Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--Jan. 29, 1897 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Burress http://www.cvnotes.com ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Clinch Valley News January 29, 1897 GENERAL NEWS ------------------------- Major R.R. HENRY is in West Virginia attending to legal business. Captain Rees BOWEN, the handsome N and W freight conductor, visited home folks first of the week. The editor of the News extends thanks to Mr. W.L BOONE for courtesies extended during the past week. Mr. C.M. KILBY, the new principle of Tazewell High School, arrived here Tuesday, and will enter on his duties Monday. We regret to announce the sever illness of Miss Ollette HARMAN, at the residence of her parents on Main Street. We understand she is much improved at this time. We regret to chronicle the death of little Maggie JONES, youngest child of Mr. C.W. JONES, which occurred last Friday morning. Interment took place Saturday. POUNDING MILL --------------------------- Mr. R.M. SPARKS is drumming again, after a long silence. Mr. Crockett ANDERSON went to Richlands Sunday to hear Rev. HOWELLS of Tazewell College preach and returned Monday. Rev. C.L. ROBINETT, Mrs. William MULREY, Mrs. RINGSTAFF, Mrs. James OSBORNE, Mr. T. JOHNSON, Harry WILLIAMS and Mrs. Wade CHRISTIAN, have all had lagrippe the past week. Mr. Guss ASBURY, of Charleston, West Virginia, is visiting Mrs. James OSBORNE and Mr. John ASBURY, his sister and his brother at this place. Dr. John THOMPSON came down from Tazewell recently and did some dental work. Mr. Columbus ANDERSON, is studying telegraphy at Richlands. BURKES GARDEN ---------------------- The sick we mentioned last week are all improving, with the exception of Mrs. J.M. HOGE, who, we are sorry to say, is confined to her room. The Circle met at Mr. Joe MOSS last Saturday night, but as we were unable to attend, we cannot give any particulars. The question with some of our people is what makes Kelly GROSECLOSE step so high and look down with such pitying condescension on his old bachelor friends, who are fairly green with envy? Messrs. MOSS and THOMPSON returned from the South last week. They report having a pleasant and profitable trip. It is reported that Mr. Morgan WYNN'S family have the measles. We hear that Mr. Dave HENNIGER has been quite sick with fever. Mr. Joseph MOSS returned with his wife from Abb's Valley last Thursday. Mrs. Tobe GREEVER, of Tazewell, is visiting relatives in the Garden. Mr. John D. GREEVER returned last week from the South, where he went with horses. Mr. Jimmie VAIL, of Omaha, Nebraska is visiting his mother, Mrs. Peggy VAIL. While Mr. Will THOMPSON is quite an expert on sampling cakes, he also shows a decided talent for sampling pictures. We base our opinion on a glimpse we had of the north east corner of a photo, that he had hidden in his coat pocket. Mr. J.M. SNAPP says he would about as soon be attacked with a Cuban "machete" as another spell of the grippe. Col. J.B. THOMPSON had 10 nice sheep killed by shepherd dogs last week. This is a yearly happening at the Col's. Why not get rid of the shepherd dogs. James CRUTCHFIELD, while handling saw logs on the 21st, happened to the misfortune of being run over by a four horse wagon with 2 saw logs on it. Is better and will recover. William COX'S family, who have diphtheria, are improving some. They are not out of danger yet. W.G. MOSS will be at Ceres, Bland Co., on the 30th. Wonder what he is going for. William is quite a bear chase. Hope he will have luck. George BARGER, while rendering a kettle of his family Craw Fish Oil dropped his watch into the kettle to his utter astonishment, his watch has been running backwards ever since. Mr. F.M. MOSS, executor for Miss Nancy RITTER, will offer for sale her personal property in Burke's Garden, on the 30th. Many useful articles to numerous to mention will be sold. It is reported that James PERDUE of Little Creek, and Prof. A.S. GREEVER, are giving their attention to law this week. Mrs. S. SNAPP, has pneumonia fever. Only seven of Mr. Morgan WYNN'S family have the measles. Mr. John LONG has a very sore neck. John was not able to be out Sunday. Mr. Bitton PECK and wife were visiting relatives inside the walls Saturday and Sunday. WITTENS MILLS ------------------------------------------ A colored man died last week on Captain MUSTARD'S place. Esquire W.W. WALLACE is very sick, his family and friends are uneasy about him. T.R. SMOOT is still in the bachelor state. To can act Jew behind the counters and sell more goods than anyone, but he can not make a girl believe he is the right one. Mr. S.A. WITTEN, our Miller is busy with his grinding.