Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--May 17, 1901 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 May 17, 1901 BENBOW ----------------- H.G. PEERY of North Tazewell, and S.B. THOMPSON, of this place, were visiting A.B. BUCHANAN Saturday night and Sunday. Lawrence CAUDILL, who lives at the foot of the mountain, had the sad misfortune of losing one of his little boys last Friday evening. He died with something like flux. He was 22 months old. William WALK has accepted a position with the Adman Lumber Co. as commissary clerk. R.B. PEERY and wife were visiting C.A. LEECE Sunday. V.L. STEPHENSON is preparing to push the building of W.T. BUCHANAN new house to completion. Rev. MOWBREY, being a service of meetings at the white church. Thursday night and the Sacrament of the Lords supper will be administered on Sunday. Ed BUCHANAN in tearing down his old kitchen, and dining room this week a new one will take the place at once. Mrs. Mollie and Clarry BUCHANAN and Mrs. Milton THOMPSON were in Tazewell shopping last Saturday. A great mean farmers are shearing sheep this week, especially those who are done planting corn and sowing oats. BAILEY -------------------- Misses Jennie BAILEY, Mary WAGNER and Bessie HOUNSHELL, were shopping in Graham one day last week. Rev. R.M. WALKER filled his pulpit here Sunday for the first time since the second Sunday in February as the appointment is a monthly one and the weather has been so disagreeable that the people did not turn when the time did come notwithstanding the preacher was on hand. We had Prof. T.H.B. CHRISTIE with us Sunday at church and after service he was the guest of A. and Mrs. HOUNSHELL and as the people generally knew where the Prof. was there was quite a crowd gathered in the ? as the Prof. is a fine player and singer the music for an hour or more was splendid. There was a new Sunday School organized Sunday evening at the Holbrook school house two and half miles east of the church which will meet on Sunday evening. The following officers were elected: A. HOUNSHELL Supt; Rev. Z.D. HOLBROOK Asst. Supt; Miss Mary HOLBROOK Sec and tres. Mrs. THOMPSON whose name has been mentioned in the NEWS as being sick is still feeble and poorly. J.E. WAGNER has the misfortune to get a fine cow struck by a freight train this morning breaking one of her legs and banging her up in general. Miss Gray WAGNER went to Graham Sunday evening for the purpose of taking in the commencement this week. STEELSBURG ------------------- The last few nights has reminded us that frost was not far off. Miss Maud VENCILL is visiting here this week. Mr. Robert STEELE spent Sunday at Paint Lick. Mrs. Nannie CLARK, has been on a visit to Swords Creek last week on her return home she was thrown by a young horse and received a severe fall. Mr. C.T. GRIFFITTS lost a fine mule a few days ago. Mr. Robert STEEL who has been right sick a few days ago, has got about to be out again. Mr. P. DAVIS is wearing a broad smile. He had a daughter come to his home last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R.B. STEELE spent Sunday with Mrs. Ocie BROWN at Paint Lick. POCAHONTAS ------------------------- Fire caught at three different parts, from the local engine, between Supply House and Electric light plant. Mr. George PETTITT and Joseph CRISS, being near with forethought and energy, succeeded in saving a large quantity of valuable props and ties. Mrs. Lewis CURVILLE entertained some of the young folks very delightfully last Friday evening. Dr. George ZIMMERMAN, a former physician for the Southwest, was in the city last Saturday. Louis BAACH was in town Sunday visiting relatives and friends. Misses Sadie and Ray BAACH were visiting friends in Simmons last week. Mr. "Cholle" WARDS health is much improved. Our new tennis court in the Episcopal church yard will soon be in condition for use. Mr. C.J. BARNES made a business and pleasure trip at Roanoke last week. STONY RIDGE -------------------------- On May 2nd and 3rd the whole of Stoney Ridge was on fire and a great deal of damage was done. Mr. J.W. CLINE has left his old home and gone to Welch to live and has sold his farm to Mr. W.F. HARMAN. Mr. BROWNING at Pocahontas has a mule gone. It passed through Baptist Valley Saturday very late. It is a gray mule, about seven years old. He says he will pay any one that will got it and write to him. HORSEPEN ------------------- We had a very heavy rain and hail storm yesterday. It washed out land considerably. Doctor C.C. ALMOND moved to Falls Mills last week. We miss the doctor very much. Rev. G.W. HARLESS preached last Sunday and organized a Sunday School. D.B. DANIEL has bought the Shannon farm. He is expecting a lively time with the brush to be cut. George DEATON is in the Cove surveying the coal lands purchased by C.C. CUMMINS. Horsepen is coming to the front. J.W. DANIEL and H.L. MYERS made a flying trip to Keystone and Welch last Sunday evening visiting relatives and friends. They returned with a nice present in the shape of a pair of hound pups and report a good time generally. Charles SCOTT passed through the Cove the other day. W.C. DANIEL, from Keystone, is the guest of his father, J.W. DANIEL. BLUESTONE ------------------------- Corn planting is over. Summer is here, and we may expect 'cyclones' at any time, but not dangerous ones. John A. LEFFEL, of Clear Fork, was visiting his sister, Mrs. J.H. SUMMERS, last Sunday. William SUMMERS, who is on the sick list is better at this writing. W.B. YOST says "the sign will be right to plant potatoes next Tuesday and Wednesday." One of the best signs we have seen of winter being over, was we saw "Billy" MCCLANAHAN out last week. We learn that E.A. HARMAN is going to move to Elkhorn to live. We regret to lost him. R.M. THOMASON wears one of the broadest smiles we have ever seen. Of course its a boy and its grandpa, W.C. HARMAn, is wonderfully pleased. Mother and "John W. Daniel" are doing nicely. A.P TABOR is fixing to cover his house, or has been ready for a year or more, but he may be like the fellow told the Arkansa traveler. Where are the lamb and wool buyers? Where is the Dingley-McKinley tariff protection on wool? Where are the thousand and one thins we could mention under the kingly reign of prosperity? Gone! Gone where? Gone to the woods, but it will returned just before the election in 1904. S.A. RUBLE went to Bluefield last week, and says it is a very dry place, and he couldn't find any "Snake medicine" any where. There is a fine prospect for a big wheat and fruit crop in this section if there is no freeze later on. -- CYCLONE FALLS MILLS --------------------- Miss Millie CALDWELL is visiting her sister in Bluefield. Mrs. R.M. PAGE, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. MABRY, returned to her home in Richmond last Monday. Mrs. A. MABRY is visiting relatives and friends in Richmond. It is rather interesting when a fire alarm turns out to be an interesting game of croquet. We are informed that W.B. TABOR, who went from this place to Richmond for medical treatment is at the Old Dominion Hospital and is very much improved. We hope to see Billie at home soon in usual health. James TABOR of Mud Fork is dangerously ill. Bob and Luther TABOR were called home by telegram last Friday to see their brother who is very sick. Mrs. Kate DUDLEY, who has been visiting at Shraders, returned home last Sunday. Last Friday a party of young gentlemen from this place boarded a freight train from a ride down the line. We noticed that they returned on a tie ticket with no praise for the speech that the conductor made for them, but each one can now tell the number of cross ties there is in a mile of railroad. ITALY ---------------------- Rev. D.A. DAUGHTERY, of Doran, Va. is visiting his daughter, Mrs. H.A. GREER on Water Street. C.R. WATKINS of Christiansburg was in town Friday. Miss Ella JOHNSON has returned from Springville, where she has been visiting friends. Arthur BAILY spent Sunday on High Street. These visits to our town are becoming more frequent. Mr. E.H. SEDDETH, of Welch, spent Sunday at Major WALTON'S. Queento FRANCESA and John GIVINA, who went to Italy last fall returned on Wednesday, bringing six more cutters with them. J.S. DAVENPORT, representing Isaac, Eberly & Co. of Columbus, was in our camp last Tuesday in the interest of his company. S. Walton and Co. have had to enlarge their boarding house business is humming.