Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-10-17
NEWS OF POUNDING MILL

Pounding Mill, Va, Oct. Id,
1913.-Mrs. r. M. Sparks, Mrs.
r. K. Gillespie and Mrs. Ollie
Hurt spent today with friends
at Gillespie.
Rex Steele was visitor to
Tazewell today.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Hunter
spent Saturday in Bluefeld.
Mrs. w. B. Steele returned
yesterday from Luray, Virginia
where she attended the 31st an
nual convention of the Woman's 8
Christian Temperance Union of
Virginia. This was considered
the best convention ever held in
Ia. She visited friends in sever
al cities on way home, visited
several institutions OF learning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bruster
are proud parents of a fine girl
baby who arrived on last Sun
day, this being the 18th child,
twelve living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peery Pruett
have also boy baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Il. Ringstaff
and Miss Lettie Ringstaff are
visiting relatives in Memphis,
Tenn. Miss Alys Mulkey, Gra-
ham, is welding the yard stick
in L. w. Ringstalf and Co.'S,
store during Miss Ringstaff' s
absence.
II. M. Sturgill was called home
again last week from Roanoke
to see his mother Mrs. Nj. j.
Sturgill who has been quite i'll
of typhoid fever, but is some
better. Mr.. Sturgill returned to
Roanoke last night.
Mr.. Harry Napier of the Box
ley Quarry who has been quite
i'll of tonsilitis is reported better.
DR.. George Williams of New
port News, accompanied by his
sister, Mrs. j. H. Stinson of
Grundy who motored through
from Newport News, making
the trip in three days returned
to their respective homes last
week. Their mother Mrs. Mary
Williams is very ill from fall
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Robinett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Beavers, have
moved to Wittens Mills where
Mr.. Beavers and Mr.. Robinett
hold positions with the bridge
force at that place.
Mr.. John Hoops lost a fine
grey mare Saturday night-the
horse had been used four daNG-
and then turned out on clover.
The body of Mr.. Riston who
was brought to this place Thurs
day and buried on Pounding
Mill, Friday at the Milton Harris
cemetery. He leaves wife and
four children, the oldest being
only 7years of age, and a cripple
from fever. His wife was Miss
Sallie Gillespie granddaughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris.
Mrs. Charles Griffith and two
children, Whitewood, are visit
ing their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. M. Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Harris
and children spent Sunday in
Bluefeld.
The International Brotherhood
of Maintenance and Way EN-
ployees met here Sunday morn
ing.
Rev. Bullard of Tazewell will
fill his first appointment here
Sunday at IL O'Clock Every one
is cordially invited to attend.
Bob Pack who shot Frank Sar-
gent was arrested and brought
here last week. he gave bond.
Born Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Enoch Adkins, daughter.
The three and a half months
old baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
gan Tate died recently of tuber-
culosis and was buried ON Pound
ing Mill Branch at the Floyd
Mcclure cemetery.
Mr.. Floyd Mcclure is right
sick at his home on the Branch.
Mrs. G. A. Ryley and little
daughter, Mabel, returned last
week from a weeks visit to re-
latives in Cincinnati.
Miss Margaret Hurt has gone
to Cameron, w. Va, to teach.
w. R. Sparks of this town has
resigned his position with the
Elliott and Frazier, wholesale
and retail merchants at Poca-
hontas and has accepted a more
lucrative position with the
Pocahontas Consolidated Col
lieries Company, at McCommas,
w. Va. In his letter he says,
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