Mra. Lavender, the wife of the painter, who lives in this town, ami wnt them to the Childrens Home Society, Richmond. Rev. Mr. Kalilo coining for them «n Wednesday. The husband left his family here Hoinetiim* ago, ami has not been heard from, as he had done on former occasion* it is said, ami the mother of these children hits been unable to care for them properly* The town has been caring for them, anti he-aides, the authorities decided that she is not a proper person to have the custody of young children anyway, ami the law, which protects young ■ children, stepped in and took charge of them.This family has hcen vibrating in and out of Tazewell fora number of years. When they first came here several years ago, Lavender was a pieacher, belonging, he sa d, to the . Holiness sect, or Evening Lights, as they were called. II** wur held in good esteem for a while, b~«. he fell from grace, he said, and gave up his church connections. Shortly be J left Tazewell, with his family. A year or so ago his wife and children came back to Tazewell, and reported | Hint the husband and father had left them, ami had “taken up1' with another woman. The family moved into the basement room of rhe Stiorm* building at the head of Main street, and while then Lavender re-appeared, and took charge of his family and went to work at his trade, painting, joined the Methodist church, and was doing well, as everybody seemedwilling to give him a lift and helpI him along. However, “the ruling pulsion9* to roam around, seems t«» have Reized him, and he “lit out/9 [ ami has not been heard from fur a long time, leaving his wife and children to shift for themselves, and get on best thoy might.Of late there Inis been a great deal of talk about the kind of houses she,| the mother, was keeping and hence the action of the Mayor and authori-ites, as recited above. Lavender is not the only worthless and truant husband known to Tazewell people, who fail to provide for their families. Whatever may be said of the woman, the Imflhtmd and father of the children who goes off anti leaves them helpless and exposed «•» all suits of temptation and forced into all sorts «* I hardships in older t» live, ought to be put in the chain gang, and an overseer pul over him with a “black Mtnkc whip, and made t*» work.Thi?iv is a law on the statute books of this slate covering such cases, and j the law should he enforced. It appears, however, that these Worthless 11 listiuin 11 take cure to leave the slatewhenever they get tired of their families. They should be hauled up.
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Tazewell Clinch Valley News
Tazewell, Virginia, US
Fri, Jan 13, 1911
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