Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-10-27

| .ciucu d cuil W iteV. MT. Ming.
w. R. Wilson and S. E. Clay, two
prominent and good citizens of the
Indian Greek neighborhood, were in
town yesterday on business, and paid
their respects at headquarters.
Have your fortune told Mt the Hal
lowe'en party tomorrow night in the
Greever Building.
Have the fortune teller at the Hal
lowe'en party tomorrow night tell you
who is to be the next President
There will be preaching in Burke's
Garden Baptist church Sunday at IL
n. m. and $3.50 p. m, by Rev. T. H.
Campbell. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the service.
The Woman's Club of this town,
which has charge of the library, are
arranging for Il Halloween party
in the Greever building Saturday ev-
ening from z to 10. The proceeds
from the entertainment will go to
adding new books to the library.
ably speak here tomorrow, Saturday,
Wilson Day. lie will be heard gladly
should he come. Judge Rhea han
dies questions without "loyes, and
strikes from the shoulder.
S. b. Wilson and son; Mrs. C.
w. Smith, and two sons, leave today
for their homes in California. They
have been here on visit to to Mrs.
Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.
Wilson, i'll Abs Valley for sometime.
Mayor II. R. Hawthorne, and Mr..
George w. Doak left Tuesday night
for Richmond, the Mayor on business
and Mr.. Doak to attend the annual
meeting of the Chapter and Comman-
derry.
Mrs. G. NJ. st. Clair and children
have returned from Marion, where
they have been visiting relatives for
the past two weeks.
Frank Bundy, who recently sold his
interest in the home place in the west
end of the county, has bought fine
farm in Maryland, we are informed
near the estate of Col. j. b. Boyer.
Brit Mcneil, n native of Tazewell,
who has been in Texas for several
months, has been back in Tazewell
for the past two weeks.
DR.. J. Walter Witten left Wednes-
day night for Richmond, accompany
ing Mrs. IL. NJ. Smith, who will take
treatment in hospital Mt the Capitol.
Mr.. J. b. Myers. of this town, is lit
tie, if any, better; He is suffering
from kidney and heart complication
and his condition is not hopeful.
Mamie Sayers and young daught
CT of Raleigh Boothe, who have had
an attack of typhoid fever, have
passed the crisis and slowly recover
ing.
w: e. Porter, who lives on Plum
Creek, was here on business We'd
nesday. He has been engaged for a
long time in West Virginia. He is an
expert house painter and decorator.
From here he goes to Grundy to naint
the new building erected by Thos
licldreth, of this town. Porter's wife
is daughter of the late Robert Wit
ten.
VIM. Clayton has returned from a
visit to the Valley of Virginia. He
reports Mr. A. L. Steele, who moved
from TaZewell IL few years ago as
having sold the farm he originally
purchased for good. large prof
and bought another smaller farm
md is, of course, in good spirits.
A good friend of this paper i.
Haynes Buchanan and of everybod!
Else, we believe. He called in til
other day and squared his accom-
'dvance for himself and hi
daughter, Mrs. Sutherland, at Re
Hill, Va. Haynes is one of our doub
e-barrellcd subscribers.
Watson Showers was here on Tues
lay. He said he had fine stand of
alfalfa. seeded in his corn at the last
blowing. He said that Robert Moss
his .neighbor, had several acres seed
ed In the same manner several sea-
sons ago, and has done splendidly
The experts do not recommend sowing
alfalfa in this way, but when prop
erly done stand and good crop is
almost certain every time.
MIR. and Mrs. j. II. Altizer and their
pretty baby, of Pounding Mill: Mr.
and Mrs. j. N. Russell, of Indian. were
welcome visitors at this Office the first
If the week, as was also Mr.. Pruitt
Mrs. Altizer's. father. Altizor is a
member of the firm of Steele, Giles
pie & Company and Russell is a well
known merchant of the twin cities
'of Cedar Bluff and Indian.