The Raleigh Herald from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 5

THE RALEIGH HERALD. Raleigh Hardware Company 'll 1 1 4 A fE have so many new things i the Hardware line this spring that we simply do not have time to enumerate Call them all. and look them over for yourself. LITTLE GIRL HAS RARE EXPERIENCE TI i Falls Forty-Seven Feet Down Mountain Side, Landing in Dogwood Tree, and Lives To fall over the edge of a fifty-foot mountain cliff and live to tel! the story experience, but it fell to the lot of little Hettie Robertson, daughter of Tom Robertson who resides near Stonewall, last Wednesday afternoon. The little girl was playing along a cliff edge near her home, and finally got to near the edge, lost her balance and fell over, down the face of the cliff for forly-seven feet.

Instead of striking the stoney ground she' fell into a bnshy dogwood tree, thus breaking the force of her fall'. As soon as her cries brought her parents to her rescue a doctor was summoned and he found three of her ribs on the left side of the body torn the spine. At first it was feared she could not live, but the bones were set and within a few days she began to show signs of recovery which are now progressing nicely. The little girl and her parents a quite well known here, the formerly being employed at Mabscot and for a time the news of the mishi was viewed with cdnsiderable apprehe sion by the local friends of the familj MGE 5. The Scrap Book POKED HIS HEAD OUT.

Raleigh Hardware Company Lilly Residence Burns Early last Saturday morning the residence of Mrs. Lucinda Lilly, near Wildwood cemetery, was entirely destroyed by fire of unknown origin, that started in a room in the house in which the family had never had a fire during the whole of the past winter. When first discovered, about one o'clock, the fire had already gained considerable headway, and as there were no means at hand for combating the "destructive element," it required heroic efforts on the part of the members of the family and neighbors to remove the furniture, most of which was saved. The house was valued about $1,800 and insured at its full value so that the actual loss sustained by-Mrsr Lilly will fortunately be very slight. Merchants who desire to increase their sales should ad- Barber Shop Moves.

True to spring moving traditions, the Main street barbering firm-of Spears Lester have moved their shop from its old location next door to Meade's Jewelry, to the room by the Fleshman barber shop opposite the Fisher hotel. It is quite an improvement over the old location and increased patronage should be their portion. Misused Gall. "The gall a man has," Philosopher of Folly, "only ather people's lives." says the embitters Will Organize Friday. Mrs.

A. W. Erwin leader of tile Hinton chapter of Kings Daughters for the past twenty years, and two of her friends, will be here to assist in organizing a chapter of this society at the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Erwin will also tell of the history and work Kings, Petitioning for Bridge.

Petitions asking the county court construct a bridge at Sullivan are bein circulated throughout that section the countj' and sitmed by the heads the big coal companies and all th prominent citizens to ar presented. The matter will be brough before the court at its next regula meeting in July, and as there is nothin to be said against such a proposition but every thing in favor of tin' the need of a bridge at that point, it hoped that the court will see the neet. Of the expenditure required to give people of that section the necessar bridge. The proposed bridge would cross Crab Orchard creek and as the development within the last few years makes it very much of a necessity the wishes of the Sullivan people should be gratified to that extent. Henry G.

Davis for Harmon. Hon. Henry G. Davis, of Elkins, is the latest addition to the boomers of Governor Harmon, of Ohio, for the Democratic presidential nomination. This is an indication that the West Virinia delegation will favor the Ohio man.

In an interview in Baltimore Senator Davis comes out strongly. Circuit Court in Session The May term of the circuit court be- vertisein the Raleigh Herald I cm OTchurah connections, are invited 6 to attend. Daughtersand all women, regardless'ofj gan Moncla with Judge James H. Miller on the bench, and a number of minor cases have been decided. An Unappreciated Visit.

Mr. Brlnn G. llnghes. York', irrepressible practical joker, lias beei at It again. He was up pretty late a nn affair tlieoih er night, nud 01 the wily horn lie got morn Ing paper, jus out.

It was, about i a. m. In tlie paper lie saw advertisement which said: "Wanted, a man to go to tho Klondike. Call at 14 West Thirty-eighth street:" "I went around there immediately." said Mr. Hughes.

"It wits about 3 o'clock when I mug the bell. A man poked his tiead out of tlie upper window and thought he recognized me. 'I'll be right clown in a minute, as soon as 1 can throw on some clotb.es,' lie said. Down he ciime. opened the door and ushered me into the parlor.

He gave trie ii good cigar aud then discovered 1 was not his friend. lie asked me what I wanted. I told him I came in answer to his advertisement. 'How did you know he asked in surprise. 1 told him 1 saw it in tlie paper.

Then lie got an- and said if i had any sense I'd have waited rill daylight 1 tuld him 1 didn't want to come around a Tier everybody else had been there. TlierT iingrier. said lie, 'I wouldn't send rou to Hoboken, let aloue tbe KIou- said 'don't get into 'renzy about it, I just called bere to tell you 1 couldu't OUR CORRESPONDENTS Masseyvill e. much rain th in their spriiij On account of so farmers are beh'ind planting. A Sunday school was organized the M.

E. church last Sunday. An interesting game of baseball wa played here Saturday between th Arnett and Masseyville teams, th' resulted 9 to 13 in favor of tht Masseyville boys. Adam Miller and family have moved to this place. Mr.

Miller was formerly of Boone county, ami one of her mosi citizens. Crocket Shumate was the guest Mary Hendrix Sunday. Hubert Cantley was calling on the amily of Adam Miller Sunday. W. A.

Massey has purchased the n-opery of W. E. Rumberg, and will oon locate here to practice law. While acting as catcher for the lasseyville Saturday Charlie urnside had the misfortune to get his ose broken. HE HOT lie got Beginnings.

mighty, mighty river, flowing dowri so deep and cnlni, With the mills upon thy fingers and tho ships upon thy palm, "ell me why thou never fullest, never growest weak nnd small. 3ut with ever swelling current brtngest down thy wealth to all! lulckly then the river answered: "Prals the little mountain spring, £ver sparkling, ever gushing, for the pre clous gifts 1 bring, 'ar away among the forests, where tin moss lies deep and cool, here trie mil! hums in a crevice and the ship swims in a pool." Buckham. We slake our reputation on WALKER'S MEDICINAL RYE and JAEGER HOME-MADE CORN WHISKIES. There is no whiskey that can be made purer better than these two brands. Wo guarantee the Whiskey contained in this original package to conform with the National Pure Food Law.

IthasbQen matured in wood in heated warehouses tor a period exceeding lour years and proof reduced With pure distilled water in the presence ol an Agent ol the United States Government. SAM G. WALKER CO. (Incorporated) WEST VIRGINIA. Read closely the of our IAEGER'HOME-MADE CORN WHISKEY label.

We guarantee every word thereon. This is an 'absolutely, pure water white Corn Whiskey; none better made in this world. PRICE: 4 Full Quarts, Proof. Express Paid, $3.00 We refer you to Bradstreet's, or to the McDowell County National Bank, Welch, West Virginia, as to our financial reliability. We carry very targe ttock of WMikiea, Qlni, Brantflwi, Domestic and Imported Wlnci, and will (tetfly antwer your toqulry and quote price on lay apeclal brand) you may dulre.

WHITE US. IP TOUR DBALGR CAN'T SUPPLY VOU, ORDER DIRECT. Read the label closely; we guarantee every word thereon. We are bottling WALKER'S MEDICINAL RYE at two proofs, at proof and proof. PRICE; 4 Full Proof, Express Paid, $4.20 Cash, Express of Money Order Must Accompany Order.

4 Full Proof, Express Paid, $3,50 WALKER'S MEDICINAL BOURBOH-OiottM in Bond.) 4 Full Proof, Express Paid, $4.00 The grain floeii nor the distiller live, thnt can make a better, purer Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey than the above brand. TERMS AS ABOVE. One Thing Ho Had. A traveling man who cigarette aoker readied town on nn early train. wanted a smoke, but none of the ores wiis open.

Near the station lie a newsboy smoking aud approach 1 him with: "Say. son. got another cifinreltoV" "No. sir." said the boy. "but I've got makings." "All right." the traveling rann said, "lint i can't roll 'em very well.

Will you fix one for uieV" The boy did. "Don't believe I've got a match," said the mau after a search through liis pockets. The hoy handed him a match. "Say, captain." tie said, "you ain't got' iiiiy- thing unt: the Habit, have you Greeley Anecdotes. The distinction of being an illegible ariter was one which Horace Greeley never yielded.

On a certain occasion old compositor ventured to beard Tribune lion in his sanctum. "Mr. (Jroeley." he said, "there is a word in this copy that I can't make out. It's Mr. and Mrs.

C. W. Massey were the uests of A. B. Clay Sunday.

Bee Clayand Victoria Miller attended church here Sunday from Rock creek. Prof. Lacy Clay will soon a school at this place, he is an old ceacher and has had much success in the past. Myrtle Pettry, of Marshes, who is attending school here, visited her parents Saturday. Slay and Helen Cantley, Charleston, are spending their holiday with their parents at this place.

Misses Zada Arminta Barret spent Sunday with Miss Laura Clay. Moses Sarrott and S. A. Pettry have returned from an extended visit ti their aunt, J. K.

Knowit at Cin cinnati. Walter Barrett and Eunice Shumate, of Stover, attended church here Sunday. Dr. E. H.

Jarrrell made a profess- onal call at the home of Charles Jarrell, of Sturgeon, last week. Saxon Notice there has been nothing in our paper from this place for the past few week's, come along neighbors and give us the jiews. aers in thin Vicinity are getting very busy with their spring work. Mrs. E.

H. Daniel visited her sister at G. T. Covey's last week. The school at this place closed last Phuraday with Miss Virginia Massey as Miss Ada Clay, of this Lucie lawley, of Marshes, and Misses Rav Jayton, and Munsey Dayle.

while out Jriving last Sunday had a runaway. The became frightened at some un cnuwn object and bolted, but, no one seriously injured. L. M. Daniel and C.

W. Tahor made trip to Surveyor last week. Misses Vesta Clay and Haltie Hawley i re calculating on a trip to Wayne ounty, Va, in the near future. SAM G. WALKER COMPANY, WELCH, VA.

111 1 CJrooley snatched the sheet and stared hard at it. "Well, what blink- I ity blank idfot wrote Hint?" he fiercely i remanded. "Y-yoii did. Mr. Greeley." The great man turned back to his work.

"Let it go Just as it's written." In: growled, and the compositor gladly on another occasion a foreman rusli- the sanctum and told Greeley Unit the editorial page had just been pied. The editor sprang to his feet, with an nnsry howl, and the foreman fled for his life. The confined sanctum wasn't lii? enough to hold Greeley in his swelling passion. He rushed down the stairs out on the sidewalk. A mild little man near the curb was stooping over tying his shoe as the editor emerged.

Grceley. mad with rage, rushed at this Inoffensive person and kicked him half across the street. "Ding blame you." he roared, "you are 1 always tying your shoo!" And so. having relieved his anger, he returned to the sanctum. Real Estate Transfers.

John W. Gray and wife to Lizzie J. i litchell, warranty to title to lot in either or -pennyroyal' or East Bec ey 'pantheism, but I'm not sure which." Samuel Cantley to Alexander Cantley, tract on Big Branch of Coal River in Fork district. H. M.

Rilfe and wife to J. Stephenson, lots 7 and 8 in Sophia, $190. A Thoughtful Wife. After wtwks of wiiltlnji and longing for'the rods, reels, gaff, creel, everything was In readiiwws for a week's front fishing. The young wife, smiling joyously, hurried Into the room, extending toward her husband some sticky, speckled papers.

goodness snke." ho exclaimed, "wlnit on CMrtli arc you doing with Ihoso old lly papers?" "1 snvcd (hem for you from Inst summer," she answered. "You know yon c.ilil you always Imd to buy (lies when J'ou went flshlng!" A. B. Maxwell and wife to Addie Quesenberry, lot near Sprague, John Beckley to Malinda and Bessie Harvey, lot 50, Beckley, $200. Steven William and wife to Daniel Williams, L.

C. Williams and wife, 35 acres along Coal River in Clear Fork district. Measles are Fatal. Mrs. J.

A. Cole, the mother of Effic Cole, whose death was recorded in last week's Herald, died of measles last Thursday at her home at Beaver. Mrs. Cole was about fifty years of age, and is survived by her husband and several children. Operation Thought Inevitable Ferris, a letter from this place, Mary Kilman, says: I was confined to my bed for thee months, with womanly and during that time suffered untold agony.

The doctor said an operation was inevilabli I Cnraui, Now I am well, and able to do a great part of my work." ThousandBof ladies hiivo testified to the bent fit obtained from Curdni, the woman's tonic. It prevents unnessary womanly pains nnd builds up womanly strength. It a (rue tonic. Try it. It will help you.

Mabscott Ward Cook has sold his farm of about seventy acres, which is situated on the outskirts of town to Joe Dickerson. Miss Bertha Miller, of Pennsylvania, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jack Evans. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Hughes entertained with three tables at ilinch and cards last Wednesday evening in honor of their sister, Miss Lochia Fink. At the close of the- games. Fruits and candies were served. Mrs.

Newbert has sold her dwelling to Wm. Lewis, who will occupy the same, and he contemplates building a store the lot. Mrs. Newbert will along Loup creek. Miss Riggs, who has finished teach- ng the school term at Slab Fork, spent few days with her sister, Mrs.

B. -lurt, while on her return to her home it Alderson. Elliot Cook left here Tuesday for aunton, where he will attend lie Dunsmore College. The sandhouse of Mabscott Coal and loke Company was burned Thursday tternoonl and the blacksmith shop, hich is about twenty feet from the andhouse became ignited, but before ny great damage was clone, the fire extinguished. G.

W. Graham, has the building in charge, built i unusualy large fire, and left the During his absence it presum- Jly caught fire from the over heated tove. Mrs. 'B. Hurt entertained with a party Monday evening of last week.

The evening was pleasantly passed in playing various 'games ami at cards. At the close of these diversion's, delicious were served. The guests at this affair were: Misses Ethel and Wanda Cook, Elsie Cline, Stello and 'Anna Davenport, Bertha Miller, Margaret aiid Thressa Higgins, Lochia and Lena Fink, Merle Hughes, Ethel and Alma -Ball; Mrs. iSeymour Meadows, Mr. and Mrs.

Romeo Hutchinson; Messrs. Steven Higgins, 0. Hizerman, W. L. Brandon, Azel Cook, Clyde Hall, Earl Fink, Wm.

Davenport and Kinley Cline. lilt's not necessarily fine hand tailoring which makes clothes look so good, but if you have worn a rnachine-tailor- ec 1 suit, you know the one that looks the best nnd wears the best. TTGrilFon Clothes" are hand tailored. It makes them positively good, but it's not this hand- tailoring alone that has given them their reputation it's style and fabric. It's the individuality that has been sewed in each garment.

KThe next time you are ready for a that should really be right in and see these very excellent "Griffon Clothes." Not high in price but just right in price. Clothes" are all wool. Meador Clothing Company Beckley, West Virginia.