Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-06-20
NEWS OF POUNDING MILL.


Misses Margaret and Bnrbnr, lIuri
VINO have been teaching the past srs
sion have returned home.
Miss Mamie llankins, Wclch, visit
ed her old school mate Miss Gussic
Christian the first of the week.
Mrs. w. Is. Steele and little grand
daughter Catherine Lee Giliesp.c
spent Sunday with Mrs. Stcclc,
mother and sister, Mrs. Jane and
Miss Pearl Mcclure at Cedar Bluff.
me htter's parents, Mr. and Mrs
John b. Gillespie went down in the
afternoon and all visited the cemetery
at Jones Chapel.
Miss Margic Ellis Whitewood is
spending The week with her aun,
Mrs. Martha Sparks while her moth.
er is in the Williams hospital.
The Cooperative meeting, (Which
rs supposed To he written I'm bv +,
reporter) held here on last Wedncs.
day by the w. G. II. w., G. w. B. NJ.
w. M. 3, l.. Il. L., and the Church of
God was one of the biggest things
ever pulled off" at Pounding Mill
There were perhaps fifty or more
visitors. Most everybody here who at
tended took dinner, cvrybody ate
some of some one clses lunch which
| was plentiful and lots left over
Among the visitors, all the writer can
call to mind in this hhrricd moment
were; Mrs. W. G. O'Brien, county w.
Z. i. U. president, of TazcwelI coun-
ty, who presided, Mrs. REYNOLDS and
caughter, Mrs. Grecvcr, of TaZewcll.
MRS. ELLA Pccry, Mrs. Lowry, pisgnh.
Mrs. j. X. Maxwell Mrs. Wyrcnc
Maxwell, Mrs. Margaret Wanslev
Rev. j. II, Graham, Mr.. rnd Mrs
newt Burress, of Maxwell, Mrs. w.
Is. Greear, Clifficld, Miss May Turn
er, Gillespie, Mrs. Joseph White, Mrs.
Richard White. Doran, Mrs. VIM
tingstaff, Mrs. Tom Stcle, Mrs. John
Auburn, Mrs. Hurt, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
I. Altizcr, and family, Miss Wrny b..
Altizer and Miss Katherine B,lI
Richlands.
mercer Thomas returned home last
week from France. Every body was
glad to see him. He was in five hat
Ties. lie was accompanied from Ron
noke by his sister, Miss Helen Tho
mas, who holds II position in that
city.
DIR. George Zimmerman, who was
made captain and has served uncle
In the u. S. came home Yesterday
from >. c. to see old friends for n
couple of days. He has taken unto
himself wife since he went To the
army. He practiced here several
years, and his host of friends are
anxious for him to resume.
Misses Margaret, Barbara, Lois
Mary and Katie Hurt went to TaZe-
well Tuesday night to see their broth
er, David Hurt graduate at the high
school. He is only Is years of age.
Misses Mary b. and Jessie Gilespie
also attended from here.
Yesterday was a bad day for Mrs.
Louise Cruey the steps broke thrus,
the shake up hurting her consider
able, her son, Lcander who is subject
to cpilcptic fits had very hard one,
and her grand daughter, Miss Louise
Humey, who makes her home with
Mrs. Cruey was prostrated with heart
failure. All are reported better. Mrs
Cruly is one of our best women in
any kind of sickness, and many of he
friends called yesterday.
Rev. Holder, of Richmond, of the
Christian church, breaches here Sun.
day night, assisted by or rather as
sisted Rev. Edward Hughes of the
Episcopal church. The latter divid-
ing time with the former. A big
crowd was out to hear them. The
former returned with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. 7. hltzer to Richlands, the latter,
; guest of Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Authenmeath, and
daughter, have moved to the Quarry
j City" from Richlands. Mr.. Authen-
meath, is foreman Of the blasting,
we understand. We gladly welcome
this excellent family. Mrs. Anthem
meath is staunch "Whitc Ribboner"
(W. c. It. U.)
! Mr.. w. K. Sparks, who holds n po-
sition at Toms Cree, spent the week
end here with his mother, Mrs. Mar
tina Sparks.
Mrs. r. X. Gillespie, who is at
! Ashevillc N. c., is reported as i'm
proving to the delight of the many
friends here.