Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-06-11


amount of our space this week,
hence we have been compelled tc
cut down communications and locals
to the smallest space possible.
j. Meek Hoge and family, oi
Burke's Garden, were in town this
week visiting friends. Mr. Hoge
believes in Bluegrass, fine cattle, the
@. V. News and VIM. j. Bryan. He is
well supplied with all OF the above
mentioned luxcries except the last
and if he can wait little while he
will have that too.
Mr.. A. Pobst, our towns man and
father of II. w. Pobst, of the firm of
Pobst 81 Wingo, has received u silver
Medal from Wedderburn & Co., of
Washington, for n patent device for
polishing Uniform buttons. Mr.. Pobst
has inventive genius which should be
a source of large revenue to him, and
no doubt will be in the future.
Read his notice in another column.
Miss Lou Coulling, and Miss Sea.
bury, teachers in Sullins College, are
in town, to remain during the sum.
mer. Miss Seabury is at the head of
the music department of the College,
and Miss Coulling occupies the chair
OF Mathematics. Miss Seabuiy sang
in the Methodist Church last Sun
day, and her performance has been
highly spoken of in musical circles.
We know our people are glad to have
these ladies as guests.
Presiding Elder, Frazier preached
to large audience last Sunday, in
the Methodist Church. There was
only one expression of opinion, 30
far as NO have heard; "the sermon
was one of the finest ever delivered
here And so it was-silnple, yet
profound, pathetic and beautiful.
There was an abundant need of
handkerchiefs, and numbers went
away feeling that they ought to he
better men, and it is to be hoped, re-.
solved to try to be.
DIR. Gildersleeve, has returned
from the meeting of the American
Medical Association held in Philadel
phia LIST, to 4th, OF June inclusive.
This was its selni-centennial meeting
and jubilee. He is loud in praise of
the treatment OF the Society by the
committee of arrangements, who
gave in addition thereto trip to
Atlantic City. The Doctor was hon.
o:ed by being placed ON the nominal
ing committee for Virginia. Den.
vile Colorado is the place of the next
meeting of the society, and Sergeon
Gen. Steinberg the next President.
Mr.. j. L. Caldwell, of the firm of
Caldwell Bros. of Jackson Ohio, is
in the city. a Car load of Marble
Monuments and grave stones, were
unloaded here this week, to Eli or.
ders taken for this firm by Mr.. II. Nj.
Hawkins ST., their agent for this
section. If any body thinks that
MIR. Hawkins is not a hustler they
have only to consult the books He
has sold for this firm large amount
of work in Taxewell, Russell. Giles
Smyth and Bland. We can recon
mend this firm as being in every
way responsible.
AT regular conclave of Clinch
Valley Commandery, No. 20 X. T.
held on June 7th, 1897. The follow
ing officers were electd to serve the
ensuing year: James O'Keeffe, f.
y; Jno. 8. Bottimore, G.; H. w.
O'Keeffe, Q. G.; p. p. Kinser, Prelate
w. q. Young, Recorder; l.. G. Win
go, S. w; j. @. Davenport, j. w
w. L, Witten, S. b; J. H. Hum
phreys, S. w. B; o. G. Emschwiller
Warder; Hubert Raven, G. G; G. B
Totman. Bird guard; w. j. Kendrick
End Guard; G. w. Andrew, Is,
Guard; w. T. Mansfield, Armorer
j. L. Cooley, Steward; G. l.. Nc
Clintock, Sentinel.
sHAWvERS' MILL.