Rural Retreat times. [volume], May 21, 1915, Image 1

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ESTABLISHED 1892.
RURAL RETREAT, VA.. FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915.
News of Our Growing City
Missus Myrtlo Jennings,
Mary Margaret Brown, Annie
Porter, Margaret Umberger,
Ruth Btimson, Helen Humphrey
and Nancy K. Spence have re
turned from Sul fins College.
We want your wool, can be
delivered at any time. Bags
can be gotten at ware house.
v Union Exchange."
Mr. Harry Baughman, of
Keekee, spent a few days with
relatives here this week.
Get Sheop Dip from
F. M. Greer Co.
Miss Hepsey Burge, of Mar
tinsville, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. L. H. Shumate,
Having decided t.o put in a
stock <-f brooms, you can find
here any broom for any purpose
at the right price. E. U. Tarter.
Prof. J. A. C. Hutt, of
Wvthevillo was in town the
first ot the week.
Roy. J. Germany was in town
several days this week.
All kinds of cabbage seed, re
ceived this year,
Joe K. Buck & Co
Mrs. J. Mike Umberger and
Miss Ruth Pat.tisoii, ot Wythe
ville, were on No. 29 yesterday
morning enroute to Marion to
visit friends.
I have in stock hand corn
planters. You will find them
very useful in planting any kind
of seeds.
E. C. Tarter.
Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hudson
Were in Wytheville Wednesday.
Get your new curtain goods
from F. M. Greer tSr, Co.
■ Mrs. W. C. Stone and daugh
ter, “Muffett” are the guests of
the former’s parents, Dr. and
Mrs. E. C. Eversole.
Swat The Fiy! NOW. Get
your screen doors, windows and
wire from
F. M. Greer & Co.
Mr. 0. E. Davis, of Foster
Falls, was the guest of his sis
ter, Mi's W, S, Lindsey, Sun
day.
Dr. W. G. Delp and daugh
ter Helen, spent Sunday and
Monday in Roanoke.
Just roceived a car of all
kinds of wne fencing.
Union Exchange.
Frank Buck has returned after
spending a tow days in Bristol.
Miss Iuez Staley is visiting
relatives and friends at Green
ville, Tennessee.
S. E. Boyer and grandson,
Alden Suavely, are spending a
few days in Bristol.
Blue “Thistle*' Enamel ware.
Guaranteed. Joe K. Buck & Co.
Mr. and Mrs. J, S. Kiln,
Misses Cynthia Pkillippi, Julia
Liitz and Neta Phillippi motored
to Wythaville Wednesday.
.New lot of boys hats just ar
rived. F. M. Greer & Co.
Just received another lot of
Virginia Fairy Stones.
L. W. Baumgardner.
Miss Floreuce Brown, attended
commencement at Marion Col
lege the first of the week.
I carry in stock at all times,
all kinds of oils for machinery,
automobiles, etc.; also the best
grade of gasoline. E. (.!. Tarter.
Mr. Burnett, of Roanoke, is in
town this week.
Get the little ones shoes and
sandals from F, M, Greer <&• (Jo.
T* J- Creggar was a business
visitor to Marion Thursday
Frank Grove, of Max Meadows,
was in town Tuesday.
Don’t fail to see E. C . TART
ER’S add this week. He lias
something to tell you that is
worth dollars.
Miss Minnie Cormany left
Thursday morning for Eggles
ton, Vn., Mullins
W
Mrs, B. C. Huddle was a
visitor to Bristol Tuesday.
New line of Neckties just in
at Joe K. Buck & Co’s.
The Western Conference will
he held in Kimherling Lutheran
Church, May 27-30. The open
ing sermon will be preached
Thursday night by Rev J. B.
Moose, of Bluefield, W. Va.
Mr. Frank Bowers is visitiiiV|
his sister, Mrs W, F. Vaught
for a few days.
If you fear hot weather and bad bow
el, Dr, Vahrney’a Teething Byrup is
your friend and the Baby’s comfort,
Miss May Catron has returned
home from Asbury where she
has been teaching during the
past school year.
W. H. Jlushour has moved
his family to the farm near
Cedar Springs, for which he ex
changed his property in town a
few weeks ago. John Sharitz,
with whom he made the ex
change, has moved into the resi
dence here in town.
J. H. Murray anu family have
moved to their farm near Croc
kett.
“Brownie” Buck came out
from Bristol Thursday to see re
latives and fi lends.
Mrs. L. W Brewer and child
ren, of Bluefield, a'-e the guests
of relatives here this week.
Rev. E H. Cophenhaver, of
Marion, Va., will preach in the
Lutheran Church Sunday mottl
ing at eleven o:clock in the ab
sence of the pastor who has been
invited to preach the baccalureate
sermon at Marion College.
attention.
We have a nice lot of Extra
large Tuberose bulbs, that we
can furnish you at loc per 1-4
doz. or 35c. per doz. This is the
kind that costs you 50c per doz.
if ordered from tlie seed catalog.
lours truly,
L. W. Baumgardner.
H. K. Dix of Crockett, was in
towiiThursday.
Mrs. J. H. Smith and daugh
ter, Miss Goldie, of Bristol, are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Cormauy.
About fifty of tho Marion
College gills were “sightseeing”
in Rural Retreat yesterday after
noon, having come out in auto
mobiles.
Miss Mftudo Shapleigh, came
home yesterday evening from
Bristol, where she has been
teaching.
Base Ball Saturday, 3:30 p. m.
Rural Retreat H. S., vs, Speed
well.
Death of Infant
Willard Gale, the:infant child
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Musser,
died last Thursday night ubout
nine o’clock at their home on
Black Lick, after an illness of
only a tew days with meningitis.
Ho was one month and nine days
old.
Funeral services were held at
Kimberling Saturday morning
at eleven o’clock,, conducted bv
Rev. Ritchie,'
Judge Oglesby Gives
View of Canter Case
(By N. B. RaMirte.)
Bristol, Va., Mav 17.—Special.
—The letter from The World
News to Judge N. P. Oglesby,
under date of May 14th, was
turned over to me for reply.
Judge Oglesby gave me the at
tached statement of his views of
the Canter case. He was some
what reluctant to C«J&, f#r
reason that as a lawyer he
It feel at liberty to do
SLwiien ho has upon his slioul
ra the responsibility of an ap
peal. Judge Oglesby’s statement
follows :
MERITS OF CASE
“It would hardly lie proper for
me to discuss the meiits of tho
case of James Canter pending an
application to the court of ap
peals for a writ ot error. I do
not, however, feel it out of [dace
to reiterate tlie tact that I am
conscientiously impressed that
James Canter is innocent of tho
crime ot which he has been con
victed. To be frank, I assumed
the responsibility of defending
him, when called upon by the
court to act in that capacity,
with the weight of public senti
ment against the assumption of
the innocence of the hoy. Like
many other people in the com
munity at that time, I hau my
misgivings as to his innocence.
But after entering the case, I had
occasion to question James Can
ter and other members of the
Canter family privately as a
means of getting as nearly as
possible at the true inwardness
of the case.
JAMES INNOCENT.
“After weighing all utterances
ot James Canter and other mem
bers of the family, including the
confession of Luther Canter and
the lattev’s statement that he
alone was guilty, and that his
younger brother, James, had
nothing to do with the crime, 1
was brought to the conclusion
that James was innocent. There
was nothing m the evidence or
any feature of the proceedings of
the trial to cause me to change
my conviction. It is tine there
were some seeming inconsisten
cues in certain points of what I
conceive to have been immaterial
evideuce, and which did not help
the cause of my client (James
Canter,) but I still saw nothing
in all the evidence in the mam
to change my honest conviction
that the boy was not guilty.
JAMES’ WHEREABOUTS.
“Furthermore, the where
abouts of James Canter during
the afternoon the crime is sup
posed to have been committed,
seems to have been too well es
tablished to connect him with
thecrime. Mrs. Wilson, accord
ing to the evidence adduced, told
her husband as a last statement
before ho left with his brother j
in-law for Smith’s creek, that
she would leave the Wilson home
for the homo of a neighbn to
spend the night at 5 o’clock that
afternoon. 1 believe this good
woman would have carried out
her purpose to leave at that time.
WAS IN BRISTOL.
“The evidence showed that
James Canter was in Bristol on
that day, that he left Bristol on
a freight train in the afternoon,
got off on the grade near his
home, and went immediately to
a new ground where several men
were at work, arriving there
about 4 o’clock. He was in the
new ground with witnesses until
it would have been impossible
for him to reaeli the Wilson home
earlier than 6 o'clock that after
noon. If Mrs. Wilson did not
get away from her home at 5
c’slock, and was detained bv an
assailant between tlmt hour and
6 o’clock, (lie assailant coubl not
liave been James Canter, as liis
whereabouts during the entire
afternoon seems well accounted
f tor.
“I make this statement with
due consideration and respect for
the views and beliefs of all others
in any way connected with the
case. I give to the jury and all
others credit fojjhouesty of pur
pose, and sti[j my opinion is un
changM as to the innocence of
|pPK|£5aiiter”'—Roanoke Time*.
Commencement Exercises
R. 1C H. S.
Che commencement exercises
of tlie Rural Retreat, Jlmh
School will take place May 29 to
June 1. One of the best pro
grams in the history of the school
will be rendered. Following is
the program :
Saturday, May 29, 8 P-. M.,
Contest in Reading, Music,
Choruses and Class Day Exer
cises.
Sunday 11 A. M., Baccalau
reate Sermou, Dr. J. S. French,
Bristol.
Monday 8 P. M., Contest in
Declamation, Music, Choruses
and a play.
Tuesday 9 A. M., Graduating
Exercises.
Tuesday 11 A. M., Annual Ad
dress, Attorney General Juo. G.
Pollard, Richmond.
Tuesday 8 P. M., Dramatic
exercises—“The Templeton /l’ea
fpot,” a play in one act, will be
given by members ot the ex
pression class, and “The Elope
ment of Ellen,” a Earce Comedy
in three acts, will be presented
by the Senior Class. Both of
those plays are of high merit
and promise to give the people
an evening of splendid entertain
ment.
Tickets for reserved seats
Saturday night and Monday
night 25 cents for each entertain
ment, and general admission 15
cents. Reserved seats Tuesday
night 35 cents and general ad
mission 25 cents. Tickets for the
same reserved foi all three nights
75 cents. Tickets foi reserved
seats for all three nights will be
on sale at C. W. Davis’ office,
from May 22, to May 27. Other
tickets on sale May 28 to June 1.
Death of Key.
Philip Shuler
Rev. Philip Shuler, father of
Rev. J. A. H. Shuler of this
place, died Wednesday at his
home iu Martinsville, Indiana,
having been in declining health
for several months.
The deceased was eighty-four
years old. The funeral service,
will be held today.
Is a high grade varnish and stain
combined, for finishing floors and
renewing furniture. Makes old
common floors look like hardwood,
and one coat hides the scratches and
makes old furniture look good as
new.
Easily applied, dries quickly and
shines like glass. Made in all colors
and comes in all size cans.
Call for color card and let us
explain the great economy in the use
of KUR-FA-CITE. j
F. M. Greer & Co.
Wythe County High
School Literary Contest
Rural Retreat High Sellout
carried off two of the first honors
at the aimtial Inter-County High
School lilei-ary contest hold at
Max Meadows on last Friday
and Saturday of last week.
Wytheville won two of the first
places and Max Meadowf three.
The five high schools which
were represented in this contest
are Asbury, Ivanhoe; Wythe
ville, Max Meadows and Rural
Retreat.
The contest, which was atten
ded by a large and inthusiastic
audience* was a most interesting
and enjoyable meeting, and each
of the high schools were well
represented.
Following are the decisions of
the Judges :
Essay—Miss Emma Initial),
Max Meadows, first; Mi, Her
man Wyrick* Rural Retreat,
second.
Declamation—Mi*. Honakei-*
Wytheville, first; Mr. James,
Asbury, second. .
Recitation—Miss Blanche
Burks, Max Meadows, first; Miss
Mary Procter, Rural Retreat,
second.
Vocal solo—Miss Mary Reedy,
Wytheville, first; Mr. Fred Wil
son, Rural Retreat, second.
Oration—Mr. Paul Brown,
Rural Retreat.
Piano solo—Miss Burks, Max
Meadows, first; Miss Baylor,
Wytheville, second.
Debate—--Mr. Herman Wyrick,
Rural Retreat, first; Mr. Honak
er, Wytheville, second.
Jiul,fs music contest—Misses
Miller and Anderson of Marion
College, and Miss Jones of Rad
ford.
Literary contest—Miss Buli
fant, Radford; Mr. Abrams, of
Wytheville; Mr. Dave iMc
Gavock, Chilhowie.
Wool! Wool! Woolf
We are in position as usual,
to pay the highest cash price for
wool.
It will be to yoitr interest to
see us before you sell.
BROWN & UMBERGER
THE Wool Dealers.
For Sale—One acre lot west of
Lutheran Parsonage $1200.00
Terms right.
5-7-4t Mrs. W. H. Sprinkle.
It is not extravagance, but economy, to paint the
house and things; it preserves them much longer
And then it makes you feel more like having your'
friends visit you. You feel better, too
We have the LASTING KINDS of paints; our paintsr
hold their brilliancy^ too. Vi e also have the brush,
es and putty. Come in and let us supply you with1
those paints and things you want.
Come to OUR Drug Store.
RURAL ETREAT DRUG CO
Max Meadows Wins
from Rural Retreat
Max Meadows, Va., May 14.—
Tlie Max Meadows High School
deleated the Rural Retreat High
School team, on the local giounde
today, in one of the cleanest,
fastest and most interesting
games ot the season, by a score'
ot 5 to 4.
Both teams flayed in usual
form after the first two innings.
The game was marked by the
fafet fielding on the part of both
teams pulling off several double
plays on each side and the good
batting of the locals.
Rural Retreat led off by scor
ing four runs in the first inning
on two hits, two errors and ti
walk, then tho invincible Crock
ett, Max Meadows star box artist
tightened up, changed theoombi
iiation and Rural Retreat was
Tillable to get a look in. Max
Meadows scored two runs i.i the’
first. Frantz drove a long fly
rivet’ left fielders head for three’
sacks, sooting the winning run.
After this the remaining portion
rif the game was a shut out for
both sides.
Troy, for Max Meadows;
caught tho best game that has’
been caught here this season,
catching some of the “almost im
possible.” He is a wry promis
ing young catcher, and with1
practice is likely to make some'
of the leagers take notice.
JAiversole tor the visitors pitch *
ed a good game and was wolf
supported, especially by Catron!
and Williams the short stop ant!
third baseman.
Score by inning ::
M. M. 230 000 000'
It. It. 400 000 000
Batteries : R li r a 1 Retreat,
Eversole, and Baughman. Max
Meadows, Crockett and TYby.
Summary :■ Struck oiit lof
Crockett to;- by EVersofo hits'
off Crockett k;; Off Evefsole 8.
Tiiffe of game,- one hour uud
tlm-fy-flVe minutes. Umpire,’
GrovC.
"Sheep Hair”
ifyon have wool for Sale bi'ingf
it to me,- I am* in position to’
pay you- the highest cash price’
tot' it.
E. C.- barter.
Have ydu used Dr. Fahrney’s Teeth-'
ing Syrup? [t is the Whole thing. Ba
bies like it. Cures all stomach troubles,