Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--September 11, 1914 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 September 11, 1914 POUNDING MILL ------------------ Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alex RILEY, on yesterday afternoon, a fine girl baby. Mrs. Faith PARROTT, an organizer of Woman's Christian Temperance Unions, was at Raven Saturday, and organized a union at that place. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. LAMBERT and family, and Mr. and Mrs. WHITE and children, of Raven, had a picnic dinner in the grove near the Boxley quarry last Sunday. Several friends from this town joined the party. The following persons motored here Sunday and called on Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE; Mrs. George C. PEERY, of Wise; Miss Stella STRAS, of Roanoke; Miss Bessie PEERY, Mrs. Mary PEERY, and Marvin MCGUIRE, of Cedar Bluff. Mrs. W.B. STEELE attended the Sunday School picnic at Rocky Dell, taking advantage of the opportunity of putting up posters and distributing temperance's literature, and attended the Eastern Star Banquet at Tazewell Saturday night. She was the guest of the Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. REPASS. R.F. and H.G. GILLESPIE spent Saturday and Sunday in Thompson Valley, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam WARD and family. School opened yesterday with Misses Garnett PHAAR and Mary BROWN as teachers. Almost one hundred pupils were present. The young ladies will spend the winter in the home of Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE and Mrs. Rebecca WILLIAMS. We predict a fine school for these young ladies, notwithstanding the fact that the school is crowded and an additional teacher needed. Miss Cora MCGUIRE and brother, Eddie, of Pounding Mill Branch, are attending school here, and boarding with their sister, Mrs. Bob PETTS. Rex STEELE, left Saturday for Kansas City, Mo. to finish his course in the Kansas City Veterinary College. Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE visited Mrs. George R. MCCALL at Raven Sunday. Jim Bob HURT has gone to south Falls, South Dakota to spend the winter with his aunt, Mrs. James Kelly and accept a position. R.M. SPARKS attended the famous Sunday School and temperance rally in Baptist Valley last Sunday. He was delighted with the lectures. William CALDWELL was delivering a wagon load of peaches here yesterday from his farm on the branch. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER were at Gillespie Sunday. Mrs. Alex BEAVERS and pretty little daughter, of Wittens Mills, visited their brother, J.T. ALTIZER Sunday. R.M. SPARKS made a business trip to Cedar Bluff yesterday. Rev. Mr. TUCKER, of the Episcopal Church, will preach here tonight, and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. HUNTER. Miss Margaret WILLIAMS visited at Cedar Bluff Sunday. Miss Elizabeth YOST, and brother, William, of Tazewell, are visiting the Misses Gussie and Henry CHRISTIAN. Mrs. W.B. HARRIS, of this place, who underwent a serious operation in a hospital in Newport News, is improving. She is being looked after by her brother, Dr. George WILLIAMS, of that city. Rev. Edward SMITH will preach here next Sunday. Miss Emily MORRIS, of Richmond, is spending a couple of weeks visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. HUNTER. Lois, Mary and Katie HURT, Misses Mary B. and Jessie GILLESPIE are attending Tazewell High School. Mr. William SHEPHERD, while visiting beyond Whitewood near Dismal, was present on last Saturday at a meeting and baptizing of thirty persons. The meeting is being held by Rev. Luther GOSS, formerly of this places, and others. Several more were to have been baptized on last Sunday. Rev. Mr. GOSS has lately returned from a three months preaching tour in Nebraska. He is of the Church of God. Rev. E.A RICH and Bishop B.D. TUCKER, of the Episcopal church, were here last night. The latter preached an excellent sermon frm John 18th chapter. Mr. and Mrs. F. MYERS returned on Sunday from a weeks visit to relatives at Portsmouth, Roanoke, Hollins and Bluefield. ------------------- There is such a thing as real humor even in long and protracted law suit, and this was illustrated by a decision of the Supreme Court of Appeals which was handed down this week. The Tazewell Coal & Iron Company brought suit against J.S. GILLESPIE and others won. While the suit was pending in the Court, P.H. WILLIAMS and others brought suit asserting that they owned the land. Last Monday the Supreme Court decided the last mentioned case, in favor of P.H. WILLIAMS and others; therefore, the parties to the first suit were fighting over property that did not belong to any of them. The property involved is worth about $25,000. Mr. P.H. WILLIAMS was represented by Mr. George W. ST. CLAIR. The Supreme Court of Appeals, in session at Staunton, this week, handed down a number of important opinions in cases from this section, and among the number was the case of Honaker & Kroll against the New River, Holtson & Western R.R. Co., from the Circuit Court of Bland county. This was condemnation proceedings by the railroad company to condemn land for nearly a mile over the lands of Messrs. Honaker & Kroll, near Rocky Gap, Va. and was resisted by them on account of the destruction of a very valuable water power, and for inadequate damages awarded by the Commissioners, and the Supreme Court, by its decision, reverses the Circuit Court of Bland County, and holds that the entire proceeding was null and void for the reason that it does not appear that the railroad company, by its Board of Directors, ever authorized the extension of said line of railroad. Judge S.W. WILLIAMS and Senator J. Powell ROYALL represented Messrs. Honaker and Kroll. --------- On the third day of September, the death angel crept into the home of our friends and neighbors, E.S. and Sallie J. HARMAN, near Thorn, this county, and took from them their baby boy, Sidney, age seventeen. This young man was working in the mines of the Jenkin Jones Collieries Company of West Virginia and slate fell on him and so crippled him that he died from the injuries two days afterwards. This young man was a fine specimen of physical manhood, and a large hearted, noble fellow, and leaves a host of friends besides his immediate family to mourn his untimely end. A Friend. --------- Mr. and Mrs. J.N. YOUNG, of Thompson Valley, are not convinced that the number 13 is an unlucky number. They have 13 children, hale and hearty. All of them, including the father and mother, were here on Monday, and had Mr. BLACK make a group of the entire family. This is such an unusual circumstance as to deserve special mention. The names of the members of the family are as follows: Sam W. YOUNG, Mrs. John CHILDRESS, Gary, West Virginia; Mrs. Hugh HUMPHREY, of Liberty Hill; J.G. YOUNG, Mrs. H.H. GROSECLOSE, Marion, Va.; Richard L. YOUNG, Mrs. Den HOWERY, Pisgah; Misses Alice, Mary, Ruth and Grady, Robert and Jeff. Is there another family of this number in the county? Send names to the office. ----------- G.W. SLADE and P.H. LAWSON, with their threshing outfit, passed thru town on Monday headed east. They have been threshing in this community this season, and have cleaned up 15,000 bushels, including some oats and rye. Slade Brothers have been threshing wheat for years in this county, and they say the present crop is the best in both quantity and quality they ever handled. Slade dropped in long enough to pay his subscription, which he did like a little man, without even a grunt. Lawson was already paid up into next year. These hardworking boys deserve the success they have had. BURKES GARDEN ------------------------- Mr. J. Meek HOGE and Dr. J.N. HIGGINBOTHAM attended the old soldiers reunion at Bland last Saturday. Dr. and Mrs. MOORE are the guests of Mrs. MOORE'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rush MOSS. Mr. and Mrs. C.H. GREEVER had as their guest over Sunday, Mr. George HEDRICK and little daughter, of Pearisburg and Mrs. Julia CHARLTON and little daughter of Bluefield, and Mr. and Mrs. J.T. SUITER and sons, of Bland. Misses Ruth and Lula DAVIS, and Marion WALKER left today for Radford normal school. Mrs. E.H. COPENHAVER expects to leave in a few days for Marion, where she will visit relatives for a few days before returning to her hoe in Birmingham, Alabama. We are glad to have Miss Frances STEIGER in our midst again this winter. Mr. and Mrs. James SPRACHER, of Graham, visited here a part of last week. COVE CREEK ---------- Mrs. Moses SARVER and three children spent the day last Sunday at Mr. B.P. STOWERS. Mrs. G.S. STEELE, Jim JONES, wife and daughter, spent last Sunday at A.S. SHANNONS. Mrs. Sallie SHANNON is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Andy FOX this week. Mrs. L.T. STOWERS and Mrs. STOWERS are visiting relatives and friends in Bluefield. Mrs. Mose SARVER and three children, who have been visiting her parents, returned home last week. Miss Nannie GREGORY is visiting relatives and friends in Bluefield. The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles BELCHER on Sept. 1, and left a bouncing girl. Miss Mary GREGORY attended the old soldiers reunion at Bland last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed NEEL are on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. R.C. FOX are the proud parents of a 9lb baby girl. Mrs. Charlie BROWN is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. HIGGINBOTHAM. Mrs. Agnes COMPTON spent last Thursday with her sister, Mrs. R.B. ROBINETT. Mrs. Isaac STOWERS spent last week with her daughter and son, Mrs. J.B. GREGORY. ----------------- John Edward BUCHANAN, a former well known and prominent citizen of this county, died at his home near Chatham Hill, in Smythe county, on September 4th, last Friday, in the 65th year of his age. He leaves a widow and eight children, viz; Mrs. Bane WARD, of Chatham Hill; A.T. BUCHANAN, of Marion; Margaret, Daisy, Benjamin, Daniel, Kate and Helen. Of his family, two brothers and two sisters are living - Haynes and A.B. BUCHANAN, and Mrs. C.A. FUDGE, of this town, and Mrs. C.W. GEORGE, living in Missouri. The remains were buried at the "Brick Church" in Rich Valley, the funeral services conducted by rev. Mr. SEDGWICK, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Marion. Deceased was a graduate of Roanoke College in the class of 1870; was an elder in the Presbyterian church, a good citizen, and popular with all who knew him. He was born and reared in Thompson Valley, where he was a successful farmer and grazer. He moved to Smythe County some years ago. For several years his health has been failing. His death was due to paralysis, and a complication of diseases. His death, not a surprise, was no less a shock, and a cause of deep regret to his large family and a host of friends. THOMPSON VALLEY -------------------- Rev. W.W. CARSON preached his farewell sermon at this place last Sunday. Mr. CARSON has been the Presbyterian pastor here for several years and his money friends regret to lose him and wish for him great success in his new field. Mrs. Annie GENTRY and her sister, Miss Marie O'NEAL, of Albemarle County, spent from Friday until Sunday with Mrs. Carrie BUCHANAN. Maynard, the 7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. T.T. TURNER, was taken to a Bluefield hospital last Friday night where he underwent an operation for appendicitis. He was accompanied by his parents and Dr. P.D. JOHNSTON. He is doing nicely at this writing. Mrs. Amanda WALK, who has been spending several days with friends and relatives in Graham, returned to her home yesterday. Mrs. Mary MOORE, the primary teacher at this place, suffered a stroke of apoplexy while in the class room Tuesday evening, her left side being partially paralyzed, but she is said to be much better today. Mrs. Miriam BUCHANAN is attending the High School at Tazewell this year. Mr. and Mrs. D.W. LYNCH took Dan Jr. to Richmond today to be treated by a specialist for rheumatism. He has been suffering most of the summer and it is hoped the treatment in Richmond will fully restore him. Miss Grace BUCHANAN left the first of the week for Castlewood, Russell County, where she expects to teach this fall and winter. ------------- Mr. J. Albert HAGY returned on Monday morning from Richmond, where he had been to take three boys to the reformatory at Laurel. The boys reached the institution safely Sunday morning, and the process of reformation was immediately begun. This was Mr. HAGY'S first visit to the reform school as it is better known, and was much impressed with the management of the institution. He feels sure that the three boys who have been committed to the care of the institution will be helped. He was the recipient of many courtesies on the part of the Richmond police force, and is anxious to return to the capital for a more extended visit. ------------- Friends of Mr. Luther DICKENSON, of North Tazewell and his family in Russell will offer sympathy because of the death after a brief illness of Mrs. Mattie Quarles DICKENSON, of Castlewoods, on the 6th instant. The dead lady, besides a host of attached friends, leaves her husband, John H. DICKENSON, two sons, Luther L. and John T. and two daughters, Misses Fanny Kate, of Castlewoods, and Mrs. S.C. LIGGATT, of Fredericksburg. Her funeral was attended by a great concourse at Temple Hall and her body laid to rest at the family burying ground near Carterton. BAPTIST VALLEY --------------------- Quite a number of people attended the temperance rally given by Revs. HARMAN and BROWN on Sunday, also enjoyed the S.S. Tallk by J.A. LESLIE. Schools began in the Valley Monday. Miss Ocie HALE, of Radford, has charge of the Wes B.V. school and Miss Ada LEFFEL, of Clear Fork, teaches the East School. Miss Elizabeth ARMS returned today from Richmond, where she has spent the past winter with relatives. Miss Mayme WYNN and Miss Haleh drove down the Cedar Bluff Sunday to call on friends. Miss Ella AMES left Saturday for Richlands where she will attend the Richlands High school. Miss Hazel WYNN returned yesterday from a visit to friends at Coeburn and reports a very enjoyable trip.