Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-13


ApP. C. Bowen is here on visit
"A his parents, Captain and Mrs.
Reese Bowen.
Mrs. Sam Graham, of Pocahontas,
Judge S. e. Graham taiontaoinaoia
is here the guest OF the family of
Judge S. c. Graham.
Mrs. j. A. French, son and daugh-
ter, OF Bristol, are here on Il visit.
Mr.. French will Join Tazeweli party
next week on fishing excursion III
the Holston river.
Bob Yost, of Baptist Valley, who is
employed i'll Pocahontas, was busl-
ness visitor to town this week.
Attorneys Geo. w. st. Clair and A.
5. HigginDotham have been in Rich
nond this week on BUSINESS.
Foster Hamilton, for the past few
months, an attache of Jackson's drug
store, will leave the latter part o fths
week for Ashviile, N. c., where he
has secured employment.
Mrs. A. S. Higginbotham went to
BlucfieId Tuesday morning for medical
treatment.
Another good rain on Tuesday night
The corn was beginning to need mois-
ture just Il little, and this rain fixes
things up just right.
Mrs. c. II. Patton, who has been on
visit to relatives in Grayson county,
returned to her home here last week.
She was mot i'll Rad1ord by her hus-
band, who accompanied hor home.
DR.. r. p. Copenhaver, who has been
on tour in West Virginia in his
Interstate with his family, has return
cd. lie experienced no difficulty in
going anywhere with his car that was
ut all passable.
DIR. Sam c. Bower, of Richmond,
was the guest of his parents here SOW
eral days this week.
Clerk C. w. Grccver is growing Il
fine patch of alfalfa on his land, now
in corn, in east TaZewell. lie expects
to have line patch of corn.
DIR. and Mrs. Shcrmantine, of Mary
land, are here on vacation visit to
Mrs. Shermantine's mother, Mrs. Ma
ria Peery, and other relatives, both
of them looking and Feeling fine"
The weeds have been cut from be-
hind the Republican Office, and the
appearance is much improved. Sar-
geant Thompson has flowers and vege-
tables growing on the LOT around the
city Hail."
Our friend DO. Litz drove flock
of fine silky-haircd Angoras through
town few days ago. If these goats
could be leased by the town and
tHrned loose in the streets how they
would make the weeds and thick
grass, growing in thcstrects, fly
One of the heaviest rains of the
season fell on Wednesday. commenc-
ing about 10 O'Clock. The rain came
down like being poured out of Il
bucket, for half an hour, and rave
the streets needed washing, and
started the corn on it's final stretch
to maturity. The ground was tho
roughly soaked
Miss Clara Litz, of jeff Wards drv
goods store, was taken i'll last week,
and was forced to quit the store and
return to her home at Graham, where
1t is hoped she will rapidly recover.
Her place has been taken in the store
here for the time being by Miss Annie
Crockett, of Pisgah.
Presiding Elder Hurley is home
again after successful treatment at
Johns-Hopkins. He slipped away and
slipped back, and only few persons
knew of it. His work will be picked
up where he left off, and pushed
ahead with his usual industry.
Another "Woman in Black" has
made her appearance In the county.
Headquarters seem to have been es-
tablished in Graham. Her object
seems to be to run Graham men and
boys off the street at night Keep her
IN Graham. She is not necded-cer-
tainly not wanted, in Tazcwel.
Many readers of this paper will
learn with deep regret and solicita-
ton Of the illness of Mrs. S. NJ. Ora
ham, of Graham. She underwent a
serious operation recently, and her
condition has not been satisfactory
since