Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1905-02-17
Local Items.


Mills, the well known railroad contrac-
tor, was a visitor 70 Tazewell this
week.
John b. Hurt, Of Pounding Mill. and
Geo. II. Mccall, OF Raven, Were i'm
Tazewell Monday.
Rev. II. f. Elmore will preach i'm the
Methodist church i'm Pocahontas next
Sunday at II a. m.
Mrs. J. ID. Alexander was called to
Graham Wednesday on account OF the
illness Of Mr.. and Mrs Aliens baby.
Maj. r. r.. Henry has recently re-
turned from a weeks visit TO his sons,
Robert AM Ashby. who are students
in a school OF technology in Phlladel-
phia.
With the exception OF Norton Taze-
well must have been the coolest point
in the State Tuesday.
The best thermometer i'm town re-
gistered II degrees below zero Tues
day morning, which is said TO be :he
lowest the mercury has fallin since the
winter OF 1899, when it was about 4
degrees colder.
The latest reports from Col. Geo. w.
Nfiloo xybo b,g laop 4, a. D;.l.......l
hospital for several weeks past, is, that
through the medium OF the x-ray. his
disease has been checked, and that
strong hopes are entertained for his
recovery. Col. Miles is well known TO Il
great many Tazewell people.
In supplement to the News this
week, the Tazewell Supply Company
offers some very rare bargains. Any
one in need OF dry goods, groceries,
furniture, farm Implements. etc, will
profit by reading this advertisement.
Last week the News secured what
the metropolitan dailics call SCOOP
in that it was the first paper i'm Taze-
well, if not Southwest Virginia, TO an
nounce the execution of J. Samuel Ne
Cue at Charlottesville.
We have special arrangements with
the Cincinnati Post by which we can
furnish that Journal and the News one
year for - 80. The Post is daily.
and is considered one Of the best. This
offer will only apply to new subscribers
or those who pay in advance to the
News
We have purchased from the Ameri
can Type Founders Company. one of
the latest and most improved job
presses, which will be installed in our
office within the next few days. This
better equips us than ever for nice
commercial printing Of all kinds. Give
us your next order.
Mrs. Miles, wife OF depot agent. f.
J. Miles, we are glad to report is rap
idly recovering from Il recent attack OF
illness. For several days it was
thought that this popular lady would
not recover.
Mr. George w. St. Clair returned
from New York City Tuesday. where
he had been for several days on legal
business. Mrs. St. Clair, who has beer
at the bedside OF her mother at Staun.
ton, is expected home tomorrow. hel
mothers condition being much i'm
proved
Mr.. S. T. Litz, OF Graham. was in
Tazewell on business Wednesday, anC
reports a great deal OF sickness in his
town His wife is just recovering from
recent illness.
There still continues several cases OF
small pox on the branch above the re
sidence of the late Col. A. J. May. Mrs
Williams, wife of Mack Williams. has
recently broken out with the disease
which started formerly in the family o
William Keesee. Rev. Mr.. Lavendar
who journeyed from Tip Top to tn,
small pox neighborhood to minister
unto the sick, attempted to leave Wed
nesday, but was turned back. and in
formed of the quarantine laws, which
are being rigidly enforced.
1t is feared that the recent col,
weather will almost entirely extremi
nate partridges and other game birdi
in this section. From the dali Y papers
we see that in some parts OF the stat,
the birds are being cared for by the
farmers. 1t is sincerely hoped tina
our sportsmen will devise some plan o
furnishing the birds with food, during
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