Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-07-18


almost in the lynching of II negro
woman who had threatened % fire
the town. On trial eleven were foI
hanging her.
An advertisement of Taacwcll Fo
male Seminary il printed elsewhere
Its object is TO keep fixed Tho alton
ton of the public upon this live and
progressive institution. 1t should
not DO necessary to- urge upon PIT
rents the Importance of prompt ma
circulation. The coming rcssion is
to he the Somin;,ry's best.
Attention is called to the ndver.
tisemtnt of SulliEs' College. This
school for girls has an enviablc rep
utation in Southwest Virginia, mum.
bcrS OF whose daughters havo been
educated there. Its former popular
president, Rev. ID. $. IIcaron, is
again IN charge, and among his
thousands Of acquaintances in this
territory there is no parent who
would not consider himSclf forum
ate to have his daughter under his
care. Tho college may he conf
IDENTITY expected TO enter upon an
era OF still greater prosperity.
lndian corn is not known in France
rs IN article of food. One of our
consuls there, Mr.. Griffin, rites that
ii corn meal could DO introduced, a
lasting boneft would be conferred
upon the poor aud II now outlet
would be found for tho ovcrproduc-
ton of American farms. 4 simple
way to reach the French country
people would be to follow their
monthly fairs held in every canton.
at these fairs corn meal could be
cooked in various ways before the
eyes of the people and served to
them. In short time the French
would see that corn meal is cheap,
wholesome and easily cooked article
of food. 1t would pay to start Il
similar crusade in every civilized
country i'll the world. Tho result
would create IL new demand for the
corn which our western farmers now
burn as fuel, and the crop would be-
come the most valuable of all our
food products.
Speaking of the Radford Brick
Co. and its plant ut Radiord, the
Enterprise says: The company also
have a duplicate plant at Tip Top,
Tazcwell county, Va, OH the Clinch
Valley branch of the New River
road, seventy five miles from Rad
ford. The Ks are located imne.
diately on top Of the mountain at
an elevation Of 1900 feet, is located
ut Il greater elevation than any in
the United States. The reason for
locating Il plant here, is The supe
rior quality of clay and there are
five different kinds of clay on the
companyS property, and there are
said to he genuine potler's clays
within reaching distance The Iron
ton Iron Company are now erecting
for the company Il steam hoist Gu
hle Of carrying the clay from tho
clay bank to the clay house Mr.
A. Collingc, formerly Of IGaston, Pa,
is superintendent MIR. NJ. G. Jam
eSOn, Jr., has been made manager
of the works at Rad ford and Tip
Top and his untiring energy, coup
led with the perfect arrangements
under his charge, Will insure the
success of the establishments.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. Il. H Barnett, of Atlantr,
Ga, will oiliciaLo in the dedicatory
services of the new Presbyterian
church at this place on tho second
Sunday i'll August.
On Saturday evening Mt 8 o'clock
DR.. Barnett will deliver Il lecture on
''Jerusalem."
Innsmuch rs he short time ago
made an extended trip through the
country of Palestine and spent much
time in this ancient city of celebrity
and knowing as we do something OF
DR.. Barnctt's superior attainments rs
n scholar and extraordinary gifts as
speaker, we can safely announce tc
the people of Tazcwell an cxtraortli
nary treat in this lecture. and hope
the DIR. will bo honore1 with n yer,