Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-11-12
POUNDING MILL LOSES
TWO LEADING CITIZENS
c. p. Williams and X. nj. Sparks
Have Passed to That "Undis-
covered Country"-Funer-
ais Largely Attended.

tween Vanderbilt and the University
of Virginia
MIR. C. Nj. Hunter returned Monday
morning from Princeton, N. j., where
he attended the Princeton Harvard
foot ball game the day previous.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fox and their
pretty children drove up from Rich
lands this afternoon in their handsome
new Grant car.
DR.. G. l.. Zimmerman and j. ii.
Williamson were at Blueiield Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Riley's little child,
! Mabel, was operated upon successful
ly mt DR.. William hospital recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. james O'Kccife and
children, of Bluefield; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. O'Keeffc, were visitors to their
sister, Mrs. r. X. Gillespie this week.
Miss Gose Bourne, of Grafton, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. w. b. Steele.
Mrs. Sam Gillespie, Mrs. Carl Tar
ter, Mrs. Henry Steele, of Raven, are
visiting Mrs. w. G. Gillespie today.
The many friends of Miss Marie
Mxwlell will be glad to hear that her
ankle that has been giving her so
much trouble has been examined by
X-ray, and the trouble is not tuber-
cular, but is II sprain. She is in ST.
Luke's hospital in Blueiield and ex-
poets to be out in II few days.
Mrs. Hortense Ropp, of Shcnan-
dab, will deliver temperance lee
ture here tomorrow night at the Union
church. She is fine speaker and
holds her audience from start to fin
ish; is very beautiful and lovely
woman. Everybody should hear her.
Rev. r. f. Greer, of Maxwell, will
preach here Sunday night.
Miss Kate Bourne, of Grafton, was
here last week with relatives on her
way home from p Nj. Aldcr's at
Bondtown, where she had been urs-
ing her daughter, Miss Mabel, who
has had sever case of fever.
/ Mrs. G. c. McLain and Mrs. Pry-
or were shopping in Tazcwell Tuesday
Mrs. w. b. Steele spent Friday with
her mother, Mrs. j. A. Mcclure at
Cedar Bluff.
c. =. Williams Buried Here.
The body of C. p. Williams was
brought from Wilburton, Okla, ar
irving on No. 5 last Saturday morn
ing, accompanied by Sheriff Lawrence,
a 32nd degree Mason and friend of the
deceased. Funeral services were held
in the Union church, conducted by
Rev. r. f. Greer, Of Maxwell, assist
ed by Rev. w. S. Bullard, of Tazcwcll.
The service was very impressive and
beautiful. A very large crowd was
present; the flowers many and beau
tiful. Interment was made in the w.
c. Williams cemetery near his old
home east of this town. Mr.. Williams
was a good neighbor and will be miss
ed.
X. M. Sparks Dead.
With sadness we chronicle the death
of our beloved friend, and neighbor,
| II. M. Sparks, which took place in the
Marion hospital, Marion, Va, last
Saturday, November at $3.50 a. m.
He was married to Miss Martha Max
well, of Maxewll, Va, 81 years ago;
Joined the Christian church 36 years
ago and was 81 years old. Besides
companion, he leaves four daughters,
and three sons, viz: Il. H., w. r. and
Norman Sparks; Mrs. w. r. Holland,
Mrs. Norman Turner, Mrs. w. l..
Ringstaff and Mrs. Charles Griffith,
all of whom are grown, except Nor
man, who is ten years old. Funeral
services were conducted at the Un-
ion church at IL o'clock on Monday
by Rev. w. S. Bullard, assisted by
Revs. r. E. Greer, Isaac Wright and
j: N. Harman. The body was turned
over to the Masons who continued the
services at the grave. The Odd Eel
lows composed part of the long pro-
cession. Every foot of standing room
was taken, even the rostrum was fill
ed with men of the orders. The
aisles were crowded and many re-
mained on the outside for want of,
room.
The flowers were beautiful wreaths,
anchors and crosses having been sent
from Marion, Tazewell and White
wood and other points by the Ma
sons. A lovely wreath from the Sum
day School at this place of which
he had been Superintendent most of
the time for the past 23 years. He
was also member of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union and the