Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1910-04-22
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homes here on account of the wealth
er.
Mrs. John w. Crockett continues
to improve, and is rapidly recovering
from an operation 10y Dr. W. II.
Williams, at Richlands two weeks
ago.
Mr.. John =. Pendleion is busy
taking the census Of the town OF
Tazewel. The population Of the
town will probably be l, 800. or more.
Geo. Britts and wife, of West Vir-
ginia, have been the guests Of Mr..
Britts parents at North Tazewell for
several weeks.
Mr.. II. Claude Pobts. who has
been engaged in abstract work at
GrundY, has gotten back To Taze-
well, where he will spend couple
of weeks before returning.
a. w. Tabor and Jos. Peak, Falls
Mills, were here on Pension day.
Alex remarked that if he could call
back about forty years the people of
this town wouldn't have TO be told
that he had hit ii.
a II Beavers and Hugh Sparks, Of
Cedar Bluff, and Young Mr.. Har-
man, son of "Black George" Har-
man, formerly of Tazewell. but now
OF Crump's Bottom, were visitors in
the News Office yesterday
Despite the very bad weather on
Monday night, the Daughters of the
Confederacy realized from the Ram
say lecture about $40, which will Re
use in defraying the expenses of the
chapter here.
James w. Harman, +. Cockett
Bowen and I. y. Repass have each
bought bicycles, which have been
expected for several weeks. As soon
as these wheels come, repair shop
and accident policy company will do
flourishing business here.
Mr.. b. AngTist, TaZeweiIs Jew.
has rented room over Greever's
store, where he will conduct his tail
oring establishment after the first of
June, when Pobst, the jeweleI, will
occupy the building where Mr.. An
girls is now, and Hankins and Son.
will take the vacated Pobst build
ing.
DR.. John r Jackson will leave
NEWELL on Monday for Richmond
10 attend meeting OF The Board of
Pharmacy of Virginia, OF which he
has recently been elected member.
1t is reported that George :. Ian
don, of the Geo. S. Landon Drug
Company, of Pocahontas, has bought
a drug store at Roanoke, TO which
city he will move with his family
soon. Joshua =. Landon will take
his brothers. place in the drug store
at Pocahontas.
Mr.. Iredell McMeans, who is an
important factor on the big fam of
Robert Moss, in Burke's Garden.
was In town bright and early Tues
DAY morning with team. He re-
ported winter weather in the Garden.
Mr. Stephen Mahood, one Of
Burke's Gardens oldes: and best citi-
zens, was in town Saturday, looking
spry and active as "A young man.
lie doesn t come TO town as often rs
he should perhaps. The young men
are benefited by trip 10 the coun-
try the older people, by visit to
town.
Mr.. {. w. Asbury one Of Uncle
Sans efficient mail carriers, route
from Benbow to Freestone Valley.
was here on Tuesday, and. with A.
). Larimer Thompson Valley, call.
ed to see us on Tuesday. They report
considerable damage To fruit and
ea'ly vegetables by the blizzard
Monday night and Tuesday.
The plans for commencement exer-
cises in the High School this spring
have been abandoned, owing 10 the
time that would be required bv the
students from their studies. For sev-
erai afternoons past the children in
the lower grades had been rehearsirg
Tor the commencement exercises.
Miss Bessie Jackson, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. John f.. jackson. who
has attained distinction in music nj
Randolph Macon Woman's College,
In Lnychburg, has been offered DO
siiion in the public school at Bic
Stone Gap, but has not definitely
decided to accept.
Nye Britts, who has been stenog-
rapher here for several years for
L Z Bowen and A S Higginbotham.
mas accepted the position as stenog-
rapher for United States District
Attorney Barns Gillespie. Mr.. Brirts
Will have charge of the Roanoke
office, but Mr.. Gillespie will re-
inain I'm Tazauell