Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-08-14

Miss Albro.. Musical DireetrcSs of
the Seminary, is spending her va
cation in Roanoke, under tho in.
Stiuciion OF Prof. Paul Goerncr.
graduate Of Wcimar Germany
School Of Music, Associate Ameri.
can College of Musicians, Fellow
American Church Choir Guild, OK
Vice President Pcnna. State Music
Teachcras Association.
The Rev. Mr.. Simmons. of this
place, has been called to the pas
torate of the Baptist church at
Tazewell, Va, and leaves next week
for his new field of labor. Mr.. Sim
mons is not only Il minister Of force,
popular with his people, but is IL
citizen who will aid in the upbuild
ing of any place in which he is 10.
cated.-Big Stone Post.
Tho next session Of the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical Col.
lege will begin Sept. 2lst. The fac.
ulty of this State institution has
recently been reorganized with DIR.
McDryde, Il noted educator, as pres
ident. Tazewell county is gener.
ally well represented at Blacksburg
with satisfactory results. See ad.
vertisement elsewhere for informa.
ti0n.
AS an indication of the largo
business the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad is doing on its new
line passing through Big Stone Gap,
the Big Stone Post states that OH
Sunday, the 1st inst, seven freight
trains, each containing from sixteen
to twenty cars, went east through
the Gap. The Post says the freight
now carried is mainly wheat, CON
signed on through bills of lading via
Norfolk TO London, Glasgow and
other European ports.
The Senate committee OIL crimi-
nal expenses was in session at
Rlchmond on the 9th, discussing
measures for cutting down the ex-
pcnScs Of the State. The House
committee charged with the consiI-
Grafton Of tho same subject. was cx
pected to meet that Of the upncr
branch Of the Legislature, hut did
not do so. The members of the
Senate committee say they have
adopted a bill which. if passed by
tho Legislature, will save the Com.
monwcalth $75, 900 a year.
Rev. DR.. Dickcnsou, of Richmond,
editor Of the Baptist church paper.
preached in town on Sunday last.
Ho was most favorably impressed
with this section Of the State. IIo
had heard much of TaZewell
from distinguished men who had
Travelled al over the country as he
had done, and ho was expecting TO
see great garden spot, but as in
the Case Of Queen Esther, "thc half
had rot heon told him His church
contcmplatcs the founding Of fe
male school hero.
We were handed by Major A. J.
Tynes the other day tomato of
the Hendcrson's 400 variety. which
weighed 2G ounces and was of cx.
ccllent flavor. He has plenty like
IL, grown without extra culture.
They seem to have formed Il Farm
ers Alliance with the soil out at
Rocky Dell. for this is only one of a
number of huge vegetables we have
had from the same garden. Salts.
factory growth and cultivation ont
there is not confined to the vegota-
bic kingdom, either.
Tho cooperation meeting of the
Christian Church has been in ses.
sion since Wednesday. Some prom
inent ministers are present and
quite a number of that denomina-
tion from various points. Rev. L..
A. Cutler, OF Richmond, Va, preach
ed at the Christian church last
night, Rev. w. J. Cooke, of Rad.
ford, Va, preached today at IL q.
M, and Rav. I. j. Spencer, of the
Missionary Weekly, will preach
tonight. On Saturday at IL m.
Rov. l.. A. Cutler will preach again
and at S p. IN. Saturday Rev. L. J.
Spencer will preach. Further an
nounccments will be made for