Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--October 4, 1918 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 October 4, 1918 Pounding Mill Thomas F. SHAMBLIN, son of Mrs. Cora SHAMBLIN of this place, and the late Z.C. SHAMBLIN, died last Sunday morning in ward No. 1, base hospital, Camp Lee, Virginia of pneumonia, following the Spanish influenza. His mother and two brothers, Messrs. G.C. and Lloyd SHAMBLIN went to Camp Lee Thursday night in response to a telegram telling of his serious illness. He was the seventh son of nine sons, the oldest and youngest having preceded him. A sister, Mrs. Fannie STAMPER, of this place, also survives. His remains are expected to reach here Thursday on No. 6 and the funeral will take place at the Church of God, the service being conducted by the Rev. A.W. CONNELLEY, an Holiness evangelist, of Yukon, West Virginia. Mr. Henry INGLE, formerly of this place, husband of Miss Maidie Petts INGLE, was killed in action in France on July 15th. He was a native of Washington, County, was married to Miss PETTS, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy PETTS less than a year ago. A son was recently born at the home of Mrs. INGLE parents here, where she still resides. Mr. INGLE was a splendid man, having worked at the Boxley quarry here for sometime before being called to the army. A great many families have grip, sore throat and diphtheria here, among those being J.T. ALTIZER and two children, Tom RINGSTAFF and three children; Alex BEAVERS and child and daughter, Seymour RINGSTAFF'S children. His wife was taken to Williams Hospital Monday for an operation for gallstones and other troubles. Mrs. Martha SPARKS, who has been ill of rheumatism, is better; Reese RINGSTAFF'S four or five children; Mrs. R.K GILLESPIE, a relapse, but better, perhaps others. Mrs. FISHER, of West Virginia, who was visiting her nephew, John LOVELL, was stricken with paralysis first of the week and is being taken on No. 6 to Graham by her daughter, Mrs. PICHELL and another daughter from West Virginia. She is aged about 82 years and her condition is critical. P.M. ALDER of Gridler, Ky, spent a couple of hours with his sister, Mrs. W.B. STEELE on Wednesday afternoon of last week. They both went to Cedar Bluff and spent the night with their mother, Mrs. Jane MCGUIRE and sister, Miss Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Jim MCGUIRE also spent the night. Miss Gussie CHRISTIAN and Mrs. C.H. ROBINETT were visitors to Mrs. Robert YOST at Tazewell Monday. Mrs. Henry CHRISTIAN returned on Sunday from a fortnights visit to relatives at Cleveland. Mr. CHRISTIAN went down and accompanied her to her home. Rev. Mr. FORBES has an appointment at the Christian Church Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Rev. H.T. FOSTER at the Church of God at night. All cordially invited. Revs. J.N. HARMAN and Joseph GRAHAM, of Tazewell and Maxwell, respectively, gave good talks here on Sunday on the Fourth Liberty Loan. The former was met here by Cam LAMBERT and taken to Raven where he took dinner with his sister, Mrs. John LAMBERT and speaking at that place at 3 pm. Mrs. Julia WILLIAMS was shaking hands with old friends here Monday. She is getting on fine at the Club House at Richlands, sending sending her children to the school at that place. Mr. and Mrs. W.T. GILLESPIE and daughter, Miss Anita and Mrs. W.W. PEERY, of Tazewell, visited their relatives, Mr. and Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE a short time Sunday between the trains. Mrs. C.M. HUNTER of Roanoke, is spending a few days with her husband and getting acquainted again with old neighbors and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ELLIS, Mr. and Mrs. Charles GRIFFITH came over from Whitewood last of the week on account of their sister and mother's illness, Mrs. Julia SPARKS. Dr. Rex STEELE made a business trip to Norton a few days the latter part of the week. Dora NEWMAN and little Catherine Lee GILLESPIE returned last week from the latter's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. GILLESPIE, where they spent a week. Miss Neil GILLESPIE brought the youngsters home and spent between trains. Mrs. C.H. TRAYER and children started to Bluefield on Wednesday of last week, but did not get there on account of the wreck. Bob BEAVERS, on the Branch, is quite sick. His mother, and Mrs. Alex ALTIZER, of Richlands, were both here this week to see him. LOCAL NEWS There are many purchasers of War Stamps of which there is no record. These have purchased stamps independently of the committees, and therefore there is no record of their names or the amount of their purchases. In a former issue of this paper a number of pledges and purchases were published. There will be published in the next issue other subscriptions and purchases. If your name does not appear where it should notify us and we will make correction. List of those in Jeffersonville Precinct who have bought and pledged to buy, and amounts pledged. J.A. GREEVER and children 1,000 Mrs. J.A. GREEVER 1,000 F.R. STEEVE 1,000 E.L. GREEVER 1,000 H.R. HAWTHORNE 1,000 Bank of Clinch Valley 1,000 Tazewell National Bank 1,000 R.C. CHAPMAN 1,000 J.W. CHAPMAN 1,000 S.S.F. HARMAN and family 1,000 Henry E. HARMAN 1,000 Mrs. Henry E. HARMAN 1,000 J.A. LESLIE 1,000 George C. PEERY 1,000 Mrs. George C. PEERY 1,000 A. ST. CLAIR 1,000 Mrs. A. ST. CLAIR 1,000 John C. ST. CLAIR 1,000 S.C. GRAHAM 1,000 George W. ST. CLAIR 1,000 H.G. PEERY, Sr. 1,000 J.S. GILLESPIE 1,000 William M. GILLESPIE 1,000 Miss Mayola GILLESPIE 1,000 T.R. PEERY 1,000 A.S. HIGGINBOTHAM 1,000 A.J. HIGGINBOTHAM 1,000 H.P. BRITTAIN 1,000 Henry KINCER 1,000 Barnes GILLESPIE 1,000 A.Z. LITZ 1,000 Mrs. W.H. WERTH 1,000 George W. GILLESPIE 1,000 T.C. BOWEN 1,000 S.C. BOWEN 1,000 J.P. KROLL 1,000 Henry PRESTON 1,000 W.L. MOORE 1,000 Charles R. BROWN 1,000 H.L. BUSTON 1,000 R.O. CROCKETT 1,000 G.W. DOAK 1,000 W.T. GILLESPIE 1,000 J.P. ROYALL 1,000 J. Ed PEERY 1,000 W. Albert PEERY 1,000 J.N. HARMAN 1,000 Mrs. T.J. PAYNE 1,000 J.S. BOTTIMORE 1,000 O.E. HOPKINS 1,000 Dr. M.B. CROCKETT 1,000 D.W. LYNCH 1,000 R.P. COPENHAVER and family 1,000 John G. O'KEEFFE 1,000 Harman PEERY 1,000 G.A. MARTIN 300 J.G. BUSTON 250 G.M. MULLIN 550 C.N. PETTY and wife 500 P.F. HOWELL 100 A.G. RUSSELL 400 H.L. SPRATT 300 Lathrop O'KEEFFE 500 W.A. LEECE 500 Mrs. T.R. PEERY 400 John E. JACKSON 750 B.W. STRAS 750 Mrs. B.W. STRAS 500 B.W. STRAS, Jr. 250 John H. WITTEN 250 J. Henry WITTEN 250 Alex B. WITTEN 250 Mrs. R.B. WITTEN 250 W.F. HARMAN 900 James W. HARMAN 600 Mrs. George W. GILLESPIE 250 Sayers HARMAN 700 A.G KISER 500 Dr. P.D. JOHNSTON 250 Miss Alma E. SMITH 100 James W. WALL 100 Mrs. James W. WALL 100 Mrs. Charles R. BROWN 300 J.F. KELLY 600 W.A. DAVIDSON 250 Mrs. W.A. DAVIDSON 250 L.C. NEEL 100 E.C. MCFARLAND 100 W. Harry PEERY 500 T.H. CAMPBELL 100 J. Albert HAGY 30 Rose B. HOWERY 100 C.T. PATTON 25 Alex C. BOOTHE 200 S.M.B. COULLING 250 John D. GILLESPIE 250 Alex DICKENSON 200 W.R. NASH 200 Felix WARREN 25 C.G. PAYNE 100 J.A. RICHARDSON 100 George Robert BRITTAIN 100 D.B. HOWELL 100 J.J. ROACH 100 Miss Julia DAVIDSON 500 W.O. GEORGE 500 J.R. GILDERSLEEVE 500 J.T. HELDRETH 100 C.D. LARMIER 200 Miss Sallie MCCLINTOCK 250 G.W. MCCONNELL 500 N.W. MCCONNELL 500 Will Ed PEERY 250 C.T. PEERY 700 C. Walter STEELE 500 C.W. GREEVER 120 H.A. BOWEN 250 H. Claude POBAT 250 T.A. GILLESPIE 500 Mrs. T.A. GILLESPIE 500 Miss Etta HANKINS 500 H.W. POBST 500 George W. LEWIS 350 Henry M. PATRICK 75 S.L. HILTON 150 Robert F. ROACH 25 W.G. O'BRIEN 50 Henrietta CAMPBELL 250 W.E. KIMBALL 25 W.B. LESLIE 500 T.A. REPASS, Jr. 50 T.A. POBST 250 Miss Laura NEWTON 50 A.C. BUCHANAN 500 F.P. RUTHERFORD 200 Mrs. W.C. YOST 830 H.E. KELSO 250 R.M. KELLY 100 Samuel P. HOOVER 200 Nelson C. BLACK 250 Charles HELMANDOLLAR 500 J.W. HELMANDOLLAR 250 John C. HOPKINS 250 Wyatt L. EDWARDS 100 Dr. C.A. THOMPSON 50 S.B. THOMPSON 500 Ralph BUNDY 250 J.E. BUNDY 350 Charles R. MOSS 600 D.W. LYNCH, Jr. 600 Mrs. D.W. LYNCH 800 William W. THOMPSON 50 Miss Laura NEWTON 50 Mrs. John BARNS 600 W.G. MOSS 250 Mrs. Barbara J. MOSS 500 H.G. MCCALL 100 A.P. SAYERS 300 T.B. WARREN 500 Glenn M. ST. CLAIR 100 Miss Mamie ST. CLAIR 50 L.A. TYNES 500 A.B. BUCHANAN 200 W.W. ARROWOOD 300 J. KENDRICK 150 Miss Hattie WHITE 150 J.P. WILLIAMS, Jr. 500 W.H. CARBAUGH 100 Sam T. LARIMER 125 Joe A. HAGY 100 Dr. W.I. PAINTER 115 M.J. HANKINS 500 J.B. BOYER 500 Robert KINCER 100 Rebecca KENDRICK'S Co. 200 R. Jeff WARD 250 Riley CONNER, age 35, a citizen of Graham, was arrested at that place the first of the week by policeman ROSENBAUM and brought here to jail. He was charged with refusing to register on the 12th of September. It is said that CONNER not only refused to register, but said that he registration law passed by Congress was all a bluff; that he did not want to go to war and didn't intend to. He will be taken to the United States Court, and a jury in Judge MCDOWELL'S court will say whether he will fight or make shoes in a federal penitentiary. Fortunately, Tazewell has mighty few men of this character, and the regret in giving prominence to this notice is that he came from the good town of Graham, where patriotism runs 100 percent. We also have a letter from a young man by the name of William Albert LAWSON, who says he is a deserter from Camp Humphreys, but is willing to return and help get the Kaiser. We hope he will catch him, and bring him to Tazewell. Rev. T.H. CAMPBELL has recently returned from Middlesex County, where he has been on business. Mr. John P. GOSE received a cable message from his son, Sergeant Charles J. GOSE, Saturday, which states that he is now in the army training school. He has been on the firing line and out in No Man's Land, he and his company all coming back safe. Mr. Haynes BUCHANAN, of Thompson Valley, was in town yesterday, and was a business visitor in this office. John C. HOPKINS is now at Ashville, N.C. with his brother, Robert S. HOPKINS, who is said to be improving in health rapidly. Dr. S.L. EVERSOLE, of Coeburn, has bought the Richlands Pharmacy from Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS, and has taken charge of the business. Miss Maggie May WHITLEY, daughter of Mrs. Cosby WHITLEY, and Mr. David PEERY, son of Mr. and Mrs. John D. PEERY, were married at the bride's home at North Tazewell Monday afternoon by the Rev. H.E. KELSO, pastor of the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Robert PEERY were the only persons outside of the immediate family present at the marriage. Mr. and Mrs. David PEERY left shortly after the marriage for Washington for a brief visit. They returned to Tazewell yesterday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert WEBB, of North Tazewell, have been advised that their son, Luther WEBB, is ill at Camp Lee with pneumonia, following Spanish influenza. Mr. WEBB has gone to Camp Lee to be with his son. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. LESLIE were summoned to Fork Union, Virginia Tuesday on account of the illness with pneumonia of their son, Franklin LESLIE. A message received yesterday stated that his condition was much improved. Spanish influenza is playing havoc with the Fork Union school. There have been four deaths among the boys at the school, and forty or fifty cases of the dreaded disease. Mrs. S.M.B. COULLING received a telegram Wednesday afternoon stating that her son, Sidney Baxter COULLING was ill of pneumonia at a Base Hospital in New York. The message indicated that his condition was serious. Mrs. COULLING left immediately for Bluefield, where she was joined by Judge COULLING, who has been at Welch on business this week, and they preceded at once to New York. Nothing has been received since to indicate Mr. COULLING'S condition. Dr. R.B. GILLESPIE, physician for the Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation, is seriously ill at Jewell with Spanish influenza. The disease appeared at the coal mining town last week and has played havoc with the coal mining in that section. Fifty or more cases have been reported from Jewell and a large number of cases have also been reported at the other operations nearby. Dr. W.I. PAINTER was called to Jewell Ridge to take up the practice of Dr. GILLESPIE, and returned to his home here Wednesday night. The Cleveland tractor now in actual farm use on the J.D. and C.H. PEERY'S farm, is showing conclusively that this crawl type tractor is adapted for this locality. Doing hillside work, taking steep grades and crawling sideways of the hill, staying where you want it, does not dig itself in on lower side. In fact over coming all objections found in a four wheel tractor. You must see this Cleveland Tractor at work to appreciate its capacity for hard work easily and quickly done. Arrange for demonstration. S.J. PETERS. A United States Government Special train, known as the Liberty Loan Special, will make a scheduled stop at Tazewell next Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. An advanced agent of the train was here Tuesday afternoon and outline to a communities of the Liberty Loan workers what the train would contain in the way of guns, German trophies, etc. He said that the train would consist of an engine, two flat cars, one box car and a Pullman sleeper. On the flat cars will be exhibited large guns now in use by the United States and which are doing their part in making the Huns life miserable on the Western front, some large shells that are used in the big guns, smaller guns of the French 75 variety, captured German field pieces, German helmets taken from Boches who had no longer use for them, and various collection of instrument of warfare now in use by the Allies and their adversaries. Accompanying this train are several French and English soldiers and one or two American soldiers who have been wounded and invalided home. One of the Frenchmen is a hero of many battles, and carries on his breast many medals for distinguished service. He knows first hand of the German atrocities in France and Belgium, knows how the women and innocent children were treated by the brutal German soldiers. If you want to get first hand information, you can get it from this hero. Other distinguished men of national reputation will be with the train. It will be the first time many Tazewell people, have had to see the great guns now in use by the armies of the United States. Every man and woman in Tazewell county should be at North Tazewell at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. The body of Homer CROCKETT, who was killed on a transport by the explosion of a torpedo about a month ago, was brought to his home at Raven last Thursday and buried. The young man was a son of John I. CROCKETT. An escort of sailors accompanied the remains home. POCAHONTAS There was a patriotic meeting at the school house here last Monday night. W.B. BURTON called the house to order. Prayer was offered by Walter M. LEATHCO and a very patriotic speech by Mr. LEATHCO and some discussion as to the best way to get out more coal to meet the governments requirements. Mr. M.M. MAXEY also attended the meeting and made a very patriotic address. Mr. John GREEAR, payroll clerk, has resigned his position here, and accepted one at Hemphill. We regret to see Mr. GREEAR leave. Mr. W.M. LEATHCO moved to Boisevane last Tuesday where he holds a position as assistant foreman. The frost killed everything here last week. Mr. S.B. MAXEY did not get done cutting his clover and now will have to turn his cattle in on it as feed is high and he has a fine bunch of cattle and the meadow will afford his a fine autumn pasture. Mr. James O'NEIL was visiting at S.B. MAXEY'S on Front Street last Sunday. The saving of fuel, and gasoline is very closely observed in our town. Mr. S.E. CROUCH was in Pocahontas last Monday on business. Mr. Bud BAILEY, of Elkhorn Coal and Coke, Co. of Maybeury, passed through our town last Tuesday.