Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-01-12

| i"S"ioH yesterday, most OF the day.
Dr.. George H. Gilmcr. the we'll
known Presbyterian minister Mi
preach in the Presbyterian churci
Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Hartman, Miss
Lucy and Mr.. Robert Hartman will
leave in a few days for Florida to
spend the remainder of the winter.
Florence Reed, of the form divine. in
"The Dancing Girl,''at the New Thea
ire Tonight
G.. o. Thompson has moved from
the home of his father in upper
| Thomson Valley to the Bowling place
in lower Thompson Vale, which he
recently bought.
Ernest Wynn. who has been sup
plying as motorman and conductor ON
the local street car, has secured po-
Sition in Norfolk, and expects to leave
for that city Monday.
a recital will be given tomorrow
evening at 1870 in the High School
chapel by the music class of Miss
Bessie jackson. The patrons of the
school and the public generally are
invited.
n. w. Mcconnell has force of
prick nasonS at work on the garage
and auto display house Of l.. A. Tyncs
on the Payne lot. Thos. Icldreth has
the contract for the woodwork IN the
building.
Misses Nancy and Mary Duncan
entertained IA few of their friends
at rock on last Friday night, at their
home on Tazcwcll avenue. Refresh
mcnts were served and delightful
time had.
DR., j. X. Hicks was here Tuesday
ami reported two deaths among his
patients from pncumona-on Il man
so years old, and one baby about
three months. from the extremes of
the journey of life.
If you must and will smoke Gig
arcttcs call for Sovereign. Il large
adj of which appears in this paper.
Try them. This is the only cigarette
advertised in this town and commu-
nifty so far as known here.
G. /. Franklin, of Pocahontas. was
here Tuesday in the interest Of the
road work IN Clear Fork district. Mr.
Franklin and George Roscnbaum. of
Poclhontas, have recently formed u
partnership for the buildnpof roads
Miss Margaret Britain, daughter
of Mr.. II. T. Britain who has spent
the holidays at her home here. re
turned last Saturday to Littlctun, w.
I In I.,. =
teacher in the l.ittlcton High School.
j. l.. Royal, special commissioner,
sold ut public sale here Tuesday, the
30 acre farm of H. G. Gillespie, de
ceased To Robert G.. Gillespie. a son.
for $1,000. The farm is located in
CrockcttS Cove and ON Stony Ridge
Florence Reed. of the form divine, in
The Dancing Girl,"at the New Thea
tire Tonight.
J. C. Taylor, Geo w. Miller. John
Miller, w. l.. Taylor and IL number of
ether citizens of Broaford ana vicinity
were here Tuesday and Wcdnes'Iay
IN connection with the trial of Roy
lager, who was charged with carry
in% pistol.
Mr. and Mrs Dan Thompson. and
Mrs. Thompsons mother, Mrs. Mary
Brown, have moved to Mr.. ThompsCr's
farm N Thompson Valley. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. I. Thompson have moved to
. town and are occupying the property
: on IHIeWcil avenue vacated by Mir.
and Mrs. Thompson
y report was current here this
| week that detectives from the office
| OF the state prohibition commissioner.
IN Richmond, had been in the vicinity
| OF Pocahontas for scverals Gays get
| ting evidence of the sale of whiskcy. IL
| was stated here that arrests were OK.
4 pected at most amy time
Mrs. Reese Bowen. of Bluclield. ac-
| companicd by her husband, CAPTAIN
| Rcsse Bowen, Of the n. & W.. left
| last Saturday for Texas for the bcnc-
| ut of Mrs. Bowen's health. Mrs. Gus
! sic Bowen, of this town, has gone to
| iiluehcld To assist in caring for the
children of Mrs. Reese Bowen until
| her return.
| The reading room committee wishes
to advise the subscribers and their
| friends that the reading room is now
I open every night from s to 9:30.
| This is in addition to the afternoon
| hours from $3.50 to .. Good magazines
| and papers have been donated and the
committee hopes the rooms will be
used and enjoyed.
George w. Wright, grand lecturer
| OF the grand Masonic Lodge of Vir-
| ginia, will reach Tazcwell this after
| noon to give instruction to the mem
| bcrS of Tazewcll Masonic Lodge. The
| sessions will he held in the Masonic
| nall here, and all members of the
j lodge in the county are invited to be
| present ut the classes.
| Mention of the death of Mrs. Polly
| Whit. Of this town. was inadvertently
| omitted. She was II years old, Il
| quiet, Industrious woman. Lifelong
member of the Baptist church. Her
] SON, MIR. George HOwlinp. the we'll