Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-08-29
News or Pounding Mill

Mr. ana Mrs. james Kelley, of
South Dakota, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
X. X. Gillespie and Mrs. Ollie Hurt
and families last week They drove
through frmo Detroit in their hand
some new S5,5OO car going by way of
ithica, N. Y, and bringing Miss Lois
Hurt, who has been taking special
ity, and Mrs. ID. ii. Gillespie, who has
been teaching mathematics in that
institution, back with them.
Mrs. Susan RinEstaff left Sunday
for, Roanoke to visit her old friend
and ncighbor, Mrs. M. }. Sturgill
Mrs. w. b. Steele, Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. Gillespie, and baby Cathc-
rine, DR.. Rex. Steele, Dora Newman,
of this place, and their guests, and
relatives Mrs. Sarah Allen Steele and
Mrs. Rd3ecca Steele, Paint Lick,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Stcelc's
mother and sister, Mrs. Jane am,
Pearl Mcclure, at Cedar Bluff Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Mcclure and children
of that place were also guests.
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Mrs. james Asbury and Mrs. Rob
ert Petts spent Sunday with their
grandfather, Floyd Mcclure.
Mrs. j. II. Altizer, of Richlands,
was shopping in town tonight and
dropped in to see the w. G. II. u.
president and pay up the families
dues, the whole family of six, be-
long.
Several from this place attended the
county convention of w. G.. Il. u. at
Cedar Bluff. The Union at this place
has large membership, almost one
hundrdc active members. There are
not many families but what one or
more belong. In the meeting Sunday
all the old officers were reelected,
except the recording secretary, Mrs.
j. II. johnson, resigning, Mrs. G. H..
| Griffith was elected IN her place.
| Other officers are: Mrs. w. B. Steele,
Pres, Mrs Martha Sparks, Vice pres
ident, Mrs. c. II. Kobinette, Treas,
Mrs. Tom Ringstaff, cor. Secy.
Chap Osborne, the noted still cap
turing man, was here short time
Sunday on our porch. He is consider
cd quite hero, pity we haven't many
more like him.
Mrs. Alex Altizer, of Richlands,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Alex Bea-
vers on her way to her old home near
Gillespie.
Mrs. C. NJ. Hunter has her friend
from Alabama, as her guest
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to the two room building here, just II
second year high school viii be
taught What a jity this was not done
twenty years ago. Many pupils had
TO go elsewhere, while others had to
give up further education on account
of lack of means to go elsewhere
Miss Barbara Hurt will be the
principal of the school this year,
| while Miss Edith williamson will
teach the primary. a lady from off
will teacher the higher grades.
Mrs. Tom Steele, Richlands and
daughter, Miss Annie of Washing
ton, ID. c., spent Thursday visiting
their cousin, Mrs. w. B. Steele and
family. Miss Stele is stsenogapher in
the treasury department. Her boaru
and lodging is almost as much as the
teachers make here.
Mr.. Harry Williams is visitig his
brother, Robert Williams. Harry was
in the army and will return to Hamp-
den Sidney again. 1t is useless to say
he will make good. He is very
bright and handsome young man, and
belongs here, where he was partly
reared.
Walker, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ringstaff, George, son of Mr.. and
MRS: James Brewster, and Grin, son
of Albert Maxwell, all of this place
have joined the navy. Many good
wishes follow them.
Mr.: and Mrs. Seymour Ringstaff
and three sons, Finley, Carl and Gra-
ham, motored to Honaker Sunday
and spent the day with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Meade, Il reunion of the
Meade family.
Mrs. Ira Simpson and omst of the
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Hol-
brok and four children, three child
ren of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cruey and
Howard Reed have the measles. Mrs.
Simpson and one child wee quite i'll
Sunday. DIR. Smith, of Richlands, was
called.