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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 22, 1910 ROCKY GAP --------------------------------------------- Mr. Ed DAVIS and his daughter, Mrs. Rose BOURNE, of Mayberry, were visiting his daughter, Mrs. J.C. CARPENTER, of Round Bottom Saturday night and Sunday. Rev. George LAMBERT preached at this place Sunday morning. Mr. Millard KINZER of Tazewell, was in the valley on business. Mr. A.J. STOWERS made a flying trip to Bluefield last week and said it is the driest town he ever saw. Mrs. W.W. CARVER and children left Friday for a visit to her parents at Hicksville. Mr. Will STINSON and wife spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.M. TUGGLE near here. Wiley PRUETT'S little boy is quite sick. Mr. Dan BAILEY, of West Virginia, was a business visitor to this valley last week. Mr. C. COMPTON, of Cove Creek, passed up the valley Sunday on his way home from an extended visit to Bland. There has been lots of work done on the road on the north side of East River mountain lately, which will be of great benefit to the farmers about getting their produce to market and a help to the public generally. We are told that the train is making regular trips to the Gap now every day. Mr. H.G. THOMPSON who has been suffering with rheumatism for the last two months is somewhat improved. Mr. Martin Williams and wife of Pearisburg, were stopping with Mr. and Mrs. J.D. HONAKER Sunday. DANCING SCHOOL TONIGHT --------------------- Prof. F.C. NOTT, the Dancing Master, who has taught here on two former occasions, will open a class for beginners at Hopkins store, tonight. FALLS MILLS ---------------------------------------- Mrs. H.A. GREEN was shopping in Bluefield yesterday. J.B. HARRY of Mayberry, was visiting homefolks Sunday. Mrs. John PEAK, of Landgraff was the guest of G.W. SONGER this week. Rev. W.W. HICKS is holding a protracted meeting here this week. H.T (or B.T.) TABOR was visiting friends at Tip Top Sunday. Miss Sarah ALBERTIE of Graham, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.C. FINK this week. Mrs. Lucy SMITH, of Concord, Tenn, is visiting here sister, Mrs. J.B. TAYLOR this week. M.F. THOMPSON of Bluefield, was in town on business today. H.D. DUDLEY, of Graham, is visiting relatives here this week. Gus PERALDO of this place, has secured a position with a trolley company in New York. Mrs. PERALDO will go to her husband in a few days. C.W. KELLY presiding elder of the M.E. Church, South, preached two excellent sermons here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W.F. THOMPSON of Mayberry were the guests of Mrs. THOMPSON'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.E. TABOR, Sunday. POUNDING MILL -------------------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. G.C. SHAMBLIN'S baby has about recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. ADKINS and son of Bluefield, has his tent pitched here and is making photos. Mr. and Mrs. R.M. SPARKS spent Sunday at Indian with their relatives. Mr. George HURT is back from West Virginia where he has been with a mining engineering corps. George didn't like the "diggins." Fred GILLESPIE and Rex STEELE attended the dance at Tazewell Friday night and returned home Sunday. They report a fine time. Mrs. H.W. CHIRSTIAN who is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. WRIGHT, at Athens, West Virginia, and looking after here new grand daughter, Virginia Elizabeth, expects to return home Saturday with her daughter, Miss Cora, who has been attending the State Normal at that place since the first of the year. Mrs. R.K. GILLEPSIE made a flying trip to Tazewell and Cedar Bluff last week. Mrs. Robert GRAHAM of Sinking Water, Mrs. Charles LINKOUS of Indian, spent one day last week visiting here. Mr. Pressley BROWN, both sheriff and treasurer of Wilks County, North Carolina, was the guest of his old friend Mrs. M.J. STURGILL on Thursday, on his way to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard BROWN, in Little Valley. He is about 25 years old, handsome blonde, and unmarried, girls. Miss Effie WILLIAMS of this place, and sister Mrs. Arthur KERR, of Mill Creek, Tenn. returned here on No. 6 from a ten weeks stay at their brothers, Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS, at Richlands, where Mrs. KERR underwent an operation, from which she is rapidly recovering. Miss Marguerite WILLIAMS and niece, Misses Margle Lee HARRIS and Amy Lee STINSON are visiting, Dr. George WILLIAMS at Newport News and Miss HARRIS' father, B. HARRIS, at Richmond. Mr. HARRIS edits a weekly in Richmond. Mr. Jonas SPARKS, of Gap Store, the venerable father of the postmaster here, who has been here since Sunday with his son, left on No. 12 today for his home.. Miss Irene LEISTER and brothers, Mr. Ben and Master Crockett, of the Cove, were guests at W.B. STEELE'S yesterday. Miss LEISTER left on No. 12 today for Tazewell and Bluefield were she will visit relatives for sometime. Miss Alyse MULKEY and friend, Miss Lucy BOYD, of Honaker, spent last week with Miss Lettie RINGSTAFF. Mr. P.H. WILLIAMS spent last night visiting at Mrs. Rebekah WILLIAMS. Farmers are busy stacking wheat, while the sun shines. Mrs. J. GRIFFITH and daughter, of seaboard, were visting their aunt, Mrs. Isreal WHITE, the first of the week. Mrs. J.B. HURT visited her father, G.W. GILLESPIE, at Tazewell, a couple of days recently. Mrs. Tom BURNETT who has been very ill the past week, is some better. Dr. J.H. SMITH and assistant, are the attending physicians. Her baby of a few months is in a pitiful condition, needing the care and sustenance of a mother. Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER returned last week from visiting relatives in Crockett's Cove, and reports as having seen a man plowing corn, using his boys 12 and 14 years as horses. The boys had on a kind of harness and seemed to enjoy it. Will withheld the mans name. Rev. G.R. THOMAS has been carrying the R F D mail, while J.T. ALTIZER takes 15 days vacation. Mrs. M.J. STURGILL and son, Clint YOUNG, are spending the week with her friend Mrs. Millard BROWN, in Little Valley. Gillespie, Hurt and Ward shipped some fine lambs yesterday. Mrs. Gus HOOPS who has been very sick for two months for Asthma is reported some better. WAR, WEST VIRGINIA ------------------------------------------- The stork has visited the home of R.W. RATCLIFF and wife and left them in possession of a fine boy. Mr. RATCLIFF has been at home ever since watching the baby and his hat. The boys all say it's the hat. Charley DAVIS the saw mill man, is doing a big business cutting from ten to fifteen thousand feet daily. W. BRITTS from good old Tazewell, is lumber inspector at the Davis Mill. A.Z. LITZ is in town today looking after coal business. J. MCCOACH and company's man is in War today selling produce to beat the band. Lemons and oranges are as high as a cats back. ------------------------- The Clinch Valley News has ordered a machine to fold papers. This work has been done by hand heretofore, but as the list grows, and numbers of papers increase the old method is slow and burdensome. The machine folds rapidly and all read for mailing. Now, you see the reason for sending out bills, and trying to collect what is due us. Please remember this when a bill is presented by mail or otherwise. This new machine must be paid for. Don't wait for a ?. It is costly, this sending out bills and collecting subscriptions. Help us pay for our new machine. Our calls for help have always been reponded to heretofore, and we know the same will be true this time. ---------------------------- Dr. Melvin CROCKETT received a telegram on Wednesday stating that his brother, Dr. James CROCKETT, who recently underwent an operation in Johns-Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, had taken a turn for the worse. Dr. CROCKETT left on the next train for Baltimore. His father, James R. CROCKETT of Burke's Garden, also underwent an operation in the same hospital recently and is rapidly recovering. BENBOW -------------------------- Robert WALK and two daughters, of Bristol, have been the guests of his sister here for several days. Miss Bertis STEPHENSON, of Tazewell, was the guest of friends here the past week. Mrs. HAGY and Mrs. Jennie HARRIS, of Richlands, are the guests of Mrs. Jennie HARRIS. Wiley PHILLIPPS and wife were the guests of Joseph CREGAR last Friday night. INDIAN ------------------------------- Mrs. Mollie HURT, of Greenville, Tenn. is visiting relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W BANE left on last Tuesday for a two weeks stay at Hunters Pulaski Alum. Mr. and Mrs. F.M. MOSS, of Burke's Garden are spending a few days at the Blue Sulphur Inn. Chapman H. PEERY spent last week in Russell County on business. James A. REPASS, of Paint Lick, who has been very sick with typhoid fever is now improving. Misses Flora Baylor, Sadie MCGUIRE and John McGUIRE attended the dance at the C. H. last week. Mrs. Mary PEERY was called to Wise Monday on account of the illness of her son's wife. UNAKA ---------------------------- Farmers are right busy now in the meadows and harvest fields. Miss Pearl CLARK of Hockman, is visiting Miss Lula BAUGH at this place. Mrs. R.C. COOPER and little daughter, Louise, are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W.R. BURTON. Mr. W.R. BURTON is improving slowly. We hope for his recovery soon. J.W YOST was on the sick list the past week. He was unable to fill his place at Sunday school last Sunday.