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Clinch Valley News Folder - 1898 |
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1898
George A. Leffel died at the home of his father, J.P Leffel, near Shawvers Mills, on January 16th. Mrs. W. C. McLeod is quick sick at her home here. John D. Alexander returned yesterday from a business trip to William Belew, who has been in business at Messrs. Metcalf, Porter, Jenkins and Hicks, of Graham, were here this week. Jas. N. Warren, skilled barber of Welch, and brother of T. B. Warren, spent several days recently with his family here. Tom Smith, of A shocking incident occurred on last Friday afternoon on the farm of Jos. S. Gillespie in the Cove. A house, occupied by Mr. Jas Buchanan, an employee of Mr. Gillespie, was burned and his four children perished in the fire. Mr. Buchanan was at work on the farm, and his wife went to the house of a neighbor, fastening the door. Mr. Gillespie and Mr. Buchanan, seeing the flames, rushed to the house, but it was nearly consumed before they got there. The oldest child was about seven years of age and youngest about six months. George Bruster, who lived in the Indian Ridge country, died the latter part of this week from typhoid fever. William Griffitts is very ill at his home at Wedding bells will soon ring at
ALICE BLANKENSHIP -- Mrs.
Alice Blankenship, wife of Henry Blankenship, living near the depot committed
suicide last Friday by shooting herself with a thirty-two pistol. Before
marriage she was Miss Alice Gillespie, daughter of Robert Gillespie, who lives
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