Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--April 21, 1911 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 21, 1911 LOCAL NEWS ------------------------------------- Rev. S.O. HALL will preach in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and May's Chapel at 3:30 in the afternoon. Honor Roll of the 5th grade of the Tazewell High School, for the week ending April 14: Eloise BUSTON, Vera JONES, Mamie Van DYKE, William BOTTIMORE, Billy COPENHAVEN. Lost - Gold Headed pin, between town and Jamesy BUSTON'S. Finder will be rewarded by returning same to this office. Misses Jean and Jessie GRAHAM, of Norton and Sam GRAHAM, of Borchester, are at their home here on account of the illness of Mrs. GRAHAM. Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT, who have been boarding in the family of Mr. J.D. HARRISSON have taken rooms with Mrs. Jennie KITTS, on Mechanics Avenue, and have moved in. Prof. Sam F. ALLISON, Baptist Valley, was here on business yesterday, and like nearly everybody else, was jubilant over the result of Tuesday's election. Mr. William H. WERTH and Mrs. WERTH reached home yesterday morning from Richmond, where Mrs. WERTH has been in the hospital. Mrs. WERTH is regaining her strength fast. Mr. J.S. CARTER, of the Tip Top, neighborhood, was here on business yesterday, and called to see us. He, like all the rest, has a smile on his face since Tuesday's election. Burkley GILLESPIE, from Indian Creek, and Eugene PEIRCE, from Jewell, came home on Tuesday to vote for the bond issue. G.B. WIMMER, of Mercer County, has been in Tazewell several weeks, with his fine Percheron stallion. Mr. WIMMER is related to the WIMMERS in this county, and left Tazewell about twenty years ago. Mrs. Conrad F. TYNES has been suffering the past week with what the doctors believe is appendicitis. The attack was slight, however, and the lady is suffering very little from the malady. John G. BUNDY, esq. is seriously ill at his home in the Cove. Mr. BUNDY has been unwell for several months, and is confined to his room. T. Paul PEERY, a graduate of the United States College of Veterinary Surgeons, of Washington. D.C. returned to his home here yesterday afternoon. Mr. PEERY obtained his degree, and his professional services will be much in demand in the community. Mr. C.H. REYNOLDS returned this week with his daughter, Miss Barbara, from Grundy, where they had been the guests of Mrs. COMBS, Mr. REYNOLDS daughter. Miss May REYNOLDS, who accompanied them to Grundy, will spend several weeks there as the guest of her sister. Incidentally, Mr. REYNOLDS sold his fine sorrel horse at Grundy, and had to come home on the train. Attorney William H. WERTH won a heavy damage suit in the Wise county last week. The suit was against the Colonial Coal and Coke Company for ten thousand damages for injuries sustained in the mines. Mr. WERTH obtained a verdict of ten thousand dollars for his client. The case was tried several months before in the Wise court and resulted in a hung jury. It developed, however, that one member of the first jury had formerly been a mine foreman, which fact was a great deal of help to the gentleman in the second trial. Mrs. J.D. ALEXANDER, who has been the guest of her children at Lebanon, St. Paul and Norton for the past several weeks, has returned to Tazewell. Honor Roll for Wittens Mills High School for the present week - Gratton BOWEN, Earle BOURNE, Beverly CROCKETT, Robert LEFFEL, Thomas SCHULER, Kenneth WITTEN. So far as the authorities in Tazewell County know Henry LESTER is still at large. A report was current that he had been located, but the authorities know nothing of it. Reese T. Jr. the young son of M. and Mrs. Henry BOWEN, recently sprained his wrist very badly by falling from a porch. He is almost well. Miss SHEPHERD, of Bluefield, a trained nurse, is nursing Captain FUDGE. As we go to press this morning at 9:30 o'clock, reports from Mrs. GRAHAM and Mr. John G. BUNDY's condition is reported as hopeless, and Mrs. GRAHAM, not so well as yesterday. Mr. DILLON, the merchant at Tip Top, and Mrs. Macie LEFFEL, daughter of Sam WINGO, of Springville, were married in Washington last Tuesday. Mrs. LEFFEL was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Dr. TABOR near Washington, when the marriage occurred. Mrs. J. Meek HOGE, of Burke's Garden, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T.C. BOWEN. Mrs. Sallie May PEERY and her little daughter, Eleanor, have returned from Richmond, where they spent the winter for the benefit of the little girls health, which is greatly improved. They are now stopping at Gratton with Mrs. PEERY'S parents, Captain and Mrs. GILDERSLEEVE. Mr. Thomas HELDRETH has severed his connection with the Tazewell Planning Mills, and will devote the most of his time to the Princeton Lumber Company. Mr. V.L. STEPHENSON, who has been associated with Mr. HELDRETH for a number of years, for the present can be found at the planning mills if work in his mine is needed. Mr. STEPHENSON will have an announcement in the News next week. Mrs. J.M. SANDERS, of West Graham, who has been sick for several months, has been critically ill for the past few days and her condition is very alarming to her family and friends. POUNDING MILL ------------------------------ Mr. and Mrs. Peery BAILEY passed through our town last week from their home in Baptist Valley to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George C. BAILEY, at Richlands. Mr. PEERY has decided to stay on the farm this year, in as much as the bond issue carried. Charles CHIRSTIAN, who was very ill the latter part of the week, from a relapse, is much improved now. William ROBINETT, of the N and W well force has been at home for a few days. Mrs. Margaret WILLIAMS, of Richlands, spent Sunday with homefolks. Miss Maggie HURT and John B. GILLEPSIE ate Easter dinner at the home of the latter at Wittens Mills. John STURGILL went to Bluefield Sunday night on business. You made a mistake in the item last week: Gillespie and Steele only lost about one hundred and fifty dollars.