Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-09-29
Pounding Mill.

Pounding Mill, Va, Sept. 26-Mrs.
M. Sparks and sons, Will Rees and
Norman, are visiting her daughters.
Mrs. w. R. Holland, in b edford CITY
and Mrs. Norman Turner, Ada VIVA.
Mrs. R.K. Gillespie spent today at
Tazewell visiting friends
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Caldwell spent
Sunday with her parents, Mrs. and
Mrs. John Robinett.
MIR. and Mrs. Noel, Bluefield.
spent few days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Altizer, and took in the
Fair.
The school at this place is prog
ressing nicely under the management
of Misses Pearl Mcclure and Effie
Williams.
Mr.. Clint Young has position
with the mining engineering CORPS at
Gary, with his brother in law, Avis
Billipps.
Mrs. Alex Altizer spent yesterday
near Gillespie at her home on the
farm
Mrs. Prayer and little son return
ed yesterday from a pleasant visit to
old neighbors and friends at Davy.
| w. Va.
Mr.. John c.. Moore, bridgeman.
formerly of this place, but now of
Graham, was here yesterday - We
failed to mention before of Ills mar
riage to Mrs. Alta Hurt, of Swords
Creek on the End of August In fact
many of US didn't believe he was
married because John told it first
himself.
Good luck to both of them!
Prayer meeting at the church of
God has been changed from Sunday
night to Sunday at 80 in order to
give the old folks and children
chance who cannot well get out The
week day prayer meeting will be on
each Thursday night; prayer meeting
at Union church on Wednesday and
Sunday nights. Let everyone attend
these meetings.
Mr.. Chas Mcclure took his little
daughter to Stanton to attend school
for the deaf and dumb. This little
girl, whose age is 8 years, is very
bright and her affection was brought
on by severe attack of scarlet few
err. She can neither talk nor hear.
Mr. McGuire's son. James Floyd,
has typhoid fever. He is II years of
age.
Miss Margaret Williams, who teach
es in Richards High School was here
last week to see her mother, Mrs.
Mary Williams
Mr.. Claude Thomas, graduate of
Piedmont Business College has ac-
cepted position with the big firm in
Pa, who employed his brother, Wal
ter recently. -.
Mrs. G. R. Thomas and daughter,
Mrs. Joe Smith and children visited
Mrs. Lockhart at Maxwell one day
last week.
Henry, the 10 year old son of Mrs.
Lizzie Osborne of this place had the
misfortune to get his hand cut off
this morning while working at the
Crabtffe'stsaw mill, on his grandfat-
hers place. two miles from Indian. =
Quite Ea@number from this place and
surrounding neighborhoods attended
| the Tawezell Fair, and were much
pleasedwith same. The ladies' were
especially crazy over the ladie s.
fancy work, fruits, vegetables and
fine chickens.
Mr.. VIM. Asbury of this rlace was
married to Miss Dora Griffith of Rich
lands, in Bristol, last week, by the
Rev. I. r. Grumpy. of the M. E.
Church. The "runawaysp are making
their home at the grooms parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Asbury. The bride
was born and raised here.
Miss Jennie Lowell visited at Rich
lands last week.
The following visited homefolks
hree Sunday: Messrs Charles Grim
stead, Che rles Christian, VIM Ring
staff, Fulton Altizer Wather Ringstaff
David Cuble., Tom and Charles ROB-
nett Tom and Logan Rngstaff. ard
John Pruett.
Aunt Bette" Lester escaped be-
ing Killed by passenger train on the
bridge west of here by lying down on
the end of the ties. There is deep
cut west of here and she did not hear
the train, before she started across.
Her escape was miraculous.