Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-04-07
THE WEEKS HAPPENINGS AT
POUNDING MILL.

Pounding Mill, April 5.-School at
this place, which has been taught an
extra month by Miss Bessie Sayers,
of Pulaski, closed today with good
program. The children did well, and
reflected much credit on the teacher.
Quite number of patrons and others
cises very much. Miss Sayers will
probably return next year. The pat
rons are very much pleased with her
teaching.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. K. Gillespie at
tended the birthday anniversary of
the latters' mother, Mrs. Mary
O'Keeffe at Tazewell on last Sunday
evening and enjoyed the day very
much. Mrs. O'Keeffe spent Thursday
night visiting her daughter.
Mr.. J. T. Altizer is confined to his
home with a very severe sore throat.
His sister, Miss Mary Belle Altizer,
came up from Richlands this morning
to look afer the postofiice and store.
Mrs. w. B. Steele and daughter,
Mrs. John B. Gillespie, visited her
mother, Mrs. Jane A. Mcclure at Ce-
dar Bluff last Friday.
Miss Drinkard, of Tazewell, who
helped nurse Mr.. and RMS. C. H.
Trayer's little daughter, returned to
her home Sunday night. The child
has almost recovered and Mr.. Trayer
has resumed his position as operator
for the N. & w.
Mrs. John Witt and baby did not
move here last week, as she expect
ed. She has been very ill at the
home of her father in law, Mr.. Ri
burn Witt. 1t was feared at first
she was taking typhoid fever. Mr..
Witt went over and spent Saturday
night and Sunday.
Miss Marie Maxwell left last Sat
unrday to visit friends in Roanoke
and Salem. Her father, R. X. Max
well, accompanied her.
Mrs. Massey, of Shipman, is visit
ing her nephew, Mr.. r. A. Craig.
Miss Margaret Thompson, Mrs. Craigs
sister. has returned home.
Hhe crochet club enjoyed most
pleasant afternoon on last Thursday
with Mrs. H. w. Christian and her
daughter, Miss Gussie. There were
about sixteen ladies present. On to-
morrow from to Mrs. John B. Gil
lespie will entertain the club at the
ionS VI Hci PuicHCs, MI anu IhS.
w. B. Steele.
Pat Newman, who was killed Sat-
urday night by train, while alight-
Newman, who is being reared by Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Steele, of this town.
He is grandson of Mrs. Mollie
Thompson, on Little Creek, in Burke's
Garden. Four of the children were
sent to the Litz home in Bluefeld.
Three were gotten good homes in the
middle part of the State and one, a
girl, of thirteen, sent to a school
for the blind, and is being given a.
musical education in connection with
the literary work. Jas. G. Litz, of the
Litz Home, had her eyes operated
on, one being removed, thus regain
ing in measure the sight of the 9TH
er eye. Last summer, during the va
cation, she was put in an industrial
school.
Mrs. Julia Williams went to Rich
lands this afternoon.
Clarence Hankins was here thisa.
m. in his car from Richlands, in place
of travelling salesman James Fox,
who is at home nursing his little
daughter, Margaret, s years old, who
has been desperately i'll for over n
weey with pneumonia and typhoid,
and probably touch Of spinal menin-
gifts. She has regained conscious
ness, but has little or 90 use of her
hands. Much sympathy goes out to
the bereaved parents. They lost two
children q few years ago with men,
ingitis. Mrs. T. A. Repass, sr, of
Cedar Bluff, Mrs. Fox's mother, is
with her.
Your writer takes the following
clipping from the "Desert Semi Week
ly News" published in Ogden, Utah.
(The clipping referred to by our cor
respondent relates to the death of
Miss Katharine Carnahan, and is pub
lished elsewhere in the News.-Ed.)
1t will be remembered that Miss
Carnahan and her mother visited the
Peerys and Goses and other friends
in this county about year ago, and
were present at the Tazewell Fair.
She was a lovely character and many
hearts are sad to hear of her demise.
Much sympathy goes out to the moth
er and brother from friends and rel
atives here.
BIJRKE'S GARDEN NOTES.