Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-03
Pounding Mill

her sister, Mrs. Alex Beavers, a
Coaldan. Mr.. and Mrs. Beaver.
moved there last week from Maxwell
Mrs. Rupp, of the C. w. Z. U.
will give lecture here tonight, guest
of Mrs. r. K. Gillepsie.
John B. Gillespie made business
trip to Laurel and Bandy today.
The rains the past few days have
made the ground too wet for farmers.
The o"rd anniversary of Odd Eel
lows was celebrated here Sunday
afternoon. The members were "diked
up in their regalia, marched and
had an address by Rv. Ezra Lnkous,
followed by talk by Rev. G r.
Thomas. Quite large crowd was
present and everyone had good time
| Miss Lettie Lowell, Richlands, Wis
tied her sisters, Misses Ocie and Jen-
ME, here Sunday.
Mrs. M. j. Sturgill attended the
Church of God at Maxwell Sunday
and Sunday night-preaching by Rev.
Wilson, of Big Stone Gap, and
others.
MIR. Alex Altizer has moved his
family from over Steele, Hurt and
Co.'S store to the j. B. Gillespie. cot
tage opposite the station.
Miss Mayme Wynn, Baptist Valley,
was here last week on her way from
Tazewell, where she had been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Morgan Wynn.
Following bridgemcn visited home
folks here Sunday: Tom and Charles
Robinett, Chas. Christian, George
Bruster. Tom Logan. Seymore and
Walker Ringstaff rulton Atizer.
VIM. Robinett, of the N. and w.
visited homefolks here Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Era Linkous, Indian
and p. H. Williams, Cove, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. RIM. Sparks.
Sunday.
Mrs. w. r. Harris is attending the
commencement exercises of Richlands
Fl. S.
Mesdames John and William Azbury
had as their guests Sunday, MIR. and
Mrs. George Waytt, Cedar Bluff.
james Mulkey and Dave Cable are
both on the sick list.
Misses Allie Wyatt, Annie Luttrel,
and Ethel Wingo, of Indian, were
guests of Misses Cora and Gussie
Christian Sunday.
James Mulkey had valuable COW
hurt by the train Sunday. Her leg
was broken.
Mary and Katie Hurt, Jessie and
Ollie Kate Gillespie and Florence
Harris spent Saturday with Mrs. Liz
zie Gillespie at Gillespie.
Mrs. Matte Bruster has recover ed
from a severe sore throat.
MIR. and Mrs, William Caldwell and
Mrs. John Robinett went to Richlands
Monday to interview the dentists.
Mrs. Mollie Hurt and Eva Tot Hurt
Indian, spent Sunday night with her
relatives, MIR. and Mrs. Steele, and
Monday night with Mrs. Hurt.
A card from Miss Wyrene Lester
states that she arrived all o. X. in
Seattle, Wash.
Pounding Mill May. Last night
we had an excellent address by Mrs. |
Mary o 'Keeffe, of Tazewell, followed |
by one of the best, if not the best,
lecture on temperance, we've ever had |
the privilege to hear, by Mrs, DIR.
Ropp, of Shenandoah, who has her
whole soul in the work. Mrs. Ropp |
visited her sister, Mrs. "a. w. Baker
here about seventeen years ago, and |
it was a great pleasue to meet her |
again. She is the daughter of Major
Hortenstein, of Wallace Switch,
Washington county, brother of the
late John Hortenstein, who fought in
the Philippines, ,and who died in one |
of the Western States while return
ing home; also a sister of James
Hortenstein who is an engineer, and |
spent three years at the Panama |
Canal and is now in Cuba and who |
soon will claim Miss Robinson, or
Abingdon, as his bride.
Mrs. Rupp goes to Honaker this
morning where she will give lee
ture tonight. May God bless he every
effort in this great work. We might
also add that Mrs. Rupp is an aunt
of Miss Susie Baker, of Shenandoah.
from whom we received an invitation
to be present on May 3rd.. at which
time she will graduate at the Shenan-
doah High School. She has received
four medals the past two years at
that institution-the scholarship and
department medals each year. Miss
Susie was born in our little town,
and named for her aunt, Mrs. Rupp,
which, of course, accounts for her