Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-05-25

1t develops upon inquiry that there
WAS frost on Wednesday night, about
i'll patches in this county. No harm is !
reported.
j. +. Mutter, Esq, and Boyd, of
Richlands and Raven, respectively,
guardians of the peace end dignity
Of their communities, were here at
court this week.
As previously announced the Baby
Show will be held ut the residence of
Miss Mayola Gillespie next Saturday
afternoon beginning promptly al 2:30
Ii il should be rainy afternoon the
contest will be postponed.
Miss Mary Moss lost silver card
case between Grafton and Mr.. Chas.
Moss residence on last Sunday The
name MARY" is engraved on back of
case. Finder will please return same
to this Office and receive reward
The Sunday School meeting at
Tanncrsville next Sunday will be
largely attended. every Sunday
School in the district will be repre-
scented. AT least four speakers are
expected to be present from Taze-
we'll
MIR. and Mrs. d. D. Showers, OF
Graham, were here Tuesday. Showers
was here in the case of two boys who
had little Shooting scrap ut Graham,
near his home. He has been on the car
repair forces of the N. d w. for II
years and is still at it.
WANTED---Ladics or men with
rigs or automobiles to represent a
Southern Company. Those with SELL
ing experience preferred tho not ne
cessary. Brand new article. Excellent
pay for hustlers. Address Mr.. Greg
Dry, lG0-ith ave. N Nashville, Tenn.
Don't bring waste paper to
this office until further notice.
No room for il.
Nipper, the lumberman, of Cedar
| Bluff, was Il caller at this Office on
Wednesday. i ".or.s Hour at Sl9
barre, 1T Cedar Biuf. and the price
of horse feed SO high hat he cannot
afford to pay the prices transfers are
asking for haulirp and his lumber IS
not moving on that account
Miss Lucille Thompson will leave
Saturday for Cocburn, where she will
, attend the closing exercises Of Coe-
burn High School and also be present
mt her brothers graduation. Rev. Mr..
Thompson and son, Eugene, expect to
follow on Monday to be present at
the graduation exercises.
Billy Sunday seems to have cap
turcd New York City. At the close
of his six weeks work there have
been about $4,000 professions OF CON
version On last Saturday Mrs. Sun
day was operated upon for appcndi-
citis in New York hospital She is
recovering rapidly and the meetings
go on without interruption.
Miss Lillian Still, one of the best
teachers of the fine school at Rich
lands, passed through town on We'd
nesday enroute to her home at Cas-
cade, Va. Miss Still has taught sew
ei'al sessions in Tazewcll and with
general satisfaction to everybody,
| and it goes without saying that shA
will be recalled for next years work.
provided she don't get married.
The trial of J. S. Rector for the
killing OF John Miller III Bradford
last March, was begun in the Cir
cult Court here yesterday. There are
! from tritrt-iive to forty witnesses in
the case. The jury trying the case
is copmoscd of a. r. Beavers, C. II.
Peery, jr., L. X Nixon, j. B. Altizer,
d. +. Eearls, ]. W. Whitley, A. c..
Gardner, JAS. II. Crockett, Homer AL
lison, John Carter, r. r. Waldron,
| Alex Witten.
Mrs. w. j. Clark, daughter of the
late Granville Jones, died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. b. B. Greever at
Five Oaks Saturday morning from
! apopleXy. She was in he. 18th year.
The funeral and burial occurred on
Sunday at Five Oaks, Rev. C. r.
Brown being in charge Of the funeral
and burial services. She is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Will Brown
Of Tip Top and Mrs. Slade, of Cove
Creek, and one son, James Clark, Of
| Roanoke.