Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-04-17

yer at the home of Mrs. Kate Peery, is
reported as improving.
Mayor J. N. Hartman. who has been
on visit to Missouri, returned to
Ia.awcll hte first of the week.
Miss Myrtle Hampton, who has been
visiting her brothers in Bluefield, re-
turned to Tazewell Saturday.
Mrs. Gussie Bowen, who has been
visiting her son, Capt. Reese T. Bow
en- in Bluefeld, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Peery, who have
been visiting relatives in Florida, have
returned.
Rawley Witten has been appointed
carrier on Route No. l from North
Tazewell..
Mrs. A. S. Higginbotham and lit
tie daughter, who have been the guest
OF Mrs. Higginbotham's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. r. Walter Dickinson at Cas-
tlewodd, have returned to Tazewell.
The scarlet fever situation seems
to be decidedly improved, and the
scare is about over. There are no
new cases reported this week.
Miss Sallie May, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Hurley, is still suffering
from an aggravated and stubborn at
tack of rheumatism. Her condition
is somewhat improved over last week.
Now, let everybody go to church
next Sunday. Preachers and people
should all be anxious to worship after
three weeks intermission.
During the quarantine and close of
the town churches some of the pas
tors took the opportunity afforded to
preach in the country roundabout.
Mr.. Y. r. Bradley, of Roanoke, will
have charge of the automobile bust
ness for Star Milling Co., this sea-
son. Mr.. Bradley comes to Tazewell
highly recommended as being a fine
automobile man and an expert.
DIR: j. G. Kelley, who is travelling
the West Virginia field for Tazewell
Manufacturing Company, selling the
famous Was-Cott ginger ale, spent
Sunday here with his family.
Mr.. j. S. Bennett, of the News Of
flee has been in Bluefield all this
week at the bedside of his brother.
Earl Bennett, who is ill with tuber
culosis.
Geo. c. Peery, of Wise county, was
a visitor to Tazewcll this week.
DR.. w. r. Williams, of Richlands.
was here last Saturday on profess,
ional business.
School Superintendent w. Archie
Thompson was in Graham this week
looking after school matters.
DR.. Chas. T. st. Clair, the we'll
known specialist of Bluefield. SON of
Ex-senator st. Clair, of this town.
Is taking post graduate course in
New York City.
Mrs. S. c. Graham, who has been
spending several days as the guest of
friends at Winston Salem, N. C.. re.
turned to Tazewell Wednesday.
Miss Allie Willard, of Greever G.
Gi!lespie's law office, has been grant
ed a leave of absence for several
weeks, beginning next week, when she
will take n much NEEDED rest. She will
visit her brothers at Dante and other
friends and relatives in different sec
lions.
w. E: Stephenson, who farms for
w. Il. Harman, was here on Wednes-
day morning to "pay his respects" to
the editor. He reported that about
l47 acres had been plowed on the
Harman farm, 100 acres of which was
sod land and will be planted to corn.
and the rest to oats. Most of this
blowing was done during the good
weather of the past winter. See 1.-THE
boys who failed to do any blowing
turing the winter are having a busy
Time of it now.
A lively meeting of the Board of
supervisors was held here Tuesday.
horse day. The Clear Fork district
Dad squabble was again called up and |
much discussion. ETC., resulted. C. |
a: wagner, county road engineer for |
clear Fork district, offered his resig-
llatlon as engineer, but the Board re-
used to accept it until the matters
low causing trouble in Clear Fork
district have been settled LAWYERS
lave been retained, and an effort made |
q. settle the matters in court. Else |
where in this paper is a statement by |
Nr. Wagner.
The news reached town Wednesday |
If the death of Ed. Surface, which oc- |
'urred Wednesday morning at seven |
o'clock. He was sixty years old and !
vas a victim of pneumonia. He is
urvived by his wife. Deceased was
brother of Geo. r. Surface, of Taze-
yell and w. N. Surface, of Norton.
The funeral occurred yesterday af-
erncon at Laurel Fork, short dis
anee from Rocky Gap.
W. n. Surface. of Norton, passed
trough town Wednesday night en-
cute oRocky Gap to attend the fu-