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Graham was treated to somewhat of a sensation
yesterday morning when it was found that Deputy Marshal's, Pitt and Elias SHRADER
had caught two men at the supposed to be good paying business of moon shining. The men who
were arrested were alleged to be making the illegal dope up the Bluestone above Graham and
they were brought here yesterday morning and given a hearing as a result of which a white
man was fined $100 and Dal Tilballury (? paper faded, can't make out name), colored, was
held over for the grand jury. Several gentlemen said yesterday afternoon that the extreme
punishment should be given to the moonshiners as it is impossible to see how the
Grahamites can remain on the water wagon if any one should start to make good fresh corn
liquor in this vicinity. A lady when asked what she thought about it said she thought
moonshiners in Graham was the limit but she was not surprised as she always knew that
Graham people would do anything once. No one seems to know just what recipe was used in
making the Bluestone moonshine but from information received on the dead quite the stuff
was alright. It is expected that the Graham-Bluefield Chamber of Commerce will make an
effort to retain the industry in this section as every little plant which can be secured
for the section will aid in making the section great in the eyes of people who want to see
Graham and Bluefield grow -
I will offer for sale to the highest bidder on Feb.
6, 1909, beginning at 10A all the personal property belonging to the estate of the
late B. I. COMPTON on Mud Fork consisting of: 2 young horses, 1 8 year old saddle
and buggy horse, 2 milk cows, 4 calves, 1 2 year old bull, 7 sheep, 3 hogs, 1 two horse
wagon, 1 buggy and harness, 1 mowing machine, 1 wind mill, 1-4 interest in threshing
machine, blacksmith tools, 1 rick of timber. Corn, meat, hay, oats, household good and
other things too numerous to mention. All indebtedness against the estate of Mr. COMPTON
will be paid from proceeds of sale, and those who are indebted to the
estate must come forward and settle at once. C.J. HALE,
Adm'r, Falls Mills, Va. Jan. 20.
News reaches Tazewell of a somewhat serious
racket which took place on Clear Fork a short time ago between H. RUBLE, two sons
of A. NEAL, Bud and Vance, and Charles FOX, son of G. C. FOX, at the
house of Mr. William GREGORY, where the young folks were having a dance. Charles FOX
was cut with a knife in four different places by one of the RUBLE boys. He had a
gun on him and shot once, but did no damage. The case came up before Squire BOURNE,
who fined Fox for carrying a gun. H. RUBLE was sent on to the grand jury, and is
now in jail. The other two boys have not been found. The affair is much regretted. All the
boys are akin, and have the reputation of being quiet and orderly. It is said that booze
was responsible for the trouble.
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