Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-18
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Aubin l.. Boulware, President of
National and Union Banks, of Rich.
mond, for many years, a prominent
lawyer and financier, is dead, and
was buried in great honor last Sat.
urday.
"Bursted' is good word, even if
Webster does not sar ction it. Wob.
ster did not know everything, no
how.--Bristol Times.
"Bustea" is in general use in our
nick o the woods, brother.
Bryan Is so reurly "pnssed" that
four thousand people turned out at
Norfolk yesterday to hear him talk
on tho bran new subject of "Bimet.
allism. Advance,
Yes, and paid their cool onsh for
the privilege, at that.
Around tho main drum of the
wheel wrapped manifold times, was
monster petition of fine paper con.
tanning names of seven million peo.
pie, from all parts of tho country,
demanding the recognition O! the
billigerency of Cuba.
Good. Mr.. Bryan has been in
vlted to visit Roanoke during tho
State convention. 1t is to be hopod
that he will SEQ fit to 80 shape his
plans that he may accept tho invita-.
ton. 1t will do the state world
of good. State.
Ex-President Cleveland has refus.
cd $50, 600 TO write an article every
TWO weeks for year for n literary
syndicate, as he purposes writing n
history of his two administrations.
1t is said that the history will not ap.
pear during his lifetime.
WASHINGTON, June 15-Ouito
stir was produced in tho House yes.
torday when huge black, highly
polished and ornnmented wheel, with
projecting spokes, which was to re-
seinble the steering gecr of n river
steamer, was carried down tho main
isle and placed in front of the speak.
er's table.
1t has always remained n mystery
why young man should deem it ne
ccssary to carry loaded revolver
on his person when he goes calling
on young lady. The latest casual.
ty reported from this dire lack of
sense on the part of the young man
comes from Wytheville, where
loaded revolver in the young mans
pocket was accidentally discharged,
inflicting painful il not serious
wound in the side of the young lady
on whom he was calling.-Roa.
noke Times.
Three young ladies were killed
Sunday by lightning while they were
on their way home from the M. f.
church at Jacobsburg, Ohio. The
victims are Minnie Mcclure, Tipha
Taylor and Emma White, all aged
about 10 years. Sarah Bohring was
badly stunned and may die. They
were walking together in the road
about 100 yards from the church,
when they were struck by the light
ming. 1t is believed that the steel
corsets worn by the young ladies
that were killed were the chief cause
OF their death, as Miss Bohring, who
was only stunned, wore none.
The Bluefeld Telegraph of last
Sunday contributed all its editorial
space to the claim of j. Taylor ELY.
son for Governor, and in the same
article says that it will "advocate the
election of the Republican candidate
for Governor of Virginia, no matter
who may be the Democratic nomi.
nee." In the first place the Tele.
graph has no right to voice in our
State election, no matter which party
it supports; and in the second place,
the endorsement of Mr. Ellyson by
Republican paper like the Telegraph,
is sure to weaken his support in
Democratic ranks. 1t is reasonable
TO suppose that if Mr.; Ellyson's
chances for election we're as strong
as the Telegraph claims, that paper
would not be so anxious to see him
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