The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-09-11
RALEIGH
COUNY
NEWS
Items Of Interests, Move
ments of Men Who
do Things


large hrick building IN calling distance
81 the court house to lie used for a hotel
Rev ". Rawlings. pastor Of Slab
FORK Baptist Church. has purchased a
ME, house in Lester, and i. now MOVING
in.
Atty. Brown W. Payne spent Friday
IN Lester, in the Law Office Of VIM. r.
Denny taking dispositions.
Mr.. W. III. Leo has fini-hesi nj. lar,.
hall snd n now ready for the young peo-
pie; come and dance
Mr. and Mrs Lee Price Of Becklev
will move To Lester next week. Mr.
Price will engage in his old line of bur-
iness.
Mr. King Coles Of McAlpin Was all
over the county last week. He isa DO
litieal worm, and crawls in many ways.
j. +. Everhart, the reliable shoe max
en- Is now with Mr.. Midway in BeckIey
Attorneys Ellis and Sweeney were on
the Job last week looking alter business
for the Rel Men at Slabfork.
Judge Meiinnis OF the Criminal Cour,
Is out for his job and Republicans A.
we'll ~ Democrats will see that he gets il
Kew = III. Mitchell preached ut Lester
Opera House Sunday to q large and en-
thusiastic crowd. Ms. Albert Rodgers
had the choir TO sing as never before.
The Circuit Court Of Raleigh county.
over which Judge James III. Miller pre-
sides, - In session and have done a grea,
volume OF business.
Raleigh county is the coming county,
oil the state, and the best county i'm tb.
state Tor colorsd people TO buy land.
Albert Rodgers, the real estate agent.
hss put the county to thinking by bnv.
ing the Rodgers Addition to Lester.
Rev Harris has moved from Sullivan
to BeckIey Junction.
Rev. Mitchell has moved from Meal
pin To Sylvia.
Beckley has one colored lawyer and
one colored doctor; Lester has her ons
better, she has . doctor, dentist and 4
lawyer.
Raleigh TEACHERS are not satisfied. the,
are asking for better pay and Longer
school terms.
\ Dr. j. Nj. Granderson, OF Lester. ha,
large and growing practice, and enjoy,
the confidence Of both races.
Among the long list Of names appear
ing on the record Of the clerk of th.
county court marriage docket are the
names OF Mr.. Junious Brown and Mis-
Hester j. Ferguson. Joy 20 with you.
Kew L. Pierce, pastor OF Eccles Circui
A. NJ +. Church, will leave for an ex
tended trip east and then on back u
Elkins to attend the annual conference
knius Lewis, a very prominent mem
Ter Of Ebenezer Baptist Church Of Beck
ley, died last week. He was a membe,
OF the choir and Was loved by all OF IN.
members OF the church.
Rev. Martin 81 Hot Coal il condnctin,
a very successful revival.
Mrs. Bernyce Keller and sister. Mr.
Iibi'-, are visiting relatives at Mab-cott
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cooper hav.
moved from McAlpin back to their old
home. Wickham.
The white Baptist church of Lester i.
having great success in q revival, twent,
persons were baptised sunday.
Rev. Wootson 10 shining ut Glen White
The colorei schools If Raleigh will
open next week.
DIR. y. 7 Devore, dentist, recentl,
locatesi IN Lester, through his -ieverne.-
and Ease in which he handles his cases,
it matters not how dihicult, has won
great confidence in the people Of both
racp~
Hon. I. Edward Hill, Manager Of the
Tie Mcdowell Times, Was I'm Raleigh
last week ON business for The Paper. -
Mr.. Hill 70 cool business man A. vrs
as good newspaper man, and the race
Il - very rror.d "a l.ss.