Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-03-16

Col. w. G. w. Iaeger, of New
York, subscriber to the NkHs of
eighteen years standing. called at
the Office on tuesday to make his
yearly renewal;
The number of uolored laborers
seen ON the street during working
hours this week. would indicate that
the cold wave extended along the
line of rmlr6ad construction.
Our friend, 'Dudh Hambrick, In
calling to. renew his subscription,
proves to be one of the News Oldest
subscribersi He has now some gray
in his hair, but read it when knee
hight
With tile huge plate,glass show
cases, mirrors, &c, Mr.. Saunders
is getting his millinery room into
very nice shape, and will soon ill.,
vite the public to the display
therein.
OF the funds turned over to the
treasurer for free school purposes
for 1887, Jacksonville district gets
s2,o1s,55; Clear Fork district, ST.
17O.26, and Maiden Spring district,
50, 276.44
There is a supposition that tenn
porary track will be laid over the
grade at the big cut on the Clinch
Valley Railroad, east of this place SO
that track laying lnay progress on
this side.
Major Robert e. Blankensllip, gen
eral manager of the Old Dominion
Nail and Iron Works, and one of the
best known men of Richmond, fell
under moving train and was killed
Tuesday Inst.
The Virginia House, q large, three
story hotel building in Lebanon, hos
been sold to Thos. S. Dickinson, of
Russell, for the sum of $500. The
same property in this village would
bring $4,000.
New FIRM-Capt. G. A. Fudge, of
the firm of Buchanan, Fudge & Co.,
retires, aud is succeeded by Messrs.
w. @. Harrison and Geo. w. GILES
pie. The new firm name is TO be
Buchanan, Harrison & Co.
There is some little discussion
among voters as to what gentle
men shall constitute the next city
council. Some of the present mem
bcrs no not seem to hunger and
thirst for another term.
The Tazewell building boom has
not yet inaterialized, though some
half dozen houses are i'll course of
construction about town. A number
of fine residences in different parts
of the county have been contracted
for.
For the season 1 have Satines ut
IL and Is cents; Dress Goods cents
to one dollar; Silks,60 cents to $1.75;
White Goods 813 to IS cents per
yard. These goods are just the
incest things to be had ofthe import
ers.-R A. Saunders.
Rev. Benz. Dennis, Rector of the
Stras Memorial p. &. Church, has
rendered his resignation to the yes
try to take effect July LIST next. Res.
olutions of committee of the vestry
touching his resignation will be pub
lished in our next issue.
Allow us, in the absence Of Mr.
Greedy, to predict an equinoctia
storm next week, if the weather
has not exhausted itself within the
past few days. After that, move
ment in all lines Of business may
be reasonably expected.
Should it be thst when the first
through train over the Clinch Val
ley Railroad arrives st this depot
the passengers could step on to the
cars of the Tazewell Street Rail
way, there would de a. feather il
the cap of a certain little town We
wot of.
The early part of the week wit
messed terrific storms in the Eastern
and Middle States. Pennsylvania
and Marylan suffered most in til,
destruction Of property, while falling
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