Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-07

TIL Jan. list 1898.
Strew hat weather is>Nt hand.
We have all Sizes sorts aud prices.
Harmhn & Bottimore.
Miss Polly Peety and Rev. MIR
Martin are attending the meeting OF
the EpwortA Leago this week at Ora
ham
The contest for constable IN, this
district has narrowed down to two
candidates, D. H. Payne, and Oscar
Young.
hiss Racine Peery. daughter of
Capt. jus. S. Peery, is reported
quite sick. 1t is feared she has ty-
phoid fever.s
Rev. w. d. Buckner, the popular
young Rector of Stras Memorial
Church paid our office pleasant via.
it yesterday.
Mr.. j. Frank Surface, the -popu
lar representatives of the Gillian
Shoe Co, fLynchburg, was in town
Inst Saturday.
The many friends of Mrs DR.
James O'Keeffe will be glnd to know
that she has recovered sufficiently
to sit up in her room.
Promp attention givjn to watch,
clock and iewelry repdiring. Prices
and work guaranteed.
NJ. Mckenzie,
Mr.. A. B. Buchanan, of Beubow,
WAS in town last week. MIR, Buch
anan has u large dry goods store,
and is also postmaster, at Benbow.
Rev. JOS. Stras of Roanoke, was
in town this week visiting friends
and relatives. He preached very
acceptable sermon last Sunday in
the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Cclina Il. Dickinson inmil
iarly and well known among us is
now boarding with Mr. j. ID Hurt.
She will remain in town, she says
"until she gets tired"
Several members of the family of
JAS. Pecry, Jr, near Liberty Hill,
have been quite sick lately, some of
them seriously, with pneumonia.
They are getting better.
Rev. w. w. weutherIy Clear
Fork Circnit, has purchased beau
tiful piano organ for his daughter
Prof Christie, of Radlord, Va. fur.
nished the uice organ.
Mr.. Jno. Thompson of Clear Fork
has moved into town aud is making
preparations TO build on his lot on
Tazewell Avenue Mr.. Thompson
will erect a nice residence.
Capt s. Walton, Falls Mills, Jno.
s.. Witt, of Lynehburg, Jno. G. Os
borne, of Radiord, and James d.
Harrisson, of Knob, were registered
at the Hotel last Wednesday.
Rev. Jos Stras, B. w. .tras, a
ID. w. Walton and A. StClair are on
business trip to Mountain Lake
this week, with view, we under.
stand of making an investment there.
Mrs. Fred. L. Holmes was in our
City this week spending few days
with her friend Miss Georgiette
Clarke, at the Seminary. She re.
turned to her home, Tnnglewood,
on yesterday.
Beverly Steele. colored, son of
Sarah Steele, died last Saturday
morning of consumption. He had
been confined to bis bed for IL long
time. The burial took place on
Sunday in the new cemetery.
Cow pasture has been quite an
item this spring with our town PEG
pie. There seems to be more COWS
than pasture. BY the way, if the
owners could see how their COWS
are treated often in being driven
to and from pasture-well some
strong language would be used, III
some cases.
Judge j. II, Stuart has been in
WEIGH, w. Va. this week on legal
business connected with the estate
of Fl G Anvil, decd. aud other i'm
portant cases pending In the Cir
emit Court Of Mcdowell county. In
most of these cases Chapman s.
Gillespie are associated With Judge
Stuart. These gentleman have had
for Il long time n copsidernhle nrar