Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-10
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,

Rev. G. H. Crawford, d. d., State
Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League,
will be here and speak before that assem-
bly, on the 18th inst. All are invited.
Be sure to come,
Stuart Bowen will leave today for De-
troit, Mich. After spending some time
there he will 90 to San Francisco, and go
into business. He has sold bis interest in
the printing business here to st. Clair
Stuart.
S. II. Jollifie's "Bright Light" vaude-
vile show will arrive at Tazewell today
and will give its first performance tonight.
The show will be under canvas, and will
remain here for three days. 1t is said to
be fine show.
The "Bob White" and "Virginia"
cigars now being advertised in the ere
publican" are kept in stock by most of
the dealers in Taze@ell. They are honest
make and among the very best . cent
cigars on the market.
Rev. j. S. French is expected to visit
Tazewell the last of the week, and will
preach in the Methodist church az North
Tazewell on next Sunday morning al
IL o'clock and in the Methodist church at
Tazewell on Sunday night at $50 o'clock.
The work of remodeling the banking
rooms of the Tazewell National Bank has
begun. Very handsome new furniture
has been ordered, and when the work of
remodelng and refurnishing is completed
it will be one of the best equipped banking
establishments in the country.
The motion for bail for George and
John Jones was heard last Thursday, in
the county court of Tazewell. Judge
Stuart refused to grant bail, and the mo-
ton will be appealed to the circuit court.
Effort will be made to have Judge jack
son hear the motion in few days.
The third quarterly meeting for Tazewell
and North Tazewell stations was held in
the Methodist church at Tazewell on last
Saturday and Sunday, and was conducted
by Rev. 7. r. Handy, presiding elder.
Rev. Handy preached Saturday night,
and on Sunday at II a. m. and at $50
p. m.
There ought to be society at Tazewell
for the prevention of cruelty to animals
Teams of horses are seen every day in the
week hauling loads from the station to
town that are much too heavy for the
horses to pull without cruel punishment
to the animals. Steps ought to be taken
to prevent the cruelty. In the past few
days we have witnessed some extreme
cases of overlooking.
At the recent convention of the Indiana
Photographers, held at Winona Lake, two
photographs made by Cammack & Black
of our city, we're selected to help make up
an exhibit to represent Indiana at the
different State association, held during the
coming year. They will FIRST go to the
New England association, held in Boston.
This is fine compliment to Cammack
& Blacks work, as only few of the best
pictures in the State exhibit we're chosen
Greenclastle, Ind. Democrat.
Hi Steele, the escaped lunatic and con.
vict, who had been confined in Tazewell
county Jail for several weeks, on last Fri.
day was taken back to the Central
Insane Hospital at Petersburg, Va. The
management of the hospital was relunc-
tant to have him returned to that in.
stitutjon, and the Superintendent of the
penteDtiary claimed that he could not re.
celve Steele back in the pententiary az he
had been ordered to the hospital as a
lunatic. For some time the Sheriff of
Tazewell county endeavered to have the
question settled, and last appealed to the
Attorney General, who pointed out stat
ute under which the Superintendent of
the insane hospital could be required to
receive Steele as an escaped lunatic