Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-06-12
Local News

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Miss Nell Baylor, of Cedar Bluff,
was here this week the guest of Miss
Mary Moore.
Miss Ruth pcndleton, Of Marion, Is
in Tazewell the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. G. M. st. Clair.
Miss Sally Britain has closed her
school mt Gifted, and has returned
to her home here for the summer.
Sam NJ. Lambert, +. S. Crockett
and Il number other leading citizens
Of Canebrakc, were here last week
on business and pleasure.
Miss Lillian McCray, of Bluciield,
and Miss Lucy Stuart, of Roanoke,
were here the first of the week as the
guest of Miss Ella Bowen.
John ID. Peery, manager of the
Tazcwcll Packing Company, has re-
Gently bought himself Il Ford auto.
which he operates like an expert.
Mrs. Rob Porter and children, OF
Rural Retreat, arrived in the city last
week, and are the guests of Mrs.
Porter's mother, Mrs. C. A. Fudge.
Professor and Mrs. Kilby arrived
in Tazewell last Saturday and will
spend the summer here with Mrs.
Kilby's father, Judge S. c. Graham.
DR.. c. T. Clair and brother, DR.. w.
ii. st. Clair, of Blucfeld, were here
Tuesday evening in the latters auto
mobile, in search of breath of fresh
air.
Mrs. VIM. II. Werth and Mrs. Jno.
c. st. Clair are in Norton with their
daughter, Mrs. VIM. G. Werth whose
illness is mentioned elsewhere in this
paper.
II. Bowen Greever, of Bluefeld.
arrived here last Friday with fine
automobile, which he has been Icm-
onstrating to Il number of prospec
tive purchasers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hampton re-
ccivcd last week Il fine Overland au-
tomobilc, bought from Star Milling
Company, and Mr.. Charley Larimer
is "hrcaking it in
Miss Striker, who has been employ
ed in llankins dry goods store for
several months, has returned to her
home in Lynchburg, and Miss Irene
Pcery has taken her place.
f.. *. Crockett, cashier of The Banl,
of Graham, one of the substantial
banking institutions of the county.
was here to spend last Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. Will Ed. Peery.
Engineer j. p. Villains has begun
the work of making map of the
town, for which he was recently Civ
Ell the contract by the town council.
lie is assisted by b. S. Gillespie and
Edward jackson and Morrison Werth.
Mrs. Mary O'Keefrc, Mrs. John St.
Clair, and Mrs. ID. p. Hurley will
leave Tuesday to attend the annual
meeting of the Womans Missionary
Society which convenes in johnson
City, June 9th-l3th.
A. j. Vandyke, who moved from
this county to Camp, Ohio several
months ago, was here last week on
business and visiting relatives. He
was the guest while here of his rela-
tive, William Vandyke.
Assistant state highway commits
sioner Coleman, of Richmond. was
here this week inspecting the roads.
1t is understood that Mr.. Coleman
was much pleased with the progress
made in road building in this county.
Miss Rose Compton is i'll at her
home at Shawvers Mills with typhoid
fever. Her physician, DR.. j. r. Hicks
who was here Wednesday morning.
states that this is the first case of tv-
phoid in his community for three
years.
Joe Heldreth, and the contractors
for the brick work, the Mcconnell
boys, are making good progress with
the Royal residence in East Tazewell
which has been under construction
several weeks. 1t is reported that
negotiations are under way for other
residences to be built in that local
ity.
Mcssrs. j. B. Boyer and NJ. j. Hank
ms are arranging to reopen the pic
ture show. The building is being re-
modelled, negotiations are on for a
first-class film service, and other ne
cessary arrangements are being made
to give a good show. Part of the
machinery has been sent to a Chi
cago concern for repairs, and as soon
as the part is returned the show will
be opened.
Little Rosalinda, the bright Young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. St