Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06

at the Cove Church Saturday even
ing from six until 9 o'clock The pro-
ceeds will be for the benefit of the
Red Cross. Everybody invited to be
preseut.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. w. Walton,
Roanoke, are here on summer visit,
the guest of Mr.. b. w. Stras, Mrs.
Walton's brother.
Sam Dooley Peery, Chicago, was
was here to enjoy the 4th, and renew
old acquaintance.
Mr. and Mrs Ike Ney and son, Fer
dinand Ncy, of IIarrissonburg, Va,
were in TaZewell this week visiting
their son, Leonard Ney, who is at
tached to the recruiting office here.
Mr.. J. f. Gordon, of jamestown,
Ohio, will be here next Tuesday
Horse Day, and will make an address
to cattlemen to formulate plans for
standardizing the market. Next
Tuesday at 10 a. m. at the court house
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Willard and
children of Williamson, w. Va, came
to town Sunday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Willard. Mr.. Willard returned
to Williamson on Monday.
Rush Caudill, of Cucumber, w. Va,
come over Sunday to be in town on
the 9TH and is the guest of his grand
father, Mr.. j. b. Caudill.
Attorney and Mrs. Moorer, of Wal
terboro, S. c., have been in TaZewell
| for thn nuCt f,ua
OF Mrs. Moorer'S parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b. Buchanan. The little
Moorer came with them, of course
and grandma and grandpa have had
n great time admiring and caring fol
the "prctticst baby in the world"
The community was blessed by
coplons rain the past week or so, anC
corn and garden stuff is booming
Potatoes, corn and beans are grow.
ing in rich profussion and promises
a great harvest. Tomatoes are boom.
ing, too. Some signs of blight have
occurred here and there Not too late
perhaps to spray with Bordeaux mix.
ture.
1t is not too late to plant a row OF
two OF early beans for late use and q
row Or two of early sweet corn, anc
a few hills of early tomatoes. They
will all come in before frost. and =
lot OF nice green tom"i-rs for pickles
etc. Winter cabbage and turnip!
should not be forgotten.
Eleven Il. m, is the hour of tho
service ut the Christirn church neXt
Sunday. A general and cordial in,
vltation is extended to our people.
Miss Rcbekah Williams, POUNDING
Mill, and her venerable mother, were
interested visitors here on Wednesda,
Mrs. Williams health is good and she
is enjoying life.
Mrs. Greever, mother of Mrs Watson
Showers, Burkes Garden, was anothe,
of the older ladies here on Wednes
day, who doesn't often get to town
Mr. and Mrs. Showers were here OF
yesterday.
Mrs. b. f. Lewis returned last
Sunday from visit to her sick broth
or, Mr.. Williams, at Honaker. MIR
Williams is suffering from tubercu
losls. Miss Lucretia Manhood has beer
the guest of Mrs. Lewis This week.
Mr.. John T. Barns, of Salem, ha.
been in the county this week tn,
guest of relatives
His young daughter was taken il
on the road the other day and takei
to the hospital at Richards, wher,
1t was found that she had appendi
cltis. She was operated on ut once
and is doing well. This is the sam,
child that was taken with typhoi,
fever last summer when Mr.. and Mrs
Barns were visiting here.
The concerts given by the Ban,
while here was greatly enjoyed bv
large crowd, on Wednesday Afternoon
on the High School portico, and on TIN
lawn of a. u. Litz home in the even
ing. Prof. Reubush and his 90 boys
are strictly on their jobs. The pre-
scnce and music of this splendid band
added greatly to the pleasure andsuc
cess on the day.
An interested visitor to town OF
Tuesday was Mr.. Davis, of Rocky Ga,
whom Tom Shufflebarger said. wa
one of the most worthy and highl,
esteemed citizens of Bland county
Mr.: Davis fought through the wal
and afterwards married a Miss Dills
a neicc to Col. Edward Hartman, an,
later moved to Bland He has l.
living children and 3 dead. He i
prosperous and contentcd in his oldc
years.
Mr.. Charles FAMINE, repre-
senting Mess. Schloss Brother:
Y Co, of Baltimore, will be a
The Big Store, Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, July 9th, lott
and 11th, with Fall and Winter