Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-10
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

The Presbyterian church at this place is
still without a pastor.
Mr.. l. E. Chapman has moved into the
V. l.. Sexton residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. c. Anderson are at
Richmond attending the Carnival.
Mr.. w. q. Young, our postmaster, has
gone to Wytheville to attend the District
Fair.
Mr.. J. Powell Royal has gone to Buff
ialo TO attend the Pan American ExPOsi-
ton.
Miss Mamie Gillespie, of Pikeville, Kyb
is in town visiting Mrs. l. Z. Chapman
and Mrs. CT. st. Clair.
Prof. A. S. Greever aud his sister, Miss
Maggie, of Burke's Garden Academy, at
tended the Dixie Bellies entertainment on
Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Long, Misses Salhe
and Grace Ward, who bad been at Bufa-
10 attending the Observation-Disclosures,
returned to Tazewell today.
Messrs. VIM. Z. Peery, Jr., John G,
Watts and Jesse White have gone to
Wytheville to attend the District Fair,
which Is now being held at that place.
Regular services will be held at the
Presbyterian church on the 18th, at IL a.
m. Matters of interest to the congrega-
ton will be attended to. BY order of the
session.
Rev. Robert Elmore, the new pastor Of
the Christian church at this place, will
preach his first sermon on next Sunday
morning. The public is cordially invited
to come out and hear him.
in. Hartman was nominated for the
Senate on last Saturday night, and started
ont Monday morning to canvass the dis
trict. He spoke Tuesday at Lebanon, and
will speak today at Castewood.
Revs. I. K. Handy, j. s. French, G. r..
Brown, and Frank Witten left Monday
morning for Knoxville, Tenn, to attend
the annual session of Holston Conference
which is now being held at that place.
We have just received a nice line OF
Ladies' Skirts and Waists. Our prices
cannot be beat, and the garments are OF
the best quality.
]. B. HAWKINS & Co.
The Republicans of Smyth and Bland
counties will meet in convention today tc
nominate a candidate for the House Of
Delegates. 1t is thought that Hon. ]. D
Honaker will be nominated to succeed
himself.
Capt. Hugh Preston, who commanded
company from Virginia in the recent wal
with Spain, was in town Tuesday adver
/ tisiug the District Fair, which will be held
I at Radford, Va, on the 29th, 3Oth anc
3lst of this month.
Mr.. w. Z. Holbrook and Miss Sarah NJ
3 WINNER were married at the Coffee House
1 Yesterday afternoon. The ceremony wa
J performed by Rev. D. A. Glenn. The
contracting parties were from Bailey, il
this county, and were both very young.
Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Kreamer came W
to Tazewell from Swords Creek on Tues
= day afternoon and spent the night at thu
\ RatHf Hotel. Mr.. Kreamer is member
J. of the large lumber concern of Parkhurs
Z & Co., and runs its business at Swords
Creek.
The Democrats were to hold a conven-
+ ton here last Saturday to nominate can
Q didate for the House of Delegates. L
i they did anything on that line they KEEP
it very quiet. We suppose they will play
their usual game and try to get some ont
to sacrifice himself as an independent can
g didate.
Col. ]. Hampton Hoge and Hugh Cor
don Miller, Esq, will speak at Iazewel
on tuesday, the 22nd inst They arr
among the best political speakers in Viz
ginia, both of them having won Nationa
regulations. No doubt they will attrac
one of the largest crowds ever seen a
! Tazewell
= The new double tenement house o
y Moss & Greever, in front Of the Presby
e terrain church is completed. Mr.. G. W
Jones has moved into the tenement Of
the north side, and Mr.. Nj. j. Hankin
will, in few days, occupy the other
They are very pretty, substantial and con
= veniently arranged.
National Business College, Roanoke
Va, is securing excellent positions for it
graduates. A young man was given posi-
ton Monday at $55per month. They teac
young yeople how to make money with
, thorough business or shorthand education