Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-01-13

issue. -Eds.l
I viii begin my items by wishing the
editors and read ers of the News, hap
py and prosperous New Year, aud hope
that all turmoil and strife, should there
have been any deed ere The cloc4 ticl1ed
the oixtieth time in tie last minute os
'9S. How mony of us will still write
the above date, instead OF 90. Dear
Readers, let US improve this year and
try to do more coed than we have ever
done in the past.
Christmas mas come aud gone aud we
believe most every on here enjoyed it.
- good many dinnors and socials were
had, one marriage came OF. Mr.. Joseph
Asbury TO Miss MoHie Harman on
"Wednesday of last week. or course. as.
usual, the teachers were turned out
Children wanted week and treat.
everai OF the boys spent their lass Dcu-
ny to buy nails, TO fasten { he windows
aud doors. They have tax ed strongly
of giving the principle a "ducking, g
(many of the older teach ers know wha
'duckingn means) il he didn't treat.
but from some cause Cow trdice W.
suppose) they didn't give" nor get
Hhe incident reminded ,ss Mary had
little lamb" changed thus:
But bhe children turned them out and
twas against the rule.
1t made the children laugh and play
To think they'd have no school.
Mr.. j. b. Hurt has been np from Ce-
dar Bluff ali week. helping to invoice
the stock Of STEELE, Gillespie & Co We
suppose he new style Till be Steele.
Gillespie & Hurt
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Ry ley, Of Carter-
ton. spent the holidays with Their par
ents Mr.. aud Mrs. James Osborne an
on last Monday they moved back tfthis
place. The say as very oae else VIII
has lived here, "There is no place like
Pounding Mil. "
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Alder. Mrs w
B. Steele and daughter ate Christmas
dinuer with their mother. Mrs. j Mar
ion McGuire, at Cedar Bluff.
Miss Eva and Mr.. Toby Sparks visited
at their uncles, Rev. ]. r. Spark s, Of
Richlands, from Wednesday to satur-
day.
Mr.. n L. Mcleod spent the avs pre-
ceding the holidays with his best girl in
Boston, Mass. lie also visited Philadel-
phia, Washington, New York, and 9TH
er points.
The following came up from Cedar
Sluff to w. b. Steele's, on ednesday
afternoon train of last week to DO pres.
ent at the dining on Thursday, viz: Mis-.
ses Callie and Pearl Mcclure and Lettie
Cecil; Messrs. 4. A. and James e. NJ.
Mcclure, and Lane and VIII Whitley
from Tazewell.
Mr.. w G. Williams has moved his
family to Richlands. Mr.. c. P Will
liams occupies the vacated house.
Mr.. r. X, Gillespie and family ate
Christmas dinner with their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Ras Scott at Blue Sulpher
Inn.
Since our last writing two other chill
dren hive died here from pneumonia.
and several other children have it, and
number have recovered. The remains
OF Mr.. Tim Monger's child were sent TO
Dayton. Rockingham county, fol- inter-
ment, accompanied by Mr.. n. L. NJ
Leod.
DIR. George Williams, of Burke,s Gar
den, spent the holidays here with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Williams.
Mrs. Lou Edmonds and sister, MIS-.
Lizzie Hounshell and Children, Ceredo,
stopped off here Saturday IN their wa
to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. dcGraw
at steeIsburg and were the guests
Mrs. VIII Mulkey.
Miss Hattie Griffith is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. T. H. Il. Christie, of Blue
field.
Mrs. Ringstaff and Mrs. sturgilI gave
the children a social on Saturday and
Monday evening respectively.
Rev Reynolds, of Tazewen College,
filled Rev. Vests appointments he E
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night The people were well pleased
with his discourses.
Miss Rebecca Davis has recovered from
a severe attack of diptheria.
j. b. Hurt and family spent one ay
during the week with Mr.. and Ms =.
K Gillespie.
Mrs. w. b. Steele and children spent
Friday night with Mrs. NJ. NJ. Ha' kins,
of Cedar Bluff and took in the oyster
supper at Mrs. Mary Peery's, given for
the benefit Of the parsonage-overt TWEEN
ty dollars was taken in and every one
had a most splendid time. The sp'en-
did music by Miss Matte .Peery en- the
piano, Mr.. T. A. Gillespie, violin. and
Mr. w. y Cecil harm was on io.-od NJ