Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-06-16
FOURTH TO BE
CELEBRATED
The PooahontaS Pharmacal Co.
Changes Hands Needs a
Better Phone System.

Pocahontas. Va. June 10.
J. Campbell Stras, of Mora, w. Va,
visited friends here this week.
Mr.. NJ. Schenck, OF Zurich, Switzer
land, has taken charge OF the electrical
department OF the Pocahontas Collieries
Company,
John B. Lipscomb, of Bristol, Tenn.
was visitor here Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Leckie have as
their guest Mr.. J. II. Cooper, of Penn
sylvania.
Nh. Pryor n. Smith, of Lynchburg,
is the guest Of storekeeper Ware, this
week.
Mr.. E. S. Jones, of Radford, is here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred C. VanDoran
have as their guest Mrs. Harry Van
Doran and Mr.. w. G. VanDoran, OF
Pulaski.
Miss Bertha S. Cox is in Chilhowie,
the guest of Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs. j. b. Carpenter is on visit to
her parents in Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Luther Mustard
have as their guest Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Barnes, Of Tazewell county.
Miss Ella Richardson has resigned
her position with w. II. Hicks, the
Photographer.
Mrs b. F. Ptoeet, who lived here
for number OF years, and has been at
her old home in Ashland, Kentucky,
returned today, and will open music
class AT once.
Miss Helene Huberger, Of Phillips
burg, n. j., is the guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcconnell, at their farm home.
Judge w. f. Morris returned home
Saturday after an extended trip North.
The Judge brought about fifty Hun
garian miners with him. Work is bet
ter here at the mines and on the coke
yards than for a number OF years and
the Colleries Company is putting all
their coke ovens in blast
Pocahontas needs telephone system
for the city. There isn't town in the
State OF Virginia its size that has as
few phones, in private homes. We
have the Southern Bell, Long Distance
phones in several business houses, but
none in private places.
POcahontas, which has gained a
reputation for celebrating the Fourth
Of July in an elaborate style, will have
one of the largest this year ever ia the
! history OF the place. and Something
doing all the time" which is charac-
teristic of the place, will hold good
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Frazier, on East
Water Street, have as their guest Mr..
and Mrs. John b. Saunders, OF Ora
ham.
A Business Mems League or Board
OF Trade, was permanently organized
here Monday, with the following of
ficers chosen: c, A. Howard, Of How
ard & Lawrence, President; A. Hyman,
of Nj. +. Hyman & Son, as Secretary,
and w. f. jenkins, of the Bay Window
Store, as Treasurer.
The Pocahontas PharmacaI Co.
which was owned by the Pocahontas
Colleries Company, was sold last week
to Messrs Geo. H. and Geo S. Lam
don and Floyd Black, who will conduct
the business under the firm name OF
Geo. S. Landon & Co. Mr.. Geo. S.
Landon will have charge OF the busi-
ness, and has an established reputa-
tion as druggists graduate from
Virginia Medical College, and having
been in the drug business for q num-
ber Of years, and owning the Geo. S.
Landon Drug Store at keystone. Geo
II. LandOn, who halls from Salem. is
the owner and proprietor OF the Fa'
Top Drug Co., at this place. Floyd
Black, who is a pioneer OF the coal
fields and has recently severed his con.
nection with the Pocahontas Collieries
Company. This up-to-date establish.
ment has large plate glass windows
profusely lighted by electricity. and is
heated 10y steam, and is one OF the
most up-to date stores Of the kind in
Southwest Virginia.