Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-09-15
POUNDING MILL NEWS NOTES.
Mrs. Williams, Age SO, Died ut Home
at Grundy-Burial Monday.

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ME Lowe and baby. of Indian, re
turned this afternoon after two
weeks visit toe her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Johr Ringstaif.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hunter, Mrs. G. c. Me
Lain and Mr.. Richard Coleman mo-
torcd to Tazcwell yesterday, the la
dies taking in the opening at the
various stores.
John B. Gillespie visited his moth
er at Wittens Mill Saturday. and re-
ports her condition much improved.
j.. Sanders Gillespie was shaking
hands with friends here this week, af-
ter several weeks confinmcnt to his
home by illness.
Rev. j. p. Lockhart was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Steele today
to dinner.
Miss Mary B. Gillespie entered the
Tazewell High School Monday. She
has about recovered from her recent
illness.
Mrs. Martha Sparks and daughter.
! Mrs. Walker Ringtsaff are visiting
their daughter and sisters, Mrs. Mary
Turner and Eva Holland near Rou-
noke.
Mr.. Elem Dyghes, bridgcman, is
very i'll at the home of his mother, of
pneumonia. His brother and sister,
uied oil this disease less than year
ago.
Miss Mary B. Altizer of Richlnnds
spent today with her brother and wife
Mt this place.
Mis- sRebckah Davis returned Satur
day from an outing near Lake Mich
igan.
DR.. Rex Steele was called to Gov
ernor Stuarps farm one day last week
to doctor the fine stallion of the Gov
ernor's.
Mrs. j. T. Sparks returned Sunday
from 81 weeks visit to her brother in
Berwind
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met with Miss Gusse Christiun
the secretary, last week. Mrs w. B.
Steele, President, was appointed del
egate to the Tazewell meeting on the
26th to 29th.
II. G. Gillespie, chemist at Hope
well, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. X. X. Gillespie.
Mrcs. Rosa Hutton and Miss Helen
Thomas were visiting their parents,
Rev; and Mrs, G. r. Thomas last
week.
John Whit spent Sunday visiting
his uncle, Joseph Whit, at Maxwell.
Mrs. Milton Harris, who has been
desperately i'll the past ten days, is
some better
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mcclure re-entered the school
ut Staunton last week
Mrs. C. II. Trayer and children
have returned from visit to rela
tives near Roanoke.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Will
liams, wife of the late Julius Will
liams, were brought here from Grun-
dy on No. Monday morning and in
TERED in the family cemetery near
her old home, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. j. II. Stinson and hus-
band and Rev. j. G. IIelvey, of Grun-
dy, p. II. Williams, brother i'm law,
who was attending the famous Loon
CIV Springs, son and daughter, DR..
George Williams and Miss Margaret
Williams. of Newport News Joined
them in Bluefield and accompanied
them here, the two latter having left
their mother in Grundy only week
previous. Mrs. Williams death was n
shock to her relatives and friends.
She died about Z o'clock Sunday a. m.,
suddenly and without struggle.
The funeral was preached at the
Union church here Monday Mt p. M,
by Rev. j. G. Helvey, M. e. pastor,
of Grundy. He was assisted by the
Rev. R. e. Greer, of Maxwell, and the
Rev. Mr.. Waterhouse, of Richlands.
There were n large number of old
friends and relatives present at the
funeral and burial. The casket was
covered with beautiful flowers. the w.
C. II. u. contributing lovely wreath.
She was the daughter of Thomas and
May Davis, who formerly owned con-
siderable land on the South of Clinch
river, and where Pounding Mill now
stands and was born here on May
%, 1884, being so years old She was
married February %, 1855 on her hus-
bands birthday. 1t will be remem-
bered that he was born, married and
died on Feb. % and about the same
hour in the morning as he was born
and died. She was converted and
Joined the Methodist church at the
age Of 16, but later went with her
husband, who was in the Missionary
Baptist church. She leaves three chill
dren, and four preceded her to the
great beyond. Her husband died at
age of 80, five years ago. She leaves
one sister, Mrs. Nancy Davis of this
place..
DR.. w. R. Williams, of Richlands,
attended his aunt's burial here Mon
day as did also Mrs. John Lambert
and sons, William and Thomas and
daughters, Mrs. Joseph White, all Of
Raven.