Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01

proper disposition of the wood
chuck, sawhsh, saratoga chips and
other lumber suitable for the cult
merry department-there were half
a-dozen courses-after which fol-
lowed "feast of reason and a flow
of soul" Great chunks IL elo-
quence and splinters of wit flew in
all directions from Messrs. ]. E.
Walker, R. F. Holden, F. I. Nc
Bride, @. E. Gordon, t. w. Flu
gate and others present. 1t was a
breezy time amid the tall timber
Amputation Necessary.
Mr.. Ed. J. McKenna. of this CITY,
who is fireman on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, had his right foot
badly maSl ed and burned Monday on
the yard at Bluefeld. He was brought
here few days ago and taken to the
Home and Retreat. where he has been
under the care OF DR.. j. w. billiard.
Yesterday morning it was decided that
his injuries were of such a nature as
to necessitate amputatiOn, which was
performed by taking off the right leg,
within six inches Of the inee Joint.
The young man rallied promptly and
stood the operation as well as could be
Or. billiard was assisted by Drs. VIII
son, II. W. Martin and A. j. Clarke
Lynchburg News.
Y. NJ G. A.
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the \. M. G. A. Sunday afternoon.
There was good attendance.
Mr. Shuler said that better facili-
ties are badly needed at the rooms for
the comfort and accommodation of the
young men who gather there day and
night. with seperate rooms for music
games and reading much better results
could be attained. And he was right.
Secretary Fisher is doing a fine work.
however, with the facilities at hand.
There are comparatively few of our
people who really know how great the
moral influence of the Y. II. G.. A. is
here. No expenditure of money should
be considered too great in order to give
this Institution all facilities needed.
The December monthly report shows
the membership TO be 543, the largest
in the entire division. The January
report will be larger
WEDNESDAY.
Geo. Dodds is right i'll of lagrippe.
Capt. +. l.. Bailey returned to Welch
last night.
J. II. Crabill, of Waynesboro, Va,
is in the city.
james Sullivan, of Harrisonburc. Va.
is in the city.
r. r. Holden, of Welch, was in the
city Yesterday.
w, w. Clark Of Algoma, was in the
city yesterday.
c. J. Barnes, of Pocahontas, was in
the city yesterday.
Ii. w. Shields, Of Bramwell, visited
Bluefield yesterday.
Mayor Land left last night for
Charleston on business.
John L. Dixon, n prominent citizen
of ROnceverte, is in the city.
X. e. Thornton came up from Will
l0wton last night.
). Nj. Christie, of Willowton, was in
the city Yesterday.
w. L. Wohlford returned last night
from a visit TO Bland.
j. Powell Royal, Bland Leslie, and
Miss Mamie Leslie, of Tdzewell, are
in the city.
II. c Frier, of Salem, Va, has ac-
cepted a position with McCue q
Wright.
Road foreman of Engines, Fair
brother, of the Radford division, was
IN the city yesterday.
l.. a. Dunn was called home yester-
day by the illness of his mother. She
resides at Cashmere, Monroe county.
l. Bernard sameth left yesterday for
New York city to study the spring
fashions and buy his spring stock.
S. NJ. Bernard left Yesterday for
Union Hall. Va, where he will be
present today at the marriage of
sister.
II. d. Eichelberger, of Richmond,
State agent for the Travellers Insur-
ance Company, is in the city.
Miss Jamie Rush, of Abingdon, who
has bee;. visiting Mrs. Summers, of
the West End, returned home yester-
day.
Rev. Giles NJ. Johnson, of Lerona,
this county, pastor of the Vines mis-
sion, is reported dangerously i'll of
ct his home.