Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-02-21
Pounding Mill Items

has way from visit to his son
Peery and wife near Busthead.
John McGraw, of Tazewell,
and several others were near
here this morning with buggies
on their way to Mcclure Valley
70 attend the burial of his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Graf Alley,
who died on Monday the 10th in
Arizona, at which place he took
his family last summer OF fall
on account of his health. He
died of consumption, body came
down on No. II yesterday after
noon to Cedar Bluff, and was
buried from the home of his
parents at l o'clock today. 1t
will be remembered that he
wrote an interesting letter to
one or both of the county papers
while on his way, perhaps from
Iowa or Missouri. This was his
second trip to the West for his
health. He leaves wife and
two or three small Children, a
father, mother, three sisters and
a brother. His friends here were
grieved to hear of his death. He
belonged to the Odd Fellows and
also Locomotive of Fireman.
Rev. Isaac Wright, Bluefeld,
preached good sermon here
Sunday at II O'Clock or rather
1854 as the train was late. He
knows the Aliens and spoke of
he and Sidna, formerly being
such good friends etc.
Rev. Peery Mcneil, Knob,
preached an excellent sermon on
Sunday night at the Church of
God to good sized congrega-
ton, Subject, "The fool hath
said in his heart, there is no
Cod used as his subject, "There
is a God"
One of the events of the
season was George Hurt and
Fred Gillespie who entertained
at the formers pretty "home
down on the farm, on Sunday
the ninth, the guests were Mar
vim Mcclure and wife, Misses
Sadie Mcclure and Lucy Will
Jams of Cedar Bluff. The follow
ing was the menu: Fried chicken,
macaroni and cheese, poached
eggs, canned tomatoes, biscuit,
coffee, strawberry preserves,
cucumber pickles, a large black
berry pie, milk and butter.
George fried the chicken and
Fred made the biscuit. The
guests were told not to come in
to the kitchen, but Marvin on
preteXt of hunting apples, "a
spy" to see if things were going
to be clean and palatable trans
crossed, and suggested that his
wife make some chicken gravy. |
After dinner Fred called up his |
mother and and said, cit is all Il
over. Each guest came to the
phone declaring the dinner a
success.
We failed to find out if the
boys washed the dishes after
the meal, may perhaps leave
them until just before entertain
ing again, as dishes will keep
you know. Watch out boys, the
girls will all be wanting you.
Mrs. G. Hunter was at Taze-
well again Friday to have an
aggravating tooth "mended"
that has been treated for some
time. Her husband went to
Tazewell on BUSINESS.
The Boxley Quarry Co., is
working over 60 men, the larger
per cent are ,negroes-more are
wanted. The work is progress
ing rapidly under C. Hunter as
Supt. and G. C. McLain as walk
ing boss. Jesse Williamson, COM
misary clerk, who issues out the
"rations". The other bosses are
Pryor, King, Craig, Kizer,
Smith. Everything moves along
nicely, except several times a
day when perhaps a dozen and a
half of shots are let off, then all
take to their heels.
DR.. Bancroft was sent, on Sun
day, to Honaker, where he will
take charge of the work there
for awhile, the Doctor from that
place will be sent here for a rest. s
DIR. Bancroft's friends here re-
GREETED for him to leave.
w: B. Steele has about two
hundred and fifteen lambs, have :
had no reports from other far {
mers. Please send them in. -
Miss Margaret Williams, Prin- a
cipal of Richards High School, g
spent Sunday here with home t
folks. n
Rev. G. R. Thomas is R. F. d. n
carrier, James Neele is clerking il
n Steele-Hurt and Co. g store in c,
J. L. Altizer's place on account tt
II the latter's sickness. MIR. /.
Altizer, wife and two children n,