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Superintendent Archie THOMPSON, and trustees of
Maiden Spring, and Dr. WILLIAMS, met her today and decided on a
location for the new school building. It will be erected on a corner of
Dr. WILLIAMS field, near John LOVELLS. The railroad
company are to build a two room house, we understand, in place of the
old one, the old one to be used as a dwelling. Why not make the building
a five room one, as the school will no doubt be very large, when the 100
houses are erected and occupied? The fifth room to be used as a music
room. We have plenty of good talent here, and a music class could be
formed. Let's be progressive along this line. Will add, that this new
site is an excellent one, being close to a pump that affords pure
mountain water, while the other was so far away from the spring that it
took two boys, usually half and hour twice a day to carry water for the
pupils, not saying anything about the pupils going all day long without
water to wash their hands and faces. Of course a boy's hands get dirty,
as do also a girl's and with dirty hands it's a hard matter to keep
decent books. So, can't we have a larger and more commodious house
built? What say you Mr. Superintendent and trustees?
Mrs. J. Marion MCGUIRE spent Friday night with her daughter, Mrs.
W.B. STEELE, and family.
Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER and children, and Miss Octavia PRUETT,
returned the middle of the week from Horsepen Cove. Mr. ALTIZER
met them at Tazewell.
H.W. CHRISTIAN is off on a 15 days vacation; will visit in Athens
soon.
Will Rees SPARKS visited relatives in Bluefield one night last
week.
Mrs. Alex BEAVERS is at Maxwell this week, putting up fruit.
Walter BARNS is spending some time here with relatives.
Rev. Harry E. DICKENS begins a protracted meeting at the
Christian Church on the 6th.
Mrs. William ROBINETT'S baby was real sick last week, but is
better.
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