Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17

Pounding MIL items.
Pounding Mill, Va, Jan. /

There has been considerable La Grippe
IN the village and neighborhood, among
school children especially. Mrs. Peter
Dugger is very i'll with the disease.
Mr.. Rex Steele, accompanied by Mr..
Tom Lambert, returned to Emory and
Henry College on Monday of last week.
Mrs. w. B. Steele accompanied her son
as far as Bluefield. Mr.. James Pack re-
turned to Emory the week before. The
boys are well pleased, and say that they
are learning fast.
The remains of little Exile Stevens,
the two days old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Johnson, of Raven, were bur
led at the Ringstaff graveyard here on
last Saturday at p. m. The father,
grandfather, Rev. J. R. Sparks, Misses
Exie Stevens and Viola Sparks, aunts
of the child, accompanied the body to
this place. Services were conducted at
the grave by Rev. J. R. Sparks.
Mrs. w. B. Harris and children, of
Richmond, are spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Will
liams.
Mrs. Lizzie Burnett, of Raven, visit
ed her brother, Mr. VIM. Lambert, and
sister, Mrs. Joseph White, Saturday and
Sunday.
Misses IVA Steele, Helen Repass,
Barbara and Lois Hurt, music pupils of
Miss Carrie Mcclure, attended the re-
cital on last Saturday afternoon at the
home of their teacher at Cedar Bluff.
The teachers of Cedar Bluff High School
and Miss Carrie SPOTS, music teacher
of Richlands High School, were present,
the public not having been invited. Miss
Mcclure has very large class.
Mr.. H. Wade Christian, of this place,
had the misfortune to lose his dwelling
at Bondtown on last Saturday morning
by fire. Two other dwellings were also
burned.
Mr.. w. B. Steele visited his brother
in-law, Mr.. P. M. Alder, at Bondtown
Saturday and Sunday, and was looking
after the interest of their large store,
Steele & Alder, at that'place. He says
the store came very near burning on
last Saturday morning by the fire men
toned above.
Mrs. R. M. Sparks was called to Raw
en- on Friday on account of the death of
her great niece mentioned in these
items.
Miss Helen Repass, who is teaching
an excellent school at Hunts school
house. spent several days with home
folks at Cedar Bluff.
The school at this place, which is be-
ing taught by Mrs. w. B. Steele and
Miss Cassie Laird, is progressing nicely.
The pupils had holiday on Monday and
Tuesday of last week, as Miss Laird at
tended the burial of her uncle, Mr. T.
z. George.
Prof. Corwin Sharp, of Nellsburg,
w. Va. spent several days of last week
the guest of W. B. Steele and William
Lambert. He is fine writer and elocu-
ZIONIST and entertained several on Sat
urday night with his wit, humor and
eloquence. Prof. Sharp spent most of
the summers of 1904 and 1905 here,
drinking in the beautiful scenery, writ
ing poetry and painting, as guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Lambert. He had
some of his fine paintings with him.
Misses Effle and Mag Williams, two
of the successful Richlands High School
teachers, spent from Friday to Sunday
with homefolks here.
Miss Pearl Mcclure, of Cedar Bluff,
visited Misses Iva and Rex Steele on
Sunday, the 9th. Misses IVA Steele and
Lula Hankins spent last Saturday night
and Sunday with Miss Pearl.
Prof. ]. ]. Hoback is visiting friends
at Swords Creek.
Miss Mary Lawson, the efficient teach
er on Pounding Mill branch, spent Sun
day in the village.
Miss LYDIA Griffith who has been at
tending school here this session, and
spent the holidays with home folks in
Little Valley, has returned.
Mr.. Decatur Moody returned last
week to Grant University, at Athens,
Tenn, after having spent the holidays
with homefolks here. He expects to
study for the ministry.
The two church buildings at this place
are not completed, yet services have
been held in each. A good Sunday
school and prayer meetings twice a
week. Rev. Gross and Rev. J. N. Har-
man preached the first sermons in the
Union church on the 1st Sunday morn
ing and afternoon, respectively. Rev.
Harman expects to preach here again
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