Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-08-27
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Norfolk Sweet Potatoes SOC per peck at
Bustons.
Take Things Cool" is the advice of tn
j. f. Hurt Insurance Agency.
Preaching IN the Methodist church next
Sunday at IL a. M. by the pastor.
See what the F. d. Kits Insurance
Agency has to say about Fire and Light
ming.
Rev. w. H. Book continues to hold in
teresting services each night in the Chris
tan church.
Mrs. ]. w. Hicks, of Graham, spent
last Saturday and Sunday at Tazewell WIS.,
iting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Werth.
Mrs. O'Keeffe has rented the dwelling
of Mr. i. G. Wingo, and will move in it
sometime between the first and middle Of
September.
Mr.. Rob Graham, who taught last year
at Pantops Academy, near Charlottesville
Va, arrived at Tazewell yesterday to visit
his father, Judge Graham.
The Republican conven ion held at &C.
dar Bluff on last Saturday was largely at
tended, and was one Of the most harmon
ious political meetings we have ever seen.
Geo. w. Bandy, Esq, who has served
the people of this magisterial district for
some years as justice of the peace, an
nounces himself candidate for reelection.
Messrs. J. w. Chapman, A. 2. Gillespie
and Barnes Gillespie have returned from
the Hot Springs. where they attended a
meeting of the Virginia Bar Association.
Mr.. A. P. Kelly, who for the past two
years has been principal of a school at
3erryyille Va, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Henry Preston. He ls still principal of
the school at Berryville.
Mr.. w. K. King, of Duluth, Mimi, has
been at Tazewell for several days; He is
the Representative of Lake Superior Land
and Colonization Co., and is native Of
Bristol, Tenn. Mr.. King has been living
for many years in the Northwest, and is
fully prepared to give description Of the
lands which his company has for sale.
The street leading from Main Street to
the Baptist church is now in ali almost
impossible condition, being torn up and
in use by the contractors who are building
the granolithic pavement They propose
to rush the work, 60 that the public will be
deprived of the use of the thoroughfare for
as little time as possible The weather
continues very favorable for the work.
The South Atlantic Life Insurance Com
pany of Richmond, Va, has an adyer-
tisement IN this issue which covers one
half the first page. This Company, though
young in years, is now very popular
and constantly improves in public esteem.
1t adds greatly to its reputation by
prompt payment of all its losses by death.
Its agents, Messrs. Harman & Hawkins,
are among the most active and successful
IN the State or the South.
The fifth annual convention of the Vir.
yinia Bar Association was opened at Hot |
springs, Va, on Friday, August 2lst
Judge S. C.. Graham of our town was pres
dent of the Association. About two hun
lred lawyers from Virginia we're in atten.
lance The annual address delivered by
Judge Graham was one Of the interesting
eatures of tie first day. A correspondent
# the Richmond Times.Dispatch says of
t: "Judge Graham's paper was scholarly
.ud thoughtful, tracing from the earliest
lines to the present the influence of the
,ar and the belief in the struggle for indi-
-idual liberty" We have read the adj
Iress of Judge Graham as reported in the
'apers and found it quite an interesting
nd scholarly production.
In another column will be found the an.
of Squire Dillon as a candi-
ate for reelection as justice of the peace
4 the Clear Fork District. He has served
be people of that district FIR eighteen
ears as a justice, for four year as mayor
f Pocahontas and for fourteen years as