Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-05-13

1No' hi"uy pnySlCItilS make great
therapeutic discoveries. For the
most part they tohteht themselves
with administering judiciously what
is prescribed in the books. To DIR.
j. c. Aver, however, is due the
credit bf-discovering that greatest
OF blood puriilers-Ayel's Sarsapa-
rilla.
Upon request the merchants of
the town closed their stores during
the hours for service at the tent.
which made the business street ap.
perr very much deserted. 1t is a
very praiseworthy custom, espe
cially in small towns where the pub.
lie is put to no very great :ncon.
yenience.
Elsewhere will be seen the nd.
vertisement of the great Wholesale
hardware house of w. w. Woodruff
Il Co, Knoxville. Since the build.
ing OF the Clinch Valley railroad
Knoxville is now one oil the nearest
markets for this section, which
makes quite differeuce in freight
charges.
The citizens of Bristol, Va, arc
thinking Of lending "A helping hand
to the Bristol. Elizahethton and
North Carolina railroad. The pro
jectors of this line declare that they
must yet have the sum of 500, 900
before they can complete the thirty
five miles now under course of con-
structiOn. Bristol, Va, thinks of
giving half of this amount and if
she does the Tennessee side will
give the other half.
Thousands of dollars are to he
spent on the Fair Grounds this year
in the way of improvements. Ad.
ditional land has been bought so
that the race track can be length.
ened to "a full half mile ana he
graded to level. A grand stand
will be built on the north side, and
the present building moved back
some feet for nSe as an exhibition
hall. President Walton and Secre.
tary Gildersleeve are at work for
the coming exhibition.
At a meeting of the Tazewell
Street Railway CO., on the 4th inst,
organization under its charter was
effected by the election of the fol
lowing officers and directors: Pres.
ident, a. j. Tynes; Secretary and
Treasurer, w. t. Gillespie; Direct
ors, A. j. Tynes, G. A. Fudge, j. II.
Gildersleeve, w. g. Harrisson, j.
ID. HarrissOn, Geo. w. Gillespie, r..
x. Gillespie aud w. r. Gillespie.
This company is the successor, in
the ownership of the present street
car line, to tie Tazewell @. III. I'm
prnvcmcnt Co, which builtit. 1t has
been in successful operation since
its building and does Il good husi
ness, besides being public con-
venience
Evangelist M. b. Williams has
been holding his revival meetings
during the week with good attend
ance and noticeable results. He
uses to some extent the now com.
mon evangelistic methods for Sc
curing attendance. but that accom-
plished, his sermons are earnest
and honest There is just a smack
of Salvation Army about the meet.
ings, hut any criticisms passed are
not from church people. They all
work with him. He had often been
requested to come to this place to
hold a meeting. Other ministers
had told him of their futile efforts
to break through the ice of the
Tazewell churches and people, that
he would find attentive and courte.
ous audiences, but cold and seem
ingly immovable. He was induced
to come because of these urgent re.
quests. His meetings will continue
till Sunday night
Col. Cheves, canvasser for the
Prohibition party, spoke Wednes-
day afternoon in Mr.. Williams tent
to a fairly large audience. He
makes q very plausible argument