Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--August 1, 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 August 1, 1902 STEELSBURG ---------------------- Everything is looking nice after a good shower of rain last night. Mr. Bob STEELE and family, were visiting at Cedar Bluff Monday. Mr. ED MCGUIRE and family were visiting relatives at Steelsburg Sunday. Miss Flora BLANKENSHIP visited friends and school mates at Swords Creek last week; she reported a nice time. Miss Alta BALL made a flying trip to Marshal's school house Sunday evening, accompanied by Mr. WITT, of Paint Lick; also Miss Cannie LESTER of Steelsburg. Mr. J.H. MARTIN left Sunday for Monroe, Co. where he will be gone a short time. Miss Flora BLANKENSHIP returned from Sword's Creek yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R.B. STEELE and children visited E.B SCOTT last Monday. Mrs. Alex WITT and Ira SMITH were here last Friday making photos. Our Sunday school is prospering under Mrs. Louisa FERREL as superintendent. Mrs. Alex SCOTT and children of Thompson Valley are visiting relatives here. ----- NINA ITALY ---------------------------- Miss Nannie SUDDUTH, of Welch was visiting Mrs. WALTON the first of the week. E.V. RAWN, of North Tazewell, stopped over with Major WALTON last Saturday night on his way to Bramwell to visit his father. James WOODS, a monument dealing fro Concord, Tennessee, was looking over our quarries the first of the week. Dr. A.W. TABOR, of Falls Mills, paid our camp a visit last Monday evening dining with us at Little Italy Hotel. Pay day went off quietly last Saturday at the camp, but the Falls Mills citizens were disturbed at night by some of the boys who drank to freely of that intoxicating drink. Bailey HALE, who has been sick for some months past, died last Saturday and was buried on Sunday near his home on Red Oak Ridge. Major WALTON left last Saturday for Danville, Virginia, where he will spend a week looking after after important business. Between the hours of eleven and one o'clock Sunday the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. H.G. WINFREY, were seen gathering at their residence where a great feast was prepared for them, celebrating the 18th birthday of their son, Frank. The occasion was much enjoyed by those present. We only wish such occassions would come more frequently. Miss Margia HARRISSON, from Tazewell was visiting her aunt, Mrs. I.C. DODD, the first of the week. BAILEY ----------------------- Miss Maggie KARR, who was reported in the NEWS of last week as being sick, is no better. The case is pronounced by her physician to be typhoid fever. W.D. HOLBROOK is also sick. He is thought to have typhoid fever. We are glad to report Mrs. McTEER SAUNDERS better. She now appears to be on the road to recovery. Miss Jeanie BAILEY and Mr. D.N. WAGNER are all that we know of from here who attended the District Conference of the M.E. Church South that met in Burke's Garden last week. BENBOW --------------------------- Mr. A.B. BUCHANAN and family were visiting in town Sunday. Prof. MCBRYDE is canvassing the country this week in the interest of his school, which is to open September the 1st. Mr. and Mrs. A. LUNTLY, of Missouri have been in the Valley for the past week visiting friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John NEWBERRY left the Valley Monday and went to Tazewell where they spent the right. On Tuesday they took the East bound train for Spokane, Washington, where they will make their future home. This young couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Mr. J.S. THOMPSON received a car load of Angora goats Monday which were shipped from Kansas city. Mr. THOMPSON had already contracted the goats to different farmers of the country. Five Oaks, about three miles from here, was the scene of a shooting affray Monday morning. W.R.T. FARMER and M.J. CASEY became involved in a row over FARMER'S wife, who has been receiving attentions from CASEY, and FARMER shot CASEY in the right breast, the ball ranging downward and coming out his side. Alex PEERY attempted to part FARMER and CASEY, and FARMER turned on him and shot him twice in the left arm, and a third shot grazing his side. Dr. ST. CLAIR was summoned and removed the ball from CASEY'S side, which was a 32-caliber. Warrants were issued for their arrest, but FARMER has made good his escape, having boarded the East bound train Monday for parts unknown. CASEY is said to be in critical condition. Mr. GREEVER and Mrs. COOPER, J? Valley, Helen and John GREEVER and Will PAINTER went to Burke's Garden Sunday. Miss Clair GREEVER is spending some time with friends at Norton. Misses Ida PAINTER, Nannie WITT and Anna GREEVER visited the Misses HARMAN near Tip Top Tuesday and Wednesday