ESTABLISHED 189: RURAL RETREAT, VA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1913. J. W. Maui-ill was in Wythe-; ville Monday on business. Mrs. Quo. Porter spent several days at Crockett last week. B, P. Jennings was a business visitor in Wytheville Monday. L. JI. Shumate Was in Wythe ville last Friday on business. t Miss Lula Arinbruater spent Sunday and Monday at her home at Wytbeville. Miss Willie Dill man _ spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Musser, at Crockett, Mrs* Mary Tibbs left Friday , after spending some time with Mrs. E. M. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Miller Copen haver are all smiles over the ar rival of a son, Jau. 23rd. Mrs. A.. J. Clark, of Crockett. Was m town last Thursday Hav ing some dental work done. Miss Edna Lindsey was visit, ing friends and rolati vesin Crock ett the latter pirt of last week, Samuel Housman, of Cre-ckett, and daughter, Mrs. Jim Qox, ol I Black luck, spent Tuesday with Mrs. M. E. Vaught. Miss Con 'Robinson leturned to her home at Roanoke Sunday morning after visiting at this place for a week. Miss Bessie Tophata, who is teaching at Lambert’s school; house, spent. Saturday arid Sun day at her home in Wythe ville. I Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Baum- j garclner, of Bristol, and family! ily spent Sunday here the guests 1 of Geo. S. Baumgardner and the 1 Misses Baumgardner. Miss Bessie Ourriii who has | spoilt some limo with Miss Mao j Oreinor left Wednesday*,; for horj home iu Cal. She was accom- j paniod as far as Marion by M»ss Mae Greiner. a Tuesday the local W. G. I'. I', hid the honor ami pleas are of having with them Mrs, II. J M. Hoge, State Pres, of the W. | . O. T. U. In the afternoon Mrs. Hugo visited our school and in her at-j tractive way told something j the work that has been, and i; ! being done by this grand organ- j ization. She laid down special stress on the importance of tem perance being taught in all grades in the school and urged the teach ers to do this. From 4:30 to 5:30, Mrs. W. H. Sprinkle entertained , a number | of ladies in Honor of Mrs. il ige. | Those present Were: Mesaauv s : R. H. Miller, T. W. Mustard, E. | P. Scott, J. T Priojcot, E. M Davis, E. C, Tarter, Rhodes, Baughman, Dudley, KHanger, Richmond, Head ricks and Misses Maddox, Lea, Hoy, Cline and Baumgardner. Mrs, Hoge made an interesting and instructive talk along the line of . work being done,—“according to a plau,”— and told us how much more good our “mites” could do when sent through tins channel than other wise. The hostess served most j delicious rel reshments. She war assisted in serving by Mesdames Dudley, C. W. auu R. 0. Han-j kin, The reception was greatly en , joyed by all present, in the ev ening at 7.30 Mrs. Hoge delight fully entertained a good sized audience in the Methodist church with a description of the trip of the “White Ribboners,” Tem perance meeting at Portland, Ore. She told us of many things that are being done to forward this great work and which should and does, encourage every one who is fighting this terrible li quor traffic. Our local, union had 6 names added to the list, May God speed the day when we can call our beloved Virginia a “dry” state. Miss Ruby Steele, one of the] popular teachers of Asbury High School spent Saturday and Sun-; day with, her parents, Rev. and | Mrs. C. E. Steele at Wythoviile. The Oivie (f/lnb met last Thurs day for the annual election of of ficers. A larger . number than usual was in attendance and much interest was shown iu plans for future works A rum mage. sale mentioned elsewhere at length in tins issue was ar ranged foi Sat Peh. 7th. The Club voted to gi ve a note §200.00 and a check for §75 to equip a labratory for the high school. It, was a. matter of sat isfaction. to the club members that Prof. Bowers had no dilli .culty in obtaining the endorse ment of many substantial citi zens and the Bank of Rural Re treat gladly discounted the note. During the past year the club has raised over §400.00 and we are glad to know that'our people have faith in our works, Tho officers for 1013 are: Presi dent, Mrs. Iv. M. Ferguson. Vice If resident, Mrs. W. E. Rich mond. Treasurer, Mrs Ed Nell. Sect. Mrs. W. W. Buck. Executive Board, Mesdames Oe >• Baumgardner, Lou fiankla, Ed GhmAon and the officers of the society. \Ve appreciate the loyal sup port, of our town and hope for even -'stronger support and co-op eration iu our future work for tile school and Civic betterment. Ate® To Wr S Wythoville, V.i., Jan. .25 - A dastardly attempt was m t lo to j wreck the north bemad Wash ib&t0ii'M«'mplus special at the eastern eu 1 of tbo. litU>> ejif, east of where thu old tank stood one mile oast of WythoviUe, List night. The would-be wreckers use 1 a la-g.isaw-logchain, which they wrapped ar mud the rail two or three time • an 1 the i fas toned the links with a piece ot iron. The criminals know h. nv to “throw" a train, for they pla c-'-'d bh. > obstruction on a sb nrp curve, at the high point on the curve. Air. George Bathers, a Well known resident of this vic inity, who liv is only a few yards beyond, the cat in question, had Oaen to town and was returnig home, walkin' oi the railroad, whe i h > disQ.n ftfe l tin eb.hrae tio i. Hi heard the Washing - ton-.VI nnphis sp jcial coning i t th ■ distance, so a • ran to a neigh DO l y g.»«. M icb'l aui U ID l LVt'l to Mr. Steve Souter’s an lphone 1 to the Wytheviile station to fl .ig and hold the special until the chain could be removed. Mr. Slithers thou phonal Sheriff Davidson, who took tho blood hounds and went at once to the sconce. The dogs “took a trail” at,once, go ini' oat to tho MoAdam road, them down to the over head bridge aud then up,tho railroad to the point from which they they started. The piece of chain used was about four feet long. The Norfolk & W astern sent a defective to Wytlieville this morning, a Mr. Funk, who has the case in charge. Several parties are under suspicion. No arrests have been made. Tho general opinion in Wytlieville. is that robbery was the object. Just beyond where the chain was placed is a deep till. The cul prits evidently had in mind throwing the train down this fill, then robbing their victims. Sev eral years ago two efforts were made in two nights to wreck a passenger train about one iriilo west of Wytlieville. A negro • named Grubb was arrested aud tried for the attempt aud was ac quitted, Miss Hattie Hopkins, of Gvose close was shopping in town Tuesday. great Bargains. On February the fourteenth, there will be held by the Civic League of Rural Retreat, a rum mage sale at Mr. Luther Baum gardner’s Jewelry Store “The Ark.” Great bargains will be offered to everyone. Como ear ly and have first choice. Sale will open promptly at nine a. m. All persons who have articles for this sale will please see the committee, Mrs. A B. Greiner and Mrs. F. 33. Helms. _ All who are interested in mak ing a success of the rumage sale which is to be held by the Civic League will kindly send their do nations to “the Ark” on Friday, February 14. Anything, such as clothing, dishes, furniture, stoves, carpets, rugs, etc., is earnestly solicited. Those who desire that there shall be on sale home made cakes, doughnuts, cookies, candies, etc. will kindly make it kuown to Mrs. F. E.' Nelms or Mrs. A, B. Greiner, the soliciting commit tee. The school fun 1 for the p>ty of teachers in Black Lick District is som*-.l,lung like Hi tee i hand red dollars less this year Hi an usual, due to tlie fact that the whole e unity lost about twenty thou sand J-'liars paid hr th iCu uber lauil Corporation whoso office-e uulil last, yea" have b)?n loc ite 1 at M. : x Mead >ws. This has en tailed a distinct loss to Black Lick Dial riot for teachers' salary alone, of at least fifteen hundred lo'lars. Ttie school b ) trcl will, therefore, bo compelled to re quire those schools of i.'ne district that rim more thin five or five and a half mouths to pay a simple neat hi the way of a reasonable tui tion for the remainder of the'reg ular school terms, This is abso lutely necessary for it is impos sible tor the board to run. the schools longer without the mon ey. It has therefore b?en decid ed that fifty cents a month, par able in advance, will bo require 1 of all pupils iu Rural Retreat (Traded School from the ssventh grade - down, beginning March the third. No ad Utioual tuition in the high school dap mm mt will be required as the high school pupils are air >ady paying a tin .-ion. or si -}y a month. 1 m ■ ! i.r; in tlxe other achoois that de sire a longer term tb.au the board can pay for, will be adjusted ac cording to local conditions. The Rural Retreat High School now receives annually from the State four hundred dollars which is entirely independent of the district or the county fund for school purposes. This spxjjal aid is given to an y high school that moots the Statu requirements as to course of instruction and local financial support and patronage. The patrons of Rural R Treat school cannot afford to let their school term bo out down because if the term is ro laced the State aid can no longer be obtained and this would seriously injure the school both as to the main tenance of its present course of instruction and its standing as a high school. The school board desires to give out this information now in order that the patrons may .have due notice of the situation. Very respectfully, The Black Lick School Board, 0. 0- Catron, Chairman,. G. vV. j. Bharit'/, Sec’y. Juo. L. Brown, This Jan. T:;, Tilth V [f this circle is marked with a j red pencil your time expires with ! next number; with a blue, time: expires with this issue. Batavia, 0., Jan. 35.—A baby ! boy was carried by parcels post I on rural route No. 5 out of Bat- ; avia today. The child weighing I 10J pounds and, carefully wrap ped. was given by its parents, Mr,; and Mrs. Jesse Beagle into i the hands oi Vernon (). Lytle, the carrier. He safely delivered the “parcel” to the baby’s grand mother, a mile away. The pos tage was fifteen cents and the “parcel” was insured for 850. Examinations in Rural Retreat Graded and High School closed Tuesday January 31. with very satisfactory results upon the whole. # There were a great ruttuy who were exempt from the mid-term examinations as to daily work aud tests, attendance and deport ment. All oi the pupils are working harder this term and if this good work is kept there will be a much longer list of exemp tions in the May examination Nancy E. Leonard, wife of Jacob Leonard, was born in Smyth county, Fa., July 24, 18 30, and died Jan. g, 10i,3. She was the mother of J. W. Leonard and Rev. W, A. Leon ard, members of Encampment Lodge No. 44,1. O. O. F. Sue lived to see more than S3 summers. The changes'of times aud faces from, her girlhood to death must have been many. This aged mother seen tb e roses bloom , and fade away summer after summer, and the leaves fall thick upon the ground. She was a member of the M. E. church South about 63 years ago. Wo belioya her thousands of prayers she prayotl since tho day she joined tire church of her youthful choice has been realized to her fullest joy. She was laid to rest by her husband, who was a faithful Christian, What a meeting in the skies has never yet been told in her long stay on east u. one passed oy a .many taJLleu castle of human beings. We the members of Camp No. -it, do most deeply sympathize with our bereaved brothers. Your mother has gone to heav en. She is 11 ot no w like us, weep ing. God lias taken from his girdle, his great handkerchief, and wiped away all tears from her eyes; and we all may live throughout the oeasless ages of eternity in the light of our bles sed Lord and with our friends, in ‘that happy land of the soul, far away. 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