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The Mena star., 1898-07-13

according to the Carthage fMoA iress' Chas. A. McGee has located 'nere and opened up furniture store MT McGee had devoted all his time to 'ne furniture business before com,ng 'o Mena and engaging in the grocery ouslhess. His experience and good business qualities will give him succass
 The Carthage (Mo) Press says;
 John Milhollan has secured position Vo furnish guitar music with an or- chestra at the big hotel on Mt. Mena. Ark lie left for that place yester day" Mir. Milhollan was one of th. compositors who helped on the Star when 1t was started here nearly two years ago.
 A. Ii. Cummings, of Camp Ground, was in Saturday, and reported that on Friday evening, about z o'clock, a wa ter spout visited that section, doing considerable damage for about one mile square near that place. The most damage was to corn recently plowed, the soil being loose was readily washed away.
 1t takes more brains to edit the waste basket than the paper-it takes more brains for lawyer to settle suit than to begin one, more brains for doctor to stop the bleeding than to start it. more brains for a merchant to buy than to sell, more brains for a general to end battle than to begin it. Yet the world is prone to look upon only the activities of life as worthy of rec ognition. Exchange.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13
ro Move to 0rand Summit.

The saw mill plant belonging to Green & Lewis has been moved 10 Grand Summit, and Mir. E. M Green axnects to take his family to that noint next week and manage the mill. He will also ship up stock of goods and nut in branch store to supply the people spending the sumner on Mt, Mena.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13
paised tl1e Elag.

The citizens If R;h Nouut . r. yn ship have raised d ni.e flag poi,-, some seventy feet long. and have the large flag they won on the county seat eiec- tion floating to the breeze.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13
LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
,op REPRESENTATIVE

ara authorized to announce G. W. Petty we en.ndidate for the office of representative as polt 2 I"t county, on the Republican ticket.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13
FOR COUNTY CLERK .

,,,. are authorized to announce W. K. Block we as a candidate for County Clerk and ex- s9an ssssc,o Recorder of Polk county on the Repub- iicsn ticket.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13
FOR SHERIFF.

aDSte S foT he es tast of FESnk sSsI VII " m gpoolk county on the republican ticket.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13

Miss May Bowers is visiting MT. and urs D. J. Cavitte.
 Miss Nora Dagg is teaching sum- u,or school near Board Camp.
 Attorney Mark Olney is able to be .round again after quite serious ill., ness.
 County Clerk Davis made quick work moving his office from Dallas to Mena last week.
 WI Matheny is so improved from his long illness as to take a ride Mon. day afternoon.
 Joe Frady has been suffering for couple fo days with high fever He is much better to-day. Henry Finger, of Hatfield, was in town yesterday and gave the Star call. adding his name to the Star list Dr. Gibbs, accompanied by hls wife and daughter. drove to Mt Mena and back yesterday on professional business.
 Jul Huessy. editor of the Arkansas Volksblatt, German paper published at FL. Smith, spent a couple of days in the city.
 The printers made the Star say that u L Allen" spoke at Jansen on the ith, when it should have been 'J. I. Alley" as written.
 Mrs. L J. Heron, who is connected with the Mena College, started last night for southern Missouri and the Indian Territory, ,canvassing for pupils. Mrs J. P. Landes and daughter, ac- companied by her friend, Mrs. Abbott and niece, who are visiting here, ex- pect to go to Mt. Mena tonight for ] short stay.
 W. S. Pryor has purchased the gro ] cery stock of w A. Ewin. on De Queen street; aud will continue to condnct | the business in the same building for the present.
 Mrs L. P. Curtis has secured the services of Miss Nellie Moore to assist in the musical department of the col ege The friends of the college will be pleased to learn this fact.
 Mir. Garrison and Mr. Cookery, from the western portion of the county, X were in Mena one day last week, bring # ing 45 gallons of huckleberr es, for which they found ready market I Dr. Connally, of Rocky, populist can ddate for representative, has with drawn from the race, owing to the se- rious illness of his wife. He presents statement in this issue of the Star.
 J. Hickman, of Janssen, was up saturday, expecting to attend the hor- ucultural meeting previously called, but none was held. Mr Hickman is much interested in straw berry culture.
 Mrs Charles Pugh returned Friday rom short visit at Pittsburg, Kas., and Joplin, Mo, Mir. Pugh having re- gently located at the last named place, Where they expect ere long to make 'helr home.
 Eleven cottages have been built at Mt Mena this season, and they are aoout all occupied. Fires in the houses ieel very com fortable every evening recently, and all unite in pronouncing model health and summer resort.
 w. Knights new brick building VII De completed by the last of this week. when the big stock of groceries ''uered by the Mena Grocery Company "i'n ', W. Knight x Son as proprie
 'fs' will arrive and be opened uT ready for business next week.
 ne new furniture to be used in the
 commercial hotel by Mesdames Dunn
 niiott has arrived and is being put
 piace- Mrs. Frady is placing hei
 "niture in the Joe Frady building uerp if xxrs1 i. I,o rrf
The Mena star., 1898-07-13
One Vote For

As the most deserving girl in Polk county between the of 10 and years for the Star Scholarship in the Mena College and Conservatory of Music which to given the receiving the highest number of prior to of Thursday, September h. 1898.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13

Miss Nora Dagg is teaching sum- mar school near Board Camp.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13

Gee the notice to contractors in this issue of the Star.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13

Miss May Bowers is visiting MT. and Mrs. D. J.. Cavitte.
The Mena star., 1898-07-13

Attorney Mark Olney is able to be .rouud again after quite serious ill.,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
DR.. CONNER.

DR.. P. S. Conner sat with the commits
sion to-day for the first time. He arrived
from his home in Cincinnati early in the
day and called upon the President for a
brief interview before joining his fellow
members in the War Department. DR..
Conner found it impossible to remain with
the commission for the present and re-
ceived the leave of absence for two or
three days, in order to return to Cincin-
natl to put his affairs in shape to be absent
SO long as the work of the commission
may require. In DR.. Conner, the commits
sion secures the service of man who is
not only eminent in his profession, but
who is also familiar with the conduct Of
the medical department of the army, in
which he served for four years. He was
born at West Chester, Pa, on the 23rd Of
August, 1889; went to Cincinnati in 1874,
and graduated from Dartmouth College in
1859. The doctors service in the army
extended from 1862 to 1866, when he was
assistant surgeon and brevet major. He re-
signed his position on the 1st Of August,
1866, and since then has been in practice
in Cincinnati. He is now and has been
for many years professor of surgery in the
Medical College of Ohio and in Dart
mouth Medical College.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
Matrimonial

On yesterday Wednesday, morning at
1880 O'Clock Miss Amanda Barns. daugh-
ter of Mr.. 0. f. and Mrs. Mary Barns,
was married to Rev. R. K. Sutherland, a
member of the Holston Conference. The
interesting ceremony took place at the res
idence of the brides parents in the Cove,
was performed by Rev, E. F. Kale and
was witnessed by number of relatives Of
the contracting parties.
The attendants were Miss Maggie Bowen
and Mr.. ]. P. Harman, Miss Eva Painter
and Mr.. Rees I. Bowen, Jr., Miss India
Moore and Mr.. w. R. Bowen, and Miss
Lizzie Barns and Mr.. w. B. F. White.
A handsome souvenir in the way Of mar
riage certificate was presented by the min
ister who performed the ceremony, and
was witnessed by Miss Lizzie Barns and
Mr.. w. B. F. White. An autograph reg
lister was also made of all the guests who
witnessed the marriage. A number o.
handsome presents were given to the bride
who is one of the most popular and lovely
young ladies of the West end.
The bridal party came to Tazewell OF
Yesterday afternoon and Mr.. and Mrs
Sutherland took theevening train for Rad
ford, from which place they will go tc
Carroll county to visit the father OF the
bridegroom.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
Death Of a HiahIY Esteemed Lady.

Last Friday Mr.. j. D. Alexander re-
ceiyed a telegram announcing the death of
his sister Mrs. Mamie A. Lyons, which
occurred at Atlanta, Ga, on that day.
Mrs. Lyons was the relict Of Rev. Jona-
than LYONS, who was the pastor OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church at this place from
1857 to 1876. Mr. Lyons was born in
Ireland in 1861 and died here in June
1875. Mrs. Lyons was born in Tennessee
in 1881, was married in 1856 and moved
to this place where she resided until 1895.
Since then she has lived at Atlanta, with
her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Grow, and in Louis
vile, KY, with her son, Rev. j, S. Lyons.
Mrs. Lyons was noble Christian wom-
an and was very tenderly loved by those
who were intimately associated with her
in this community. Her remains were
brought here for burial, and on Sunday
afternoon funeral services were held at the
PRESBYTERIAN church conducted by Rev.
NJ. w. Doggett, former pastor Of the
cnurcn. 1nOuSH IIltlS uOllCS ii''o DSNiA
given of the funeral service the church
was filed with a large and sympathetic
congregation. At the conclusion of the
services the remains were taken to the old
cemetery and buried by the side Of the
husband of the deceased.
Mrs. Lyons is survived by three sons'
Rev. ]. S. and Messrs. William and John
Lyons; and three daughters, Mrs Retta
lizard, Mrs. DIR. Grow and Miss Laura
Lyons. They were all at the funeral SER
vices except Mrs. Grow, who started here
but had to stop on the way on account OF
sick child.
Mrs. Lyons is also survived by two
brothers, Mr.. ]. D. Alexander, OF our
town, Rev. ]. H. Alexander, now of Ten
nesseee; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Hlggin-
botham, who lives near Liberty Hill in
this county
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
TAZEWELL. VA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1898.

defence. Argument was begun Saturday
afternoon. Before the court adjourned for
supper Mr. A. P. Gillespie had argued the
case for the Commonwealth and Mr. j.
w. Hicks for the accused. After supper
the court sat again and Judge Williams
spoke for the defence and Mr.. G. j. Barns
closed the case for the Commonwealth.
The case was then given to the jury and
on Monday morning they returned their
verdict They found the accused guilty of
murder in the second degree and fixed his
sentence at ten years in the penitentiary.
We are informed that but for Steelman
being a one armed man the jury would
have found him guilty of murder in the
first degree, which would have called for
capital punishment. The verdict that
was found is considered light one.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
Home On Furlouqh.

On Saturday afternoon Jos. ?. Harman,
L. Z. Britain, Will Millard, Z. NJ. Lilly
and Samuel V. Kely,who we're soldiers in
the Second Regiment Virginia Volunteers,
arrived at Tazewell. They were met at
the station by large number of their rela-
t;ves and lady and gentlemen friends. On
Sunday Frank Alexander and Charlie
Greever who had stopped over in Roanoke,
reached their homes, and on Monday Eb
Witten arrived. George and Herbert
Dodd also arrived Wednesday. Marvin
Kelly was eft quite sick i'll hospital in
Richmond, but information has been re-
ceived by his relatives that he Is getting
better, and we trust he will soon roll in.
Those who have gotten back to Taze-
well are looking well, some Of them better
than we ever saw them. The camp life
seems to have agreed with them. 1t is a
great qualification to their friends and the
people of Tazewell to see them all back
again sound and well. They did not have
to encounter any of the dangers and hard
ships of campaign in the tropics, but
they showed their patriotism by promptly
offering their services for their country.
Sir. Philip Sidney once remarked that the
soldier who died standing still was as much
a hero as he who made the bravest ontset.
So it is with our Tazewell boys, Though
not afforded an opportunity to show their
pluck in any engagements with the Span
iards, they have all passed through tie
trials incident to camp life and the duties
that were necessarily performed in train
ing them for any possible conflict. They
did that work well. All honor to them,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD OF VIRGINIA
Is Now in Session at TazeweIl. Large
Attendance.

The Virginia Synod Of the Presbyterian
Church is now holding its annual meeting
in Tazewell The Presbyterians have pos
session of the town and none of our peo-
pie seem to regret it. The body is made
up of ministers and elders from all sections
of the State and some portions of West
Virginia. They are fine looking and
cultured body of men, and appear to be
thoroughly imbued with the dignity Of
their work and calling.
The Synod was formally opened on
Tuesday night with sermon by Rev. DR..
F. NJ. Woods, of Martinsburg, w. Va,
who was the retiring moderator. Cover
nor ]. Hoge Tyler was elected moderator
for the present meeting and Rev, ]. F.
Matheson and Mr.. j. H. Kinnier were
elected temporary clerks. Synod then ad-
iourned until next morning.
After devotional exercises were held on
Wednesday morning, overtures from
Presbyteries we're read. The report Of
the treasurer and report on Theological
Seminary were then made and referred to
proper committees. Committees on a
number of subjects were then appointed.
y report on systematic beneficence was re-
ceived and adopted. At II o'clock Rev,
f. ]. Brook, Evangelist ofSynod, preached.
Wednesday afternoon Rev. DR., Hazen
addressed the Synod on publications
and Colportage." At4 p. IN. Rev. DIR.
Chester addressed Synod on Foreign
Missions" " especially the field of Corea.
At night Rev. DR.. Roseboro, of Peters
burg, preached, and this sermon was fol-
lowed with addresses on evangelistic
work by Revs. j. Z. Booker, Edward
Mack and ]. Z. Wool. At the conclusion
of the addresses a collection was taken for
the evangelistic work of Rev. J. K. Wool,
amounting to $3.50
Thursday morning devotional services
were held at the usual hour. A report
was made by committee onlthe sphere of
woman in the church and was laid over
until this afternoon for discussion. A re-
port was also made by the committee on
colored evangelistic work. At II o'clock
Rev. J. s. Lyons, of Louisville, KY,
preached an able sermon from the 5th
Chapter of Revelations. Mr.. Lyons WIS
born and raised at Tazewell. He came
here to attend the funeral Of his mother,
who was buried on Sunday afternoon, and
remained over for Synod.
From the best information we can gather
there are from 1870 to $50 delegates in at
tendance We have not been able to as
certain how many ministers will remain IN
town over Sunday, therefore we cannot
state what pulpits will be filed by visiting
ministers on that day.
For the people Of Tazewell we extend a
cordial greeting to the ministers and elders
who are now in our town, and express the
hope that their visit may be as pleasant to
them as we know it will be to our people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
! Attends the Circus at Bluef6ld.
TWO SPECIAL TRAINS ON CLINCH
VALLEY DIVISION.
Pandemonium on Train as it Returns
From the Show. Fighting and one
Man Killed.

Forepaughs and Sells Bros, circus at,
tracted tremendous crowd at Blue6eld.
Special trains were run from Radford,
from the Elkhorn region, land on the Clinch
Valley Division from Norton to Bluefeld,
Early Monday morning number of the
citizens of Tazewell, North Tazewell and
surrounding country, white and colored,
were seen eagerly making their way to the
station to take the special that was an
nounced to arrive at this place about $50
O'Clock a. IN. When the train arrived it
was found to be so crowded that not
another passenger could get on board,
in fact that no passengers had been taken
on east Of Cedar Bluff. Another special it
was announced had been started out from
Bluefeld, and would 60 west as far as
Pounding Mill, and then return and take
all the passengers at the stations between
Pounding Mill and Graham who had been
unable to get on the first special. So anx-
ious were the persons at Tazewell station
to see the big circus they waited until the
arrival of the second special, which was
about II a. m.
A great many who went on that train
now wish they had remained at home. If
they had they would have kept free from
mingling with the wild and dangerous
crowd that surged along the streets Of
Bluefeld and congregated under the circus
tent.
For the orderly persons who went, there
Twas little pleasure in their stay at Blue
Aeld: and from what We have heard of the
scenes that were witnessed on the return,
the trip was altogether horrible and dis
tasteful. From the time the train left
Bluefield until it reached this place we are
told that pandemoneum reigned supreme
in some cf the coaches. The cars were
filed with men almost insane from i'm
bibing red liquor, and many fights took
place. Just after the tain passed Five
Oaks Mr. w. E. Shuflebarger, the archi-
tect and builder from Graham, was pass
ing through one of the coaches and was
assaulted by Joe Boyle, young colored
man who lived at North Tazewell. Some
of the friends of Boyle took hold of him
and Shuflebarger went forward in the car
and took a seat. In few moments Boyle
broke away from his friends and approach
ed Shufflebarger in threatening manner
with knife. Shufflebarger drew his pis-
tol and shot Boyle through the heart,
killing him almost instantly. MIR. Shut
febarger came Immediately to Tazewell
and was taken before Mayor Doak and
bailed to appear Oh Tuesday before Justice
H. g. Peery. On Tuesday afternoon he
had a preliminary trial before Justice
Peery, who, after hearing the evidence of
witnesses for the Commonwealth and the
accused, dismissed the warrant against
Shufflebarger. All the evidence showed
that the killing was an act of self defence
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29

Sir Herbert Kitchener dogs not seem to
believe that Friday is an unlucky day, for
twice in the past six months he has upon
it attacked and overcome the soldiers OF
Khalifa.
Miss Olga Nethersole says that as she
"feels in colors" 50 she will act in them.
Red means passionate love, vengeance,
hatred; pink stands for the tender mood
and gray is neutral.
superintendent Z. B. Andews, Of the
Chicago public schools, is SAID to be con-
templating trip to Spain preparatory to
introducing the study of Spanish in the
schools under his charge.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
"a Good Showing.

Assistant District Attorney John C..
Blair returned last Saturday fiom Lynch
burg, where he appeared for the govern
ment in all of the criminal cases in the
Federal court, as District Attorney Alder
son was not we'll enough to attend the ses-
sion of the court. The Daily Lynchburg
Advance of Saturday, under the caption of
ga Good Showing" congratulated Mr.
Blair upon his success in the prosecution
of his cases and paid him well deserved
compliments. 1t said:
The United States District Court,
which convened here last Tuesday, Judge
Thomas Purnell, of the Eastern District Of
North Carolina, presiding, has disposed of
a large number of civil and criminal cases.
The regular district attorney, Mr.. L. Nj.
Anderson. being absent on his vacation,
the government was represented by the as
sistant district attorney, Mr.. John c.
Blair, of Wytheville. Out OF the seventy
five cases disposed of at the present ses-
sion, there were only two acquittals. This
speaks very highly for Mr.. Blair as pros
ecutor and he has been greatly compli-
mented upon his success in the conduct Of
the business of the court on behalf Of the
government. Mr.. Blair, it will be remem-
bered, was appointed assistant United
States attorney on May, 1897, at the per-
sonal request of Judge Nathan Golf, and
his name has been prominently mentioned
for the first place. He is graduate Of
the University of Virginia, and is well
qualified for the discharge of the duties of
the position he holds. His business push
and courteous manner has won for him
many admirers during his stay in this
city"
The above we clip from the Wytheville
Enterprise and we are not surprised that
Mr. Blair is making most capable officer.
He is an unusually good lawyer for one of
his years, energetic, ambitious and pains
taking. The record he made at Lynch
burg s certainly good one.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29

Rev. S. Barring Gould, the novelist and
author of Coward Christian Soldiers" }" is
credited with the authorship Of more
books in the British Museum catalogue
than any other living author.
Mrs. Sarah Moore, who died in Indian
apolis the other day, was once popular
actress, whose dramatic career began in
1S4O, and who was at different times lead
inc lady to Fo rest and John Wilkes
Booth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
A Light Sentence.

When we went to press last week the
case of the Commonwealth VS.. j. w.
Steelman was being tried. The trial was
begun on Wednesday afternoon and the
case was given to the jury just before mid
night on Saturday night. The ofenae for
which Steelmsn was tried was the shoot
ing of T. M. Garter at Flat Top Yards on
the Srd of last month, from which shoot
ing Carter died few days afterwards A
number of witnesses were introduced by
the Commonwealth but only few for the
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29
TazeVen Drug Co.,
r. P. LANDoN, Ph. G.
"He fills the Prescriptions"

charge of the Rough Riders and men,
toned Colonel Roosevelt, the audience
went almost crazy. Every man was on
his feet and yociferously cheering.
When Mr.. Depew had reached the point
in his speech where he alluded to the non
effect OF Mauser bullets, two or three men
rushed down to the aisle bearing BIZ
picture of Colonel Roosevelt in Rough
Rider uniform. There was three-mnute
interruption, and the picture was taken to
the stage and set up. Mr.. Depew finished
at 5:25, with applause that was almost
pandemonium.
The nominations of Black and Roosevelt
was seconded by number of delegates,
and then EliAu Root, who had not been
sent as delegate in the convention, was
called to the platform by the chairman
and made long statement tending to
show the eligibility of Mr.. Roosevelt to
hold office.
LIE lOll Gail DeSdu dL 40 p' ILL., anu
concluded at 7:4l.
The vote was announced as follows:
Roosevelt, 1853; Black, 2lS.
Then the auditors and the delegates rose
in great mass and cneered. Judge Cady
got the floor and moved the unanimous
nomination, While the question was
pending, Senator Krum, who had sup
ported Governor Black, said:
"On behalf of Governor Black and his
friends I say that they will stand by
Theodore Roosevelt as he stood by the
country"
The nomination was made unanimous,
and at 7:45 the convention stood in recess
until o'clock.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-09-29

In 1872 Sarah Bernhard. was getting
$40, month at the Odeon ; in the last
twenty-five years since then she HIS re-
asceived 81, 100000.
qon. Hubert Howard, the London
mes" correspondent killed in Omdur-
m while a member of the bar had to
eros. examine his irate father, who pre-
tended not to recognize him. The ordeal
was severe, and when it was completed
the son said, smilingly' "IhanK you'
father; that will do"