SHARDER Mr. French HARMAN is moving to J.H. MCGUIRES place on Banjo Branch. Mr. J.J. RILEY is a vistor to Tazewell today. John PRUETT, son of Mr. R.W. PRUETT, has been very ill at his home for several days with rheumatism. He is improving slowly. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Willie NEEL Sunday night - a fine boy. Miss Jennie RILEY has returned from Canebrake, where she was the guest of her brother for several days. The new circuit rider, Rev. Mr. GREEAR, preached an excellent sermon at the Methodist church Sunday at 11 am. Miss Fannie STEPHENSON, who has been on the sick list for sometime is improving. Mrs. D.W. DUDLEY, of LaFollette, Tenn., is still with her daughter, Mrs. J.J. RILEY. Mr. E.L. RILEY was visiting relatives on Cove Creek last week. Mr. Jack SHRADER, of Tug, has been visiting relatives over here for a few days. STEELSBURG We are having plenty of snow and mud. Miss Bulah SMITH spent Sunday with Mrs. M.R. DAVIS. Mr. and Mrs. J.B. JACKSON and daughter, Miss Carl, spent Sunday at J.H. NIPPER'S. Miss Nora BROWN and brother, Wiley, spent Sunday at J.H. NIPPER'S. Miss Beatrice FERRELL visited Myrtle GRIFFITHS Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A.W. MARTIN spent Sunday with Mr. J.H. MARTIN. Mrs. J.H. MARTIN, Mrs. F.M. MCGUIRE, Miss Roxie MARTIN, Miss Hazel MARTIN and Miss Stella MCGUIRE spent Saturday at Mrs. J.B. JACKSON'S. Mrs. W.C. WITTEN continues to improve. Mr. Charlie HARRIS and Mr. Andy NIPPER went to Olfast Sunday. There will be preaching by the Rev. Mr. BURHAM Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. R.E. GREER, the new minister at Maxwell circuit, was here yesterday and transacted business in this office and held a conference also with presiding elder Hurley. Mr. GREER and his wife have made a fine impression on the people of his congregation. ADRIA Rev. A.S. WALDRON filled his regular appointment here Sunday. There was a large congregation. Mr. Alex MITCHELL, of Rock, West Virginia, was visiting his parents at this place last week, the Rev. C. MITCHELL. On his return he stopped off at Graham to see his brother, T.O. MITCHELL, who has been ill for sometime. He was accompanied to Graham by his sister, Miss Rosa MITCHELL. Mrs. Mary WALDRON continues ill at her home here. Mrs. Mollie ISAACS was visiting at Mr. Joe TAYLOR'S Sunday. All who have been grieving over Mr. Wade TAYLOR'S going to the army had just as well wipe their tears away, as he has returned. Mrs. George BEAVERS was visiting relatives here Sunday. Mr. John HANKINS is very sick. Mr. Jesse HANKINS and wife, of Berwind, were visitors to their brother on account of his illness. UNAKA S.W. BOURNE and T.E. BURTON went to Tazewell horse day. Mr. BOURNE sold a fine team for a fine price. Mr. Bilton PECK seems to be on the road to recovery, after a long and serious illness. Walter BOURNE left Tuesday for Richlands, where he has accepted a position as clerk in a hotel. Mr. W.H. BARNETT continues very low. Little hope of his recovery is entertained. Mr. GERALD is just about as usual, not very well. Mrs. BAUGH continues about the same, still suffering with rheumatism. Henry YOUNG is at home for a few days visiting his family and friends. S.B. YOST was home for a few days last week visiting family and other relatives. Rev. Mr. SPRING will preach at Mt. Olivet Sunday at 11 am and Concord at 3pm. BURKE'S GARDEN Mr. John BROWN expects to move into his own house this week. This house was formerly the M.E. Parsonage, but when the circuit was changed it was not needed as a parsonage and was sold to Mr. BROWN. Mr. A.S. BOWLING went to Bluefield Saturday on business. Mr. George MOSS recently sold four acres of land to the people of Burke's Garden for school purposes, the price being $1,000 per acre. Mrs. T.R. BOWLING was very ill part of last week, but is about well again. Mr. D.A. CRISMOND has rented the Spracher farm for one year. Mr. N.W. STOWERS spent a part of last week with relatives on Walker's Creek. Rev. W.W. ARROWOOD spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. FANNING and on Sunday gave us one of his splendid sermons. Dr. J.N. HIGGINBOTHAM is visiting homefolks on Clear Fork. There have been a few cases of measles reported here. Mr. Wythe EAGLE and son, of Oaksdale, Wash., are visiting the formers brother, Mr. H.P. EAGLE of this place. Mr. G.E. MAHOOD, of Graham, spent a part of last week in the Garden. SHAWVERS MILLS Rev. D.A. LEFFEL delivered an interesting sermon at Concord chapel on Sunday at 3 o'clock. Mr. J.A. LEFFEL has been ill at his home for several days, but is improving slowly. Mrs. W.A. NEWBERRY of Bland, was called to the bedside of her father, R.J. KIDD, who is no better at this writing. Mrs. George LAMBERT is reported very ill. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. LAMBERT, P.W. LAMBERT and Elbert RUBLE are now on their way to Maryland. They are renters for this year. Miss Rosa BURTON and Pauline HOWARD, and Rocky Dell school teachers, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Rosa COMPTON. Miss Katie GILLIAM spent last Saturday night with Miss Della LEFFEL. THE EDITOR NOT TO BLAME Attention has been called to a number of typographical errors in recent articles in this paper. The wonder is that more mistakes are not made. A good deal of the writing which comes to us is about as bad and illegible as can be, and as for punctuation - none at all. Particularly in writing proper names and such, are mistakes liable. We have to do a lot of guessing. We thank our correspondents very much for their work, but beg them to be a little more careful. We haven't time to puzzle over bad writing, or to re-write, as we sometimes do. We have a waste-basket which we don't care to fill, but please write plainly - Ed. ------ R.K. MARCUS, a young man, 22 years of age, son of R.N. MARCUS, of Bluefield, formerly of Bland county, was shot and fatally wounded in Cincinnati, Wednesday by William CROSS, cashier of a bank, which Marcus and another man attempted to rob, says the Telegraph of yesterday. The other escaped. The young man died in a hospital soon after being shot. He is said to have borne a good reputation all his life, and heretofore shown no signs of viciousness. The remains were brought to Bluefield for burial. His mother and father are prostrated and have the sympathy of the public. HAM W. BARNETT H.W. BARNETT, 70 years of age, died at his home near Concord on Wednesday afternoon about 5:30 o'clock, after a long and distressing illness from cancer. The funeral takes place today at 11 o'clock. Besides a wife he leaves six-children. He was born and retired in this county and was an honest, industrious citizen, for many years a member of the Methodist Church.