TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - NEWSPAPERS - Clinch Valley News, 11 Jul 1902
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"Clinch Valley News"
Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA
Friday, July 11, 1902

BAILEY-BLUESTONE-
FALLS MILLS-TIP TOP

FALLS MILLS
Falls Mills, Va., June 9th, 1902
MR. ALBERT VERNON and wife, of Elkhorn, have been visiting the family of
T. E. TABOR.
[Thomas Edward Tabor, Sr., 1844-1915, s/o James Harrison Tabor & Nancy
Moore Runion/Runyon]

The young folks of this place and vicinity had a picnic at the foot of
the Stony Ridge on the 4th. They report a pleasant time.
…….
The glorious fourth is gone, so is the money. Some of the young folks in
this vicinity went to the top of the Stony Ridge on  (the) night of the
fourth to view the of fireworks at Bluefield which they report as being
beautiful.
…………
We took in the 4th at Pocahontas and that night felt like we had been
taken in our self
……
We like temperance people, but the line should be drawn somewhere. It is
often difficult to tell which is the most disagreeable; an intemperate
person or an extremist.
…………….

Your correspondent at Italy celebrated the 4th by taking in Pocahontas,
Coopers, Bramwell, Simmons, Duhring, Goodwill, Cane Creek and
Bluefield.. His patriotism arose to such a high degree that he
celebrated (at) Graham on Sunday and did not return until Monday
morning. We are a loyal people.
[Ha, these correspondents were always kidding one another, between Falls
Mills, Taborsville, and Italy Leaks-often called Italy].
………….
The bottom must have dropped out of the boom at Taborsville and caught
your correspondent at that place, as we see nothing of him anymore.
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SAM MARRS has been on the sick list for the last few days.
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MISS CARRIE HICKS, of Bluefield, who has been visiting the family of MR.
and MRS. J. C. FINK, returned to her home Monday morning.
[James C. Fink, b. Mar. 1849 married Cynthia M. Dudley, b. Dec. 1850,
d/o Hugh D. Dudley & Mary Jane Shufflberger. I do not know Miss Hicks].
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MRS. BEN PARKS, of Paris Ky., is visiting her father, MR. ROBERT
GILLESPIE.

BLUESTONE NEWS

E. E. HALE  and WM. PERDUE are getting along well with the house
building.
(Elias Edward Hale, s/o Charles A. Hale &  Julletta Bailey. Elias Edward
Hale married Mary Ella/Ellen Tabor, d/o Russell B. Tabor & Elizabeth
Compton].
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A. P. Tabor has the lumber on the ground for his dwelling house.
Everything is looking up in our valley at present.
[Allen Preston Tabor, 1858-1927, s/o Russell B. Tabor & Elizabeth
Compton].


BAILEY
C. A. WAGNER came home from the. coalfields one day last week and got to
Graham too late for (a) train, so he  came up to Bailey on a freight and
is getting off fell on his shoulder, getting right badly hurt but not
seriously hurt.
[Charles Alexander Wagner, 1856-1936, s/o David Nicewander Waggoner &
Mariah E. Deaton. Charles A. Wagner was a Civil Engineer].
…………..
A. HOUNDSELL, who has been reported as being on a visit to (East)
Tennessee returned home the second. He reports a pleasant (trip) and
also reports that he has (le)ased a farm  in Seviere (sic) county (but)
not in the district of the college referred to in the News of ___?___
where it is said that a Democrat was never born.
[Andrew Houndsell, this is in reference to his June trip to Talbot, TN.,
to visit if daughter, Mrs. J. L. Massey, and to Carson Newman College at
Jefferson City, TN. Article in the June 13, 1902 edition. Sevier County
is a county in east TN.]
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TIP TOP
The last arched culvert between Tip Top and Graham is finished
There are 7 in all. They are just grand specimen(s) of workmanship, and
are intended as wagon road ways under the R. R. Five were constructed by
A. Alberrtoli, the Italian contractor. Two by the Sam Walton Company.
[Maj. Samuel Walton].

Karen EAGLE Moman
arizonaeagle@qwest.net
May 2002