Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-09-09
Teal Branch and Bluestone.


Mr.. j. A. Tiller, of Tazewell, was on
Bluestone last week.
We are having very pretty weather
since dog days went out.
w. B. Norton is preparing to do some
repair work on his mill this fall.
Miss Mamie Fleshman was the guest
oil Mrs. Wade Nash last Sunday.
Mr.. Eugene Grear, OF Witten's, Mills,
was on Bluestonc last Saturday
Miss Matte Drinkard, of Bluelield, was
visiting ut Il. j. Nash's last week.
Robert Stephens, the hustler of Teal
Branch, finished his meadows last week
MIR. Charles Hale, Of Falls Mills, was
the guest OF Mr.. j. b. Shannon last Sun
day.
Miss Vcie Hagy, of Elkhorn, las been
visiting friends on Bluestone for several
days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tiller went to the
divide last Sunday to attend funeral
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lusk, OF During, w.
Va, were visiting friends on Dluestone
last week
James Hagy. of Clear Fork. was on
limestone last Saturday and Sunday.
James is n NICE boy.
A. j. Nash is having some work done
on his house and fixing up things gener-
ally. A. j. is hustler
Mcssrs. Jerry and William Tabor, of
Mud Fork, were visiting friends on Blue
stoIc last Saturday nnd Sunday.
Mr.. G., S. Nc. was wearing his brightest
SMILES last Sunday evening as he went
down Bluestone with his best girl.
We are glad to say tho wheat crops oil
Blucstone are extra good this year.
Most everybody is done thrcshing.
Ed Simmons told:mc that Rufus Ilnr-
mon said that Firg Dnne told him that
Old Crow went counting last week.
II is reported nj Tea! Er,urh that Mr..
a. j. liroyIcs, OF SprinaviIl", has bought
II new plow. Don't know ii To b" so.
MIR. j. d. Taylor returned from II s,.v-
era! days visit in Mercer county w. VA,
last week. He reports II pleasant trip.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Gus Repass returned
frgm Clear Fork last week, where they
had been visiting friends for II few days.
Mr.. Il. J. Durham has moved back to
his farm in Wrightsville from Maxwell
Swith, where he has been ralroadng for
some time
Tho yonng people had surprise party
at Mr.. John T'iller's one night last week.
But the boys say they were more sur
prised than johnny was.
Mr.. Grat Mullin, one of Fails Mills
most prominent young men, was visiting
his many friends at Blues tone, Teal
Bra:ch and Springvile last week
G.. j. Faulkner went to Blueaeld last
week with load OF Cabbage He said
times were so hard he sold his cabbage,
but had to take it itin monkey wrcnchcs
Mrssrs. C. j. Faulkner and Eugene
Grcar killed ten rattlcsnakes one day last
week on top OF East River mountain.
They were all in one pile on top of
cliff.
Among our visitors today were Misses
Roht and Name Fleshman, Mr.. and Mrs.
IL. j. Harvey, OF Bluestone, Misses
Nettie Mars and Florence Britain, OF
Falls Mills; Charles Walker, OF Clear
Fork.
We had n very heavy rain the 4th inst.
which raised tho water considerably, but
rs luck would have it most Of the mead
ows on Bluestone were in the stacks,
which were not damaged to any consid-
cradle extent.
We were shocked last Friday morning
when the news reached this place that
Mr.. T, NJ. Carter, oil Falls Mills, was
dead Mr.. Carter was born and raised
at this place, and leaves lnrge connec-
ton and host Of friends to mourn his
loss. May the Lord bless and comfort
his widow and little children.
RATTLEHEAD.
(This letter has unavoidably been eft
out for several weekS.-ED.
Cedar Bluff.
DafOra I heoin NV communication NJ,