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

Teal Branch and Bluestone.

Well, it still rains and corn still grows.
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 Bluestone last Saturday.
Miss Matte Drinkard, of Blueiield, was
visiting at Il. j. Nash's last week.
Robert Stephens, the hustler of Teal
Branch, finished his meadows last week
Mr.. Charles Hale, of Falls Mills, was
the guest OF Mr.. j. b. Shannon last Sun
day.
Miss Nicie Hagy, of Elkhorn, has been
visiting friends on Bluestone for several
days.
MIR. and Mrs. John Tiller went to the
divide last Sunday to attend n funeral
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Lusk, of During, w.
Va, were visiting friends on Bluestone
last week.
James Hagy. of Clear Fork was on
Bluestone last Saturday and Sunday.
James is nice boy.
A. j. Nash is having some work done
on his house and fixing up things gener-
ally. A. j. is hustler
Messrs. Jerry and William Tabor, of
Mud Fork, were visiting friends on Blue
stoIe last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. c. s. Nc. was wearing his brightest
SMILES last Sunday evening as he went
down Bluestone with his best girl.
We are glad to say the wheat crops on
Bucstone are extra good this year.
Most everybody is done thrcshing.
Ed Simmons told:mc that Rufus Ilnr-
mon said that Firg Bane told him that
Old Crow went counting last week.
II is reported at Tea. rr,urh that Mr
4. J. Broyles, OF Sprin2vilir, has bought
Il new plow. Don't know il To b" so.
MIR. J. ID. Taylor returned from n sew
era! days visit in Mercer county W. Va,
last week. He reports n pleasant trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Rcpass returned
frgn Clear Fork last week, where they
had been visiting friends for a few days
Mr.. I. J. Durham has moved back to
his farm in Wrghtsvlle from Max well
Swith, where he has been railroading for
some time.
The yOnng people had n surprise party
at Mr.. John Tiller's one night last week.
But the boys say they were more sur
prised than Johnny was.
Mr.. Grat Mullin, one of Falls Mills
most prominent young men, wns visiting
his many friends at Blues tone, Teal
Bra:.ch and Sprngville last week
c. j. Faulkner went to Bluefeld last
week with load OF Cabbage. He said
times were SO hard he sold his cabbage
but had TO take it itin monkey wrenches
Mrssrs. G.. j. Faulkner and Eugene
Grcar killed ten rattlcsnakes one day last
NNtN Oi tOlb vi I-dNt INiNcI
They were all in Que pile on top OF
cliff.
Among our visitors today were Misses
Roht and Name Fleshman, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. j. Harvey, OF Bluestone, Misses
Nettie Mars and Florence Britain, OF
Falls Mills; Charles Walker, OF Clear
Fork.
We had a very heavy rain the 4th inst.
which raised tht water considerably, but
as luck would have it most of the mead
ows on Bluestone were in the stacks,
which were not damaged to any consid-
erable extent.
We were shocked last Friday morning
when the news reached this place that
Mr.. T, Nj. Carter, OF Falls Mills, was
dead. Mr.. Carter was born and raised
at this place, and leaves a large 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.