Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1909-11-26
Local Mews

Preaching in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday at IL a. IN.
BE careful about fires. Water sup
ply is low.
Rev. 5. q. Hall will preach at
North Tazewell next Sunday at 80
p. m.
Mrs. b. +. Lewis has returned 10
her home here after several weeks
visit TO her son, G. w. Spracher, i'm
Richmond.
DIR. MOomaw, of Raven, physi-
clan TO the coal companies at that
place, was business visitor TO the
city last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. G. Peery will
leave i'm "A few days for Bristol,
where they will visit their daugh-
tire, Mrs. Grant, and later will leave
for their winters stay i'm Florida.
Mrs. II. w. Pobst, who has been
at the bedside Of her uncle, Captain
L. w. Peck. near Radford, has re-
turned home. Captain Peck contin-
ues in n very critical condition.
Cash for your hides ut Growers.
II. b. Peery, formerly merchant
at Benbow, in Thompson Valley, is
preparing to enter the wholesale gro
Gerry business at Maron, AMI has in
course of erection in that town a
large ware room for the storage Of
goods. All OF the Peery boys are born
merchants, and the success of Mr..
Peery's venture i'm the wholesale field
is predicted.
Greever is paying cash for hides.
Mr.. Frank Witten, who recently
sold his farm i'm the west end of the
county to Frank Bundy, has leased
for n term of five years the farm of
IL. G. Peery near town. Mr.. Witten
has taken charge of the farm.
DIR. 5. G. Bowen has been absent
from town all week on IA visit to
his friend, DIR. Craig, in New York
City.
j. Nj. Newton, the well known
insurance man of Pocahontas, was
here at court this week.
Captain and Mrs. ]. ID. Alexan-
der left last week for Lebanon,
where they Will visit their daugh-
ter Mrs. Frank ID. Kits, and will
later visit thei son ut st. Paul and
another daughter at Lebanon.
Rev. G. G. Martin, the new Meth
odist minister mt Richlands, was
hele on Wednesday,, and was granted
license by the court To solemnize
the right OF matrimony in the coun-
ty.
Mr.. Nj. CasseIl, the Burke's Garden
merchant, missed the corn exhibit In
the Garden this week by being una
voidably detained in Tazewell-a
member OF the jury for this term OF
court.
DR.. Robert Blankenship, who ha.
been connected with Jackson's drug
store here for year or more, has
resigned and will accept simila
position with one of the leading drul
companies OF Bluefield. DR.. Blank.
inhip has many friends in Tazewei
who will regret his leaving.
Z. Is. Neel manager OF the RaveI
Red Ash Coal Co., has been mem
Der of the petit jury for this term o
court. The Raven company has beer
forging itself toward until now tn
Raven Red Ash coal has becom
known all over Virginia. The outpu
of the mines has reached 800 tons pc
day, with an increasing demand 70
the coal.
Thanksgiving services in tn
Presbyterian church yesterday wa
we'll attended. Rev. Mr.. Vile
preached fine sermon. Rev. MI
King, the new minister on the Taze
well circuit, and other ministers @
the town took part.
The usual collection vas taken
and amounted TO $1,000. "a lathe
small amount, everything considere
Prof. J. G. Livesay, of the Graham
High School, and attorney J. w
Hicks, of Graham, left on last Mon