Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-01-03
POUNDING MILL NEWS.

Pounding Mill, Jan. 1.---All new
figures and to the editors of this pa
per l wish you all ,:appy and pros
porous New. ITO our correspondent
The same to you.)
The Christmas passed off here very
quietly. Several, as usual, served
most excellent dinners to invited rel
atives or friends. Rev. Mr.. Hughes,
the Episcopal minister, preached at
night, with appropriate songs for
the occasion. Miss Lois Hurt presid-
ed at the organ.
Walter Lowell, ron of Mr.. John Lo-
veil, was discharged from the army
at Camp Lee and spent Xmas with
homefolks. He looks splendid in his
army uniform.
Jessie Woods, who was mustered
out Mt the same time, had influenza, /,
and was not able to return to his
home here, but returned later
Dora Newman, age ~ years, who
makes her home ae w. b. Stecle's,
was deeply grievcd yesterday when
she saw her uncle's, BENJAMIN III.
Thompson's name i'll the casualty list
from France. fle was the son of the
late James Thompson, and Mrs. Mol
lie Thompson, of Burke's Garden, n
brother of Dora's mother.
Miss Gladys Faulkner, daughter of
Dr.. j. M. Faulkner, of Honaker, spent
from Thursday to Sund:y last with
her friend, Mrs. Henry Christian.
She is a fine musician, n graduate in
music and has taught some, but at
present is stenographer in Washing
ton, ID. c.
Misses Elizabeth and Roberta Yost,
OF Tazewel, spent Sunday visiting
their cousin, Miss Gussie Christian.
r. K. Gillespie and children, also
Mr.. j. II. Williamson, dined Xmas
with Mrs. Ollie Hurt and family.
Misses Elizabeth Gillespie, of Gil
lespie, visited Miss Jessie Gillespie
yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. w. b. Steele Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Gillespie and baby,
and Dora Newman, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
e. Mcclure and children and Fleet
of Cedar Bluff and Fcrd Mcclure, of
Kentucky, ate Christians dinner with
their moti'er and sister, Mrs. Jane A.
Mcclure and Miss Pearl Mcclure at
Cedar Bluff. This same crowd was
invited 20 w. b. S;eclc's here Sun
day to dinner, but owing to the in
| c.emcncy of the weather, Mrs. Nc
Guire was unable TO be present Mr..
P, M. Alder, of G;rdler, Ky, Mrs.
Steele's brother, was also present us
was also John f. Gillespie, of Wit
tens Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Beavers were
very much distressed Xmas over the
serious illness of their little daught
er, Mamie Marguerite, z years of
age. She had diphtheria and was TAX,
Ell to Williams hospital, where her
tonsils were lanced. She is better and
is expected home soon.
Mr.. John +. Gillespie, of Wittens
Mills, came down the last of the week
with. his son, John B., and took fo%
hunt on Paint Lick mountain, and ran
three foxes i'll their holes, that night
hunted again and started two cata-
mounts. j. Sam Gillespie and son,
Peery, Mr.. Albert Pugh Loran, and
MIR. McGlothiin, were of the party
from Raven. Mr.. Will Gillespie and
others, of the Cove, also enjoyed the
days hunt.
Mrs. William Johnson, of Bluefeld
is visiting her sister, Mrs. James ii.
Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Witt lost their
only child of spinal meningitis Fri
day. The child was three years old
and took sick on Christmas morning.
| Burial took place at the Claypool
cemetery OH Claypool Branch. This
young couple has THE sympathy of
large number Of relatives and friends.
Mr.. Arl Holland, of near Roanoke,
spent the holidays with his grand
mother, Mrs. Martha Sparks and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Trayer, of
Blueficld, spent Xmas day with their
uncle, c. II. Trayer and family. Mrs
c. H. Trayer was their guest ono
night recently in Bluefield.
David Hurt had bad case of diph-
liberia during Xmas, while +. o. Gil
lespie was laid up with severe cold.
No cases of flu here now, that the
writer knows of.
G. M. Hunter spent holidays with
his family near Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. R.. 7. MCGEE and
children spent the holidays with rel
atives in Pulaski.
Mesrs. Walker and Tom Ringstaff,
James Mulltey and Sam and Orrin
Maxwell, bridgemen, spent Xmas at
home here.
Miss Marie Maxwell, student OF
Roanoke Business College, is visit.
ing her aunt, Mrs. Martha Sparks
and shaking hands with old friends.
She is looking wei and Feeling
fine"
Misses Mary b. Gillespie and Jes-
sic Gillespie and r. F. Gillespie vis-
tied relatives in Tazewell today.
Mrs. Alex Altizer, of Richlands,
was called here last week on account
of the serious illness of her grand
child, Mamie Margaret Beavers.
MIR. and Mrs. G. A. Toner and be-
by, of Pardee, visited their grand
mother, Mrs. Susan Ringstaff here
recently.
Mrs. John Ringstaff visited her
daughter, Mrs. Vernie Lowe, ut Coal
Grove, Ohio, last week.
Mrs. Ernest Jones, of Tennessee,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| James Mulkey