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POUNDING MILL

Mr. and Mrs. Alex RILEY have had a very sick child, the smallest one, its better, however.

A cottage is being erected by Shamblin Brothers in South Williamsburg for Mr. CRAIG, a quarry foreman. His wife and baby are expected to arrive from the east the last of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland MCLAIN and baby, Aubury, spent Saturday in Bluefield. They are getting ready for housekeeping. Their cottage was finished yesterday in South Williamsburg - an ideal location.

Miss Ella RASNIC visited homefolks at Indian one day last week.

Mr. PRYOR, a foreman at the quarry, spent Sunday at Richlands.

Mrs. Susan RINGSTAFF is visiting her daughter, Mrs. William MULKEY at Graham.

Wanted - another place for the men to play cards in, since the barita mill burned.

Miss Cora Belle CHRISTIAN is taking a commercial course at Athens, West Virginia, instead of teacher's course. We wish her great success. The church and Sunday school societies here miss her greatly. She was organist at the Union Church.

Mrs. Cora SHAMBLIN made a business trip to Tazewell first of the week.

Mr. M.C. HUNTER returned Sunday from a business trip to Roanoke, and is now on another business trip to Pembrook and other points, looking after machinery etc. for the Boxley quarry here. One large crusher has arrived.

Misses Mary Belle ALTIZER and Cora Belle BRUSTER attended the meeting at the Church of God at Richlands Sunday. They report a good meeting, several having been converted. The attendance is large and the meetings will continue indefinitely.

Miss Margaret WILLIAMS spent Friday night with homefolks here.

"Col" Tom TATE is visiting his children at Nemours, West Virginia.

Mrs. Howard REID had another bad spell of appendicitis Tuesday and Wednesday, and a slight attack Sunday.

Mr. Arch KING, quarry foreman, went to Tazewell and Richlands Sunday.

Mrs. Helen ENGLAND, who has been spending the past three months with her sister, Mrs. Rosa WARD, of Whitewood, has returned to the home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. G.R. THOMAS. Mrs. WARD and little daughter, Clara Lee, returned with her to spend some time.

GENERAL NEWS

The teachers of the Richlands High School will give a play entitled Miss Topsey Turvey in the High School auditorium on March 1st at 8pm. The proceeds of the play will be used to place sanitary drinking fountains in the building and on the grounds. At the close of the play the Richlands people will be called upon to remain for the organization of a civic improvement league one of whose objects will be the maintenance in the school of its present high standards of study and deportment and to look after the library and the sanitation of the institution which ought to be of prime importance to every citizen of the community.

Henderson SAYERS, a well known citizen of this community, died Saturday night, at his home on J.G. BUSTON'S farm, aged 52 years. He leaves a wife and twelve children, all married except two, five full brothers and three half brothers. The burial took place on Sunday afternoon, in Maple Shade Cemetery. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.R. BROWN. Henderson SAYERS was a good, quiet citizen, and an industrious, reliable man. For the past few years his health has been very poor, and his death was no surprise to his family. His widow, and entire family are more than grateful to friends and neighbors, particularly to Mr. J.G. BUSTON, who showed great kindness during the illness and at the time of the death of Mr. SAYERS.

J.P KROLL ACQUIRES HOME OF MRS. BARBARA MOSS

Mrs. Barbara MOSS sold her property north of town yesterday afternoon to J.P. KROLL. It is understood that the consideration was $13,500. Mr. and Mrs. KROLL will move to the property in the near future. The property includes a fine house and several acres of valuable land.

RAVEN

Misses EARLY and POLLOCK, of Toms Creek, spent the weekend with Mrs. George MCCALL.

Mrs. John DRAPER spent Sunday with her mother at Richlands.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob SHREEVES, of Doran, visited at the home of Mr. LAMBERT Sunday afternoon.

Miss Kate GILLESPIE spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss WATKINS at Cedar Bluff.

Mrs. J.C. PREAS will leave Friday for Washington, D.C., where she will be present for the inauguration.

Mr. Kemp TARTER visited his brother, Mr. J.C. TARTER Sunday afternoon.

Misses Pearl PREAS and Bessie FOSTER, Messrs. Carl GILLIAM and Doc. NEWLAND made a flying trip to Richlands Sunday morning.

Miss Kitten PACK of Richlands, visited Mrs. CROCKETT recently.

Messrs. Tom LAMBERT, Harlow HEARN, Lihugh HAVENS, Bill SHORT, Marvin and Frazier NICEWANDER took a pleasure trip to Bluefield Saturday afternoon.

Mr. F.M. BUHRMAN, of Richlands made a business trip to see Miss LUCAS last Thursday.

Mrs. J.C. PREAS and daughter, Eddie, made a business trip to Bluefield Thursday.

The Red Man Order of Raven, joined the Order at Richlands in celebrating George Washington's birthday, Saturday night February 22.

Mr. Newt GILLESPIE, and Miss Estella RANSON, of Tazewell, visited his home at Witten's Mill from Friday until Sunday.

SHAWVER MILL

Miss Stella STOWERS, who has been visiting relatives at this place, has returned to her home in Bluefield.

Miss Marie TABOR entertained a number of friends last Sunday.

A party was given at the home of Mr. J.A. LEFFEL in honor of Mr. Joseph PRUETT. James M. SHAWVER acted as musician, a pleasant evening was reported.

Mr. Charlie GREGORY and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. DAVIS Sunday.

Mrs. William SHAWVER and family spent the day with A.B. LEFFEL last Sunday.

Messrs. Eerastus and Walter LEFFEL entertained a number of friends Sunday.

A number of young people attended preaching at Cove Creek Sunday morning.

BURKES GARDEN

Simon KELLY received a message from Wytheville last Thursday stating that his daughter, Nellie, who has been in school at that place, was very ill with appendicitis. Her physician thought it necessary to take her at once to Roanoke for an operation, Mr. KELLY left immediately for Roanoke to be with his daughter.

David CROCKETT, of Bluefield, paid a short visit to homefolks the first of the week.

Capt. W.G. HOWE, of Black Lick was a business visitor to the Garden last week.

Charley FOX and wife, of Clear Fork, are visiting Mrs. FOX'S father, John WALKER.