Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-07-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL
We VS. BRIEFS.

The JetIiersonville District Con
Ference is in session at this place.
a new poStoilice is to he cStab-
lished ut the depot, with Mrs. L. X.
Hall as postmaster.
MeSdancs Moore, Smith and
Blankensliip have returned to their
homes in Alabama.
Capt. Samuel Lcecc does not i'm
prove and his condition is such as
to alarm his Family.
Rev. j. S Lyons, of Kentucky,
with his wife aud sisterin law, is
visiting his mothers family.
Rev. Mr. Payne is present Mt the
conference representing the HolSton
Methodist, for which lie ought to
get il long list of Subscribers.
President r. w. Jones, of Emory
and Henry College, is in town and
will take pleasure in meeting with
any who contemplate Il session at
the college.
A Georgia farmer says he pre-.
vents his cows from jumping IL
fence by cutting of their lower eye
laShcs. This makes the fence ap-
pear about three times higher thau
1t is.
We arc obliged to Mr.. d. IL.
Pcery, Dr., for 81 Splcndldly illus
trated issue Of the Ogden City
Standard. Mr.. Pecry is II laud and
note broker Of that city and takes
great pride in the "Grm OF the
MDuntauS.'
Reports from several localities
gives the names of II number Of
young ladies in each place as pre-
pairing for session at Tazcweil
Female Seminary the coming schoI-
aStic year. Every Indication so
far points To IN Increased attend.
apce over last year.
Elsewhere will be found the nd
vertiSement of Emory and Henry
College This institution has al
ways been popular with TaHcwcIl
people MS the largc number of
alumni and former students in the
county will testify. Very vigorous
work is going on at the college and
everything is moving toward an
other prosperous session.
WHY SIZE LOVED HIM.-Oi say, Katie.
for what are yes smelling so afthcr >
Now will yes moind me, Monkey? NJ
swatchc;,rt, Dnnis, had SIGH Il sphrll of
cold and was liver afthcr karfing that
dcspaired of liver wedding him, but
mon alOive, he 81 ;ls sound us yes please
aither taking Faulkner 81 Craighll s
Compound Syrup of IIorchound and
Tar. Dinnis is not purity, bat sinsible.
That's why oi loves him.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
According to appointment the S
). convention met ut Pleasant Hill
Church in Thompson Valley at II
o'clock July 6. 1889.
Capt. a. j. Tyncs, the president
of the association i'll Tazcwcll county,
Va, was, as he always is, on time.
lie took the chair and called the
house to order. After Scriptural
text by the president Brother A. A.
Spots, whom we may justly call the
father of the S. S. Association in
Tnzewell, led with an earnest prayer,
after which the president earnestly
and pointedly stated the object of
the convention. AS lie advanced in
his speech he waxed warm and elo-
quent on the subject Of Sunday
School work i'll which he proves him
self to be deeply interested. Other
speakers were then called, among
whom was Brother Spots. In his
speech he said that the Sunday
School was one Of the prime factors
i'll the evangelization of the world.
After Brother SPOTS had finished
the session adjourned to examine
and test number of Wand baskets
prepared by the good ladies' OF
Thompson's Valley.
In the evening the convention re.
assembled iii the church and all Join
ed in singing "Nearor my God to
Thee The chairman stated that
the first thing in order was the cleo
ton of township board, consisting
of three members. The president