Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-31

young folks.
Alfred, the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs
X. A. Watkins, died on Monday night al
about ll:3O o'clock.
Read what Chapman has to say about
the great reduction he is Offering in
women's shirt waists.
Mr.. Byrd Henry, who has been con
fined to his home for several weeks, wa
out driving yesterday.
There will be regular services Sunday
morning and night, by the Lutheran pas.
to-, at the Episcopal church.
The Presbyterian Sunday School ex
poets to picnic this afternoon on th'
mountain side beyond Col. Mays
Miss Margaret May, who had beer
visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. w. Steele, a
Abingdon, Va, returned to Tazewell las
Friday.
We call the attention of the patr ons o
Tazewell HighiSchool to the ad presented
in this issue. The school opens on Sep
temper the eighth.
Mr.. John Hurt, of Rosedale, Va,
valued subscriber 'of the Republican,
was in Tazewell on the 29th inst. ant
paid our Office call.
There was work in the Clinch Valle7
Commandery, K. T., on last Monda.
night. The Orders of Knighthood were
conferredAoD Mr.. John L. Wray, of Ora
ham.
Have you tried them? Bob White
and Virginia" scent cigars. Equal tt
any $50 per thousand 10c cigar made
Sold everywhere; only sc. No favoring
sweet aroma. 26-2m
The Tazewell colored baseball club lief
yesterday for Marion where they have
game sceduled for Friday. We under
stand they will play Abingdon and Wythe
vile before returning.
The colored Christian church at Tptol
vas dedicated on last Sunday. An excur
sion tram was run from Tszewell and ais
from points east of Tiptop. A very larg
crowd attended the dedication.
The Tazewell baseball team will 90 t,
Graham next Saturday to play the Ora
nam boys again. We hope that when W,
report this game it will be little closer 81
as to make it interesting news.
Mr.. Oscar Barns, one of the wealthies
graziers of the west end of the county
spent most of last week in town visiting
friends. Mr.. Barns rarely ever comes t.
town and is always cordially greeted BY
his many friends here.
Mrs. H. E. Peery and her two little
daughters, of Kansas City, Neb., are ex
pected to arrive at Tazewell today or t.
morrow. They will spend the summer with
Mrs. Peery's parents, Capt. and Mrs. A. ]
Tynes on Tazewell Avenue.
There will be stated Convocation o
O'Keefe Royal Arch Chapter, No. 26
held on Monday night. Work in th'
Mark and Past Master Degrees. Al
Royal Arch Masons in good standing il
the respective Chapters are cordially in
vited to be present.
Judge Stuart has appointed Mr.. james
Ed Peery a member of the Board of SUI
peryisors of Tazewell county, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of the
late B. j. Fuller. This is a good appoint
ment as Mr.. Peery has much experience
as supervisor and is acceptable to the
people. He qualified before the clerk o.
Guilty COuIb last
Bishop Morrison came over from
Burke's Garden on Monday. 1t had been
expected and hoped that he would preach
at the Methodist church here on Sunday
night, but he could not get here. The
people of Tazewell were greatly disappoint'
ed in not hearing him preach. The
Bishop dined with Capt. G. A. Fudge
at North Tazewell on Monday and left
that afternoon for his home at Louisville,
KY.
News came to town on last Monday
afternoon that NJ. J. Casey and Alex Peery
had been shot and badly wounded by
Whit Farmer on Lincolnshire branch
about quarter of mile above the Mar
shall Peery place. Deputy Sheriff r. S.
Gillespie Immediately went in pursuit Of
Farmer but he is still at large. We hear
that Mr.. Peery only received an arm
wound, but Mr.. Casey received very
painful though not necessarily fatal wound
in the stomach.
The District Conference for Tazewell
District, which met In Burke's Garden on
of last week, continued its
session until Sunday. There was
not very large attendance Of
ministers and delegates, but the con-
ference was very interesting and useful
one. Bishop H. q. Morrison who presided
over the deliberations preached on SUM-
day morning to large congregations and
his sermon was very fine one.
The recent visit made by the Rev. J..
Leighton Stuart, Jr., to the, Tazewell
church, on behalf of Foreign
met with generous response.
This church has assumed the support of a
married lady missionary in China, whose
salary is 1915 per annum. The church Sc
lected as its representative in the foreign
land Mrs. Nettie Du Bose Junkin, of