Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-30
The Leader
ALL ABOUT BLUEFIELD

is visiting friends in Blueheld
L. ]. Thornton. OF Chilicothe. o..
was a business visitor here yesterday
and greeting his numerous friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ S. Thompson, OF
this city left for Pocahontas yester-
day to visit friends
Mrs. Il. ]. Tanning OF this city,
left for Narrows yesterday to visit
friends few days
Mrs. NJ. Il. Lawrence. of Bland
county, is visiting Mrs. j. A. Nor
ris, OF South Bluefleld
Attend our different churches to-
day and observe the day in manner
that Will do you good here and here
after.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud MCGEE. of
Christiansburg, who spent Christmas
with relatives in this city, returned
home yesterday.
Since Christmas our trains coming
Into this city are running on time
and there Is much Improvement in
every way.
The Saxon Lime and Lumber Com
pany are adding some new buildings
to those they already have. The
building is going up rapidly.
On Sunday Mass will be celebra-
ted at $50 a. m, in the church of
the Sacred Heart.
j. w. Overstreet, of the Southern
Express Company, has gone to Lynch
burg to recreate.
Fireman Harry Thompson, of the
Pocahontas Division, is dangerously
Ill at st. Lukes Hospital, and is not
expected to live
l.. S. Sisson, OF Richmond. Va.
Is In the city. Mr.. Sisson was
contractor at Pocahontas and did
the first grading in that city.
S. l.. Bird, who has been visiting
relatives at Athens, this county. was
In the city yesterday the guest of
c. w Thornton, and will leave to-
day for Louisville, KY
The Norfolk and Western are con
tinually adding new buildings to
their already large number. One Just
erected in the past few days is
creditable structure.
Mrs. ]. A. Stern and child. of
Greensboro. North Carolina, are visi-
ting at Mrs NJ. G.. Wittens OF this
city. They will remain for several
days visiting old friends. We wish
them a pleasant visit.
Like everything else in this coun-
try Box rents are to be raised We
do not know whether this is a neces
sity or not. Who gets the box rents
anyway, will some one tell who IS
posted on this matter?
The Red Men of this city elected
officers last night for the ensuing six
months. The new officers will be in
stalled on next Friday night, Jan
uary the 4th 1907 A full atten-
dance is desired.
Frank Leonard, workman on the
Deepwater, who claims that he fell
from the steps OF the Altamont sa-
loon, and was badly mutilated about
the head He was taken to Dr.
Smiths office by officer Jones, where
ne received medical attention. At
last accounts he was resting easy.
DR.. and Mrs. S. d. Long will give
a dinner in honor of the Board Of
Stewards and the Building and ri
nance committee next Monday even
ing at o'clock. J. w. Run will
act as toast master and Messrs f. j.
Brown, 5. NJ. Bernard, i. a. Marks
G. s. Strader and II. T. shott. Will
add their appearance to the enter
tainment
a young man OF most excellent
character and business qualifications.
Mr.. G. +. Shumate, who has been
with the Thornton Clothing Com
pany Of this city for several years.
has gone 20 Baltimore TO make that
city his fut-ra home He has not
positively decided yet as TO what no
Will do aa Doc has SO ~al good pla
ces offered him " has manly friends
here who will regret hi departure
and hope that ho will max. -ra
quent visits to his old home. IL f.
with pleasure that we recommend him
10 the business and social world "
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