Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-10-05
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent
About People Down the CIinCh.
Pounding Mill. Va. oct. AR


Pounding Mill, Va, Oct. 4th.
Prof. James Hoback returned today
from visit to relatives at Tazewell.
Miss Duhe, from Charlottesville. has
opened the GiIlespie-Hurt school near
this place.
Mrs. Howard Reed and little sister,
Louise Crewey, visited friends at Cedar
Bluff Sunday
Mrs. Sam Ward, of Wardell, was the
guest of Mrs. r. K. Gillespie here one
night last week.
Mrs. James johnson and children have
returned home from visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard White near Raven.
John Asbury and son, Will, left on
Monday for Kentucky to buy up some
tracts of timber for which they have
been negotiating.
Miss Lena Steele, of Indian, was here
Friday on her way to visit her grand
father, Mr.. Floyd Mcclure. who lives
on Pounding Mill Branch.
Miss Barbara Hurt and Ralfee Giles
pie, who are attending the High School
at Tazewell, were visiting homefolks
here Saturday and Sunday.
James johnson, of this place, was
called to Baptist Valley on yesterday to
see his father, Mr.. William johnson.
who is very ill with typhoid
Rev. j. r. Sparks, of Oklahoma, was
here Saturday on his way to Gap Store
to visit his father, Mr.. James Sparks.
who continues right i'll with dropsy.
DR.. w. R. Williams, of Richlands,
was called here on yesterday to see
John Sturgill, who has been very i'll for
the past week. He is thought to be i'm
proving, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Christian, who
bad been visiting Mrs. William Robinett
of this place for some time, started on
their return yesterday to their home in
far away Washington.
There was an almost incessant rain
fall Sunday night and Monday until
about 2 O'Clock p. M, which swelled
extent that many bridges spanning its
course we're swept away.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Mcclure and little
son, James. rode up from Cedar Bluff
Sunday and spent the afternoon here
with the family of w. B. Steele. Mas
ter James. though only four years old,
rides like veteran, and with his horse.
"Old Lize," should have been seen at
the Tazewell fair.
Mrs. Zach Shamblin and son, Curtis,
of War, w. Va, were here for a short
time last week. They were on their
return home from Saltville, where tbey
had been to visit their son and brother,
Henry Shamblin, whose wife died re-
Gently. They were accompanied to
their home by Mr.. Shamblin and his
two little children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tazewell Smith and
children, of Castlewood, were visiting
Mrs. Lou Robinett and other relatives
and friends here the other day. They
were returning fIom a months visit to
Mr.. Smiths brother in North Central
Missouri, and are thinking of moving to
that State, where they own farm, to
make their homo shortly.
Rev. Isaac Wright, the we'll known
preacher-conductor, of Bluefield, deliv-
cred two splendid sermons at the Union
church here at II a. m. and p. m. on
Sunday last The C. w. b. M. met i'm
mediately following the afternoon SER
mon, when four new names were added
to its membership. Two changes in of
ficers also were made during the meet
ing-Mrs. W. B. Steele to be second
vice-president and Mrs. C.. H. Trayer
succeeding Mrs. Steele as secretary.