Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-03-04
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'oaIdan' Feb. 2s-The population
"' our town Is increasing. Most nil
"t The houses that have been vocant
since last July are being reinhabitcd
some by good people like our-
SERVES and some 10y better class.
John BurreSs is I'm the beef busi-
n>Ss ut this place. lie Is competinp
with Sam Lovel and the Armour
i'acking Company. John sells cheap-
er than sam does, but Sam hns In
take his pay In scrip. which is only
worth thirty cents on the dollar.
saturday was pay day at Seaboard
some OF the boys got money enough
u pay their months expenses, and
some didn't, while II few, very
lew came out little ahead.
Some coal operators seem to think
u coal digger is doing we'll IL he has
u suit of overalls and enough to eat
To keep him able to work.
You can get four pounds OF dried
apples at Seaboard tor dollar I'm
scrip; how Is that for high?
Miss Okla Christian and Miss
Lucie Brewster are visiting relatives
and friends i'm our town.
DIR. lligginbotham has established
his oilice at Seaboard and is being
kept pretty busy, as there are "A great
many cases of grip, pneumonia and
othet complaints in this community,
but the confidence the people have I'm
the young. tall doctor gives Instant
'eIlei AMI few doses of pills or n
pornS plaster completes cure.
The Skin and Bone Lumber Conn
pany has resumed work again and
we've had another attnck of rheuma-
liSm, which must be caused by the
changes In the weather. They ro-
sumo and | have rheumatism every
time IL clears up.
Say, whnt are our lawmakers do
ing: we will bet IA pint that they
hhNnt passed enough local option
and prohibition bills To pay them
Tor going down there. II they have
time To give their attention for lit
tie while To matters of real impor-
lance, we would be glad To hear of
them making "A move towa,d inyesti-
eating the conditions Of the mining
industries of our state The ventila-
ton of the mines are so imperfect
That there l.. hardly n day TINT some
OF the miners are not struck down bv
bad air and smoke, and have To be
hauled out or come staggering out
IKE drunken men. This is killing
men, poisoning their lifes blosd,
shnttcring their nerves, and milking
young men old, when they should
he IN the very prime of manhood
and this is n subject that has never
engaged the serious representatives.
Work on the new coke ovens nt
ScabOaId is progressing we'll. cosidcr-
ing the weather. 1t takes Emet Rry-
ant and Sam DWELL both To hold the
price of flour down mt Seaboard.
There are about dozen cases of hak-
ing powder in the same room with
their flower, and II they get Il mix
ed mp the flour will raise In spite of
the dickens. / ctnt see what makes
some people so careless.
The reason people don't save any
money nt Seaboard--thcy live too
high.
lSc for fat back; 25c pound fnr
dried apples; SLIGO per Lashel for
corn meal; SOC pound ins coffee:
such stun as this is too Ghe for
coal digger. a dollar scrip Will buy
about rs much of the necessaries OF
life at Seabard now as dollar i'm
con niederate money did I'm Richmond
In 1860, and this is what they paG
th their coal diggers. There is "A new
store manager at Seaboard now. Ii
is understood that Sam LoveI is 10
take charge Of Construction work.
Sam will, however, stay In the store
few days we suppose to show the
new man how to punch scrip to ad-
vantage.
John Horton has opened another
mud hole last night. The reason he
takes the night shift for this work IL
he wants To utilize as much moon
shine rs possible.
Our friend Lovel Is on the sick
lis. this week. The doctor advised
Sam not 10 eat any for few days,
but he says 1t costs too much to fast,
when fellow is paying monthly
board bill.
Well, l. will bring my short letter
10 IA close.
Jerry Flint.
Let's make the Ilth ard 18th the
best ever. - See Chapman's ad.