Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--April 9, 1915 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 April 9, 1915 GRATTON ---------------------------- We are having nice farming weather, and the farmers are taking advantage of it by plowing, sowing oats, and getting ready for corn. Miss Ella BURTON is somewhat indisposed and looking a little yellow from jaundice. John Henry YOST was home for the Easter and calling on friends. Also R.G. YOST, both both returning on train no. 6 Monday. Rev. Dr. SPRING will preach at Concord Sunday afternoon. Mrs. S.W. BOURNE returned Saturday from a week's visit with her parents in Christiansburg. Mrs. U.J. SHAFFR, with Mrs. E.C. MCFARLAND spent the day at Mrs. Elizabeth BURTON'S Thursday. W.R. CATRON and Grat SLADE are moving their saw mill to Mr. SIMPSON'S on the Stratton place. Mrs. P.G. BAUGH is not so well that last week. She has been suffering with rheumatism. Mrs. Elizabeth BURTON is improving rapidly from a broken ankle. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert LAMBERT, of Graham, visited Mrs. LAMBERT'S sister, Mrs. C.E. BURTON, returning Saturday on train No. 12. Mrs. George HAGY is much better. She suffered a stroke of paralysis a short time ago. POUNDING MILL ----------------------------- Miss Minnie PRUETT, who has been attending school in North Carolina, and who has been called to Crockett's Cove on account of the sickness of relatives, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER today in this town. Quite a number of people, perhaps one hundred, were here Sunday from different points to attend the funeral and burial of Mrs. Rebekah WILLIAMS, and little Uva Hazel SHEPHERD, the two your old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William SHEPHERD, and the all days meeting at the church of God, which is being held by the Rev. G.W. DOYLE, of Boston. Owing to the many parties having to return on the afternoon trains both service were held at the same time from 11 to 12 o'clock. The funeral of Mrs. WILLIAMS of Richlands was preached by the Rev. Mr. WATERHOUSE, the Methodist minister of Richlands and Hazel SHEPHERD'S was preached at the Church of God by Rev. T.E. HUGHES, of Norton, and assisted by the Rev. G.W. DOYLE. Mr. WILLIAMS was buried at William Graveyard by the side of her husband, who preceded her about eight years ago, while the little child was buried in the public cemetery here. The little child was stricken with appendicitis at 1:30 pm Friday and died at 5:30 the next day. It was an unusually bright and pretty child. The parents are almost heart broken. Mrs. WILLIAMS, whose sickness was mentioned from time to time in your paper, passed quietly and peacefully away at 3 am Saturday. She was a member of the Methodist Church and will be greatly missed by that body was well as her numerous relatives, neighbors and friends. She was 78 years of age, and leaves no children, but several step-children, viz: Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS, H.G. WILLIAMS, Robert WILLIAMS, John WILLIAMS, Charles WILLIAMS, Mrs. Leonard SPRATT, of Tennessee, and Mrs. Arthur KEER, of whom all were present except John, who is in Colorado. Mrs. Alverta LONG came down from Bluefield this pm to nurse the second child of Mr. and Mrs. D.C. LOWE, who has pneumonia at its home near Busthead. This is the third member of the family who has pneumonia. The two other children are recovering, but the parents are worn out and could not trust themselves to nurse their third case. Rex STEELE, who is attending the Kansas City Veterinary College, at Kansas City, Mo. the past session, returned home Sunday morning. Dr. G.L. ZIMMERMAN, Messrs. J.H. WILLIAMSON and Fred GILLESPIE attended the dance at Tazewell on Monday night. The sick are all reported as improving. Mr. and Mrs. James JOHNSON, of this town, have a baby about three weeks old that is recovering from pneumonia. There will be an all day meeting at the Church of God here next Sunday, preaching by the Rev. G.W. DOYLE. The churches at the different points are expected to attend, all others are cordially invited. Meeting is being held each night at the church and each day on Pounding Mill branch at Mrs. Milton HARRIS. Large crowds have been in attendance, who cannot, on account of the distance, attend the service here. Among the number of visitors from different points we noticed the following: Dr. and Mrs. W.R. WILLIAMS, Richlands; Mr. and Mrs. William FARMER, W.B. SPRATT, Mr. and Mrs. H.G. WILLIAMS, of Williamson, West Virginia; Misses Pearl MCGUIRE, Lona CRUEY, Bess RUSSELL, Mrs. Floyd ASCUE, Mrs. LOWE, Mr. James RUSSELL and daughter, Miss Cora, A.J. CREWEY and son, Charlie and many others from Cedar Bluff and Indian; Mrs. RICH, from Pisgah; Mr. and Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. and Mrs. Witt LAWSON, and others from Maxwell. Mr. and Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE entertained a number of visitors from Tazewell and other points today. Rev. Mr. GREER, of Maxwell, will preach here next Sunday night, as will also Rev. G.W. DOYLE. All are cordially invited. C.M. HUNTER received his steam shovel last week and we presume, will or is, making the dirt fly. STEELSBURG ------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. George W. ONEY were visiting at Mr. W.B. BLANKENSHIP'S last Sunday. Clyde MCGUIRE has been quite sick but is some better. The school closed here on the 26th of last month. Miss Beatrice LOWELL and Master Clyde MCGUIRE received prizes for the most headmarks in their respective classes. The many friends of Miss Roxie MARTIN were sorry have her leave last Monday evening, when she started for her home at Cowpens, South Carolina. Misses Pearl JACKSON and Hazel MARTIN accompanied her to the station. Misses Mabel and Eulah SMITH spent last Saturday night and Sunday at Mr. Henry HOOKER'S. Mrs. Mollie MARTIN and daughter and daughter, Miss Hazel, visited Mrs. Hulda DAVIS LAST Sunday at Wardell. Mrs. L.D. BALL and daughter spent Sunday evening at Mr. C.M. FERRELL'S. Mr. and Mrs. George W. ONEY motored to Cedar Bluff the afternoon. ----------------- Mrs. Lou RATLIFF, aged 82 years, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. HURT, in this town, on Tuesday morning about 3 o'clock, after a long illness. The funeral and burial took place from the Methodist church on Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. R.B. PLATT Jr. assisted by other ministers of the townsters of the town. Burial was made in Jeffersonville cemetery. The pall bearers were: J.B. BOYER, W.T. WITTEN, H.W. POBST, T.A. REPASS, M.J. HANKINS, W.T. GILLESPIE. Flower bearers - Mrs. Thomas HANKSINS, Mrs. D.P. HURLEY, Mrs. Mary S. O'KEEFFE, Mrs. C.A. FUDGE, Miss Louise and James HURT, Jr. Deceased was the widow of Howard E. RATLIFF, of Richlands, whose death occurred years ago. She was the mother of only one child, a daughter, who was the first wife of James F. HURT, with whom she has had her home before and since her daughter's death. Mrs. RATLIFF was Miss Lou WILLIAMS before marriage, a daughter of the late __________ WILLIAMS. One sister, Mrs. Maggie SPURLOCK, of Wayne, West Virginia, and a brother, Prof. P.H. WILLIAMS, formerly Superintendent of Schools of this county survive. Deceased was a life-long consistent member of the Methodist church, a woman of culture and intelligence, and in even in her old age retained much of her youthful spirit. Her long life ended well and in peace. She had lived far beyond the majority of her friends and acquaintances and relatives of other days. They had passed in before her, and she will not be a stranger in heaven. BURKES GARDEN ------------------------ Mr. John D. GREEVER returned yesterday from Grayson County, bringing with him a nice bunch of cattle. Mr. Tom KITTS also brought in some nice cattle for Mr. GREEVER Saturday. Prof. and Mrs. H.M. EAGLE and son are welcome guests of Mr. and Mrs. P.H. EAGLE. A party of young people from here went to the Cove Sunday afternoon in Mr. J.H. MEEK'S car, took supper at Mr. Will BARNS, and returned to Mr. MEEK'S by eight o'clock Sunday night. Mr. Will GOODMAN has been very sick for several days, but is feeling some better today. Mr. W.J. HOGE is looking after his farmer interests in Bland. Mr. and Mrs. George W. WYNN have been riding around in their new Ford car much of late. Miss Mary MOSS is visiting friends in Tazewell. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alex CRUTCHFIELD on April 2nd, a girl. Mr. A.S. GREEVER has not been feeling well for several days especially since the weather has been to warm. Miss RHODES and Miss Clara GREEVER, were guests of Mrs. Will WALKER on Saturday. Mrs. A.E. PEERY has been very ill with rheumatism for several days. --------------- The funeral and burial services of Mrs. Lucy WHITE took place on Wednesday afternoon from the Methodist church, conducted by the pastor in the presence of a large concourse of people. Interment was had in the Jeffersonville cemetery. Mrs. WHITE was one of the most prominent and best beloved women of Tazewell, and her unexpected death and the circumstances surrounding it rendered it the harder to bear. Just one week ago yesterday she want to Washington County to visit her daughter, Mrs. J.W.M. WITTEN. She was taken ill sometime after her arrival there, and lived only a few days. She had been in poor health for sometime, and her death is said to have been due to heart failure. The remains reached Tazewell on the 3 o'clock train Wednesday. Deceased was the widow of Augustus WHITE, to whom she was married in the year 1871. Mr. WHITE died some years ago. A number of children survive to mourn the loss of a good mother. Their names are: Mrs. Hugh BROWN, Miss Bert WHITE; Messrs. Shade, Joe and Beverly WHITE, all living in the west end of the county, and Mrs. J.W.M. WITTEN, of Washington County, at whose home she died. She was about 68 years of age. Mrs. WHITE was justly celebrated for her virtues of mind and heart. Her generous, unselfish hospitality was proverbial. She leaves a splendid home and estate, but enters one, it is confidently believed, far superior, in the House of many Mansions. The pall bearers were: Active - W.J. GILLESPIE, c.W. JONES, Jeff WARD, A.S. HIGGINBOTHAM, Dr. M.B. CROCKETT, S.J. THOMPSON. Honorary - Henry COPENHAVER, Jo BARNS, Oscar BARNS, W.O. BARNS, George WARD, J.W. SPOTTS, Judge S.C. GRAHAM. A. ST. CLAIR, Henry PRESTON, Joseph S. GILLESPIE, Dr. R.P. COPENHAVER. 250 acres blue grass land, oe mile north of Bailey's Va., price $50 per acre. Two farms, one mile west of Tip Top, one containing 100 acres, the other 75 acres; can be sold separately or together. Price $50 per acre. T.R. SMOOT, Tip Top, Va.