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Mrs. A.M. MILLARD and daughter, Miss Allie, are now nicely situated in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam W. CECIL, west of town. Mrs. MILLARD recently sold her property here to Ed GILLESPIE.

William and Bernie HART, the two brothers, who were convicted in the Circuit Court last week of being parties to the death of policeman YOST at Richlands about a year ago, and given twelve months on the county roads and fined $500 each, may have to face the charge of attempting to break jail. It is charged that the two brothers sawed several bars in the jail here, and but for the timely discovery by Alex BOOTHE, the jailor, the whole number of 22 prisoners might have escaped. The HARTS are now at the convict camp.

MUTTER and BRYANT, the revenue agents stationed here returned the first of the week from Buchanan County, where they had been assisting the Buchanan agent, T.H. SHORT in destroying illicit distilleries and capturing the distillers. They began Sunday on Andy Branch, near the Kentucky line, and captured three complete outfits and one man, Dewey COLEMAN. Harrison HURLEY was also interested in the operation of the still, but made his escape, doing a marathon through the Buchanan mountains. Later in the day, two more outfits, including a large amount of beer, were destroyed. The party left Grundy Wednesday on horseback and came through by Peapatch and Bearwallow, and captured three more outfits and two men David COOPER and Henry HORN. The men were take to Bluefield, where they were sent to the grand jury by the federal commissioner.

Shawver Mill - A quiet wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride on Tuesday, November 29 at 11 o'clock, when Miss Margaret Luella SLADE and Mr. Clarence C. WALKER were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W.K. NEEL. The bride is the attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. SLADE, and the groom is a son of Mrs. Henry WALKER. The young people will make their home in Graham where the groom has a position with N. and W. Railroad. The young couple received a number of costly and beautiful presents.

Below we give a list of premiums winners at the corn show on Tuesday. The decisions were difficult to make, said the judges, among so large a lot of fine corn. It is proposed to stage another big show for the fall of 1922, and combine a chicken show along with it. But this is another story. Best ten ears pure bred white corn, J.A. LESLIE. Second best ten ears pure bred white corn, Luther M. BAUGH. Best ten years yellow corn, J.G. BARNES. Second best ten ears yellow corn, Mrs. Elvina BARNES. Third best ten ears yellow corn, James HARRIS. Best ten ears any variety white corn, Newton ASBURY. Second best ten ears any variety white corn, T.J. BROWN. Third best ten ears any variety white corn, H.P. COPENHAVER. Best ten ears over all (sweepstakes) J.A. LESLIE.

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Miss Irene and Lillian BURKELBACH spent the weekend with relatives here.

Mrs. W.F. GRINSTEAD and Miss Bessie PEERY were shoppers in Bluefield Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. W.W. WINGO spent the weekend in Bluefield.

Miss Lona CRUEY spent the weekend at home.

Revs. WATERHOUSE, BOYER and KELSO held a Sunday School rally at the Methodist church Sunday. It is hoped that much good will result.

Messrs. W.G. LOWE and H.W. BANE were business visitors in Princeton Tuesday.

A bay horse, about six years old, strayed to my place in Abb's Valley. Owner can have same by identifying the horse and paying for its feed and the advertising. C.A. BILLIPS, Boissevain, Va.

Mrs. Katherine PHILPOTT, of the R.P Harman and Company department store, has been recommended for a position on the Graham police force since she captured, single handed, a miscreant colored youth the other day that stole a suit of clothes from the store while Mrs. PHILPOTT was waiting on a customer. She ran the fellow to the railroad, hot on his trail, where he was taken into custody. Just to prove that there is not much in a name, the fellows name was Callaway and he lives on Furnance Hill, A "compromise" was agreed upon, the boy accepting sixty days on the road and paying for the suit of clothes.

Tom SHORT, a well known citizen of the Whitaker Ridge Community, was shot and killed Saturday afternoon last about 2 o'clock, on "Grassy Spur" by Bliss ALTIZER, who is also well known in that community. The shooting, according to information reaching this office, was the result of a poker game, in which the men had been engaged prior to the shooting. At the conclusion of the game the men separated, going in opposite directions, when without warning, SHORT shot ALTIZER with a pistol, the bullet penetrating his body. ALTIZER immediately turned and emptied a load load of bird shot into SHORT'S body, inflicting a wound from which he died a short time afterwards. ALTIZER was given a preliminary hearing, Magistrate HEAVERS, presiding, and released on a $1,000 bond for appearance here in court. From the information we have received it appears the shooting of SHORT was justifiable. SHORT is survived by a wife and one child, and was about 25 years old. He served five years in the US Army.

A note from Burke's Garden states that Mr. J.M. HOGE fattened and butchered a hog this season that weighed 710 pounds. This is nearly 100 pounds heavier than the heaviest one reported so far. Who's next?

Mr and Mrs. W.E. BROWN, of Tip Top, Va. announce the engagement of their daughter, Rutherford Marie, to Cary T. BENBOW, Graham, Va.

The remains of Mrs. Samuel CROCKETT were brought here from West Virginia, and buried from the residence of her nephew, Mr. A.Z. LITZ, on last Sunday. She was sister to the mother of Mr. LITZ, and widow of the late Samuel CROCKETT, well known in this town and community years ago. She was about 77 years of age..