Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-08-21

how cheap they are.
|. Frank & Co.
The street car line ''drags its slow
lcngtll along" Tho track is now
getting INTO fair shape. 1t will bc
greatly needed at the time OF our
great Fair, 29th and 30th 5cptcm
Der aud lSt October. Will the cars
DC ruuning7 Push en- up, d..
Miss Gertrude Saunders, sister of
aur late worthy merchant, Il. 4.
Saunders, left for Washington, u.
o, Friday. after Il spending a we, k
with her friends here, She was ac-
coppanied by Miss Lillian Wilson,
daughter OF the Rev. Wilson, of
Bluefieid.
Our entcrprising young mechan,
ic, Geo. 7. Hall, has just received
ed and pat IN place IL large nun Der
of machines in the woodworking
shops at Kelly. The work Of these
shops is highly commended every.
where exhibited. It. is now tho IN
dustry of the county.
Having determined to remove to
Bluciield and engage in business, |
wal! require all my lnnds for that
purpose. All parties indebted to
me must make payment by Sept. /.
after which time my accounts will
be placed in the hands of an officer
for collection. I.C. DoDD
1t is now positively asserted that
through trains of sleeping cars will
he put Into service on the Clinch
Valley and New River Divisions
the 30th inst. This will increase
the travel by this line and will
bring this fine country under the
observation Of strangers from every
locality.
Our Alliance brethren. lately in
State Convention in Richmond,
seem TO have fully appreciated tue
Importance to Virginia's prosperity
by removing the incubus of the
State debt, and so recommend and
urge the settlement in such shape
as may not increase taxation, with
out reference to any straight Jacket
formula. This result must be &C
cOmplished next winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kemp
Wright, Jr., gave a beautiful enter
tainment to their friends, at their
home. Tuesday evening last. Re
freshments were served on the love.
ly lawn. Lawn tennis and other
games were indulged in by % few,
while the many passed the evening
i'll delightful social converse. Mrs.
Wright and her lovely sister. Miss
Matte Ready, of Oil City, Pa, sang
seaveral charming ducts, Mrs. w.
at the piano. 1t is seldom so re-
fined a company is seen and when
hospitality is so elegant. We con
gratulate Mr. and Mrs. Wright ON
their splendid success.
After finishing up the work of the
church III tho cooperation meeting
hast week, the seai0ua minister's of
tho Christian churcl. remained over
and preached night and day np to
Thursday noon. Quite an addition
was made TO the church by profcs-
sion and baptism. Elder Ferguson
performed the ,.i.e at nearly every
service. Row. Mr Cutler, pastor of
Richmond, Va, and Rev. |. J. Spen
Ger, Of the same city, and editor of
tho Missionary Weekly. did most
of tho preaching. The earnest
style, rounded sentences and har.
monious blonding of words, com.
posed manner ana ease in the nul.
pit of Mir. Spencer made fiue i'm
preston on all who heard him. The.
singing during tho series of meet.
ings was IN interesting feature
the Rev. Mr.. Spencer and his ac
complished wife rendering several
duets, with fine effect. The rcver
end gentlemen can hereafter com
mand a largo audience in Tazeweli
and q hearty welcome. Beginning
two or three years ago, with a hand
full of Gods people. tho member.
ship and congregations of the
Christian church have grown large.
ly in numbers and constitute a new
factor for good.
That very much matter Of fact