Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-22
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent About
People Down the CIinch.
Pounding Mill. Va. Feb. 3

last week.
Robert Williams and son, Harry, are
both on the sick list.
John Sturgill was visitor to Blue
field Saturday night.
R. II. Sparks and J. T. Altizer spent
Thursday in Bluefield.
Miss Rebekah Davis has about recov-
cred from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom England visited
relatives in Bluefeld last week.
Mrs. Nancy Davis went to Cincinnati
last night 70 visit her son, T. ]. Davis.
Mesdames r. NJ. Sparks and J. T. AL
tizer were visitors to Tazewell Monday.
Miss Margaret Williams won the
prize at the spelling bee at Richlands
recently.
A number of children are kept away
from school on account of measles and
chickenpox.
Miss Lettie Lowell, of Richlands, Wis
tied homefolks here and at Gillespie
from Saturday until today
Mrs. Sam Ward and little daughter,
Clara Lee, of Whitewood, are visiting
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. R. Thomas.
Miss Aunita Gillespie, of Tazewel.
came down with Miss Barbara Hurt
ard spent Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Griffith ard
children are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. R.
NJ. Sparks. They are moving back to
Raven Rcd Ash from Whitewood.
Mrs. W. b. F. White, Of Richlands.
was the guest Of her cousin, Mrs. R. K.
Gillespie, on last Thursday and attended
the w. c. T. U. meeting at Mrs. Tray
er's. One young lady took the pledge.
A contribution was sent to Richmond
for the Frances Willard Heavenly Birth
day fund. The w. c. T. U. is getting
out statistics showing what 1t costs the
taxpayers Of Virginia to support the
saloon, which causes crime, pauperism
and insanity.
Mrs. Seymore Ringstaff was called to
her home at Honaker last Sunday on
account Of the death of her brother, NJ.
ID. Meade, who was fiagman on Crane
Creek freight train and who met his
death by the train backing over him at
Flat Top Yards last Saturday night
while engaged in chaining up broken
car on the rear of the train. Fourteen
brothers and four sisters survive him.
he being the first of the nineteen children
to die. A special car of Elks, Eagles
and railway employees accompanied the
body to Honaker from Bluefeld yester-
day.
The many relatives and friends here
CT Rev J. R Sparks were sorry to hear
Of his death. The following clipping
from the Wilburton, (Oklahoma) Ca
zett viii no doubt interest his many
relatives and friends in this county. He
was brother of r. NJ. Sparks and for
merly resided here. Much sympathy
goes out to the bereaved family.
81. r. Sparks, who lived about two
miles southwest of Wilhurton, died
Tuesday night after suffering abont
four months with heart trouble. For
the last few weeks Mr.. Sparks was in
very poor health and while at times he
seemed to rally, his death was no sur
prise.
"Mr. Sparks was Sc years old. He
was born in Tazewell county, Virginia,
and came to Wilburton to make his
home about four years ago For %
years BE was a minister and during his
stay was pastor of the Christian church
at Wilburton for some time.
"In the death of Mr.. Sparks the com
Inunity loses one of its best citizens.
lie lived a life that will always be
sweet to the memory of his family and
friends, among whom he was favor
ite.
''Mr. Sparks leaves his wife and
twelve children. who have the sympa-
thy of a large number of friends
Eight of the children live here and four
others in Virginia, who were unable to
be here.
Funeral services were held ct the
home at II O'Clock Thursday morning,
conducted by Rev. J. c. Howell, Of
Hartshorne, and then the body was
brought to the Christian church in VIII
burton where services were held at 2
O'Clock and conducted by DR.. Noblett
of HcAlester. After this service the
body was taken charge of by the Ma
sons, interment being made in the Ma
sonic cemetery.
THE pall-bearnrs were: E. f. Les
ter, Ben Dehart, g. v. Peery, ]. +.
Lawrence, Bert Marshall and j. D.
Griffin"