Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1899-06-02
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Col. E. G. Hankla worshipped at Alb
ingdon Sunday
Miss Lula Dixon, O, Black Lick, was
in town Friday morning.
Miss Gay Unbarger, of Wytheviie, is
visiting Miss Blanche SnaVely
Chas. Kesner, representing the Bristol
News. was in town this morning.
Miss Lettie Linsey is quite i'll this
week at her home near Fairview
Meek Stone, of Atkins, was welcome
caller at The TIMES office Monday.
George III. Pattison was the guest of
Wytheville friends the first of the week.
Bismark Greever, of RIosheim, Tenn,
is visiting relatives in the city this week.
w. H. Pepper, travelling salesman for
Armstrong, Cator & Co., is at home on
a vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Davis spent sew
eral days this week visiting friends on
Black Lick.
Dalles Philiippi, who is attending
Roanoke College, IS home for few days
visiting relatives.
w. P. Kinder and Willie Baughman
left Monday fer Graham where hey vii.
resume their work.
Miss Gladise Prickett, returned Mon
day morning from very pleasant visit
to friends at Atkins.
Charles W. Houdashell, of Noble,
spent Sunday in the city the guest of
Jas. E. Houdashell.
Mrs. Jas. Davis, and Miss Terrell and
Killinger are spending the week with
friends at Burke's Garden.
Married at Bristol Saturday night,
KenI Steffey and Miss Lula L. King,
both of Groseclose, Parson Burroughs
officiating.
Mr.. j. D. Phillippi and sister Miss
jamie Phillippi returned home Wednes-
day from Marion where they have been
visiting friends.
Misses Ella and Josie Peck and Miss
Agnes and Deuel. Be lille. all of Wythe-
vile, were the guests of Miss Bertha
Baughman. Sunday.
Miss E. Florence Llewellyn, of Ma
rion, o, who has been teaching at Mar
nkha Washington College the past session.
Spent Yesterday with NJ SIS Bessie Baum
gardner.
lake Thomas, an old citizen of Crock
Who was on his way to Fairview to
his sister, Mrs. Polly Litz, who is
4ulte i'll. made The TIMES a pleasant
kll Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and RS. John w. Spence, whose
killness was reported in these columns,
we are glad to state are getting along
nicely, Mr.. Spence being able to walk
about the house and yard.
Muncie Vaught, the oracle of Fair
view. dropped in to see us yesterday
and snapped few with the Junior edi-
tor. There are no flies on Munce when
it comes to telling whoppers.
A freight wreck on the N. & w. near
4 Dublin Monday evening delayed for
about four hours the west bound pass
enger train, due here at 7:56 p. m. So
far as we were able to learn, no serious
damage was done and no one was hurt
Prof. Chas. r. Pepper, of King College,
Bristol is spending the week with his
parents DR.. and Mrs. G. T. Pepper. The
professor didn't fail to bring his pets,
the mumps, with him, which he cap
tured while in Bristol.
Chickering and Marshall and Wendell
pianos and Kimball organs are the lead
ing makes carried by the Hobbie Com
pany of Roanoke. No one wishing to
purchase piano or an organ can fail to
be satisfied with one of these makes.
The Hobbie Company will take pleasure
in mailing catalogue aud giving all par
tieulars free.
The Lutheran PASTORAL Association
of Wythe county met Wednesday morn
ing in the Marion Female College build
ing, at Marion. At 10 o'clock meet
ing of the Board OF church extension OF
the Southwest Virginia Synod was held
to consider ways and means for raising
funds to pay for property recently
bought by this body. Rev.. B. Greiner
Of this city attended.
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