Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-10-25

a. does Tor The army and navy and
the war work for women in pamphlet
form now being distributed by our
local organization working in the
drive. Pass the knowledge on.
Mrs. John w. Whit has been i'll
from pneumonia at her home in Zap
list Valley. The distressing report
reached town several times that she
was not expected to recover She is
now reported improving slowly.
Mrs. Narcissa Smith Thompson and
her granddaughter, Miss Alice Me
Gowan, accompanied by Mr.. William
Dills, Of California, arrived here last
week and expect to make their home
with Mrs. Walter L. Thompson.
Rev. r. Homer Anderson, the pas
tor of the Burke's Garden and Taze-
well Lutheran churches, is ill at the
hospital mt Camp Houston. He is in
Y. NJ. c. a. work there, having OBJ
tanned leave from his church here.
There arc 2,00S,93l American SOL
dicrs in France. They are not talk
ing "peace," but preparing to receive
their Christmas packages in their
camps in France. No "terms of
peace" short of military victory will
satisfy our boys.
Miss Eloise Peery, daughter of JAS
Gilbert Pecry, who recently returned
to her home ut Pisgah from Martha
Washington College, is i'll with fever.
She and the Couling girls were ut
school together, and all of them arc
i'll with the fever.
Hats off to C. b. Neal and his men
ut Red Ash. OF one hundred and
twelve men on his payroll ore hun
bred "nd eight bought Liberty bonds.
Total amount of bonds was ten thous-
and five hundred dollars. Hurral; COR
Charley Neal and his patriotic men
John c. Hopkins returned last week
from Ashville, N. c., where he has
been with his brother, Robert Hop
iins, who is taking treatment ut Il
hospital. Robert Hopkins is making
fast recovery from his illness and ex-
poets to be fully restored to health in
few months.
Mr.. r. NJ. Hawkins has about COM
plcted the remodcling of the Gillespie
property on Main Street, and will
move in a few days. Mr.. and Mrs.
Forbes, Of Graham, parents of +. Ii
Forbes, Of North Tazewell, expect
to move into the property vacated by
Mir. and Mrs. Hawkins
Garland Lowder came home last
week and took to his bed with innuen-
"a and was well, out and gone before
anybody knew he was sick. His
mother was also i'll for several days
with the influenza, but has recovered
Her daughter, Mrs. Lane Ireson. was
with her during her illness.
Cousin 10. Crockett, the west end
merchant, sent us sample of his
turnips yesterday, which weighs sew
al. c. II. Peery, of North Taze-
wei drops in to say that turnips are
no good by themselves; that little
piece of hog meat makes 'em go
mighty well. Get that, 10?
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Martin have
returned from Richmond, where they
were called on account of the Sc
rious illness of their son, Thomas,
who is a student of the Medical Col
lege. The sick mans condition is
much improved. lie expects to come
to his home her to recuperate.
a letter received here last Sunday
from Lieut.. j. A. Leslie, jr, in the
big officers artillery school, at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma, says: "Innuenza is
still taking the toll Twelve officers
went home yesterday, wrapped in
the Stars and Stripes He added: al
am we'll and do not expect to have the
flu."
DR.. Sam C.. Bowen, of Richmond
has been in TazcweIl for the past
two or three weeks, visiting his moth
er, Mrs. Mary Bowen and his many
relatives in the county. DR.. Bowen
Las joined the medical unit in Rich
mond headed by DR.. Willis, and has
been ordered to report for duty. He
left last night for Richmond to enter
the service.
Capt. Jack w. Witten, of Tazewel,
who is in charge of the 1O6th SAM
tary Train, is in New York preparing
to embark for France with his COM
mand. 1t is reported that his com