Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-09-20
POUNDING MILL NEWS.

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train yesterday about $3.50 p. M, in
front of her step sons residence, G.
A. Riley, with whom she and her hus
bend were making their home. She
had taken her husbands supper into
him, in his room, as he is over s,
years of age and very feeble. and had
started to mill; the COW. Her little
step grand daughter was with her
and told her not TO cross. 1t is said
her dress caught on the track and
pulled her back under the train. Her
body was badly mangled and was
taken in charge by VIM. Farmer, who
came up from Richlands, and prepar-
ed same for the burial The servic-
es occurred i'll the church at o'clock
this p. M, where the Rev. G.. w.
Forbes, her pastor, preached the flu
neral.
The casket was covered with many
beautiful flowers, which she loved so
well. She was 7G years old on the
18th. Had been married 36 years.
Joined the Christian church thirty
one years ago and her husband tes-
titles to her faithfulness to God. She
would always watch her aged hus-
band through the cut and often come
with him thru the same and see that
he was safe when he'd come up to
the store or postoffice. She was very
quiet woman and was kept close at
home with her husband. Her sister,
Mrs. Riley and niece, also neph-
CIV, from Crockett's Cove, attended
the funeral and burial, the latter be-
ing in the G. r. Thomas cemtery.
The sick of the neighborhood, in
GLIDING the following persons, are
better: Mrs. Mary Christian, Mrs
r. X. Gillespie. Mrs. Seymour Ring
staff, Mrs. Mary Pruett, Mr.. John
Pruett, Ira Simpson and family.
Mrs. Henry Christian is visiting
relatives at Cleveland.
The following persons were ap-
pointed as delegates to the Womans
Christian Temperance Union mt Roa-
noke October 7th to 10th, inclusive:
Mrs. w. b. Steele and Mrs. Martha
Sparks, the president and vice-presi-
dent, respectively. This Union was
entitled to three delegates. More
members are being added almost ev-
cry day.
Mrs. Alex Altizcr, Of Richands,
visited her son and daughter, j. \.
Altizer and Mrs. Alex Beavers last
week These families attended the
burial of Mr.. Jerry Whitaker at BAN
dy recently.
Misses Mary, Kate and Lois Hurt
left Monday for their respective
schools, the two first to attend Win
ston College, the latter to teach mu-
sic ut Narrows.
Miss Jessie Gillespie left yesterday
for the Woman's College, in Lynch
burg.
Mrs. Fisher, of Richards, is visit
ing her nephew, John Rovell and Mrs
Henry Robinett.
Mr.. VIM. Johnson, father of Mr..
james ii. Johnson, of our town, was
badly hurt by horse running away
with him near Busthcad and was TAX
en- to ID. C. loves, where he is re-
covering. This team almost killed
ID. c. Lowe and his brother, on other
occasions in the past few months
The latter was in the Williams hos
pital for sometime.
Mrs. William Caldwell and baby
whose husband and father are in
France, and who live on the Pounding
Mill Branch, are visiting Mr.. anu
Mrs. Alex Beavers, the latter an I'M
Gle.
Mr. C. NJ. Hunter visited his family
i'll oRanoke Saturday night.
DR.. Rex Steele and John b. Giles
pie were visitors to Bluefeld Friday
and Saturday. The former is recov-
ering from his recent burns.
Mrs. G. A. Riley and children and
mother, Mrs. James Osborne, return
ed Monday from visit to their son,
VIM. Osborne in Princeton
Rev. G. r. Thomas and daughter.
Mrs. Joseph Smith and Miss Rosalie
Smith attended the funeral and bur-
ial of their brother in law and uncle,
Jacob Ball from his late residence in
Gray's Branch last Saturday. He died
of cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. w. b. Steele spent Saturday
with her mother, Mrs. Jane A. Nc
CURE and sister, Mrs. Pearl Mcclure
at Cedar Bluff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland IIolbrook
and children visited relatives at Pts
gah Saturday and Sunday
Arthur Hunnell, of this place, mar
ried Miss Fields in West Virginia
last week and left after a couple of
days visit for Camp Meade, from
which place he expects to sail SOON
Your scribe is in troube-has the
threshing machine hands to cook for
1.-THE compositor of this letter is in
trouble because he's got nothing for
the threshing machine to work on.)
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