Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-10-27
LOCAL MENTION |
Condensed News Gath
cred in and around
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PROFESSIONAL business in Michigan.
Messrs. Chapman & Gillespie are at
tending court at Welch, w. Va, where
they have an important criminal case
in court.
DR.. j. r. Gildersleeveis attending the
annual meeting of the Medical Society
in Richmond.
J. p. Spracher and family have NOV
ed into town, into rooms in the Dodd
hotel property,
A nice brick walk is replacing the
stone in front of the Peery block and
Jno. ID. Alexanders.
Richard Ratliff. of Cedar Bluff. had
his right LEG broken last week. while
hauling logs for saw mill.
A school house, near Belfast, was
burned last week. The children ali
escaped without injury,
Mr. and Mrs. c. w. Jones returned
today from visit to Mrs. T. NJ. Cubine,
Mr.. Jones sister, at Cedar Bluff.
The family of Mr.. Miles, the agent at
North Tazewell, have moved up from
Cleveland. Mr.. Miles is happier.
Mrs. Samuel Aston, ST., who has been
on a visit to Tazewell friends generally,
left today for her home at Lebanon.
The News acknowledges, with thanks
the receipt of a number of new names
to it's list of readers this week.
Smith Lockhart, Esq, has been dis
abled for some time by sprained knee
He is moving around by the help of a
cane.
Miss Estelle Bottimore and DIR. John
son of Northfork Junction, are expected
in town tomorrow TO make visit TO
friends and relatives.
Tazewell, we venture to say, is one
the busiest little towns in the State. The
weather, too, has been unusually fav-
orable to the completion of the work
being done.
We have three rooms for rent-two
adjoining, suitable for living purposes,
and one suitable for office, etc, on Main
street. Also one large 2story house for
rent.
The Fourth Avenue hotel at Wythe
vile, was resold at public auction We'd
nesday and brought SO, 800. Mr.. Temp
kins of Pocahontas, was the purchaser
No store in town or county is in bet
ter shape or more up-to-date than is
that of III. w. Pobst. He is an energetic
entelligent merchant, who keeps abreast
of the times. He will soon begin TO re-
ceive his goods.
Miss Nellie Cooley, who is handling
the hello" wires in the central Office
is AS efficient and obIiging as can be.
She says she gets tired saying, hello.
which Is a little unus ual, as the sex do
not get tired of talking
A few days ago at Cleveland, Russo
county, pitched battle took place in
which two men named Kiser were shot
and three others had their skulls frac-
tured with rocks Several others who
were in the fight escaped with slight
injuries.
Mrs. Narcissa Thompson and her
daughter, who have spent the summer
in Tazewell, will return to their home
in California next week. Miss Cleo
Thompson, of Thompson Valley, will
go with them to spend the winter.
"Brody" Bowen, a young printer of
Tazewell, left today for away up yam
der" where he will become II Michigan
der. He goes to Detroit where he will
accept lucrative position with "a large
printery in that city 'Brody" Is "a
good fellow and industrious, and we
wish him success.
Jas. r. Hurt, our hustling insurance
agent, is having applications from many
places OF the State, as well as fIom
many different points in the State for
lire insurance. Jim don't fill all these
applications. He is cautious as to his
risks, hence the little or no trouble he
has in adjusting loss claims.
News reaches us this morning tn It
Adams Brothers saw mill was
burned last night. The mill did not
catch from the forest fires which
have been raging i'll the NOM
talns for some time. The mill was not
insured. The fire originated from saw.
dust about the mill The lumber. which
was insured, was not burned.
Yesterday WINS dining and reun: on
cay at the old Witten homestead. Mrs.
w. ID. Knoll, Miss Nettie Witten. Rev.
and Mrs. Farr, visitors from Ogden.
Utah. went down from town early YES
terday morning. Jack and Andy no
doubt enjoyed having their bachelor
quarters Frightened and enliyened by
frra