The Raleigh Herald from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 8

PAGE 8. THE RALEIGH HERALD. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. W. M.

Wolford, who was in-1 of the state who are interested in these jured in the runaway on the road to lands will go. Hraper on Sunday, the 9th, is now Price Calfee was one of the fif slowly recovering from her injuries. teen icants that passed the ex At her present rate of convalescence amin tion of the State Board of Em- she should be able to leave the hospital balmers hM in Fairmout last week. within two weeks. is en titles him to a license to prac- Mrs.

B. J. Shumate is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

B. Clay at Massayville. Crockett Mankin was here Monday from Marshes on business. W. A.

Stanley, the feed man, is very til with fever at his home on Kanawha street. Delbert, the small son of F. J. Bair, who has been ill for some time, under. an operation abscess on the Sungs last Saturday morning.

Though the boy's recovery is still somewhat in doubt, he is doirg as well as can be expected under the circumstances, say the, physicians. Henry Davis and wife, of Nesco, were in Beckley Monday on a shopping excursion. George Bair, and wife were the guests of the family of William Plumley, in Hinton the first of the week. Miss Edith Keatley, of Charleston, after a visit luth J. T.

McCreery and family in Hinton, arrived in this city Saturday for a visit with her grandfather, Senator W. McCreery, and family. William Clifford Mays and Sidney Johnson, of this county, are now in Charleston taking the examination be; Board of Heal ictice medicine. tice his profession anywhere ip this state. A total of sixteen were entered for examination, and all passed but one.

Mrs. LeRoy Clemans has been ill since the first of the week at her home on North Heber street. A. Z. Lilly was in Hinton Tuesday on a business visit.

Miss Macie Watts returned to this city Tuesday after a brief visit with iier sister at Marshes. Mrs. Delia Wolfe contemplates a visit to Parkersburg and other points that section of the state within a short time. W. E.

Tissue and W. F. Griffith, of Macdonald, were business visitors in the city Tuesday. John A Watson, of Charleston, was here Tuesday on business. "Ikey" McCluug, who now makes! his home in Charleston, was a Beckley- visitor over Sunday.

NEf TALES THAT ARE TOLD The-Skeptic Unconvinced. "The late George Cary Kggieston was In the Confederate army," said New York editor, "iind as Memorial day approached lie would nnrrnie at the Authors' cbib mauy memory of wartimes. "I liked to hear his yarns about the childlike minds of slaves. Be once A W. M.

TAYLOR GO, W. M. TAYLOR 8 tificates to practice Mr. and Mrs. T.

J. to Masseyville Saturday to spent a few days the guests of Mrs. Honaker's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Laverty.

I.njring the of Mr. Honaker, B. J. is looking after the affairs of the assessor's office. 600 Pounds of Honey.

A. L. Bradley, who runs a huckster wagon out of Dry Creek in Marsh Fork district, arrived city Wednesday morning with two barrels of wild honey or a total of six hundred pounds. He arrived here about eight o'clock and drove up in front of the postoffice on Heber street where he sold the entire six hundred pounds at a good price per pound in the course of two hours. This was honey that had been taken Thirty Days' Sale rhe-next thirty days we are going to sell several items oi our large stock at prices that are sacrificial enough to tickle the pocket book ol every bargain hunter in Raleigh county.

These prices will prevail for thirty days from this date and will give many people an to profit by the fact that we are compelled to'clear our counters and shelves and prepare them tor the reception ot bur fall and winter stock which will begin arriving shortly after the end of that time. The list of bargains that follows will speak for themselves: "AH RECKON VO' HAIN'T GONE FAR 'NOHGD IN YO 1 KEASOXINV told me. for example, grizzled slave named Uncle Cal. body servant to his colonel. "As Eggleston sat before a camph're IV from wild bees in and about Dry Creek oue autnmn evening watching, I vi Movmit f), Uncle Cal meud the colonel's coat the IT crimson and gold glory of the autumn time to afterward permit the bees to proceed with the gathering Q.

Hutchinson was in Pluto the of honey and still store up enough to latter part of last week on professional business. Cecil Lilly, of Bluefield, is visiting his brother in-law, Wesley Wilkes, and family. Wood Pettry, of Dameron, was here last Friday on business. Attorney David Lilly, of Flat Top, was a professional visitor in the cityj 1 last week. live through the coming winter.

Sev- i eral other wagons were here during the first of the week, but none 'tis said, brought large a quantity of honey. A 'Hit's round an' hit goes i I'll I said Cucle Cal skeptically, 'but wbat I I wanrer know is what holds it tin 1 'Why. you see. Cncie said sunset turned the talk to astronomy, and Egglestou said: 'You sec. Uncle Cal.

the world Is rouud. like an apple, and it goes round, and rouud it goes all the FOR High-grade soda fountain. Used only six months Electric V.AI.t..n.,neUOi rt'JU llltui. Cll A Hand at Whist. i Eggleston.

-the world goes round tin-1 IT'S "That was a remarkable hand you sun- nlld SUD boid ip by a t- held just now," said the commercial traction, know traveler to his companion at cards. "i-ncle'CfiJ glanced from his con I 1 I mending to Eggleston lug smile. he said. 'Ah reckon yo' 7-3t Major, Charleston, W. Va.

K. L. Milcm, of Red Bird, was a known business visitor in Beckley The Misses Sanders, of Bluefield, 'are visiting their aunt Mrs M. F. RTatheny on Kanawha street.

FOR story, residence on Neville street. T. H. Wickham, H. W.

Bowers, the real estate man, left Monday on business trip to; Rainelle and other points in Green-1 brier county. Lc-wis Williams, of Beaver, visited I Heckley last Mr. A. J. Hutchinson, of Hunthig- 'ton, ia the guest of his son J.

Q. Hutch- Jnson, and family on Wickham avt nue. G. auived here Saturday from hinton to spend Sunday at his i Jchn R. Smith, of "Pretty fail, pretty fair.

But I've held a more wonderful hand Hum that." Jteallj hain't'gone far'nflugn yo' "Yes. Once I was playing whist fo if vo lrra wtiz and dealt myself a hand of thirteen voukl worlrl llp i sm n-ent clown: Answer "Great Scott!" hon the funniest part of the matter is that 1 only look oue trick." "Impossible!" "No, it's not. I played last and trumped my partner's ace. Ho was a hasty man, and before I could explain mailers be lost his temper, and the game broke up in a row there and then. Funny game whist, My deal, 1 think." We wiil sell for the next thirty days 110 boys'suits at prices ranging from 75c to $5.50.

About 100 men's suits will be closed out at from $4.50 to $18. 200 pairs of stylish and well made men's trousers must go at $1 to $4. About 100 men's hats, that have sold at from $1 to $3 we will close out at most any price. There are some special bargains in men's shirts that must also go before our new stock arrives. $1.50 shirts go at $1.05, and $1 values at 7Sc.

We have a large assortment of shoes upon which we will make big reductions during this sale. $5.00 Regal Oxfords will be closed out at $4.00. $3.50 Regals at $2.25. Some odd size Oxfords worth $5 we are closing out at $3.50. In Medical Treatment Befniods Hi ot Loog Boos Days, Diversions of Earlier Georgia.

Hieajnl, Williamson kepi a lire, tavern in the of Washington, front of this Inven, was a large picture of (ioorge Washington banging as a sign. John Clarke (governor used tn conic to town and, like most men of his day, get drunk. They ail dill not "cut up." however, as he did on sm-li occasions. He wont into stores and smashed things generally, as tradition says, hut he always 1 hole of Ills nightshirt and not remove i came bark and paid for them like a either until next morning, (Mice he came into town "That was the worst night. I ever and galloped down Court had." snld the e.x-somiior in telling the street and tired through the pk-tm-c o''j stol Kvm mo stl ir (Jeneral Washington before the tavern! )ork Uep door.

Ihis was brough, up againM i 0 st of the night. 1. brought lo my 1 be was a candidate for miml something hat happened when 'l JJeimtv ShenfT Ash Mank.n, of guvornm. his friends denied was bov mul Marshes, was here last week aiding in -Mm-on lelegraph. of for the preparation of the cielin- i Ex-Keiintor Nathan B.

Sc-ott had his memory Inrned hack to childhood days during a recent illness. Consulting an eminent specialist, he was furnished I with bullet ried lo a string. lie was I told to swallow the bullet and tie the other end of'ihe string the button- I Jchn K. Smith, of K0 nUemai, Springy was here last week on legal intoxicated business. I White, of Piuto, was a visitor in Beckley last Friday.

Klrj list which appears this week. T. J. Stephens, of Sophia, Beck ley visitor Friday. L.

M. Daniel, of Saxon, one of the native Republicans in that section of ths was a visitor in the city i. .1. W. Massey, of Masseyvillo, his brother C.

Massey, of' Ohnrk'Ston, is interested in the Gulf' lands of the Kainiwha-'l'exas was a business visitor here Monday and Tuesday. On SepU'mber 5th, this comp -uy will run 'n special excursion to that, part ol" i and many jieoiih 1 in this section in the Herald Look' d'Arlini soldier. for promol I tinguisli himsulf ng Notice to Taxpayers. Taxes for 1911 are still drawing. 10 jier cent interest, and will continue to do so until June 30th.

If those who owe taxes do pay up by that limv, they will be returned delinquent in the list that will be made up at the of that time. Rcipectfully, C. V. Collie, Sheriff. For Them.

like many another as tired of waitini; opportunities to dis- lle seized an eitpor- a little excitement, and tiled ambitions. lie ninde a asreiision. which at that lime was thought he a very risky affair. The promptly reproved him for his rashness. "Vniir majesty will pardon me.

Impo." said the ollin-r. "bin the fact is the minister of war has made me so many promises in the air lhal 1 up lo look fur some of them." Her Triumph. Mr. Itnrkins said, with a note of oxnlta.ion in his voice. "I turned a trade; today that netted me a "ll'inph," ejaculated his spouse In i her loftiest you make me tired man-i "I went oi.l today lo hunt up a i ink.

and I jjot her, KO( Tribune. years. I tied kernel of r-orn and tied'a piece of paper on the other end of the Then 1 left ir where an old winder could It. and he swallowed the corn. As soon i aa it was down the piece of paper be- gnn to gel close to him.

and he begun A Bird's Barbed Wire Fences. There may be seen along tile roadsides in Central America a brown wren about the size of a canary builds a nest out of all proportion to its apparent needs. It Selects a small tree horizontal branches close together. Across two of tho branches it lays sticks fastened together with tough liber until a platform about six feet long by two feet wide has been constructed. On the end of this platform nearest the tree trunk it then builds a huge dome shaped nest a foot or so high with thick sides of interwoven thorns.

A covered passageway is then made from the nest to the end of the plat form in as crooked a i manner as possible. Across the outer end as well as at short intervals along tho inside this tunnel are placed cunning little fences of thorns with just space 'iioug-h for the owners 10 pass through. On going out.this opening is closed by the owner by placing Coachman's Witty Retort. The coachman of Frederick the Great ouce had the misfortune to upset the royal carriage his dread sovereign in it. When Frederick got out lie began to like a trooper, abusing fhe coachman like a fishwife.

The coachman coolly turned the laugh on his master by asking: "Did you, sire, never lose a Sunday Magazine. Catted on "Mr. Anthem." At an English school, once upon a a concert was being held, the choir was OH the program to sing nn anthem. their place was designated by the single word "Anthem." The gentleman who was master of ceremonies, a high-toned, pompous individual of the old school, when ta came to that part of the program, announced, in a dignified way: "Mr. Anthem will now favor us." thorns across the i the safety of the of sured.

or young; is as- fnn for iece of paper, small boy. and I Got His Fill, like the party, Itufus?" "Then why wus over?" "What WHS the use? any more," didn't you stay till It I couldn't, cat in my stomach and the string in my month it was altogether different. I knew then just how that old gander felt, and 1 thought about him all night long." Our Pensioners. Colonel W. P.

Rrownlow, secretary of the National Soldiers' home, said at a (linnor in Brownsville. "They arc grenl wags, the old soldiers in oil, 1 Johnson City home. I heard one ol describe ihe other day a very llercc and lanious action. Two hundred HUM, been pitted against WO. and after the lighting only sixty bravo fellows, thirty on each eldc, remained alive.

"The old soldlei- paused solemnly. 'Of sixty, he said, 'there only survive today'- lit blew his none'vie- A Detective Story. I like detective stories; I read them. I write thenir but I do not believe them. The hones and structure of a good detective story are so old and well known that II may seem banal to state them even in outline.

A policeman, stupid, but sweet tempered, and alwaj's weakly erring on the side mercy, walks along the street, and lithe course of bis ordinary business finds a man in Bulgarian uniform killed with an Australian boomerang In a Krompton milk shop. Having set' tree all the most, suspicious persons In tho slory, ho then appeals to the bulldog proressional detective, who appeals to the hawklike amateur detective. The latter finds near the corpse a boot lace, a but Ion boot, a French newspaper and a return ticket from the Hebrides, and so relentlessly, link by link, brings the crime home to the archbishop of K. Chesterton it. Illustrated London News.

only nurvlve today by MtlMlci "-Uubvllle Tlmw No Exception. Miss Young Turkey woman doesn't know her husband till hfter (he's mnrrletl him. Mrs. Montlon Turkey Boston Tmiucrlpt. A SPECIAL EXCURSION To the Guif Coast of Texas on Tuesday, September 5th, In charge of L.

C. Massey, Vice-President of the Kanawha- Texas Company. The Orange and Fig Industry in The Gulf Coast Country of Texas shows a higher net profit per acre than in California or Florida. Orange Orchr ards netting from $800 to $1,000 per acre, and fig Orchards netting from $100 to $200 per acre, annually, can be growing in The Gulf Coast Country. Garden Truck is also grown very profitably in this section of the country the year round-cauliflower netting as high as $400 per acre; cabbage and onions averaging $300 per acre, and potatoes, peas and beans make as high as $200 per acre.

On Tuesday, Sept. Excursion tickets will be sold at esnecially low rates to Texas with privileges of stopovers. Such a ticket enables you to visit a large section of for yourself what the Southwest offers. Will you go now, or wait longer until land prices advance to the top notch and the opportunities are all snapped up? Probably I can help you any rato write me Mr some literature and further information about the Southwest. Call on or address KANAWHA-TEXAS Alderaon-Stephcnson.

B'l'd'g. Charleston, W. Va. C. W.

Mawey, Agent, Masueyville, Raleigh county, W. VH..