Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-05-21

MIS-. WIN. Ed. Peery made flying
trip to Graham one day last week to
see her mother, Mrs. Crockett.
DIR. w. S. Billiard will leave today
for visit to his old home in Pulas-
XII county, where he will spend a
week, being his first vacation for the
past three years.
Robert Leffel, of Richmond, is at
his home at Shawvers Mills for his
annual vacation of two weeks.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
are expecting all who are interested
in their work to contribute to the din
ner given the veterans, in their usual
generous way.
About fifteen members of the Com
mandery at this place went to Blue
field Wednesday to participate in the
ceremonies incident to the meeting
IN that city of the grand lodge of
West Virginia.
Sheriff Hartman accompanied num-
Der of the drug habitues of the county
to Marion last Sunday, whittier they
went for treatment, which will be Civ
en- them free from an appropriation
recently made by the Supervisors for
that purpose.
Mr.. John f. McGraw purchased
last week from J. G. and H. L. Bus
ton the whitman farm" which they
bought together about three years
ago. 1t is understood that Mr.. Nc
Graw paid about $4,000 for the
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy S. Thompson, of
Bluefield, were here Saturday and
Sunday, Mr.. Thompson returning on
Sunday night. Mrs. Thompson and
the baby vii remain a few days.
Dwight Hurley, son of Rev. and
Mrs. d. P. Hurley, was injured in a
baseball Mt Emory last week. 1t APP
lars that in mix-up he emerged
with broken leg and other minor in
juries. From latest reports it is learn
ed that he is rapidly recovering from
| the accident.
| Charles Hartman, the we'll known
colored carpenter, was quite badly
hurt by the falling of a scaffold on
which he was working. He is hob
bling around on crutches. No bones
were broken, but at first Charles
thought all his bones were broken.
He will soon be out.
The "dry spelP was broken on Wed
nesday rainfall, continuing n good
part of the day, and marks, it is
hoped, the end of the cool weather
for the season. Last week there was
fall of snow in West Virginia, and
very cool weather all over the east
and south, except in some of the gulf
States. The crops, grasses, etc, may
be expected to boom now.
Mr.. A. NJ. Willard was notified by
: wire last Saturday of the serious ill
mes of his brother, John Willard, at
Mendoza, and left Saturday night for
. that place. 1t is learned that his
brother is better.
Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Arrowood. who
have been in Buchanan county for
the past ten days, returned home the
first of the week. Mr.. Arrowood con-
Quoted revival meeting in Buchanan
during his visit, which was produc-
tive of good results.
| Sheriff Frank johnson, of Mellow
ell county, arrested man by name of
Collins at North Tazewell Monday.
charged with murder in his county.
1t is said that the man Collins enter
cd miners home, a Hungarian, at
the works of the Superior Pocahontas
Coal Company, and without warning
shot the foreigner dead. He escaped
and came in the direction of this
county. The Sheriff put bloodhounds
on his trail, and with the assistance
OF three deputies, who rode in auto
mobiles, followed the fugitive all night
and arrested him near North Tazewell
about o'clock in the afternoon. It
is said that Collins is half Cherokee
Indian. He was manacled and carried
back to Mcdowell to answer for the
crime.
Mrs. S. A. Leffel and her pretty
little girl, Noel and D. A. Leffel, were
here on yesterday. Mrs. Leffel wont
now need "run over to a neighbors
to borrow a needle" but may have to
loan some.
For Cabbage and
Tomato Plants, See
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