Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-05-01
Falls Mill.
Ed Buckland has new pair of over

Ed Buckland has a new pair OF over
alls.
William Mullins who has been con
fined to his room for several weeks
with gripp is able to walk about on the
farm.
Uncle Sammy Tabor who has been
sick since last fall was int own last week.
This is the first time that he has been
here since last November, his many
friends. will be glad 10 know that he is
50 much improved.
w. j. Ashworth the station Agt. at
this place has accepted n more lucra-
tive position with the n. & w. at Nor
/ ton, and will leave in n few days, to
take charge or his new work. Mr..
4 Ashworth was the most obli9mg and
, energetic agent that wc have ever had
at this place and we regret very much
to lose him.
Miss Nancy Tabor who has charge
Of the dress making department OF the
millinery store at Graham was visiting
homefolks Sunday.
The mill at this place has been sold
to the VUginiP Co., link Of the N. Il
W. r. II. for the sum of $7S5O.O0. We
are not informed whether they will use
the power for milling or other purpose.
Gibson & Waugh have completed
the grade for the change in the new
road bed OF the n. & w. one mile East
of this place and moved their force to
other points last week.
A part of the road around the L.. q
Brown farm was relet To contract last
Saturday, TO Thos. Puclett who had
the lowest bid. it is to be hoped that
the public will get road this time that
can be walked over with safety.
We are Informed that the Yards are
on general boom, new buildings are
going up and thcIU. S. Brick Company
is making preparation to put in n branch
plant at this place.
The life OF this neighborhood il $.
Walton stone quarry near this place
30 per cent OF the business in this Vi
vicinity receives it's support from the
Enterprise. They have been in business
ut this point for about four years and
during this period haye never failed to
pay off on Saturday after the 10th OF
each month. They employ from 200
to 800 laborers and we are informed
that they are now prepared to ship 20
car loads OF stone per day.
Ed BuclIland had al dangerous en-
counter with IA mad dog last Sunday
morning, while eating his breakfast He
heard his own and another dog fight
ing, he got up from the table and went
out in the yard To see what was the
trouble. AS soon as the mad dog saw
Ed il released its hold on his dog and
made straight au him, he saw ut once
the dog was mad, but the dog was be-
tween him and the house and he had
nothing TO defend himself with, 80 To
run was his only chance, he ran TO the
house OF j. A. Sarver near 10y and Mrs.
Sarver closed the door ON the dog whi IN
was afterwards killed, after being shot
six or seven times. Eds features are
not natural yet.
Mrs. l. G.. Dodd who has been quite
for some time is very much improv-
ed.
Granger Compton has moved his
family from Italy to Sand Lick West
Va.
If mad dog brings up the rear Ed
Buckland can out run any man on Mud
Fork.
Constable Mays was at the yards last
Monday, and made several arrest.
Your Italy correspondent is still lin
gering, but little hope OF single bless
edness is Entertained for him.
Ed Buckland is fireing boiler at the
quarry.