Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-08-28
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS


See what Jackson has to say about
School books.
Miss Eta Hankins is in New York buy
ing her Fail stock of millinery.
Harry A. Stuart, of the United States
Naval Academy, arrived at Tazewell on
yesterday and will spend few days With
his parents, Judge and Mrs. j. H. Stuart.
w. B. Atkins the Blue6eld photogra-
pher, will be in Burke's Garden ina short
time, prepared to make any kind of pic
ture.
yesterday afternoon j. Hopwood Shaw
yer, son of Mrs. Nancy Shaver, &C
cidentally shot and killed himself while
out hunting near Shaver Mill He was
nineteen years old and an excellent young
man.
Robert Foy, the murderer Of Dayton
Miller, will be hung at Wise tomorrow,
the 29th inst. Senator Bruce, counsel for
Foy, made a strong effort to get Governor
Montague to commute Foy's sentence to
imprisonment for life, but the Governor
refused to interfere in the case.
Mrs. w. T. Baker, OF Norfolk, Va, who
has been visiting her father, Mr., John
Peery, on the Clinch, five miles west of
Tazewell, will return 10 her home at Nor
folk today. She will be accompanied
home by her niece Miss Ora. Daily, who
goes to Norfolk to accept nice business
situation which che has secured in that
city.
For some reason the registrars for Jeffer-
sonville District did not place the notice
for registration in this district in the Re-
publican. But that our readers and Re-
publicans may have notice of the times
and places for registration, we publish the
same this week, we want our people as
well as the other fellows to have full
notice.
Ollie, the eleven year old daughter OF
Mr.. james f. Hurt, received a painful in.
jury on last Sunday afternoon. She was
playing on the front porch of her fathers
residence, and fell striking the back of her
head against the porch railing and cutting
a deep wound more than two inches long,
DR.. G. w. Greever was called in and gave
the necessary surgical treatment.
Judge Stuart has appointed the following
registrars: r. A. T. ClementIfor jefferson
vile District, in place of John H. Lewis
who declined to act; ]. w. Mcclure, for
Maiden Spring District, in place of S. j.
Thompson, who declined to act; S. L.
Maxey, for Clear Fork District, in place
of J.. L. Baber who declined to act; r. G
Shuffleberger, for Clear Fork District, in
place of +. King Crockett who resigned,
Mr.. j. G. Davenport has accepted the
position of assistant cashier of the Bank
of CliDch Valley and has entered upon the
discharge of his duties at the bank. He
has been for some time past cashier of the
Bank of Graham, and is reputed to be g
thoroughly trained man in the business
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport will be an
addition to the social circles of Tazewell
A very important case was tried in the
circuit court yesterday. 1t was the suit Of
Louisa Peery, colored, VS.. The Town OF
North Tazewell. While walking OH a
plank walk of that town the 18th of June,
1901, the woman was thrown down and
broke one of her arms. The injury was
occasioned by the bad condition of the
sidewalk. She brought a suit for 81 800
damages against the town and the jury
awarded her $500. The plaintiff was re-
presented by Chapman & Gillespie and
the defendant by Geo. w. st. Clair and
Fulton & Coulling