Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-09-08
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Preaching in the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock.
Rev. 10 Stras, of Roanoke, was at Taze
We'll Oh Tuesday and yesterday.
Miss Mary belle Robinson, of Grahsm's
Forge. Va, is visiting The Misses Pende-
ton at Tazewel this week.
MIR. and Mrs. s. V. Kelly, of Lambert,
W. Va, are here attending the Fair.
Mrs. G. 7. Bailey, who had been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. 0. A. Bennett, has
returned to her home in Lee county.
Mrs. Floyd Black, of Pocahontas, Va,
was the guest of her FRIEND Mrs. F. D.
Kits during the fair.
Wewant each of our subscribers who
likes the Republican" to get some Of his
friends 10 become subscribers.
Colonel Slemp arrived at the Fair
Grounds on Wednesday afternoon and
mingled with the people there for several
hours.
Mrs. c. B. Wihon, her niece, Miss
Celestial, and Mrs. Wilson'S children, who
had been summering at the Ratlih Hotel,
left for their home at Lynchburg on last
Monday.
Mrs. r. II. Parker and the Misses Hill,
Of Portsmouth, Va, who had been for
several weeks at the Ratlifi Hotel, will
start for their home today friday
The boys and girls who will attend COL
lege from the county and town Will begin
to leave next week for the institutions they
will attend the coming year. A large num-
Der are expected to 60.
The town was crowded with Visitors
during the Fair. We had so many friends
ana acquaintance here that it will be I'M
possible for us TO give each of them per-
sonal mention, but we were glad to zee
them.
On Thursday of last week DR.. Gillespie
amputated the arm of little Kathleen
Whit, and she has been doing finely
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Whit are
much grati6ed the life Of their precious
child has been preserved.
w. E. Peery. Jr., has beaten any one
on the yield wheat in Tazewell county
this year, as far as has been reported to
US. He had less than five acres on his
place near Burkes Garden Switch and 1t
threshed out POI bushels, little more
than 40 bushels to the acre.
On Wednesday Mr.. William N. Whit
ley, of North Tazewell, was married to
Miss Gertrude Burnett, of Honaker, Va.
The marriage took place at Honaker and
the ceremony Was performed by Rev. L.
j. Eskridge, pastor of the Methodist
church at Tszewell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitley left tor St. Louis to attend the
Exposition
The last quarterly meeting for Tazewell
station the present Conference year Will be
held in the Methodist church at North
TszewelI on next Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. II. K. Sutherland will preach on
Saturday morning at IL O'Clock and Rev.
w. NJ. Morrell will preach on Sunday
morning at | O'Clock. There will be the
usual services at Main Street Church on
Sunday night.
Cards have been sent out for the mar
rage of Rnsselia Lenir Garrett, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George w. Garrett, 10
Rev. ]. w. West, at Rose Hill, Va. The
marriage will take place on September 18th
at Mt. Olivet Christian Church, near the
residence of the brides parents. Mr..
West Is the we'll known snti-salot IL organ
izer and formerly was resident Of this
place.
Judge Joseph Nj. Sanders, Of Blueheld,
w. Va, was in Tszewell during the Fair,
greeting and being greeted by his many
friends here. He was renominated for The
position which he now holds as circuit
Judge, but later resigned the nominations
and was recently nominated by the State
Republican Convention as the candidate
of the party for Judge of the Court Of
Appeals.
Rev. Patton Lockhart, one of the most
venerable men of the county and OF the
Methodist ministry, who lives near Cedar
Bluff in this unty,>suffered very pain
ful and serious accident on last Friday.
He was standing with bis horses bride
over bis arm. The animal became sud-
denly frigbteded and jerked Mr.. Lock-
hart off his feet. From the fall lis hip
was broken and also discolated. The
proper surgical attention was given him
by resident physicians. At last accounts
Mr.. Lockhart was doing very well, but he
is about seventy-fve years old and the
injury, on account of his age, ls likely to
prove very dangerous one.
To any vino want to use Bone
Potash compound fertilizer (tO-DI
We will offer while our stock lasts at
$500 per ton. We also have
SWlit'S Blood and Bone at $1,000 and
S24.OO. Let US have your order.
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