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GENERAL NEWS

Misses Margaret KEISTER and Lucille LEISTER, who are teaching near Charleston, West Virginia, are at their homes here for Christmas.

Mr. Ed HOWARD and sister, Miss Effie, Wittens Mills, were visitors to town this week.

James CONLEY died on last Thursday morning at 4 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.F. COLEMAN, at Richlands, after an illness of several weeks. He was seventy eight years of age. He was buried at Pounding Mill Friday.

Miss Nell DUNCAN, the efficient clerk for Boyer & Thompson, was painfully injured Monday by falling through a hole in the warehouse back of the store. She has recovered and is back at work.

Jeff WARD, proprietor of the Big Store fell out of one of the shelves at the Big Store recently and severely bruised himself, not fatally, however.

George W. ST. CLAIR and W.A. SCOTT have been in New York and Florida for the past week in the interest of Was-Cott ginger ale.

Mr. J. G. BUSTON has been in a hospital in Richmond for the past week under the care of physicians for an obstinate stomach trouble. He was examined by the eminent Dr. Vanderhoof, and his ailment found not so serious as at first reported. Mr. BUSTON'S illness is believed to be due primarily to a mistake he made recently at his home here in taking a dose of disinfectant thru mistake. He was suffering from a headache and picked up the wrong bottle.

Through this paper we desire to thank our many friends for their kindness to us, during the sickness and death of our dear baby. Mr. and Mrs. J.T. ALTIZER and family. Richlands, Va. December 21, 1921.

Mrs. Harman HELMANDOLLAR continues not at all well. She has some stubborn stomach trouble which is causing her family much uneasiness.

Misses Harriett and Dorothy SCOTT are home from Agnes SCOTT College, Atlanta Ga, to spend the holidays.

Mrs. Emma GREEVER leaves today for Tazewell, Tennessee to spend the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Dr. CARR.

Miss Eleanor ALEXANDER is here with her father, Frank, for the holidays.

Miss Annie and Leosch LITZ, are home for the holidays.

Mrs. HANKINS and her daughter, Miss Etta, are in Roanoke with M.J. HANKINS for the holidays.

Rufus HARMAN is back home from Lynchburg College to spend the holidays with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.N. HARMAN. He has distinguished himself in football.

Miss Thelma HARMAN is here from Lynchburg College for Christmas.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. G.H. SLUSS, of Graham, a girl.

The Tazewell Basket Ball team composed of Robert MOSS, Harry GILLESPIE, Marvin GILLESPIE, Marvin MCGRAW, Mariam KISER and William PYOTT, vanquished their rival, the stalwart boys from the Graham High School in the liveliest contest of the season in Bluefield last Saturday afternoon. Two games were played with Graham during the day, the first resulting in Graham's favor by a close margin. It became necessary that a drawing should take place for the second game with Graham, and that team was so unfortunate as to draw the Tazewell champions for the decisive contest, and as a consequence they met defeat, which also lost them the county championship. A number of people from Tazewell went to Bluefield to witness the game, and report that it was the "fiercest" that has been played yet, and that Tazewell's quintet did themselves honor. The championship game for the state will be played in Charlottesville in March and the Tazewell team is eligible to complete, and an effort will be made to find a suitable court for winter proactive in order that the county champions may be in good trim when the contest takes place. Graham didn't lose all honors, through. The crack girls team from that town, which has so far won all honors, was victorious in Bluefield, only Burke's Garden competing for the honors. The score stood 40 to 1.

Santa Claus is coming to Tazewell - the real live, Santa Claus. He will be at the community tree in the school yard Friday evening at 6:30. Everyone, old and young, are invited to be there. There will be splendid music, Christmas carols sung by a vested choir, composed of the best voices in town. Santa Claus will have a treat for all the children who attend school, and the other children of the town. The older ones are asked to bring their younger brothers and sisters. This is the first time Tazewell has ever attempted a community tree, and it is hoped that every man, woman and child will help make the occasion a success by being there. If there are any persons or organizations who would like to contribute baskets or clothing for those who are in need, these articles will be delivered from the tree, if they are sent to the school by six o'clock.

Tazewell High School closed on Wednesday for the Christmas holidays, and will re-open the first Wednesday in January. Wednesday afternoon each grade rendered a program and the High School Literary Society gave a Christmas program in chapel. The school also had a Christmas tree. Most of the teachers left Wednesday afternoon for their homes at the following places: Mr. BROWN, Belle Springs; Mr. RAYLOR, Wakefield; Miss BONDURANT, Farmville; Miss RHUDY, Burkes Garden; Miss CRADDOCK, Richmond; Miss COTTRELL, Lynchburg; Miss LEFFLER, Williams Wharf; Miss DARDEN, Franklin; Miss MAHOOD, Cliffield; Miss SMITH, Lynchburg; Miss ELDER, Brookneal; Miss TALBORT, Baltimore; Miss DULANEY, Pearisburg.

Dr. R.P. COPENHAVER'S bird dog, black and white spotted, black ears, small female, disappeared from his home Monday. Has Newport News license tag. Reward if returned to me at once. Dr. R.P. COPENHAVER.

The home of Mrs. J.H. MCNEER, on Summers Street, was the scene of a most elaborate reception on Thursday afternoon from 3:30 to 5:30. The color scheme carried out in the decorations was red and green and the house was a profusion of cedar, holly, poinsettias and red roses, with delicately shaded lights and candles all carrying out the Christmas suggestion. Mrs. R.C. BLACKSTOCK and Mrs. Floyd BROWN received guests at the door and Mrs. J.D. MCCUE directed them to the punch bowl, at which the Misses Ruth BODELL, Lillian SHOTT, Eleanor MCNEER, Maris MUSTARD and Mary ZIMMERMAN presided. Mesdames Douglas LOCKLE, George BARGER, Jr. E.E. PERKINS, S.N. HUFFARD and F.M. ARCHER ushered the callers from the punch bowl to the receiving line, which was composed of Mrs. J.H. MCNEER, Mrs. R.B. WILLIAMSON, Mrs. E.S. MCNEER of Princeton; Mrs. Sterling MANN, Mrs Frederick BLACK and Miss Mabel BAKER, bride elect of Bramwell. From the receiving ling the guests were directed to the dining room by Mesdames W.A. BODELL, George DUNGLINSON, W.H. ST. CLAIR, J.H. PEARSON and C.O. STAHLMAN. The dining room table presented a lovely picture with a large silver basket filled with red roses forming the center piece flanked by silver candle sticks and silver coffee services, Mrs. A.H. MANN and Mrs. Ellen HOLLAND pouring coffee and a delectable salad and ice course, coffee and mints were served by Mesdames James O'KEEFFE, J.W. ANDERSON, J.W. OVERSTREET, J.H. KABLER, Harold BLACK, Cabell BLACKSTOCK, Jr. and R.B. PARRISH, Mrs. F.L. BLACK and Mrs. C.B WILSON generally assisted during the afternoon - Bluefield Telegraph.

At a recent meeting of the Board of Supervisors, action was taken that may eliminate the county demonstrator, the Board failing ot make an appropriation for the continuance of the work of Mr. FISHER. Just what steps, if any, will be take to have the Board rescind the order is not known. The county road engineer and his assistant, and the five county prohibition agents, also suffered at the hands of the Board. The road officials salaries were reduced, and the entire appropriation for the prohibition agents was cut off, which means that the enforcement of the prohibition laws will now be in the hands of the sheriff and his assistants. Only routine business, other than that above mentioned came before the Board for consideration at its meeting. We have it upon reliable authority that the Tazewell County Farmers Association is taking steps to retain Mr. FISHER as county demonstrator. He has made himself indispensable to the farming interests of the county, the farmers think.

Mrs. Jennie SHELTON, sister of the late George R. SURFACE, died at her home in Pearisburg last week. She is survived by two daughters, Misses Bettie and Ollie SHELTON, and one son, L.J. SHELTON. W.N. SURFACE, of Norton, and Mrs. C.T. PEERY and H.S. SURFACE of Tazewell, attended the funeral and burial.

Mrs. FISHER, wife of the farm demonstrator, who has been in the Bluefield hospital for treatment, has returned to her home here. Mr. and Mrs. FISHER are now occupying the home of Mrs. D.W. LYNCH, and are the proud parents of a new born baby.

Mr. W.L. SHAWVER and his good Democratic wife, of Shawver Mills, were shopping in town the other day, and called at this office. W.L. was on crutches, due to a fall which twisted his ankle around where the top of his foot had been, or something of the kind. He will not be able to do the quick step during the holidays perhaps.

Mr. GILLMER, of Oklahoma, has been on a visit to his relatives here and in Russell. He belongs to the well known family of the name in and around Lebanon, and is first cousin to C.H. REYNOLDS here, whose guest he was during his visit here. Mr. GILLMER left Russell years ago, married a western woman, has a family, and has been very successful in business.

You would have to travel far to find a more efficient bunch of workers than those employed to handle Uncle Sam's mail here. Postmaster BUCHANAN will accommodate you in any way possible; BEAVERS will lick all the stamps for the familiar patrons of the office, and carries a big gun to keep robbers away from the mail pouches; MCGUIRE is in the office long before most of the folks are getting their second nap, and William Byrd CHAPMAN carries around with him one of those William Jennings smiles that stays put, and you can't ruffle him. If Jennie Smith or Johnny Jones calls at the office seventeen times a day, and gets about one postal card a month, its all the same. And there's Bill KIMBALL, who walks around more in one day than the usual man does in a week, and carries joy and happiness, and sometimes sorrow, into the homes as the city's postman. He's always on the job.

HEALING SPRINGS

Mrs. MAY, wife of H.T. MAY, died at her home at Adria, December 14. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. ARROWOOD, and burial was made in the Litz Hill Cemetery. Her husband, five daughters, and a son, survive to mourn her loss, six children of this family preceded their mother to the Better Land.

Charles HARMAN, Jr. has diphtheria. 

Rages SLUSS has returned from Grundy. His son, Dr. J.A. is also at home.

St. Clair's crossing comes out with the first Christmas wedding when two of her popular children were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony. The event took place Monday and the ceremony was performed by Rev. John TICKLE, of Bluestone. The principal participants to this happy pre-yuletide romance were Beverly BRITTS, aged nineteen, and Miss Helen THOMPSON, aged thirteen, both of St. Clair's Crossing. The newlyweds had attended the St. Clair school together and had been sweethearts for a long time but postponed the wedding until this Christmas on account of some objections having been raised over their ages. By mutual consent agreed not to get married unitl the bride had reached the age of thirteen and the groom six years her senior. - Graham Daily News.

POCAHONTAS

The burning to death of three children in a dwelling fire here was deplorable. Two of them were the children of Kern HILL, colored and the other was a child of Bettie REED, also colored. The house belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Abe HOGAN. The children were left in the house alone while the older folks were out. Although the house is situated in a thickly settled section of Clark Street, on the North side of the street, the cries of the children were not sufficient to alarm the neighbors until too late. The fire department responded promptly but could not save the house, which burned very rapidly. Two of the children were burned crisp, while one was rescued before life was extinct, but died that night. The children were three, five and nine years of age. This recalls a fire of five years ago when two children were burned to death in another section of town, and it does seem that it is time for the practice of leaving small children alone to stop. Had the neighbors known of it the results would have been different, but no one had told them to look out for the children. They were probably suffocated before the neighbors knew there was a fire.

The following officers have been elected by Pocahontas Lodge No. 240, A.F. and A.M.; Dr. WARD, W.M, Donald GILLIES, S.W., H.L. YOWELL, J.W., B.E.WARD, Treas. Sol BAACH, secretary, F.E. WAGNER, S.D. Morris MAGRILL, J.D., Anthony PAISTILER, Saul MILLER, Sidney BLOCH and Frank C. ELLETT, stewards, R.S. WALLACE, L.B. CRAWFORD, and J.K. SULT, trustees.

T.A. BUTNER, aged 61, died here the past week, and was buried at Pocahontas cemetery on Friday. He was a shoemaker by trade and had been a resident of the town for many years, with the exception of several years spent in the city of Richmond, where he had a shoe stand. He leaves two sons, A.P and J.G. BUTNER.

The New Theatre is one of the most attractive picture show buildings in this section, and has been open for business several days. Mr. G.F. MUSTARD, the owner has been spending lots of money getting the place fitted up on good style and comfort, and the building presents a good appearance inside and out, being one of the substantial brick buildings of the town.

Messrs. A.V. SPROLES, Mayor Ben T. GRAHAM and John R. BLACK, have purchased the Palace Theatre building and the Barnett-Brumfield Garage in the town of Graham for a consideration said to be $28,000. They will take charge of the properties at once.

Carlyle T. REES returned Tuesday night from Miami, Fl, where he and Mrs. REES have been for some time. Mrs. REES stopped off in Roanoke.

S.S. DAVIS is out again after having been kept in for a few days on account of illness.

Bandy, Va. December 17. Editor the News: Please correct the mistake of the poker game and killing of Tom SHORT, as it was done on the Altizer Ridge, a distance of three or four miles from Whitaker Ridge. Give the Whitaker Ridge justice. M.S. WHITAKER.