Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-01-02
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Eugene Shelton returned yesterday
from his visit to Bristol
Andrew May returned TO Radford
to school yesterday.
Preaching in the Methodist church
next Sunday at IL a. m.
Judge Graham and family left last
week for Florida 70 spend the winter.
C. Walter Steele, Of Landgraft, spent
the holidays at home.
Mr.. W. A. Leeces oldest child has
dypthena.
Miss Allie Willard and little brother,
Leslie, are visiting in Bristol.
Miss Mamie Leslie left on Wednes-
day to enter the Virginia Institute at
Bristol.
Jno. E. Jackson has purchased the
Lily property, the price paid was
$1,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. wade miller spent Ia
part Of their Xmas here with Mrs.
Miller's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Watkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Watkins, Of wise,
were among the popular and welcome
visitors to Tazewell during Xmas.
Prof. A. p. Kelly, Of Berryville, sur
prised his friends here by paying an
unexpected visit to Tazewell.
Capt. A. It. Ward is reported very
low. His friends and family have little
or no hope'of his recovery.
The year 1903 will be a warm one
politically in Tazewell. All the county
officers except clerk of court, are TO be
elected.
Mr.. Whitman Willard, Of Inman, and
his father, A. NJ Willard, who is ar
work at Nelch, spent several days at
home during Xmas.
Owing to om advertising patron
age we are unable to give you as
much reading matter as we would
like to do, great many interesting
things have to be omitted on this ac-
count.
Mrs. Barnes Gillespie returned from
her visit TO her mother, who was i'll.
at Rural Retreat, and enjoyed Xmas
with her husband and friends i'm TaZe-
well.
Misses Mamie and Nanola Gillespie
entertained, during the holidays. the
Misses Gwyn, of Mississippi. who are
students at Mary Baldwin Institute.
Staunton.
Mr. L. A. Lynch, first assistant clerk
of the Senate, and his wife. Represen-
tative Moore and Senator Hartman. who
have been at home during the holidays.
will return 10 Richmond tomorrow. The
General Assembly will be in session
until may the first, in all probability.
f. W. Kelly, of Wise, "a student OF
Washington and Lee University. re-
TUNED to school on Wednesday. He
speaks in high praise of Robt. Crockett,
of our town, a fellow-student Of his at
the University.
Prof. NJ. w. Hatton, President of
Virginia Institute, Bristol, was in Taze-
well day during the holidays. The
Institute Is booming ahead, with bright
er prospects than ever before.
John BOothe, of Bluefield, is sick
with typhoid fever, at the home of his
brother Alex, in the southern part Of
town. His physician, DIR. Painter
pronounces his condition favorable.
A good resolution for the n. & w.
people would betobuild few good. COM
Portable waiting rooms along the line of
the Clinch Valley, and to keep them
heated during the cold weather The
travelling public-women and children
particularly, would be glad
There were IA prisoners-11 of them
white, who spent their Christmas In
our Jail. No Christmas dinners were
given, we understand The charitable
public forgot those in prison.
Jas. ID. Green, President of the
miners union, of Pocahontas, is in iail
here, serving 4 months sentence i'm
posed some time ago by Judge Nc
Dowell, in the United States Court. fer
violating an injunction. Mr.. Green's
friends expect TO get him pardoned
within few days.
The one man, who has worked
harder during the past two weeks than
any other, is Mr.. Miles, our obligiac