Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-08-23
Jennie and Cora Lowell.

IL. n. Gillespie, Rex Steele anC
John Gillespie are at Laurel TODAY,
taking inventory of Gillespie anc
Steele's store. Mr.. Puckett. who has
taken charge of the store, is moving
his family from North Tazewell TODAY
and will occupy the nice rooms over
the store
A. G Fowler went to Raven the
last of the week on business.
w b Spratt, G g Bailey. and po-
liceman Spratt, were here yesterday
on legal business.
Mrs. j 7 Altizer and two little
daughters, Lena and Gladys, and Miss
Octavia Pruett, are spending some
time with the formers parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Prr"tt, Crockett's Cove.
Mrs. Jas.cs Osborne is visiting
relatives in Smythe county.
r. j. Hurt, Indian, was here YES
terday on legal business, guest to
dinner of Rex Steele.
Rev. Isaac Wright, Bluefield,
preached his last sermon here Sunday
morning, for this year. Cooperation
conveenes at Honaker soon.
Rev. Rosco FARRELL. of the Method
ist church, was here one day recently,
as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Trcyer.
He was on his way to u camp meeting
in Indiana; from there he will 90 to
Azbury College, Wilmore, Kentucky,
where he expects to graduate next
session. He made number of warm
friends while preaching in Tazewell
this summer.
G. Fl. Steele, Paint Lick, was here
recently and reports his ten year old
son, Claude, the turkey shepherd, as
capturing a wild turkey. Claude has
about 100 turkeys he looks after
every day and drives them up at
night. This turkey as blind in one
eye-got separated from the flock
which consisted of three hens and
several young ones. 1t was almost
frying size when captured. He kept
it in coop few days and now it
goes with the tame turkeys.
We are having lots of rain; the
rainfall last night was several inches,
in other words, straight gallon jar
was half full of water this morning.
Have had several hard rains today.
Farmers have gotten their grass up
and are happy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton O'Keefre,
Peery Britain, and Others, were
guests of their relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gillespie, one day last week.
The w C T u had an interesting
meeting Thursday, of last week. The
following officers were elected: Mrs.
Trayer, president; Mrs. Gillespie.
viec-president; Mrs. Harris, treas
urer; Mrs. Steele, secretary; Miss
IVA Steele, organist; Miss Cora
Christian, literature distributor.
Several other Offices were filled. The
Union now numbers 25 members.
with others in sight
The following are some of the pic
mic party to this place last Saturday,
chaperoned by Mrs. Margaret VANS
ley, of Maxwell: Misses Virginia
Maxwell, Elsie Graybeal, Stella and
Vertie Crabtree, and Gross, of Max
well. Misses Peery, Pisgah; Thomp-
son, from North Tazewell; Mahood
and Haymaker, from Graham; Saun-
ders, Snltville; Clara Brown, Rich
lands; Messrs Ben Tom Daley, Fo,d,
Thompson, Crabtree, George, Belcher,
Hadden. McHenry, and others.
Misses Mary and Katie Hurt, the
twins. visited relatives in Tazewell
last week.
Miss Georgia Harris, graduate of
Piedmont Business College, left this
morning for Rural Retreat, where she
has accepted position as tenographer
Misses Ollie Hurt and Spurlock,
Tazewell, are visiting Miss Efie
Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams are
visiting DR.. Williams at Richards.
Nliss Margaret Williams left yester-
day for visit to her brother, DR..
George Williams, at Newport News.
Mrs. Alex Ryley and children have
been on the sick list, suffering with
colds, but are better.
Mrs. l.. Harris continues quite ill
Mt her home here, of tuberculosis.
She lies in bed most of the time.
Squire Thomas was called to Cedar
Bluff Saturday on legal business.
Several cars of fat cattle have been
loaded here recently.
w. B. Steele had fine steer killed
last night, by lightning.
Henry Robinett, railroad engineer,
was home Sunday from the new rail-
road near Berwind.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Caldwell, of
Pounding Mill B-anch, spent Sunday
with Mrs CalduaII,c no,onto M