Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-01-19

preaching In the presbyterian
church next Sunday at IL a. m.
Preaching in the Lutheran church
church next Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock.
Preaching in the Baptist church
next Sunday at Ii a. IN. and z p. m.
William Mitchell, who has been
confined to his home at Graham for
several days, with severe cold, is
better and able to oe out again.
The people of Graham are awaiting
with interest the decision of the Vir-
ginia Supreme Court. which will pass
upon the validity of the recent bond
issue held in that town for civic i'm
provements.
Paradim flour makes baking easy
tempting biscuit and dainty pastry
are sure if you specify Paradise.
C. Z. PERRY and co.
The inside pages of this paper con-
tain several interesting and important
articles. Read all of them. The edi-
torial page is known as the EDITORS
page. Don't conclude, however, that
perforce, there is nothing on this page
worth reading.
We guarantee every barrel of Par
adm flour, absolutely. If you will
try one sack we know you will want
another.
G. T. PERRY and co.
1t is reported that the mercury at
Tip Top, the highest RAILROAD point on
the Norfolk and Western, registered
sixteen below zero Tuesday morning.
This is the coolest point reported so
far in the county.
The child of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Henkle, stillborn, was buried We'd
nesday near the home in Mcclure
Valley. The mother is seriously i'll,
but her condition is not considered
dangerous.
Eighty-five per cent of the fifteen
million boys in the United States are
not Christians. Since the beginning
of the year 1900, IL millions boys
have passed out of the Sunday Schools
without making definite decision for
Christ.
OF all the inmates of penal institu-
tions in North America, 81 per cent
are under voting age. This argues
wasted energy somewhere. The Sun
day Schools are not doing their full
duty. The home is not helping the
Sunday School as it might do.
Mrs. j. B. Boyer holds the distinc-
ton of being the first depositor in the
postal savings bank established in the
/ local postoilice. She sent Colonel
Boyer to the office Wednesday with a
nice little sum, which Uncle Sam
will pay interest OH.
Captain G. S. Gildesrleeve, of
Grafton. through his son, Gilbert,
sent kind message" Wednesday.
Captain Gildersleeve is wintering
well. not being bothered with his
usual winter attack of illness.
After the initiatory work at the
meeting oe the Eastern Star last
Friday night, refreshments were SER
we'd in the dining hall of the Masonic
Temple. An old time candy pulling
was had, which was greatly en;oyed
by the members present.
A meeting of the creditors of the
Empire Coal Land Corporation and
the Richlands Coal Corporation will
be held in Tazewell on Thursday, the
18th. G. II. Penn, referee, will pre-
side. The object of the meeting is to
sell certain property mentioned in the
petition.
Among the "new leaves turned
the first of the year we have failed
to note that A. B. Buchanan has
stopped smoking, fete which his
friends thought was impossible. A
distressing feature of this, however,
is that the gentleman says his appe-
title has greatly increased since cut
ting out the weed.
DIR. John e. Jackson left Monday
morning to attend the sessions this
week in Richmond of the Board of
Pharmacy of Virginia. 1t is expected
that the session of the Board this
month will be lengthy, as large
number of applications for examina-
tion have been received by Clerk
Miller in Richmond.
Graham furnishes story of a pan
Their having been seen in that com
munity recently. The cold weather
is driving the wild animals of the
mountains to the farm houses, and it
was not an uncommon thing in Taze.
well county many years ago to see
panthers, bear, deer and other wild
animals near the towns when the
snow and cold weather was so severe.
MIR. G. S. Alley, of Mcclure VAL