Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-05-22

ness man of Grundy, was here first
of the week.
DR.. Joseph G. Kelly, the Was Colt
salesman, came home yesterday to
spend few days with his family.
DR.. II. p. Copenhaver spent Sun
day with his brother, Henry Copen-
haver, in the Cove.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. IIanl,ins, of
Beech Fork, are the guests of the
| formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Hankins, of this place.
Mrs. +. l.. Greever, who has been
the guest of her mother at Chilhowic,
is expected back at her home here
this week. Her mother will return
with her for visit.
Geo. w. Moss and Robert S. Moss,
of Burke's Garden, returned Tues
day from visit to the plant of the
Burke's Garden Coal Company, at
Burke's Garden, w. Va.
The secretary, Mr.. Leslie, expects
to visit the Cavetts Creek Sunday
school next Sunday morning, and the
Bcarwallow school in the afternoon Of
the same day.
The firm of Steele, Hurt & Co., ut
Pounding Mill, has been changed to
w. b. Steele & Co. Mrs. Ollie l..
Hurt, who has held stock in the firm,
has disposed of it to Mr.. r. X. Gil
lespie.
John |. Debord, the merchant, at
Wardell, has sold his stock of goods
10 Mr.. C. G. Hurt, of Cedar Bluff,
who has taken charge of the business.
Mr.. Debord will devote his entire
time to his fine farm.
The secretary of the County Sun
day School Association has been no
titled of his selection as n delegate
from Virginia to the International
Sunday School Association, which
meets in Chicago, June 22nd. The
state of Virginia is entitled to about
one hundred delegates.
Invitations have been received here
to the marriage of Mrs. Norman AL
bern Williamson to Mr.. William Tayes
Banks, at the brides home at Sunny
Side, Cumberland county, Va. Mrs.
Williamson is Il sister to Mrs. A. b.
Scott, of Tazewell, and for the past
several years has spent the summer
with her sister at this place.
R. NJ. Lawson, of Burle's Garden,
who was here Tuesday attending the
annual meeting of the Burkes Gar
den Coal Company, was taken i'll af-
ter his return home and the services
of physician found necessary.
l.. F.Davowl, an expert millwright,
who has been dong work OH the Nc
CURE mill at Cedar Bluff, was here on
business Monday night. 1t is prob
able that he will locate here with his
family.
Mr.. w. A. Bennett, father of ]. Sam
Bennett, linotype operator in this
office, who has been desperately i'll at
his home, 103 Reese street, Blueiield.
w. Va, is slightly improved, accord
ing to information received at this
office on yesterday.
The editor of this paper thanks Mr..
II. S. Bowen for an invitation to take
dinner with his road force on yester
day, which was served at Five Oaks.
The force under Mr.. Bowen is doctor
ing the gap" between Dry Town and
Witten's Mill.
Miss Kate Graham, who has been
attending school in Winston Salem. N.
o., the past winter, and Mrs. C. NJ.
Ki!by, of Lynchburg, are expected in
Tazewell soon to visit their father.
Judge S. c. Graham.
Judge j. II. Stuart was on Tuesday
nominated as candidate for CITY
councilman of Roanoke from High
'anu ward; and John Il. Baber re-
ceived similar honor from the citi-
zens of Lynchburg. Both these gen
tlemen are former residents of this
county.
S. B. Ward, of Thompson Valley,
was in Bluefield first of the week to
visit his brother, Rev. Jack Ward.
who was seriously injured while at
tempting to catch train at Bran
we'll last Sunday. He reports the
condition of the popular presiding ell
der as favoring an early recovery.
Quite drought is on, and has been
for nearly two weeks. The ground is
very dry. Grass is suffering, and the
roads are deep in dust. The dust on
Main Street and on county roads as
well, is very disagreeable, particular
~ following fast moving automo-
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