Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-11-06
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POUNDING MILL.

Pounding Mill, Va, Nov. 3.-Mrs.
Chas. Mcclure. of Pounding Mill
Branch, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Robert Petts today, and reports
most splendid school being taught by
Miss May Akers, of East Virginia.
The election is passing off quietly,
no one interested, it is said. as form,
erly, or as couple of years ago and
prior.
Miss Garnett Pharr, principal of
the school here, was called to her
home on account of the illness of her
father. She left here Friday night.
Miss Mary Brown, primary teacher.
spent from Friday to Sunday with
homefolks at Cedar Bluff, and took
IN the Halloween party at the Blue
Sulphur Inn.
Miss IVA Steele spent from Satur-
day to Monday with her aunt. Miss
Pearl Mcclure, at Cedar Bluff, and
also attended Halloween party at
Blue Sulphur.
PATRONS Day program was enjoy
ed by several patrons here on last
Friday. The patrons almost filled one
room, the pupils was TO stay or go out
INTO the other room and of course did
not ENJOY the program, nor be as still
as they would have been. Some of the
patrons suggested that the partition
be torn out and folding or rolling
partition placed in its stead. The
man in Richmond(?) who planned the
house certainly never gave anv
thought of an entertainment, ETC., but
the trustees should have. / told the
patrons at the time to not allow the
partition to be made as it is, but thew
perhaps are like a number of teach
ers who are afraid to open their
mouths-teachers afraid of losing
their job. There should be three more
rooms added, high school, primary
and music room. Quite number
are attending high schools elsewhere.
and Il few others who were not able
to go away, had to go to work. Quite
a number of primary children, some 8
years and older, have to be sent home
At noon or can only attend half day,
children of eight years should be in
the fourth grade, at least your writer
was at that age.
Many children in thee tiles are sent
to school called first grade, and moth
ing much done except to string beads
and cut papers. It's shame to waste
the public money thusly, it should be
NSSh Aoi DeIIcT purposes.
want TILL the women get chance
to vote and they'll run things to bet
ter advantage. Babies should be kent
ut home, if they haven't mind enough
10 be taught to spell, read and write.
we all pay our taxes and must have
better advantages here another wear
1t must be remembered that our old
school house lot paid for our present
building and we are entitled to some
OF the money Of the county. Let the
citizens here get busy and have n
larger building here next year. Will
add that when the women get equal
suffrage with the men and negroes.
who are now classed with the idiots,
criminals, insane people and children.
they will see to it that the teachers
nave their floors scrubbed, fires made.
floors swept, ETC., instead of having it
done or doing it themselves. They are
tired enough, God knows, without do
ing same and get too small a salary to
pay for same. Let the women agitate
these questions.
The Following persons attended the
Halloween party at Blue Sulphur Inn,
at Cedar Bluff, given by Mr.. and Mrs.
keyser, proprietors of the Inn, and
teachers of the high school, viz: Mr..
and Mrs: j. T. Altizer, Mrs. w. B.
Steele. Miss Annie Steele, Messrs. ].
Williamson and Fl. G. Gillespie. and
DR.. Zimmerman. All report a lovely
time. Thes pooks did all sorts Of
things to their conveyances and
horses. No harm done, however. The
party was grand affair and all who
helped get it up deserves much credit.
j. b. Gillespie, salesman for the R.
c. c. Co. of Salem, came down to vote
the wrong way.