Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-05-10
NOTES OF POUNDING MILL.

Neel is keeping house for her moth
or, Mrs. Willard Brown, in Little VAL
ley, while the latter visits her sons
in Nirth Carolina.
DR.. and Mrs. j. H. Moore moved
Friday to station near Norton,
where he has accepted lucrative po-
sition. Their host of friends here
were grieved to give them up.
John O'Keeffc, the drummer and
hustler, was here OH yesterday to see
the merchants and was the guest of
Mrs. II. X. Gillespie.
DR.. Rex Steele went to Norton Sat
urday, supposedly to collect and pack
his rooming outfit, but 10 date has
not returned. 1t is not known whether
he is still packing, collecting or is
loathc to leave one Of the fair sex?
He was reported to have been Il:
st. Paul Sunday afternoon.
Miss Marie Maxwell, who is taking
u business course in Roanoke, spent
Sunday with her father, Albert Max
well ut the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Martha Sparks. She is looking we'll,
feeling fine" as sister O'Keeffe says.
Mrs. Harrison Osborne still CON
tinues quite sick at her home on the
Smith Ridge, near here. Her mind IS
effected
Mrs. w. b. Steele, accompanied By
her daughter, Mrs. John Gillespie,
Mr.. Gillespie. baby Catherine Lee and
Dora Newman motored to Cedar Bluff
Sunday'p. n spent the day with her
mother, Mrs. Jane A. Mcclure and
sister. Miss Pearl
The little ten months old son of
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Petts was tax
en- to the Matte Williams hospital at
Richards last night Mt 10 o'clock and
operated on about 1890 for locked
bowels and tumor and today is re-
ported as doing nicely( although it
seemed as if he was not going to
rally at first. Mr.. j. r. Atizer took
the parents and child down in his car.
Miss Lettie Ringstaf, who has n
spinal affection, is reported as be-
ing worse today.
Mr.. Whitaker and son, Henry, of
Tazewell, are doing some carpenter
work for John B. Gillespie. Henry be-
longs to the Tazcwcll Home Guards
and is anxious to be in service of I'm
Gle Sam and get whack at the Kai-
ser
Miss Witten, violinist of Tazewell,
spent the week end with the Uses
Gillespie and Hurt.
Messrs r. X. Gillespie and w. b.
Steele sold their store last week AT
Laurel to Jim Lambert.
These farmers and graziers are lit
lie by little getting out of the store
business, becoming satisfied with the
grazing business, and like Patton j.
Brown, just want the land that ad-
joins them.
william Caldwell, when heard of
few weeks ago, had landed safely
IN England. a son was born to his
wife at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Beavers on Pounding Mill Branch last
week and was named VIM. Mcclure,
for his father and grandfather, Floyo
lcGmi"e.
Mrs. c. NJ. Hunter was shopping in
Bluehe)d one day last week and was
able to atdne xzfilfllizfinhmzfhE
able to attend church Sunday morn
ing for the first time since her ILL
ness.
The w. & #. U. will meet mex,
Sunday night ut IL o'clock. A nice
little sum of Sunday egg money for
soldiers relief fund has been donat.
ed. Others are expected to help.
Mrs. r. X. Gillespie, Mrs. Sanders
Gillespie and little daughter, spent
today with Mrs. Julia Williams.
Mrs. Salie Wingo age about 81,
died Of pneumonia at her home on
Laurel today. She was the widow OF
the late Matthews Wingo.
Mrs Ollie Hurt and sons. Georpe
and David, were mt Cedar Bluff Sun
day afternoon. The latter is boy
scout and sold nearly 20 liberty bonds
last week.
james Mulkcy, bridgeman, is home
on account of stomach trouble, while
Toby Sparks, another bridgenan, has
been laid up Mt home the past week
from same trouble.
Miss Mally Williams "took in" the
commencement ut Wittens Mills Tigh
School Friday night and reports a
good time.