Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1886-08-27

county Of late.
The Republicans of Main are in a
terrible strait in that the chances are
good for tho election Of Democratic
Governor. Nsu
Miss Gillespie, daughter of our
worthy countymen, Geo. w. GILES
pie, Esq, was 80 unfortunate rs to
get an arm broken, by the overtu,n
ing of IL buggy near Cedar Bluff, on
Monday.
Col. Witten gave us some Sulphur
Water which came from a spring re
Gently discovered on Maj. Brittain's
farm, one mile west of town. The
water is as clear as crystal and unus
ually strong.
Miss Millic Belclier died ut the
home of Zach. Belcher, her brother,
near Liberty Hill last week, after
many years of suffering. Miss Mil
lie WAS I'LL that virtue and purity of
character means. sn55.r
Eight of the Chicago anarchists
have been found guilty and condemn
ed to be hung. Cries and groans is
sue from their cells at all hours of
the night. America is not q good
field for their business.
A pang of grief to us comes from
the announcement that Capt. John L.
Dunlap, of Pulaski, is dead. We
knew him for third of n century.
We deeply aJnpathize with his grief
stricken wife and children.
Sec what Prof Witten has to say
in this issue. The report that he has
resigned the principalship of the High
School is not true. He is not only
going to teach the High School but
is going to mako n success of it,
Extraordinary but nevertheless
true. We refer to tho announcement
of b. T. Johnson & Co., of Richmond,
in which they propose to show work.
ing and energetic men how to make
from 800 to 2,500 year over and
above expenses. -
DR.. Chester Billiard, of Snowville,
Montgomery county, was killed Fri
day lust; He was walking out OH his
farm with his little granddaughter, un-
der ledge of rock on a steep hill
side, when q rock rolled down and
struck him on the head, killing him
instantly.
Rt Rev. f. NJ. White, Bishop of
Virginia, will preach i'll Episcopal
church at Tazewell G. H. ON Sept.
18th, and at Pocahontas on Sept.
l4th, administering the; rightof con-
firmntion to NIL such as may be pre-
pared and desire to connect them
selves with the church.
Mr.. James +. Boone died OH the
morning of the Goth. Though lie
had been citizen of the county but
a few months, the large. concourse
that followed his remains to the
cemetery. showed the esteem in
which the family is held and the sym
pathy had for them in their bercav
mcnt.
The entertainment given by the
Literary Club OH Mrs. Lyons lawn
was quite nlco and thoroughly Appre.
ciated by those present. Everything
done was i'll good taste and without
ostentatious display. While Jeffer.
sohville people are not given to con-
plimenta, the Club..may rest assured
that they pleased nil.
No little excitement has been pro
dneed in tho County by the certain
discovery of gold, OIL farm on Clear
Fork, seven miles east of town. An
analisis has been made of some Sur
fnce rock, which shows seven dollars
of pure gold to the ton. Arrane-
ments have been made by company
of active men to begin work at once
to test the extent and richness of the
find"
George Mitchell, of Poor Valley,
this county, sowed four and IL half
bushels of wheat, and at the same
time one busliel grass seed Oh the
same. piece of land and harvested,
first seventy two bushels of wheat,
and two weeks later cut tberefrom
six tons of hay. Tt is IA 'misnomer
to call such a country Poor Valley.
Who can beat it'll
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