Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-05-28


Col. James S. Browning and w. B. |
Spratt were here this week.
Miss Mamie Kelly, Burke's Garden,
returned on Tuesday from a visit to
her cousin in Bluefield. Miss Mamie
called by and supplied herself with
needed needles.
Splendid rains have fallen all over
the county this week, and farmers are
happy.
another American Ship Torpedo
ed by German Submarine" says a
headline. Is this Germany's delayed
answer to President Wilson's note?
| Miss Lucille, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs: S. S. Golfer, one of Bluefeld's
loveliest young girls, has been the
guest of Miss Nancye Leslie this
week.
Earl Umberger, of Athens, w. Va,
Mrs. G. s. Gildersleeve and daughter,
Miss Laura, of Grafton, and r. c..
Golfer, of Pocahontas, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Gildersleeve
in Tazewell Sunday.
The Tazewell Giants, the colored
baseball team here, redeemed them
selves on Wednesday by defeating
Graham by a score of to 5.
Attorney George w. st. Clair has
been in Roanoke on business this
week.
William Gillespie is now the pos
SCISSOR of handsome Hupmobile
runabout, which he is learning to OPP
crate.
Mrs. d. C. Gillespie, wife of DR..
ID. c. Gillespie, of Cornell, is the
guest of relatives here. 1t is pleas
ure to note that Mrs. Gillespie's
health is excellent.
Miss Stella Munsey, of Bland
county, has been in Tazewell for the
last week the aguest of friends.
Miss Carine Buchanan, of Thomp-
son Valley, was here yesterday shop
ping.
Mrs. A. d. w. Walton and her
friend, Mrs. Irvine, of Roanoke,
reached Tazewell Wednesday morn
ing and are guests in the home of
Mrs. Walton's brother, B. w. Stras.
AT the final windup the highest
number of votes will win one of the
big prizes-whether it be hundred
thousand or million, or less. But
don't think for n moment that any
thing short of work will win.
Prof Lyman Carrier, of the De-
partment of Agriculture at Washing
| ton, went to the Cove in the West
End today under the pilotage of Henry
S. Bowen. Mr.. Carrier might be
termed one of Uncle Sans Common
Carriers" as it were.
The great revival, conducted by
Rev. Geo. G. Gates in Bluefield, after
repeated efforts to close, finally clos
ed on Wednesday night. The total
number of professions reached 1860.
This was the greatest religious
awakening ever held in the state bv
any one man.
Mr.. Joe Rosenbaum, of this town,
is arranging to embark in the pro-
duce business at North Tazewell in
the name of the Farmers Produce
Co. He will occupy the old stand of
| the Tazewell Produce Company and
will handle all kinds of country pro-
duce. for, which he will pay the high
est market price. He will nike a
speciality of old country hams, for
which TaZewell has become famous.
lie will also take care of all the but
ter, eggs, chickens, turkeys, etc, that
may be brought to him.
Mrs. John Trout, of Roanoke. who
will be heard in a Song Recital in the
Tazewell High School Chapel, on
tuesday evening, June the Sth, comes
OF a musical family, her mother hav-
ing been the happy possessor of an un-
usully sweet and sympathetic voice
MRS. Trout, formerly Miss Helen I'm
boden, has a lyric soprano voice of
large rnge and delightful sweetness.
She sings with fine taste and with
splendid sense of phrasing. She
studied voice with DR.. Crl Duff. of
New York, and Interpretation with
the composer, Bruno HUM, who is
considered about the best concert
coach in New York.
The first meet of the Athletic Asso-
cation was held here on last
Saturday afternoon, at the Fair
Grounds. Notwithstanding a heavy
rainstorm in the afternoon, just about
meeting time, there was large
crowd present to witess the contests.
start.
The Concord Normal School. at
Athens, w. Va, won over all other
schools, winning first place in four
events, mile run, 220 yard dash, shot
ut and running broad jump. Taze-
well won first in 100 yard dash, pole
vault, 440 yard dash and in tbe