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Mrs. W. C. MCLEOD is quick sick at her home here.
John D. ALEXANDER returned yesterday from a business trip to Baltimore.
William BELEW, who has been in business at Bluefield for some time, is
now at his home here.
Messrs. METCALF, PORTER, JENKINS and HICKS,
of Graham, were here this week.
Jas. N. WARREN, skilled barber of Welch, and brother of T. B. WARREN,
spent several days recently with his family here. Tom SMITH, of Smithfield, has been here with friends for several days.
A shocking incident occurred on last Friday afternoon on the farm of Jos. S. GILLESPIE
in the Cove. A house, occupied by Mr. Jas BUCHANAN, an employee of Mr. GILLESPIE,
was burned and his four children perished in the fire. Mr. BUCHANAN was
at work on the farm, and his wife went to the house of a neighbor, fastening the door. Mr.
GILLESPIE and Mr. BUCHANAN, seeing the flames, rushed to
the house, but it was nearly consumed before they got there. The oldest child was about
seven years of age and youngest about six months.
William GRIFFITS is very ill at his home at Pleasant Hill.
Wedding bells will soon ring at Pleasant Hill. The contracting parties are Mrs. Mollie OSBORN
and Mr. William FOX, of Poor Valley.
George BRUSTER, who lived in the Indian Ridge country, died the latter part of this week
from typhoid fever.
George A. LEFFEL died at the home of his father, J.P
LEFFEL, near Shawver's Mills, on
January 16th.
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