Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,

Paul Hayter, deputy collector of inter
nal revenue, was at Tazewell Tuesday anc
yesterday
Rev. j. Z. Wool arrived at Tazewell or
Tuesday and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Preston.
The f. d. Kits Insurance Agency
speaks about "Nlan and Money" Read
what they say"
Miss Della West has returned to heI
home in Baltimore, Nd, after months
visit to friends at Tazewell.
John f.. Jackson advertises "Tangle'
foot" not the kind that gets men into
trouble, but that which gets away with
the flies.
The J. f. Hurt Insurance Agency
writes about very disagreeable sight that
can be robbed of its terrOrs by the use of
its proper means.
Hon. A. P. Gillespie, member of the
Constitutional Convention, arrived at
home on Sunday and will remain here
during the recess.
The splendid rains that fell on Monday
and Tuesday will about make early corn
mature. The corn crop in the county is a
,,or,, ,,rouicin0 ono
Mrs. L. E. George is visiting friends and
relatives at Athens, w. Va. Mr.. George
went to Athens last Friday and returned
to Tazewell on Monday.
Mr.. NJ. c. McCorkle, of Big Stone Gap,
was in town last week. His many friends
here hope that he will return to Tazewel
with his family to live.
Black, the photographer, tells of the
requisites for a good photograph, and in
forms the public that he is in a position
to supply these requisites.
Clinch Valley Commandery, No. 20, X,
T., held a regular conclave on last Mon
dav night, and the Orders of KnighthoOd
were conferred on one candidate.
Mrs. D. P. Valley, who is at DR.. GILES
pies sanitarium, is getting along finely
MIR. Valley comes up from Raven every
few days to see how she is getting along.
There was a heavy rain on Monday
night accompanied by violent wind
storm. Considerable damage was done in
this vicinity by the corn being blown
down.
Misses Daisye and Carrie Chalmers,
who have been visiting their cousins, the
Misses Henry, for several weeks, left yes
terday afternoon for their home at Hous-
ton, Va.
The lawyers are now busy getting their
cases ready for the approaching term OF
the circuit court of Tazewell county,
which begins on the fourth Monday i'll
this month.
We have finished large number of cat
alogues for Dodges Business College.
Prof. Dodge is putting a good deal OF push
into his enterprise and deserves to sue
coed.
The credentials of the delegates from
Tazewell county to the State Republican
convention have been forwarded by the
county chairman to the secretary Of the
State committee.
Colonel A. ]. May has had placed in
the Methodist church a very beautiful
memorial window in memory of his de-
parted wife, Mrs. Matilda May. The
workmen began to place the window on
last Monday.
Mrs. Sallie Thomas, of Knoxville, Tenn,
is visiting Mrs. Joseph S. Moss. She is
accompanied by her son, Prof. James
Thomas, of Milligan College. Miss Mol
lie Rosenbaum, of Burkes Garden, is a
guest of the Misses Moss.
DR.. G. w. Darlington, Grand Secretary
of the Grand Lodge of Virginia Masons,
has beeu IN TazeNell several days as the
guest of DR.. James O'Keefe. DR.. Car
nngton is splendid gentleman and one
of the most popular men Of his fraternity
in Virginia.
Mr.. J. w. Vernon, a Tazewell boy, who
has been successful in business at Nash
vile, Tenn, is in the county visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. Vernon is a
warm friend of the REPUBLICAN and call
ed to see us on Monday. He ordered a
continuance of his own subscription and
also subscribed for a copy to be sent a
friend.
DR.. ]. NJ. McConilay, of Charleston, W..
Va, was at Tazewell yesterday, and in
the afternoon went to Burke's Garden to
see that celebrated spot of beautiful ma
ture. He will return to Tazewell today.
DR.. McConilay is a distinguished physi-
clan and also a distinguished Mason. He
is Grand High Priest of the Grand Chap.
ter of Royal Arch Masons in West Virgin
! ia.
Prof. Philip johnson, of Tazewell Col
lege, has been elected to and has accepted
professorship at Bethany College, W..
Va. He will leave at once for bis new
field of labor. Last year he was offered
the same position, but declined to leave
the work at Tazewell. Prof Johnson has
made host of friends at Tazewell, both
as teacher and preacher, and our people
will greatly regret to Zee him leave.
About 3 O'Clock on last Monday morn
ing three persons escaped from the Jail at
Wise, Va. They were John Fugate, col
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