Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-09-26

- L Yin VI Vic Ing
School, is instructing a class in
basket ball. AS soon as she ia
mliarizes the young ladies with
the game Richards, Pocahontas
and other famous basket ball
teams will be challenged.
The promoters of the packing
house at North Tazewell expect
to have the plant in operation
within a short time. Two hun
dred cattle have been bought for
slaughter and a number of con-
tracts have made for meet for
October delivery.
Any good horse master, want
ing a nice riding and driving
horse to keep during the fall
and winter for his feed, can be
put on the track of good one
by calling or writing this office
at once.
Mrs. c. j. Barns, Lewisburg,
VIVA, was a visitor to Tazewell
last week for day or two. Her
visit was cut short by telegram
announcing the critical illness of
her sister, Mrs. Riley, in Roa-
noke. She left at once for her
bedside.
Mrs. Carnahan and her
daughter, Tazewell guests from
Utah, Miss Katrina and her
sister, Miss Nella Gose, Burke's
Garden, passed through town
on Tuesday enroute to Roanoke
for a visit to friends.
Miss Virgie Bundy and her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Bundy,
were in the city on Tuesday.
Miss Virgie returned to Nash
vile, Tenn. with her little broth
er and sister, who were in school
there last year. They will be re-
entered for the current session
in one of the graded schools of
the city.
DR.. C. A. Thompson, who
tried his hand at onion growing
this season, has been gath ering
his crop this week. He says he
, has about half crop, or about 800
bushels on about 3-4 acre of land,
and is undecided as to trying it
again next year.
Mr.. M. L. Peery, who has been
on an extended visit through
the Southwest, has returned,
and reports a pleasant trip. The
States through which he passed,
he says, showed Enthusiastically,
the serious effects of the drought
of the summer. Notwithstand-
ing the people were all in good
spirits, and hopeful. Mr.. Peery,
as administrator of the estate of
his brother the late Jas. T.
Peery, Burke's Garden, is adver-
Using the personal property for
sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Black will
go to Richmond next week to
attend conventions there. Mr..
Black as "The Photographer in
Your Town" will represent TaZe-
we'll at the annual convention of
the Professional Photographers
Association of Virginia and the |
Carolinas. Mrs. Black goes as
delegate from the local chapter
of the Daughters of Confederacy |
to the state convention of the
U: d C., which will meet in
Richmond next week.
The boys and girls are learning
for school. from this town and
different parts Of the County.
Messrs Jas, w. Peery, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ed. Peery,
VIM. Kiser, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Kiser, Albert, son of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Ed. Peery, Jett and
Ralph Bundy and perhaps others,
left on Wednesday for Fork
Union Academy. Joseph Leslie
left last week for Richmond
College.
The first frost fell on Monday
night, following a week or more
OF rain. On Tuesday morning
the ground was white with
heavy frost. Little damage was
done however, so far as can be
seen. The weather moderated
on Tuesday and there has been
no frost since that of Monday
night, in this community.
The photographer studio in
Tazewell will be closed next
week as Mr.. Black will be in
Richmond to attend the annual
meeting of the Virginia-C Carolina
Photographers. Mr.. Black was
for several years Secretary and
afterwards Preaidnnt Of lie VI.