Tazewell County, Virginia, Newspaper Articles: Clinch Valley News--December 6, 1912 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 December 6, 1912 POUNDING MILL ------------------------ What might have been one of the most appalling disasters was averted through the Divine Mercy of God when on last Friday about o'clock a wagon loaded with one thousand pounds of dynamite and a box of caps went backwards over an embankment of 15 or 20 feet taking the driver, Mr. John LOVELL and the team of mules over with it. One mule failed to pull and the other could not hold the wagon, the ground being rather steep and very slick. The accident occurred a few feet east of W.B. STEELE'S residence. Mr. LOVELL sustained two broken ribs; he held the brake and mules until he landed bump! against the railroad ties. The mules were unhurt and only the coupling pole behind broken. Many of the citizens were almost scared out of their wits, many praised God for saving them from an awful death and their homes from being blown up. Truly the Lord has promised to take care of his children, which he did in this case. Miss Rebekah DAVIS returned last week from a several week visit to her brother, T.J. DAVIS in Cincinnati. Mrs. Robert PETTS, Pounding Mill Branch, who has been very ill from gall stones of the liver for the past three weeks was shopping in town today. Mrs. V. RIGGLE and two children of Adkins, Virginia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. R.M. SPARKS. Mrs. Ollie HURT visited relatives at Tazewell last week. Mrs. J. Marion MCGUIRE and daughter, Miss Pearl, of Cedar Bluff and Mrs. Shannon FAULKNER of Springville, ate Thanksgiving dinner with W.B. STEELE and family, the two former remained all night. Mrs. FAULKNER, who had been visiting homefolks at Paint Lick, missed the train at Cedar Bluff, hence was not present. The entertainment given by the pupils of Misses Effie WILLIAMS and Bessie BROWN, was enjoyed very much by a large audience on Thanksgiving night. Rev. W.F. MANUEL, of Bristol, expects to begin a series of meetings at the Church of God next Friday night, the 6th. Everybody invited. Let every one come and enjoy a great treat. Mrs. C.H. TRAYER was shopping in Tazewell one day last week. Miss Mary Bell ALTIZER visited her uncle, Mr. WHITAKER, in Baptist Valley the last of the week. Mrs. R.M. SPARKS spent today visiting Mrs. J. Sanders GILLESPIE at Gillespie. Engineers FRENCH, GLENN and CADLE are here today looking after the N and W quarry, which is progressing rapidly under the management of Mr. MCCLAIN. Major HUNTER came the first of the week from New York. He will build at once and move his family here. He has an interest in the quarry. He was civil engineer along the N and W a few years ago, having several offices west of here. Mr. Joe HELDRETH, of Tazewell, is storm sheeting the new school building having several men here at work. Miss Bessie BROWN spent the weekend at home in Little Valley. Her father, Millard BROWN, returned with her Sunday and spent the night here. John GILLESPIE returned Sunday afternoon from Washington, D.C. where he went to witness the football game between V.P.I boys at Christiansburg - and on his return spent Saturday night with Rex STEELE and Harvey George GILLESPIE of this place, at Blacksburg, who were also of the 300 cadets who attended the game. He reports a fine time. UPPER BLUESTONE ------------------------- Miss Gillie GIBSON from East Radford and Mr. Charlie BANE from Bluefield were guests at the home of Mr. Will SHANNON Thanksgiving. Lexey CLIFTON, who attends school at Richlands, spent Thanksgiving at home. Rev. W.N. WAGNER from Norton visited his brother, C.A. WAGNER Friday. Our school closed for a Thanksgiving holiday and the boys enjoyed a hunt while the girls helped prepare the turkey and cranberries. Which had the most enjoyable holiday? Misses Jannie Pearl WAGNER and Eva May DEATON went back to school Sunday after spending the holidays with their parents. Among the guests who partook of the Thanksgiving feast at the hospitable home of C.A. WAGNER, Restdale Farm, were Messrs. Andrew HARDIMAN, c.B. SMITH, and Misses Della BROWN of Franklin County and Annie NASH. Mrs. WAGNER has returned from a week's visit to her daughter, Mrs. Evans WILLIAMS at Eggeston in Giles County. Miss Joe WARREN spent Thanksgiving with her sister at Pearisburg. May WILBURN spent the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents and returned to Graham to school Sunday night. Mrs. F. HELMANDOLLAR is out again after a severe illness of several weeks. The snow fell in extra sized flakes Wednesday night and carpeted the earth so that Brer Rabbit had to stay in the hutch or run the risk of track making. SHAWVER MILL ----------------------- The auxiliary of the Christian Womans Board of Missions of Chestnut Grove church observed C.W.B.M. day the first Sunday in December. An excellent sermon was preached by Rev. W.S. BULLARD, of Tazewell, which was enjoyed by all. A good offering was taken and two new members called added to the board of workers. Brother BULLARD also preached another sermon for us Sunday night. Miss Ethel PRUITT entertained a number of her friends last Sunday. Misses Rosa COMPTON, Eliza DAVIS, Della LEFFEL, and Fannie COMPTON attended the quarterly meeting at Concord and dined with Miss Lula BAUGH. Mr. Earl PRUITT, a student of Tazewell High School, spent the week with his parents at this place. Miss Hallie LEFFEL spent Thanksgiving with parents and friends at Shawver Mill. Miss Josephine DUNNINGAN, who is going to school at Tazewell, spent Thanksgiving with parents here. D.W. LEFFEL killed a very fine grey fox last Saturday. Mr. William PRUITT gathered a number of hands and shucked Mrs. Myrtle BELCHER'S corn. Falls Mills, December 4 - Miss Margaret HEREFORD, age 18 years, the only child of Mr. and Mrs. H.S. HEREFORD, died at her home near Falls Mills November 25th, and was buried in the cemetery at Pocahontas the 27th. Services were conducted by the Rev. Samuel W. MOORE, of Bluefield. Miss HEREFORD was a member of the Presbyterian church and the services were conducted by her pastor. She was a member of the Falls Mills Union Sunday School, but had been unable to attend for almost a year. Miss HEREFORD was loved by all who knew her. We cannot understand why she was taken so young, unless the flowers are picked before the frost, that we may not witness their decay. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved parents. We can only say "His will, not ours be done." and live so we will meet her "where no storms ever beat on that glittering strand, while the years of eternity roll."