Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-06-26

in the old Inn property.
MIR. A S. Higginbotham, who has
been on business trip to North Caro-
lima, has returned.
Robert II Moore, of the National
Bank, attended the meeting of the
Virginia Bankers Association at Old
Point last week.
Jno. S. Rottimore is now Offering
his entire stock of mems and bows
clothing at greatly reduced prices.
II will be to your advantage TO buy
suit from JnO. S Bottimore while
he is offering them at a sacrifice.
Miss Laura Darlington, of Licking
ton, who has been the guest of Mrs.
j. p. Williams several weeks, has re-
turned to her home.
Mr.. Henry f. Bausell, editor of the
Lebanon News, was in town last Fri
day morning between trains.
Graham has added two new police
men to its force-Robert Yost and
Willis Sutphin.
A tennis tournament was played
here yesterday afternoon between
Eckman and Tazewcll.
Miss Rosie Stephenson, of South
Carolina, has been for sometime the
guest of Miss Mary Olive HARRISON.
A news letter from North Tazewell
r. +. d. comes to the office with no
name signed, and of course, cannot
! be published.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. James Kelly, of
Sioux Falls, S. D., arrived in Taze-
we'll Tuesday and will spend several
weeks as the guests of relatives.
The pictures being shown at the
Amuzu are shown to much better adj
vantage since the overhauling, new
screen, etc. The building is we'll ven
tilated and pleasant.
Miss Coe, fine young lady of Chill
howie, was here to attend the mar
riage of her school mate, Miss Rose
Whitley, which took place on We'd
nesday.
The Stra Milling Company deliver
ed this week 3 Overlands in Poca-
hontas, Ford to DIR. Bundy at Cedar
Bluff, and 10 Glenn st. Clair, Taze-
well.
Jim Davis, colored, was stabbed to
death by jim Mouse at Jewell, near
Richlands, last Monday night. The
cause of the difficulty is unknown
The men were coal miners for Jewell
Ridg Coal Corporation.
c. w. Steele. Superintendent of
Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation, and
Jno. w. McClintock, store manager
were here on visit to their homes
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Shaver, and
two pretty children, Grafton, were
here on Wednesday. Mrs. Shaver
was shopping, and incidentally had q
tooth or two yanked, sawed down
filled, etc, and didn't seem to mind it
The Christians Woman's Board of
Missions will hold two days Insti-
tute here beginning Tuesday, June
3Oth., at p. M, in the Christian
church. An attractive program has
been prepared Mrs. Oliver, of Lyn-
chburg, besides number of other
well known speakers from outside
and number of Tazewell people, arc
scheduled for addresses.
Mr.. Chas. Gross, representing Mes
srs. Strouse and Bros, Baltimore,
Md, will be ct Jno. S. Bottimore's
store Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
July End, 3rd., and 4th., for the pur.
pose of taking measures for the COM
ing season.
Last Wednesday afternoon and well
INTO the evening there was dry time
on Tazewell Avenue, and perhaps
ohter sections of the town, while some
connection or other was being made
in the water pipes. The women had
a time preparing supper, and they
say the signal whistle didn'd notify
them of the shut-off, else they would
have stored up a supply. Somebody
forgot, it seems.
The past week has been one of the
hottest yet. Fortunately, the nights
are cool. The drought is practically
unbroken. Several good showers have
fallen in the east end of the county.
relieving for short time, the ex.
cessive dryness. Corn is looking well.
but will soon suffer unless rain CONS.
Gardens have suffered, and the eff
ects of the drought are evident every-
where around here. At this writing
Thursday noon, there is no sign of rain
Unaka News.
Unaka, June 24.-Mr. j. N. Har-
man delivered an excellent sermon at