Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-10-25
POUNDING MILL NEWS.

Pounding Mill, Oct. 23.-NIrs. w.
B. Steele and son, John B. Gillespie.
and DR.. Rex Steele, went to Grat
ton yesterday to attend the funeral
of their cousin, Miss Jean Bourne.
MIR. Robert Conley's remains were
brought from tho coal folds ycster
day and Inferred in the Floyd Nc
CURE cemetery on Pounding Mill
Branch. lie was accidentally killed
by motor in the mines. He was n
brother Of Mrs. Charles Mcclure. of
Pounding Mill Branch and former
ly resided here. His friends were
gricvcd to hear of his death. Leave,
II family.
Two new cases of nnuen2n-NIrs.
Garland llolbrook and little sister
in-law.
MIR. Alvah Compton's oldest son.
Arthur, is still quite i'll of innuen
zn. The other ten members of the
family are recovering, one son, Wos-
ley, died us was mentioned last week
MIR. Henry Kinder nnd child, of near
Gillespie, were buried Monday in one
cnskct in the RntliT burying ground
here. His other child died last week.
all of influenza. Much sympathy in
felt for the young wife, who is lcft
alone. She is II daughter of Mr. Is
rael White, of Cedar Bluff. Mrs.
Mary Christinn and son, Henry, arc
recovering, us il also John Robinett's
family, all OF whom had the influenza
Mrs. j. Sanders Gillespie was down,
last week from Gillespie to visit Mrs,
II. X. Gillespie, who has just recover
ed.
Messrs. John and Wilmer Ascue.
OF l'aint Lick, were here today. They
bought car of nice Ohio cattle.
Several cars of fat cattle were
shipped from here last week by the
Hurts, Gillespics, Whites, Wards and
others.
Mrs. Julia Williams was up from
Richlands one day last week shaking
hands with friends. She and the
children have had the "nu."
Miss Marie Maxwell arrived TODAY
from the Business College ut Rou-
nokc to spend Il few days with her
aunt, Mrs Martini Sparks.
Mrs. Henry Christian, who was
visiting clatives at Piedmont Bust
ness College in Lynchburg, was call
ed home on account of her husbands
illness. lie had the "nu" while she
was away. She reports the death of
Mrs. Sam Jack Musick.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Atizcr ana
daughter, Miss Lena md Mrn. Alex
beavers wore shopping in Tazcwcll
one day last week
Miss Jean Bourne Dead.
Miss Jean Evelyn Bourne, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Bourne, of Grafton, died at the
girls' bungalow mt Gary, w. Va, on
Sunday at G:d5 p. m., of pneumonia
and >spinnl meningitis, following the
Spanish influenza. She began feel
ing i'll on Saturday afternoon week
before her death, but kept going un-
Ill Monday afternoon. She was work |
ing in the drug department for the
United States Company who pnid all
the expenses for nurse, doctor, en-
balming, casket, rome, sending the
body home, etc, ad her salary.
She joined the Southern Method
list church four years ago. Her funcr-
al was preached at Mt. Olvct church
near her home Mt a p. m, by her pas
tor, Rev. w. G.. Thompson, of Taze-
well. She was n kind, obcdcnt and
loving daughter and sister. Many
beautiful flowers covered her casket
and grave. Her girl friends were her
flower bearers
The deceased had only been gone
from home about one month. She
would have been 10 years old on the
2lst Of November. Her sister, Miss
Mabel, who was clcrking for the
same company, was with her during
her illness. She having had the in
fluenza first. Her father was also
with them most of the time. Her
death came as shock, as she was
thought to be much better.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vivcd by three sisters, Misses Mabel,
Grace and Gose, and one brother,
Ralp Bourne, ID years old May God
comfort them in their bereavement.
May they all meet her in that better
land, where suffering, parting and
tears are unknown. q. S.