Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1911-08-04
Pounding Mill

FouuuinS Mill
Pounding Mill. August 2.-Mis.
Sallie. Britain, of Tazewell, is visit.
ing Miss Margaret Hurt.
Mrs. James O'Keeffe. Mrs. Whnr.
ton O'Keeffe and Miss Ethel Kelly,
who visited Mrs. r. X. Gillespie
last week, have returned home.
Miss Iva Steele. Messrs. Rex Steele
and John Gillespie returned from a
camp near Finney Monday.
MIR. William Robinett spent Sun
day here with his wife, and mother.
Mrs. r. Trayer and little son, spent
yesterday at Maxwell with Rev. and
Mrs. Pangle.
Rev. DR.. Pangle preached here Sun
day at 3 30.
MIR. John SturiglI is very sick.
MIR. Robert Petts is still very i'll of
typhoid.
Byrd Brewster, who had the mis-
forune to get his left leg cut Off
while boarding the bridge car at
Eckman sometime ago, was brought
home from the Bluefeld hospital the
last of the week, on train No. IL.
which made special stop near his
home. Since his arrival at home he
has been suffering great deal.
Claude Thomas, who has typhoid,
is able to set up some.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith are
proud parents of another bouncing
boy, which arrived last Wednesday
night.
Miss Mary Bell Altizer, of Gillespie,
spent last night with her brother,J.T
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson were
called to Raven Sunday on account of
her brother, Joe White, who was shot
accidentally. He had taken the gun
on Saturday AFTERNOON to shoot a
chicken, and while talking TO some
parties, his left arm resting on the
muzzle of the gun, and his two small
children playing at his feet. His next
youngest child, in playing with the
trigger in some manner, discharged
the gun, tearing her fathers elbow
entirely off. DR.. Williams, who was
hurriedly summoned, amputated the
elbow just below the shoulder. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. White were raised here
and their many friends here deplore
this tragedy.
Mrs. William Iambret came up
from Raven Friday night for her hus-
band, who had been i'll day and night
previous. They were guests of Mrs.
M. j. Sturgill.
MIR. Luther Goss. of Big Creek,
spent several days here last week
with his sister, Mrs. Lee, and con-
Quoted severl prayer meetings at
night at the Church of God. He gave
some excellent talks and is studying
for the ministry.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Robintte had
all of their children Sunday to dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Caldwell; Mes
srs. Charles and Thomas Robinett.
Mrs. Fulton Altizer, with Miss Ne
va and the other five children spent
most of last week at Bluefeld with
Mrs. Albert Maxwell.
Mrs Albert Maxwell and the chill
dren. Mona nd Grin, of Bluefeld, at
tended the Church of God here Sunday
night, and was the guest of Mrs. M.
j. Sturgill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Williams and
little daughter, Leonard, of William
son, spent from Friday to Sunday
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Rebekah Will
liams.
DR.. w. r. Williams was here sew
eral times to see his little nephew.
Harry Williams, who had bad sore
throat, which was feared a while
would develop into diphtheria. Harry
is able to be out again.
w. B. Steele and R. X. Gillespie
were at Laurel yesterday looking af-
ter their big store at that place.
Mrs. j. Baldwin visited a couple of
days at Richlands. Sunday.
II. w. Christian and little son,
Henry, will leave on No. IL this NOR
ming for Athens, where he will visit
his dauhgter, Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. S. o. Wrad and little daught-
er, of Whitewood, are visiting her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. G. r. Thomas.
John Pickett Found Dead