Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-01-25
OUR BLUEPIgLD LETTER,
TUESDAY

OF 1dHcWeli, are In the city.
w. G. Mustard, of Witten's Mills
was in the city Sunday.
Maxey G. Witten went to Dingess
last night.
}: 9. Mann returned last night from
a visit TO Monroe county.
postmaster Martin and Judge San.
ders are in Charleston.
Miss Mary Easley is conyalescent.
Miss Maud Francis is reported quite
A.. c; Huffard, of WEIGH, spent
Sunday here 'pO"'
]. b. Boyer, of TazeweIl, was i'm the
city yesterday.
>. II. Suddath, of Welch, was in
the city Sunday.
VIM. III. McQuail, of Ennis, was in
the city yesterday.
John b. Crawford, of Tazeweil. was
In the city yesterday.
Mayor Godfrey, OF Bramwell snort
Yesterday in the city.
Attorney a. II. Patton, of WEIGH.
was in the city yesterday.
j. +. Jones, of Dexter. Russell conn
W, was in the city Sunday.
Miss jamie Baldwin went TO Poca-
hontas last night to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. HetberinOton
day. wy 'e''e'-
Miss Mae Baldwin, who has heen
critically ill of typhoid fever. is con.
valescing. '0H-
Mrs. Henry c.. Stuart, of Rosedale
d., was In the city last night en-
route to Lewisburg.
Abe Lyman, of Pocahontas. was in
the city yesterday on q visit to his
brother, Sol. J. Lyman.
Geo. I. Honaker, of Duhrinp. was in
the city Sunday. Mr.. HonaSer has
recently graduated in law.
Miss Harris, of Tazewell, was in the
CITY en- route TO Panther, where she
has accepted position as stenoora-
pher Tor the Ritter Lumber Co.
Capt Hartman Newberry, the scat
tie king of Bland, was in the civ
yesterday en- route TO WEIGH.
Mrs. S. NJ. Harvey, who has been
visiting her brother, DR.. A. McD
Browning, returned to Graham last
night. '"'
REV. Peter c. Clark is at Princeton
this week holding a series of meetings
at the Presbyterian church. He will
remain three or four days, preaching
every night.
capt. j. {. Gent and wife, of Leban-
ON, and State Senator II. p. Bruce, of
wise, were in the city last night en-
route TO Richmond. Capt. Gent is
the representative from Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Lynch, of Taze-
well, were in the city last night n
route to Richmond, where they will
remain during the session of the Leg
ISlature. Mr.. Lynch is Senate Clerk
Uncle" John Bowie, one OF the
most popular hotel clerks in the State.
Is quite Ill at the Inn. He has NOT
bcen well for several weeks and he
came much worse yesterday morning.
IL was currently rumored last night
that r. Il. GOdsey, the Union News
salesman VINO has smallpox had died
at SIX o'clock. There was no founda-
zion Tor the rnmor. The patient is i'm
proving and with careful nursing will
soon be we'll.
There was slight collision of
trains yesterday morning near the
Standard Oil Cos. yards in which
fireman Ike Fields, of the Poca diyis-
lou, suffered a badly mashed font
HIS loot was caught between the ten
der and Engine. Mr.. Fields was car
rled to his boarding house at JoseDh
Graham's where necessary attention
is given to his comfort.
4 murder occurred at Cooper Sun
day, Robert Ferguson being the vic
Inn or the Jealous rage OF Philin
Brown. They duarreled over woman
10 whom they had been paying atteu.
ton for some time. The ball entered
Ferguson'S back and penetrated the
heart ferguson WAS running when
shot. Brown WAS arrested by Edward
Cooper. who turned him over To the
authorities, and after an examination
he was sent TO jail at Princeton.
Botl the men Were employed by
Walton " Co.
MAI scales, another negro, was shot,
and seriously wounded Sunday by n !
white man from BrafnwelI. w6Osss
name we are unable TO learn. Scales |
was hit in the shoulder Bad 'slickern |
was the cause OF The trouble.
Attorney III. A. Ritz. of this CITY
went 10 Bfamwell yesterday to advise |
with the defeated or 'connted ont;,
candidates for town councilman. All
the recent election the "wet,' ticket |
had majority Of ID on the face of the
returns, but, as usual, there were a
Of illegal votes, and on a de-
mand of some of the citizens fo- a re-
count the council threw out all ILLEGAL
votes and decided how they had voted
according to rules OF evidence in case
II contest, in fact. they went through
he form Of contest in canvassfnpi
The vote. This the defeated candidates
,OntenGed WIS irregular proceeding
md they have taken The oath of ofce
and wi proceed to contest the right
IF the other council to act. The new
council goes into office February Ist.
As the Old council has the certificate of
Election from the retiring council II
will probably be recognized by Mayor
godfrey. The case is an interestino
me.
There are now three cases of small,
)oX IN Mercer county. Two of them ,
re near Bramwell and the third one .
3 IA Bluefeld. The Board of Health
las taken every precaution to prevent
spread of The cOnta gion and it is he s
ieVed they have il under control 0nr