Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-10-16

Tho N. & W. ngain comes to the
front with au impetus for the State
Fair, to be held at Richmond
Round,trip tickets are to be on sale
at all ticket Offices OH the different
branch as we'll as on the main line
on Oct. 25, 26, 27, %, 30 and 80,
good to return en- any train till
Nov. 2, 1891. Fare from Tazewell
and return S995, with one DAYS
entrance to the Fair Grounds
Next. we expect Vice President Ed
dy will join the Alliance, he is tax
lug such a vital interest in agricul
turc-from beet culture to blue
grass beef, to say nothing of mines
and timber.
People who visit the retail houses
i'll the cities think it a matter of
course country merchants do not
have the taste TO gether up nice
and fashionable goods. If anybody
doubts the good taste of A. D. Blu
chanan 81 Co, walk into their ele-
gantly arranged store and be con.
vinced. The dress goods depart
ment is just simply lovely. They
have piles and stacks OF nice ready
made clothing, Veai, oidi, vici :.
That is, 1 was overcome by their
low prices and fine goods. Now
make the winter Of your .wire's dis
content glorious summer by buying
her one Of their fine cloaks.
Married, at noon, Wednesday
last, at the residence of A. j. MAY,
Jr., Mr.. j. Tate Greever, one of our
society young men, to Miss Dora
Vinson, of Louisa, Kentucky, who
is one of East Kentucky's most pop.
ular young ladies. The bride was
a visitor here last season to her
relatives family, Col A. j. May, and
made many warm friends during
her stay. We congratulate our
friend Tate in securing 40 charming
a help meet, and congratulate Taze-
well in the addition of so worthy a
lady citizen. May the happy couple
enjoy all the sweets of married life
and avoid all the evils. May the
roses ever bloom, and every thorn
he secreted, during their joulney
through life.
One of the wiSeSt and most hon.
orable of the many Pennsylvania
spectators in the Southwest was
Col. Thomas Graham, of Pl,iladel
phia, who died at his home few
days ago. The pioneer west of New
River was lie. To him belongs the
credit for the building of the New
River branch of the N. & W., rail
road, and consequently the first de.
velopment OF the Flat Top coal
field. With DR.. James O'Keeffe as
his lieutenant, he made the pur.
chase OF tho lands OH Laurel, where
Pocahontas how stands. He enlist.
ed the co operation of the officials
of the N. 81 w. people, and the
grand foundation was laid for the
greatest coal development of the
times. He and Mr.. Sargent, like
wise of Philadelphia, were the first
bold prospectors in the Elkhorn and
Tug River country, and ont of their
venture came the Ohio Extension.
Thence also may be said to have
came the building of the Clinch
Valley Railroad. The courage of
these two wise men encouraged
others. till, already, this land trod
den by their feet has began to team
with an enterprising, prosperous
population. The splendid gas Goals
of Wise county are now ready to
astonish the unbeliering; and will
give an amount of tonnage to the
the railroad, equal to it's capacity.
These enterprises, coupled with the
iron mines at Tip Top and Clear
Fork, will build grand monument
to the memory of Col. Graham, in a
city in honor of his name, midway
of his extensive operations. A man
of grand ideas and unsuIlied char.
acter Tazewell will ever honor his
name.
Died Oct. IA, 1891, at the home
of his son, George w. Gillespie,
Esq, Thomas II. Gillespie, ESQ.,,
aged 70 years. No citizen of Taze-
we'll was more conspicuous char