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We are fortunate at this time to have an opportunity of hearing a series of sermons on the Christian Church, by several eminent speakers. Every speaker coming to us during the week is outstanding in his line, as pastor, attorney, educator or preacher. Special music will feature each program of the week, supported by a splendid choir under the direction of Mrs. Wade PEERY. The program for the week is as follows: Sunday, 7:30 PM "The Expected Church", Rev. C. JOUROLMON. Monday, 7:30 PM "The Church and the Christian Home," Rev. C.W. KELLY, Bluefield, Va. Tuesday, 7:30 PM "The Church and its Young People" Rev. A.V. RUDY, Pocahontas, Va. Wednesday 7:30 PM "The Church and the Christian College," Dr. J.N. HILLMAN, Emory, Va. Thursday, 7:30 PM, "The Church Meeting Life's Problems," Rev S.W. HAYNE, Bluefield, Va. Friday, 7:30 PM "The Church and Religious Education," Mr. Minor C. MILLER, General Secretary, Virginia Council of Religious Education. Sunday, 11:00 AM - "The Church With a Vision" Hon. N. Clarence SMITH, Tazewell, Va. We feel assured that such a week of fellowship and friendship, of payer and study, vision and inspiration, will mean much to the enrichment of life and prove worthy of the growing ideals of our people in Tazewell county. Come worship with us. C. JOUROLMON, Pastor.

The News was misinformed last week as to the funeral arrangements for C.E. LOWDER, former N & W conductor, who died suddenly at Matoaka. The funeral and burial service took place in Bluefield and interment in the Walnut Groove Cemetery.

Early morning fire on Tuesday swept the business section of Coeburn, causing damage estimated at $500,000 which was only partly covered by insurance. The buildings destroyed were Coeburn Hardware Company, a three story structure. The Quillen office building, the lower floor occupied by the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company store; Coeburn Jewelry store, and the Winchester Hotel, all comprising 150 foot frontage on Front Street. It was stated that the fire was preceded by a blast of unknown origin but was presumed to have been the blowing of the safe in the hardware store. The Norton fire company was rushed to the scene and its assistance was said to have prevented further spread of the flames. This was the second fire to visit this business section in recent weeks. On October 14 two store building and a barber shop was destroyed with loss of $20,000. The fire started in the rear of one of the rooms used by Coeburn Hardware Co.

Dr. STERNS, who is testing cows in the town this week, has been meeting with fair co-operation from the people, according to reports. Every person in the town and country should be anxious to have their stock tested for tubercular trouble for the sake of others if not for themselves. The testing is absolutely free, and if a cow is affected the government pays you for her. Give Dr. STERNS all the help you can in eradicating the unhealthy cows from the State.

Harry HARMAN and Jim PHELPS are held in the McDowell County Jail at Welch in connection with the killing of Bill PHILLIPS in Poor Valley a month ago. They will be brought to Tazewell by extradition if they do not come voluntarily, according to information from local authorities. The two men are not directly charged with the crime, Walter HARMAN having been indicted in Tazewell Circuit Court for the murder, but they are said to have been present at the time of the killing. Commonwealth's Attorney Joseph S. GILLESPIE and deputy sheriff KINZER spent Wednesday in the section around Bastian in Bland County and Poor Valley in Tazewell County securing evidence in connection with the murder.

Mr. and Mrs. George B. GOSE and daughter, Margarette, have moved to Blacksburg, Va., where Mr. GOSE has accepted a position as bookkeeper at V.P.I.

Captain Reese BOWEN, veteran conductor on the Clinch Valley division of the N & W. was visiting friends and relatives here this week.

Sol BAACH, of Pocahontas, was a business visitor here on Tuesday.

Mrs. A.G. KISER entertained on Tuesday her daughter, Mrs. Roy THOMPSON and Mrs. J.B. MOSELEY, of Bluefield, West Virginia, Mrs. Henry KISER, Miss Hattie WHITE, Mrs. Glenn PEERY, the occasion being the birthday of Mrs. THOMPSON.

Squire John S. HORTON, of Richlands was in town Wednesday.

Billy COATES and Robert Spencer MULLIN returned to Hampden Sidney Sunday, after spending the Thanksgiving holidays at their homes here. They were accompanied by Jack POBST, also a student there, who had been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude POBST at Grundy.

Mrs. D.W. LYNCH is here from Zircomia, NC., to spend some time with her son, Dan LYNCH and family.

Miss Jane SPRACHER entertained Thanksgiving Day to the following guests: Mrs. Mamie FOX, Hiram STOWERS, Earl STOWERS, S.S. FOX and L.E.H RHUDY, all of Burkes Garden. The delightful dinner was enjoyed by all and the time largely spent in reminiscing of the days of old. Miss Jane being 82 years young. S.S. FOX boasting 86 years, and L.E.H. RHUDY quite young at 77.

Mrs. Daisy C. KENDRICK, wife of J.T. KENDRICK well known lumberman, died suddenly at her home here Tuesday afternoon of pneumonia. She had been ill but a short time. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Geraldine SEARING, of New York; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Arvah RHUDY, wife of the Methodist minister at Pocahontas; a sister, Mrs. Lizzie HANCOCK, and a brother, George CLARK, of Fort Worth, Texas. The funeral and burial service took place at Tazewell Thursday afternoon. The service occurred in the Christian Church, of which she had long been a member, and will be in charge of the Rev. J.N. HARMAN; assisted by the pastor of the church, Rev. George E. OWEN. The deceased lady was a native of Tennessee, a daughter of Major CLARKE, a former Confederate soldier. The deceased lady had been a resident of Tazewell many years. She possessed unusual literary attainments, and gave expression to them in numerous poems she has written, some published in the new papers, and others in book form. She will rest beside her son, Earl KENDRICK, who died November 16, 1911, her gave adjoining that of her son by request made a few weeks ago.

After a brief illness, Henry M. KELLY, a highly respected and prominent farmer of Burke's Garden, died at his home last Friday night about 8 o'clock. He had apparently just returned from a trip to Bland County, where he had been on business. His sudden passing was a shock to his family and friends in the county, where he had lived all his life. The deceased was a son of the late George and Mary KELLY, of Burkes Garden, who were among the old and substantial families of that section, large land owners and cattle raisers. The deceased was in the 69th year. He is survived by two brothers, Joseph, R. of Burke's Garden, and George V., of Bluefield, and two sister, Misses Mamie and Ross of Burkes Garden. Funeral services were conducted at the home last Sunday afternoon, in charge of the Rev. Father BURKE, of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, of Bluefield.

For Rent - 6 room house with bath, $20.00 - J.W. WHITLEY, North Tazewell, Va.

Tazewell was shocked Wednesday afternoon when the news reached town that George HURT, well known Tazewell County farmer, was dead, in all probability by his own hands. The body was discovered on the Paint Lick road, in his car. A large number of people of the community rushed to the scene when the tragic news became known. George HURT was one of the most likeable, and one of the straightest men this newspaper has known. He inherited many admirable attributes from his father and mother, and his passing in such a tragic manner is deeply regretted here. The body was brought to the Greever undertaking parlors here and prepared for burial, and later taken to the home of his mother on Pine Street. The circumstances surrounding his death made an inquest unnecessary. He was found in his car, parked on the side of the road, with his hat pulled down over his face. The bullet entered his right temple and came out at the left temple, presumably producing instant death. No cause whatever can be assigned for the deed, other than a sudden mental breakdown. The funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock, Friday morning from the Christian church at Tazewell. He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Mable DOWNS, of Kentucky; five sisters and two brothers: Mrs. J.E.B. STUART, of New York City; Mrs. Margaret ROBERTS, of Bethany, West Virginia; Mrs. H.G. GILLESPIE, of Amonate, Virginia; Misses Katie and Lois HURT, of Tazewell; Jim Bob HURT of Prestonburg, Ky., and Lieutenant David HURT, of the United States Navy.

The following article is from the Texarkana, (Texas) News and has reference to Mrs. NEWTON, sister to Mrs. John S. BOTTIMORE, of Tazewell, and who is well remembered by a wide circle of friends: Mrs. Ralph Waldo NEWTON has been named winner of the electric boudoir lamp donated by the Southwestern Gas and Electric Company, and also a pocket knife donated by Buhrman Pharr Hardware company for the best statement of not more than 100 words on "What the Texarkana Community Chest Means to Texarkana." Mrs. NEWTON won these awards in competition with numerous other Texarkana citizens, and her essay being as follows: "A method by which sympathetic, kindly aid is given to those needing help and worthy of it; by which public interest is stimulated through publicity, the spur of a goal to attain, and soliciting by sincere men and women, so that enough money is secured to carry on benevolent work in an uninterrupted, systematic manner, helping the maximum number and doing the greatest good for funds available; and by which the people of Texarkana, so far as is within their power, can insure that no mother or child shall go cold, sick or hungry. This is what the Community Chest means to Texarkana." Judges for the contest were Rev. R.O. BRUNK, Rabbi David B. ALPERT and Rev. W.F. O'BRIEN.

The feature of the Rotary meeting last week was the Thanksgiving address by Vice-President ARROWOOD. Tazewell Rotary Club is fortunate in having several exceptionally strong men, who can, and do, make not only interesting, but strong and able talks on any subject assigned to them.

Freeling, Va - John H. ANDERSON, sheriff of Dickenson county, while on his way to visit a sick neighbor one night last week, discovered a moonshine still in operation near the pathway on Tilda Anderson Branch. Investigating, the sheriff found A.R. OWENS and Ernest HOWARD, two youths of that section, at the plant. They were arrested and held under bond for a preliminary hearing before Squire Bert RAINES at Haysi. Again, the sheriff went to Dog Branch Saturday to serve a legal notice of some sort on Barney OWENS. Near where OWENS and his brother, Coy, live, he ran on the brothers operating a still. Coy fled and escaped, while Barney was arrested and held under bond for the next term of Dickenson circuit court. 

NORTH TAZEWELL
 
Announcement has just been made of the marriage of Miss Moyzelle TILLER of Springville, to Mr. SHERMAN BRANCH, of Big Vein. The wedding was performed at Princeton. Miss TILLER is the eldest daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jason TILLER and possesses a very pleasing personality. The young couple will make their home at Big Vein.

The residence of O.S. HAWKS was totally destroyed by fire here early Sunday morning. The fire originated in the upper story and is believed to have been caused by a bad flue. Most of the household furniture was saved. The home was originally owned by G.P. MCMULLIN, of Bluefield, Va. and is one of the oldest houses in the country.

Mr. and Mrs. T.S. YOST had as their dinner guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. T.A. ARMES and family, Bluefield, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. O.B. YOST also of Bluefield, Va. and Mr. and Mrs. C.F. DWYER, of Powhatan, West Virginia. Other guests who called in the afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. E.F. BROOKS, Mr. and Mrs. Charles BROOKS and Mr. and Mrs. H.S. YOST, all of Bluefield, W.V.

Misses Margaret HOWERY and Francis YOST spent Thanksgiving holiday with friends and relatives at Northfolk and Welch, West Virginia. While there they witnessed the annual football game between Welch and Gary.

F.M. HURT was a business visit in Bluefield, Saturday.

Mrs. Awl WILLIAMS, of Christiansburg, is expected her this week, to take her home with F.L. CALDWELL.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam HYLTON and family spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. J.G. CARTER.

A very interesting Thanksgiving program was rendered by our school and community league on the afternoon of the 25th at the school building.

Our sympathy is extended to the relatives of Mr. A.P. WALDRON in their sad bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. WALDRON were formerly members of our community and were active church members.
Messrs Alfred ENGLEDOVE and George STEVEN, of Fremont, Mich., have been visiting relatives and friends here for several days. Alfred, who is a nephew of Mrs. C.W. SLUSS, has now gone to Roanoke to be with his mother and other relatives there.

Mrs. Maggie SLUSS visited relatives here last week. Her son-in-law accompanied her.

Mr. and Mrs. C.M. ARMBRISTER and family and Mr. and Mrs. BOWYER and family were in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. SLUSS Sunday.

Mrs. Vito GALATA and family and Mrs. George HARTERY and family visited their mother's home here Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Earnest MERRITT and family, of Bishop, visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas CARTER, Friday. 

Mrs. Lydia BELCHER visited the home of Mr and Mrs. J.W. WYNN recently.

We read of the death of Mr. James JONES. Truely he will be greatly missed by the multitude of his friends.

POUNDING MILL

Young Peoples Endeavor held at Miss Pauline BRUSTER'S Thursday night was well attended and the big supper contributed by all, greatly enjoyed.

Rev. T.W. HARMAN preached at the Church of Gob Sunday at 11 and Sunday night. He returned home with Rev. G.W. HELMICK, Bluefield, Va., Wednesday for a visit.

Prayer meeting Tuesday night held at Mr. and Mrs. Creed RASNAKE'S.

Peggy TRAYER spent weekend in Bluefield, Va. with Kitty TRAYER.

Mrs. W.B. STEELE returned home Tuesday after a six days visit to her daughter, Mrs. John B. GILLESPIE and family and sister, Miss Pearl MCGUIRE and Mrs. and Mrs. J. Ed MCGUIRE and daughter, Miss MILDRED.

Mrs. S.T. SPARKS returned Monday from a visit to daughter, Miss Vivian and Mr. and Mrs. A.M. SECRETS, Roanoke. She received a 9 1-2 pound fruit cake from a friend while there.

Mr. and Mrs. G.W. PETTS and Virginia and Mrs. R.J. PETTS were shopping in Richlands, today.

Mrs. A.S. WARF, of Amonate and Miss Willie WARF, of St. Paul, visited Mrs. Lizzie BRUSTER and family recently.

Creed RASNAKE spent the weekend at home here.

Mrs. Lydia HARTSOCK and grand daughter, Peggy, were called to Saltville Sunday to see her brother, Dick ASBURY, who suffered a stroke of paralysis.

Mrs. Julia WILLIAMS, after a weeks visit to Mr. and Mrs. W.L. SPRATT, has returned to her home at Witten's Mills.

Miss Catherine Lee GILLESPIE observed her sixteenth birthday Saturday. A good dinner, presents, etc. She expects to graduate at Richlands High School in June.

A.J. PETTS is sick but able to be up some. His daughter, Mrs. Maidie INGLE, is suffering from asthma.

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm TRAYER, Bristol, Tenn., ate Thanksgiving dinner here with parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. TRAYER and daughter, Peggy.

Mrs. Aught GILBERT still remains quite sick with flu, but able to sit up some.

Mrs. Ellis MUSICK was taken to the Mattie Williams hospital recently, where she is reported improving.

TIP TOP

After a long silence will attempt to write you a few lines from this section. Having cold nights along with the beautiful sun-shiny days and many hogs are being butchered. It is not thought much pork will be lost for the reason that meat will cool out at night and will probably all be saved.

Gordon CARTER has had a considerable force of men (about 20) working in shifts of a week for the last three weeks, improving the road between Tip Top and Springville, using the R.F.C. funds allotted for this area. Walter CARTER has a force on the Mud Fork road. Wrights Valley people are anxiously hoping for work on the road between Tip Top, Bailey and St. Clair, this section of road becomes next to impassable in winter, especially is this improvement needed through the Holbrook places.

Deplorable about Sam WINGO, old neighbor. He was known as a kind neighbor and accommodating man among the people.

The burning of the HAWKS home near Springville recalls that several families had occupied the house at different times, during the last sixty years, G.P. MCMULLIN, now in Bluefield, lived there several years ago. A man by the name of Slade lived there many years. Think he was a Northern man and not related to the Slades of Clear Fork and Bluefield.

RAVEN

With all chapters in the Tazewell county Epworth League Union, excepting Tazewell, North Tazewell and Triangular Mountain Institute, present, the monthly meeting was held at the M.E. church, South, in Cedar Bluff the past Friday evening. A large and appreciative audience enjoyed the very beautiful and impassive dramatization of Thanksgiving, presented b members of the Laymans chapel chapter of Richlands. Raven again won the honor of receiving the county Efficiency banner with the highest percentage of points, this making the third consecutive time the local chapter has won this banner. Laymans chapel won the attendance banner. The next union meeting is to be held at Bishop the last Friday in December.

The committee rehearsing the play, "Such a Night," a three-act mystery drama, being sponsored by members of the young peoples division of the local church, report that the play will be presented in the union church here on Saturday evening, December 3rd. It is reported a clean, moral and comical entertainment and a large audience is expected.

The Red Cross chapter of west Raven report that a large amount of cloth and other articles were given to several needy school children of this community on Thanksgiving Day, the distribution was made at John T. ROBINSON'S store, located on the Russell County line in west Raven. These appreciative gifts by the Red Cross permitted several children of school age to enroll, which have been unable to attend school heretofore due to insufficient clothing and lack of books.

Several members of the local Epworth League between the ages of 15 and 23, were presented with a certificate of one unit towards a Christian culture diploma at the church the past Sunday evening by Rev. P.P. TABOR, local pastor, the certificates being earned at the recent Institute held in Richlands and a Christian culture class held here by Miss Emma INMAN.

The sewing circle of the local chapter of Red Cross held their meetings at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth COMPTON on Mill Creek this week.

Misses Emma INMAN, Louise GILLESPIE and Bertha SHRADER, John WHITE, Albert HORTON, Jr., and Roy REEDY met at the home of Misses Adele and Ella REEDY of west Raven the past Thursday evening and held a Thanksgiving service with hymns, prayer, etc.

James WHITT, of Raven to Swords Creek highway near here, is recuperating slowly from a severe attack of typhoid fever.

Miss Wilma KEIL was guest of Mr. and Mrs. George W. ROBINSON over the weekend.

Mrs. W.A. SEWELL is ill at her home.

Mr. and Mrs. H.J. TARTER and family, of Richlands and Mr. and Mrs. Rufus GILLESPIE, of Red Ash, were visiting the home of Mrs. Louise GILLESPIE the past week.

Mrs. B.W. MAYNARD and Miss Buelah ELKINS, of west Raven, were visiting the home of the aged and ill near here the past week.

John WHITE, efficient correspondent of the Bluefield Telegraph, is now employed at the Peoples Grocery Store in Richlands, owned by J.J. DRAPER, of this place. 

"Butch" PERKINS, local butcher, continues ill at his home.

SHAWVER'S MILL

Mr. and Mrs. W.P. SHAWVER and Miss Helen JOHNSON, of Bluefield, spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. SHAWVER'S parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.P. SHAWVER.

Quite a number from here attended the funeral and burial of Henry KELLY in Burke's Garden, Sunday.

Misses Matline, Hazel and Mary COMPTON were dinner guests of Misses Lucille and Alice GRUBB, last Friday.

Miss Nell HUMPHREY was shopping in Bluefield last Saturday.

Miss Louise LEFFEL spent a few days with parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.G. LEFFEL, last week.

Mr. and Mrs. H.S. KINSER had as their dinner guests Sunday: J.H. KINSER and Marvin CRABTREE, of Bland; Matline and Hazel COMPTON and Mr. and Mrs. D.B. HOWELL and daughter, Sue. Those calling in the afternoon were: Mrs. J.H. NEEL and children, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. LEFFEL and children and Van, Davis and Helen PRUETT.

Mrs. Hattie COMPTON, who has been very ill, is thought to be improving. Her daughter, Mrs. H.M. SANDERS, of Tazewell, is spending a few days with her this week.

Miss Helen JOHNSON, of Bluefield, West Virginia, is visiting Mrs. R.P. SHAWVER, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom CRABTREE have been visiting friends and relatives in Bluefield, West Virginia, for several days.

C.G. FOX, who cut his foot a few weeks ago, is getting along very nicely.

Mr. and Mrs. Mustard PRUETT and W.M. PRUETT were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Lon DAVIS in Burke's Garden.

Mr. and Mrs. D.W. LEFFEL and daughter, Carrie, were shopping in Bluefield last Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Craig LEFFEL were visiting in Bluefield Sunday. They were accompanied there by Charles ROLAN, who is attending school in Bluefield.