Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-02-15
POUNDING MILL News.

Pounding Mill, Feb. t4.-Abrahan
Lincoln's birthday was quietly cele
DRAFTED here yesterday. Truly he wn,
| u great and good man.
We are having nice war sunshin,
weather here now; Thermometer nj
this hour 1:40 p. nj. standing Mt 81
degrees. Much fuel is being saved on
account of the warm weather.
jim Bob Hurt. who belongs to the
Cavalry, and stationed at Camp Co
dy, New Mexico. is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia. He will no.
turn here ut once on Il 3O-day fur-
Tough to visit his mother, Mrs. Ollie
Hurt and family. His many friends
here will be glad to hear OF his
recovery.
Mrs. Martha Sparks and son. Nor
man, went to Whitewood yesterday
to spend sometime Will. her dnuyht.
er, Mrs. Charles Griffith and sister.
Mrs. r. l.. Ellis and their families.
Norman viii attend school there.
MIR. Enos Doughtcn, an old Con-
1ederate soldier. of Harry Smith,
spent one day last week visiting his
niece, Mrs. w. b. Steele and family
lie is almost 70 years old, hale and
hearty and says if he was wound he'd
like to fight the Kaiser. His grand
son, Lee Birbcck, Of Idaho, whose IN
rents live in Missouri. is in France
having sailed Just before Christmas
Lee has two brothers, Professor Roll
ert and Ray Birbcck. who arc in tho
FIRST draft to be. Their mother is n
Virginan.
MIR. and Mrs. J. II. Altizer and the
children motored to Richards Sun
day and spent the afternoon with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Altizcr.
Mrs. Mary O'Kecife. of Tazcwcll
spent Fridaq visiting her daughter,
Mrs. r. X. Gillespie and met with.
the Red Cross workers in the after
noon. Her friends here arc ALWAYS
delighted to see she's "still knittin'n
Mrs. j. Sanders Gillespie dined ON
Friday with Mrs. C. NJ. Hunter and
spent afternoon with the Red Cross
workers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John b. Gillespie and
baby, Catherine Lee, Mrs. w. b. Steel
and Dora Newman spent Sunday nf-
ternoon at Mrs. Jane McGuire's nj
Cedar Bluff.
Mrs. Susan Ringstair has for the
past two weeks been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Mulkey, ut Put
nam.
Mrs. Ferguson, of Richmond, until
recently Miss Lena Hunter, is visit
ing her brother, C. NJ. Hpunter OIL
the BoXley Quarry.
Kew JOS Graham, of Maxwell fill
ed his usual appointment at the NJ
p. Church Sunday night. A large au-
dIence was present. His daughter.
MISS Callic, was also here, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Trayer md
Mrs. Julia Williams.
Heatless Mondays are observed nv
the merchants here.
Thomas Lambert, the hustlinr in
surancc man of Raven, was n busi-
ness visitor here Friday. He has late
ly taken unto himself a wife, Miss
Agnes Buckles his next door neigh
Dor. hTc happy event took place mt
Lebanon on January II and was
kept Il secret for ten days, when Tom
decided to tell his "ma," Mrs. John
Lambert. Tom is in the next draft
and couldn't afford to leave his
charming sweetheart for perhaps
some OTHER fellow to win, hence the
marriage. Tom was drought up" in
this place and of course, is fine
fellow.
Mrs. Harkcr, wife of the Rev. Mr.
Harker, of Graham, will meet with
the Christian Womans Board of Mis-
sions here next Sunday Mt II n. m.
If you miss her address you will have
missed a treat. All are invited
John C. Whit, of Paint Lick, is
here helping with the inventory of
Steele, Gillespie and Co., while Miss
Mary B. Altizer, of Richards, is
looking after the postofiice.
Miss Marie Maxwell is in Roanoke
taking business course.
Rev. Ernest B. Motley, of Rich
mond. Superintendent of Misionspns,
who is holding meeting in Grun-
dy, will be here Wednesday, night,
February 20, at the Christian church
All are cordially invited to come out
and hear him preach on missions.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union met on last Sunday at II n.
m. The meeting was held by the
president, Mrs. w. B. Steele. Mr..
G. A. Riley read chapter, Mrs. C.
II. Trayer the prayer, Mrs. j. H..
Moore, organist, Miss Guosic Chris
tan, secretary. Mrs. r. X. Giles
pie read the state presidents, Mrs.
Hoge's, letter from the Virginia Call.
A splendid meeting YVES had. Next
meeting the second Sunday in March.
LII w Christian is uisitino h:s