Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-05-02

Burke's Garden. will close to-
night with appropriate exer-
cises.
A. J. Mcclure, the shoemaker,
who has been indisposed several
weeks on account of blood poison
in his right hand, will soon be
ready to resume his place in his
shoe repairing establishment.
Miss Lucille Cooley, daughter
of Mrs. John T. Cooley, a former
resident of Tazewell, and Mr..
Henry Martin, of Roanoke, were
married in Washington last
Thursday. They will make their
home in Roanoke.
English sparrows have fond
ness for young garden peas.
They pick off the young plants.
Watch 'em, shoot 'em, poison
e'm-anything to get rid of 'em.
Mrs. Jno. P. Gose and one of
her pretty little daughters, was
in town on yesterday on a shop
ing expedition. No trouble now,
but pleasure rather, to drive
from Burke's Garden to Tazewell.
T. Watt Fugate, Denver,
Colo. and Ed Buchanan, Chatham
Hill, reported to headquarters
yesterday, and each seem to
have bank accounts, also Mrs.
Mamie Barber, Oklahoma. See
how they are scattered
T. L. Hurt, the hustling fruit
salesman, of Richlands, was in
Taze well Wednesday between
trains. He reports business
flourishing. He left Wednesday
night for Roanoke, which was
not altogether a business trip,
it's said.
Our venerable old friend, j.
H. Browning, of Wittens Mills,
was in town yesterday, and call
ed in to square his account.
This old soldier said that the
small amount he owed on sub
scription to this paper was the
only debt he owed in the world,
except the debt of good will that
he owed his fellow man.
Elsewhere in the News is the
advertisement of the sale of the
PERSONAL property of the late S.
u. May. In the sale is included
the fine saddle stallion, "Sam
r." which has reputation in
this section of Virginia. The
horse made several fine records
at the Fairs last summer and
fall. The horse will doubtless
be purchased by some of the
local horse dealers, although it
is reported that several outside
OF the county have an eye upon
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker desire to
return grateful thanks to their
friends at North Tazewell and
elsewhere for their tender
solicitude, sympathy and help
during the illness of their little
son, Charlie, and desire espe-
cially to include the devoted
physicians whose untiring and
skillful attention did 80 much to
alleviate the pain of the little
sufferer in his last illness.
News reaches this office that
Mr.. JAS. Beavers, known as
Gospel Jim'', suffered pain
full accident a day or two ago.
by a large piece of plastering
falling on him, striking the
back of his head. The accident
is said to have occurred in one
OF Mr.. Beavers upstairs rooms.
His hurt is not a serious one we
hope.
Mrs. Paul Adkins and Miss
Alice Hare returned yesterday
from an enjoyable hike" into
Iazewell county. They walked
more than fifty miles in three
days. Both Mrs. Adkins and
Miss Hare are lavish in their
praise of the hospitality of the
Iazewell county people, and the
manner in which they were en-
tertained in the homes in which
they were guests. They were
quite successful in their at
tempts at fishing. -Bluefield
Telegraph of April 26.
The Star Milling Company,
with the aid of DR.. j. G. Kelly.
has sold six automobiles in the
county within the past two
Weeks-Cadilacs to Geo. w. St.
Clair and c. R. Brown; l. H. C.
Trucks to DR.. Hix, of Shawvers
Mill, and L. d. Snapp, of
Burke's Garden; a Ford to
Superintendent w. Archie Thomp-
son and also a Ford to a gentle
man at Rerwind Tho GoJ;la