Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-08-24
Miss Renwlck, Of Baltimore is Wis.


Tho depot at tile Stnimib mid
way between this place and Ora
ham. is completed.
Prof James H. Gilmore, of the
University of Virginia, was visiting
friends IN town during the past
week.
Notice was overlooked last week
of the death of Mr.. William Jones,
a we'll known and useful citizen liz
ing at Liberty Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wolff, of
Florida, spending Al season with
Tazewell relatives, are truly safe
from yellow fever, and came with
out fear of quarantine.
The illness oil Mrs. Suffers, al.
luded to heretofore in the NEWS,
terminated fatally OH Saturday
night last, and her remains were
inferred in tho citizens cemetery
on Monday.
See elsewhere the advertisement
of Messrs: j. NJ. Luther & Co, Mari
on, Va. This reliable firm has al.
ready placed much work in this
county, Which has given the highest
satisfaction ill pricU and quality.
Mrs. A. d. Estill and her cousin,
Miss Bacon, left for Lexington OH
Tuesday. Their visit had beeii
highly appreciated by their friends
and relatives in Tazewell, who will
look for them again. Mrs. Jno. NJ:
SPOTS accompanied the party to
visit her old holne.
DIED-Sunday, August 10, 1888,
after a brief illness, at the residence
OF her uncle, DIR. j. r. Gildersleeve,
Edith Howard Shirreffs, ,%iio of
Reuben Shirreffs and youngest
daughter of the late Robt. Howard
of Richmond, Va. Her remains
were taken to Richmond, Va, for
interhent in Hollywood.
The Supreme Court has decided
the case Of Peirce Heirs VS.. Graham
ct al, in favor of appellees. The
commissioners sale to the Foster
Falls Co, by this decision was set
aside, but the saie to w. @. Built
foi $4,000, which the Peircc heirs
asked to have confirmed, is also set
aside. The Foster Fails Co. lose
about 100000.
There seems to be no end to the
number of stores that are to be
stocked at the depot this Fall. a
number OF small factories in their
stead would he much better. both
for the investors and for the public
But every man has the right to do
as he sees fit with his own, and he
Will doubtless DO it. II Tazewell
people will buy everything they can
hear OF, just as well stock up for
them, they are good pay.
Rev. Mr.. Lucas, Of Augusta, Ga,
closed the protracted meeting mt the
Christian church on Saturday last,
because Of the arrival of Rev. DR..
Landrum, Of the Baptist church.
Richmond, who is now engaged in
IL similar meeting. Mr.. Lucas was
we'll received here and held large
congregations to the last, and
doubtless did much good work for
his church and the community.
The 10th Of September is the time
fixed for the beginning of tile thirt,
session of the Tazcwcll Female
Seminary, and good Judgment on
the part of patrons will dictatt the
immediate entrance of pupils. The
school promises to be a large one
and the SESSION. full Of rapid and
careful advancement, and to gain
the highest benefit not a day should
be lost. Early railroad Gommuni.
cation will render it possible to
make for the school reputation
that will draw from distant sec
tions, and to this end the present
year will be devoted to tho very
highest character Of college work
The benefit TO be derived here to
Tazewell girls during the year is
incalcnlable, and they should be
present in the greatest possible
numbers.
The Lexington Gazette, speaking
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