Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-09-28
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent
About People Down the ClinCh.
Pounding Mill, Va. Sept. 26th


Pounding Mill, Va, Sept. 26th.
Mrs. r. K. Gillespie spent today at
Tazewell visiting relatives.
Mrs. Trayer and little son, Malcolm.
returned yesterday from pleasant visit
to friends at Davy, w. Va.
James Floyd, the seventeen-year-o
son of Mr.. Charles Mcclure, is confined
to his home with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noel, of Bluefield, we're
visiting at the home of ]. T. Altizer
here for couple of days last week.
Mrs. G. R. Thomas and daughter,
Mrs. Joe Smith, were the guests of
Mrs. Lockhart at Maxwell one day last
week.
Clint Young, of this place, has Sc
cured position with the mining engi-
neering corps at Gary, W. Va, which is
under the charge of Mr.. Avis Billups.
Miss Margaret Williams, who is at the
head of the Richlands High School, was
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Will
liams, here the latter part of last week.
Mrs. Dock Altizer and sister, Miss
Lettie Ringstaff, attended the play est.
Elmo" at Honaker last week. While
there they were the guests of their sis
ter, Mrs. William Mulkey.
Mrs. R. NJ. Sparks and sons. Will
Reese and Norman, are visiting Mrs.
w. R. Holland in Bedford City, and on
their return will spend a few days with
Mrs. Norman Turner at Ada, w. Va.
Claude Thomas, of this place, who re-
Gently graduated from the Piedmont
Business College in Lynchburg, has Sc
cured a position in Pennsylvania with
the same firm that employed his broth
er, Walter, about three weeks ago.
Quite a number from this place and
surrounding neighborhood attended the
Tazewell fair last week, and the women
folks were much pleased with the ladies'
fancy work exhibit and the fine fruits.
vegetables and chickens which they
saw there.
Henry, the fifteen-year-old son of
Mrs. Lizzie Osborne, of this place, had
the misfortune to get his hand cut off
this morning while working ct John
Crabtree's saw mill on his grandfather.
Eli Asbury's place, about two miles
from Indian.
Charles Grinstead, Charles Christian,
William Ringstaff, Fulton Altizer and
Walker Ringstaff, David Gable, Tom
and Charles RobiDett, Tom and Logan
Ringstaff and John Pruett, all Norfolk
and Western bridgemen, spent Sunday
at their homes here.
Charles Mcclure has entered his little
daughter. Kate, as a student in the
school for the deaf and dumb at Staun-
ton, Va. This little girl, whose age is
eight years, is very bright, and her af-
Fiction was brought on by a severe at
tack of scarlet fever.
William Asbury, of this place. and
Miss Dora Griffith, of Richlands, were
married in Bristol one day last week,
Rev. I. r. Crumley pronouncing the
ceremony which made them man and
wife. The runaway are making
their home for the present with the pa
rents of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Asbury.
The prayer meeting services at the
Church of God has been charged from
Sunday night to $3.50 Sunday afternoon.
This change will enable many, especial
ly the old folks and children, who have
seldom been to the services, to attend.
The weekday prayer meeting will be
held each Thursday night. Prayer SER
vices at the Union Church will be held
on Wednesday and Sunday nights.
John C. Moore, of Graham, but form
erly of this place, was mingling with
old friends here yesterday. In our
former letters we entirely overlooked
the fact that on August End Mr.. Moore
was united in marriage to Mrs. Alta
Hurt, of Swords Creek, and therefore.
had omitted any mention of the happy
event. The best wishes of Mr.. Moore's
many friends here are that the twain
may have a long and happy married
life.
Aunt Bette" Lester narrowly es-
capped being killed by passenger train
on the fourth bridge west of this place
the other day. There is deep cut at
the west end of the bridge, and she
did not hear the approaching train until
1t was almost upon her, although she
listened for it before starting across the
bridge. When the train rushed upon
her she threw her body full length
along side the track on the outer ends
of the ties. and in this manner escaped
without any injury whatever.