Article from Falls Mills, 1902 - Tazewell Co. VA Clinch Valley News Tazewell, Tazewell Co., VA Published Each Friday Cost-$1.00 per year-in advance May 23, 1902 FALLS MILLS (Special Correspondence) The train crippled a valuable cow belonging to D.T. Tearlds’ last Monday. (I believe the surname is incorrect) During the thunder storm last Friday night, lighting killed a valuable mare and colt belonging to James Butt. James Walker has moved his family from this place near the Quarry. Robert Vernan moved into the house vacated by James Walker. Mrs. Julia Tabor, of Bluefield, was visiting in our village last Saturday. (Possibly the widow of Andrew Jackson Tabor. Juliana Belcher-she died in 1913). A little son of Thomas Pucketts was kicked on the forehead by a horse last Sunday, which inflicted an ugly but not a dangerous wound. 1910 Tazewell Co VA Census # 227 Clear Fork, W. L. Stephens, enumerator THOMAS PUCKETT, 47, b. Mar 1853, VA (all in home b. VA), farmer …..Mary F., 27, b. June 1872, wife, had had 6 children …..Benny E., 10, b. Oct 1889, son ……Arthur, 9, b. Jan 1891, son …..Nellie, 7, b. Feb 1893, dau …..William, 5, b. Dec 1894, son …..Cloyd, 3, b. Mar 1897, son …..Joseph E., 1, b. Mar 1899, son …..Mary E., 17, b. Sep 1882, daughter-showed to be daughter of head of house. Apparently Thomas was married before this wife. Now that we have had refreshing rains and Italy has been heard form , business may be expected to be brisk. * (* Italy Leaks-a settlement in this vicinity of Tazewell Co., in the early 1900’s) It is rumored that there will be a wedding in this place in the near future. Falls Mills will furnish the bride this time. We acknowledge the corn to your Italy correspondent. Will he be as frank? (If only we knew what this meant - almost a hundred years later). While carelessly handling a pistol lost Monday Thomas Biby shot himself through the right hand. 1900 TAZEWELL CO VA CENSUS # 330. Clear Fork, W. L. Stephens, enumerator THOMAS BIBY, 28, b. May 1874, VA, had had no children …..Harriet, 26, b. Apt 1874, WV, wife …..Hattie, 14, b. May 1886, WV, Niece Our old friend, Dr,. James O’Keeffe of Tazewell, was in town this week. Come again Doctor, you are always welcome. Some of our old Confederate soldiers at this place have received checks for their pensions. Bailey Hale returned from the hospital at Welch last Saturday. His condition is still serious. Walter Fink went to Keystone Tuesday. We wonder what attraction there can be in that direction. There could be great improvement made on the order that is kept at singing at the Union church of Sunday evenings. Misses Nannie and Mollie Tabor and Callie Sadler were shopping in Pocahontas last Monday. (Nannie and Mollie-Nancy M. Tabor and Mary M. Tabor were daughters of Samuel Grover Tabor-known as Grover and Virginia W. "Jennie" Johnson. Callie Saddler-later Sadler was the d/o William W. Saddler & Chloe Ardelia Tabor. Chloe, d/o Andrew Jackson Tabor & Juliana Belcher). Mollie Tabor is entitled to the chromo for deciding on the best looking bachelor in town. We must say her judgement was excellent. FROM PREVIOUS ARTICLES: Clinch Valley News May 23, 1902 Italy Leaks We learn that A.W. Tabor, of Falls Miss (sic) ,* has been awarded a very handsome prize as being the handsomest bachelor in the city. (Alexander Waltham Tabor, s/o Amos H. Tabor who was the son of Daniel Tabor). (* I do not understand this since he is listed in other Italy Leaks articles as being from Italy Leaks-see the article on this same day regarding his lost sewing machine. I think perhaps some words were missing. The Falls Mills correspontent to the Clinch Valley News paper had challenged the young ladies to name the most handsome bachelor in the May 16, 1902, publication so I think he must have won that award. The Tabor men were HANDSOME). From: Clinch Valley News May 16, 1902, Falls Mills: We will give a chromo to the girls who will tell us who is the handsomest bachelor in town. * (* I have no idea what a chromo was ?perhaps a mirror?) Submitted by Karen EAGLE Moman **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************