Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1912-05-31
Pounding Mill

several hund red in all.
k K. Gillespie shipped the first
ear OF ambs from this place, today,
Mrs. Dora Wright, Athens, w. Va.
is visiting her parents, and circulat-
ing among old friends.
r. M. Sparks returned last week
from Newport News and visiting his
daughters. Mrs Turner, at Ada, and
Mrs. Holland. The latter returned
with him to spend n few days.
Quarterly meeting began today
witn sermon by presiding elder
Straley. Several persons from dis
tance were in attendance.
Misses Mildred. Mcclure and Irene
Birhlebaugh, of Cedar Bluff, were
here yesterday, visiting Miss IVA
Steele.
Mrs. j. T. Altizer and niece. Miss
Pruett. of the Cove, spent yesterday
at Tazewell.
Mrs. Nj. j. Sturgill spent Sunday
with friends at Cedar Bluff.
Misses Elsie Graybeal and Stella
Crab tree, Maxwell, visited Miss IVA
Steele here recently.
Mrs. Eliza Lester and son. Ben.
Misses Mozell and Lucille, of the
Cove, were here Sunday on their way
to Tazewell.
Mr.. Byrd Bruster's grave will be
decorated here Sunday afternoon by
the Odd Fellows. Rev Isaac Wright,
OF Bluefield, will preach at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. VIM. Shepherd has been des
perately Ill the past week with meas
les and Other complications. She is,
however, on the road to recovery.
Her father. MIR. Joe Brown, is slowly
gaining strength.
Mr.. A. c. Fowler attended meeting
at Raven Saturday and Sunday.
Preaching in tent by Evangelist
Moses. Quite number were convert
ed Meeting closed Sunday night.
There was quite little stir about
40 this morning when the. corn
mill and crusher belonging to Steele
Hurt and Co., was reported on fire.
One of the men who fired the engine
on yesterday thoughtlessly threw the
hot ashes against the wall, hence the
smoke. The mill house was once the
old log church where the older resid-
ents used to worship, and is quite a
noted landmark.
Mrs, w. b. Steele attended the
funeral and burial of her relative,
Frank Belew Saturday. who was acci-
dentally electrocuted in Birmingham.
Ala, last week, while performing
his duties as electrician. She was the
guest of Mrs. I. A. Repass.
Mr.. Alex Altizer was home from
Northfork Sunday.
Rev. G. w. Doyle, of Boston, was
here Saturday and preached at IL
O'Clock. He was on his way to the
Indiana camp meeting. He was ac-
companied by an exCathclic priest,
who gave and interesting talk.
Mr.. w. B. Harris, Richmond, Is
visiting his family here.
Miss Georgia Harris is at home
from Piedmont Business College.
Mrs. Hoops. of Tazewell, spent
Sunday and Monday visiting her
father, John Hoops.
w. r. Sparks. Harry Williams
and Eddie Azbury attended the cnrni-
val at Tazewell Saturday night
Rev. Lindsay Prater, of Bristol.
prominent minister of the Methodist
church. spent Thursday night visiting
his isser, Mrs. George r. Thomas
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Ellis,
Whitewood, spent Sunday night and
Monday visiting her sister, Mrs. R.
M. Sparks.
Rev. G. r. Thomas attended Rev.
Doyle's meeting at Maxwell Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith, formerly of
Raven, now occupy rooms in the
Sturgil residence.
Mrs. Matte Bruster, who was very
i'll few days last week, is about
we'll now.
Mrs Lizzie Osborne, of this place,
received this afternoon the sad news
uf her fathers death at his home
near Indian. He was very old, and
died of dropsy. A good, quiet and
upright man and leaves wife and 8
children, all married. We extend
sympathy.
John Hoops has fine 1 year old
colt, which weighs 1920 pounds Who
can beat it?
Mrs. Pangle and two pretty child
rem accompanied Rev. Pangle here
this morning to attend the meeting,
guest of Mrs. Trayer.
Jim Adkins, age IL, was taken to
Tazewell Jail this morning. He will