Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-12-12
POUNDING MILL NEWS,
Interesting Items Gathered by Our Core
spOndent For The Busy Reader.

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Bluefield Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Beavers spent the
weekend at Maxwell with relatives.
Miss jessie O'Keeffe, of Tazewell. is
visiting her sister, Mrs r. K. Giles
pie, here today.
Mrs. Remines and son, of Thomson
Valley, are here this week visiting the
formers uncle, Milton Harris.
Mrs. W. B. Harris and Miss Effie
Williams were the guests Saturday of
Mrs. J. Saunders Gillespie at ClifIield.
W. b. Steele had the misfortune on
Saturday afternoon to get the little fin
ger OF his right hand mashed, which
bothers him greatly.
Mrs. Witt Low, Mrs. Lyde Ireson.
Mrs. Shinault; Messrs. Nose Puckett.
Ben Lockhart and others from Maxwell
were here Sunday attending the revival
services.
w. K Sparks and Mercer Thomas
were among those who took the exami-
nation at Maxwell Saturday for the DO
sition of rural carrier on the route lead
ing out of Pocahontas.
Mr.. Enos Doughten, of Belfast Mills.
spent Monday night with his son, Peery.
at the country home of the late Cyrus
Williams, where the younger Doughten
now lives. Mr.. Doughten's friends will
be glad to hear that he has fully re-
covered from his recent severe attack
of pneumonia; and although in his sew
enty-second year, this old soldier of the
sixties Is wonderfully well preserved.
Rev. W. F. Mannel, OF Bristol. who
Is conducting series of meetings in the
Church of God at this place, is preach
ing some excellent sermons. He is one
of the old-fashioned expounders of Cos
pei truths, and so clear and logical in
what he says that "a way-faring man
though fool'' need not err in choosing
for the right. The meetings are being
well attended and much interest mani
Tested by all.
Pounding Mill prides itself on the
fact that there are but few, if any, loaf
ers within its borders. Everybody are
on the go, and the town Is one of the
busiest to be found along the Clinch.
and improving day by day. The large
quarries of the Norfolk and Western
and those owned by individuals, are en-
ploying a number of men and want
more; while the teamsters here are also
all being kept busy hauling materials to
places where needed. We used to know
everybody here. but the prosperity of
our little town has brought into it many
strangers, and day we see dozens of
faces we do not know. Those who will
keep boarders are "full up" Won't
someone get busy and build some new
residences? They are badly needed to
aecomodate our rapidly growing popu-
letion.
The new school building here is rapid
ly nearing completion, and is now ready
TO be put under roof. Many of our peo-
pie think the plans of construction
should have been different from what
they are, and that a folding partition
should have been placed between the
two rooms so as to have permitted the
giving of entertainments, etc., by the
students on appropriate occasions. The
school board, though, perhaps are ig-
norant of the fact that the children here
are able to recite and declaim, and thus
give enjoyment to their parents, neigh
bors and friends. This change, how
ever, can be made yet with but little
trouble and expense, and it should be
done. There should also be belfry
and bell to summon the students to the
schoolroom, for it would frequently
keep many of them from being late.