Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-07-07
Pounding Mill

/
from Blueiield. Tazewel and else
where. were here fishing. mong them
being j. N. Harman. jr., of Tazewel
Miss Jessie O'Keeffe, of Taze we'll
spent Monday visiting her sister, Mrs.
r. X. Gillespie.
Rex Steele went to Bluefeld Mon
day on No. 6 and played baseball
with the Elkhorn team against Blue
field.
| John Gillespie attended the ball
games at Bluefeld yesterday
Mrs. Altizer. of Gillespie, visited
her son, j.. L. Altizer Saturday.
The following bridgemen spent the
Fourth here with their families, viz
James Mulkey, William Ringstaff.
George Hurt is spending sometime
visiting in Wise. He is accompanied
by John Mcclure and sister, Miss
Carrie.
Rats arc again playing havoc with
young chickens and turkeys.
Rev. Isaac Wright preached here
Saturday night and two sermons Sun
day. Two were baptized in Clinch i'm
mediately after the services.
The Christian Womans Board of
Missions met Immediately after the
afternoon service. The following per-
sons are the officers: President-Mrs.
E. b. Brewster; Vice President
Mrs. Rebecca Williams; Secretary
Mrs. w. b. Steele; Treasurer Miss
Cora b. Christian. There were seven
teen new members added, making n
total of 90.
AS both the president and vice pres
ident were sick the secretary. Mrs.
Steele, was made president pro TEN.
The Christian Womans Temperance
Union will meet at the church on
Thursday, the 1t5h at 2 O'Clock. Let
everyone who can do 80 attend and
become member. An interetng meet
ing is expected.
Bridgemen Will, Tom and Cha rles
Robinett, Tom and William Ringsta #.
Gus and Charles Christian, james
Mulkey and others were home here
Sunday. 1t is said that this town aft
ords more bridgemen for its size than
any other along the line.
Mrs. r. M. Sparks and son, Will
Reese, spent Monday and Tuesday in
Bluefield visiting MIR. and Mrs. AL
bert and Mrs. Mary Maxwell.
DR.. George Williams, of Newport
News. is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mary Williams and other relatives.
w. B. Harris, of Richmond, is
spending couple of weeks here with
his family.
Fred Steele and others shipped car
of fat lambs from here Monday. San
ders Gillespie, r. b. Gillespie. and
S. b. Ward shipped one Monday.
Mrs. M. j. Sturgil went to Cedar
Bluff Sund ay to see Hope McDilda,
10 years old, who was bitten by
copperhead in the kitchen of her home
last week. She reached down to pick
up the tea kettle and was bitten on
the left hand. She was bitten on the
right foot by one last summer, while
picking blackberries, and recovered
in answer to prayer. She has almost
fsr ss7,; cverd from her recent bite. The
snake, very la, * sS one, one, was Killed
Her brother, aged about IL, In ..Saaa Saa
instances bound the members above
the bitten place at once, the first time
using handkerchief, the last time
shoe string. The child was very sick
from the bite in both instances, and
in the first instance her life was de-
SPARED OF by many.
Logan Ringstaff, who has fever, is
able to sit up some.
Mrs. Kate Pruett, of Graham, is
spending the week with her sister.
Mrs. William Ringstaff, and ciruIat-
ing among her many friends.
Mrs. r. X. Gillespie spent Wednes-
day at Saunders Gillespie's.
Miss Mary Belle Altizer visited her
brother, j. T. Altizer here last week.
Mrs.A.J. Cruey and daughter, Miss
Pearl sare visiting their son and broth
er, at Williamson, w. Va.
Mrs. Lou Robinett returned Monday
from their visit to Castlewood.
G. r. Thomas is the r. f. d.
mail carrier this month.
Miss Alys Mulkey returned to her
home at Honaker after spending sew
real months as clerk for the Pounding
Mill Supply Company. Her host of
friends are lothe to lose her.
Misses Jennie and Ocie Lowell, Cora,
Sophrona and Gussie Christian; Mrs.
w. G. Robinett, Messrs. j. H. Robi-
nett, Walter Barns, T. w. Graham
and Henry Christian surprised the
ia mily of J.P. Robinet one night last
week, and were surprised in turn at
finding them robbing bees They re-
port having had a "sweet" time.
T. w. Graham left on No. 12 yes.
terday for Snohomish, Wash.
Miss Lettie Lowell, of Richlands,