Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-17
LOCAL NEWS

community visiting friends for seve,
raj days.
The minstrel show tonight. moving
pictures tomorrow night. as well as
tonight; carnival headed this way
and due next week-all these and
then some, Will help break the mono
tony for the fellows who are averse
to working in the garden-and else
where.
Sam Moore and his wife, who have
been on an extensive visit to their
uncle in Attala, Alabama, have re-
Gently returned, and spent some time
with his father here, John w.
Moore.
Henry Neel, of Graham, recently
convicted in the Circuit Court here of
seduction, and sentenced to two years
in the penitentlary, has been refused
new trial by the Supreme Court.
and will have to serve the term.
Neel has been on bond since the trial.
Morgan Wynn is "laid up with his
back, and scarcely able to lift as
much as peck of bran. The rheu
matism has had him in it's grip for
sometime. His daughter. Miss Lula,
has been also on the sick list recent
ly. She is about we'll.
Mr. Lacy Tynes. agent, unloaded
and moved to the road work east of
town, fine rock-crushing machine
one day recently. The machine re-
quired six horses TO handle it. 1t is
driven by gasolene, and from its ap-
pearance should do goodwork.
Walter d. Sutherland, the Clint
wood, Dickenson county. bank cash
ier, who was charged with stealing
several thousand dollars from the
bank in 1910. was tried in the Fede-
raj Court at Abingdon this week, and
gwen six years in the federal prison.
Th first trial resulted in hung Jury.
The public schools of the county
have all closed, except the High
Schools at Tazewell, Graham and
Poca hontas. These close next week
and the week following. The schools,
says Superintendent Thompson, have
been quite successful the past year.
John 7. and Alex Barnes returned
from Maryland on Monday, where
they contemplate buying property.
No deal was closed. but some nego-
tiations, it IS said, are pending,
which may take one or perhaps both
of these good citizens out of the
county "a thing to be regretted
should it occur
Mr.. G. G. Hiltzheimer, local man.
ager of the Bluefield Telephone Com
pany, is momentarily expecting a mo-
tor cycle. which the management of
the company has odered for him. The
wheel is capable of making ninety
miles an hour, and can climb trees or
telephone poles, or anything that gets
in its way Mr.. Hiltzheimer's friends
are much concerned about his welfare
in case he speeds her up to the limit.
Miss May Hankins, who has been
teaching music in Tacoma, Wash,
the past session, has started to her
home in Tazewell, and is at present
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. James
Kelly, at Souix Falls, S. d. After
spending week with Mrs. Kelly, she
will return to her home here. Miss
Hankins was reelected for the CON-
ing session as instructor of music in
the sc chool.
Mr.. c. E. Scott, of Belfa.t Mills,
was here on yesterday, transacting
business with the insurance agencies.
Mr.. Scott has recently covered his
residence and buildings with metal,
used concrete in places instead of
wood, and if he doesn't get lower in
surance rates he will know the reason
why: Mr.. Scott is brother to R6s
and Emmett Scott, at Cedar Bluff,
and stated incidentally, that he has
been subscriber to the Clincb
Valley News ever since it was start
ed, is yet, and expects to SO continue.
DIR. G. w. Brewster. who has been
practicing medicine in West Virgil
mia. will locate permanently in Taze-
WE'LL His family has been living
here for year. DIR. Brewster will
occupy the office of DIR. Greever, at
the head of Main Street, and will
open up at once. DR.. Brewster has an
established reputation as a physician
as well as a gentleman of integrity.
His father and grandfather were we'll
known to many of the people of
Tazewell. He is young, vigorous and
industrious, and will no doubt succeed