Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-02-07
COUNTY LOCALS
SHAwvER'S MILLS, Feb. 3.

George do not get discouraged be-
Cause yonr girl slipped away from
'>n the last day of the school, for
30 walk was sleek ind she could not
help it. Try her at home.
wish Lee Hicks would let me
know where he got his last boots.
He has not been to the shoemakers
for weeks and know his boots are
good ones and wnuld like pair like
them.
1t was reported that there was
pedler found dead on the Rich Noun
thin road to Burks Garden, yester-
day.
Aunt Betsy Lambert and Aunt
Nancy Neal are still confined to their
beds and not any better.
George Leffls has been very sick
fortwo weeks, but We hope he will
spoh be able to get to our neighbor-
hood to visit friends.
z Mr.. jim Thompson.of Wolf Greek,
is very sick at this writing.
MIR. Willy Burse. of Nebo, died
last week with typhoid>tever.
Last "Wednesday Miuses Minnie
aud Jennie Gregory and Bettie Shaw.
yer weresihe guests of MIR. Kinser,
aud report fine time. W.
Willie Shaver has gone to Spring
7 y'''', =. .'.e>ssNdays. Think "court.
s Jig was his business. - IT r. g :
There was preaching at Kinser's
Chapel yesterday by Bro. Foglemap.
MIR. Jim Thompson, .sof Grattan,
/. has bought nice organ.
T. |. Shawvor aud family were Wis
itinG w. l.. Shaver yesterday.
The ground hog failed to see his
shadow Yesterday, SO guess the
farmers have some corn to SELL
Il. |. Shawvei's youngest ch Ill has
been very sick, but is some better.
FIVE OAKS, Feb. 4.
Tile ground hog failed to see his
shadow
Scarlet fever is supposed to be IN
The neishborhood. Why is it that
our Le5islatnre do, s not pass some
simple and effective law in regard to
quarantine, so that disease from one
community cannot be carried to an
othe'f Let some of our good law
ycrs frame bill and seud it to the
Hon. j. w. Smith.
Our farmers are busy turning the
sod under.
Uncle Jim Harman continues sick.
AIRS. Christiane Austin died on
Monday night. Another landmark
gone. Mrs. Austin leaves numerous
friends to mourn her loss. The be-
rsawel family rave the sympathy of
tho neighDornood.
Mrs. Lillian NJ Hollister, of De
not, Mich, Supreme Commander of
the Ladies of the Maccabees, was at
this place visiting her friend, Mrs.
Georgia Fay Merrill, in an official
capacity. Why is it the ladies of our
county seat and Pocahontas don't in
sStute an order7- From all l can
learn about the order it is a grand
thing for the aid and new woman.
You can see from the following
what the ladies have accomplished
III short time under Mrs. Hollister,
who is an efficient officer:
"Ihe order has been introduced
into % States and territories. also in
Ontario, 9hebec, British columbia.
and Vancouver, with 50,5l5 members.
representing capital in outstanding
certificates of $40. 800, DOC, ana; tn.
amount distributed in The payne nj
ct death claims since its organization
i'll 1889 has been S4O0O06 Detroi,
has "a hives with 1851 members
1his immense business is carried on
through the supreme hive ia national
body, the great hive "a State body).
and subordinate or local hives. A
member may carry $500, $4,000 and
" 600 benefit, and III the event Of
permanent and total disability, or
upon reaching the age of 70 years,
1t IS payable. one twentieth annually,
to the member herself"
! UNDERESTIMATE there is eng dispo
sition on the part of the ladies an or.
der will be established The Ladies
Of The Maccabees ale auxiliary TO the
knights Of the Maccabees.