Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--19 March 1920 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 19 March 1920 Local News A.S. ULM will preach Sunday at Central and the Glade churches. Rev. Wiley YOST will preach at Concord Sunday 3 pm. Mrs. Selina O. HURT, mother of J.F. HURT, of Tazewell, has been ill at the home of her son, T.L. HURT at Richlands for several weeks. She is reported much improved. Mrs. Ollie ROSSEAU and children, of Roanoke and sister, Miss Winnie HURT, have been in Tazewell the past week the guests of Mrs. J.F. HURT. Miss Louisa WITTEN left Tuesday night for Radford to attend a meeting of the Methodist missionary society. Miss Mary KISER also left Tuesday, returning to her school at Bristol. Dr. R.P. COPENHAVER and several members of his family and Mrs. John BARNS, who have had the influenza, have about recovered. W.L. MOORE, esq. left Tuesday for Hot Springs, Ark, and will endeavor to get rid of the rheumatism that has forced him to use a cane for several weeks. Fred W. ST. CLAIR, who has recently completed a course in storage battery work in Roanoke, has returned to Tazewell and will open a Willard Service Station here at once, where expert service, similar to that furnished in the larger cities, will be given. Mrs. Katherine PRIBBLE, who has recently had the influenza at the in home of her son, H.B. PRIBBLE, is still confined to her bed. LOST - Gold watch, open face, Waltham movement, in gold wrist carrier, with initials "E.M." engraved on back, lost between Tazewell and North Tazewell Tuesday. Reward if returned to this office or to Mrs. Bane G. PEERY. Marsh MCCALL the "village" mail carrier, who has more energy and push than half a dozen boys his age usually possess, has recovered from recent illness, and his patrons are again getting the mail on schedule time. Albert MCCALL is now working with the grocery firm of C.T. PEERY and Sons, after two years service with the Tazewell Street Railway Company. Mrs. A.C. BUCHANAN, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. S.R. MAXWELL, in Lynchburg, for the past two weeks, returned to her home here on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A.P. MCKENRY, who have been visiting, Mrs. MCKENRY'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. SCOTT, expect to leave about the first of April to make their home in Georgia, where Mr. MCKENRY will represent the Lynchburg Clothing Co. Mrs. George C. PEERY, left Wednesday night for Winter haven, Florida, to join the Tazewell colony at that place. She will spend a few weeks with Miss Mayola GILLESPIE and Mrs. Helen HARRISON and will return with them and the other Tazewell people shortly after the first of April. Mr. L.A. TYNES has returned from the hospital in Bluefield, where he spent only a few days with beneficial results. He expects to be in his usual good health in a short time, and when the sun and warm weather comes and the Fords begin to move he'll be on the job eighteen hours a day as usual. Mrs. E.S. JONES, of Radford, has been the delightful guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.W. POBST for several weeks. Her periodical visits are occasions of extraordinary interest to each and every member of the Pobst household. Little Nancy, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Claude POBST, of Grundy. Will be taken to a Bluefield hospital this week for a surgical operation. The little girl has recently had the influenza and one of her ears has become effected. Mr. and Mrs. Alex BEAVERS have returned from a visit to Huntington, West Virginia from the bedside of George W. HARMAN. Mrs. BEAVER'S father, who was there for treatment. He has about recovered. Sergeant Charles C. SMITH, of the Norton recruiting office, is here looking for men for the army. You will find him at the Jeffersonville hotel if interested. Commonwealth's Attorney SPRATT has accepted the position as head coach for the University of Virginia baseball team, and will leave soon for several weeks stay at Charlottesville, SPRATT won fame years ago as short-stop for the Boston Nationals, and the love of the game is still in his bones. Mr. and Mrs. H.G. MCCALL, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. PEERY, North Tazewell and George W. LEWIS, left this week for Hot Springs, Arkansas. Rev. H.A HAHN the Lutheran pastor, and Rev. A.S. ULM the Methodist pastor, were visitors to head quarters on Wednesday as was also Charles M. COX, the merchant of Gratton. The epidemic of flu, which as raged around Gratton, has about run it's course, Mr. COX said, and nearly every body is well, and ready for the spring drive, for fine gardens and big crops. One 3 year old Jersey, fresh to the pail. One 4 year old Jersey, fresh about April 1st. For further information write or phone Charles M. COX, Gratton, Va. Who has volume 23 of the Encyclopedia Britannica belonging to the Woman's club, which disappeared recently from the High School. The set of books is the property of the club and they desire that it be returned at once.