Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-03-03
News of Pounding Mill.
Pounding Mill, Va, March l. 1910.

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Graham visited
the lstter's parents at Honaker Satur-
day and Sunday.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. George Brew
ster, a daughter. Both mother and
child are doing well.
Miss Ge1rgie Harris school is out
and she is preparing to enter the Nor
m al at Clintwood next week.
W. T. Gillespie, cashier of Tazewell
National Bank, spent Sunday with his
brother. r. K Gillespie. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Gillespie.
Mrs. w B. Steele visited her mother.
Mira. j. Marion Mcclure at Cedar Bluff
Sunday Mrs Mcclure has not been in
very good health for some time.
Messrs. w. B. Steele and ]. B. Hurt
have bought quite a number of sheep
and cattle and rented considerable grass
belonging to the estate of the late Juli-
US Williams.
There was quite large gathering of
Odd Fellows az their hall on last Satur
day night They meet most every Sat
urday night, and their membership is
constantly increasing.
Joseph Pruett has purchased small
tract of land from Miss Mag Williams,
which straightens his lines and greatly
enhances the value of his holdings (the
late Uncle Johnny" Thomas property
c. P. Williams, who went West re-
Gently was stricken with a severe at
tack of gladstone the night of his ar
rival at the home of Rev. J. r. Sparks.
IN Oklahoma. He is reported much i'm
proved.
John Asbury, of Cedar Bluff, has
bought the property belonging TO VIM.
Gillespie near Pounding Mill Branch and
will move his family to this place at
nee. The new railroad at Cedar Bluff
will run directly through his present
home.
Mr.. ]. B. Hurt visited Mr. Rush Cecil
at lrdian on last Sunday. The latter
passed away on yesterday afternoon,
the cause of his death being paralysis
and pneumonia. A number of persons
from here expect to go to Indian to-
morrow to attend the funeral and burial
Thieves had succeeded in prizing off a
plank preparatory to entering the meat
house of Mrs. c. P. Williams recently,
when she was awakened by the noise
and called for help. Mr.. James John
son heard the alarm and went to her as
sistance; but the theft or thieves got
away, but without any meat.
Among the several families who
moved today were; Toby Sparks, who
occupies the James Pack property by
the Union church; VIM. Ringstaff, who
moved from the Pack property to his
cottage in the east end; DR.. Graham,
who stored his goods and chattels" in
the rooms under Odd Fellows Hall, and
is boarding for the present with Mrs. C.
P. Williams, and Charles Christian now
occupies the Graham house recently
purchased from Steele, Hurt & Co.
We understand that Mr.. C'Brien. ed
itor of The Tazewell Republican, re-
ceived twenty-six new subscriptions
while here on last Saturday, with one
more added today. We understand he
expects to make it a newsy paper and
solicts news items from the various
towns and neighborhoods in the county.
This is what the people want-they like
to hear from their neighbors and friends
and there's no better way to do this
than through the columns of The Re-
publican. So give US the news.
DR.. George Williams, who was called
from Newport News on account of the
illness and death of his father, Julius C.
Williams, returned to that place today,
where he has lucrative practice. His
sister, Mrs. J. II. Stinson, her husband
and daughter, Miss Amy, returned SUM-
day to their home in Grundy. Mrs. w.
B. Harris, of Richmond, will remain
through the summer with her mother,
who il Frustrated with grief since the
loss of her companion. Mrs. Harris her
self is in very poor health. Her five
children are expected in from Richmond
tomorrow on No. 5. Miss Margurite
Williams expects to resume her school,
duties at Tazewen on next VI onday.
A very large number of relatives anC
friends attended the burial of Mr.. JUL
us Williams on Wednesday of last week.
Services were conducted by Rev. Gose
of the M. E. South circuit, and Capt.
A. j. Tynes, of Tazewell Among the
out-of-town relatives and friends we
noticed: Mrs. Marguerite Mcclure, Mrs
Maggie Watkins, Mrs. Mary Peery, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Steele, Mrs. Charles
Linkous and 7. A. Gillespie, of Indian
Mrs. Ed. MCGUIRE, Mrs. John Martin
Mr.. and Mrs. John Asburv, of Cedar
Bluff; DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Williams, o1
Richlands; Capt. A. ]. Tynes, ]. Fran
els Kelly and son James, Misses Luis
Jones and Barbara Britain, of Taze
well; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McGraw, o1
Steelesburg; VIM. Gillespie, OF Knob
and r. II. Ratliff, of Maxwell.
We are showing an unusually hand.