Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-04-02
Local News

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Mrs. Roy S. Thompson arrived in
town last week, and with the baby,
has been the guest of parents.
Mrs Hall is at Winston-Sa-
lem, N. c., to spend the Easter with
her daughter, Katherine, who is at
tending school at that place.
Miss Katherine Cox, of Roanoke.
MISS Rosalie Stras, has returned to
her home.
The Tea and Exchange rooms will
be especially for the children this
Saturday, tomorrow, with Easter nov
elites and chocolate and cake for Sc.
The usual price for the grown-ups.
Captain John D. Daley and Mrs.
Daley have both been i'll at their
home In Baptist Valley for the past
week. Mrs. Daley is reported much
better, but Mr.. Daley is still very
sick.
The Blueiield Telegraph deserves
credit and congratulation for the
splendid manner the great Gates re-
vival meetings have been featured in
ITS columns every day. Publicity like
this reproduces and augments the in
iuence of the good work.
The adventures of Kathlyne begins
Saturday night. This serial picture
WI run thirteen weeks-two and three
reels each episode. Those who have
a desire to see this series of pictures
should not fail to see each instalment
Beginning Saturday night at the
AmuZe-U.
The cold and chilling wind of last
Mondy morning blew three pretty
Clear Fork girls into the News office
to warm, after their ride to town.
The names are Misses Lucille Jones
Daisy and George Thompson.
Mrs. D. p. Hurley and Mrs. O'Keeffe
had great time in Knoxville, where
they attended the annual meeting of
the Womans Missionary Society of
the Holston Conference. Each of these
worthy Tazewell representatives made
hne speeches and came home Feeling
fine"
G. I. Faulkner. of Springville, call
ed In the other day and paid his "tui
tion." This old "confed" was so be-
whiskered we scarcely fnew him. He
is as spry as youngster and feeling
hne. He is contemplating a visit to
his children and relatives in Oklaho-
ma when the weather settles.
Dispositions were being taken YES
terday in this city for use in the
chancery court of Roanoke in the suit
for divorce of Mrs. Clifton P. Huff.
of that city, against her husband
whose home is in Roanoke. Mrs
Huff is daughter of Col. and Mrs.
James Browning, formerly of Poca-
hontas. In the suit the latest de-
Veiopment is cross bill field by Mr..
nun. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Huff are in
the city.-Telegraph, April 1st.
Now, that the Mayor has returned
and the Spring sun is shining some
thing should be started in this burg.
The streets are all worn out, for one
thing, and should be repaired or made
new at once, and campaign for larg
er and better Sunday Schools inaupu-
rated, the new hotel commenced, also
a new opera house, and then, too, the
merchants should advertise their new
spring, goods and everybody should
read the Clnch Valley News. These
are only few of the important
things on the trestle board which
should engage the attention of the pro-
| gresslve folks round about.
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The friends of Dwight Hurley, son
of Rev. and Mrs. Hurley, of this town,
are in a rejoicing mood because of
the honors carried off by himself and
colleagues in the Inter-C Collegiate de-
bate between Emory and Henry Col
lege and Hampden Sidney College
last Saturday night. The debate was
held at Hampden Sidney. Mr.. Hurley
is a member of the senior class at
Emory.
DIR. Isaac Pierce was in Pocahontas
the first of the week in consultations
with the physicians of that town rel
alive to the care of the users of NOR
phine and other drugs. 1t is stated
that the Medical society of the county
will petition the Board of Superyis.
ors to make an appropriation that will
permit the sending of those afflicted
to Marion for treatment. DR.. King.
Superintendent of the hospital at Ma.
rion, has agreed, it is said, to care for
those sent him for $500 per month.
and this is believed to be cheaper
and better plan than undertaking to
care for them here.
Busy? Well, yes, the farmers are
busy as rs bees. Flowing is going for
ming, the click of the planter WHY.
son be heard. Gardens are to be made
and all the time feed is getting scare,
er and grass is not long enough for
| goose to nip. Some farmers are haul
ing hay, baled straw and chop, shipp-
ed here from the west. to the farms