Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-02
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BURKE'S Garden.

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brightness of Spring, old King Win
ter rose in his wrath, sliced crown
and sceptre and with hoary locks
streaming in the wind has laid waste
her fair domain aud spread desola
ton in her palaces. The sunshine is
fed; silent and detected her gay
musicians and the gentle queen with
icicles frozen in her sea green hair,
has retreated to the deepest wood
land glade, where with a bunch of
Trailing Arbutus clasped to her cold
bosom, she stands shivering in the
gloom with her tender feet III the
snow
A birthday dinner was given to
little Gertrude Kohn at the residence
of Mr.. Chas. Greever on Wednesday,
Although though the day was cold
and snowy. a good many of our lit
tie people managed to get there.
Each one took a simple present aud
the young hostess and her little
frier DIS spent very happy day.
Our oldest citizen is uncle Davy
Greever, WHO'S upwards of four score
Though very hard of hearing aud
crippled with rheumatism, he is an
early riser, is not afraid to mount
the widest horse and takes a lively
interest in the affairs of his church
aud country.
Miss Bessie Snapp has been quite
indisposed for several days, but is
better at this writing.
The many friends of Mrs. J.
Meek Hoge were panied to hear of
the sad accident which befell her on
Tuesday. Her crutch slipped and
she fell spraining her already lame
ANGLE very badly. She is improving
again aud we hope the suffering she
has endured for months with so
much patience and heroism may
soon be over, so that she may take
her place with us as of old.
Great was the commotion at the
Academy on Monday, when the prin
ciple had the misfortune to RIM a
splinter under his ingernail. The
halls re echoed to the sound Of flying
foot steps, running in every direc
ton for bandages, Eminent, surgical
instruments, etc. Fair and gentle
fingers soon extracted the cruel,
cruel splinter, the wound was dress
ed, restoratives were applied and at
last accounts the Prof. smilingly
convalescent. Rumor says he su
perstitiously snatched up and hid
a tear stained handkerchief in the
coat pocket just over the heart, but
don't tell hun we said so.
Our honorable friend, George
Grnbb, was seen in Scisorsville this
week. Wonder if he come to see
about the weather?
Mr.. King and family, of Poor
Valley, is moving to the Garden.
March 20.
The Beautiful" prevented the fox
chase Saturday to the great disap.
pointment of our Nimrods.
Rev Kohn preached his farewell
sermon Sunday, and also baptized
John Paul, infant son Ct Mr.. and
Mrs. j. p. Gose. AT the same time
it was finally decided to retain the
Ritter estate. And as a token o.
good will and appreciation for kind
ness received while among us Mrs
Kohn gave fifteen dollars toward
erecting parsonage on said plac,
this summer.
Every body seems surprised at the
latest mash of the season. But why
We greatly fear the severe frost has
nipped that budding mustache which
was actually visible to the naked eye
if so apply 10 Mr.. Cassell for sprouts
although of darker hue, perhap.
the sun will bleach them.
I The Photograph by Miss Camp
+ bell and answer to question by Mis-,
r Maggie Greever at the Circle Sat
D urday night we're pronounced excel
lent.
2 Why do two or three boys want t.
hitch 10 the same post? Take thl