Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

DR.. L. w. Shoemaker, of Lebanon, Va,
has purchased of Mr. Jim Ed Peery,
house and lot on Tazewell Avenue, the
property formerly owned and occupied by
Mr.. l. G. Dodd Dr. Shoemaker will
move to Tazewell to practice his profession.
He has the reputation Of being skillful
physician.
The town has been filed up for the last
three days with ladies and gentlemen,
who are here TO be examined for teachers
in the public schools There are between
eighty and one hundred. The eXamina-
ton this year has been severe one, es-
pecially in mathematics.
Mrs. Ralph lizard, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is in town visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. lizard was Miss Retta Lyons before
her marriage and was resident of this
town. She is the niece of Mr.. j. d.
Alexander, and sister of DR.. Sprole Lyons
who is now preaching each day in the
Presbyterian church.
The trustees of RandQlp h-Macon Col
lege, on the 3lst ult., met in Richmond
and elected Rev. DR.. James A. Duncan
president of that college, and elected Rev.
DR.. w. L. Edwards to the chair of Moral
Philosophy. Both of these gentlemen are
brothers-in-law of Judges. NJ. B. Coulling,
of Tazewell, each of them having married
a sister of Mrs. Coulllng.
TAzGwEIL, Va, August 1st, 1899.
TO whom it may concern:
| take great pleasure in recommending
DR.. j. d. Pobst us suitable and compe-
tent person to test eye-sight and fit glasses.
My eyes have been examined and glasses
fitted by several parties and he is the only
occulist that has ever given me perfect
satisfaction.
Respectfully,
JAMES O'KEEFE, NJ. d.
I'm.
The Women's Missionary Convention of
the Lutheran Church, will meet at Cen
trail Church, in Burke's Garden on Sun
day, the Goth inst. On Saturday preced-
ing there will be an address of welcome at
Burke's Garden Academy. On Sunday
afternoon memorial services will be held
in respect to the memory of Miss Fannie
Yonceand Mrs. J. J. Scherer. The meet
ing will continue over on Monday and
Tuesday.
There will be a church business meeting
at the Baptist church Saturday afternoon
at three o'clock. Business of Importance
to come before the church. 1t is earnestly
hoped that every member of the church
will he present. Preaching Sunday morn
ing and Sunday night by the pastor
Sunday School 8 a. m. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend upon these
services.
Mrs. John c. Blair and Misses Nellie
Savers and Sue Spiller came over from
Wytheville in a carriage last week and spent
part of the afternoon on Friday in our
town. They dined that day with Mrs.
Kate G. Peery, and spent the night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John q. Watts.
The ladies had never been in Tazewell be-
fore, and were delighted with our beauti-
full town and country, rs we'll as our hos
pitable people.
Misses Ella White Minnie White and
Stella Steele of Paint Lick; and Misses
Alta and Bertha Stinson, Of Cedar Bluff,
frightened the REPUBLICAN office this
morning by brief call. These young
ladies have been attending the examina-
ton for teachers in the public schools of
the county, and we were pleased to have
them call to see U.s. Call again young
ladies.
j. Randolph Henry was candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the House
of Delegates at the primary which was
held in Lynchburg on the 31st ut., and
received fiattering vote. He opposed T.
d. Jennings, former member of the House
of Delegates, native of the city, and a
rlngster With all this to contend against
Mr.. Henry was defeated by only 3l3
votes.
Melinda Warren and Rissa Taylor, two
colored women, got into an alteration Oh
Tuesday night in thee west end of town,
and during the difficulty the Warren
woman cut the Taylor woman very badly
with razor. She was cut in several
places, but the severest wounds were on
her left side and shoulder. The wounded
woman was taken to DR.. Pierce's office
and was given the necessary surgical at
tention. The trial of the Warren woman
before the mayor had to be postponed
until next week on account of the injured
woman being unable to appear.
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