Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-06-26
POUNDING MILL NEWS.


X. Gillespie and daughter, Miss Mary
Barnes, spent the day today at Giles
pie, the guests of friends.
Twenty-eight dollars was taken in
at the ice-cream supper here Satur-
day night. Everyone had most plea
SAINT time.
There will be an "Everybody's Pic
mic" here the 4th of July, under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Mrs. Mamie Belle
Osborne, who did great deal of tenn
/ perance work in West Virginia last
year, will give temperance lecture
at IL o'clock. The picnic will be on
Clinch River bank at the mouth of
the Branch near the old log church
close to the station-an ideal place
for bathing, wading and fishing, also
lots of sand for the little girls with
their buckets and shovels. Everyone
is invited. Come and bring a lunch
and spend one of the happiest days
of your life.
II. @. Gillespie, who graduated at
V. P. l., Blacksburg, last week, is at
home. He is now young chemist.
Mrs. C. II. Trayer and little son,
Malcolm; Mrs. w. B. Steele, Messrs
r. M. Sparks and w. C. Fowler at
tended the Sunday Schol Convention
at Tazewell on Thursday.
Misses Mary and Katie Hurt, Jes-
sic and Ollie Kate Gillespie, and Flo
renee Harris returned Sunday from a
visit to Newport News and other
points.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell, and son, of
Bluefield, spent last week here visit
ing her sister, Mrs. R. M. Sparks, and
numerous other relatives and friends.
Rev. Peyton, of Nashville, of the
Episcopal church, preached to large
audience here Sunday night, guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Osborne, of Prin-
ceton, w. Va, spent Sunday night as
the guest of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Osborne. Mrs, Osborne
left Monday morning for Honaker
where she and her brother, Rev. James
Graham, will hold protracted meet
ing.
w. b. Steele returned Monday from
a business trip to War, w. Va.
Farmers the past week have been
cutting wheat, which is fairly good.
r. K. Gillespie and Co., loaded a
car of fine lambs here last week.
DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Williams and
children, of Richards, motored to
this place today in their new Stude-
baker. They were the guests of his
aunt and brother, Mrs. Rebekah Will
liams and Robert Williams.
Mrs. G. R. Thoms and daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Smith, returned this af-
ternon from Anderson, Indiana, where
they attended the Assembly of the
Church of God. Over twenty-five HUI
dred persons ate dinner in the two
big dining rooms on Sunday-over
i've hundred ate at one time, besides
the many who ate on the grounds.
They report great meeting and a
most enjoyable trip. Mrs. Sam Ward
their daughter and sister, who ac-
companied them, stopped off in Ken
lucky, where she will probably teach
in one of the public schools.
r. f. Gillespie has returned from
Hampden-Sidney College.
Mr.. A. j. Petts was called to Ma
rion on Thursday on account of the
illness of his son, William, who passed
away in short time after Mr.. Petts'
arrival. The young man had gotten
away from the authorities at the Asy-
lum, and ran about ten miles in an
hour, it is said, and was found ex-
hausted in railroad station. After
living few days he died from having
been over-heated or from exhaustion.
His funeral was preached at his home.
the residence of the late w. C. Will
liams, Saturday at II o'clock, by Rev.
Edward Smith, followed by talk by
Rev. G. r. Thomas, both of which
were deep and instructive, to a large
number of relatives and friends. and
lnterment was made in the w. C. Will
hams cemetery, nearby. He was 30
years old and had been afflicted for
several years. Much sympathy goes
out to his parents, brothers and Sis
ter in their great sorrow.
Rev. w. S. Billiard, of Tazewell.
preached most excellent sermon on
Sunday at IL o'clock, at this place.
The w. G. T. u. will meet at Union
Church next Sunday at $3.50. Every
body is invited.
Miss Rebekah Davis returned last
week from visit to her brother, t.
j. Davis. Her little nephew returned
with her to spend a month.