Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-06-27

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sixth anniversary as pastor Of the
Presbyterian church and his indis
position WAS greatly regretted.
The commencement exercises Of
Martb Washington College at Alb
'ngtlou. were brought toa sad and
sudden cioSo by the death of Miss
Stella Earilart. of Pulaski, who had
been attending the college the past
year.
Among the bills reported favora
bly, in the Senate yesterday was
one to pay the principal of the old
Virginia claim of Sl2O,0OO for nd
vances made the government loi
erecting the first public buildings
for Washington.
l. Frank Il co. have built Their
reputation hero upon the hon
csty of their goods and the fairness
of their prices, and the public is IN
vitcd to depend upon them still
when wanting clothing and gents
furnishing goods
\ suit of clothes to last long
should fit well. l. Frank 81 Co.
manufacture their own goods after
the most approved styles and eau
insure II tailor made fit. Their line
Of spring and summer suits is full
and any taste can he suited.
Elsewhere DR.. II. w. Witten has
Il notice which those inclined to
treSpaSS will do well to he govern
ed by. Above everything else they
should not attempt to catch fish
with IL seine in that part Of Clinch
River flowing through his lands.
Next Friday being the Fourth OF
July, the day we celebrate and :,
legal holiday, it is probable that
the NEWS will not be issued. This
will he, therefore, the one occasion
in Il twclvemonth when snhScrib-
els failing To receive their papers
need not attribute 1t to the post
masters.
We have no doubt The citizens
and property holders Of Graham are
greatly elated over the purchase by
the \. & W. of the Scioto Valley
railroad. 1t means much for that
solid, pushing town, whose future
was already bright enough Tor the
most sansuine expectations.
1t is reported that the trains now
running between Rndford and Po
cahontaS will, in Il few weeks, run
between Radtord and st. Paul on
the Clinch Valley Division, l0cal
train to be put on between Blue
field and pocahontas. This will, or
should, give better connections for
this important section Of country.
Present Indications point strong
~ to an extension Of tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad into southern
territory. We are of those who be
lieve It's route Will he through TaZe.
we'll county to the Tennessee line,
not at Bristol but at IL point farther
west. The Wolf Creek and Clear
Fork route was contemplated by il
years ago
The 30th of September and the
LIST and I'd Of October are the DAYS
fixed for the Tazcwcll Fair. The
further extension Of the Clihch Val
ley railroad by that time and the
increased population of neighbor
ing towns, will make it possible to
attract an immense number of peo
pie and the displays, especially OF
fine stock, should be better than
ever.
There is a scarcity of pennies
just now, and it has been noticed
that for about six months of ever,
year there are plenty Of pennies
and during the remainder OF tho
year it is almost impossible to get
enough to transact business. The
period during which these coins are
plentiful is from October to March
BY some peculiar law of trade that
no one has yet been able to explain
the pennies come and go ut rcgu
lar periods Of every year.
Tho excursion tickets over the
Norfolk and Western Railroad tt
the industrial cities and important
towns Oh its line are good to return
until October 3lst. Round tril