Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
Pounding Mill.

Rev v.G.W. HAIRLESS. our pastor for past
year,preached his last sermon here Sun
day highland the following delegates
ardalter ates W, re appointed to convene at
the corporation at Richlands on the 10;
viz: Messrs. jackson Mays. }. Il. Sparks.
and r. illespie;-alternates Mrs w.B.
Steele and Mrs Susan Ringstan.
Bro. HAIRLESS has accepted call to Eas-
tern Va.the following year.
Mrs. L. Al. Alder of this place end Miss
Florida Ferrell Steelsburg, went to
Tazewell Mon. to attend the teachers
Examination Mr.C.P. Williams also at
tended yesterday.
MS. win Mulkey and children are spen.
dsng month insRussell on account of
the baby's very delicate health
NIT. Williams has been considerably
worse for the past week las has also Mrs.
Monger's least chId-rhe latter has
lung trouble.
Prof L. ii. Christie, of Radford moved
his organ from the depot to the church
and dlayed Satnight and Sun. and Mrs.
Steele Sun might. R.M.Sparks bought
the organ Of Mr.. Christie on Monday.
Mrs. Eli Robinett and niece, Miss Ethel
Barns, and Miss Lettie Ringstaff n are spen-
ding the week in Bluetield
Mrs. .Lettie Colvert who has been spend
ing couple of weeks with her csusin
Mrs John Azbury returned to her home.
at ilonaker Monday.
! MrM. .Underdunk agentf or n &W X.
X LETT Tuesday Tor his home at Martins
Vile W Va, TO be absent two weeks-The
vacancy is being filled by Mr.. e. Pat
t'son of NC. Mr.. Pattison has brother
XII who is operator in the Philil pines.
hshaving crossed with the last regiments.
sailing from Sanfracisco. lie has anoth-
er brother a. II. at let. Mcpherson Ga. Co.
F.,icgiment from Raleigh NC.
The following spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs.P NJ. Alder;viz Mr. and Mrs.J.
E.W. McGuire and baby Mr. and Mrs.I. w.
Dailey,of Cedar Blun, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Martin, of Steelsburg.
Mr.. Calvin Williams, of TaezwelI, Is as
sissing MI. c. ii. Hunt in his Art Gallery.
They are doing fine work. and are kept
busy.
1.-The rain pou;ed in awful torrents
down"for about three hours this morning,
the hardest we've had since last Thurs
day, the day it never ceased. Yes we'll
be glad when Dog Days end.
Mrs. Il III Bryant went TO Pisgah sun.
f.M.to see her sister, Mrs Sam Witten.
who has been critically i'll for some time.
Mrs.W .B.Steele has been suffering with
dizziness and sick headache since Friday
of last week .but is better.
Mr.. a. IL. Riley has gone to Carterton,
and expects to move his family to that
place. Tney will be greatly missed ,espe-
cially by the choir of which he is leader.
Rev. j. n. Harman came down from
Tazewell recently and preached four
'rouslng" sermons. Mrs. Haman and
the babys accompanied him. We expect
Bro. Harman Will be selected for our
, preacher the ensuing year.
The hydrophobia rage, on the Branch,
among the cattle hogs and .dogs has not
wholly subsidized. We understand that
eleven fine miloh cows have succumbed
to the dreadful disease The following
is list of stock as reported to u.s. Floyd
Mcclure. two calves; Chas. McGuiI G, six
hogs; John Hoops, two cows; Ruben Low,
two cows andfourhogs; Gustuus Hoops,
one cow and calf; Jeph Philips, one COW
three hogs; Robert Robinett, one hog;
Frank Philips.two hogs; Billy Barrett,
one hog; Willie Hoops. .one hog.
Mr. Melvin Anderson has been confined
t. his bed for over week