Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--July 25, 1902 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 July 25, 1902 GRAHAM --------------------------------- Mr. J.S. DAVENPORT left on No. 3 Sunday night for Columbus to close contract for the wholesale grocery house that is to be built at this point. Messrs. Dr. GRAT CROCKETT and J.B. SAUNDERS, who were reported last week as being very sick, we are glad to report better. Rev. M.P. CARICO, William FRAZIER, C.W. ANDERSON, and other spent Saturday at Mountain Lake where Masonic school is in session. Mr. J.E. BAYLOR, accompanied by Frank BAYLOR and Mack BARLEN are visiting home folks at Paint Lick. On Saturday, July 19, No. 30 as it was speeding along about 1/2 mile West of the depot struck and instantly killed our friend and neighbor, Mrs. M.L. ROLAND, wife of Marion ROLAND. She had been a faithful wife, loving mother, kind friend, faithful Christian. We mingle our tears with the bereft family. FIVE OAKS ------------------------- Robert HARMAN and wife and Charlie HARMAN and wife, spent Sunday with Tom WITTEN. The children of this community spent a gay time in the grove near E.K. CROCKETT'S. George MARTIN knows a good thing when he sees it. He buys Page woven wire fence. Esq. PEERY, J.B. PAINTER and Oscar COREL passed through our town last of the week looking after the roads. We hope the young boys a success and every one will greet them with a smile. Feed them well as they are small and can't look out for themselves. Miss Effie WILLIAMS, of Pounding Mill, is visiting Miss Malley WITTEN. Miss Ethel BROWN, of Roanoke, is visiting Miss Margerite WHITE. Miss Orie REYNOLDS and her sister, Miss Carrie of Richmond are visiting their Grandma and aunt, Mrs. Alice WITTEN. Miss Orie visited here a year ago. Al were glad to see her. She is one of the prettiest girls over in our town. Miss Mary PAINTER, of Pulaski is visiting her brother, J.B. PAINTER. ITALY ---------------------------------- Major S. WALTON left last Tuesday on a business trip to Knoxville Tennessee. Master Eugene PIERCE, of Tazewell after a weeks visit with his cousin Willie Reece DODD, returned home last Tuesday. J.S. DAVENPORT, the hustling representative of Isaac Eberly Co. was in the city last week talking groceries. Mr. Granger COMPTON, who was run over in a mule race at (Pocahontas) the 4th is about well again. He will long remember this celebration by a very ugly scar on his head. Dr. H.B. FRAZIER came into camp last Monday with a very solemn look and sad expression on his face, and when asked his trouble replied that the Tazewell "Base ball" totally ate them up in a match game last Saturday. If at first you don't succeed try, try, again. Last Saturday night between the hours of 11 and 12 o'clock we were awakened by a confusion of melodies which seemed to consist of tin pans, cow bells, buz saws and runaway vehicles. We could not quite account for this until the day following when we were told that the occasion was the marriage of James KERTNEY who lives at Falls Mills ot Miss Sarah LAWSON, of Bluefield. Falls Mills, and Italy too, are gifted to serenading. Who will be next? A.W. TABOR, the brightest blue ledge mason in this part of the section, was raised to the sublime degree of a master mason 30 years ago, July 25. Also twenty-four years ago to the very day he received the mark masters degree which was confered upon him by Dr. James O'KEEFFE in another state. Dr. A.M. is a pillow of information in Masonic circles, and a more zealous mason never passed through the mysteries of this great order. NORTH TAZEWELL --------------------------- A fishing party handed by Captain Fudge has been inducing the finny tribe to snap the bait off their hooks the past few days. Rev. Stuart FRENCH was a visitor in North Tazewell last week. Mr. Estel IRESON who has been managing the flouring Mill here, is soon to leave. He will be stationed at St. Paul, in the capacity of way boss, for the St. Paul Coal Co. Miss Mabel and Lettie IRESON gave a reception last Wednesday evening, among those present were Messrs. A.C. DOYLE, William SMITH, Henry WILLIAMS, Arthur PEERY, Estil and Frank IRESON, Misses Laura NETWON, Miss HAREW, Tilda WILLIAMS, Ada and Jennie Lee VERILLION and others. Games were indulged in till a late hour, after which refreshments were served, and all left thanking the Misses IRESON for their hospitality. Town Marshal WILLIAMS is very conspicuous of late. He is going after the delinquent taxpayers, and says they must hustle up the money. Calvin WILLIAMS has returned to Glade Springs where he has business interests. He will be there a short time before leaving for Oklahoma, where he will be identified with a large lumber company. Mrs. Robert IRESON has been indisposed for the past month. Mr. and Mrs. A.Z. LUNDY formerly of Tazewell, but who have been residing in Missouri for the last five years, are visiting relatives here this week. A.C. DOYLE has been indisposed the past week. Mrs. Charlotte CROCKETT is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. WHITLEY. Mr. MILES, the popular depot agent would make a good annex to the Tazewell Ball team. We have seen him practicing. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. William CATRON has been very sick for a week. Den GILLESPIE'S little boy, who has been ill for several weeks is convalescing. The little three months old son of Frank IRESON is not expected to live. Miss Tilda WITTEN is visiting relatives here this week. Miss Alta and Bertha STINSEN, who have been visiting Miss Tilda WILLIAMS for the past week, have returned to their home in Russell Co. Miss Nannie MCPEERY visited her uncle., Mr. J.H. WHITLEY last week. A crowd of young people composed of Messrs. Frazier MATHEWS, William WALK, R.C. WILLIAMS, A.C. DOYLE, and Misses Bertha STINSON, Tilda WILLIAMS, Jennie Lee VERMILLION, Alta STINSON and Tilda WITTEN, gave Mr. and Mrs. Mel WILLIAMS a surprise party on Monday evening. BRAMWELL ---------------------------- Owing to the fact that your correspondent has got something wrong with his head, the "Budget" may fall a little short of it's average this week. The wind seems to be blowing straight from the North Pole, but it isn't half so cold as the countenance of some of our boys, who just got in from Pocahontas this morning. The strike is still on, some of the miners have moved out and are living in tents and being supported by the union. They declare they will not go back to work until the strike is ended. We learn that one of the organizers came in yesterday form Indianapolis, where he has been attended the convention. We have not learned the particulars yet. BLUESTONE --------------------- W.C. HARMAN went to Mud Fork last Sunday to see his grandson. Will says he is the finest in the land. An a croquet party at J.D. TICKLES last Saturday, there was too much corrosive tangle foot afloat, and we learn there was a little rumpus kicked up. We are sorry C.S. MCCLANAHAN cannot attend church on account of not being about to wear his shoes. John A. LEFFEL, of Clear Fork, was in our valley last Saturday. He spent the night before with his brother in law, J.H. SUMMERS. S.H. GILL, the heavy weight, received a fall several days ago. He was painfully hurt about the head and hands, but is able to drive his mowing machine. J.H. BANE is logging B.M. NEWMANS saw mill. He says he can work when it is necessary. We learn that Charlie TICKLE has packed his trunk and departed for parts unknown to us. We wish him success. TABORVILLE ------------------------ Farmers are busy harvesting hay and oats. Mr. Charles WISE has a child sick with diphtheria. Mr. Tabor BELCHER was in West Virginia last week buying calves. We are glad to know that our too neighboring towns, Falls Mills and Italy, are fighting against the reopening of the distillery at Flat Top, which has been a curse to this entire country, up to the time it was closed about two months ago. While it was in operation there was hardly a day but what some one was seen passing through our village with one or two jugs of Flat Top whiskey on their way home to Wrights Valley, Bluestone, Clear Fork and many other places, and we know it to a fact that men went there to get whiskey whose wives and children at home did not have dressing to attend church, and lived on a rough diet on account of having a drunken husband and father. But since this still house has been closed we don't see the jugs passing by the it is very seldom we see a man under the influence of intoxicating drink. It is surprising that there are gray headed men who have boys growing up and men who claim to be Christians would approve of such and sign a petition to reopen the still house at Flat Yards. We hope that the Hon. J.N. Harman will fight it to the last. BAILEY ------------------------- Mrs. McTeer SANDERS has been unwell for some time but was able to go about some until last Saturday. About 11 o'clock she was out in the orchard with some of the children when it is said, suddenly fell, and was thought to be in a dying condition, but to some extent she recovered, and is yet alive, but was unable to speak. She spoke a few words during the day, but her condition is thought to be critical. We understand that in a consultation of three physicians here disease is pronounced to be congestion of the liver and sunstroke. C.A. WAGNER, of Davy, West Virginia visited homefolks two or three days last wekk and returned Sunday accompanied by his daughter Miss Sue. Charles is talking of moving his family to the coal field this fall. Marcella SWOPE of Coaldale is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C.L. BOONE. -------------------- A visitor to town remarked the other day that the familiar sight of Col. H.C. ALDERSON in his buggy with a crowd of boys and girls, treating them to a ride, was truly a reminder of one of life's greatest blessing; that of being able to rightly and truly appreciate children. Hardly ever is the Col. seen driving but that he has several children in with him. Many of the little fellows that await with joy the coming of the Col. and his buggy - for there is nothing a child likes better then a ride.