Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--9 July 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 9 July 1920 LOCAL NEWS Something you never saw, perhaps never heard of, is a brood of partridges hatched by a chicken hen, and mother and babies doing finely. A short time ago, Robert LEWIS, son of George W. LEWIS, of this town, found a partridge nest, with 19 eggs. The mother bird was setting, and had been for some time. Robert kept his eye on her, and at the psychological moment, took the eggs home and put them under a setting bantam hen. Within a few days, 16 of the 19 eggs hatched a little brown partridge. The hen and her brood are getting on splendidly. The hen things they are chicks, and the little ones thinks she's a mother partridge, but what difference. What folks as well as birds don't know don't hurt 'em, they tell us. Fried partridge this fall, along with fried chicken - well we speak for a seat at our neighbors table right now in time. If the birds continue to grow and do well, Robert says he will show them at the Fair in September, as the first thing of the kind ever seen in this county. Did you ever hatch wild birds under tame hens? Twelve hundred acres of land including the home place, belonging to A.S. and A.J. HIGGINBOTHAM, west of Tazewell, was sold this week to Mr. Will BOYD, of Honaker, the consideration being $100 per acre. Possession will be given about December first. The purchase embraces the home now occupied by Mr. A.J. HIGGINBOTHAM and family, and the land running west along the mountain. It is reported that Mr. A.J. HIGGINBOTHAM proposes at once to erect a fine home on the land still owned by him and his brother near Pisgah, about 900 acres. My BOYD was here yesterday from Honaker and stated that he would come to Tazewell about December 1st, with his family. He is related to E.R. BOYD, of Tazewell, and like his Kinsman, has been very successful in the lumber and coal business in the Southwest. Miss Kathleen CAMPBELL, of Wytheville, is visiting Mrs. A.G. MARTIN. Mrs. R.E. FIELDS and daughter, Dorothy, of Chickasha, Okla. has been visiting relatives in Tazewell, and is now in Washington on her return home. Misses Kate GRAHAM, Marie MCNULTY and Charles Pepper GILLESPIE are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. GRAHAM in Norton. Mr. J.C. PRUETT, Sharders, was a business visitor to town recently. He reported corn fields badly washed in his section. Every man and woman in Tazewell who is interested in the welfare of the town is invited to be at the high school chapel, Friday evening, at eight o'clock. It will be an interesting time. Mr. W.C. SCOTT, of Norfolk, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.B. WHITE and family. Mr. and Mrs. C.M. HUNTER, of Pounding Mill, attended services at the Episcopal church Sunday night. J.P. WILLIAMS, of Philadelphia, was the guest of his family here this week and is now on a business trip to Kentucky. J.W. ALLEY of Prestonsburg, Kentucky and Attorney JAMES, of the same city, were in Tazewell the guest of relatives this week. Mr. ALLEY is manager of the Prestonsburg Coal Co., the stock in which is owned by Tazewell people. Misses Annie PEARCE and Elizabeth BOTTIMORE were the guests in Thompson Valley last week of Miss Lucile BUCHANAN, and had a very pleasant time. Mrs. Dr. JOHNSON, of Bluefield has been in Tazewell the guest of relatives. Mrs. Sam P. HOOVER is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. MCNEIL, at Catawaba, Virginia. Mrs. Frank LEWIS is the guest of relatives at Christiansburg, Va. Miss Ruth PENDLETON, of Marion, has been in Tazewell for sevral days visiting her sister, Mrs. C.M. ST. CLAIR. Mrs. Alley Grey MOORER, of Walterboro, South Carolina, reached Tazewell Wednesday night, and is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. BUCHANAN on Tazewell Avenue. Mrs. BUCHANAN, who has been ill for several weeks, is reported to be slightly improved. Mrs. Dr. J.M. CROWE is visiting her daughter at Charleston, West Virginia. Mrs. J.E. WOLFE, who has been in Indianapolis for several weeks has returned to her home here. Joe, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. John MCGRAW, who has diphtheria, is recovering from his illness and will soon be well. Mrs. FOSTER, of Prince Edward County, is in Tazewell the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A.M. BLACK. Mr. J.W. ALLEY, Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and Mr. and Mrs. John BAILEY, of Ohio, have been in the community recently, on a visit. There good Tazewell people incurred the displeasure of their friends by leaving their old home county. Mrs. BAILEY is sister to Mr. M.L. PEERY. Mrs. COMBS and her crowd of pretty children - don't know how many there are, but not too many certain, are on a visit to Mrs. COMBS parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. REYNOLDS. Mr. COMBS has a large and lucrative law practice in Grundy, the Metropolis of Buchanan County. Miss Elsie MCGUIRE, daughter of Charles has returned from Staunton, school for deaf and dumb, guest of her cousin Mrs. Raymond TRAYER. Miss Bessie YOST of Bristol, Tennessee is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sam WARD, in Thompson Valley. Mrs. Sam WARD and Mrs. Dan THOMPSON were in the city, on yesterday on business and pleasure. POUNDING MILL The Fourth was celebrated here by the W.C.T.U. with a program. Miss Louise E. HOLLISTER, of Davenport Iowa, Organizer and Lecturer of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, gave a most excellent address at this place Monday night and at Cedar Bluff last night. She has lectured in 35 states for 19 years, attended the first worlds W.C.T.U. convention in London, England. We are sorry for those who were so unfortunate as not to hear her. She was the guest of Mrs. W.B. STEELE. Rev. J.E. GRAHAM, of the M.E. church, is expected to fill his usual appointment here next Sunday night. The people of Paint Lick will probably have Miss Louise E. HOLLISTER at their church on Sunday week July 18, so look out for further notice. Miss Margaret HURT has returned home from West Virginia, where she taught the past session. Her sister, Miss Lois, is in a university of New York taking a special course in music. F.O. GILLESPIE, who had his tonsils removed some time ago, is in Asheville, N.C. and recovering to the delight of his host of friends here. Mr. and Mrs. William OSBORNE, Athens, West Virginia, and daughter, were guests of Mrs. Mary CHRISTIAN Tuesday night, Mrs. OSBORNE will go to Mercer, Healing Springs next week. Dr. Walter WITTEN, Tazewell, made a professional visit here Saturday. R.K. GILLESPIE and others loaded quite a number of lambs here today.