Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-17

Miss Margaret Alexander, of this
city. has entered Dunsmore Bust.
ness College at Staunton. Va. where
she Will take a course Of bookkeep-
ing and stenography.
Miss Lena Gollehon, who has
been visiting Mrs. w c. Terrell of
this place and. Mrs. Sherwood Dix,
of Chatteroi, returned to her home
/ yesterday.
Contractors Phipps e. Rush have
begun brlcklaylng on the new court
house and postoffice. Their present
WORK is on the basement, furnace
room, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. RIPLEY will
! go to st Louis for visit. Mr..
RIPLEY will accompany her to Gin
oinnaui. returning to Bluefield
from that point.
Mrs. w. T. Douthat and little
/ daughter, Blanche, have gone to Sa-
vannah. Ga, to visit her sister, Mrs.
G. S. Patton. They will visit other
Southern cities before returning to
Bluefeld.
A. S. Booker returned lagt night
from Waynesboro, Va, to which
point he accompanied Gordon Fel.s.
son of L. l.. Fe,ts, who entered the
Fishburn Military Academy at that
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Christie, who
lave been living at Matoaka for
the past seven years, are visiting
Mrs. Christie's sister, Mrs. A. j.
IIearn. of Hancock street. They are
enroute to Princeton, having decid-
ed t omove back to their old home.
Candidate John w Kern is ex-
pected to pass through BlueReld Oh
No. Is, Saturday, October 10th. If
he does there will probably be n
large assemblage at the station to
see him.
Myron Marsh has returned from
Twin Lakes, Colo, where he has
been for several weeks looking aft
er his hotel interests. He was ac-
companied home by his son, John
Marsh, who spent the summer in
Colorado.
Messrs. ]. c. Pack and Geo p.
Hylton, accompanied by their daugh
tiers, Miss Daisy Pack and Miss Vera
Hylton, Were en- route from Bran
well to Hollins. where the young
ladies will enter school Roy 3.
Hylton was also of the party anil
will attend school at Daleville.
Henry A. Lilly has returned from
the northern cities where he pur-
chased stock for his new depart
ment store to be opened in the
Meador building formerly occupied
by w. II. Harry and company. Mr..
Lily will have two floors each 25x
rs feet and promises to carry an
up-to-date line of goods. He is
having the front of the building re-
modelled.
George w. Callahan will BE- re-
lieved of this recruiting office by
John p. Sanaford Mr.. Callahan
will go to Roanoke where he will
take up the duties at the main re-
crulting office. 1t is with regret
that Mr.. Callahan leaves this city,
though only having been here few
weeks he has become very popular
with the people of Bluefeld.
Lieut.. Bracken visited Bluefali
Recruiting Station and accepted
Will Waddle and Felix Hash, of At
kins, Va; Morris Snyder. of Algo-
ma, w. Va; James II. Tate, of
Williamson, w Va; Charles r.. Nc
Callahan, OF Northfork, w. Va, all
for infantry. They left yesterday
evening on No. 3 for Columbus.
Sergeant Johnson is ordered to
Tazewell for a three days trip.
Mr.. G. o. Berlsford. of Columbus.
Ohio, was in the city yesterday and
| paid a visit to the Leader office,
adding his name to the list of sub
scribers. Mr. Brelsford has recent
ly succeeded Mr. II. f. Campbell as
manager of the Northfork branch
of the s. & 8 Beef Co. Mr.. Brels-
ford was in the fields during 1901
OF and 03. as manager for Armour
& Co., his many friends are glad
to hear of his return to West Vir-
GINA
The Huntington Advertiser CON
tains an extended notice of the
death Of Emmett SIN tn son OF Al
bert r.. Smith. OF Guyandotte, and a
cousin OF our townsman. Or French
w. Smith. The deceased had nu-