Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-03-28
NEWS OF POUNDING MILL

rounding Mill, Va, March 25
DR.. George Williams returned
Wednesday from a visit to his
mother and sister, Mrs. Mary j.
Williams and Mrs. j. ID. Stin.
son, at Grundy.
Miss Rebekah Davis returned
last week from a short visit tc
her brother, T. j. Davis and
family in Cincinnate. Her little
S-year- old nephew, James Davis,
returned with her and is having
thing his own way at grand
mas.
h.is. Alex Altizer and daught-
er. Miss Marybell, attended on
Sunday afternoon the marriage
Of her nephew, Mr.. Newt
Whitaker to Mrs. Ella Lambert
at the home of Rev. Ezra Link
Gus, The Gretna Green of Cedar
Bluff. Z" Mr.. Beavers and Miss
Mollie Mcclure, of near Laurel,
were married at the same time.
The marriage took place in the
yard and was witnessed by a
large a number of people.
Peery Pruett narrowly escaped
death at the quarry Saturday
afternoon of last week by a
rock rolling down an embank-
ment. The freight was switched
about the time he was thrown
under the train. Had he not
fallen or rolled under the train
the immense rock of several
tons would have crushed the
life out of him. However, he
escaped with a bad cut on the
top of his head and a badly cut
hand.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Shep-
herds little child, Clarence, age
3 years, was badly scalded one
day last week, when his mother
took dish of boiling water off
the stove, thinking the child
was in an adjoining room. It's
hat saved the top of it's head.
It's face, hands and breast were
so badly burned that it was
thought it would die. He is i'm
proving and it is hoped that it
will recover. DR.. Combs was the
attending physician.
John G. Gillespie this morning
took full ch arge of Steele, Hurt
and Company's store, j.. T.
Altizer retiring on account of i'll
health. We understand that
Newt Gillespie, Johns brother
at Raven, will also help in the
store. We predict for the two
popular young men a fine busi-
ness.
j. P Dwell Royal was here to-
day on legal business and was
the guest of w. B. Steele for
dinner.
Mr.. G. c. McLain received to-
day seven fine Plymouth rock
hens and a rooster from DR.. j.
H. Smiths pen at Richlands,
which is a strain from the
Burke's Garden poultry farm.
The Richlands High School
and faculty and others will igve
the play, "Topsy Turvey" at
the Odd Fellows Hall here Satur-
day night. The play is said to
be fine. They hope all will turn out
Squire Thomas was quite busy
today, trying a case from Jewell
Ridge. A number of persons
from that place were present.
Mrs. Tom England has gone to
her home at Elkhorn City, KY,
accompanied by her little niece,
Clara Lee Hutton.
Mrs. Rosa e. Ward, who has
been visiting Rev. G. R. Thomas
for the past few weeks has gone
away to attend a business col
lege.
Miss George Harris returned
last week from Rocky Mount,
where she has been employed.
She has nice position at $75
per month, and is a graduate of
Piedmont College. This beats
school teaching.
j. Ed Mcclure made a bust
ness trip here last week. Mr..
Mcclure became so busily en-
gagged in business affairs while
here that he entirely forgot a
fine dinner that had been pre-
pared at his step-sister's, Mrs.
Steele, especially for him.
Deaths Due to Carelessness.