Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-08-31
POUNDING MILL NEWS,

Pounding Mill, August 29.---Mrs
=; ~. Griffith. and two children, of
| Whitewood, are visiting their mother,
Mrs. Martha Sparks and other rcln.
tlves and friends. Her son, Will Rces,
of Toms Creek, was n visitor tho
first of the week.
Mcssrs George Ward, of Thompson
Valley and r. X. Gillespie and 9th
ers, are preparing to load several
cars of fat cattle here tomorrow.
| The meeting of the Christian church
from many points, will begin here to-
morrow night, closing Sunday night.
a splendid program has been prcpnr-
ed; Mrs. Oliver, from Lynchburg,
will be here Saturday from . to 4 A
bige delegation is expected
Miss Lois Hurt was visitor to
Tazcwell last week.
Miss Maggie Myers, of Newport
News. Miss Veran Osborne, of Ron-
noke, arc visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T..
Myers.
Mrs. w. b. steele Mrs. Joscph
Smith attended the county convention
Of the w. C. n. U. ut Falls Mills last
Saturday. The former responded to
the address of welcome. The latter
read n paper entitled 'Wh-. Should
We Join the w. C. r. W." These
ladies were accompanied by the lat
tor's brother, Mr. Claude Thomas, VINO
went to Princeton TO see his brother,
Mr.. Mercer Thomas, who las typhoid
fever in hospital, but liz reported to
be getting on nicely. The latter was
recently drafted for service in the
first call This party, including Miss
Rosa Lee Smith, whom they picked
up in Blueficld, called TO see Mr.. and
Mrs. Shannon Faulkner and pretty
baby at Springvile few minutes,
then motorcd 10 Paint Lick to hear
the big singing class of about 60 per-
sons, conducted by Prof. w. Il. Cat
ron This class is certainly IL ban
ner class and n lot of folks from here
want to attend the concert there on
next Tuesday night. This crowd at
Falls Mills highly praised the splendid
convention conducted by our excellent
county superintendent, Mrs. O'Bryan,
of Tazcwcll, whom this crowd picked
up while she and others were waiting
for their auto. The larger number of
cars seemed to be in use at the Re-
publican convention ut Richlands and
some of us remarked That things
would be different, when we rot n
vote, let the men stay at home. Last
but not least. we will mention the big
dinner. prepared by the good women
of Falls Mills, Mrs. Sturgiss, Mrs. /.
IL. Harry, and others. There was
enough left for as many more, and
these good ladies gave us lunch for
our supper, which we enjoyed very
much on our way down the beautiful
valley from Graham to Paint Lick
The next convention will be held at
1 'DnIntunll No., l,,,l "a n
sharp it cannot come up to the good
GRUB" part.
One of the biggest things of .hc
season was the one of Mr.. A. C,
Fowler's big corn roast last night on
the hill west of Mrs. Ollie iIurL's.
Those present were Mrs. John B. Gil
espie, Misses Margaret, Barbara, Lois
Mary and Kate Hurt, Mary B. Jesse
and Ollie Kate Gillespie, Ethel Tomp-
kins. Of Roanoke, f. o. Gillespie, j..
II. Williamson. Barton Morris, and
Rex Steele. The Misses Hurt and
Gillespie had prepared sandwiches and
candy of various kinds. The party de-
clared they had the best time ever
and adjourned by thanking Mr.. Fow-
Ter and all spent short time in the
home of the Misses Hurt.
We omitted Internationally the
name of Miss Octavia Pruitt from the
Red Cross play given here recently.
She is splendid actress.
Rev. Fl. II. Foster, of Wise, has his
appointment at the church of God on
next Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Altizer were
shopping in Bluelield Monday.
Mr.. John Whit returned from En-
win, Tenn, Sunday and resumed his
duties in Steele & Gillespie's store on
Monday.
John B. Gillespie is in Kentucky
this week looking after his trade.
J Mrs. G. M. Hunter was visiting in
Graham Tuesday night and shopping
in Bluefield next day.
Tom Smoot was here this week sell
ing goods to our merchants.
Mrs. w. B. Steele took in the Old
Folks Concert Mt TaZewell last week
and vast the guest of her cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. A, j. Mcclure.
The w. G. r. U. had called meet
: ing Sunday afternoon at Mrs. w. B.
Steele's. at which time the same Off
GERS were elected, Mrs. w. b. Steele
President; Mrs. G. II. Trayer, Treas
urer; Mrs. Julia Williams, correspond.
ing secretary; Miss Gussie Christian
secretary. This union made n splendid
showing the past year and will be or
| thn fap Doint lief