Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--March 3, 1916 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Michelle Burress http://www.cvnotes.com ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Clinch Valley News March 3, 1916 LITTLE CREEK -------------------------------------- Mrs. Sarah HESS, from Raven, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mollie MCMEANS, at this place. J.T. MEREDITH is visiting his relatives at Wytheville and other points this week. Mr. George THOMPSON, of Mora, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. J.W. HOBACK at this place. Mrs. Joseph THOMPSON is visiting her relatives this week in Burke's Garden. POUNDING MILL --------------------------------- The cold spell began over a week ago still continues. The snow which was probably six inches on Saturday morning has melted. Rev. N.A. CONNER, of Honaker, preached at the union church Saturday night and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.B STEELE. The following people attended court at Tazewell Monday: R.K. GILLESPIE, G.R. THOMAS, William JOHNSON and W.B. STEELE. Mr. and Mrs. G.C. MCCLAIN and Mrs. PRYOR, of the eastern part of the State, returned to their home near ??? John B. GILLESPIE, who has been on the sick list for a few days, is about well again. William GILLESPIE left Monday to take charge of the stores at Ruskin and Liberty Hill. Will move his family to Ruskin soon. John WITT was called to Paint Lick Saturday afternoon on account of the illness of his wife at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jennie REPASS. Mrs. WITT is reported as having a mild case of pneumonia. Dr. ZIMMERMAN was called to the Cove Monday to see several patients among the number being Mrs. W.O. BARNS. Mrs. Sam WARD, of the Cove, came this afternoon to visit Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE. Mr. TONEY, brother of Mrs. C.H. TRAYER, returned Tuesday to Canada after a week's visit. He is a raiser of big grain. Mrs. Susan RINGSTAFF returned on Thursday from Honaker, where she visited her daughter, Mrs. William MULKEY and family for a few days. Rev. Henry F. FOSTER, of Big Stone Gap, will not fill his appointment at the Holiness church next Sunday night as he has the grip, and his wife is also indisposed. Miss Vell BURNETT, of Hartwell, visited Miss PETTS Sunday. Mrs. Julia WILLIAMS little daughter, Carrie has tonsillitis. C.H. STEELE, of Paint Lick, was a business visitor to this place yesterday. GRATTON ------------------------ Mr. Luther DUNIGAN is at home now to see his mother, who is very ill. Mr. H.C. BOURNE, and his sister, Miss Ollie, and Miss Lucy GILPIN, were visitors at Keystone last week. Mrs. Hattie YOUNG'S little daughter has been very sick for a day or two. Miss Bettie YOST has been to Bluefield to have her eyes treated. Rev. Mr. ARROWOOD did not fill his appointment last Sunday on account of the big snow. Mr. and Mrs. Fred COURTNEY came up Sunday to bring their sister home, and returned Monday. He is a book keeper and his business called him back. Mrs. w.A. BOURNE is better at this writing. -------------------------------- Mr. J.H. HAMPTON has returned from War, West Virginia where he has just completed a large business house for the War Creek Supply Company. The building is a large one, built of brick and cost about $10,000. The War Creek Supply Company is composed chiefly, if not entirely, of Tazewell people, viz: Joseph S. GILLESPIE, George C. PEERY, W.T. GILLESPIE, W.F. HARMAN and John D. PEERY, of North Tazewell. These same gentlemen, so Mr. HAMPTON informed the News man have prosperous business houses in other nearby towns, where prosperous business is being conducted. War is situated about seven miles west of Berwind, the largest town in that newly opened country. Since the building and completion of the Cedar Bluff cut off that entire country has filled up rapidly. There are a number of coal operations at Berwind, War, Yokon, further down the line and at other places along the line. At War there are some ten or a dozen stores, and a number of coal operations and others to be opened. Mr. Henry E. HARMAN, one of our townsmen, is largely, interested in coal operations in this section, as are also other Tazewell people. Mr. HAMPTON reports good business all along the line in that section and the only kick some of the dwellers in that section have coming is, that they have to come to Bandy over the West Virginia line to get their booze shipped from Pocahontas and Roanoke, and it is stated, that the size of the crowds seen meeting the N & W trains at Bandy is something amazing. The Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation on Big Creek, north of Richlands, in this county, of which Mr. George W. ST. CLAIR, of this town, is general manager, and in which he is also a large stockholder, has given the contract for a large number of houses to be erected on the company's property. The number includes 60 buildings, 40 of which are to be 3 and 4 room houses, 4 of them 5 and 6 rooms, a church, school house, store building, opera house, club house, etc. and other buildings. These houses are for the accommodation of the miners families, superintendents, bosses, etc. Of course a moving picture show will be installed. M. HAMPTON has the contract to erect these buildings, which will require the rest of this year to complete and possibly longer. The suit of Gillespie and Steele against M.G. BUCHANAN was compromised on Monday. BUCHANAN paying the shortage claimed of about $1,600. The history and facts of the case as we get it are about as follows: BUCHANAN was in charge of the general store of Gillespie and Steele at Laurel, in this county, on a commission basis of 40 per cent of the profits of the business. When the business was closed, or an inventory taken it was claimed that there were no "profits" and that the losses were about $1600. A check for $50 drawn by BUCHANAN in his own favor was not charged up on the books, and upon this discovery a charge of embezzlement was made and he was indicted by the grand jury. BUCHANAN says that his failure to charge the check to himself was a clear oversight, and he had no intention whatever of embezzlement. When the case was called here on Monday the charge of embezzlement of the $50 check was dropped, and a compromise entered into by counsel that BUCHANAN should pay the amount of the shortages, as claimed by inventory taken by Gillespie & Steele to be about $1600. The lawyers engaged were Greever & Gillespie and A.C. BUCHANAN for Gillespie and Steele and T.C. BOWEN and Mr. WIDENER represented BUCHANAN. BURKES GARDEN -------------------------- Mr. A.S. GREEVER and family have all had the grip and are on the road to recovery. Mr. Bob GOODMAN and several of his sisters have had grip, but are all better. Mrs. Cynthia KITTS is very sick and is threatened with pneumonia. Harland, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland HENINGER, who had typhoid fever last fall, is now recovering from an attack of bronchial pneumonia. Other who have been on the sick list are Mr. Alex CRUTCHFIELD and family; Mrs. Ada HENINGER, Mr. Steve PEERY, Mrs. George WYNN, Mr. Martin GIBBS and family. Our R.F.D. carrier is having lots of trouble making his rounds this week as some of the roads are full of snow.