Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-04-14
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Of Interest TO Our Readers Here
And Elsewhere.
Pounding Mill, Va, April l3.

Pounding Mill, Va, April 13.
Mrs. W. B. Steele attended the burial
of Mrs. II. P. Britain at Tazewell on
Monday.
E. d. Humphrey, agent at Cedar
Bluff, spent Saturday night with his
family here.
Mr. Dock Altizer, wife and baby have
been visiting relatives on Big Creek for
the past week.
Relief Agent Patrick at this place is
smiling over the recent raise of several
dollars in wages
Tom and Walker Ringstaff, bridge
men, spent Saturday night aud Sunday
with homefolks here.
Mrs. Hugh Witt, of Paint Lick. ston-
ped over with relatives here on yester-
day while en- route to Tazewell.
Rev. Gose, of Maxwell, filled his usu-
al appointment here Sunday, to the de-
light of an appreciative audience.
c. P. Williams, who had been right
Ill for some time, is much better, and
made trip to Richlands yesterday
H. W. Christian is having nice resi-
dence erected near the station here.
Charles Christian is doing the work
Mrs. Jane Conley, of Marytown. w.
Va, is spending some time here with
her daughter, Mrs VIM. Ringstaff.
Saunders Gillespie, of Gillespie. and
Will Bowen, of the Cove, loaded a car
of fat hogs here Tuesday for the mar
ket.
J.: M. Sturgill came down from Blue
field on Monday afternoon to purchase
some supplies for his mothers boarding
house in that city.
Mrs. T. A. Repass, sr., and Misses
Cora Mcclure aud Myrtle Hoops, of In
dian, visited at w. b. Steele's Friday
night and Saturday.
John Gillespie attended the horse
show at Tazewell on Tuesday, and on
his return spent the night with his
brother, W. G. Gillespie, at Knob.
Mrs. w. b. Steele's school on Pound
ing Mill branch will close next Friday.
She says she will have ridden over one
thousand miles in the seven months she
has been teaching.
Hr. and Mrs. r. K. Gillespie and sops,
Fred and Ralph, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B.
Hurt and son, Jim Bob, attended the
burial of Mrs. H. p Britain at Taze-
well on last Monday.
Mrs. Bud Asberry, who lives on Pound
ing Mill branch, is q weekly visitor to
Blueheld these days, where she goes to
have DR.. T. r Peery treat the ewes of
two of her small children.
Jack, the handsome shepherd dog be-
longing to w. B. Steele, died on Mon
day of distemper. Mr.. Steele SAYS he's
averaged raising dog year since his
marriage twenty-three years ago.
Mrs. J. M. Mcclure and daughter.
Miss Pearl, of Cedar Buff, Misses Lou
lse Hankins, of Richlsnds, and Mabel
Bourne, of Grafton, were guests at the
home of W. b. Steele here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lester and son,
Ben, of the Cove, were visitors here on
Friday last. Their kinsman, John G..
Lester and sons, left here the same day
for Saskatchewan, Canada, where they
expect to reside in the future
Mrs. Charles Graybeal and sister,
Miss Elsie, spent a couple of hours Sun
day afternoon with their friend, Miss
Burford PoindeXter, at the home of Mr..
r. K. Gillespie. Mrs. Graybeal and
Miss Poindexter were schoolmates to-
gether at Virginia Christian College.
Chesley NJ Cecil, of Oklahoma, paid
| this place visit on last Saturday as the
guest of his uncle, ]. b. Hurt. He was
called home to attend his fathers burial
last week at Pisgah, but arrived too
late, having been delayed by a wreck a
number of hours. He will return "a
Oklahoma today.