Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--12 September 1919 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 12 September 1919 GRATTON Mr. James BOURNE, son of W.A. BOURNE, Mr. Felix REPASS, son of B.P. REPASS, both bright young men of Gratton, left on No. 3 last Monday for Kansas City, Missouri, where they will take up a course in the Raha Auto and Tractor School. Their many friends wish them much success. After they complete their course they will return to Bluefield, where they will have a position. They will be away about 9 weeks. Mrs. Martha YOST is visiting her brothers and sisters in Abb's Valley. Mr. and Mrs. O.S. BRUCE, and little daughter, Ruth, spent the week at the home of Mrs. BRUCE'S mother, Mrs. W.A. BOURNE, returning back to the coal fields Monday. Mr. H.C. YOUNG was at home one day this week. Mr. John BURTON and family from West Virginia was at home Sunday. Mr. Willie BOURNE spent a few days at home last week returning to the coal fields last Wednesday. A crowd from Concord motored to Chestnut Grove last Sunday morning to the Sunday School Convention and enjoyed Mr. J.A. LESLIE'S and Mrs. O'BRIEN'S fine speeches. A crowd from West Virginia spent last Sunday with Miss Ollie and Nannie BOURNE. J.C. BURTON and family, Mr. Earl FULFORD, all of Crozier, West Virginia, motored to Tazewell Sunday and spent the day with Mr. BURTON'S mother, Mrs. Elizabeth BURTON. Mr. G.H CALLOWAY and little daughter, Mary Elizabeth from Landgraph, West Virginia, Mr. BEASLY, Peterstown, West Virginia, spent Sunday and Monday at Brother BURTON'S. Some several of our Concord and Mt. Olivet Sunday School members attended the meeting at Chestnut Grove last Sunday and all report a good meeting, large crowd and plenty to eat. Our Mountain View School opened Monday with a large attendance, Misses Stella BAKER and Margaret THOMPSON as teachers. Miss Bell RUTHERFORD is visiting her grandfather and little sister, Bettie. She attended the summer normal at Radford and will return for the next session, and will finish this term. Plenty of new cane syrup in the vicinity and any one who wants it call on C.E. BURTON and Peery YOST. Messrs. R.C. COOPER, Keystone, U.J. SCHAFFER, Landgraph, West Virginia and Mr. BOLLES, from Maryland, spent the day in Tazewell last Sunday and took dinner with Charles JONES. LOCAL NEWS Mr. Harvey H. DAVIS died at his home here in Tazewell on Friday night, September, 5th. He was one of the oldest citizens of the country, having completed his 86th year on the 5th day of last January. He was born in Smith County and lived there until about 17 years ago. Since then he has lived in this county. His death came after a long illness. He never fully recovered from an attack of influenza from which he has been confined to his bed most of the time, and gradually became weaker until the end came last Friday night. His bereaved family wish to thank their friends who showed them many acts of kindness during his long sickness, and after the end came. The sympathy of friends means much at such a time. Mr. and Mrs. J.W.M. WITTEN, Hatton, Virginia, and several members of the family, are on a visit to the old home in the Cove and relatives in the county. "Wilk" has a fine farm on James River, in Albemarle County, and is "making a living," he says. While here he paid his tuition for another year. Major and Mrs. BARTLE of Fork Union Military Academy were here on Tuesday, returning from Norton, where Mr. BARTLE was the efficient and beloved pastor of the Presbyterian Church before going to Fort Union, where he now holds an important chair in the faculty of that growing institution. A number of Tazewell boys will return to Fort Union this session. The 1919-20 session of the Tazewell High School opened on Monday morning with the largest enrollment in the history of the school, as follows: High school department, 90, The grades, 292, total enrollment, 382. New pupils have enrolled since. The total enrollment will go between 350 and 400. There is already lack of room. Conditions are congested, already. The town must solve the problem before long of enlargement. Prof. BOBBITT gives notice that children of the first grade must enter within, the next two weeks, or they will be unable to go on with the class. One teacher is still lacking to complete the Faculty. Miss Evelyn MCCALL, daughter of Mrs. Annie MCCALL and Mr. Bane G. PEERY, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. PEERY, were married at the home of the bride on Tazewell avenue Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. J.M. CROWE, pastor of the M.E. Church, officiated. Immediately after the marriage, Mr. and Mrs. PEERY left for Bluefield, where they took a train for the East. A large crowd of relatives and friends were present to witness the ceremony. The home of Mrs. MCCALL was beautifully decorated with golden rod and clematis, presenting a most pleasing effect. Mrs. Roy S. THOMPSON, of Bluefield, whose sweet voice is so frequently heard on occasions of this kind, sang, "I Love You Truly," to the accompaniment played by Mrs. George R. MCCALL, of Raven, who also played the wedding march. Little Miss Gertrude MCCALL, sister of the bride, was the only attendant. A handsome and valuable collection of presents, gifts of admirers and relatives, were displayed in an adjoining room. Mrs. PEERY has been the honor guest at many social events in town recently, one among the notable ones being a party given by Miss Anita GILLESPIE, attended by a number of girls friends of Mrs. PEERY. Mrs. Lena D. MCCALL was seriously injured about eleven o'clock yesterday morning at the railroad crossing at North Tazewell, and her automobile, a Cadillac, smashed to pieces by being struck by passenger train No. 12 eastbound. The injured lady was taken to the office of Dr. J. Walter WITTEN, and all possible medical aid rendered her. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the time this paper goes to press, the doctors in attendance were uncertain as to the seriousness of her condition. However, the physicians are much worried and her actual condition will not be known for several hours. She suffered injuries about her head and other parts of her body. The accident occurred at the dangerous crossing just west of the station, and was witnessed by a number of people. The lady was going to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert PEERY, who lives east of the station. As she approached the station, her attention was attracted by a west bound freight train standing near the crossing. One eye witness said that as her car mounted the approach to the crossing and had gotten astride the main line the engine suddenly stopped. She evidently had not observed the approach of the passenger train from the west which bore down on her and struck the automobile and pushed the car with its occupant from the crossing to the station, a distance of several hundred feet. The car was not turned over but remained upright. One report is that the engineer became so confused in the excitement that little apparent effort was made to stop the train. James Elmer BROWN will accept a few more music pupils in Tazewell for this season. Enrollment must be made immediately. Those interested should address or call him at Bluefield before September 15th. TIP TOP School opened here today with fair attendance for the first day. Miss WALKER, of Burke's Garden, and Miss STAFFORD, of Bland County, are primary teachers. Both of these young ladies some among the people of Tip Top well recommended. John SAUNDERS, who recently returned from overseas, where he had served in the Veterinary Corps of the 80th Division, has gone to enroll as a senior student at the Cincinnati Veterinary College. Charles SAUNDERS, John's brother, who was in a Balloon company, will spend a few days visiting at his sisters, Mrs. C.W. JOYCE, at Portsmouth, Ohio and then expects to go in business in this section. Mr. and Mrs. McTeer SAUNDERS took advantage of the excursion which the Norfolk and Western ran to Norfolk recently. They report a fine trip, Long trains and fast travel, sometimes over 60 miles per hour. Norfolk has many of the greatest sights to be seen on the Atlantic coast. It will pay any one to see the place. Tip Top people have fine gardens and good crops of all kinds this season, corn is ripening nicely and some is now being cut. Wheat is mostly all threshed, and some has damaged considerably in stack. But a small acreage has been plowed so far for the fall crop. A marriage license was secured today by Mr. Arthur CUMBY of Falls Mills, who will marry Miss Hazel DURHAM, of Tip Top. We all wish them a happy voyage over life's tempestuous seas. JEWELL RIDGE Mr. Bryan BARNETT returned Thursday from Roanoke with his wife, formerly Miss Julia WARNER who has spent several months here with Mrs. L. JEWELL. Our school started here Monday, the eighth, with Miss Margaret BROWN, of New River, and Miss Constance ST. CLAIR, of Wytheville, as teachers. They have an enrollment of sixty nine to begin with. Miss Ida R. SMITH, a former teacher here, now the rural supervisor of this district, is spending a few days here getting the new teachers started in their school. Mr. Tom HARLAND, of Princeton, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. E.V. WALKER. For the information of those who may want to come to Jewel Ridge in their cars we would like to announce that the road has been finished up Big Creek and is now open for traffic. Although the road up the mountain is a little rough, it is in shape for a car to get over, and is being leveled down and worked as fast as the men can work it. We would also like to announce that the new incline up the mountain is finished and people coming on the trains may ride up with perfect safety, the track, car, and cable being new and the hoisting engine has been overhauled and put in good working order. Mrs. L. JEWELL is spending some time visiting, in Huntington, West Virginia. Miss Flora KENNEDY and Miss Maggie BARNETT are planning to attend high school in Tazewell or Richlands. As near as we are able to ascertain, Mrs. NEWT. White is our champion gardener. She has sold twenty dollars and sixty four cents a dozen canned ninety seven quarts, besides all the other vegetables she has raised, and she has a nice bunch of chickens, too, all on one small lot back of her house. TANNERSVILLE The schools at this place are progressing fine with the following teachers in charge: Miss Callie STOVAL, of Glade Spring, at the Little Valley School, Miss Callie HITES of Holston, at Laurel Branch, and Miss Goldie STEELE, of Holston, at Valley View. These teachers come highly recommended and with the promise of an eight months school to Rural schools that make an average attendance of twenty scholars. The attendance is reported large at all the schools, so we feel safe in predicting successful sessions this year. Miss Blanche ASBURY left Monday for Saltville, where she will attend high school this session. She will be greatly missed by her many friends here who wish her school days to be both successful and pleasant. W.S. PATRICK, who holds a position in Southern Gypsums Company store at North Holston, spent last week at this place with home folks. He left Tuesday for Richmond, where he will visit for several days. Miss Naomi PATTERSON and Miss REMINES, of Abingdon, have returned to their homes after a pleasant visit to Mrs. J.W. NEEL at this place. R.P. ASBURY and sister, Miss Blanche, spent part of last week visiting their brother, M.F. ASBURY, at New Hall, West Virginia. Jesse BOYD, of North Holston, spent several days here last week with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. John ASBURY. J.R. PATRICK, of Broadford, was guest of his parents Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S.A. WYATT, and children of Asberry's were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. TAYLOR Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J.P. HOLMES and E.A. HOLMES made a flying trip to Chilhowie Saturday.