Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-05-08
Local News

this week.
Rev. w. II. Greever, of Columbia,
S. c., arrived here Sunday for short
visit to his old home in Burkes Gar
den.
William Greevcr, who has been in
New York for some time receiving
treatment for an injured eye, has re-
turned to his home at this place.
Miss Lucretia Manhood, who has
been teaching at Canebrake, w. Va,
passed through town yesterday en-
route to her home in Burkes Garden.
Commonwealth Attorney James
w. Hartman made business trip to
Bluefeld yesterday morning, return
ing in the afternoon.
Miss Hattie Fudge underwent a
slight surgical operation for a throat
affection at her home on Mechanics
avenue first of the week.
Good two-hand corn planters at
IS cents each.
Tazewell Supply Company.
Mr.. r. o. Laird, formerly of this
place, but now employed in furni-
ture factory at Martinsvile, Va, is
on vacation in Cuba, according to
information reaching this Office
Mrs. Henry Preston, who has been
in the Willis hospital in
Richmond, for several weeks, has
returned to her home here.
Miss Coralic Laird left Wednesday
night for Newport News to he pres
ent as a delegate to the annual meet
ing of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mr.. c. ID. NJ. Showalter, of Roam
oke, formerly principal of the Taze-
we'll College, which flourished here
many years ago, was here on business
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Doak are il
Richmond this week, where Mrs. Doal
is receiving treatment at the John
Willis hospital.
We have fine assortment of cab
bage and tomato plants. Get you
order in carly. Nash Brothers 2t
Rev. j. Tyler Frazier, of Smvtl
> county. the well known Methods
minister, preached in Pocahontas las
I Sunday morning and evening to larg
audiences on each occasion.
Mrs. r. NJ. Witten and son. VIII,
have been on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs
John Copenhaver in Johnson CITY
Tenn, have returned to their HON,
in Graham.
Highest market price paid fol
wool.
II. G. & NJ. l.. PEERY
Father Olivier, pastor of Church
OIL the Sacred Heart, Bluefeld, was
mere frst of the week visiting hi.
pensioners in and around Tazewell
urather oilyler is very popular with
those who know him here.
"A change in schedule of passenge,
trains on the Norfolk and Western
will take place Sunday. Just what
changes, if any, will occur on the
Ciinch, have not been announced.
The Tazewell Electric Light and
Power Company have their ice plant
IN operation at North Tazewell, and
are not only supplying the local trade
but making shipments to nearby
towns.
Stras, Hartman & Co., the whole
sale grocers, of North Tazewell. are
getting ready to build a large addi-
ton to their warehouse to accommo.
date the increasing trade. 1t is said
that the work will be commenced al
once.
Mrs. Gillette Moss is i'll in the Mi.
ners Hospital at Wclch with appen.
dicitis and measles. Her sister, Mrs
w. T. Gillespie, who went to WEIGH
Sunday to be with her, has returned
and report her condition much i'm.
proved.
Mr.. w. G. Gillespie, store manage,
for Steele. Hurt & Co., at Pounding
."hii was mere on MONDAY. Mr.. Gil
lespie stated that there are thirteer
cases of smallpox at Pounding Mill
but since a rigid quarantine ha:
been established, there is no occasion
for any fear of further spread Of
the disease.
Captain and Mrs. C. NJ. Jennine,
and their charming daughter, Mis-!
May, of Princeton, w. Va, and Mr.
q. X. Carter, of Bluefeld, were here
Sunday trying out the Captains fint
new automobile on TazewelPs new
macadam roads. Captain Jennings i:
one of the best known as we'll as Don.
ular conductors in the passenger ser.
vice of the Norfolk and Western.
James O'Keeffe, assistant train.
master on the Pocahontas division
was here on Tuesday night as the
guest Of his mother, Mrs. Mary
O'Keeffe. MIR. O'Keeffe has just re.
turned from Roanoke, where he spent
several days in conference with rail-
! way officials in arranging n chance