Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21

the family of r. K. Gillespie.
Mrs. M. j. Sturgill went to
Richards Sunday to attend
meeting at the Church of God.
The meeting will continue fol
some time, by Revs. Riddle.
Vest and Wilson of Tenn. and
Big Stone Gap respectively.
Everybody invited.
A letter was received here last
week from Rev. e. N. Reedy.
Missionary of the Church of God
to Part-of-Spain, Trinidad,
British West Indies. He was OF.
Jan: 10Th five days from New
York, lat. about 20n., long. about
64w. due to cross the Atlantic
into the caribbean Sea some
time that day, expected to pass
some islands that day. Was very
sick from Friday to Sunday
afternoon. Did much vomiting
Expected to land at Greneda, &.
w. l., Friday morning, Feb. 9TH
and leave for Trinidad that
evening. Was anxious to see his
wife and babies. Sent love to
the Saints and friends. Barely
escaped a severe gale between
Boston and Jacksonville. A sis
ter by the name of Diezelle en-
route to Barbados was still sick
when he wrote.
John b. Gillespie visited parents.
MIR. and Mrs. John Gillespie, at Wit
tens Mills.
Henry Robinett and John Ringstaii
attended the burial of Nh. Graf Allev
and stated that from 200 to 800 peo-
pie were present. The burial took
place from the home of his parents.
Mrs. John Rinstafr and daughter
Miss Bessie, attended the meeting of
the Rebekahs here recently. There
were several other ladies present.
whose names we did not obtain.
Mrs. Margaret Wamsley aud Miss
Elsie GRAPHICAL, of Maxwell, were
pleasant visitors here Friday after
noon.
James Neele spent Sunday with his
brothers nnd sisters at Cedar Bluff.
Miss Cora Shamblin spent Sunday
night and Monday at Tazewell.
Mrs. Lizzie Hounshell was here last
week on her way to her home i'm Gin
cinnati. She had been to see her
mother, Mrs. Robert McGraw who has
been desperately i'll at her hume near
Steelesburg, of tumors of the stomach
Mrs. Mctiraw is reported much better
The w. G. L. U. had an interest
ing program on last Friday night.
one new member was added to the
union.
The c. w. B. M. met at Union
church Sunday Afternoon. An inter-
esting meeting was had.
Mrs M. J. Sturgill spent Wednesday
n ght and Thursday of last week in
Bluefield. She visited Mrs. Albert
Maxwell who is very ill with Con-
sumption. Mrs. Maxwell formerly
lived here, and her many relatives
and friends are grieved about her
serious condition. Miss Gussie Chris
tian attended the store during Mrs
Sturgill's absence.
Today was so warm that it felt like
good old summer time" The ladies
pulled off their sweaters and tobap-
CONS, and actually perambulated the
streets without any sort of wraps
whatever.
The Order of Red Men held their
usual semi monthly meeting here
Saturday night. We understand that
some new members were taken
throuhg the first MILL"
A letter from Rex Steele, v. P.I
Blacksburg, states that he was sick
in hospital two days last week, but is
now we'll and "gayly as two-year-
old" Wants box from home. so
are fixing one today. Rex's
eyes have been very weak at late but
are better.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bailey
Valley about a coople of
weeks ago rev baby.
Joseph Stephenson of near Asbyille
N. Z. is visiting his father near Bust
read, circulating among fri ends here.
'oe looks well and looks as if he was
going on three hundred strongly.
lie has been living near Ashville for
everal years fearing his wife would |
ave lung trouble, following pneumo-
ia in fact it is her native home there.
MIR. Hugh Chambers, owner and
roprietor OF the Yukon Hotel at Fort
lay, w. Va, spent night here last
'eek with old friends. He has wife
nd five children, two eldest are sons
rown and educated; Hugh used to 90
school to Miss Barbara iHigeinboth u
ow Devault of Tenn, and Prof u -
|. Kelly at Cedar Bluff Highss
1882 and S. He.i6H