Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
Last Thursday Sid Buchanan lost 6
fine mare by strangulation.

Mitch Phiilippi spent several days the
first Of the week with friends at Chill
howie.
Ben Huddlc, who about month age
had three of his ribbs broken in run.
away, was in town this week.
Rev. Walter Spence, of Saltwater
Okla, is visiting relatives and friends
in and about town this week.
Mrs. L. X Baumgardner, who has
been seriously i'll for some time, is re-
ported somewhat better today.
Miss Emma Wilson, OF Cripple Creek,
spent Saturday and Sunday in the city
the guest of her brother, Henry.
Miss Matte Greiner left Monday for
Roanoke where she will spend the sum-
mer with her aunt. Mrs. Woodson.
Miss Daisy and Willie Howe, of Black
Lick, spent Wednesday evening in town
with their cousin, Miss Ruth Pepper.
THE TIMES subscription list still
grows larger. 1t is fast figuring to be
foremost as an important factor in news
paperdom.
Mrs. J. H. Brown, formerly of this
city but now of Detroit, Mich, spent
this week in town the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Eiffert.
DR.. Louis E. Pepper, the optician,
gave Ceres a flying business trip Thurs
day. Louis is is all right; he even fits
specs to the eyes of potatoes.
Miss Della Phipps, of Saddle, Va.
who has been teaching at Bristol the
past session, Is spending few days IN
town with her brother, DR.. j. NJ.
The cabbage shipment for last sea
son only amounted to something like
100000 What it will reach this season,
with good luck, is hard to conjecture.
Mrs. W. B Horn, of Camp, arrived in
town Wednesday morning from an ex-
tended tour of the South. She was met
at the train by her husband, Maj W. B.
Phillip Snavely has rented all Of the
Jackson property on the corner of Main
street and Railroad Ave. Particulars
later.
John, brother of our townsmen Henry
Wilson, spend Tuesday as his guest leav-
ing Wednesday morning for Shawsville,
to be present at the Ward Crockett
nuptlals.
Rev. j. Greiner, Sidney Cassell AMI
Will Coley were among those who went
from here Wednesday to attend the clos
ing exercises Of Marion Female College,
Marion, Va.
Henry Wilson has resigned his posi-
ton with Lee & Co., Lynchburg grocery
men, and accepted clerkship with
Davis Bros, where he will be pleased to
meet bis friends.
Rev. VIM. Hudson, who is stationed
at Huntington, w. Va, spent Saturday
in town, leaving the same evening for
Z mile Ford, where he filled one of the
pulpits in that town Sunday.
Your attention is called to the soap
advertisement Of Mrs B. I'll. Neff. You
make no mistake when you buy this
soap as it will do all that is claimed for
it. Read the ad. it tells the story.
All grades of liquors can be had at
j. c. Cooks Wytheville bar. Wythe-
vile. Your orders are solicited he
promising prompt delivery. Write him
when you need anything in his line.
Churchwell Boyer, of Elk Creek, and
uncle of our townsman. S. E. Boyer, was
found dead in thetield last FIR day where
he had been at work. Heart disease is
supposed to be the cause of b death.
Foote & johnson, Of Wytheville, have
received orders for five buggies to go to
Cuba. One has already been completed
and the others are under construction
This speaks we'll for live institution.
The "sweet things from the colleges
have been returning to their homes this
week, where, perh1ps, they will resume
their studies in the kitchen parlor under
the instructions Of mother. So mote it be.
MISS Lille, sister of Squire W. 4 Orr,
arrived in the city from Kentucky, We'd
nesday evening and spent thursday with
him, leaving this morning Tor Glade
Spring where she will visit other rela
tives.
Miss Eva Phillippi returned home
Wednesday from Tennessee where she
has been attending school at Holston
Synodical College. She stopped off with
some of her schoolmates and friends
and reports pleasant time.
We are under obligations to a young
lady for batch of looal news sent us
this week. If others would be as con-
siderate our local columns would be