Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-01-16
Local News

B. F. Mcneil, of Pittsburg,
was in the county this week on
business.
John w. Whit, of Mawxell. I
was business visitor to town
this week.
Frank Cox, the Grafton mer-
chant, was here on Tuesday, and
dropped in to shake hands.
Attorney j. w. Hicks, of Ora
ham. was here this week attend
ing to legal business.
Young Mr.. Phelps, of Poca-
hontas, was here this week the
guest of Mr.. r. G. Chapman.
j. Ed. Buchanan dropped in
yesterday to say that his name
began with "B". They are
starting. one byIone.
The Supervisors have decided
to advertise for bids for JAM
tor for the courthouse.
Mrs. j. A. Leslie left this
morning for a short visit to her
daughter, Mrs. j. E. Pearce at
Norton.
Robert Fox and Billy" Walk,
of Thompson Valley, were in
the city Wednesday, and called
at this Office.
DR.. John f. Jackson expects
to leave next week for Richmond
to attend q meeting of the State
Board of Pharmacy.
Miss Thelma Hopkins has
taken position with the Taze-
well Packing Company as book
keeper and stenographer.
Mrs. Henry Peck is reported
quite sick at her home near
Grafton. Late reports say that
she is improving.
William PIERCE, who has been
working in a drug store in
I Lynchburg, has arrived in the
city and has taken up his duties
as pharmacist for DR. Jackson.
Colonel j. B. Boyer has been
absent from the city for the
past ten days, looking after his
farm in Maryland, and attend
/ ing to other business in Wash
ington, d. G..
A car load of western corn was
iunloaded here this week by Mr..
A. u. Litz. The corn was deliver
ed here at 80 cents bushel,
and was 4 fairly good quality for
feeding purposes.
Attention is called once more
to the special offer made to new
subscribers and renewals, of the
Progressive Farmer six months
free. This offer positively ex-
pires with January, and after
January 3lst, is withdrawn.
Information reached town on
Tuesday, that Mary Alice, the
little daughter of Mr.. Easton.
who has been i'll with peumonia
at her home in Richmond, is i'm
proving, and that she has passed
the crisis, and VIII now get we'll.
MIR. ard Mrs. Sam M. Lambert
and the children, of Canebrake,
were here this week the guests
of Mrs. Lambert's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. T. Patton. Mr..
Lambert is not only leading
merchant at Canebrake, but is
postmaster at Berwind, one of
the most responsible and lucra-
tive offices in that section of the
State.
Mr.. G. W. Steele, who has now
entire charge of the office work
here for the Jewell Ridge Coal
Corporatin, makes an average
of two weeks visit to the com
pany's mines near Richards.
For several years Mr.. Steele has
been connected in various capaci-
ties with coal companies, and
Ine knowledge gained stands
him in good stead.
EIr. Tbos. j. Brown writes
this Office about very heavy
hog butchcred in his community
recently, but did not give figures.
He states that several parties
declared that this hog was much
larger than Jim Beavers "old
mule foot hog" and just about
as large as John Thompon's hog,
which Thompson said weighed
half ton.
UP to this writing Tuesday D.
m. only le'y small numbr of
our "B subscribers have re-
ported during the month.
Brother Buston, brother John