Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-04-19

mr. Alien dlRglnbotham, brother of
Mr. A. S. Higginbotham, of this
town, is in Bluefeld for treatment
for his eyes.
G. w. Doak. Attorneys Judge S.
Nj. b. Coulling, Z. l.. Greever, are
out of the city-the former in Blue
field. the two latter attending Court
at Grundy.
Mrs. j. d. Alexander's condition
has improved, and she is now able to
sit up occasionally. All of the child
rem have been home. incl udinx DR..
Harvey Alexander, of Maryland.
Attorney VIM. Byrd Henry, New
York, is here on visit to his par
ents. Choking and feeling fine"
Rev. E. E. Wiley returned from
Martha Washington last Saturd v
with his daughter. Miss Lillian Speer,
who has been i'll there for sometime.
She is recuperating rapidly.
MIR. H. r. Hawthorne, of the law
firm of Henry and Graham and Haw-
thorne, was out of the city several
days this week, on legal business.
Miss Trula Kser and her father
are on the sick list. Miss Trula has
Joined the majority and caught on to
good case of measles.
d. w. Lynch was here yesterday,
renewing his subscription to Breeders
Gazette and on other business. He re-
ports a heavy rain and hail storm in
his section Wednesday night-the
same as in this section. The rain was
heavy but hail not so much SO as on
last Monday.
News reaches this office of the iii
health of Mr.. T. A. Lynch, of Rich
mond He has been sick for several
weeks, not able to perform the duties
of his office. He is now at Ashland
recuperating, and improving. His
wife is also there. "Tom's' many
friends here will be glad to hear of
his speedy recovery.
The road forces are now at work in
his section. One force under MIR.
Scott, is building from the west end
of town east through town. One force
is at work near Concord, coming this
way from the Clear Fork line, and
another force has tackled the Burke's
Garden mountain road, and if the
weather continues favorable the dirt
will fly. Also, forces are at work in
in the nighborhood of Graham and
Falls Mills
The Bluefield Telegraph states
that our contemporary. the Tazewell
Republican, has reached that stage in
the game when twice-a-week issue
is demanded by its readers, and pays
glowing tribute to the paper and it's
versatile editors, "Col. w. G.
O'Brien and Col. w. c. Pendleton. ,"
Our contemporary is to be congratu-
lated if said report is true. In the
meantime, the Clinch Valley News
will issue try-week ly-" out
one week and try to come out the
next" as usual.
Miss RoXie Stephenson, aged %,
died at the home of her father, T. G.
Stephenson, at Shrader, last Monday
afternoon, of tuberculosis. She had
been an invalid tor several years, and
confined to her bed since last Christ
mas. She was fine young woman, a
member of the Methodist church, and
at one time, a successful teacher in
the public schools of the county. The
burial and funeral took place on
Tuesday, Rev. j. H. Bowling con-
Quoting the service.
The students of the Bluefield
Colored Institute presented the drama
"The Last Loaf" to large and APP
preciative audience In the colored
Methodist church last Tuesday eve
ming. Special provision had been
made for white people in the church,
and large number of them availed
themselves of the opportunity
The characters in the play we're
students of the Bluefield school, and
acquitted themselves well, the players
being especially adapted to the roles
they had undertaken. The company
was composed of Rosa B. Jordan, F.
Fl. Moore, Regelia M. Carter, w. w.
Green, TN. Nash, Stella M. Chancel
D. Dunlap, and M. e. English. Miss
Grace Robinson was stage manager.