Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--Friday, August 16, 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 Friday, August 16, 1901 POUNDING MILL, Va., August 7 Your correspondent has been too busy on each Wednesday for some time to write items from this place. Mr. and Mrs. R.M. SPARKS and Rev. J.R. SPARKS spent a day and night last week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonas SPARKS, near Gap Store. Mr. and Mrs. STINSON and little daughter, of Grundy, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius WILLIAMS. Their sister, Miss Maggie, from Coeburn is also at home spending vacation. W.B. STEELE, with P.M. ALDER, of Coeburn, returned today from Keystone West Virginia, where they have been for a few days taking inventory of the Honaker goods. The new firm is composed of Messrs. STEELE, ALDER and W.T. EDDINS. Rev. Phillip JOHNSON, pastor of the Christian church, preached his farewell sermon here last Sunday at 11 o'clock. His members were reluctant to give him up. Miss Myrtle GRIFFTH, who has been spending the summer at the home of her aunt, Mrs. CHRISTIE, of Bluefield, has returned home. Matt SPARKS is clerking for Steele, Alder and Co. Coeburn. John ASBURY and son, Willie went to Tazewell Tuesday. Misses Maud MCGUIRE and Maggie GILLESPIE are visiting their relatives, J.B. HUNT and R.K. GILLESPIE, as is also Sallie BRITTAIN and Berkley GILLESPIE, as was also little Lena Elizabeth REED. The latter visited the Pan American Exposition in company with her smaller sister and grandmother, Mrs. Mag MCGUIRE and Mrs. Mary PEERY all of Cedar Bluff. The prayer meeting, the backbone of the church, at this place is in a flourishing condition. R.M. SPARKS will conduct the meeting tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Tom FAULKNER and little son spent at few days at Oakvale, recently. Mrs. C.M. ANDERSON was called to Bluefield last Sunday to see her son, Crockett, a brakeman, who has the typhoid fever at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lem MORRIS. This is the third spell in about 8 months. Mrs. Belle BELEW of Tazewell, spent a few days with her cousin, Mrs. W.B. STEELE, last week, on her way from Cedar Bluff, where she had been visiting her mother and other relatives. Misses Matilda ANDERSON and Lettie RINGSTAFF spent a week in Bluefield recently. "Aunt Phebe" MCGUIRE came up again last week to help look after the twins at J.B. HURTS. Katie had a spasm caused from teething. Misses Mattie WITTEN and Nannie GILLESPIE, of Wittens Mills, spent Sunday with relatives here. Whooping cough is prevalent in the neighborhood of McCorkle's Switch, one mile east of this place. Miss Pearl MCGUIRE visited her sister last week. Milt HALL, a half brother of our townsman, Will MULKEY, who has lately returned from the Philippines was here last week. Since last writing Mrs. Sarah MOORE, age 67, died of Rheumatism at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John ROBINETT. Also Mr. Thomas CHRISTIAN, father of Wade CHRISTIAN, of this place, at the home of his son, Charlie on Smith's Ridge, two miles from here. He was near seventy, died suddenly - appoplexy of the heart. Mr. and Mrs. Will WINSTONE, of Morgan, near Raven, brought their 8 month old baby here for burial. Miss Effie WILLIAMS visited at Richlands one day last week. "Aunt Lottie" HOOPS, who fell 100 feet over a cliff some time ago, and "Aunt Jemima" BOND are both very sick. Mrs. Lou Emma YOUNG and niece, Mrs. Louise Altizer HARMAN, recently spent 12 days with her niece, Mrs. Mollie Bruster TILLY, in the coalfields of West Virginia and ? Mrs. TILLY home with them. She is in the last stage of consumption, although she is only 19 years old. Her husband, Wade TILLY, spent a week with her and returned to the coalfields on yesterday. Mrs. TILLY is a bride of about three months. Rev. J.N. HARMAN was here Sunday and Monday. R.P. DESKINS, a very worthy young man, formerly of this place, has accepted a position with Col. H.C. ALDERSON and will attend Tazewell College the next session. The three little Misses HURTS, daughters of Jas. F. HURT, of Tazewell, came down Sunday with their uncle Pat WILLIAMS and returned on Monday. They were the guests of their uncle Julius WILLIAMS. Of the four boys, or rather, young men, who misbehaved at church by running in and out of the church and throwing two stones against the church, three were caught and fined $7.60 each, one got away to West Virginia. Miss Ida BAILEY, of Richlands, is visiting the Misses WILLIAMS. BAILEY, Virginia, August 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Misses Emma and Fannie DESTON, of Graham, were the guest of Miss Bessie HOUNSHELL, Sunday. Mrs. Mary BAILEY left last Saturday evening for Rural Retreat to visit her son, Rev. William E. BAILEY. She was accompanied by her daughter Miss Jennie. Mrs. T.B. DRINKARD, of Bluefield, was visiting her father, J.T. NASH, of Bluefield, last week, and while there her baby Hattie May, about 4 months old, took something like brain fever, and died on Wednesday about 2 pm, and was taken back to Bluefield for burial Thursday. A. HOUNSHELL returned home from North Tazewell Sunday evening, where he had gone to superintend the burning of a brick kiln for R.H. IRESON. The brick are to be used in enlarging Tazewell College. Our people were glad to see Mrs. NEEL able to be out at church Sunday. PAINT LICK Miss Becca ASCUE gave a nice croquet party Sunday evening, those present were, Misses Flora BLANKENSHIP, Ora BRADSHAW, Eva STINSON, Gurelia WHITE, Annie STEELE and Georgia FERRELL, Messrs. Clint ASCUE, Wilmer ASCUE, Bob GRAHAM, Jim BRADSHAW, Will BRADSHAW, Reece STEELE, Russell ASCUE, Ben STEELE and Jim GOSE. It was a great success. Miss Flora BLANKENSHIP, was visiting Miss Annie STEELE Sunday night. Mrs. Alex STEELE, Mrs. John ASCUE, Mrs. A.L. STEELE and Mrs. W. LESTER were all visiting at Mrs. Mary BROWN's Wednesday. We notice our runaway boys returned home last Saturday from Pisgah. No doubt but what there was a good many hearts made to feel happy. Miss Ora BRADSHAW, entertained a large crowd last Sunday. Among the many sparkling faces were Misses Annie STEELE, Flora BLANKENSHIP, and Eva STINSON. STEELSBURG --------------------------------------------------------------------- A good rain fell here Monday and Monday night. A severe wind same night did great damage to the corn crops. Mr. Henry LESTER, and Miss Lula ELSWICK were married on the 25th at the home of the bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. P.J. Lockhart. Misses Alta BALL and Myrtle CLARK returned home Sunday from a visit to Swords Creek. Mr. T.W. EDDINS and wife have been visiting her father O.M. FERRELL. They left Sunday eve for Keystone where he goes in business there. The happy young couple haves the good wishes of friends here. W.C. WITTEN and family were visiting at Liberty Hill Saturday and Sunday. Wheat thrashing is the go here now. Wheat is said t be good. PISGAH, Virginia - August 12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- A party of young people attended a social at John KEEZEES last Firday night. A good time was reported. Miss L? PEERY and Walter BUNDY were visiting Misses Minnie and Lura CECIL last Thursday night. Miss Mable MAYS and Rual HURT, of Cedar Bluff, were visiting relatives and friends here last week. Bro. WAGNER preached an excellent sermon Sunday morning and Bro. YOST preached in the evening. Miss Hellen REPASS, of Cedar Bluff, visited her aunt Mrs. J.W. CECIL. Charles HARMAN, of Sayersville, spent Sunday at A.S. PEERY'S. BENBOW, Virginia - August 13 --------------------------------------------------------------------- J.B. ADAMS and wife spent the day with D.W. LYNCH and family Sunday. Miss Pearl THOMPSON, G.O. THOMPSON, Will CORELL and R.H. WALDEN were with them part of the day. Mr. and Mrs. Jessee WIMMER gave our young people a very pleasant entertainment one night last week. Miss Pearl THOMPSON, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Lyde ADAMS for several days, returned to her home in the west end of the Valley the first of the week. Miss Ella CRABTREE went to town Saturday to have her eyes treated, and returned on Saturday. Her many friends wish for her speedy recovery. Stewart THOMPSON left here last Tuesday for Hunter's Alum Springs, where he will remain about two weeks. Our people are to give an ice cream supper in a short time, the object of which is to raise money to repair the church. Date will be given next week. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. T.M. HAWKINS narrowly escaped serious injury last week, by his buggy turning over on him. He was in Russell on business when the incident occurred. His arm and back was bruised up but he is all right again.