Rural Retreat times. [volume], June 12, 1914, Image 1

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,OI.. XXIII NO- H
WYME OOUNTY MU I U AL
TEW.PHONE OO MRETS
Tit.* annual niwitiiiK of thp
atorWiolilers of the- \Vythe (J«»,
Mm toil 'IVl»*plnai« Company
vh> iit-lil last. S:it unlay at Wythe
VII If. -it f in* oflh*» pf till* Secrp
tacy ■ i i'll Treasurer. Tim ut
ttnulanee \v;ts very small.
Tin* imports .»f t.lio «**c rptarv
nicl treasurer ami tin- maimjrer
wen- vphiI, I'WPivt'il awl ftp
pr..v«l Mr Kol't L. Pierce
w ri* elect-eil pri>si<1i*nt, hihI
M'*s--r-i. Jumps M. Oralmtn, H.
J (Vtiwifpv, John H. Crockett,
1) A Smith -uni Edmund Pen
<11 mh wprpplppt.pil il i rectors for
the I'oirtmr veat\ In )1ip ah*
«piipi‘ nf a quorum, tlip directors
did i«ov oruitiiizp. The meetuiy
tlipp mljtSiirnpil until Jump ‘iOt-h,
at. which time additional bus
iness oi‘ pjpvtiiijr a secretary «*ml
treasurer, man niter, etc., will lie
transacted, The present Secre
tary ami treasurer,. Mr. F. H.
Terry, lias clpclineil re-electiou.
The treasurers rejtorts alnsw
that the cumpaiiv is in gned fi:
naitpi.tl condition.
1» order to reduce our
st<>t«' «»t summer goods before
taking our yearly inventory
which comes in July. we\ will
oft -i our dress goods and all
slipo'-rs and ‘■hoes (except
men - and boys heavy work
sho’* ) less ro oer cent, begi n
niu^ Sat. June 6.
A R. Hendricks
J>r Henderson Miller, ot Mar
ion will deliver a. utemipticvin
lecture,-on llm Rel’ormsilimi of
tin* - ixieenth Century, on Sunday
eveninu, the fonvteei'th at eiylil
<>eh>*i;, at the Lutheran L'hurch.
'The nntdie Cnnliiil’v invited.
253 Acre Farm For §aie
Fine 253 acre farm, Smiles
from railroad town, 1A from
pike, good neighborhood. Very
goo 1 8 room house, and 3
room tenant house, 2 ponds, a
boot (> • acres in timber and about
190 acres in cultivation, fencing
reasonably good. Lays well,
part of it some rolling. Public
road through middle of farm.
Good grade of soil for wheat and
grain, a valuable stock farm ,
Only l mile to church .and
school. R. F. D,
Will sell all, or part, on account
of having other business and
more land than I can cultivate.
Terms; one half cash, and bal
ance on 12 months time.
Add ■'ess: Will T Cannon R. F.
D 3-Box 110 Jefferson City, Tenn.
11 vi*n expect, to paint this
pnng don’t fail to see me. I
Jm»v* ' he beat paint that money
can buy. also, linseed oil. E. C.
Tarter.
Miss Bertha Baiurhman left
Friday for Knoxville, and Coal
Creek Tenii., i,o spend several
weeks.
j
The Inter County or District.
Literary contest. will come off 18,
1ft and 20 .Jinn* at WvtlnviJTe.1
This promises to he one of tin* live-'
liest literary contests ever held in
the ninth Conirressionnl District.
Representatives fr**m the hit'll
schools of Hfistol, Washington
Co., Smyth**, Blninl, Wythe, Pu •
hirki. Giles. Carroll an-t Grayson
will take part. Followin'; is the
proc ram. Thursday June 18, 8 P.
M., Oration ami Recitation. Fri
day June lft, !»;30 A. M., Essay
ami vocal Solo. Friday 3;.10 P.
M., Ball Game Friday 8 P- M.,
Delia)e and Piano Solo. Satur
day ‘40, 9;30A. M., Declama
tion and awarding of medals.
Eiiforfaimmeiit will lie provided
for the contestants Mini I lie teach
ers who.accompany them.
W R, Bowers t Executive
F. B. Kelley - Committee
J. li‘<* Qiu (
Prof 3. A. 0, Hint, Local Man
ager.
Would be glad to learn
where those who are circulat
ing the report that we are fix
ing to go out of the mercan
tile business got their inforrha
tion._ We have made no such
statement.
A. B. Hendricks
Misses t?tar« Bui tier ami Lizzie
CojwSniiHVwr 1-ft. Tuesday for
Rocky Hill, Ohio to visit, Mr.
and Mrs Geo. 0. Rattier anil Mr.
ami M'S Mil jet* Copenhn ver.
M>. and Mrs. H. D. Spence arri
ved Wednesday from Kirksyille,
Mo.
The School Imp. League will
serve ice cream and lemonade at
| Grosecldse Saturday June 13,
from 5 to 10;30 oclock P. M.
I wid continue the agency for
The Breeders Gazette, so come
in when your subscription ex
piles.
Mesdames Hendricks* Robin
son, Ttth+. Cormany, Hmvi*
K<l«|reth hh«1 Miss Mauda Houn
shell went to Johnson City,
Tftm.. TiihmIry to attend the
•innmil meeting of the (Method
ist) Missionary Society.
Klue Stone and Paris Green at
K. Cf. Tartes.
Mrs.Lester Parsons, of Colum
bia, S- C., is visiting her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. J. A. H.
Shuler.
If you need a hc’nd corn
planter go to E C. Tarter to
get it.
You will hurt at Dehoe &
Frye’s, Heinz celebrated Pickles,
Chow Chow. Olives. P Nut Rut
ner. Catsups, Raked Reams, etc.
Strayed - A ten months old
shoat, strayed from my place 28
th of May. If seen notify,
A. J. Lindamoody,
%|j$&3t Rural Retreat, Va.
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WOOL WOOL
Me wptt your wool, ou<1 air ii» position to pay
the highest cash price for it, it will paiy you to see
us before yoif sell.
BROWN & UM BERGER.
LOOK HERE!!!
I have the most complete line of
Sprays that has ever been shown
in this section. Can sell you a
Spray from 40 cents on up. Now
that the insects are working on
» 1ihe crops you should look to the *
spraying at Once.
Do. you need a good second hand,
binder worth about twice what
I am asking? This machine is in
good condition and will do the
work. Come in at once and see
the machine.
Yours for bargains,
E.C. Tarter.
i
Better Hygiene in Berber
Shops.
Richmond, Va., .June 10, 1014
(Special). For the protection of
the public and for the prevention
of diMeases carried by barber’s
tools and similar instruments. ‘
The State Board of Health has
adopted new ret;illations which
are to be enforced in barber
gimps, hair dressing establish*
moots and public bath-houses ill
the State. The full text of these
was given out t<wlay.
The Board adopted these reg
ulations at its last meeting, but
its officers have not insisted up
oi» tb«ir enforcement until full
publicity was given to the re
quirements. Placards are now
in press and will 1 soon be sent
oat., containing the text of the
regulations. One of these plac
ards must be posted in every
shop coining uiuter the provis
ions of the law’.
The regulations for barber
shops, hair-dressing parlors and
public bath-houses iu full are as
follows:
1. No person with any disease
of the skin ot the face shall be
shaved ui a public barber shop.
2. Barlieis must wash their
hands thoroui'lily With soap and
water before attending any per
son.
:J No aluni or other astiiugent
shall be used in stick fornr. If
used al all to stop flow of nlood,
it must lie applied in the fur 141 of
powder. \
4. The use of pow’der puffs is
prohibited.
5. No towel shall lie used for
more than one person without
being laundered or sterilized.
•5. 'I'he. use of sponges is prd
bibiied.
7. Mugs ami shaving brushes
must lie thoroughly washed af
tet use on 'each person.
8. Com 1 is, razors, clippers and
scissors shall be thoroughly
cleansed after every separate
Use thereof.
ft- FI<airs must be swept or
mopjied eVery day, and all fur
niture and woodwork kept free
from oust.
10- liuiiiiing water shall be
provided wherever it is possible
to lie had.
12. Ali tools or instruments
used by barbers outside the
shop in serving any person suf
fering from infectious or con
tagious diseases are required to
be thoroughly and efficiently
disinfected with 15 percent for
maldehyde or by boiliur imme
diately after Using the same.
1:3. No person suffering from
any infectious 01 contagious
disease, including tuberculosis
or venereal diseases, shall serve
any perseu in **ny barber shop,
school, public bath room or hair
dressing parlor in this Statp.
The regulations for manieur
ists anti chiropodists are veey
similar in scope anil content. In
paiticular they provide that no
person suffering with any disease
of the skin, hands or feet -hall lie
treated in any public- manicure
or chiropodist, shop. " Persons
suffering from infectious or eou
taious diseases, including tuber*
culosis. are prohibited from
working in these eataVdishments.
Paragraph It provides that “all
scissors, clippers and other inst
ruments and utensils shall be
thoroughly cleansed after each
separate use, either by being
disinltcte.il with a 15 per cent
solution of foruiahlehyed or by
hoping immediately after useinu.
The Board announces that it
will send a copy of the regula
tions posting to all estalishments
the address of which it can as
certain, Proprietors, however,
are urged to forward their names
end address in tinier that • hev
Uiav be sure to receiVe-copies o.
tile regulations and he familial
with the rt*qiprtne»t*. Failue
to observe the regulations is
a misdemeanor, punishable in
attV court, * pioper jurisdiction.
wt TV* party.
Miss Henrietta Hu {ford gave a
birthday party on Tuesday, June
9th< in honor of her twellth
anniversary.
Tft** guests were—Misses Jos
ephine Huffnrd, Margaret Black
hirfy Nannie Catron, Elizabeth
BroWnv Chloe Lin Isey, Elsie
Neff,; Grace Neff, Bessie Miller,
Mftrie Scott, Mary Umherger,
Hattie Tarter, Lura Jennings
and Ruth Tarter. Messrs. Jack
Price, George Suit, Raluli Um
herger, Kermit Price and Harold
Miller.
Many interesting games were
played, such as, Wink, Spin
ning the Plate; and out door
games.
Refreshments were served in
the dining room, and consisted
ot ham sandwiches, ice cream,
cake and candy.' The cake sat
on ilm table, surrounded by
twelve lighted candles.
Miss Mabel Repass, of New
Market Tenn., assisted Misses
Nannie and Leila Hntford in
entertaining.
The hostess received many
useful and lovely presents.
Want. A Pig?,
1 li«v«» for sale, five fine pigs.
See me quick.
lM2-3t x M. L. Liiwfoey.
The Jr. <). U. A. M. will have
Ice Ooaiw ami Strawberry
Supper in tlm vacant lot in
Front of Manvir. and Buck’s
shop Saturday night June ]3tli,
for tiie benefit. of the Jr.
O. IT. A. M. Orphanage. Ev
erybody invited.
Now to Repbliras and Oth
5B Interested
Persuant to a call, the Re
publican County Cora mitten,
met in Wytlieville, this the 6th
of June 1914, ami fired the 20th
day of June 1914 for a mass
meeting of the Republicans of
of this county, to be held in the
Court Houso at Wytlieville, tor
the purpose;
1st. of electing delegates to
represent this county in a Con
vention to be held iu Bristol on
July 9, 1914, to nominate the
llepuhlicau candidate tor Con
gress.
2nd,, to elect the County
Chairman, Secretary, and Coun
ty Committee.
All persons interested are
cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
J. B. Hunt, J.W. McCavock.
Secretary: Rep. County Chm.
Shirts Shirts!!
We carry the celebrated
Whitney shirts for dress pun
oses. also a big line of the
best work shirts on the mar
ket,
F. M Greer & Co.
M. anil Mrs. Hai-ve Greever and
childrp$ left Wednesday for
Texa*v
JJtooro, cn»hi£r of the Peo
ples Bank of Btijprts Draft, a
Hcliuo|inate of Bsles, spent
several days tfvfc week visiting
the latter. J^fr. -Moore brought
two bachelor friends, Mr. Wil
ey and Mr. Gwin fr<gu Hot
Springs, Bath County, who
came to see about some stock
cattle for fall delivery and mci
dentally to look thtgv np two
pretty Southwest Vp.'girls.
Mr. Rhea Gutip$u>n, who has
been teaching ip JhieriMii, Tex
as, has return*^ jjpnne.
See the Elwood Lawn
mower beforgfcpu buy. We
have a Jmnplete line
EM Greer & Co
Mr. and Mrs. Chits. Cregger
aiul little (laughterspent Sunday
and Monday in Marion.
Mr. Emory Hankla, of Bristol,
spent Sunday here with relatives
and triends.
We have just received several
uew paterns ot flowered crepe.
Joe K. Buck & (Jo.
Rev. and Mrs J. A. H. Shuler
spent last Thursday in Wythe
yilie.
Mrs. W. F. Gormanv and sis
ter, Miss Mary Neff, spent part
of Just week in Roanoke.
Have you lead tilt adv. of the
Huge McDowell Co. Commission
Merchants, in this issue?
Mr. K.O. Neff has recently
purchased a new auto.
I have just received a ship
ment of buggies and they are
high grade. The prettiest you
ever saw. If you need a buggy
corno iu and loon them over.
E. C. Tarter.
Mi, and Mrs. John Buck, of
Koanoke, are visiting relatives
here.
Mr. Dwight Ball has returned
to his home on Black Lick, after
attending King College, Bristol,
the past session.
Five very attractive lines of
mens tailor made clothing can
he seen at Joe K. Buck & Co.
. W. BELL, PRES
GEO-A. LAMBERT, VICE-PRES-,
I
• The United States Is Now Divided
Into Twelve Banking Districts.
• The first decisive step toward the establishment of the
• Federal Reserve Banks under the pew Banking Law was
• taken last week when the reserve bank organization com
• mittee in Washington, D. C. announced the twelve banking
• districts and the twelve cities where Federal Reserve Banks
• are to be located.
| The First National Bank of Rural Retreat will be a member
• Bank of the 5th District under the new Banking Law. Th$
5th District is composed of the District of Columbia, the State!
of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and a por
tion of West Virginia.
The Regional Bank for the 5th District will be estaBtiSfj^
in the city of Richmond, Va.
The Bank will have a capital of $6,303,868.00.
will be 475 member banks in this district.
As a member bank of the 5th District, the First National
Bank will give to the people of this community and the
territory we serve, every advantage and benefit of the new
financial and currency system now in process of organization
First National Banb.
RURAL RETREAT, VIRGINIA.
‘'“P***1 " - - $50,000 00
Shareholders’ Liability • „ 50,000.00
SECURITY TO DEPOSITORS - *100.00,,.
United States Government Depository,
L. H. SHUMATE, Cashier.
ARK YOU (JOIJSGTO BUILD?
If so. you will need Lime, Brick, Sand, Crushed
Stone, Wood Fiber* Cement, Lath, Flooring,
Ceiling, Sash, Doors, and other materials.
W« have it all, and assure you that our prices are at
tractive.
We also have in stock Red Cedar Shingles,
and Locust Fence Posts.Linseed Oil Etc.
VERY TRULY YOURS,
If you make pictures, come to us for your supplies.
We sell lots of them; that’s why our plates, films and
supplies are always fresh.
If you don’t make pictures, begin; its lots of fun.
M o can instruct you. Every family should have a camera
to keep the family history in pictures.
Come to OUR Drug Store.
al Retreat Drug 5tore