Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-02-23
Pounding Mill

rounding Miil, Feb. 70. Mrs. II
Nj. Sparks and Mrs. j. Il. Altize
were shopping in Tazewell Monday.
Prof. ]. j. Hoback was at HON
from Raven the last of the week. H
is teaching music at that place.
Mrs. Sam Ward and little daugher
Clara Lee. Wildwood, are visitin,
her parents. Rev. and Mrs. G. r
Thomas.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Griffith an,
children, are visiting their parents
MIR. and Mrs. r. Nj. Sparks. The,
arc moving back to Raven from
Whitewood.
Miss Anita Gillespie. Tazewell
came down with Miss Barbara Hur
Saturday and returned Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom England visited
relatives in Bluefield last week.
Miss Lettie Lowell, Richlands, Wis.
tied homefolks here and Mt Gillespie
from Saturday until today.
John Sturgill spent Saturday night
and Sunday in Bluefcld.
r. M. Sparks ond j. 4. Altizer
spent Thursday Mt Bluefield.
Mrs. w. b. F. White, Richlands,
was the guest of her cousin, Mrs. r.
K.Gillepsie on Thursday and attended
the w. G. 7. U. in the afternoon, mt
Mrs. G. ii. Frayer's. One more
young lady took the pledge, contri-
button was sent to Richmond for the
Francis Willard Heavenly Birthday
Fund. she having passed to the Great
Beyond on the 18th
Mrs. Seymore Ringstaff was called
to her home at Honaker OH Sunday on
account of the death of her brother,
M. ID. Meade, who was hagman on n
Crane Creek freight train, and who
met his death by the train backing
over him at Flat Top yards. Saturday
night, at IL go while engaged in
up broken car on the rear
of the train. necessitated by broken
drawhead. Fourteen brothers and sis
tets sGryiye him. he being the first
Of the 15 children to die. A special
car of Elks and Eagles accompanied
the body to Honaker from Bluefeld
on Yesterday. Many beautiful flowers
could BE seen in the car as 1t passed
The many relatives and friends here
of Rev. j. r. Sparks were sorry to
hear of his death. Below is clipping
from the Wilburton Gazette, his home
paper. which will no doubt interest
his many relatives and friends in this
county. Much sympathy goes out to
the bereaved family. MIR. Spurks for
merly resided here. and visited his
brother, r. M. Sparks here, and fat
her. Jonas Sparks, Gap Store, last
fall, while the latter. was on his
ieath bed. He was 56 years old. The
reads:
"Rev. Jonas r. Sparks died at his
home two miles west of town Tues
day evening. Feb. 13, about 8 O'Clock.
He hasd been sick for several months
and his death was not unexpected.
MIR. Sparks had been resident of
this country about four years, coming
here from Virginia. He was pastor of
the Christian church in Wilburton and
a member of the Maosnic Lodge.
Funeral services were held at the
church by Elder Noblitt of McAlester
and the Masons gave burial service
at the grave.
Mr.. Sparks was a good citizen and
neighbor. He leaves wife and seve-
raj children.
Mrs. Nancy Davis went to Cincin-
natl last night to visit her son, T. j.
Davis.
Miss Rebekah Davis has about re-
covered from a severe sore throat. On
night and Sunday DIR. Cum
ningham from Rihclands was the at
tending physician.
Miss Margaret Williams received
the prize as the Spelling Bee at
Richlands recently. We are proud of
our Pounding Mill spoilers.
Robert Williams and son, Harry,
are both on the sick list.
A number Of children are kept away
from school on account of measles
and chicken pox.