Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-25

A. j. Furrer, OF Swords Creek,
Va, is in the city today.
W. f. Price. OF Roanoke. is in
the city today on business
K. A. Ross. railroad contractor
OF Rock, is in the city today.
VIII S. Garrett left yesterday 10
accept a position as train dispatcher
at Raleigh. n. C.
Mrs. Charles Fisher returned TO-
day from a visit to her parents in
Huntington.
Miss Gertrude oliver, OF South
Boston, Va. is the guest OF her sis
ter, Mrs. ID. NJ. Easley.
VIM. NJ. Campbell is seriously I'll
OF pneumonia. His mother came
yesterday from Lewistown. Pa. TO
be with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Robertson Wood
arrived in the city yesterday and
are stopping at the residence of ].
f. Beckley on Tyler street.
Frank n. Priddy. OF Narrows, who
has been seriously i'll for several
weeks at the home OF his son, Rev.
Thomas Priddy. is now able to sit
up.
Henry A. Lilly and family return
ed today from visit to Mr.. Lilly's
uncle, Hon. r. G.. Meador. who. with
his wife. is spending the winter at
st. Petersburg, Fla.
There were about the usual num-
Der OF cases OF plain drunks and
offering in the recorders court
his morning, and abo(t the usual
doses were given the offenders.
DR.. ID. p. Crockett. who has been
confined to St. Luke's hospital for
nearly two weeks with la grippe and
an abcessed jaw, is able to be on
the street today, but is not yet able
to work.
Mrs. Madison Radford and daugh-
ter. of Beckley. are in the city. Mr..
Radford was for many years a mer-
chant Of Cooper, and Mrs. Radford
nd daughter have many acquaint-
ances in the city and county.
w. p. Kent. the postoffice clerk
who was III of typhoid fever at st.
Luke's hospital for several weeks,
left yesterday for his home In Bed
ford county, Virginia, accompanied
by his brother. Percival Kent.
There were a great number of
shoppers in the city yesterday, many
OF them from the coalfields, and
Bluefeld streets presented some
thing of their old-time appearance.
The merchants were busy, too.
There is a probability OF r. G.
Bryant, formerly a popular druggist
of Bramwell, returning from New
Mexico, where he is now in business
and engaging in business In Blue
field. Mr.. Bryant would find
hearty welcome here. where he has
a large number Of friends.
Judge Henry. OF Princeton, pass
ed through town on his way home
from Richmond, where he has been
visiting for the last ten days. The
judge has not visited the capital city
OF the Old Dominion for six years
and is much impressed with the
city's growth and improvement.
Roby e. Greear, of Kenoya. w.
Va, is in the city today. Mr..
Greear is a native OF BruNhfork. in
this county. and in partnership with
Dan Rucker conducted a big dry
goods store opposite the division of
flee in this city about 1894. He has
been a resident OF Wayne for the
past IL or II years.
Hon. Jairus Collins, Of BramweIl.
IS in the city today. Mr. Collins Is
one Of the most prominent Demo-
Gratis in this section and was hon
ored with his party's nomination for
state senator at the last election. II
Is a safe guess to say that many Of
those who voted for his opponent
would now be glad n they could
change their vote.
Messrs. G. c. Raugh, Chas.
Mitchell Mrs. c. Gillespie. Mr.. and
Mrs. Aiken, Mr. and Mrs. A. r..
Gillespie and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Rose returned from Tazewell last
night whoro 49,. ------. 80