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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ January 29, 1915 A story which has ever been attended with human interest and conjectural contemplation of things both mundane and immortal is that in instances where men stoically, if not unconcernedly supersede the handiwork of the cabinet maker. Such is the story related of Samuel Newton SARVER, buried Tuesday at Falls Mills. It is told by persons who claimed to have personal knowledge of the incident that Mr. SARVER who became afflicted with tuberculosis, and who foresaw his inevitable end, made by his own hands and had in readiness his coffin. It is told that being handy with carpenter tools, he achieved a magnificent piece of work incidentally, fascinating in every detail of its architecture. When completed he stored it carefully away under his back porch and calmly awaited the end. ------- The county teachers association will meet in the auditorium of the Tazewell High School building on January 29th and 30th. Every pupil in the High School and Grammar grades should be interested in this meeting, the purpose of which is to study live educational questions and decide upon the best methods applicable to each case under consideration. All this work is done from the particular benefit of the schools throughout the county, and all should fully appreciate the work and sacrifice of these teachers. The Senior class makes an appeal to the patrons to attend these meetings and listen to the earnest talks made by teachers and members of the school board in the interest of better education for their children. A reception will be given to the visiting teachers on Friday evening by the High School teachers and pupils. Basket Ball has not been enthusiastically practiced for the past month or so on account of the bad weather. It is hoped that some day the school may be able to have a place in which to play, regardless of weather. The Senior class will be ever ready to encourage the boys and girls in their efforts to make athletics a success in this school, and will contribute whatever they can for the accomplishment of this end. The second term of our school session began Jan. 25th. We are glad to say that a large majority of our pupils have worked faithfully during the past four and a half months and have successfully passed their examinations. The promotions from A section of seventh grade made it necessary for the High School Preparatory class to be reorganized. Miss LOCKETT, teacher of the seventh grade, has been given this work and Mrs. GOLLEHON has taken seventh grade work. LIST OF PROMOTIONS FROM PRIMER TO FIRST GRADE Nancy WARD, Lucy HELDRETH, Ruth HELDRETH, Nellie YOST, Cary HARMAN, Georgie ROACH, Trula ATWELL, John ALEXANDER, Rufus HAGY, Jack MILLARD, John HAWKINS, Johnnie RUBLE, Robert BOOTHE, Annie May SCHWAB, Grace ASBURY, Carl ETTERS, Edward HELDRETH, Leonard WHITAKER. FROM FIRST GRADE AT SECOND B Ida JONES, Lula SPRING, Leslie BURRESS, Wealthy NEWTON, Lillian LEWIS, Mollie ROACH, Sallie CRAWFORD, Elizabeth BOTTIMORE, Maggie PRUETT, Clara REESE, Paul BARNETT, Edgar COX, Hyle COX, Robert DAVIS, Glen GILLESPIE, Robert HELDRETH, Henry HELDRETH, John ELLIS, Carl KIMBLE, Clarence ROACH. 2ND AND 3RD GRADES Virginia ANGLES, Emma BOOTHE, Mary CAMPBELL, Ruby CAUDILL, Katie CRAWFORD, Virginia GILLESPIE, Virgie VANDYKE, Mattie DAVIS, J.J. GREEVER, Shields HARMAN, Robert ROACH, Lawrence WRIGHT, Henry LIPFORD. PROMOTED FROM 2ND A TO 3RD B Annie Lee HELDRETH, Hattie JOHNSON, Nellie REPASS, Lilly WHITAKER, Irene YOST, Harry GILLESPIE, John ROACH, James ROACH, Clarence WHITAKER, Charles YOST, George SURFACE, Sprole ALEXANDER. PROMOTED FROM 3RD B TO 3RD A Isa ALVITE, Mollie CAUDILL, Bessie EDWARDS, Margaret HAWKINS, Lena JOHNSON, Ada JOHNSON, Helen KIMBLE, Georgie PATTON, Nellie PUCKETT, Frances WITTEN, Hattie ANGLES, Ida PRUETT, Nelle DUNCAN, Ethel PAYNE, James CRUTCHFIELD, John HAGY, Fred BAILEY, Oscar KIMBLE, Oscar KINCER, Jesse MCCALL, Marion MCGRAW, Lee ATWELL. PROMOTED FROM 3RD A TO 4TH B Lee BURRESS, Edward NEWTON, Charles JONES, Margaret PERRY, Eleanor RUSSELL, Lena GREEVER, Martha KISER, Georgie EDWARDS, Maggie BARRETT, Luella BARNETT, David HURLEY, Margie YOST. PROMOTED FROM 4TH B TO 4TH A Catherine SURFACE, Virginia HELMANDOLLAR, Bryant ROACH, Floyd VERMILLION, Allen BOOTHE, Elizabeth HARRISON. PROMOTED FROM 4TH A TO 5TH B Resse BARNETT, John CROCKETT, William REPASS, Myron KISER, Leon NEEL, Katherine KISER, Katie PEERY, Ethel CRIGGER, Annie Byrd WALKER, Mattie TATE, Mamie PEERY, Margie BARRETT, Mary YOST. PROMOTED FROM 5TH B TO 5TH A Helen BOTTIMORE, Annie BOOTH, Annella GREEVER, Dorothy HANKINS, Kate JOHNSON, Margaret KEISTER, Alexander WITTEN, Maggie YOST Rush CAUDILL, Charley DENNY, Clifton JANE, Harold PEERY, Phillip ROACH. FROM 5TH A TO 6TH B Rufus HARMAN, Clara May JOHNSON, Louise JACKSON, Virginia PEERY, Virginia POBST, Robert PORTER, George QUINEY, Margaret WALKER, Ruth SPRING, Robert MCGRAW, Elizabeth WILLIAMS. FROM 6TH A TO 7TH B Reba JOHNSON, Kate HARMAN, Sam LEECE. FROM 7TH B TO 7TH A Carl BUNDY, Marie CECIL, Dovie HARMAN, Marie HELDRETH, Katie NEEL, Ethel PATTON, Margaret PORTER, Dorothy SCOTT, Annie SURFACE, Bertha TATE, Roberta YOST, Edd BRADLEY, Marah MCCALL, Thomas SHULER, Walter WHITLEY. --------- Capt. T.E. HOWELL, of Burkes Garden sent a pig to the packing house last Saturday, which tipped the scales at 520 notch. He was only 18 months old, a pure bred Berkshire. Only ordinary treatment was given the pig until about three months ago. Mr. HOWELL took home with him two nice Berkshires from the farm of Rev. C.R. BROWN, to infuse new blood into his herd. If Mr. HOWELL and his neighbors had a few acres of alfalfa they could raise hogs sure enough. One farmer reports the fattening of 12 hogs on one acre of alfalfa up to within a few weeks of killing time when they were finished off on corn. Hundreds of acres of alfalfa will be sown in Virginia this year by farmers who, many of them, have not tried it heretofore. Tazewell farmers seem slow to take hold. The best alfalfa soil anywhere is to be found right here in Tazewell. SHAWVER'S MILLS Mr. Earl G. PRUETT, a student at Roanoke College, is home for a few days. Mrs. Charley FOX is very ill. The little baby of Mrs. S.J. CUNDIFF is not expected to live. Mr. Charlie MOSS and Mr. Mustard PRUETT were out engaging lambs for the coming season. G.W. SARVER, of Flat Top, is spending a few days with relatives and friends here. The little girl of Will LEVETT has the worst case of diphtheria known here for sometime. Rev. J.C. REYNOLDS, a former pastor of Chestnut Grove Christian Church, preached a very fine sermon here last Monday night to a large congregation, from the text "Roll ye away the stone from the door of the sepulcher." the speaker declared that the greatest stone to be rolled away from the door of progress of Christianity today was the sin of unbelief. Rev. Mr. REYNOLDS left last Tuesday for Williamson, West Virginia, where he will close a meeting in which there have been 1,000 conversions. Rev. D.A. LEFFEL returned from St. Luke's hospital last Friday morning with his little daughter, Stella May, having had her tonsils removed. Dr. T.E. PEERY performed the operation, assisted by Dr. SCOTT and Dr. MARTIN. The operation was successful and the little girl has been greatly blessed and the parents are happy over the result of the operation. Mrs. G.W. LAMBERT is no better at this writing. There was a large crowd in attendance upon the funeral services of Mrs. Nancy SHAWVER. The funeral service was conducted by the pastor, Rev. W.S. BULLARD, of Tazewell, assisted by Rev. D.A. LEFFEL. There are several cases of measles reported in the community. ------ Mrs. NEWTON, wife of William H. NEWTON, died after a lingering illness at her home on Tazewell Avenue, last Monday, in the 67th year of her age. The funeral services occurred at the home, conducted by Rev. Mr. PLATT, of the Methodist Church. Interment was in the new cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. The pall bearers were H.P. BRITTAIN, G.W. DOAK, E.T. ROSENBAUM, C.T. PATTON, George W. LEWIS and J.A. LESLIE. Besides a husband, the deceased leaves two children - Mrs. John BOWSER, and Miss Laura NEWTON. Before marriage Mrs. NEWTON was Miss Rosella Rebecca BURTON, of Smythe County. she was a member of the Methodist Church. She stood high in he estimation of every one who knew her. She was a good woman, a faithful wife and devoted mother. Earth's loss is Heaven's gain. CEDAR BLUFF Mr. T.A. REPASS of Tazewell, was a visitor in Cedar Bluff Saturday. Mrs. and Mrs. I.O. PERKINS went to Bluefield last Wednesday night to see the "old homestead." Mrs. Watt FUGATE returned Monday from North Tazewell, where she has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Wade PEERY. Mr. F.A. LEWEY spent the weekend in Bluefield. Mr. Fred REPASS is a business visitor to Tazewell this week. Messrs. R.J. HURT, KEISER, HUMPHREY, BIRKLEBACH and Dr. BUNDY attended the Masonic meeting at Tazewell Saturday night. Mr. J.R. GILDERSLEEVE, Jr. was in Cedar Bluff Sunday afternoon en route from English, to Tazewell. Mr. Roy KEISER spent several days last week visiting his sister at Canebrake. The Misses SPRACHER, from Bluefield, were the weekend guests of Miss Zella WATKINS, of Indian. Mr. Virgil RATLIFF, who has been visiting relatives here for several weeks, has returned to his home at Norton. Mrs. Will WINGO has been quite sick for several days. Mrs. JONES and children of Canebrake, came Sunday to spent a week with her mother, Mrs. J.A KEYSER. ------- Mrs. Nancy SHAWVER, widow of the late George W. SHAWVER, and daughter of the late Adam F. BRITZ, was born in Craig County, Virginia, June 21, 1841, and moved with her parents from Monroe County, now West Virginia, to this county in the year 1853. Was united in marriage to George W. SHAWVER in 1857. To this union there were born nine children, viz: Clifton G., who died in the West, some years ago; Albert Sidney, who died at Milligan College, Tenn.; Mollie E., the wife of H.W. POBST, who died at Tazewell in 1889; James Cawgill, who resides at Graham, Va.; Chester Bullard, who died at Graham, Va.; Myrtle, widow of the late Zack BELCHER, who resides at the old home place on Clear Fork; Elizabeth Holland, wife of Rev. J.C. REYNOLDS, who lives on Sinking Creek, Virginia; Josephus Hopwood, who died in 1903 and George who died in infancy. She is survived by two brothers, W.L. and Joseph BRITTS and five sisters. Mrs. Charles BOURNE and Mrs. M.A. REYNOLDS, Mrs. Lizzie BAILEY, Mrs. Alice SHAWVER and Mrs. Fannie LOWDER. She had nineteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Early in life she gave her heart and life to Jesus and became a charter member of the Christian church at Shawver's Mills. It will be seen from the above recital of names and dates that she was called upon to give up her husband and six children, none of whom, except the infant, died at home, and so were without the attendance of wife and mother to smooth the pillow of death. Her cup of sorrow was often filled to overflowing, but her Christian faith never faltered and she seemed to say with God's servant of old, "Though he slay me yet will I trust in Him." It seemed appropriate that at her funeral her pastor should read the scripture, "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed heir robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." And to her remaining children, and brothers and sisters, most of whom were present, the concluding verses were of great comfort. "Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in His temple; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them into living fountains of waters, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." She fell asleep in Jesus at Shawver's Mills January 23rd, 1915 and on the following day, a stormy Sunday, many of the neighbors came to mourn with the family, and to assist in laying her beside her husband in the family cemetery to await the resurrection of the just. ------ Little Jewel Jassamine KENDRICK desires to thank her many loving friends for the attentions that were showered upon her during her recent illness. Both she and her mother are profoundly grateful for every act of kindness, especially for the flowers, fruits and other dainty gifts. ------ Virginia PEERY, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Ed PEERY, underwent an operation for appendicitis in Bluefield on Monday evening, and at last accounts, yesterday afternoon, she was doing finely. Her mother and father and Dr. P.D. JOHNSTON went with her. Dr. JOHNSTON had just returned from Bluefield on the 3 pm train, his own little daughter, Nancy having undergone an operation a short while before. He was called at once and returned with his patient, Virginia PEERY to the sanitarium, and remained during the operation. Mrs. George R. MCCALL, of Raven, was also operated on at the same hospital one day last week for appendicitis and from late reports she is making speedy recovery. POUNDING MILL Rev. and Mrs. R.E. GREEAR, of Maxwell, dined with Mr. and Mrs. C.H. TRAYER today, and did some calling in the afternoon. Rev. Mr. GREEAR will deliver a sermon here next Sunday at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Ollie HURT returned the first of the week from Tazewell, where she had been looking after the twins, Misses Mary and Kate, both of whom have measles. Mr. Arch GILLESPIE, of Wittens Mills, spent last night and today visiting his brother, W.G. and family. Mr. J.T. ALTIZER went to Crockett's Cove last night to see his brother in law, Mr. PRUETT, who is very ill. Mrs. Susan RINGSTAFF visited her son, William RINGSTAFF and family at Richlands last week. Miss Lettie RINGSTAFF is visiting her sister, Mrs. William MULKEY and family, Honaker. Mrs. C.P. WILLIAMS has returned from Tip Top, where she has been visiting relatives. Mr. James OSBORNE, who has been suffering the past week from a severe cold, is better. J.H. WILLIAMS has returned from the Eastern part of the State, where he visited homefolks. Mrs. James JOHNSON, who has been ill for sometime, is better. Mrs. W.B. STEELE spent Monday at Raven and was the guest of Mrs. John LAMBERT to dinner. Miss Alta, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John RINGSTAFF, was married at the home of her parents here Saturday night by Rev. Ezra LINKOUS, of Cedar Bluff. The groom is Mr. Vernie LOWE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard LOWE, of Cedar Bluff. Arthur HOWELL was at the home the first of the week from Kentucky. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER and children, Lena and Gladys, spent Sunday at Richlands visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex ALTIZER. Mrs. William JOHNSON, of Bluefield, spent one day last week with her sister, Mrs. James JOHNSON. W.M. MITCHELL is very ill with rheumatism. His wife has also been quite ill. The county should look after the family. There are four small children. Mr. and Mrs. Billy LOWE'S baby, one year old, has pneumonia. It is some better. A three room house on R.K. GILLESPIE'S farm at the forks of the road here, known as the Cable house, was burned at 3 o'clock one night recently. Mr. LOWE and wife, tenants, barely escaped.