Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-07-11
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

friends at Pearisburg,V Va.
Capt. A. j. Tynes has moved his family
into his new residence on Tazewell Ave.
Miss Anna Ely, of Rose Hill, Lee coun-
ty, Va, is visiting Mrs. w. G. Harrison
at this place.
Mr.. James Watkins and bride are Wis
ting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Watkins, on Tazewell Avenue.
Rev. J. G. Dula, Second Adventist, will
preach in the court house at Tazewell,
Friday night, the 18th inst.
Misses Ella Bowen and Matte Lewis are
attending the Normal School which is now
being held at Marion, Va.
Miss Frost, one of the teachers at Mary
Baldwin Seminary, Staunton, Va, is visit
ing Misses Nanola and Mamie Gillespie.
"Miss Frost Is especially strong in her
portrayal of characters, and most artistic
in all her interpretations. Boston Bud
get.
The State Veterinarian, DR.. Spencer,
ordered chloro napthOleum for the horse
disease now prevalent in this section. You
can get it at Jackson's.
The Republicans of Tazewell county
will assemble in mass. meeting in the court
house next Tuesday, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to State Convention.
The "Year Book" of the Tazewell Wo-
mans Club is now being printed at the
Republican job office; and it will be
handsome Job when completed.
"Miss Sara Greenleaf Frost is a reader
of great ability. Her conceptions are true
and her rendering most artistic. boston
Evening Transcript.
Mrs. /. G. Wingo and her daughter,
Miss Mae Mars, have returned TO their
home at Tazewell, after an extended visit
to relatives and friends in Pike county,
Ky.
The reception given by Mr.. w. B. f.
White, in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes
Gillespie on last ThursdayInight, was pro-
nounced a most enjoyable affair by those
who attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Valley and their
three children, of Raven, spent last Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday at the Ratlilf
Hotel. Mr. Valley is the agent of the
yellow Poplar Lumber Company.
On last Sunday night there was preach
ing in the Presbyterian, Baptist, Christian
and Methodist churches. 1t is rather un-
usual for services to be held in SO many Of
our churches at the same time.
Miss Florence Hight, who has been for
several weeks at the sanitarium of Drs.
Gillespie and Painter, is about fully re.
stored to health and will return to Blue
field OH next Saturday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Boggess died at Narrows,
Va, very suddenly on last Sunday morn
ing, and was buried at Oakvale, VIVA,
on Monday. The deceased was the moth
err of Mr.. w. P. Borgess., of Richlands.
Hon. A. P Gillespie, who came home
last week to enjoy the recess taken by the
Constitutional Convention, left Tazewell
Tuesday afternoon for Richmond to re-
sumo his duties as a member of the Con-
vention.
Miss Ned Spencer, who had been visit
ing her sister, Mrs w. G. Harrison, left
for her home at Fayette, Mo-, on last Fri
day. Miss Spencer has made number Of
friends IN Tazewell, who regretted to see
her leave.
In the account we gave last week of the
death of Mr.. John William SPOTS we
spoke of his being "about fftyfour" years
old. That was mistake. 1t should have
been forty-four. We so wrote it, but it
got wrong in the type.
All you people who promised to settle
your accounts with the Republican"
when you sold your lambs, come to court
next week and keep your promise. We
hope all delinquents will come forward
and settle.
Mr. A. 5. Greever and his sister, Miss
Ida, returned to Burke's Garden last Fri
day. Mr.. Greever was in New York part
of the time during the recent hot spell,
and says the suferings and deaths of both
humans and animals was truly appalling.
1t is said that the Methodist parsonage
at Liberty Hill was SO badly damaged by
the recent flood that the Liberty Hill cir
cult will have to provide new parsonage.
Not only was the building greatly injured,
but the lot was made practically useless.
GAS an interpretative reader Miss Frost
has few equals. Her selections are all of a
high order and her repertoire is varied
and unhackneyed She is rarely gifted by
nature for her work, combining fire and
spirit with the truest refinement and artls-
tic taste. Chicago Tribune.
In our account of the recent flood We
stated that very great damage had been
done the public roads in the county. Upon
further inquiry we find our report as to
the injury to the roads was not only not
exaggerated, but that their condition was
even worse than we reported them.
The Southwestern Royal Arch School
will meet at Eggleston's Springs tomorrow,
the 18th inst. DR.. James O'Keefe, who
is President of the School, has gone to Eg.
gleston's to attend the meeting. Several
Royal Arch Masons will 90 from here to-
morrow to be present a part Of the time
the scho u is in session.