Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-06
POUNDING MILL NEWS,
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent
About People Down the ClinCh.
Pounding Mill. Va. July 5.

Pounding Mill, Va, July 5.
Logan Ringstsff, who has had fever,
is able to sit up.
John Gillespie attended the ball games
at Bluefield yesterday.
Mrs. R. x. Gillespie spent Wednesday
at Saunders Gillespie's.
Miss Mary Belle Altizer visited her
brother here last week.
R. M. Sparks is visiting his father, J.
J. Sparks, at Gap Store.
7. W. Graham left on No. II on
the Fourth for Snohomish, Wash.
Mrs. r. M. Sparks and son, VIII Rees.
spent Monday and Tuesday at Bluefeld.
Mrs. Kate Pruett, of Graham, is
spending her sister, Mrs. VIM. Ring
staff
w. b. Harris, of Richmond, is spend
ing couple of weeks here with his
family.
Mrs. A. j. Cruey, and daughter, Miss
Pearl, are visiting relatives at William
son. w. Va.
Miss Jessie O'Keeffe, of Tazewell,
spent Monday with her sister, Mrs. R.
K. Gillespie.
DR.. George Williams, of Newport
News, is visiting his mother, Mrs.
Mary Williams.
Fred Steele shipped car of fat lambs
from here Monday and Saunders Giles
pie and r. K. Gillespie one last week.
George Hurt is spending some time
visiting in Wise, he is accompanied by
John Mcclure and sister, Miss Carrie.
Mrs. Louise Robinett returned today
from a weeks visit to Castlewood.
Miss Gladys Smith accompanied her
home.
Rex Steele went to Bluefield Monday
and played ball with the EIkhorn team
against Bluefeld on the morning of the
Fonrth.
Will, Tom and Chas. Robinett, Tom
and VIM. Ringstaff, Gus and Charles
Christian, and James Mulkey spent the
Fourth here.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the church on Thurs
day, the 18th, at 2 o'clock. Let every
one who can attend.
Miss Alys Mulkey returned to her
home at Honaker after spending several
months as clerk for the Pounding Mill
Supply Co. Her host of friends here
10th to lose her.
"The Glorious Fourth" passed off
quietly here. A number from this
place went to Bluefield or other points.
Several from Bluefield and Tazewell
were here fishing.
Rev. Isaac Wright preached here
Saturday night and Sunday. Two were
baptized in the Clinch Immediately af-
ter the morning service. The Board of
Missions met in the afternoon. Fol-
lowing are the officers: President,
Mrs. E. B. Brewster; vice-president,
Mrs. Rebecca Williams; secretary, Mrs.
W. B. Steele; treasurer, Miss Cora B.
OhA * IldH 1HSIc were new members
added, making a total of 2s. In the
absence of both the the president and
vice-president, who were sick, the sec
retary, Mrs. w. B. Steele, was made
president pro tenn.
Mrs. NJ. j. Sturgill went to Cedar
Bluff Sunday to see Hope McDilda who
wss bitten by copperhead last week.
She was in the kitchen of her home and
reached down to pick up the tea-kettle
and was bitten on the left hand. She
was bitten on the right foot by one last
summer while picking black berries and
recovered in answer to prayer, She has
almost recovered from the recent bite,
The snake, very large one, was killed.
Her brother, aged about l2, in both in
stances bound the member above the
bite, the first time using handkerchief,
the last shoe string. The child was
very sick in both instances and in the
first instance her life was despaired of.