Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-05-18

ana have Is curiosity to hnow
whether the price you pitid was
high or low; compare with my
goods. 1 buy from importers and
know that soil cheaper than re;
tail city stores, fUf my expenses
are hot 50 great; rumaged New
York over to set the vtfy newest
and pfettiest Of eyBfything, and !
want the people to see them.
r.. A. SAUNDERS.
1t is said, though not officially,
that the Norfolk & Western railroad
will be divided into five divisions,
Major Edmund l.. Dubarry to be
Superintendent of the Eastern Di
vision, from Norfolk to CtSwe: Mr..
J. G, Cnssell to DO Superintendent
OF the Roanoke Division, from Grove
to Roanoke; Mr.. j. A Hardy to be
Superintendent of the New River
Division, from Roanoke to Bluefield;
Mr.. d. Osborne to bs Superintena-
ent of the Western Division, from
Radfotd to BristolJ while superin-
tendent for the Clinth Valley Divi
sion has not yet beet ndmed.
To the ladies living away froni
towii and who may be prevented
from making personal inspection
Of my stock of goods by REASON of
bad weather or other cause, I will
send samples oflny beautiful styles
of Spring Dress Goods, Ribbons,
Laces, White Goods, &c, if they
will so request by letter or postal
card. They will receive lis elegant
samples rs they ever got from city
stores ,tnd tt lower prices. Drop
me % card tnd let me send YOU
some beauties by return mail.
Address
II. A. SAUNDERS;
Tazewcll 9. H., Va.
For once in It's modern history
the News was caught on the hip and
failed to issue last Heeli. Tie hiatus
was caused by miscarriage of freight
ON northern railroad, and its loss
was hot discovered here until too
late to make any dthet arrangement
at this distance from the market. To
the management it seemed that the
town came to state of litter stagna-
ton on that day of usual publica-
tom. The streets were deserted by
all save the merchants who longinyly
stood in doerways looking for Gus
toner that never Same, and Il. was
resolved that no such calamity should
ever agGin befall the community by
reason of inactivity at the center of
its existencc-its great newspaper
office.
The abutments and two of the
piers for the new iron semi circular
bridge across New River ut the point
where the Lain line bridge now
crosses that stream, are we'll on the
way in the course of construction
and cGissons are being planted in
the bed of the river for the founjIa.
tons of the central piers. The east
ern abntlnent of ths' bridge is Con
solidated with that of the main line
bridges and from that point 10 Rad
ford, distance of one and one half
miles, MI additional track will be
laids so that the Pocahontas trains
instead of having TO be shifted at
New River Will Proceed on their way
without interruption. When this
structure is completed, the two
bridges crossing tke river from diff
1efent ohrectlons, the one OH an air
line and the other in & grand sweep.
ing curve and coming together at
their eastern extremity, will consti-
tute one of Che most striking and
imposing examples of railway engin-
eerihg and bridge architecture IN the
coarntrys Two trains crossing at the
samo time at full speed Will be a
grand and inspiring sight which
many travellers will have the pleasure
of Witnessing in the days to Come
Ec.
f&zEwEtL e. H.y DEPOT.