Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-10-26

Mr., Mrs. and Miss Thornton, oi
Hillsville, Va. arc visiting Mrs. l.. r
Dodd.
Miss Nettie Wittan spent a week
with friends in Bluefield and has re-
turned homo.
The Fur and Feather Clab has re.
turned from Poor Valley, satisfied
with the outing in the woods, but
not bearing very large game.
/ More than one thousand people
attended the barbecue at Bland, on
Tuesday, where Judge Marison and
Judge Hutton spoke all the after
noon.
Messrs. John S. Bottimore and l.
G. Dodd left for the East, Monday,
the former to buy for Pobst aud Bot.
timore, the latter for Peery & Dodd,
new firm opening the sume line OF
goods in the Stras store next to Bus.
ton e. Sons.
MIR. B. II. Baylor the partner in
Il. @. Chapman & Co., dealing in
clothing. has bought out the concern
and will conduct the business in per-
son. We would be plensed to SEQ
MIR. Baylor become permanent cit
izen of Tazewell.
Rev j. n. Wingo, of this place,
county surveyor of Tazewell county.
while on trip to Craig and Giles
counties, was taken ill with typhoid
pneumonia at Newport on Saturday
last and died yesterday. His unex
pected death, occurring away from
home was great shock to his family
and friends.
Mrs. Mamie Lyons had with her,
last week, her two sons, VIM. A., of
Roanoke, and Rev j. s., of Louis.
vile. Rev. MIR. Lyons preached
two excellent sermons on Sunday to
large congregations from the pulpit
SO long occupied by his late father.
Our future Congressman, accom-
panied by Judge Hutton, met the
people of Burks Garden, Wednesday,
and was introduced to them by Judge
Kelly. Both gentlemen spoke in
glowing terms of that magnificent
section of the county, seen by them
for the first time.
To-day there is barbecue at =
point between Pocahontas and Ora
han and democratic speakers from
Virginia and West Virginia will be
present. Judge Morrison went down
this morning, accompanied by num-
Der of Tazewell people.
Judges Morrison and Hutton were
handsomely entertained upon the
evening OF their arrival at tile resi-
dence of Mr.. G. w. Doak. where a
number of friends were invited to
meet thcm. On Yesterday evening
Judge Morrison was at supper with
Mr.. H. q. Anderson, Judge Hutton
having left to fill an appointment at
Chatham Hill.
Yesterday was the day appointed
by the committee for the speech, at
this place, of Hon. H. 8. K. Morrison,
the Democratic nominee for Congress.
Judge Morrison, never having been n
politician, was in his personality a
q stranger to many of our citizens
and they were anxious to see and
hear what manner of man he was.
They we're more than pleased with
his honest face and delighted with
the clear ring of his Democracy.
Efom early morning till the hour for
speaking he was shaking hands with
and entertaining the scores who
called at-his room at the Virginia
House. AT one o'clock the large
court room was filed to its utmost. q
number Of ladies being present and
here and there republican. Judge
Morrison Was neatly introduced by
Mr.. j. r. Henry, and for two hour.
spoke most felicitously to as atten
tive an audience as a speaker could
wish for. If any expected him, Just
descended from the bench, to be un
learned in the principles of his party
or ill posted upon measures OF rece n,
legislation. they were undeceived
Judge Morrison ranks up high among
Virginisns peculiarly qualified fol