Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-10-15
FOUNDING MILL.
Pounding Mill, Va, Oct. 10, '07.

MI. vi. ". hcCorKio moved his
steam saw mill to Big Stone Gap
Monday and eight or ten families
moved with it. We regret to lose
these good people, and hope they
will be well ploased in their new
homes. Tho following are some
who moved their families: j. Scott,
T.. Ii. Whit, @. Burdett, II. Thomas.
Drummer J. ID. Hopkins and
bride of Richmond, spent last week
at Mrs. w. Is. Steele's, and while
there with few others, including
your writer, explored both the vii.
liams AMI Chimney Caves, and went
OH the big rock on Deskiu's noun
tain. The occasions were quite en-
joyable, and the happy couple were
much pleased with their stay. We
hopo they will come again.
Messrs. George and II. ID. vii.
liams and Jas. Gillespie are off to
College, tho former to Medical Col
lege, Richmond, and tho latter to
William and Mary, These young
men attended the same colleges last
year, and VIC understand expect to
graduate this year.
The school hore under the man
agement of Mr.. 9. Z. Williams and
Mrs. w. Il. Steele averaged CD last
month, which ended Friday. The
enrolment now is 95. Must have
another teacher. Lets hear from
different teachers through the g V.
News.
Miss Lula Thomas began her
school on Monday of last week.
Miss Lou Edmonds who teaches
on Road Ridge began same time.
We miss these ladies' aud wish them
success.
Mrs. p. NJ Alder's school at
Hunts school House il dismissed
this week on account of tho death o!
her mother, Mrs. Nj, O. Terrell,
of Stcelsburg, which occurred last
Sunday night at 3 o'clock. She had
iluX followed by typhoid fevor. She
was confined TO her bed two weeks,
Her death was unexpected Till the
night it occurred. Your writer
spent Monday night at her home,
n d witnessed Tho excessive grief
af the fond husband and eight chill.
dren; bat they Grived not without
hope, for the COOL wife and fond
mother left bright testimonials of Il
happy hereafter. May they all
strive to meet her on the other
shore. Tho remains were laid TO
rest at Stec.e's Chapel Tuesday at
half past four by The side of her two
children. The funeral was preached
by Rev. z. j. Lockhart to large
crowd Of mourning relatives and
friends.
Mrs. j. Marion and Mrs. j. Il w.
Mcclure and Mrs. c. H. Steele came
up from Cedar Bluff Saturday after.
noon to do some shopping and see
their relatives.
Several cars of fino cattle were
loaded at this place yesterday by
r.. X. Gillespie.
Mrs. W. Il. Steele went to Cedar
Bluff one night last week to sec her
step grand mother and great aunt,
Mrs. Betsey Mcclure wEo is very
i'll, the patient sufferer and Christian
fell a month ago, and hurt her
thigh. and has not been able to help
her self i'll any way since. She is
81 years of ago, and her recovery is
doubtful. Her husband L. Mcclure
was buried last September, year
ago.
r.. NJ. Sparks is digging in front
OF the depot the foundation of his
dwelling.
r. X Gillespie has bought NJ. NJ.
Hankin's / interestin store for about
$1,000.
G. H. Hunt, of Welch, W. Va, is
spending few days with homofolks
and friends here.
Misses Belle Lambert, Myrtle
Hinchee, ELLA Hankins, and Lucy
Bird Hartman, of Tazewell College,
spent few days with homo folks
of Mrs. Lambert at this place recent