Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-05-05
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ing at w. 3. Steele's.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Sparks and lit
tile son, Norman, attended the dedica
tion of the Christian church at Rich
lands Sunday.
Miss Loise Hurt returned Monda,
afternoon from several days visit
o her uncle's. John Gillepise's at
Wittens Mills.
Attorney j. ID. Stinson, of Grundy,
spent Sunday visiting his sister in
law, Mrs. W.B. Harris Her daught-
er, Miss Margie Lee. accompanied her
home to spend sometime.
Misses Marguerite and Effie Will
'liams are at home from Richlands
where they have been teaching.
Miss Letie Lowell was up from
Richlands Sunday.
Mrs. Nancye Davis is spending
sometime in Cincinnati visiting her
son, t. j. Davis.
Mrs. John Azbury has spent the
past week with her sister, Mrs.
Sanders at Graham, who still contin
ues very i'll.
Miss Bessie Jackson, of Tazewell.
made her usual trip here Monday af-
ternoon. She teaches the three little
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Gil
lespie music. Miss Mary Barns Gil
lespie accompanied her to Tazewell
to visit relatives few days.
MIR. j. p. Wilson, agent here, will
close his work here today and an old
er man in the service will take the
place. MIR. Wilson will perhaps move
to Coeburn or Toms Creek. Mr.. Will
son and his excellent family will be
missed from the community.
Mr.. Charles Christian is very i'll at
his home here. suffering from a third
relapse. His condition is considered
serious. Mrs. w. B. Harris attended
the closing exercises of the Richlands
High School last week.
Mrs. M. j. Sturgill made flying
trip to Raven Thursday afternoon.
Miss Cora Bell Altizer, of Gillespie,
spent several days last week with her
brother, j. I. Altizer.
Miss Barbara Hurt and Ralfee Gil
lespie were at home Saturday and
Sunday from TazwAU. High School.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Mcclure. &c
North Tazewell, were here Monda,
afternoon on their way to visit thei
sister in law, Mrs. Floyd Mcclure O
the Branch. 1t was feared that sh
could not live through the night.
Miss Nora. Hankins visited friend
here Saturday and Sunday.
: Rev. r. B. Pruett, of near here
preached on Sunday night, "Why
Believe in Holiness, =" to large con
gregation. He also preached on Sun
day at IL and Saturday night. Thi
young man has been saved from al
, sin for three years and nine months
, He used to be terror to this com
j. muaity, going up and down the rail
road, reeling from side to side, drunl
and using profane language, and now
he walks erect and carries his Bibl,
under his arm, saved saved What
a glorious transformation. God car
do the same for all others who will lei
him.
Mrs. Susan Ringstaff went Richlands
yesterday afternoon for her daughter
Miss Lettie, who lately underwent ar
operation for relief from spina
trouble.
The community was deeply shocked
and grieved on Sunday to hear of tn,
death of their friend and neighbor
Mrs. Mamie Davis Hall, which oc.
Cured about 8 O'Clock at her home
near here. She was the wife of Mr.
Morgan Hall, loving mother and
good neighbor. She leaves father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Da
Wis, of Doran and seven children, tw,
girls and five boys, the eldest ;
daughter sixteen years old, the baby
boy born Easter Sunday. Her re-
mains were buried on Monday at a p
m. after funeral service at tn,
home by Rev. G. r. Thomas, assist
ed by Rev. Robert Pruett. The latter
gave an interesting talk at the gray,
in the presence of one of the larges
crowds ever present at burial in tn,
Thomas graveyard. Mrs. Hall was
niece of the late Mrs. Henderson
Hagy, OF. Grafton. whom every on
loved so we'll. Also a niece of Mrs
Mathena, of the same place. May
God comfort the bereaved family AM
relatives. Mrs. Hall left every evi
dence of having the hope of hom
that fadeth not away, where parting
sorrow and signing are no more
Asked her husband and mother to g
home with her, and when told she
was at home she looked up towar
Heaven. as if to asy, "My Home
Above - She aiso called fha chiIdra