Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-09-07
LOCALS IND GENERAL
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Achild of Mr.. Shields Hartman
died OH Sunday last and was buried
Ill che citizens cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Cause. newly chosen
Rector of Stras' Memorial Church,
came to his charge Monday.
Mr.. Randolph Henry returned
this week to Hampden Sydney Col.
lego for second sessions work.
See completed advertisement of
the noted Drug House Of Messrs.
Faulkner y Craighill, Lynchburg
Mr.. 10. l.. and Miss Matte Kelly,
ofMarion, are visiting friends in
town aud county during the week.
Miss Ragsdale, who spent the
summer with her aunt: Mrs. Wat
klns, returned home u few days
since.
A fire in Baltimore resulted i'm
the death OF seven persons aud the
destruction OF S1,5Oo,OOO worth of
property.
The Republican National Com
mlttee make no secret OF the fact
that they will not attempt to carry
a single Southern State.
MIR. Harvey Alexander has pre-.
coded his fathers family to Balti-
more. He will enter the University
of Maryland the coming session.
1T has been suggested that the
shipment of surplus Tazewell soil
to other sections, to be used as a
fertilizer, would be Il profitable bus
ness.
The movement in real estate and
fiie letting to contract Of business
houses in the depot end of town
continue to Indicate the life Of the
place.
The completion of the Clinch Val
ley railroad will give greater i'm
petus to first class farming than to
any other branch of industry other
than mining.
AR. w. A. Lyons and bride, nee
Mrs. Josie Coiner, arrived in the
city OIL Saturday last, and have
been receiving since the congratu-
lations of many friends.
President Clevelands fishing trip
to Virginia last week, just after his
noted message on the Canadian
question, was ii successful one. He
made Il good haul OF bass.
Judge Coulling and Mr. Sam.
Walton are developing the Spracler
iron ore property about three miles
from town, mean the line of the
Clinch Valley railroad.
Prof. Kregloe. principal elect of
the Tazewell High School, arrived
with his family from Lexington early
in the week, and is arranging for the
beginning of the school session.
Rev. j. P. McTeer, of Wythevilie.
-Iectured TO large audience, Tues
day evening, OH the subject, Given
ty Days OF Vagabondage. or from
Texas to Virginia without Penny"
Col. t. G. Witten, the veteran
merchant, has his store-room pack.
ed with a we'll selected stock of
goods, and his statement as to the
cheapness Of the same is undoubt.
edly correct.
On Saturday, September Is at 10
O'Clock, Hon. Jno. A. Buchanan,
Democratic nominee for Congress,
will address the people Of Tazewcli
at the Mouth of Indian. A delnga-
ton will go from town to meet him
there.
The cattle pens at the depot
are substantial affairs, and, while
commolious, are to be doubled in
capacity. Many big TazewelI
steer will there shake q rich, black
soil from his feet before many
moons.
Mr.. T. E. Reynolds, Plattsmoutb,
Neb., Secretary Y. Nj. d. Club, in a
letter to the NEWS, is confident
that the Democratic movement
looking to the relief of farmers from
excessive war taxes. will at least
give them the governorshlp.
Captain William E. Peery has
now the long looked for, and earn
estly stliven for, satisfaction of see
ing the iron horse rush across his
beautiful meadow bottoms. Per
haps he may yet see another road
on the south side of his plantation.
A site has been selected at the
depot, and arrangements made for
the erection OF a handsome church
by the Lntherans. AS some of our
most stirring citizens are members
of the organization, speedy com.
pletion of the edifice may be antici-
pated.
Another first class Lynchburg
firm is introduced to the Southwest
trade through the columns of the
4 NEWS to-day under suspicious cir.
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