Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-08-18

The family of T. B. Warren, who
have spent several years in Oberlin,
Ohio, where advantage was taken of
the fine schools, returned to Tazewell
yesterday.
Mine Host, Kelly, proprietor of the
Jeffersonville Hotel, has been up for
enemy asthma, or something like it,
has had him in it's grip. He is moving
around again.
Kincer and Vcrmillion are finishing
the iron railing fencing on the wall
in front of Jeffersonville cemetery,
and 10 Witten has the grass looking
smoothe and fine, in TazewelPs City
of the Dead.
Mr.. Frank Moss, Mrs. Geo. w. Moss
and Miss Mamie Goodman represent
ed Burke's Garden here yesterday.
The ladies were making the rounds of
our big stores, and Mr.. Moss was
talking cattle.
Malinda Floyd, well known COL
ored woman of this town, has received
letter recently from her nephew,
Ben Cecil, who is with the army in
Mexico. He is well, and says he is
having a fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. jeff Ward returned
Sunday from New York. Mr.. Ward
bought his fall and winter goods
while in the metropolis, and Mrs.
Ward visited relatives in the North
and in Montgomery county.
The new principal of the Tazewell
High School, Professor Martin, is ex
pected to reach Tazewell within the
next few days, to make preparation,
Tor the opening of the school, which
Will occur about Sept. 5th.
The postmasters, some of them, do
not give the editors a square deal,
sometimes. They permit papers to
continue to come to their Offices long
after the subscriber has moved away
or died, or refused" his paper.
Miss Bessie Crockett will teach mu-
sic in the High School this session, as
she did last. A rumor has it that she
Will not do so, but this is unfounded.
Her former pupils and new ones, will
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will hold an informal recon
ton in the church Tuesday afternoon,
August %, from to 80 o'clock. The
members of all the churches of the
town are cordially invited to attend.
The Catalog of the Tazewell Fair
has been issued and copies can be Sc
cured from Secretary Nye Britts or
from Jackson's drug store or this
office. Watch for special announce
ment in the News next week of pre-
miums, etc.
G. w: Doak, o. E. Hopkins, C. II.
Peery, c. II. Reynolds, Harry Humph-
rey, j. B. Neel, DR.. Smith. of R;ch-
lands, w. P. Barnett and son, Raw.
and Robert Baylor, of Graham, at,
tended the Democratic Congressiona,
Convention in Bristol last Saturday.
The New Theater is putting on fine
pictures every night, and Tazewcll
people are showing commendable
appreciation. On several recent eve
nings the house was filled to over
flowing. The program for next week
is an attractive one.
Presiding Elder D. p. Hurley left
Monday for North Carolina 10 attend
conference of Presiding Elders and
pastors of Virginia, Tennessee, Ken
lucky and Georgia, which opened YES
terday. At Bluefield he was Joined
by Rev. j. M. Carico and Rev. DR.,
Wiley. -
The New Lebanon Baptist Associa.
ton will hold its sessions in the
Clintwood Baptist church, Dickinson
county, Aug. 1919. C. H. Reynolds,
J. A. Leslie NJ. II. Kiser and T. III
Campbell were appointed as messeng-
ers of the Tazewell Baptist church
to the Association.
"Ted" Kits, Beckley, w. Va. who
travels for Baltimore Clothinr
house, made flying visit to Tazeweil
last Sunday, chiefly to see Mrs. Jen-
me Kits, his stepmother, who had
Decn sick for two weeks. He found
her about well, and left town in the
afternoon.
Mr.; j.. A. Vernon, who lives in the
nelghporhood OF Bandy, was here on
Wednesday. He is connected with the
- SNhooi at ClllC place where
me convention and picnic will be held
the lst. Sunday in September. He
thinks n large crowd will be present.
and a good time will be had on that
occasion.
Mrs. Ollie Hurt, of Pounding Mill.
VIII move to Tazewell about Sen.
tember 1st., i order to get the benefit
OF the school here. She will occupv
the house on Pine Street now occu-
ped by Mrs. Pearce. Miss Pauline
Pearce will teach in Richmond nexI
session, and the family will move to
that city.
Mr. James N. Johnson, of the Bank
OF Clinch Valley, is planning vaca-
lion trip this fall to Bristol to visit
ms aunt, Mrs. Bailey. The four bro