Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1920-09-03
NEWS OF POUNDING MILL.
Pounding Mill. Sent.

,u,, Pounding Mill, Sept. 1.
The dry forces" Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union, of Tazewell.
and Russell counties, held their be-
county convention here on the 25th
of last month. Splendid addresses
were given by the President and
vice-president, Mrs. w. G. O'Brien.
Tazewell, and Mrs. w. B. T. White
Richlands, and Mrs. w. B. Greear.
Cliffield. A large number of visitors
were present and dinner was served
picnic fashion. Every one had good
time and plenty to eat. The Womans
Missionary Society held its session
Immediately after the w. G. II. u.
This society has as its president,
Mrs. Ella Peery, of Pisgah, who is
we'll up on her work and makes
things move.
Mr.. Albert Maxwell's remains
were brought here from Marion to
the home of his sister, Mrs. Martha
Sparks on Saturday, he having pass
cd peacefully away on Thursday, 6:1O
p. m. The remains were taken to
Maxwell on Sunday morning and
buried by the side of his wife and
daughter at Maxwell cemetery. Ser
vices were conducted by Rev. j. e.
Graham of the Southern Methodist
church, and Rev. Jas e. Pearson of
the church of God, Bluefield in the
presence of large number of re-
latives and friends. He leaves four
children, Miss Marie Maxwell, ste
nographer at Roanoke who accom-
panied the remains, and three sons.
two sisters, Mrs. Martha Sparks
Mrs; Mary Maxwell. Bluefield, and a
brother, George Maxwell, telegraph
operator in Florida. He was 81 wears
of age.
Mrs. w. B. Steele went to Cedar
Bluff Immediately after hearing of
the arrival of her uncle, Peter Gose
Claypool, of Grant City Mo-, who
arrived at the home of his sister.
Mrs. Jane A. MCGUIRE He is ~
years old and made the trip alone.
He was born and reared at the old
home place in Burke's Garden and
left there over 80 years ago, this
being his first visit. He prospered in
the west and last winter and spring
made a visit to his brothers and
sisters in Nebraska, Utah and Idaho.
Other visitors to Mrs. McGuire's to
dinner Friday were, Mrs. Mary
Peery, Mrs. G. H. Peery, Mrs. Maggie
l.. Watkins, of Indian. There was
lots of fried chicken left over.
Miss Barbara Hurt will leave to-
day for Ohio, where she will teach
mathematics in high school.
John B. Gillespie snapped his Sun
day hat On a fox do grecently and
borrowed a cap to wear home. He
then sold the dog for fancy price.
Your scribe sent check to H. P.
Britain, Tazewell, yesterday to pay
her poll tax. Who's next from this
place?
Miss Rosa Smith accompanied last
week her cousin, Miss Clava Lee
Hutton to Roanoke to spend a few
days with her aunt, Miss Helen
Thomas, proprietess of the Virginia
Hotel.
Misses Barry B. and Jessie Giles
pie were visitors to Tazewell one day
last week. These ladies will soon be
leaving for college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Beavers, of
of Mrs. Henry Robinett over Sun
day. This couple were married on
August 4th. Mrs. Beavers was Miss
Cora Helen Lowell, of this town and
Miss Mabel Shamblin and Mr.. Joe
Edwards were married on the 18th
of August at Welch,
Mrs. Cora shamblin has gone to
Chicago to live.
Mrs. Sanders Gillespie and Mrs.
w. B. 'Greear, spent yesterday be-
tween trains with cousins, Mrs. Oil
lie Hurt and daughters.
Mrs. Greear expects to leave soon
with her family fo Wiimore, Ky.,
where she will educate her two sons.
Mr.. Greear has gone into the mer-
camille business there. Their many
friends regret to lose them.
w. r. Sparks spent a couple Of
days with his mother, Mrs. Martha
Sparks last week.