Mountain advocate., 1922-12-08

Dch nVANctit VI Dhuhthcttf w hlt-
ley County. was guest Of his sis
ter, Mrz Speed Gatliff and Mr.. Cat
lii last Sunday might,
@. A. GatiiF has new barn going
up. When completed It will be a
great Improvement TO his farm.
James Henson. Of Rockhold, who
has been doing some repair work
and painting Speed Gatliff's house,
has gone home. but expects to re-
turn next week to complete the work
Richard Killian is assisting him.
]. e. Evans bought an Angus calf
from w. B. Siler.
Speed Gatliff sold two red pole
calves to Garret league.
W. T. Mcneil, of Brummett. gave
his sister, Mrs. Speed Gatliff, three
young Plymouth Rock roosters.
Richard Killian has sow that
has ten little o. l. G. pigs.
One of Speed Gatlir's Red Pole
COW has fine male calf.
]. G. Evans had the misfortune to
lose a fine COW. She swan the river
and was tangled in some grape vines
Mrs. Sam Mays, Anndy Logan and a
Cox boy saw her but we're unable to
rescue her.
S, G. Mays bought a small strip
of land from John Gatliff. A pass
way cuts 1t off from Gatliff's farm.
Andy Fox. son-in-law of Mr.. Mays,
contemplates living in the house.
Mrs. Alice Mackey, of Williams
burg, spent Thanksgiving with her
mother, Mrs. James Brown, at the
home of her sister, Mrs. j. B. Siler.
Mrs. Brown, who is an invalid, cele-
brated her SOth birthday Nov. 10.
Speed Gatliff quietly celebrated
his 10th birthday Nov. .16.
aunt Martha" Sharp celebrated
her 93rd birthday Nov. 18th. She
had as dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs.
James Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Speed
Gatliff. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Kill
lian. T. c. Sharp of Mackey Bend.
her only living son. Luther Sharp,
Bryan Johnson of Williamsburg and
James Henson, of Rockhold Her
daughter, Mrs. w. A. Smith. and Mr..
Smith with whom she lives, serves
dinner in honor of her birthday and
some of her relatives look forward
to that day and, 1t hasrbecome a hol-
iday for themlD She is very feble
and while she said she was feeling
we'll that day they all feared they
might not be many more.
Sylvia, the little four year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Nc
Keehan. died Sunday morning, Nov.
90. of diptheria and was buried on
Monday at the Mackey graveyard.
She is survived by her parents, four
brothers and six sisters.
Lafayette Rogers, on returning
home from the store Nov. 8, found
his wife, commonly known as "Aunt
Zelma, lying on the floor dead. She
had not been we'll for some time but
was doing her housework. While it
fss not known how it occurred it is
supposed she dropped dead. She had
beeR churning and had fire in the
cook stove and ftAappears she was
at thel stoNe andy fell, striking her
head against a table. They were
natives of Tennessee but have lived
around here for a number of years.
They had been keeping house for
the Sharp brothers (orphans) for
the past two years She is survived
by he rhusband and Two daughters.
Mrs. VIM. Sullivan, of Woodbine,
and Mrs. Sylvester Hatfield. She
was buried Sunday Nov. s, at Craig's
Chapel in the presence of the largest
audience it is claimed ever attended
a funeral ii the country. Rev. Jeff
Perkins preached the funeral SER
mon. Mrs. Rogers had been a MEM
ber of the Methodist Church for a
number of years. Mr.. Rogers has
gone to make his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Sullivan, at Wood
bine.