Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--April 9, 1897 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Burress http://www.cvnotes.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Clinch Valley News April 9, 1897 BURKES GARDEN -------------------------------------- Mr. Ed GREEVER came over Friday and went to Roaring Fork and caught over a hundred speckled trout. Mr. George MOSS attended court at Tazewell Monday. Mrs. C.V. HENNIGER, Mrs. J.M. SNAPP, Misses Belle HENNIGER and Pearl SNAPP spent a day in Tazewell shopping this week. Mr. Tyler BOWLING went to Pocahontas on business Tuesday. Mr. Jimmy VAIL bade his aged mother and other friends farewell and started for his distant home in Nebraska last Monday evening. There were just ten hay wagons left the Garden Monday morning. Meeks wagon was in the front. If you want to get before him on the way to the switch you will have to get up at twelve o'clock, as he arises between half past one and two. Mr. Frazier STOWERS, of Wolf CREEK, paid us a visit the first of the week. Misses Ida and Maggie GREEVER, accompanied by Mr. "Newt" paid friends in Thompson Valley, a visit Saturday and Sunday. Mr. John FERRELL has gone to Logan to see his Uncle. Mr. John D. GREEVER has moved his saw mill to Mr. Joe MEEK'S and also moved a sawyer in from Bland. Mr. GRUB was in the Garden, but what of that, we guess there was weather where he came from. Miss Lettie GOODMAN is getting in her summer millinery. Mrs. HOOPS has gone to Princeton to visit her sister. The Circle, which meets at Mrs. J.M. HOGE'S Saturday night, will have a very interesting program. THOMPSON VALLEY -------------------------------- We have concluded that it is better to clear out land before we plow it, since Mr. A.T. BROOKS had one of his fine horses badly injured the other day by plowing through a burning log heap. Mr. Jim BUCHANAN was out again Sunday in all his glory. Mr. William CORRELL is minus a girl. Wouldn't some one send him a school marm by express? Miss Millie BAKER, of Tazewell was in the Valley first of the week visiting friends. Miss Cleo and Mary THOMPSON are out this week collecting money to furnish the Manse. Messrs. DODD and WILLIAMS were delivering quite a number of enlarged pictures last week. Miss Maggie and Ida GREEVER of Burke's Garden spent several days in the Valley last week. Rev. Thomas MOWBRAY preached at Pleasant Hill Sunday at 11 am and at the White Church at 8 pm. He preached to a small congregation especially the ladies. Thompson Valley is getting on a boom. You can do up or down the Valley and you will see a wagon or vehicle of some kind sticking in the mud, every two or three miles. Farmers give their attention to their farms not to roads.