Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--August 22, 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 22, 1902 RAVEN ------------------- Messrs. George R. MCCALL, J.L VALLEY and C.E. GORDEN attended the dance at Blue Sulphur Inn Cedar Bluff, on Friday night, the 15th. Mrs. A.W. DAVIS and four other members of the family, who have typhoid fever, are reported to be convalescing. Mrs. BARLEY, of Pocahontas, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. William O'BRIEN at this place. A son of Doc MOSLEY had the misfortune to shoot himself in the leg with a pistol one day last week. e is doing well at this writing. R.L. DAVIS and Robert JOYCE are attending County Court at Tazewell this week. Miss Helen REPASS, of Cedar Bluff, is visiting at the house of her brother, T.A. REPASS, Jr. The new store house of Steele Brothers, is nearing completion. This is a nice building and adds very much to the appearance of our town. ------------------ Mr. and Mrs. E.C. MAYS lost their baby boy on last Sunday, in Bluefield. The burial took place at the MAYS burial grounds, near Pisgah, on Monday. The baby was seven months old, and had been weak and sickly from its birth. An attack of whooping cough, contracted recently proved to much for the child. The father and mother now have a new and additional interest in the Better Land. POUNDING MILL -------------------------- Rev. Mr. STONE was here yesterday in the interest of his paper, The Bluefield Messenger. Henry ROBINETT, engineer of N & W is here this week having some work done on his house, opposite depot. Mrs. P.M. ALDER and her two fine boys, Marvin FERREL and Rex STEELE returned to their home at Bondtown last Sunday after having visited relatives for nearly three weeks in Tazewell and Keystone. Mrs. W.B. STEELE joined her on her trip to Mrs. W. EDDINS, sister of Mrs. ALDER, W.B. STEELE, P.M. ALDER, and Joe GILLESPIE, also went along to look after their mercantile interest at that point. Mrs. William RINGSTAFF has joined her husband in Bluefield and will board there some time. Miss Maggie SPARKS is teaching music near Harman. Misses Bessie and Maude BROWN of Little Valley, spent some time visiting at this place, guests of their old friend, Mrs. STURGILL. Mr. Jackson MAYS is boarding here for the present at M.J. STURGILL'S. He was called to Pisgah on Monday to the burial of his great grand child, of Mr. and Mrs. Ed MAYS, of Bluefield. Robert IRESON and family spent Sunday, at the home of W.C. WILLIAMS. Messrs. SEYMORE and Walker RINGSTAFF have bought the remainder of the SHEFFEY land from George W. RICHARDSON, of Marion. The land joins W.B. STEELE'S on the west and it is thought by mineralogists that both farms are rich in barita. Mrs. Montgomery JOHNSON and Mrs. Charles JOHNSON each have a fine baby boy. Mr. JOHNSON has moved into his new house. George W. DOYLE, the Holiness preacher, preached here on Wednesday night and Thursday at 11 am of last week. the sermons were indeed food for the soul. He was on his way to Big Stone Gap and other points and the Lord willing will be here for the 3rd Sunday in September and hold a ten days meeting. ITALY ------------------ Merchant C.D. HAWLEY is building a new addition to his store house, on 3rd avenue. Messrs YOUNG and FINK attended a Masonic sermon in Graham last Sunday. Mr. Granger COMPTON is quite sick of typhoid. Major WALTON left last Monday night for Toledo, Ohio, where he will be gone for several days. An ice cream supper was given by the young people of Falls Mills and adjoining village last Tuesday evening on the lawn near Mr. WARDS. Those in attendance expressed themselves as having a tip top time. The oldest Mason in the march of Harman Lodge last Sunday in Graham, was A.W. TABOR, of Falls Mills, while his companion second in age with L.J. BARBEE, of Graham. These two gentlemen are great pillars of information in Masonic circles in this section. Mr and Mrs. H.A. GREEN, of Falls Mills, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Granger COMPTON'S family last Sunday. J.W. JOHNSON left last Monday for Edinburg, to visit friends and relatives. Our friend, A.W. TABOR, says not only is his heart in the Masonic work at Graham, but there are other enterprises which is equally as interesting. This leaves us room to judge for ourselves. We shall keep an open eye on the doctor in the future. ------------------- The finest Irish potatoes we have seen this year, if not the best we ever saw, were raised by J.M. COFFEE, in the Coffee Hotel garden. Five of these fine tubers weighed six pounds and five ounces and the yield to the hill was equally good. The yield, generally, over the county, is said to be the finest for years. Notwithstanding, they were selling on our street last week for 60 cents a bushel. TABORVILLE ------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. John STUART, of Tip Top, were visiting relatives here last week. H.J. TABOR, the hustling merchant of Taborville, was on the streets in Pocahontas last week smoking fine cigars and buying groceries. Mr. and Mrs. Will COMPTON, and Mr. and Mrs. Watt COMPTON are visiting at Littleburg, West Virginia. Mr. Robert BELCHER, of this place and Miss Maude HALL, of Graham, were married last Wednesday. Mrs. Henry PARSONS, Mrs. John TICKLE and C.E. COMPTON were the visitors from Yards last Sunday. Mr. Charles TABOR of Pocahontas was in town last Sunday. B.W. TABOR is wearing his hat on the back side of his head this week. It is a girl. Mother and child are doing well and Ballard is the happiest man in Taborville. FIVE OAKS ---------------------------------- Thomas WITTEN and son Will, have been quite sick with fever. William DAVIS, who has been with his daughter, Mrs. J.B. PAINTER, left yesterday for McCommas, where he will spend some time with his daughter, Mrs. J.J. FAGG. Miss Emma WITTEN, Ovie and Carrie REYNOLDS, went to Pounding Mill to visit their aunt, Mrs. WILLIAMS. BAILEY ----------------------- Miss Maggie KARR, who has been ill of fever for some time, we are glad at say is convalescing. Mrs. M. SCOTT, of Giles County, is visiting her father, J.T. MOORE, esq. at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd FRANCISO, of Bluefield, paid Bailey a flying visit last week. Mrs. J.E. WAGNER has been absent for some time visiting her brother, Rev. Edward BAILEY and other friends at Rural Retreat, Va. We are sorry to say Mrs. McTeer SAUNDERS is in a very critical condition at this time and her life is almost despaired of. Mr. James FLENOR contemplates moving to Tennessee in the near future. Miss Gray WAGNER returned to her home here last Wednesday after a two months visit among friends in Giles county. After a fortnights stay among friends here, Mrs. Charles DEATON, returned to her home at Davy, West Virginia, last Thursday. The "Daisy Party" given by Miss Jennie BAILEY last Wednesday evening was in every way a most enjoyable event. The long dining room was tastefully decorated with festoons of daisies, and beautifully lighted by the soft rays of Japanese lanterns. The table, which accommodated 20 guests, was made more lovely by its many vases and wreathes of daisies. Every lady wore daisies and when the gentlemen arrived they were promptly served with bouquets by the little flower girls - Misses Frankie BOONE and Eva DEATON, and to the music of "Sweet Bunch of Daisies," rendered by Miss Ella WAGNER the guest repaired to the dining room where they partook to their hearts content of the delicious refreshments served by the hostess. Among those from a distance was Mr. W.F. BOONE, of Lynchburg; Mr. Arthur BOONE, of Monroe County, West Virginia and Mr. Ed WAGNER, of Davy, West Virginia. Miss Maggie PETERS is visiting her sister, Mrs. RICHADSON at Bell Springs and poor Will looks "mighty sad." We regret very much that Mr. Grayson FARMER, who has been in our midst for quite a while, acting as foreman of Walton & Co, will soon take his departure. He will be succeeded by Mr. William? BAILEY ------------------------------ We are sorry to report the Mrs. McTeer SANDERS has taken a relapse. It was thought by all that she was getting well. She went about the house where she pleased and was taking an interest in having things done, until Tuesday last. She was sitting at the table when she suddenly gave way and fell just like she did some weeks ago, and is said to remain unconscious. Her case seems to baffle the skill of all of her physicians. Miss Gray WAGNER, after a visit of about two months among friends in Giles County returned home a few days ago. Mrs. Matthew SCOTT, of Giles County and her little son, Master John, paid a visit to her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. James T. MOORE last week. Mrs. G.W. GILL, of Bluefield, was the guest of her aunt. Mrs. HOUNSHELL Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. J. WAGNER whose name was mentioned in the NEWS of last week as being on a visit to Rural Retreat has returned home. --------------------- The Grand Jury, composed of the following citizens, made an unusually large number of indictments: H.G. PEERY, R.J. KIDD, T.A. LYNCH, G.W. DOAK, J.C. ST. CLAIR and W.R. GRAHAM. Seventeen true bills were found against parties for misdemeanors - 13 of which were for playing cards in the Court House. The boys didn't know it seems, that the law forbids even a quite game, betting or no betting, in a public house. There was quite a sensation when it became known that the Grand Jury had "caught on" to the boys and there was much curiosity and interest taken in the report made by the jury. Judge STUART suspended the trail of George JONES to hear the report and as the sums were read out, there was much interest, and also surprise on the part of some. The whole affair seems to be taken good naturedly and the "boys" will it is said pay the small fine of $30.00 a piece and call it square. Judge STUART called court on Tuesday. Most of Tuesday and Wednesday was spent in securing a jury for the trail of the JONES boys. The following jury was selected, and the trail of the case began yesterday: R.L. DAVIS, T.E. HANKINS, John W. DANIEL, W.J. LESTER, Marion MCGUIRE, H.S. LOCKHART, W.J. BUSKILL, A. GRIFFITHS, R.N. JOYCE, Mark LOCKHART, J.T. NECESSARY and B.J. LOCKHART.