Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-03-14
POUNDING MILL NEWS.

WIS. mary SHIlSl4al ana OaugNlcr,
Miss Gussie, spent last week visiting
their brother and uncle, Rev. James
H. Graham and family ut BELTS.
their guest the week end the lnttcr's
brother, Chas. Collins, wife and Two
children, Of Max Meadows.
Among the visitors to Tuzewc!l ON
yesterday to attend the Republican
convention were Mcssrs. Alex Bcav-
ers, J. T. Altizcr, DR.. Rex Steele, and
George Hurt
Mesdames j. 7. Altizer, c. II. Robi-
nett and ii. W. Christian were shop
ping in Ta2cwe Monday.
Mrs. Alex Beavers was called to
Richards Saturday on account of
her mothers illness, Mrs. Alu% Alii-
Ger, who had tonsilitis and is now re-
ported commissioning.
Some of the late liscrS last nap
was intclfercd with yesterday about
q n. m, when some one hollc.cd fire!
A house occupied by Leon Simpson
and Henry Crucy and families. be-
longing to W. q. Steele, just back Of
the depot, was on fire, caught from
u defective fiue. Ii WAS lucky the fire
WIS discovered before ii had made
much headway, ciac the whole row,
including the depot, stores, churches,
and residences would have been en-
dangered. The two families are Wis
itlng relatives while Il new tluc il;
being built.
John B. Gillespie went TO Roanoke
last night on business and will visit
his sister, Mrs. 5. p. Davidson while
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pruett had rs
their guest on Sunday Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Yost, all
of Grafton Henry is doing fine has
good looking and industrious wife
ami is considerably older and larger
than when he used TO live here am!
go To school 10 your scribe, and the
said scribe used considerable chick
ory tea on some OF the boys.
The following persons, we under.
staEd, have bought new cars Joseph
l.. Smith, Il. T. Niece, Scymou.
RingstaN, Alex Riley, Claude Thorn.
w. b. Steele and sons. Rex, ana
John b. Gillespie, last week purchas.
cd the Kelly farm on Pounding Mil
Branch of George and Francis Kcl
ly Of Tazewell, corsistoing of 51E
acres, more or less. Price, $23 900
Mr.. George Kelly was here looking
after the business.
The w. c. T. u had quite an in
tercsting meeting last Sunday at 2.3(
p. m, a drive is on for subscription.
to the Virginia Call, the State paper
and collection of membership fees
Most every family here has one oil
more representatives in the temper
ance union, in many instances whole
families belong.
Rev. Joseph Graham preached .
tithng sermon last Sunday night
The sermon was an excellent one
but not many men were present t,
hear it
Misses Emma Hagcr and Francis
Moore, teachers here, spent Friday t,
Sunday with friends in North Ta2e
we'll and with Mrs. Humphrey at Lib
erty Hill. They report = fine time.
misses Bessie Sayers, wno forme. iN
taught here, but who now teaches il
upper Baptist Valley, visited Mis-:
MARY Il. Gillespie Saturday night an,
Sunday.
The Boxley quarry is not crushin,
stone now. Many OF thcmen hay,
been laid off for a while. The plant i,
expected to start again the 18TH.
%'iN ~ W. H. A'l. nill meet hex
Sunday ut go. All members an,
others are urged to BE present. !
good program will he given.
Mr.. &. w. Cecil! OF Cleburnc, Tex
as, made q business trip here one ja,
last week to The Steeic's. Chess
has grown rich III "Thc Lone Sta
State" is looking well and "fcciin,
fine" and his friends were nil DE
lighted In spp him
The Missionary meeting OF the NJ
h. church convened here today Ut TIN
Union church, Mrs. w. Il. Groear, o
Clifiicld; Mrs. DR.. Gross. and Rev
Joseph Graham, Of Maxwell and hirs
Ella reery, Of Pisgah, were prescn
and led the meeting. Others ON tn
program We're: Mrs James II. John
son, Mrs. c. IL. TraYcr. Mrs. X. T
MCGEE, Airs. Craig, Mrs. ~. Il. StcsI
Mrs. Martha SPARKS. Dinner serve
1T II O'Clock by the ladies here.
Mr.. mot Mrs. John Lowell still
continues quite Ill OF lung trouble.
John Baldwin underwent an opera
ton in Williams hospital for whit
swelling i'll one Of his legs.