Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-31
Ulinch Valley News.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 81. 1883.
LOC4L IND GENERA Z
yVEW.S BRIEFS.

Miss Laura Lyons has returned
from a summer outing.
Miss Byrd May is off on a visit
to friends in Kentucky and Ohio.
Miss Jennie Woolwihe has re-
turned FROM d visit to Giles county.
Rev. Mi. Doggett will preach in
-1o Presbyterian church Sunday
evening.
Three wrecks so far this week OIL
the New River Division. and semi
occasional mail the consequence.
Mrs. Kate Kelly, wife of DIR. j. w.
Kelly, of Estillville, her daugh
ter, is visiting Judge Kelly's family.
Rev. Mr.. Lucas will preach In the
Christian church to morrow evening
and will likely remain here to preach
on Lords Day.
Delayed trains came near caus-
ing Judge Coulling to return too
late from Norfolk to open Court OH
time Tuesday morning.
"Cephas," of the sprightly Lynch
burg Advance,in circulating among
Tnzewell people this week added a
handsome list of subscribers to his
paper.
If it were not that we were
averse to making excuses, very sat.
isfactory reasons could be given
for the scarcity of local reading in
this issue.
:, It is useless to call attention to
the advertisement of Buchanan,
Harrison 81 Co., as it's display is
sufficiently attractive in itself. 1t
is IL big thing-the business they
are opening.
Sec advertisement Of the Lynch
burg Fair, and note that the date
is changed to Oct. 2, 8, A and. This
change is made to bring the date
nearer that of the Richmond Expo
sition, SO that stock and exhibits
can be moved to the latter without
delay.
Rev. j. II. Wingo, of Tazewell,
WINS nominated for Congress by the
Prohibition convention which was
held in Goodson on Wednesday.
John BursOn, of Washington coun-
ty, Democrat. was nominated as
presidential electUr from the Ninth
District:
Messrs. Buchanan and Harrison
have returned from an extensive
' purchasing trip among the eastern
cities, and are rearrangiug the store
room Of Buchanan, Harrison g. Co.,
preparatory to the display Of the
largest stock of goods ever pur-
chased by the firm.
Col. VIM. Harvey Brown adver-
tises elsewhere his blacksmithing
business which he has begun at the
Depot, the now thriving suburb,
which proposes to merit patronage
in several lines. Other real live es
Establishments down there will be
heard from by and by, as soon rs
the NEWS can supply more room.
The day pupils of the Seminary
have the thoughtful efforts Of the
teachers to thank for the comfort
Of a substantial plank walk from
the pavements of Main street, which
is now nearing completion. This
improvement was made from that
same spirit of attention that has
rendered the Principal and her as
sistants so popular among the pu-
pills. Tho coming session is full Of
promise. aud the town patronage
should be greatly increased.
The track. and splendid one it
is, of the Clinch Valley Railroad has
been laid to this place, and Taze-
well people are experiencing state
of elation they have never known
before. 1t is understood that there
is to be no pause here. but that
track-laying will be pushed ahead
as rapidly as possible. And this is
not all, as we get it. The company
is about to let an additional hun
dred miles to make connection with
other roads at Pineville Kentucky.
The Southwest Virginia Improve
ment Company stop short of moth-
ing in making thcir store at Poca.
hontas the great headquarters for
everything imaginable. Their local
custom is immense, and as deyel.
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