July 8, 1910 LOCAL NEWS ------------------------------------ Public worship at the Christian church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. S.O. HALL will preach in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and at Concord at 3:30 pm. Mrs. BYROM, Roanoke, joined her husband, Prof. G.L. BYROM, here this week, and is stopping at the Jeffersonville. Miss Minnie J. RODGERS of Staunton, who has been teaching in Tazewell, Va. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. CAMPBELL on Patterson ave. Mrs. M.J. STEEL and Mrs. W.C. WITTEN of the Steelsburg neighborhood were making purchases at the Red Tag Sale on Tuesday, and paid the News office a pleasant visit. NORTH TAZEWELL --------------------------- Miss Hattie HARRISSON who has been in Richmond for the past week, returned home last Saturday. Capt. J.H. WHITLEY is on a visit to his son Elam at Galax. Miss Grace MAY of Gate City, is on a visit here and will spend several days visiting friends and relatives. George LAWRENCE is suffering from a slight attack of appendicitis. Wesley P. WHITLEY is quite ill at his home on Whitley Branch. Quite a number from this place attended the picnic at Crockett Cove on last Sunday. Among the number were J.G. and T.L. MCGURE, Herbert BAILEY, Misses Ella MCCALL, Ella LAURENCE, T.L. NEEL and Children. Miss Kate WHITLEY who has been spending some time with relatives at Grundy, came home, last Saturday. Mrs. W.P. WHITLEY who has been on the sick list for the past month has gotten able to be out again. Dr. R.H. IRESON is getting awfully uneasy about his garden. He says if the growing weather continues, he will have to move his fence. Says his corn grew seven inches one night. Miss Cora LAWRENCE is visiting here aunt Mrs. Grat SPURGEON, at this place. FALLS MILL Dr. J.M. SHEPPARD made a business trip to Bluefield yesterday. Mrs. W.B. TABOR was visiting friends in Welch on day last week. W.H. THOMAS of Bluefield, was the guest of Major and Mrs. Walton Monday. Miss Georgie JOHNSON of Princeton, West Virginia was visiting friends here yesterday. Miss Mary and Louis HALL of Landgraf, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. HALL this week. Mrs. Effie CRESY, of Simmons, West Virginia was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B.W. JEWELL Monday. Mrs. Ida CRAWFORD and Miss Florence BRITTAIN were shopping in Pocahontas Saturday. The report has just reached here of the marriage of Miss Malva MOORHEAD of Radford to J.B. HARRY of this place. A.S. HARRY has accepted a position with the Petersburg Valise and Trunk Co. Misses Mamie PERDUE, Bertha HARRY, Messrs. A.S HARRY, Roby HARRY and Roland REED spent Monday at Bramwell, West Virginia. Dr. SHEPPARD made Monday Lively for Falls Mills by trading horses. Mr. and Mrs. H.C. HUDGINS are highly elated ever the arrival of a stranger at their home, Saturday. The stranger is a fine boy. Mother and child are getting along nicely. BENBOW ------------------------ Rev. Mr. CARSON filled his regular appointment at this place Sunday. Farmers are delighted with the fine weather and good prospects for good corn. Miss Susie CRABTREE gave a lawn party last Monday evening in honor of Miss Neta and Gay HUDSON, of Bland. Quite a number of our ladies have been calling on Mr. and Mrs. G.O. THOMPSON, who have recently moved into this end of the valley. Miss Nellie LYNCH spent last Saturday and Sunday with Misses Lena and May Corell of Poor Valley. Mrs. Lizzie THOMPSON has been quite sick but is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsom HUBBLE, of Bluefield, have recently spent a week with homefolks, Mr. John BUCHANAN. Crabtree Brothers have just made a timber deal with Rob NEAL and the saw mill will begin work this week. Quite a number of our young people attended the big ball game the fourth in Poor Valley. Everyone reported a good time. Mr. Milton THOMPSON is quite sick at this writing caused by drinking an over amount of cold water. Mrs. Jeff WARD and children are spending two weeks with Mrs. Joe WIMMER. The children of this place who have diphtheria are very much improved. Miss Bessie PUCKETT of Bowling, is visiting her grandfather, Mr. J.L. MATTHEWS this week. Mr. John M. HINES a young man from Bluefield, came up and spent the Fourth with his friend William WALK. The continuous wet weather is keeping the farmers very much behind with their corn working. Mr. W.D. MATHEWS came up from Welch where he ? work, to spent the Fourth at home. He returned to his work Tuesday. Wheat is about ripe and appears to be very good. Some farmers will begin harvesting this week. Mr. Jessie CRIGGER, who has been at work at Wilcoe for sometime is at home this week. TANNERSVILLE ------------------------------------ The farmers of this section are very busy at present harvesting, plowing corn, etc. Although the season has been so backward the crops in general are looking prosperous. Several people from this place attended the celebration of the "Fourth" at Asbury, which was held July 2nd. Quite a number also attended the ball game at Saltville, on day last week, to see the women ball players. The visiting team won the game. Miss Corrie HILT is attending the summer normal at Emory. Miss Bessie BROWN has gone to Harrisonburg to attend school this summer. Miss Florence CALDWELL, who has been there for some time is well pleased with the management of the school. J.P. HOLMES went to Chatham Hill last Saturday and returned Sunday evening. W.E. HAYTON is visiting homefolks at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Will ERNEST and their little daughter, Adena, are visiting in Marion this week. Mrs. Ed WOOTH and children, were visiting her father, Mr. A.P. FRENCH last Saturday night and Sunday. Mr. J. Newton RHUDY passed through the valley one day last week. Rev. Mr. DAME preached an excellent sermon to an attentive audience Sunday Evening. He also left an appointment for Saturday morning at eleven o'clock, before his next regular appointed the first Sunday, and stated that if the services were well attended he would continue that work thus giving us preaching twice a month instead of once. COVE CREEK ------------------------------------------- We have been having some real nice weather for the past week. Mrs. Pollie STOWERS is visiting in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Andie FOX were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam SHAWVER Sunday. There was a large crowd attended the quarterly meeting at Mt. Nebo last Saturday and Sunday. Misses Mary ROBINETT, Lizzie and Ella COMPTON, of Cove Creek left last Tuesday to attend the Normal at Emory. Mr. George BOWLING, wife and daughter, Mr. John BOWLING, wife and two children, of Oklahoma, are visiting friends and relatives at this place. Mrs. W.B. BELCHER and three little daughters, of White Gate are visiting the former's parents at this place. Mrs. Lela WALKER, her sister Ava and two children will return to their home at Kimball, West Virginia Wednesday. Mrs. R.R. ROBINETT and two of her daughters were the guests of Mr. L. M. WALKER Friday. UNAKA ------------------------------------ Rev. C.R. BROWN preached a fine sermon at Mt. Olivet Sunday Morning, and Rev. REPASS at concord Sunday afternoon. Rev. S.O. HALL will fill his regular appointment at Concord Sunday afternoon. W.R. BURTON, who has been very ill for the past week, is improving. Miss Ada BURTON, of Norton, spent the past week with homefolks. J.G. Leedy, of Kimball, was visiting friends and relatives at this place for several days. J.G. BURTON, of Elkhort, spent a few days with his wife and little daughter, Elizabeth, last week. Messrs. William YOST and Hallie BOURNE spent the 4th with homefolks. John HACKWORTH left for Norfolk last week, where he has a position. M.E. EAGLE of Burke's Garden was calling on friends at this place Sunday afternoon. Luther RUTHERFORD was at home from Bluefield last week. POUNDING MILL ---------------------------------------- Walter Thomas, of Kentucky is visiting parents here. Mrs. Reese RINGSTAFF, who was very ill Sunday is better. James E. MCGUIRE, of Cedar Bluff, spent Sunday here with his sister. Miss Fordie MUKLEY of Honaker, is clerking in the Pounding Mill Supply Company, while her aunt, Miss Lettie RINGSTAFF, takes her vacation. Rev. J.H. GILLESPIE of Springville, preached two fine sermons here Sunday. Thomas DAVIS and family, of Cincinnati, are spending sometime with his mother, Mrs. Nancye DAVIS, at the "Bungalow" Mrs. W.B. STEELE spent Friday of last week with her mother at Cedar Bluff. Mrs. R.H. MCGRAW is visiting her son, John, at Tazewell, and here sister, Mrs. Thomas HANKINS. Farmers are fearing they will lose their wheat crop on account of the rain. The picnic given by Mr. and Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE on the 4th was greatly enjoyed. Several from Cedar Bluff and Indian were present. The series of meetings by Rev. W.A. GOSE, of Maxwell and J. BASSETT, of Knoxville, closed on last Sunday night, after several very interesting sermons. The latter will lecture at Maxwell on next Sunday at 3:30 pm, and Tuesday night at Cedar Bluff, on the second coming of Christ - signs of the time. Everyone should hear him. James PACK left yesterday for Oklahoma, and will attend a business school in Kentucky on his way and brighten up in bookkeeping, and accept a position in Oklahoma in that capacity. Mr. Homer LITTLE, Coeburn, claimed Miss Eleanor, the pretty daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ALLEY, of Baptist Valley, at high noon today, for his bride, Rev. Ezra LINKOUS officiating. The happy couple left on No. 11 for Coeburn, and will move to Mr. LITTLE'S farm in eastern Virginia in the near future.

August 26, 1910 POUNDING MILL -------------------------------- A number from this place attended the speaking at Tazewell yesterday. W.B. STEELE who has been very sick with Lagrippe is some better. The following persons came from Newport News this AM: Mr. and Mrs. STINSON and daughter, Dr. WILLIAMS and niece. All except the latter left No. 6 for Grundy. Mrs. Rebekah WILLIAMS who has been very ill at her home here for the past week, is reported slightly better. Will Reese SPARKS, 16, got one bone broken in his right arm, while loading lumber. Dr. WILLIAMS was present and gave the necessary attention. Mrs. Fred QUESENBERRY (nee: Cynthia Pack), formerly of this place, but now of Baptist Valley, was the guest of Mrs. W. CHRISTIAN today. Her first visit to friends here in two years on account of ill health. John GILLESPIE spent last night with parents near Witten's Mills. Mr. and Mrs. ALTIZER and children spent Sunday with their relatives at Bandy. Mrs. SHAMBLIN, English, West Virginia, is spending some time with relatives here. Messrs. SHAMBLIN, and sons have returned to War, West Virginia, where they are erecting a number of houses. Mrs. HARRIS and children went to Richlands Sunday, and returned. Mr. Clint YOUNG visited relatives at Maxwell one day this week. Joseph GILLESPIE, formerly of Gillespie, who has been studying Osteopathy for the past two years in Missouri, spent one day this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE. Mrs. JOHNSON and three children of Dante, is visiting relatives and friends here. Mrs. RINGSTAFF and sister in law, Miss Lettie, have returned from a pleasant visit to West Virginia. James MULKEY is laid up with a mashed foot. Mr. and Mrs. Bird BREWSTER (nee: Mattie Earls), Mrs. George BREWSTER (nee: Mary Ann Earls) and children attended the burial of their sister, Mrs. PRUETT (Nee: Nancy J. Earls), at Maxwell. Mrs. STURGILL attended church at Maxwell, Sunday. Preaching by Rev. THOMAS of this place to a large congregation. FIVE OAKS ---------------------------------------------- Mr. Bill JONES was visiting Mr. Clarence LAWRENCE Sunday night. J.N. FORTNER made a business trip to Bluefield Saturday. Tom FULLER and wife are visiting Mrs. W.F. HARMAN. Mr. Joe KITTS was visiting Miss Bettie THOMPSON Sunday. Farmers are through their pushing work. James P. LAWRENCE was visiting Mr. James LAWRENCE Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. James LAWRENCE, who has been sick for the past three weeks, is reported better. Miss Lena LAWRENCE is able to get out again. Miss Etta WATSON and her mother were visiting Miss Maggie JONES the first of the week. Miss SAYERS has returned to her home from Mrs. W.F. HARMAN'S where she has been for the past year. Miss Nancy FORTNER spent one day last week with Miss Ella MCCALL. Mr. E.D. LAMBERT spent one day last week at the Mill. Mr. John Hall spent the day with Mr. James LAWRENCE. GILLESPIE -------------------- A colored man was found here yesterday morning torn to pieces by a train. Mrs. John WHITT, of Baptist Valley, was visiting friends at Maxwell yesterday. Mr. A.J. PATTON came home from his work Saturday and is very ill at his home. Mr. and Mrs. S.L. PATTON of Graham have recently moved back to their old home place near Maxwell. Mr. J.J. COCHRAN and wife are going to start to Norfolk on the 29th. Miss Liza NISENDER, of this place, is visiting her uncle at Tazewell. Miss Kate BEAVERS as visiting friends of Baptist Valley. Mr. Luther PATTON, of Castlewood, was visiting relatives here Sunday.

Aug 25, 1899 BARN BURNED Mr. Levi RHUDY, of Burkes Garden, lost his barn by fire on Tuesday night, with a lot of hay and oats. It was with great difficulty that the grainery was saved. The cause of the fire was supposed to be spontaneous combustion. DEATH OF MRS. JULIA CROSS Mrs. Julia CROSS, daughter of Dr. George Laudon, of Pocahontas died at the home of her parents in that town, last Saturday night of diptheria. Mrs. CROSS, it will be remembered, was married a few months ago and made her home in Washington City. She came on a visit to her parents in Pocahontas several weeks ago, and was suddenly stricken down. Her death will cause much sadness among a large circle of acquaintances here and elsewhere, with whom she was deservedly popular. MRS. MARY E. SPOTTS Mrs. Mary F. SPOTTS, the beloved wife of Mrs. James C. SPOTTS, died at her home last Saturday evening, about 6 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks. This estimable lady, whose maiden name was WIATT, was born in Lynchburg, July 1829 and was, therefore in the 71st year of her age. Her young womanhood was spent chiefly in Amherst and Nelson counties. In 1853 she moved to Lewisburg, now, West Virginia. From West Virginia she came to Tazewell in 1867 where she engaged in teaching and in 1869 was married to Mr. James C. SPOTTS, who still survives her. Her last sickness was of short duration, but of such a serious character as to cause alarm from its incipiency. It was evident almost from the first; that the chances of recovery were not in her favor. She realized this herself, and spoke of it to an attendant several days before her death in a way to indicate that the near and irresistible approach of the Destroyer was viewed with infinite calm if not welcomed with delight. Mrs. SPOTTS was a woman of beautiful character, such a characters as is alone formed, developed and nourished by a simple faith in God and an abiding trust in his grace. Her cheerfulness and vivacity of a nature born of and sustained by an immortal hope. For more then half a century her feet had stood upon the Rock of Ages, and in its cleft she resides when the crucial moment came. Death came to her as silently and easily as sleep to a tired child on it's mothers breast. Underneath her were "the everlasting arms" She has left the noble heritage of a beautiful life an unanswerable argument for the truth and geniuses of the religion of the Bible, which should be comfort, consolation and inspiration to those who are left behind, but who may join her soon in the land of eternal light. BURKES GARDEN CONVENTION The woman's Missionary Convention of the Synod of Southwest Virginia, of the Lutheran church held it's annual meeting this year in Burke's Garden, beginning on last Sunday, and closing on Tuesday night. Rev. Mr. MOREHEAD preached the opening sermon on Sunday at 11 am. Mrs. L.A. FOX, wife of Prof. FOX of Roanoke College, Salem Va. is president of the Society. There were about 35 delegates present, and an enthusiastic meeting was held. Rev. Mr. PROBST, Missionary Secretary, of Atlanta Ga. Rev. W.H. GREEVER, of Bluefield, and Rev. C.K. BELL pastor of the College church, Salem Va. Were present and delivered fine sermons during the Convention. A number of the delegates passed through town on Wednesday en route to their homes. Among them were: Mrs. J.O. KISER and daughter, Miss Olaridene, Salem Va. Mrs. T.R. TANNER, Mrs. J.B. FORD and Mrs. W.J. WINESETT, of Bluefield, West Virginia and Miss Irma BOWMAN of Lynchburg Va. These Godly women are among the very best of the land, and the Burke's Garden people are to be congratulated upon having them in the community for even a short time. The ladies expressed themselves delighted with Burke's Garden and her splendid people. A SAD ACCIDENT There was only one incident that occurred to mar the pleasure of this splendid meeting. On Monday as Mrs. FOX, the President of the Convention, and her daughter, Miss Allie, were returning from church in a buggy, the horse took fright, ran away and threw the ladies out of the buggy. They were painfully bruised and shaken up, through not seriously hurt. Mrs. FOX was not able to attend the meetings after the accident, and her husband, Prof. FOX was not able on this account, to fill his appointment for preaching. Mrs. FOX and daughter, also Prof. FOX are still in Burke's Garden. The reporter of the NEWS desires to acknowledge gratefully courtesies shown him by Mrs. J.B. FORD; one of the leaders of the convention, and also by Rev. Mr. BELL, in getting the main facts of the meeting for this brief report. GRAND JURORS The following grand jurors were appointed for this term of the court: D.J. GILLESPIE, foreman, T.A. LYNCH, J.D. DAILEY, J.S. WHITT, William BEAVERS, John H. YOUNG, T.P BOWEN, A. LILLY and William YOST. Miss Emma DAVIS, of Bland, who is visiting Mrs. T.A. WITTEN, of Witten's Mill. Miss Lizzie MORTON, Mrs. WITTENS sister, and Mr. T.A. WITTEN, were driving in and around the city on Monday. J. Frank SURFACE, of Bluefield, J.M. BEAVERS, J.B. HANKINS and other good looking drummers were in town court day. For a rarity John HICKS was not here. Mr. William MULLINS of Falls Mills, one of Tazewell's best citizens, called to see us on Monday. Mr. MULLINS was a prominent and useful delegate to the Cooperation meetings last week. LOCAL NEWS The electric Light wires are being stretched this week in a hurry. The Bluegrass Steam laundry have a fine flow of water from their sixty foot well. Mrs. Reba BALL is improving. Dr. Henry CROCKETT, her physician, who has been with her some time has returned. They dynamo, and other machinery for the electric light plant, has been unloaded, and is being put into position. A.P. KELLY left on Monday last to accept the position of Principal of a prominent school in the beautiful and thriving town of Suffolk. We understand that Mr. W.T. WATKINS, ex-mayor of Bluefield, has rented the property of M.M. HANKINS and will move to Tazewell at once. J.M. COFFEE has rented the old DODD hotel, and will utilize it for accommodating the overflow of guests from the Coffee House, and as sample rooms. Rufus A. HARMAN has accepted a position with the Carter Syndicate and will leave for Georgia tomorrow where they have a branch office. W.M. SANDERS, one of the prominent men of Graham was in town this week, and had his name placed on the roll of honor. A subscriber who pays up during dog days deserves special regard. The funeral services of Mrs. SPOTTS took place from the Presbyterian church, of which she was a member. Rev. Mr. RUFF, the pastor, conducted the service. The church was filled. R.I. HOKE, the machine man, was here court day talking wheat drills to the farmers. His wife and two children have been dangerously ill with fever for a month but are now recovering slowly. D. Moses SEXTON, a prominent druggist, who lived here several years ago, now of Washington D.C. is paying his friends in Tazewell a visit. He is an appreciative and paid up subscriber to the NEWS. DISTRICT CONVENTION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH The cooperation Convention of the Christian Church met here on last Friday, according to appointment. There were a goodly number of delegates from the churches in the district. Rev. Mr. DEVOL, the evangelist, was elected chairman and Miss Annie WINGO, secretary. The reports of committees showed good work done the past year. The addresses were entertaining and instructive, and the spirit pervading the meeting was fine. Rev. J.H. JOHNSON, of Narrows, and Prof. HOPWOOD, of Millingan College, Tenn. were visitors from distance, who added greatly to the interest of the meeting by their good speeches. The convention made an effort to raise $800 to pay salary of an evangelist for the district, for the next year, and favored the appointment of Rev. Mr. DEVOL. The matter was referred to the evangelizing board of which George W. GILLESPIE is chairman. The convention adjoined on Sunday to meet next year with the church at Shawvers Mill. BAPTIST WOMANS MISSIONARY UNION All ladies who are interested in Woman's Missionary work are invited to attend the services of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Union of the New Lebanon Association. The services will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday morning and afternoon, August 31. There will be a number of visiting ladies who will address, the missionary workers. Among whom will be Miss Daisy HUTSON, president of the central committee at Richmond Va. During the association Mrs. HUTSON desires to hold a service who are interested in missionary work. DEATH OF COL. BROWN Col. W.W. BROWN on of Tazewell's oldest and most highly respected citizens died last Saturday, at his home near Tip Top, at about 72 years of age. Col. BROWN was highly respected by his fellow citizens, as a man of ? character. For a number of years he had suffered from a cancer on his face, which no doubt, was the prime cause of his death. His wife, who was a Miss LAIRD, sister of Prof. S.H. LAIRD, and three sons and three daughters still survive. Mr. W.B.F. WHITE, the well known clerk of the Central Hotel, went to his truck one day last week, to get some medicine, and by mistake picked up a bicloride of mercury tablet and preceded to swallow it. He discovered his mistake just in time to save himself. Will's eyes haven't yet quite assumed their normal size. There are no bicloride tablets in his truck now, nor likely to be again. F.C. GREGORY The funeral services in memory of the late F.C. GREGORY and his daughter Minnie, will be held at Gregory's Chapel, near Shawver's Mills, the 1st Sunday in September at 11am and two pm. Rev. G.W. HARLESS will preach the sermons. There will be refreshments served on the ground. WEST BLUEFIELD R.E. FRENCH is building a barn on his farm. John TILLER, who has been on the sick list for a few days is improving. T.B. BAILEY has rented the C.W. GARLAND farm, and will move this week. Miss Jennie TABOR, who has been visiting here for a few days, left this morning for her home on Mud Fork. Mrs. C.W. GARLAND left today for Fayette County, West Virginia, where her husband has a large contract of stone work. It is very hot and dry at this place. There has not been any plowing done for wheat scarcely, and corn crop is very light. CEDAR BLUFF Attorney George C. PEERY is spending a few days with homefolks here. Miss Mattie PEERY returned Saturday from an extended visit to New York. O.M. FERRELL, who recently met with a severe accident, was in town Monday. Mrs. James A. REPASS of Paint Lick is spending a week with relatives in town. Miss Lettie A. CECIL has been elected third assistant teacher of our high school. The outlook for this school is very encouraging. Dr. and Miss Mayo MCGUIRE, who have been at White Top for a few weeks, returned home last week. Miss Mayo's health is somewhat improved. POUNDING MILL Sam GILLESPIE has gone to housekeeping. Rev. THOMAS preached Saturday and Sunday. Will NUNLEY is the happy "dad" of a bouncing boy baby. W.R. HOLLAND went to housekeeping two miles east of Cedar Bluff. A.H. RYLEY is having a residence built east of the railroad bridge. The public schools are to be let to contract at this place next Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. John THOMAS, of Richlands, were guests of W.B. STEELE. Rev. T.W. PRESSLEY'S meeting on the Branch still continues with much interest. Lem MORRIS, the popular pumper, who has been sick with diphtheria is convalescent. Mrs. Cyrus WILLIAMS who is very low with consumption, is expected to pass away at any moment. Miss Mag WILLIAMS started back to Leadville, Co. Wednesday, where she will teach school again. Rev. SUMMERS, an evangelist from Kentucky, preached in the Christian church Sunday evening and every evening since, and closed Wednesday night. Mrs. Raymond ELLIS of Big Stone Gap, visited her sister, Mrs. R.M. SPARKS, recently and both visited their uncle, M.C. MCORKLE at Tazewell. ----------------------- The case of Mr. MCGRAW who was sent to jail by P.P. DILLON, of Pocahontas, and fined $50.00, came up before Judge Stuart on Tuesday on appeal. The warrant was promptly dismissed by Judge STUART, as being unlawful.

Hello All, This weekend I had the priviledge of speaking with a Spangler researcher from the Berks Co, PA List. He posted a great story and having one of my own, I sent it to him. He came back to me this afternoon with a couple people he found in his database. I will post them here for you, along with his story. I am not researching this family. Please read the last line in Jack's post. Debra The children in this family have not been listed since it is possile they are living. Spangler, Richard married Unknown, Lucy Children Female, (1) Spangler married Steele Male, (2) Spangler Male, (3) Spangler This family probably lived in Tazwell Co., VA [sic] This family DID live in Tazewell Co, VA. This was my grandmother, my mother, and 3 of her sister's house; growing up in the 40's & 50's.The Spanglers rented it from my grandmother and Lucy died there. >From The Star, Jeffersonville, Indiana, Tuesday, December 19, 1903 PREFERRED POVERTY AND EXILE WITH THE WOMAN HE LOVED RATHER THAN RICHES STORY TOLD BY DESCENDANT NOTED GATHERING OF THE SPANGLER FAMILY TO OBSERVE THE ANNIVERSARY Away back in the dim days of long ago somewhere between the years 1700 and 1782, a young man in Wurttemberg, Germany, named Wm. Spangler or Spengler, of high birth loved a maiden devoid of blue blood and golden guineas. So earnest was his love that when his father told him he should give up the damsel or be disinherited he promptly wedded her and set sail for America where rich and poor, high and low, are in equal standing. The happy couple found a resting place in Virginia. This was before Revolutionary days, for we find them coming to Kentucky and settling on Goose Creek in the year 1782, when young David, their only son, was nine years old. Kentucky at that time was a part of Virginia, as attested by the old deed to the Kentucky estate. This was ten years before Kentucky became a separate Territory, and the deed was signed by Benjamin Harrison, Esq., governor of the commonwealth of Virginia and "grandfather of his grandson". The children of this worthy couple were one son David and four daughters, whose names came down to us as Kathy Peckinpaugh, Polly Noon, Betsy Condit and Peggy Crum. Wm. Spangler died early and his widow afterward married a Tory named Abbott. They subsequently moved to a farm near Bethlehem, Ind., and were the parents of five sons, of whom we have lost all trace. David never affiliated with his Tory stepfather. At the age of twenty-one he had a most notable adventure, having been captured by the Indians on Christmas Eve, remaining with them till June, when he made his escape and walked home to Kentucky. David, being the only son, inherited the entire estate of his father according to the law of that day, his mother receiving a stated proportion of the products during her life. She made a visit to this farm, riding horseback from Bethlehem when past 80 years old, to receive her yearly stipend, about the year 1843. David and Maggie Koons, being children of ten and twelve, walked over before breakfast to see their great-grand-mother. David,. having received the estate, tried to do the fair thing by his sisters, acting the part of father to them until marriage and then setting up the husbands in farming. In 1802 one thousand acres of the Kentucky estate were exchanged for a similar tract in Clark County, Indiana. comprising the farms now owned by P. H. Bottorff, Sam'l Lentz., S. P. Lewman, Mrs. Sallie Koons, Mr., Isaac Koons, Sam'l Crum, the Ross place and the Spangler farm, which last is the original old homestead. The farm of P. H. Bottorff was sold to John Grissamore for a wagon and four horses. The farm of 100 acres now owned by Sam'l Crum was sold to David's brother-in-law, Mathias Crum, for $100, which was the price of one year's work in getting out the logs for his (Spangler's) house. The house in which David and his wife, Elizabeth, with their three small children, William, Simon and Polly, ate their first meal on Christmas, 1803, just 100 years ago Friday. This house was two and & half stories, of hewed ash and walnut logs forty feet long and weather-boarded. It contained one immense room and two smaller bed-rooms on the first floor, two large rooms on second door, the kitchen being also of hewed log and separated from the main house by a floored and covered passage. The window and door facings were finished in heavy walnut moldings, a deep chair-board of solid cherry finished the walls. The mantle-tree was solid cherry, six feet high, and profusely ornamented in honey-comb work. Elizabeth Derische, who became the wife of David, was also his first cousin. She had one sister, Esther Postlethwaite, and three half-sisters, Polly Carr, Nancy Carr and Sarah Bowman. No brothers. After David and Elizabeth moved into their new house, "The babies kept coming and coming So cunning and fat and small, Until of brothers and sisters There were just ten in all." William and Simon and Polly, Alfred, Elizabeth, Lucinda and Ann, Lewis and Sarah and James. Jas. was born in 1822, and being the youngest, it fell to his lot to look after his widowed mother, his father having died at the age of 49, before James was 2 years old; and his brother having heard the westward Ho! William, Simon, Alfred and Lewis all went to Illinois to make their fortune. The sisters however, all married and settled on the parental estate, afterward selling and moving elsewhere, but never out of the county. Elizabeth married David Epler, only lived a few years and left one son, David, who went to California in his early manhood, and was henceforth lost to all his relatives. Elizabeth's remains lie beside her parents in the little cemetery on the old Spangler farm. Of the ten children only Polly left descendants, but her step-daughters, Lydia and Susan, have taken their places in our hearts as true cousins, Mrs. Susan Croaker representing this branch of the family on this occasion. Ten times the eternal gates have swung open to take in the sons and daughter of David and Elizabeth--eight times to let pass the sons and daughters-in-law. Today there remains among us but two of all that twenty. Clarissa Spangler, aged 87. wife of James, and Fielding Coombs, the husband of Sarah Spangler, aged 84. Their heads are blossoming white but with firm health and sunny hearts we may hope to have their company yet many happy days. Of the grand-children, thirty are still living. Twenty two have joined the ranks of those beyond. There are several children of the fifth generation. Descendants of this family reside in many states of the Union; beginning in Indiana they have branched out to Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, California, Washington, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, and Kansas. In the year 1861 James built a substantial brick dwelling on the hill just north of the old home of his father, where he and all his children had been born. Here he lived until December 20, 1882, whence he passed with a radiant hope to his mansion in heaven. Here still resides his widow and three daughters, Harriet E., Eliza K., and Bertrude A. Spangler, and his son, David. The eldest son, Dr. C. L. Spangler, is a practicing physician in Louisville, Ky. Here was celebrated the centennial anniversary, the beginning of the family history in Indiana. A feast commemorate with the generous hearts of the house of Spangler was spread in two rooms of this house and all the substantial and dainty viands that could be accumulated were served. The last course, consisting of Turkish cream, was sent by L. C. Spangler, of Seattle, Washington, a descendant who could not be present. The house decorations and the favors were of holly from Seattle, Washington, and mistletoe gathered on the old homestead. The second and third generations were seated at one table, the fourth and fifth at the other. They lingered long over the bountiful spread, finishing with tea and coffee made on the same old crane upon which the Christmas dinner was cooked a hundred years before. After dinner the company assembled in the parlor, where interesting stories of different members of the family were told. A short history of the Spangler family was written and read by Miss Berttude A. Spangler, of Utica, Indiana. Mrs. Susan, Crooker, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, then read the poem, "Fifty Years Ago". The interesting story of David Spangler's captivity with the Indians was told by his grandson and successor, David Spangler, of Utica, Indiana. Guests present at the Spangler anniversary: Mrs. Susan Rutledge Crooker, Jeffersonville, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Koons, Utica, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Long and son, Charlestown, Ind.; Mrs. Sarah Koons, Miss Eva Koons, Mr. Middleton Koons, Utica, Ind.; Mrs. Ora Nicholson Merrill, Louisville, Ky.; Misses Nettie, Mayme and Pearl Nicholson, Messrs. Madison and Larkin Nicholson, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. Chas R. Luster, West Plains, Mo.; Mr. L· Augustus Spangler, Geo. L. Spangler, and Miss Kathryn E. Spangler, of Clinton, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. C. Columbus Coombs and daughter, Miss Emma, and son, Fielding, Utica, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Raab, Howard Park, Ind.; Mr. Norval Naylor, Danville, Ill.; Dr. C. L. Spangler, Louisville, Ky.; Rev. W. B. Grimes, Utica, Ind. [sic] This family lived in Falls Mills, Tazewell Co, VA. Jack Spangler Ellicott City, MD M. J. Spangler jspang@erols.com

Aug 18, 1899 FISHING PARTY The following gentlemen left on Wednesday for a fishing excursion; Rev. J.S. FRENCH, Jno. S. BOTTIMORE. Dr. HALL, Capt. C.A. FUDGE and Capt. J.S. WHITLEY. They will fish down Dry Fork to Iaeger, West Virginia and return by railroad. Provisions were taken along and everything necessary for a pleasant trip. We suppose that the biggest fish will be those that get away. A WELCOME VISITOR Mrs. A.S. MCNEIL, wife of Mr. A.S. MCNEIL, formerly of Tazewell, but now of Bristol, who has been spending several weeks in the county, spent the day with Mrs. DOAK, Tuesday. Mr. MCNEIL is an old Tazewell man, who has many warm friends in Tazewell, who will be glad to learn that he is doing well in Bristol. BLUE SULPHUR INN Quite a number of our people spent a part of last week at Cedar Bluff. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. ALDERSON, J.G. BUSTON, Mrs. ASTON, Mrs. IZARD, Miss Laura LYONS, H.P. BRITTAIN and others. The Bluf Sulphur Inn has been full all the season, and becomes more and more popular every season. RUSSELL COUNTY PATIENTS Dr. J.T. COOLEY, our popular and widely known dentist, has had a number of patients recently from Russell and other adjoining counties. Those of this week were Mrs. Elizabeth GIBSON and Mrs. Alice HARDEN, of Bickleys Mills, who came up on Monday and after having their work done returned on Wednesday. Dr. COOLEY is popular as a dentist away from home as well as at home. A SNAKE STORY Col. T.G. WITTEN went to his farm one day this week to look after some work going on there, and laid his coat on the ground under a tree. When he returned to the tree he started to sit down on the coat to rest, when behold! a large black snake was coiled up on the coat. We don't know what the Col. said on the occasion, but what do you suppose he would have done and said if he had sat down on that snake. WAS IT POISONING On last Monday, Mr. George BURTON of Bluefield, and his daughter, Miss Nannie and Rev. A.B. HUNTER, Mr. CALDWELL and Mrs. FRANCISCO, who board with the BURTONS, were taken seriously ill immediately after dinner, with every symptom of poisoning. Physicians were summoned, who gave it their best opinion that poison had been placed in snap beans, which were served on Monday for dinner. A negro boy, employed as help is suspected. BENBOW Rev. Mr. MOBREY is holding a meeting at this place this week. We are having some fine sermons. Mrs. Mag WARD, of the Cove, has been visiting friends at this place from the last week. Mr. Milton THOMPSON and Miss Rose WITTEN spent Sunday with the family of A.J. LARIMER. C.W. MATHEWS and wife left the first of the week for Carroll County where they will spend several weeks visiting old friends and relatives. Henry WILLIAMS and wife have been spending several days with us lately. POUNDING MILL Your correspondent has just eaten a wedding dinner, a feast fit for the gods, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LARANCE. The contracting parties being his eldest and pretty daughter, Miss Torea to Mr. Ruben LOWE, on Pounding Mill Branch. The marriage took place at 1 o'clock a number of friends being present. Rev. G.W. PRESSLEY officiated. Mr. PRESSLEY after eating hurriedly, but a plenty, hastened on to his home at Gap Store to unite a couple from Maxwell at 8 pm. This is the ninth couple at this place in about nine months. Who next? George H. MAYS of Gate City and Prof. W.S. MURPHY of this town, on of the world's greatest hypnotists, gave an entertainment with a Cineograph on Friday night of last week. The battle of Manila Bay was so real that one lady in the audience retired through fear that she would be killed. The house was full, the people were delighted owing to the newness and upon the whole we consider it a great success. The ice cream supper last Saturday night for the benefit of Rev. PRESSLEY was a success. It was gotten up by Mrs. STURGILL and Mrs. ALLEY. The amount cleared was near $10. Cake and cream gave out, could have sold as much more. LOCAL NEWS Miss Anna WILLIAMS will re-open a private school in Tazewell, September 11th. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. MCMULLIN of Springville, were in the city yesterday. Jno. W. SPOTTS of Roanoke, was among us this week for a short time. Mrs. Laura GROSECLOSE and family were registered at the Patton House, Bluefield, yesterday. Mrs. D.H. LITZ and family are visiting the family of Mr. Lindsay Walker, in Burkes Garden. James KITTS has a large force of men laying brick on the Buston building. The walls are going up rapidly. M.C. MCCORKLE came in yesterday from Big Stone Gap. He says there are about a dozen cases of smallpox in that section. Horsemen should get one of those sea grass brushes. The very finest brush from cleaning a horse and only 25c at Jacksons. Messrs. HELDRETH and sons are putting a sliding partition in the new High School Hall, which will add greatly to the comfort and convenience of that building. Mrs. Jettie TUFF of Philadelphia and her mother, Mrs. A.P. BROWN, of Graham, returned yesterday to their homes after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar LOCKHART and other friends in Tazewell. Little Miss Pearl LOCKHART returned with them for a short visit. Mr. F.O. Clapp, of Situate, Mass. spent a few hours in Tazewell this week. It will be remembered that Mr. CLAPP lived in Tazewell, for some time several years ago. His old friends here were glad to see him again. He is still in the lumber business. Prof. P.R. ALLEN, principle of the Cedar Bluff High School, and Mr. F.H. CECIL, son of T.Z. CECIL and one of Prof. ALLEN'S bright pupils, was in town on last Saturday and paid us a pleasant call. Cedar Bluff is fortunate in securing the services of so good a man as Prof. ALLEN. THE SICK As we go to press this morning Mrs. SPOTTS and little Henry Surface are better. A phone message reports Dr. CROCKETT, of Burkes Garden, worse, and Mr. L. D. SNAPP sick with typhoid fever. MRS. REBA BALL The latest intelligence from Mrs. Reba BALL, who has been sick at Hunter's Alum Springs for some time is that she is much better. Her family physician, Dr. CROCKETT, is with her, as is also her father, H.G. PEERY Esq and her sister Miss Pollie. PROF. PEPPER Charles R. PEPPER, Professor of Latin and English iin King College, Bristol, has been in the community this week in the interest of that old and popular institution. This is Prof. Pepper's first visit to Tazewell and he has made a fine impression upon our people. His brother William, a commercial 'evangelist' of Baltimore was here also.

18 Feb 1898 GENERAL NEWS Mr. Jno. M. SPOTTS of Staunton is in town on business. C.P. GREEVER, of Graham was in town on Wednesday. Mr. L.C. WINGO has conquered the Grip, and is again at his place of business. Mrs. J.M COFFEE has been confined to her room for several days with a stubborn attack of quinzy. Prof. WILLIAMS has about complete his rounds of visitation to the schools. He passed through the City yesterday. Mr. J.C. WILCOX, a skillful jeweler, now located in Welch, West Virginia, spent Sunday and Monday in town. Mr. WILCOX may move to Tazewell. Mr. Stuart BALES died in Burkes Garden Wednesday morning. Mr. BALES is a brother in law of Mr. James I. PECK of this town. He left a wife and three children. Dr. HALL has purchased the very desirable residence of Mrs. PIERCE on North Ave. and one of the most pleasant and hospitable households in the town will soon be broken up. Under contract with Judge GRAHAM, who acted for the Board of Supervisors, Mess. KITTS and LONG have rearranged the court house furnace, so that fires have been discontinued in the grates and stoves at least pending the warm spell. The burning of the stables at BROWN'S mines last Saturday morning was not only a regretted loss to the owner, but a shock to all human people. Several valuable horses were burned to death. We presume the fire was accidental, but a brute could be fiendish enough to cremate the noblest animals to make spite or vengeance on the owner, and if such a brute exists he ought to be made to suffer the fate that over took the more useful and innocent animals. KILLED IN SALTVILLE Mr. MILLER was killed at the Salt works last Saturday by inhaling gas. The works had been closed down, but the gas has not been turned off. The entire works have been closed down for repairs. A CLOSED INCIDENT Yesterday morning at the witching hour of two o'clock that charming little girl Miss Ethel WILLIAMS yielded to the ultimatum of Mr. W. J. SUTHERLAND and the 'incident' which has been the source of so much pleasant gossip was happily 'closed' by the marriage of the high contracted parties. COLLEGE ENTERTAINMENT FEB 22 Tazewell College will give an entertainment at the Seminary building Tuesday evening, Feb. 22nd. the program will consist of debate, orations, recitations, music, pantomimes, tableaus, drills, etc. Debates - Resolved, that secret societies are needful - Affirmative, J.W. WEST, Negative M.O. LITZ. Oration - P.H. BROOKS Recitation - Vivian GILLESPIE Oration - H.D. MCGUIRE Recitation - May HANKINS Poem - Nannie LESLIE The program will be nicely interspersed with music, and will be doubtless very entertaining. MRS. NANCY J. MORTON Mrs. Nancy J. MORTON died at the home of her son in law, Thomas WITTEN, on Clinch, last Sunday, in the 66th year of her age. Mrs. MORTON was the widow of the late James MORTON and sister of Mr. H. Bane HARMAN of our town. Mrs. MORTON was twice married. The first time to Mr. P.H. DILLS. She leaves quite a large family, amongst them, the wife of Mr. Thomas WITTEN, Mrs. E.A. DAVIS, of Bland. Mrs. Dr. Edward DAVIS, Mrs. BIRD, of Kansas, Mr. M.C. DILLS, of Bluestone, and Miss Lizzie MORTON. Mrs. MORTON was a life long member of the M.E. Church and led a consistent life. The funeral services were conducted by REYS, PYOTT and SMITH. A large crowd of friends and neighbors attended the burial, which took place at the old home. POUNDING MILL Messrs. MONGER and MCLEOD are loading several cars of fine lumber every day. Mr. R.K. GILLESPIE went to Tazewell this pm on horseback. Mr. C.T. CALVART has moved his family from Richlands to this place. Miss Columbia DAVIE visited here sister, Mrs. J.B. CAUDILL, at Tazewell, Saturday and Sunday. Miss Rebecca DAVIS is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. Mr. C.D. DOUGHTEN has moved his family into town. Mr. James OSBORNE is suffering from an attack of grippe. Mrs. John ASBURY visited relatives at Honaker last week. A new boy has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John LAMBERT. Mr. Pat BURRESS who has pneumonia is convalescent. Several favorite does have died of poison, which you can see lying around most anywhere on bits of meat. If some dogs killed sheep, its a pity to poison innocent dogs. A dog fell off the foot bridge dead from eating poison and is still in the river. Some people are using the waters below. Now the person who put out the poison ought to be made to wade in and pull the dog out and bury it. Mrs. Crockett WHITE visited her daughter at Sword's Creek last week. Mrs. J. Marion MCGUIRE spent a short time with her children Saturday afternoon. Miss Rosa FERRELL, of Steelsburg, spent Saturday with her sister, Mrs. P.M. ALDER. Mrs. R.M. SPARKS visited her father in law in Baptist Valley last week. BURKES GARDEN Misses GREEVER, GROSECLOSE and CORELL spent Friday night at Mr. F.M. MOSSE'S. The B. G. I. and M. Circle met at Mr. J.M. Snapps last Saturday night. Only a few members were present, but a very good voluntary program was rendered. Messrs. Hubert SUITER and G.O. THOMPSON returned Sunday from a visit to the latter's home in Thompson Valley. Rev. J.H. WISE preached a good sermon last Sunday from the text, "I was afraid and hid my talent in the earth," found in Matt 25:25 Miss Mollie ROSENBAUM'S many friends are glad to know that she is at home again from Washington City, where she has been visiting her uncle. Messrs. Wade CORRELL, Albert and Sammie SUITER were the guests of Mr. Robert GOODMAN Sunday. Miss Lettie GOODMAN, who has been visiting friends at Tazewell fro several weeks, has returned to her home. Mr. W.S. CROCKETT of Bluefield, was in the Garden last week. Miss Rebecca CORRELL spent last Sunday with Miss Nannie GREEVER. Madam Rumor says that oone of our young ladies is soon to change her name. Wonder if there's any thing of it. Mr. L.O. HELDRETH, of Iowa, who has been visiting friends in VA for several months, expects to return to Iowa soon. Rev. E.L. ADDINGTON will preach here next Sunday. Miss Etta and Hattie GREEVER and Miss Reba CORELL spent last Monday night at Mr. GOODMAN'S. The W.H. and F. Missionary Society will meet at Mrs. HOGE'S next Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Miss Rosa WILSON of Poor Valley, is visiting here sister, Mrs. RHUDY, of this place. Mr. Hugh BOLING returned last week from the west. Valentine Day was not forgotten in the Garden, judging by the number of Valentines that were seen flying around Monday morning. Mr. Robert MOSS is visiting friends in the Garden now. Mr. Jno. PEERY missed last week from school because of a case of scarleina in the family where his boarding. Terry TIBBS is down with measles now. Miss Laura, Clara and Emma GREEVER spent Friday night at Mr. D.B. GREEVER'S. Mr. Will THOMPSON is again able to visit friends.

Oct 6, 1899 TENNIS AT BRAMWELL Last Thursday evening a party of our most enthusiastic tennis players, left for Bramwell, to which place they went as representatives of our club, to take part in the tennis tournament on Friday. The invitation from the Bramwell club was an assurance of a pleasant time. The Tazewell party was composed of Dr. GILLESPIE and Messrs. Ashby HENRY, Walter STEELE and Barnes GILLESPIE. Their anticipations were more than realized by the hospitable reception given them. The Bluefield, Elkhorn, Vivian, Tazewell and Bramwell clubs were all represented in the tournament. The court in Bramwell is the finest in this section and is a beauty. It was in a perfect condition, and was a delight to any lover of the game. The first match was between Vivian and one of the Bramwell teams. Bramwell won two sets out of the three. Then Elkhorn played one of the Tazewell teams, the game resulting in a victory for Elkhorn with a score of two to one. After that, Bluefield played the other Tazewell team, Tazewell winning with a score of two to nothing. The winning Tazewell team was then defeated by the winning Bramwell team with a score of two to nothing. The other Bramwell team then played Elkhorn and won with a score of two to nothing. This left the two Bramwell teams winners and they did not play each other. As a salve to our pride, it may be incidentally remarked that our old team, Barnes GILLESPIE and James O'KEEFFE, beat the Bramwell first team in an exhibition game, much to the delight of the ladies. The tennis was thoroughly enjoyed, enjoyed only as true sportsmen can enjoy a fine game, but the crowning event socially, was the reception given Friday night by the ladies to the visiting clubs. The hospitality and social graces of the good people of Bramwell are well known, and this reception, although called 'improptu' was all that a reception should be. If the other visitors enjoyed the cards, the refreshments and the dancing as much as our boys did, the Bramwell people may be assured that their efforts were crowned with success, and that any future invitation of this kind which they may give, will be accepted with an alacrity which will be absolutely convincing of our appreciation of the past. It is pleasure to wear the laurel wreath, but when defeat is accompanied with so many things to make one forget, it is robbed of its bitterness and the defeated may even come to admire the aforesaid bit of evergreen on the brow of another. DEATH OF MRS. GREEVER Last Sunday morning, just as the holy day had dawned, the gentle and lovely spirit of Mrs. Ella L. GREEVER, the beloved wife of Dr. C.W. GREEVER, entered upon the Sabbath of eternal rest, which remains for the people of God. Two weeks before, she gave birth to a child from which she did not rally, and death came to her relief, and freed her from suffering. There have been few sadder deaths then this. All deaths are dreadful in some particular, but this seems peculiarly untimely and heart rending. The stricken husband, with blighted hopes, a large family of children, who so much need a mothers care - these make the loss irreparable. But there has been, and will be still, sadder deaths than this. Mrs. GREEVER, the loving wife and devoted mother passed out of the shadow into the light of beautiful and eternal day, leaving to the bereft the priceless legacy of a noble Christian character, and a life whose beautiful example, like holy incense, will linger still as a benediction on earth. Had her life been Christless her death would have been immeasurably and inexpressibly sad. As it is, her death, deplorable as it was, is thought of as transition only, into enduring joy and ever developing beauty and bliss, which those who loved her here may one day see and share. Mrs. GREEVER, who was the daughter of the late W.W. PEERY, was born in 1855, and was related, therefore, to the well known family of PEERY'S in this county. She was married to Dr. C.W. GREEVER in 1878. She was the mother of seven children, six of whom, with their father, survive, who with a large number of relatives, mourn the death of one the purest and best of the earth. Her burial took place last Monday, in the old family burial ground, and was attended by the largest concourse of people ever seen on such an occasion in the county. Rev. Mr. WYSE, pastor of the Lutheran church, of which Mrs. GREEVER was a devoted member, conducted the funeral service, assisted by Rev. Mr. GREEVER, of Bluefield and Revs. RUFF and FRENCH of Tazewell. The sympathies of the entire community, without regard to relationship or color, go out to the distressed husband and motherless children. Wilkinson BEAVERS died Sunday night at his home in Crockett's Cove. Mr. BEAVERS had been sick for 12 months with consumption. He was 51 years old, and leaves a wife and several children. He was buried on Wednesday. Mr. BEAVERS was a consistent member of the Methodist church and was of good repute among his neighbors. A LOVELY MARRIAGE AT BELFAST MILLS On Wednesday, September 27th, Miss Carrie BRADSHAW of Russell County, was married to Mr. Charles ASCUE of Tazewell. About dark a goodly array of the old and youthful friends of the contracting parties gathered at the home of the brides father. Beauty and mirth ran their several ways galore, but the arrival of the ministering angel of such occasions, the Rev. Charles KELLY, of Elkhorn, admonished the Russell folks that their loss would soon be Tazewell's gain. At the sound of the wedding march the bride's maids and groomsmen filed in: Miss Ella WHITE with Mr. George GOSE, Miss Rebecca ASCUE with Mr. Archer FOGLEMAN, Miss Lula BUNDY with Mr. Robert GRAHAM, Miss Maud REPASS with Mr. James HOWARD, Miss Stella STEELE with Mr. JOHNSON, Miss Bertha TRUIT with Mr. Clinton ASCUE, Miss Mabel WHITE with James BRADSHAW, and formed an open column lengthwise through the parlor. The groom followed, looking happy, as well he may, accompanied by Mr. Douglas H. SMITH. Miss May TAYLOR accompanied the blushing bride. Rev. KELLY advanced along the open space left by these expectants armed with the laws approval, and in short appropriate terms added the remaining ceremonial over these two hearts "that beat as one." The bride was becomingly ad beautifully attired, but the fashionable shadow which she cast ran a rivalries gait besides her bridesmaids. Nature had shaken off its sullen solemn countenance of the day before, and the very stars seem to nod their hearty approval as they played bo-peep throughout the firmament. Supper, thou silent, sallent end of eve, was attended to in proportion to its abundance. Everyone seemed lost to the historical custom of the time, that breakfast would some time follow, and ate as if they believed in no hereafter. On the marrow a large and sumptuous dinner was served at the new home of the groom - a danty house nestled down on blue grass sod between the fair western hills of Tazewell, as if to shut out envious gaze upon the happiness of that honeymoon. The groom is a prosperous young farmer, a son of Mr. Henry ASCUE of Midway, at whose hospitable home a portion of the "fortunates" enjoyed real life during the occasion. BURKES GARDEN Irvin WILLIAMS, of Utica, N.Y. is visiting his kinsman, T.E. HOWELL. T.W. HOWELL, Esq. was in town yesterday. Miss Sadie BARNES, daughter of John BARNES, of the Cove, who is attending the academy, is quite sick at the home of F.M. MOSS. Mr. MOSS'S son George is also quite sick. They both have pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. CASSELL, the newly married couple, will be tendered a reception tonight by Mr. CASSELL'S mother, in Wythe County. A Mr. CASSELL and Miss Bell MOSS, who would keep their marriage a secret, were married on Saturday nightat the residence of Harry SWAN. Rev. W.W. HAMILTON officiating. The couple came from Burkes Garden, Va. - Bristol Tribune, Oct. 8. Miss MOSS is the accomplished daughter of Mr. Joseph S. MOSS of Burkes Garden, and one of Tazewell's best young ladies. Mr. CASSELL is a young farmer of that section. POUNDING MILL The M.E. Quarterly Conference was held at this place in the school house on last Saturday and Sunday. Three services were held each day, large crowds assembled. Presiding Elder T.S. CRUMLEY preached three sermons, the one on "prayer" Saturday morning could not have been excelled. Rev. SHULER preached an excellent sermon on Sunday night, and Rev. Nannie OSBORNE on Sunday afternoon; everyone was delighted with her sermon as well as her excellent talk which followed the business meeting. Rev. F.J. CAMPBELL, preacher in charge, gave some good exhortations and upon the whole we never enjoyed a meeting more. Dinner was served on the grounds on Sunday, and there were a number of people from the surrounding neighborhoods - such good people as the Bandy's, Allison's, Lowe's, Reeders, and others from Baptist Valley, the McGuires, Wynns, Hankins, and Ratliff's from Cedar Bluff, the Ferrells, Steeles, and Martins, from Steelesburg, The Phillips from the Branch. Rush CAUDILL and others from Tazewell whose names we failed to learn. We should not fail to mention the Love Feast and the Lord's Supper, both were so very impressive. Rev. Phillip JOHNSON filled his usual appointment here. John ASBERRY has a fine boy baby at his house. Messrs. STURGILL and ANDERSON, the stump men, were at home this week. Shade STEELE of Paint Lick, is visiting his son here. Mrs. Charles LAWRENCE spent over Sunday here at her father's. Julius WILLIAMS horse fell with him last week fracturing a rib. Miss Nannie GILLESPIE who teachers on the Branch, spent from Friday til Monday, with her brother here. The Women Drummers, Mesdames W.A. WARD and Mary BROWN, of Paint Lick, were here securing funds to buy a parsonage at Cedar Bluff. The building will cost $1000 and most of the amount has been secured. Mrs. S.A. RATLIFF and children spent over Sunday with her step sister, Mrs. W.B. STEELE, at this place. BRAMWELL Murphey, the hypnotist, has been in town this week. He gave us a reproduction of the Jeffries Fitzeimmons fight, together with many other striking historical and other scenes. J.H.B. PENCE of Bramwell, has returned from North Dakota, and is making hurried preparations to start a hotel in this place. Bramwell Graded School reports pleasant results of last week. Their new music teacher makes a good impression on the students. Mr. WHITE of Bramwell, preached a good sermon in the Baptist church last night, also Rev. Mr. HORTON had the pleasure of meeting his Methodist friends, and preached for them. Mr. WHITE is going to start on a journey to North Carolina soon. he has a tent, and when staked down Satan begins to move ahead. BENBOW Our Sunday School picnic which was celebrated at White Church Saturday, September 30, was quite a success, although we were very much disappointed in our speakers. We had invited four or five so as to make sure of one. But they all evidently thought us a hard lot or were afraid the grub would run short. We are glad to say after we had fed about 200 people we still had enough left to feed three or four as big as the biggest one that was invited. J.O. CORELL gave us quite an interesting little talk, after which Prof. BAKER, of Tazewell, gave a very fine talk on the importance of Sunday school work. Next on the program was refreshments, of which there was quite an abundance. On Sunday morning several of the good people met at the church and reorganized for a winter Sunday School. If every thing goes well we are promising ourselves another pleasant occasion about December 25th. It is earnestly hoped that our neighbors will give this work more attention in the future than we have in the past, as it is a work not only of earthly pleasure buta great reward in the happy future. BLUESTONE E.E. HALE the good man who never fails to be at the Court House court day says he is done sowing wheat and has nothing to do but to smoke his pipe and has supplied himself with a large supply of pipes and tobacco. C.A. BANE has been prospecting on the North side of East River Mountain. We don't know what he has found, but he has found something which gold can not buy. We understand that Frank YOST is going to locate at Walla Walla Washington. We are sorry to lose him from the community. The account the Bluefield telegraph gave of the burial of that man WHITE is a great falsehood. The people of Springville gave him a decent burial as any man of his circumstances could expect to receive. We are told he was put away decently and with respect. GRAHAM Miss FRAZIER, of Bristol Tenn. is the guest of Mrs. J.B. SAUNDERS. Mrs. METCALF is very ill and her physician says her recovery is doubtful. Louis GILLESPIE and other persons of Graham, went to Tazewell to attend the funeral of Mrs. Dr. GREEVER. The select School of Miss SMITH opened with an encouraging number of pupils. This is three schools for our small town. The Iron Furnace is being repaired and will soon be put in operation. Lee BROWN, of Tip Top, who has been teaching in the High School here is at home now. It is feared that he has typhoid fever. Mrs. John W. JOHNSON of Falls Mills, was born Sept 22, 1830 and died Sept 21, 1899. Her burial took place on her sixty ninth birthday. The remains were laid in the family burial ground. She leaves an aged husband and ten children, who mourn her death, her oldest daughter having preceded her to that home above. Mrs. JOHNSON had been a consistent member of the Diaiplee church for more than thirty years.

July 13, 1900 BURKES GARDEN Miss Jennie LOWDER, from Tazewell is visiting Miss Nannie GREEVER this week. Prof. Albert GREEVER, accompanied by his sister, Miss Hattie, was out last week drumming for his school. Mrs. W.B. STEELE and son and daughter and Mrs. Marion MCGUIRE, from Cedar Bluff were the guests of Mr. J.C. WYNN last Monday night. Mr. J.K. GROSECLOSE and family are home again from a trip to friends in Giles County. Mr. C.M. WYNN and sister, Miss Mamie are visiting friends at Cedar Bluff this week. POUNDING MILL Mrs. Livie JOHNSON and her three children arrived from her home in Kentucky one day last week to spend a month with her parents Rev. and Mrs. J.R. SPARKS. Mrs. J. Marion MCGUIRE of Cedar Bluff and Mrs. W.B. STEELE and children returned last Wednesday from a weeks visit at Gratton and Burkes Garden. Misses Myrtle and Mamie CARTER of Graham, visited their friend Miss Lou MURPHY last week. Mrs. C.P. WILLIAMS went to Richlands Monday to see her sister in law Miss Effie WILLIAMS who has typhoid fever. Mrs. T.H.R. CHRISTIE of Bluefield and the babies are spending some time at her sisters Mrs. A. H. GRIFFITH. Professor was down Saturday and Sunday. Miss Lou MURPHY and Lizzie LAMBERT were visiting at Liberty last Wednesday. Mr. Will MURPHY'S child that got a ? in it's windpipe, is able to be carried out, but its condition is critical. Mrs. Benny HARRIS has a new daughter. Mr. Tom BURNETT'S child got badly burned recently. This is a second child that has had the same fate. Mr. C.M. ANDERSON an operator near Kenova, is spending his honeymoon with parent's here. Miss Pepie WILLIAMS spent a few days here last week. Rev. P.J. LOCKHART will preach here next Sunday at 11 o'clock.

November 3, 1899 KILLING OF HIRMAN WHITE On last Saturday morning Mr. MARTIN, who lives two miles east of town on the estate of the late Capt. W.E. PEERY, and who married Miss Annie, the daughter of Capt. PEERY, shot and fatally wounded Hiram WHITE, and old colored man, who had been living on the place a great many years. The circumstance, as we gathered them, are about as follows: Of late Hiram had been quarrelsome, and a short time ago insulted Mrs. MARTIN, and made himself generally disagreeable and left, or was ordered to leave the place. On the evening of the shooting Mr. MARTIN was out hunting, when he met Hiram, who was on his way to Mr. S.C. PEERY'S. Mr. MARTIN and Hiram exchanged the usual salutations, when some thing was said about his (Hiram) returning to his former occupation in the family. Mr. MARTIN told him that an apology was due Mrs. MARTIN and must be made. One word brought another. Hiram advanced on Mr. MARTIN, grabbing his gun and attempting to wrench it out of Mr. MARTINS hands. In the scuffle the gun was discharged, the load entering Hiram's thigh. After the shooting Mr. MARTIN rushed to town for medical aid, and Dr. PEIRCE went out, but too late to be of any service. Mrs. Kate PEERY had the body decently buried. The sad affair is very much regretted by the entire family, and by none more than Mr. MARTIN himself. As we go to press this morning the preliminary trial of M. MARTIN is in progress before the magistrates, Messrs. LEECE, MOORE and BANDY. The claim of accidental and unintentional killing is borne out by all the evidence we have heard. DISSOLUTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore carried on by S.D. SMITH and J.T. GREEVER, under the name and style of Smith and Greever, at Five Oaks, Tazewell County, Virginia, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent, and in future the business will be carried on by the said J.T. GREEVER, in his separate account. Who will pay and receive all debts due and owing to and from the said partnership, in the regular course of business. CEDAR BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL Report for second month, ending October 27, 1899. Number enrolled 133; percent of attendance 1st and 2nd grades 79; 3rd and 4th grades 87; 5th grade 96; High School department 96; average daily attendance, all departments, 103; percent of attendance of entire school 87. ROLL OF HONOR This includes pupils who have neither been absent or tardy during the month and who deserve special mention in deportment and class work done. FIRST AND SECOND GRADE Anna LUTTRELL and Stadley WINGO THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE Peery HANKINS and Louisa HIGGINBOTHAM FIFTH GRADE Daisy Zoe CROCKETT, Pearl MCGUIRE, Joseph A. CECIL, John M. HANKINS and James E. GOODWIN. HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Callie MCGUIRE, Nannie L. HIGGINBOTHAM, Stella M. STEELE, James N. RUSSELL and Hallie M. RATLIFF. Excellent work is also being done in music and Elocution. There are now 28 pupils in those two classes. P.R. ALLEN, Principal. ---------------- Mrs. George F. SMITH, while out walking a few evenings ago had the misfortune to loose a valuable diamond set from a ring. Mrs. SMITH will pay a liberal reward fr the return of the diamond. POUNDING MILL Mr. Sheffey STURGILL left on No. 16 last Wednesday to visit his mother in North Carolina. Mrs. MURPHY & Son, who have been visiting here brother, J.M. LAMBERT, started to her home today in West Virginia. Mrs. Eli MURPHY has been visiting old friends at Knob since Saturday. Miss Bertha TRUITT went to Bluefield Monday to spend some time at the home of her grandfather ? HUNT. We all regretted very much to see her go, and hope she will return again before leaving for her home in the "lone star state" Mr. Smith MURPHY came home Saturday and left Monday afternoon for Bramwell, where he expects to hold an hypnotic and coneographic entertainment. Mr. Shadrack STEELE, father of our townsman, accompanied his son in law, Rev. C.C. BROOKS last week to his home in Lee County to spend a couple of weeks. Mr. Will HALL'S mother and niece returned to her home in Bluefield Monday after a weeks visit. The following young ladies and gentlemen drove up from Cedar Bluff by Baptist Valley and across by this place on last Sunday afternoon. Viz: Misses Callie and Pearl MCGUIRE and Nannie GOODWIN; Messrs. Ely HANKINS, John DURHAM, James E. MCGUIRE and Mr. BALL from Richlands. Such happy faces gladden our town; come again. Everybody asked the preacher, Rev. P.J. LOCKHART home with them Sunday. He had already told them he would have to return home at once to sick wife. The sermon was considered very good by all. Mrs. Charlie LAWRENCE visited at her father's, John LAMBERT, over Sunday. Uva and Rex STEELE are taking piano lessons from Miss MURPHY. Miss Nannie GILLESPIE spent over Sunday at her brothers here. Her school is progressing nicely on Pounding Mill Branch. Mrs. Will HOLLAND was over to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. R.M. SPARKS one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. L.R. ALLEY, who have been boarding here for the past year have gone to housekeeping near Banner Vane. Mr. ALLEY has a telegraph office at the tunnel. Mrs. ALLEY was one of our best church workers here and will be greatly missed. The meeting conducted by Rev. F.J. CAMPBELL of the M.E. Church closed on Friday night with six conversions and six additions and three penitents. Mr. Melvin ANDERSON has moved into the Southeastern suburbs of the town. BRAMWELL AND VICINITY Mr. Lassin GEARHART, of Goodwill, West Virginia, died last Wednesday at his home. The cause of his death is unknown. Miss Mary S. LEE died of typhoid fever at her home at Simmons, West Virginia this am, at 10 o'clock. She was teaching school at Coopers, West Virginia when she was taken sick, which time was about two weeks before her death. Miss LEE was a lady of many promising good habits and has led a true Christian life since her early girlhood. Mr. and Mrs. LEE were giving their beloved daughter every possible advantage of an education, and there could be no greater disappointment to them then the death of their dear child. Miss LEE was about eighteen years of age. She received her diploma at the commencing of Bramwell High School last June, and commenced teaching in September. She has many friends who mourn her loss. Mr. Robert SALE, a former well known citizen of Graham has moved to Bramwell. Mr. F.L. PADDOCK of Bramwell, is moving his family to Philadelphia where he expects to remain during his old days. Mr. W.R. DRISCOLL, received a telegram Sunday saying "your mother is dead." Mr. DRISCOLL boarded No. 4 Monday for Covington, Va. where his mother will be buried.

Sept 1, 1899 THE COURTS County Court adjourned last Saturday. The principle cases disposed of were the McGREW case, which was dismissed by Judge STUART, and the case of the commonwealth against Alex MOORE, for killing Dan MCCLANAHAN, last April, in Pocahontas. MOORE was found guilty of manslaughter, and given one year in the penitentiary. Circuit Court was called on Monday, Judge JACKSON presiding. The following jurors were empanelled to try the case of North Tazewell vs. the PEERY heirs: Milt THOMPSON, J.A. HIGGINBOTHAM, A.J. COPENHAVER, S.H. GILLS, W.W. WELLS, William BEAVERS, T.P. BOWEN, Sam WARD, T.W. NEEL, J.W. BARNES, Charles BUTT and H.D. DUDLEY. The case has not been decided at this writing. -------------- R.I. HOKE is detained at his home on account of sickness in his family. His sample wheat drill is here, and will be shown, and information given by J.M. COFFEE. THE SICK Frank BELEW, the young son of Charles BELEW is quite sick with fever. The little child of Jno. W. MCCALL is improving. The baby has been quite ill. A. POBST, the venerable father of H.W. POBST, who has been ill for some time is no better. Mrs. Reba HALL, who has been ill for some time, at Hunter's Alum Springs, returned last week and is now at her father's. She is improving. Mrs. Jos. S. GILLESPIE, who has been quite sick for some time, is reported better. LOCAL NEWS The steam laundries are both in full blast, we believe. The special term of the Federal court convened at Abingdon last Wednesday. Milton H. RUSH has been appointed deputy revenue collector for Washington, Smyth, Russell and Tazewell. We understand that the Thistle Plow and Foundry Co. of Graham has recently made valuable additions to their plant, which will greatly increase their facilities. Mr. John HENDERSON and Miss Effie Gray NEAL, of Burkes Garden, were married on Aug. 18th. Rev. Mr. RUFF officiating. The many friends of Mrs. VERMILLION will be glad to hear that she is improving. She has been at Dr. GILLESPIE'S sanitarium several weeks. Mrs. G.S. GILDERSLEEVE, of Clear Fork, wishes it announced that a Box Supper will be given at Mount Olivet Church on Sept. 9th. The public is invited. Mr. W.R. GRAHAM raided a tomato this season that tipped the scales at 2 1/4 pounds. Mr. J.F. WHITE and Mrs. Dr. CROCKETT will have to come again. Miss Mattie LEWIS, daughter of John H. LEWIS of our town has been elected to take Mrs. Reba BALL'S place, who has been compelled to resign on account of ill health. Miss LEWIS is well equipped for the position and will no doubt give satisfaction. Bluefields 'sweet singer' Miss SINGLETON, who is teaching music in Bluefield, attending the Baptist Association this week, and will sing at the services. Miss SINGLETON has won Bluefield completely by her sweet singing. Tazewell people are to be congratulated upon the opportunity of hearing her. CEDAR BLUFF James W. MCGUIRE, who has been in Canada for the last four months, returned to his home here Monday. Quite a number of our people attended the burial of Mrs. W.C. WILLIAMS at Pounding Mill Sunday. T.Z. CECIL is making preparations to move part of his family to Cedar Bluff, in order to give them the benefit of Cedar Bluff High School this year. P.M. ALDER, of Coeburn, was in town Saturday and Monday. The new furniture and wagon shops of J.M. HARLOW and Son on Depot St. is almost completed. Messrs. HIGGINBOTHAM and KIRBY are running their mill day and night now, and are behind with orders. They have recently purchased an engine to furnish more power than they have now. BENBOW Rev. Mr. BAILY preached an excellent sermon at this place last Sunday. Miss Emma EDWARDS, of Elkhorn, West Virginia who has been visiting at this place for several weeks, returned home Monday, to the regret of all who made her acquaintance. A man who was chopping logs on the mountain for Milton and William THOMPSON, accidentally let one get away and rolled over one of their best steers, and killed it one day last week. Mrs. Milton THOMPSON, Miss Nannie WALK, Miss Rose WITTEN, Misses Alley GRAY and Lizzie BUCHANAN, and Susie GEORGE all made a raid on Mr. Whitley SIX, Saturday night, where they enjoyed a delightful party, and the next day they proceeded to Mr. Dennis HOWERY'S, where they enjoyed a fine dinner. The people of our valley know where to go when they want to have a good time. Of course the party was not lacking in the male sex, be we do not consider it worth while to mention their names. POUNDING MILL Miss Lizzie LAMBERT visited at Richlands from Saturday till Monday. Dr. G.J. WILLIAMS from Burkes Garden, attended the funeral of his aunt and visited parents. Mrs. R.M. SPARKS and Mrs. J.M. LAMBERT visited at Mr. Willie BOYD'S in Baptist Valley. Mrs. BOYD is a niece of Mrs. LAMBERT and has a new daughter. Miss Nannie GILLESPIE and little sister, and Pat CROCKETT, from Wittens Mills and Miss Cora CROCKETT, from Raven, visited Mr. and Mrs. Sam GILLESPIE several days. Misses Mollie and Minnie WHITE, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. STEELE, Miss Nellie WITT, from Paint Lick, Misses Callie, Pearl and Dr. Joe MCGUIRE, of Cedar Bluff, were all visitors here the past week. Rev. F.J. CAMPBELL preached here Sunday and Sunday night. Much interest was manifested during the night service. At the morning service Mrs. Fanny PHILLIPS was licensed to exhort. She is a woman of wonderful talent and spiritual power. Mrs. Octavia Davis WILLIAMS, wife of Mr. C.W. WILLIAMS, whose sickness we have mentioned frm time to time for the last four months quietly fell asleep in Jesus on last Saturday morning at about 9 o'clock. The funeral was preached on Sunday at 3 PM by Rev. P.J. LOCKHART, the same minister who united her in marriage to Mr. WILLIAMS 33 years before, and immediately afterwards the body was tenderly lain to rest in the family burying ground near by. Three hundred people were present and showed by their presence and tears the deep regret to lose such a gentle, tender, and loving relative or friend. She leaves a husband, three sisters, two daughters and five sons to mourn their loss. She was a member of the M.E. church and consistent Christian. -- ,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -----oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------------------------ Michelle .oooO Mish@techvox.net ( ) Oooo. -------\ (----( )------------------------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/ This as been a Mish Production (C) 2003

August 12, 1898 A WEEK OF CASUALTIES The past seven or eight days have been notable in Tazewell. Probably no one week in our history, for years, at least, has witnessed so many casualties and fatalities at that. T.M CARTER SHOT The unfortunate killing of T.M. CARTER, at Falls Mills, a full report of which is found elsewhere in this paper, shocked the entire community. SMOOT SHOOTS THOMPSON The shooting of a colored man named THOMPSON by a negro named SMOOT, occurred near Richlands and seemed to have been, from what we can gather, an unprovoked affair. Thompson has near relatives in our town. LAMBERT SHOT BY JONES On last Saturday, a young man named JONES shot and seriously wounded a young man name LAMBERT, on Cavitts Creek. It seems that the two LAMBERT boys shot JONES' dog on Thursday, and returned on Saturday, passing through JONES' yard. They were forbidden to pass through the yard by young JONES, and after some words LAMBERT shot a JONES, missing him, when the other JONES boy fired at LAMBERT, "filling him full of shot" LAMBERT is not dangerously hurt. AWFUL ACCIDENT NEAR RICHLANDS - FOUR MEN KILLED On last Monday evening the steam saw mill of Mr. Thomas BLANKENSHIP, situated about 18 miles from Richlands, blew up, injuring Mr. BLANKENSHIP seriously, and killing four men instantly. Viz: A. K. OSBORNE, and Alderson BLANKENSHIP, son of Thomas BLANKENSHIP, and two other men whose names we could not learn. Young OSBORNE was a son of Mrs. Matilda OSBORNE, widow of S.C. OSBORNE, of Little Valley, and a nephew of Mr. J.B. CAUDILL of our town. OSBORNE was blown about one hundred yards against a pile of lumber knocking it down. One of the other men killed was blown through both sides of a small house. Young OSBORNE was buried at Richlands, it being impossible to get his remains home. This shocking accident cast a gloom over the entire community, evoking universal sympathy. A SAD DEATH AT CEDAR BLUFF A death occurred at Cedar Bluff on Wednesday, which was peculiarly sad. Mrs. Charles REED (Miss Lena MCGUIRE) of Canada, with her sister in law Mrs. Emile LOW, has been on a visit to her home for some time died suddenly at her mother's, Mrs. MCGUIRE. Mrs. REED had been sick with fever only about a week. She died about 10 o'clock Monday morning. She leaves three little girls, the youngest about one year old. The bereaved husband was telegraphed for and arrived on yesterday. The burial took place today at Cedar Bluff. Mrs. REED was perfectly conscious up to her death. She gave her children to her mother, and without a fear or tremor, passed into rest. FALLS MILLS One of the saddest and most tragic events that has occurred in our vicinity for some time happened at Flat Top Yards, one mile north of here, last week. Thomas M. CARTER, of Falls Mills, went to the Yards on some business Wednesday evening, and while there he and John W. STEELMAN, a railroad man, had some words about a debt STEELMAN owed to the firm of CARTER and NOONAN. Your correspondent understands that STEELMAN called CARTER a liar, that CARTER struck him with his fist, whereupon STEELMAN drew his revolver and fired, the ball taking effect in CARTER'S abdomen. The wounded man was removed to his home late that evening. On Thursday evening Drs. WITTEN and FRAZIER, of Graham, and FOX and PEERY, of Bluefield, performed an operation upon Mr. CARTER in the faint hope that it might save his life. The operation disclosed the fact that the pistol ball had penetrated his intestines in four different places. But he continued sick until at 9:15 o'clock that night, he died. He was buried Friday evening about 4 o'clock. Burial services were held at the home by Revs. J.H. GILLESPIE, of Springville, and T.F. SUTHERS of Graham. STEELMAN was arrested and taken to Graham. On Friday morning he had a preliminary hearing before Esq. J.M. MCCALL, and was taken to jail to await future trail. He is originally from N.C. T.M. CARTER was a son of Mr. Daniel CARTER of Springville, and married Miss Dora MARRS, a daughter of the late William MARRS, of this place. He had resided here since his marriage, and much of the time had been engaged in the mercantile business. He was widely known and liked. He was kind, courteous and accommodating to all. He leaves a wife and four small children. The sympathies of the entire community are with the family and relatives in their sad bereavement. Mamie BRYANT, the little granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. FLUMMER, still continues very ill. About six weeks ago she took diphtheria. As she was recovering from this she was attacked by spinal meningitis and later was partially paralyzed. It is thought that she is improving slowly now. Her mother, Mrs. James BRYANT, of Wayne, West Virginia has been with her during her illness. Mr. E. Granger BROWN, who was thrown from his horse a few weeks ago, is still right sick. It was at first feared that his injuries might prove right serious. His many friends hope to see him out again soon. Mrs. Reese LUSK and Mrs. Ben PARKER, of Paris KY are visiting relatives and friends here now. Rev. James GILLESPIE preached at the Union Church last Saturday night and Sunday morning. We are glad to see Ed BUCKLAND out again after his long illness. Messrs. James BROWN and George GILLESPIE two of Springvilles young men were down last week. Miss Nancy TABOR has closed her school at this place. She taught two months. We understand that her patrons were very much pleased with her as a teacher. The unfavorable weather has delayed our farmers in putting up their oats and hay. Many are not through with their meadows yet. -- ,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -----oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------------------------ Michelle .oooO Mish@techvox.net ( ) Oooo. -------\ (----( )------------------------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/ This as been a Mish Production (C) 2003

November 17, 1899 A TOWN CLOCK The spirit of improvement which now ? out town officials and our business men is the most promising thing in recent history of the town. This desire to better the material condition of the town seems to be spreading. The latest instance is a movement, which it is said, has just been started and the young people to purchase a town clock and fire-alarm bell. It is proposed to give a series of entertainments during the winter, perhaps one a month and to apply the proceeds to this purpose. These entertainments will be theatrical, musical, etc. If our young people go into the scheme with their usual enthusiasm, their success will be assured. The benefits will be threefold - they will derive from it a great deal of pleasure and profit, our people will be afforded an opportunity of having some innocent amusement to relieve the monotony of the long winter and above all, the town at large will be the recipient of a very useful and pleasant addition to its public conveniences. A fire alarm is almost a necessity and a town clock is a fine thing to have. By all means let this good work go on. Let the people at large encourage it, for they will be the ones benefited. The convenience of a town clock to the churches, public meetings and to the citizens of the town and surrounding country are too obvious to need comment. The cupola of the Court House seems to have been constructed specially for this purpose. MR. R.C CHAPMAN Mr. R.C. CHAPMAN has purchased from Harrisson GILLESPIE Bros. the dry goods department of their large store. The goods have been invoiced, and Mr. CHAPMAN has assumed control. He is now in New York closing up has business matters there preparatory to entering upon his duties here. The clothing department of the store will continue as heretofore, we understand. BENBOW Mr. A.B. BUCHANAN and family accompanied by Miss Belle TILLER, spent Saturday and Sunday in town. Miss Mattie CRABTREE one of our charming young ladies, left one day last week for Sherran College, where she will spend the remainder of the session. It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Mrs. Sarah HAGER, which took place last Saturday night. She was a good woman and will be missed. She leaves a husband and 4 or 5 little children to mourn her death. Misses Matty, Bell and Lula LEESE and Miss Rose WITTEN were visiting down the Creek Saturday and Sunday. We are sorry to learn that Mr. John PRUETT lost a little child with croup Tuesday. It was two years old. Mr. George KINDER has been quite sick for a few days but is improving at present. POUNDING MILL Mrs. M.W. BAKER and children of Toms Creek, have been spending since Friday with their friend, Mrs. W.B. STEELE on their way to Benna Vista, where they will make their future home. Misses Effie and Bessie WILLIAMS spent Sunday at the old homestead. Mr. J. Marion MCGUIRE was up from Cedar Bluff on the 14th. Mr. Shade STEELE spent Saturday night with his son here on his return from Lee County. Several fine hogs have yielded to the knife of the butcher this week. Mr. A.H. GRIFFITH will occupy the house vacated by Mr. STURGILL. Mr. Smith MURPHY of this place, is agent at Tom Creek, M.W. BAKER having resigned. Dr. G.J. WILLIAMS was at home first of the week from Burkes Garden. Mrs. J. Marion MCGUIRE and son James, were up to see relatives Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond ELLIS, of Big Stone Gap, are visiting their sister, Mrs. R.M. SPARKS. Mr. Sheffey STURGILL and family left Tuesday for Graham, where they will take charge of the Graham Hotel. We regret to loose this kind family and trust that they will meet with much success at that place. Mr. C.P. WILLIAMS little child is very ill, not expected to live. Mr. and Mrs. John AZBURYS baby is better. Mrs. A.H. GRIFFITH, who was seriously ill Saturday and Sunday, is out again. The pump house burned at this place last Thursday evening at half past six. There was a new one placed at eleven that night and next morning at 10 the pump was in full blast. We like to see such hustling. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas SPARKS visited their children here this week. Rev. D. DAUGHERTY preached here Sunday to a large audience. The people were delighted with his sermon. Rev. Wiley YOST and Elgan WHITLEY accompanied him. Mr. Charlie FIELDS and Miss Callie MCGUIRE drove up to see friends a short time Sunday afternoon. Miss Maggie HICKMAN of Bluefield, visited her sister, Mrs. BOOTH, this week. EAST BLUEFIELD At this writing Mrs. J.T. NASH is not expected to live. There is quite a lot of sickness in this section at present, diphtheria and other troubles. On the 7th inst. (election day) a new voter made his appearance at the home of J.H. SUMMERS. He seems to be doing well, but it will be some time before he can vote. Mr. R.B. TABOR has build him a fine new dwelling house in the white oak grove. We suppose he intends to rent the property. Mr. R.M. THOMPSON, the inevitable, from Mud Fork, makes his same monthly visits to Bluestone. There is attraction of some kind, we don't know what. Miss Ollie LEFFEL, of Clear Fork, is making an extensive visit at her uncles, J.H. SUMMERS. We hope she will conclude to stay with us all the time. J.H. BANE has moved into his new house on Zero Hill. He says he is living at home and boarding at the same house. Some miscreant has been abusing our school house. If we can find out who it is, we will make things rather warm for him. The "Klu Klux" will get him some night we hope. W.L. PARDUE has finished his spring house and is fixing to build a new barn. Will is one of the hustling men of Bluestone. W.W. MCCLANAHAM is only fattening the "possums" on the halves, Rattlehead, G.T. LAMBERT catches them and Billy fattens them, butchers and takes them to Bluefield and gets only one half the profits. The season for turkey and bird hunting is here. Boys be careful how you style your cannons as there have been several men shot while out hunting. POCAHONTAS Sam MATZ spent last week in Newport News on business. A. ANAHAIN visited, Bluefield Wednesday. J.S. BROWNING visited Bluefield Wednesday. Miss Nellie HOOD, Reba and Willie BROWNING attended a dance at Bluefield Wednesday. N.A WILLIAMS, who was with the Southwest Virginia Improvement Co. for the past 3 years as salesman resigned and left last Thursday for his home at Max Meadows. A colored man named Will EDMANS was run over in the mines by an engine. He had his leg smashed which had to be taken off. He died in the evening at 9 o'clock. Dr. George H. ZIMMERMAN was up from Bluefield Friday. E. GOODMAN ex-Mayor, who moved to Lynchburg, was here Saturday. Charles MINTER, W.E. THOMPSON and Charles FLEMINGS were in Bluefield Sunday. L. MOORE was up from Keystone Sunday. Bob GILLESPIE was up from Tazewell Sunday. E.S. PEDIGE was up from Bluefield Saturday. November 24, 1899 Mrs. Hattie L. NEEL wife of Mattias NEEL of Clear Fork died suddenly of heart disease last Saturday night about 10pm. Mrs. NEEL was a daughter of Rev. David DAUGNERTY and a most excellent lady. She leaves a husband and six children who are bereaved indeed. -- ,,, /'^'\ ( o o ) -----oOOO--(_)--OOOo------------------------------------------------------ Michelle .oooO Mish@techvox.net ( ) Oooo. -------\ (----( )------------------------------------------------------- \_) ) / (_/ This as been a Mish Production (C) 2003

The Russell Co. Genealogy Group will be meeting at 5:30 PM on Thursday, Dec. 4th at the Russell Co. Library. A potluck dinner is planned with everyone bringing a covered dish. Everyone is encouraged to come enjoy the fun, food & fellowship. For more information contact Sunset Salyers at 889-0437 or Pauline Salyers at 889-0055. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/03

Mr. Milton LAWSON has been spending a few days with his brother, Robert M. LAWSON. of Burkes Garden and Mr. Fay LAWSON of Williamson, spent the week with friends in the Garden. Miss Garnet LAWSON has as her house guest her cousin, Miss Emily WATERS. Any help of their families would be appreciated. Irene Lawson

August 12, 1910 GRATTON ------------------------- The farmers have been busy making hay while the sun shines. Rev. Mr. PATTY filled his regular appointment at Mt. Olivet Sunday morning and at Concord in the afternoon. The fourth and last quarterly meeting of this year will be held at Mt. Olivet Sept. 17 and 18. Messrs. C.M. COX and C.C. KITTS started for Pocahontas Monday morning on business. Mrs. Polly MATHENA and Mrs. George HAGY were here to see Mr. W.R. BURTON Sunday. Mr. BURTON has been in declining health for some time. Mrs. Nannie KITTS and little daughter, Mildred, have returned from a visit to homefolks. BURKES GARDEN -------------------------------------- The funeral services of Dr. J.R. CROCKETT, which were held in the Baptist Church last Friday morning were attended by one of the largest concourses of people ever seen in Burke's Garden. Dr. CROCKETT'S remains were placed in the little burial ground on the Thompson hill, where he will rest after his two score years of activity and untiring energy. Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. LEMERT, of Severance, Kansas, who are on an excursion through Virginia, were much pleased with the Garden's fine farms and fat cattle. Mr. LEMERT is a large sheep dealer. Mr. Milton LAWSON has been spending a few days with his brother, Robert M. LAWSON. The Rev. John PEERY, of Marion Female College, is here in the interest of his school. The college will be closed this year in order to make improvements and have the school a greater success in the future. Mr. Samuel HENINGER shipped a fine drove of lambs a few days ago. Mr. King CROCKETT is gathering up lambs, having brought Mr. GOSE'S and others. Mr. Fay LAWSON of Williamson, spent the week with friends in the Garden. Miss Garnet LAWSON has as her house guest her cousin, Miss Emily WATERS. John P. GOSE made a business trip to Bluefield the first of the week. Mrs. L.D. SNAPP returned Monday from Newport, Giles County, and reports Dr. MIER'S condition as slightly improved. Mrs. SNAPP was accompanied here by her niece and nephew, Master Panyne and Miss Marjorie MILLER. Mrs. James PEERY is visiting here mother and other relatives on Clinch. HORSEPEN -------------------------------------------- A quite home wedding was solemnized here on Thursday evening when Miss Mallie BOWMAN became the bride of Charles R. DANIEL, both of this community. The bride is the daughter of the late George W. BOWMAN and is a beautiful and accomplished young lady; the groom is a son of John W. DANIEL, and is a young man of noble character; after the wedding an excellent supper was served, to which only a few of the friends were present. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J.S. MEADOWS. They will make their home in this community, where the heartiest congratulations have been extended them. Robert, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. WHITMAN, who has typhoid fever, is in a very critical condition Several people from Horsepen attended the horse show at Tazewell Tuesday. D.B. DANIEL returned from Welch Saturday, after a few days visit among relatives. Mrs. J.H. HUNT returned to her home in Graham after a visit to homefolks here. Mrs. R.L. JENNINGS left last week for a weeks visit to Pulaski. Mrs. Mollie Myers is spending a few days in Bluefield this week. James P. BOWMAN and S.A. MURRAY made a business trip to Bluefield on day this week. A LIVELEY GOOD ROADS MEETING --------------------------------------- The Tazewell Good Roads Association met in the Court House on Tuesday, and held an enthusiastic meeting. President Ewing LAWSON presided, and J.A. LESLIE was secretary in the absence of Dr. R.P. COPENHAVER, the regular secretary. There were abut sixty of Tazewell's progressive citizens present. A number of short addresses were made. It was noticeable in the entire proceedings that the question of a bond issue was uppermost and also popular. George W. MOSS, F.M. MOSS, Jno. B. HUT, E.L. GREEVER, Judge J.H. STUART, C.R. BROWN, W.H. WERTH and others, made short addresses and valuable suggestions. George MOSS said that Burke's Garden paid $1100.00 road tax yearly, and had no roads. C.J. MOSS said we had 600 miles of roads in the county, and about 10 miles of so called rock road. Jno. B. HURT said there is about a half mile of good road in the vicinity of Pounding Mill. Judge STUART pointed out that a certain section in Maryland had spent $350,000 on roads, and that land had increased $11.00 per acre, according to official reports. Mr. C.R BROWN said that he did not believe that the man who was willing to plod and walk through mud holes, and for his neighbors to do so when he could prevent it, would ever walk the streets of the New Jerusalem. If he did he would be after using a pick to see how much of the gold of the street he could dig up. The most extended remarks were made by Mr. E.L. GREEVER. He declared himself in favor of a bond issue. He said, we are very much behind in the matter of road building. That roads should be built as cheaply as possible and to reach as many people as possible. How to go about it was the question - some favored one plan, some another. The object of these club meetings is to confer, and try to find the best way. A bond issue of $500,000 would bring a good road within reach of every citizen of the county. Every railroad said he, is built on credit - on bonds issued on the road built. The United States Government itself, is building the great Panama Canal on a bond issue. In reply to a question he stated that he felt safe in saying that in the value of products, etc., that farm lands in the county would be enhanced from 25 to 50 per cent by the construction of good roads. A ton of produce is worth more if it can be transported to market in one day than it is if two days are required. The speech was well received and applauded liberally. Mr. WERTH pointed out that the wear and tear of wagons caused by our miserable roads yearly, would pay, if prevented, more than the entire road tax, and perhaps the entire taxes of the farmers. A committee of lawyers, consisting of E.L. GREEVER, A.S. HIGGINBOTHAM were appointed to look in the legal aspect etc. of the road laws of the county. Mr. H.S. BOWEN was added to the committee, and Mr. WERTH suggested that this committee constitute a Bureau of General information on the road question. Mr. LESLIE suggested that one aspect of the good roads, or rather bad roads question had been overlooked, and the Prof. CARSON be requested to speak at the next meeting on what effect, if any, bad roads had on country churches, Sunday school attendance, and the general question of bad roads as effecting the progress of religion, schools, etc. The meeting was entirely enthusiastic, and developed the fact that the people are aroused and in earnest, and will not be content any longer without better roads. About 52 members were enrolled as members of the Association. The next meeting will be held on the second Tuesday in September - stock sales day. FIVE OAKS ---------------------------------------- We have been having some good rains. Mrs. James LAWRENCE has been quite sick for a few days. Miss Etta WATSON and Mr. William JONES spent Sunday with Misses Cora and Lena LAWRENCE. Several attended the ice cream supper Saturday night and reported a fine time. Mrs. Sallie THOMPSON is visiting Mrs. THOMPSON this week. Joseph KITTS was at Five Oaks Sunday. Charles WHITE made a flying trip to Honaker Sunday. George TAYLOR and Arthur WATSON spent Saturday night with Arch and Clarence LAWRENCE. Mrs. Mamie TARTER has returned home. Mr. Will MITCHELL spent Saturday night with Mr. L.C. NEEL. Mr. Dewey HALL has returned to his work at Nemours. Mr. John JONES was with homefolks Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Gordon CLINE has returned to her home at Welch. Mr. Sam JONES was visiting has sister Mrs. HARMAN now. Misses Etta, Virgie and Laura WATSON are visiting their uncle near Tip Top this week. Mr. Bill JONES is working at Wittens Mills now. ROCKY GAP -------------------------------------- The farmers of the valley have been very busy the past week making hay and ? oats. Mr. and Mrs. Tom DAVIS and baby of Bluestone, were visting their parents Mr. Ed DAVIS and Mr. and Mrs. S.E. STIMSON Saturday and Sunday. Mr. H.D. DUDLEY and Miss Sarah ALBERTY are spending sometimes with his daughter Mrs. H.G. THOMPSON. Mrs. Banner KELLEY and children of Bluefield are on a visit to her parent's Mr. and Mrs. M.D. ROBINETT and other relatives. Miss Lula STIMSON and Miss Lena HIGGINBOTHAM left Saturday for a visit to relatives at Rural Retreat. Mrs. Robert THOMPSON and baby, of Herndon, West Virginia are spending sometime with relatives on Clear Fork. At the residence of the bride's parents last Wednesday afternoon, Miss Alice WIMMER and Mr. James LINKOUS were united in marriage by Rev. C.F. PANGLE. We wish them much happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Newton WILEY entertained a number of their friends at dinner Sunday. Mr. J.C. CARPENTER and wife and daughter, of Round Bottom spent Sunday with relatives near Sunny Point. Mr. c.A. DAVIS made a trip to Bluefield last Tuesday. Mr. Charlie SARVER is visiting here daughter Mrs. Walter CALDWALL at the mill. Mrs. Will STIMSON spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.M. TUGGLE. STEEL'S CHAPEL AN OLD LAND MARK --------------------------------------- There will be a play and ice cream supper here on Saturday night, the 29t for the benefit of the church sometime ago the ladies gave an entertainment and supper from which a nice sum was realized, and which was used to paint the church, but there is still work to be done on the ediece, and has been needed for some time; it is one of the oldest landmarks. Its walls having been built before the war. Perhaps the only person living who helped to build it is Robert STEELE, who is now 85 years old; he gave the lot where it was built and all the timber that went into it. No doubt there are some readers of this paper who can call back to memory pleasant hours spent at old Steele's chapel, where father and mother, brothers and sisters, met together, but where are they today? Some sleep close by its walls, while others sought homes in distant countries. A few years and then it will be, where are those who helped in this cause? We thank our friends for their liberal help, and hope they will again remember us on the date aforementioned. STEELSBURG --------------------------------------------------- Ezra LINKOUS preached here Sunday to a large congregation. Mrs. M.J. STEELE has been quite sick the past few days. Misses Mayo HURT and Ferren CECIL, of Cedar Bluff, were visiting Miss Effie WITTEN last week. Misses Nannie Spark and Cara LINKOUS, of Harman, were the guests of Mrs. A.W. GRIFFITTS a few days ago. Miss Irene MCGRAW has returned to her home here from Graham, where she underwent an operation. Miss Nannie FIELDS, of Kentucky, spent a few days, here with her sister, Mrs. William BLANKENSHIP on her way from the normal at Big Stone Gap. Miss Nannie is one of Kentucky's most popular teachers. FALLS MILLS -------------------------------------- T.C. DOOLEY, of Mora, West Virginia was visiting friends here Sunday. W.B. TABOR made a business trip to Tazewell yesterday. J.D. JAMISON of Roanoke, was a business visitor here yesterday. W.F. THOMPSON and T.E. TABOR Sr. are visiting Mr. THOMPSON'S relatives at Marion this week. Mrs. J.M. SHEPPARD left Monday for a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. HILTON at Critz, Va. Mrs. Earl GREEN and baby of Bluefield, were visiting Mrs. H.A. GREEN Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. James LOVINS and daughter, Miss Gertrude, of Kenova, are visiting relatives here this week. Miss Gertie is an attractive young lady. Miss Nova VASE (or VASS?) who has been visiting relatives here for about five weeks, will return to her home at Hilton tomorrow, and will be missed by her many warm friends here. R.P. CARTER was called to Princeton to the bedside of his brother on Tuesday. Thomas E. TABOR, Jr. has gone to Dry Fork to work for Walton and company as commissary clerk. James R. LAIRD and C.F. FRAZIER were here this week writing life insurance. Mrs. H.A. GREEN is ill at her home here. TANNERSVILLE --------------------------------------- Mrs. Will ATKINS and her six pretty little daughters, of Marion and mother, Mrs. Sallie HOLMES of Chatham Hill, spent several days recently with Messrs. J.P. and G.P. HOLMES at the old home place. Mr. and Mrs. Robert HOLMES and their babies of North Holston, were also visiting here at the same time. Mr. Ford TURLEY and his mother, of Washington County are visiting relatives and friends here. Miss Florence CALDWELL is at home again after spending the summer at school in Harrisburg. Miss Corrie HILT has returned from Emory where she has been attending the Normal. Mr. and Mrs. J.P. HOLMES went to Saltville recently, to have some dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. A.J. ANDERSON went to Tazewell one day last week. Mr. J. Newton RHUDY was in the valley last week selling marble. Mr. and Mrs. W.E. HILT have been visiting homefolks to Thompson Valley. Taylor, Scott HILT and BROWN are threshing in the valley now. Messrs John and Rob ABEL are working at the Quigley saw mill. Mr. William OSBORNE had a line cow killed by lightening during the recent thunder storm. Mr. W.E. STEEL finished gathering up lambs in the valley last week. Mr. J.P. HILT has been very sick but is better at this writing. Rev. Mr. DAME preached an excellent sermon Sunday evening, but owing to the inciemency of the weather the congregation was small. WHERE IS THE PIG? --------------------------------------- C.T. LARIMER'S pig said "excuse haste and bad pen" and left. It is a little black pig not much bigger than a good sized fist, but it is a pig ad the only one. Have you seen it? If so, please say so, and Mr. LARIMER will come and get it and pay damages. It left his bed and board last Saturday night. Where is the pig? BENBOW -------------------------------------------------------- C.W. MATHEWS, of Graham, is visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity this week. Miss Clarence TURNER is visiting her grandfather at Bailey this week. J.W. OWENS was here Sunday and made a strong effort to organize a singing school at White Church, but it seems that our people are so proficient in this one qualification that they do not need the training; at least that is what some of them say; ask our preachers what they think of this statement? Messrs H.G.P. MCNEIL, T.T. TURNER and Kell JONES all went to Bluefield Tuesday evening where they took advantage of the excursion to Washington city on Wednesday morning. All the Democrats and many Republicans are looking forward to the 22nd with great interests, as they are very desirous on hearing STUART, who has a great many admirers among the Republicans as well as Democrats in this valley. INDIAN ---------------------------- Miss Susan HUGHES, of Sullins College, Bristol, is spending a month at the home of Mrs. WATKINS in this town. Misses Rosa and Clara BROWN and Miss Helen REPASS have returned from the summer normal at Emory and are now resting preparatory to assuming their duties in the school room. T.A. REPASS, Jr. visited his brother, James, at Paint Lick, Saturday and Sunday. The following named young ladies are visiting in the family of Mrs. WATKINS: Miss Lucy BOYD and Miss Eva HURT, of Gardners. Master Dewey REPASS left for his home at Bristol on Monday, after spending two months here with his grandparents, MR. and Mrs. T.A. REPASS. Rev. J.A. DUVALL preached an interesting sermon in the Methodist church on Sunday evening, after which he presented in a forceful manner the claims of the state's home for orphan and destitute children and received a lieral response. C.H. PEERY will leave today for Hunter's Alum Springs for rest and recuperation. Mrs. M.E. MCGUIRE, Mrs. James V. FOX and Mrs. A.S. NIXON aunt and sister of James A. REPASS, of Paint Lick, who has been critically ill for sometime, visited him from here last week, and report him convalescing. W.B. ATKINS and son, photographers, of Bluefield, have their tent here and are doing some nice work. Miss Ruth FLANNERY, of Wise, is visiting Miss Carrie MCGUIRE. Miss Bessie PEERY and sister, Mrs. Dr. WILLIAMS will leave tomorrow for a visit to Kansas City, Mo. POUNDING MILL ---------------------------------- Misses Margurite and Barbara HURT and cousin, Miss Neta GILLESPIE of Tazewell returned yesterday from visiting relatives at Raven. Mr. William OSBORNE and son James, of Athens, West Virginia, returned to their home after a pleasant visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James OSBORNE. Mrs. George THOMAS and son Claude, and Mrs. Joseph SMITH spent Sunday with their relatives near Richlands. Misses Georgia and Addie HARRIS, Cora and Dora WILSON made a flying trip to Richlands Sunday. Rex STEELE and John GILLESPIE attended the german Saturday night at the Lithia Springs; about four hundred guests were present. Miss Lyde MCCALL and Mrs. M. KISER, of North Tazewell visited Mrs. R.K. GILLESPIE the first of the week. Mr. Logan RINGSTAFF is spending a few days with homefolks. Mrs. W.B. STEELE and daughter Miss Eva, visited the family of John WYNN Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER drove to Cedar Bluff Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. B.D. HUMPHREYS. Hurt, Gillespie and Ward shipped a couple of cars of lambs this week. Rev. Mr. ROWE, of Tenn. Will lecture here Friday night. He is now visiting friends in Baptist Valley; is a promising young man, has perfected several inventions and has patents already for some. Messrs. Walker and Billy RINGSTAFF, Charles CHRISTIAN, David CABLE, and others of the N and W spent Sunday with their families here. Mrs. and Mrs. Charles CHRISTIAN have a very sick baby. Mrs. SHAMBLIN and daughter Miss Nora, have returned from a visit to West Virginia. Mrs. John HAWKINS of Tazewell, was the guest of Mrs. W.H. STEELE Saturday. Mr. Arthur KERR came up from his home at Mill Creek, Tenn. for his wife who returned with him on Monday, taking her little Nephew, Henry WILLIAMS, will spend the fall and winter. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. T.J. DAVIS, Cincinnati, has been quie sick at the "Bungalow" Mr. Mercer THOMAS visited his sister at Whitewood the last of the week. The two Messrs COOK of Tenn. are visiting their relatives, Messrs RINGSTAFF and NOE'S.

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Hi, Well my wife is a CARPER of Virginia descendant, and I have untold CARPERs in my file, of course. But it was only this evening that I found a whole branch - that is to say the beginning of a whole branch - that I had essentially no data on. And it starts in Tazewell. Here is the part I refer to: Descendants of John Carper Generation No. 1 1. JOHN5 CARPER (JACOB4, NICHOLAS3, NICOLAUS2 COERPER, ?1) was born Bet. 1797 - 1798 in Botetourt County, Virginia. He married MARGARET MILLER January 20, 1820 in Botetourt, Virginia, daughter of VALENTINE MILLER. She was born Abt. 1797 in Tazewell, Virginia. Notes for JOHN CARPER: 1850 Tazewell Co VA Census: 7 390 390 CARPER JOHN 49 M FARMER 200 VA 8 390 390 CARPER MARGARET 52 F VA 9 390 390 CARPER JACOB 18 M FARMER VA 10 390 390 CARPER MATILDA 17 F VA 11 390 390 CARPER ANNA 16 F VA 12 390 390 CARPER REBECCA 12 F VA 13 390 390 CARPER BETSY 10 F VA 14 390 390 CARPER BARTLEY 6 F VA Bartley CARPER [5790] 29 Aug 1845 - 3 Feb 1884 BIRTH: 29 Aug 1845, Tazewell Co,VA DEATH: 3 Feb 1884, Wyoming Co,WV Family 1 : Mary Louisa COOKE MARRIAGE: 24 Jan 1868, Wyoming Co,WV 1. Jane CARPER 2. Victoria CARPER 3.+Ward CARPER 4. William CARPER 5.+Wooster CARPER 6. Lee CARPER 7. John CARPER 8. Mary Murtal CARPER 9. Blake CARPER 10. Charles CARPER 11. Dixie Cleveland CARPER 1. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WV, 1854-1910", Ronald Ray Turner, 1991, page 80. Mary L. Cooke married Bartley Carper, age 23, born Tazewell Co, VA, son of Sophia Carper, on 24 Jan 1868. 2. 1870 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, Oceana Township, Family 6. 3. "Marriage Records of Wyoming Co, WY...", Vol 1, Haga, page 18. 4. "Deaths of Wyoming Co, WV...", 1884, Haga. Bartley Carper died 3 Feb 1884 of liver and kidney disease at age 38y, 5m, and 5 days. 5. 1880 Census, Wyoming Co, WV, compiled by William A. Marsh, Vol 4, page 700. Oceana Township, page 003. Listed as Bartley Carper, age 34, head of household, a farmer. 6. "Births of Wyoming Co, WV...", Haga, 1884. Dixie C. Carper was born on 20 Jul 1884 to Bartley and Mary McCoy Carper. Since Bartley had died in Feb 1884, Mary was pregant at his death. However, Mary did not marry John Linsey McCoy until 25 Dec 1884. Notes for MARGARET MILLER: AFN:D3R0-RX Marriage Notes for JOHN CARPER and MARGARET MILLER: One source says marriage June 20, 1820. Children of JOHN CARPER and MARGARET MILLER are: i. JACOB6 CARPER, b. Bet. 1831 - 1832. ii. MATILDA CARPER, b. Bet. 1832 - 1833. iii. ANNA CARPER, b. Bet. 1833 - 1834. iv. REBECCA CARPER, b. Bet. 1837 - 1838. v. BETSEY CARPER, b. Bet. 1839 - 1840. 2. vi. BARTLEY CARPER, b. August 29, 1845, Tazewell County, Virginia; d. February 03, 1884, Wyoming County, West Virginia. Generation No. 2 2. BARTLEY6 CARPER (JOHN5, JACOB4, NICHOLAS3, NICOLAUS2 COERPER, ?1) was born August 29, 1845 in Tazewell County, Virginia, and died February 03, 1884 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. He married MARY LOUISA COOKE January 24, 1868 in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Children of BARTLEY CARPER and MARY COOKE are: i. JANE7 CARPER. ii. VICTORIA CARPER. iii. WARD CARPER. iv. WILLIAM CARPER. v. LEE CARPER. vi. JOHN CARPER. vii. MARY MURTAL CARPER. viii. BLAKE CARPER. ix. CHARLES CARPER. x. DIXIE CLEVELAND CARPER. Now I can trace this line back further, but there is no point in doing that here. Can you add to what I have and *forward?* If so, please get in touch with me! Vince Summers

July 22, 1910 ROCKY GAP --------------------------------------------- Mr. Ed DAVIS and his daughter, Mrs. Rose BOURNE, of Mayberry, were visiting his daughter, Mrs. J.C. CARPENTER, of Round Bottom Saturday night and Sunday. Rev. George LAMBERT preached at this place Sunday morning. Mr. Millard KINZER of Tazewell, was in the valley on business. Mr. A.J. STOWERS made a flying trip to Bluefield last week and said it is the driest town he ever saw. Mrs. W.W. CARVER and children left Friday for a visit to her parents at Hicksville. Mr. Will STINSON and wife spent Sunday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J.M. TUGGLE near here. Wiley PRUETT'S little boy is quite sick. Mr. Dan BAILEY, of West Virginia, was a business visitor to this valley last week. Mr. C. COMPTON, of Cove Creek, passed up the valley Sunday on his way home from an extended visit to Bland. There has been lots of work done on the road on the north side of East River mountain lately, which will be of great benefit to the farmers about getting their produce to market and a help to the public generally. We are told that the train is making regular trips to the Gap now every day. Mr. H.G. THOMPSON who has been suffering with rheumatism for the last two months is somewhat improved. Mr. Martin Williams and wife of Pearisburg, were stopping with Mr. and Mrs. J.D. HONAKER Sunday. DANCING SCHOOL TONIGHT --------------------- Prof. F.C. NOTT, the Dancing Master, who has taught here on two former occasions, will open a class for beginners at Hopkins store, tonight. FALLS MILLS ---------------------------------------- Mrs. H.A. GREEN was shopping in Bluefield yesterday. J.B. HARRY of Mayberry, was visiting homefolks Sunday. Mrs. John PEAK, of Landgraff was the guest of G.W. SONGER this week. Rev. W.W. HICKS is holding a protracted meeting here this week. H.T (or B.T.) TABOR was visiting friends at Tip Top Sunday. Miss Sarah ALBERTIE of Graham, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.C. FINK this week. Mrs. Lucy SMITH, of Concord, Tenn, is visiting here sister, Mrs. J.B. TAYLOR this week. M.F. THOMPSON of Bluefield, was in town on business today. H.D. DUDLEY, of Graham, is visiting relatives here this week. Gus PERALDO of this place, has secured a position with a trolley company in New York. Mrs. PERALDO will go to her husband in a few days. C.W. KELLY presiding elder of the M.E. Church, South, preached two excellent sermons here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W.F. THOMPSON of Mayberry were the guests of Mrs. THOMPSON'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.E. TABOR, Sunday. POUNDING MILL -------------------------------------- Mr. and Mrs. G.C. SHAMBLIN'S baby has about recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia. Mr. ADKINS and son of Bluefield, has his tent pitched here and is making photos. Mr. and Mrs. R.M. SPARKS spent Sunday at Indian with their relatives. Mr. George HURT is back from West Virginia where he has been with a mining engineering corps. George didn't like the "diggins." Fred GILLESPIE and Rex STEELE attended the dance at Tazewell Friday night and returned home Sunday. They report a fine time. Mrs. H.W. CHIRSTIAN who is spending the week with her daughter, Mrs. WRIGHT, at Athens, West Virginia, and looking after here new grand daughter, Virginia Elizabeth, expects to return home Saturday with her daughter, Miss Cora, who has been attending the State Normal at that place since the first of the year. Mrs. R.K. GILLEPSIE made a flying trip to Tazewell and Cedar Bluff last week. Mrs. Robert GRAHAM of Sinking Water, Mrs. Charles LINKOUS of Indian, spent one day last week visiting here. Mr. Pressley BROWN, both sheriff and treasurer of Wilks County, North Carolina, was the guest of his old friend Mrs. M.J. STURGILL on Thursday, on his way to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard BROWN, in Little Valley. He is about 25 years old, handsome blonde, and unmarried, girls. Miss Effie WILLIAMS of this place, and sister Mrs. Arthur KERR, of Mill Creek, Tenn. returned here on No. 6 from a ten weeks stay at their brothers, Dr. W.R. WILLIAMS, at Richlands, where Mrs. KERR underwent an operation, from which she is rapidly recovering. Miss Marguerite WILLIAMS and niece, Misses Margle Lee HARRIS and Amy Lee STINSON are visiting, Dr. George WILLIAMS at Newport News and Miss HARRIS' father, B. HARRIS, at Richmond. Mr. HARRIS edits a weekly in Richmond. Mr. Jonas SPARKS, of Gap Store, the venerable father of the postmaster here, who has been here since Sunday with his son, left on No. 12 today for his home.. Miss Irene LEISTER and brothers, Mr. Ben and Master Crockett, of the Cove, were guests at W.B. STEELE'S yesterday. Miss LEISTER left on No. 12 today for Tazewell and Bluefield were she will visit relatives for sometime. Miss Alyse MULKEY and friend, Miss Lucy BOYD, of Honaker, spent last week with Miss Lettie RINGSTAFF. Mr. P.H. WILLIAMS spent last night visiting at Mrs. Rebekah WILLIAMS. Farmers are busy stacking wheat, while the sun shines. Mrs. J. GRIFFITH and daughter, of seaboard, were visting their aunt, Mrs. Isreal WHITE, the first of the week. Mrs. J.B. HURT visited her father, G.W. GILLESPIE, at Tazewell, a couple of days recently. Mrs. Tom BURNETT who has been very ill the past week, is some better. Dr. J.H. SMITH and assistant, are the attending physicians. Her baby of a few months is in a pitiful condition, needing the care and sustenance of a mother. Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER returned last week from visiting relatives in Crockett's Cove, and reports as having seen a man plowing corn, using his boys 12 and 14 years as horses. The boys had on a kind of harness and seemed to enjoy it. Will withheld the mans name. Rev. G.R. THOMAS has been carrying the R F D mail, while J.T. ALTIZER takes 15 days vacation. Mrs. M.J. STURGILL and son, Clint YOUNG, are spending the week with her friend Mrs. Millard BROWN, in Little Valley. Gillespie, Hurt and Ward shipped some fine lambs yesterday. Mrs. Gus HOOPS who has been very sick for two months for Asthma is reported some better. WAR, WEST VIRGINIA ------------------------------------------- The stork has visited the home of R.W. RATCLIFF and wife and left them in possession of a fine boy. Mr. RATCLIFF has been at home ever since watching the baby and his hat. The boys all say it's the hat. Charley DAVIS the saw mill man, is doing a big business cutting from ten to fifteen thousand feet daily. W. BRITTS from good old Tazewell, is lumber inspector at the Davis Mill. A.Z. LITZ is in town today looking after coal business. J. MCCOACH and company's man is in War today selling produce to beat the band. Lemons and oranges are as high as a cats back. ------------------------- The Clinch Valley News has ordered a machine to fold papers. This work has been done by hand heretofore, but as the list grows, and numbers of papers increase the old method is slow and burdensome. The machine folds rapidly and all read for mailing. Now, you see the reason for sending out bills, and trying to collect what is due us. Please remember this when a bill is presented by mail or otherwise. This new machine must be paid for. Don't wait for a ?. It is costly, this sending out bills and collecting subscriptions. Help us pay for our new machine. Our calls for help have always been reponded to heretofore, and we know the same will be true this time. ---------------------------- Dr. Melvin CROCKETT received a telegram on Wednesday stating that his brother, Dr. James CROCKETT, who recently underwent an operation in Johns-Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, had taken a turn for the worse. Dr. CROCKETT left on the next train for Baltimore. His father, James R. CROCKETT of Burke's Garden, also underwent an operation in the same hospital recently and is rapidly recovering. BENBOW -------------------------- Robert WALK and two daughters, of Bristol, have been the guests of his sister here for several days. Miss Bertis STEPHENSON, of Tazewell, was the guest of friends here the past week. Mrs. HAGY and Mrs. Jennie HARRIS, of Richlands, are the guests of Mrs. Jennie HARRIS. Wiley PHILLIPPS and wife were the guests of Joseph CREGAR last Friday night. INDIAN ------------------------------- Mrs. Mollie HURT, of Greenville, Tenn. is visiting relatives at this place. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W BANE left on last Tuesday for a two weeks stay at Hunters Pulaski Alum. Mr. and Mrs. F.M. MOSS, of Burke's Garden are spending a few days at the Blue Sulphur Inn. Chapman H. PEERY spent last week in Russell County on business. James A. REPASS, of Paint Lick, who has been very sick with typhoid fever is now improving. Misses Flora Baylor, Sadie MCGUIRE and John McGUIRE attended the dance at the C. H. last week. Mrs. Mary PEERY was called to Wise Monday on account of the illness of her son's wife. UNAKA ---------------------------- Farmers are right busy now in the meadows and harvest fields. Miss Pearl CLARK of Hockman, is visiting Miss Lula BAUGH at this place. Mrs. R.C. COOPER and little daughter, Louise, are visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W.R. BURTON. Mr. W.R. BURTON is improving slowly. We hope for his recovery soon. J.W YOST was on the sick list the past week. He was unable to fill his place at Sunday school last Sunday.

This was very interesting, thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L. Perry III" <robertperry@citlink.net> To: <VATAZEWE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 9:12 AM Subject: [VA-TAZEWELL] The two Bluefields > This article was sent to me by a cousin in Charlottesvile. I thought some > of the readers of this list would find this article interesting in light of > our discussion over the past few days about the "two > Bluefields." -----Robert Perry, Bluefield, WV. > > From: The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Friday October 24, 2003---- > “Cities in VA, WV divided by economy”----from the ASSOCIATED PRESS > > BLUEFIELD, WVa. It seems like a cruel joke designed to exasperate tourists: > Two identically named cities in adjacent states are separated only by a > border routed through a shared city park.. But there’s another unique twist > here: Unlike Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia, Texarkana in Arkansas and > Texas, or the Kansas cities of Kansas and Missouri, the states’ names are > confusingly similar, too. Welcome to Bluefield, WVa. Or is it Bluefield, > Va.? > > “People don’t know if they’re in West Virginia or Virginia,” said historian > Eva McGuire of Bluefield, WVa. It wasn’t always this way. Originally named > Graham, the Virginia city switched its name nearly 80 years ago, marking the > event with a wedding to symbolize the marriage of the interstate > communities. The cities share the Bluefield name, but they have separate > governments, infra structures and identities. Still, some Virginia residents > want their old name and their sense of individuality back. > > “Some people think they should have a divorce and go back to the old name,” > said Stuart McGehee, chairman of West Virginia State College’s history > department. Incorporated in 1883 as a market town, Graham adopted Bluefield’ > s name in 1924 to capitalize on the West Virginia city’s acclaim as a coal > town, historians say. Bluefield was the nerve center of the then-booming > southern West Virginia coalfields. “Bluefield grew spectacularly,” McGehee > said. “It forced Graham to acknowledge that the town was growing. Bluefield > looked like it was going to be the next New York City.” As trains carrying > bituminous coal from the Pocahontas No. 3 seam regularly rumbled through the > valley, Bluefield threatened to gobble up several towns and possibly expand > across Virginia’s border. Afraid their town would be annexed, Graham > residents voted 291-227 to switch the name to Bluefield, Va. > > What eventually became the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce took the > lead in commemorating the switch. The chamber proclaimed the marriage of the > Bluefield’s on July 12, 1924, “Greater Bluefield Day” and marked the event > with the wedding of a man from Virginia and a woman from West Virginia near > the state line at Bluefield City Park. When Lorenzo Wingo Yost of Graham wed > Emma Smith of Bluefield, Graham shed its maiden name and took Bluefield’s. > Unique geography is responsible for several quirks in the Bluefield’s. The > state line passes through the infield at Bowen Field, home of the Baltimore > Orioles’ rookie league team, “where if you were on second and stole third, > you could tech economically be cited for interstate theft,” Bluefield State > College spokesman Jim Nelson said. > > Employees at the two colleges in the area routinely for ward misdialed > phone calls between the unrelated campuses, Nelson said. Bluefield College, > a private, Baptist school in Virginia, is 3 miles across the border from > Bluefield State. The cities’ police departments work together to assist lost > outsiders, said Bluefield, Va., Police Chief Jack Asbury. Asbury appreciates > the con fusion that accompanies the towns’ shared name because it’s a > conversation starter. “I’m aware that there are two Bluefield’s, and I get > to tell them about our side of the line, too,” Asbury said. > > While the names are the same, the cities differ. Bluefield, WVa., is larger > but generally poorer than Bluefield, Va., U.S. Census Bureau statistics > show. With a population of 11,451, the West Virginia city is more than > twice the size of its Virginia counterpart (pop. 5,078). But annual per > capita income in Bluefield, W.Va., is $4,000 less than it is in Bluefield, > Va., which has an average of $21,755. The median family income in the > Virginia city is $44,000, compared with $36,508 in Bluefield, WVa. And 13 > percent of families in Bluefield, W.Va., live below federal poverty > standards, compared with 3.9 percent in the Virginia town. With a population > of 11,451, the West Virginia city is more than twice the size of its > Virginia counterpart (pop. 5,078). But annual per capita income in > Bluefield, W.Va., is $4,000 less than it is in Bluefield, Va., which has an > average of 21,755. The median family income in the Virginia city is $44,000, > compared with $36,508 in Bluefield, WVa. And 13 percent of families in > Bluefield, W.Va., live below federal poverty standards, compared with 3.9 > percent in the Virginia town. > > > ==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== > TAZEWELL UNSUBSCRIPTION DIRECTIONS > VATazewe-L-request@RootsWeb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [in subject line} > VATazewe-D-request@RootsWeb.com UNSUBSCRIBE [in subject line] > >