Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-09-10
JUST A LITTLE GOSSIP.

when great events only bore.
Town talk these days lightly and
ceaselessly demolishes, increases
and creates many idle tales. Here
are some of the real events the
folks are talking about.
A number of the sports are out
of town, and the hearts of those
remaining are filed with vanity
over their increased Importance.
This week is the gayest of the
summer. A delightful entertain
ment at the home of Mai. II. II.
Henry Tuesday night was the
beginning Of the weeks good
things. 1t was all that charming
hOstesses, pretty girls and perfect
arrangements could make it.
Wednesday evening brought
the party to Mr.. WaltOns, given
in honor of Miss Stras, Miss SehOn
and Miss Canadian. " he Bun
gallo" rang with "merry jest and
light hearted laughter" until
"night's meridian was far past,
and all left feeling that ait had
been good to be there" Graceful
hospitality, charmingly bestowed,
warns the heart like the tabled
elixir of life.
Invitations were also out yester-
day for a party in honor of Miss
Carnahan and Mr.. Harold Peery,
Jr., of Ogden, Utah, to be given
last night by Mr.. and Mrs. G. H..
Peery; and also for "a fancy dress
affair at the residence of Mr..
White, near Five Oaks. Thus the
merry round of pleasure keeps up,
and it is hard to tell what these
"auspicious OCCASIONS" and the
moon may have to answer for in
way Of "entangling alliances"
Speaking of "entanghng ALLAN
ces" brings to mind the wedding
next week. Mr.. j. ii. Thompson,
of Burke's Garden, will, next We'd
nesday lead TO the alter Miss
Clara Whitman, one of TazewelPs
fair daughters. We regularly
have an Indignation meeting of
"those left behind,n whenever a
''foreigner" carries off one of our
girls, but, owing to the inability of
the "indignants" to gain the coop
Grafton of the "dear damsels," no
plan has as yet been devised to
prevent these bold roberies. In
fact some of the bolder sort have
even dared to intimate that these
pOaching foreigners are not with
out encouragement in our midst.
They do say that there are other
possible desertcrs i'll the camp;
but this is still doubted.
The many friends of the Peerys
and Canadians are glad to wei
come them back again to the land
of their birth. The long years o.
absence have not lessened theil
love for the old county, nor have
they impaired the friendship o
"the old folks at home.' The
years have brought some gray
hairs and few wrinkles, but thu
eye still beams with the old light
and the hand clasp is as warm al
in the days of yOre. The younget
people are making friends of tn,
sons and daughters of their faith
ers' friends.
Miss Stella StIas has arrived
for her annual autumn visit, an,
we find that the pleasures and du
ties Of the past year have no
made her forget the "scenes O
her childhood" No one who Wis
it's Tazewell is more welcome tha
she.
The departure Of Miss Bessi
Sehon yesterday for her home i
Huntington, is cause for SINGER
regret to all aud for especial so
row to some. Her invariabl
good nature, and her genial mar
ners have made her very popula,
. 1t is sincerely hoped that she wi
!, soon be with us 9gain.
t Barnes Gillespie, Felix Oxeeff,
Joe Hartman, Thos. III. Smith,
A Rarnac IaR G;IfocD;o lam