Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-26
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

lescent.
Rev. s. o. Hall will preach at May
Chapel next Sunday at $3.50 p. m.
The Tiptop Supply Company will hav
a ten days great reduction sale. begin
ming October 1st.
Rev. Geo. A. Maiden will preach i
Main Street Methodist church ON nex
sunday at IL a m. and 7:SOp. m.
Mr.. H. S. Surface is moving his fam
lily this week to Pocahontas. where h
Is now filling a clerical position.
Corn IS ripening up rapidly and tn,
farmers in the west end of the count,
are beginning to cut and shock it. Tn,
crop promises to be an average one.
DIR. ]. R. Gildersleeve, who passe,
tne summer at the Sweet Chalybeate
Blue Ridge Springs and other popular
watering places in the eastern part Of
the State, is at Tazewell again.
Jno. E. jackson has placed in hi,
store very handsome cigar show case
The case, except the base. is plate
glass, and it is stocked with an elegant
line OF new brands of cigars that will
tempt the users of the weed.
S. A. McMullin and Geo. E. Steven.
son Of Carbonate and waverly, Pa. are
at Tazewell today. Mr.. McMullin has
very large and valuable boundary of
coal and timber lands on Dry Fork. lust
below Peeryville, w. Va. Mr.. Steven.
son is civil and mining engineer.
The Quigley Furniture Company has
splendid new band saw mill in position
at Its place of operation in the head of
POOR Valley, and expects to resume
work IN about one week. 1t will he re-
membered that the band wheel of the
old mill exploded about two months
ago, and since then there has been no
lumber sawed by the company.
The largest number of fowls entered
by one exhibitor in the poultry DEPART
ment of the recent Tazewell Fair. were
the Black Langshans, shown by A. M.
Black, of Tazewell, who won on his en-
tries as follows: First and second cock.
first and second hen, first and second
cockerel, first and second pullet: and
also tied for sweepstakes for best pen
composed of one male and four females.
Hon. w. X. Brooks, of Glade Spring.
va, was visitor to the fair last week.
he Is a native of Tazewell county. and
Is the candidate of the Republicans of
washington county to represent them
IN the next House of Delegates. Mr..
Brooks was elected and served in that
capacity four years ago, and his friends
very confidently expect that he will be
elected again in November.
The fair last week was a great suc-
cess in every way. The weather was
splendid throughout the entire three
days of the exhibition, the racing was
fine, the poultry show excellent. and
the crowds large and well pleased.
These things have given encourage
ment to the stockholders of the Assoc
cation, and they will make still fur
Their improvements at the ground. SO as
TO make the next fair still more attrac-
tive.
WE HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENT
WITH MISS HAWKINS. OF TAZE-
WE'LL MILLINERY co. TO Display
The FALL AND WINTER STYLES
IN MILLINERY AT OUR STORE ON
OCT. 8. LADIES IN
THIS SECTION SHOULD NOT FAIT.
~ SEE THIS DISPLAY AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUN-
! uIn,T 10 BUY THEIR FALL AND
HAWKINS. BEAVERS & CO..
HIGHLANDS, VA.
Harrison, Barns & Co., have been
having some ill luck with their machin-
cry recently. Last week the boiler at
their power house came very near being
ruined by the water getting too low.
and for about two days the ice plant
and cold. storage were out of working
order. On Monday night, or rather
tuesday morning, piston rod of the
engine was badly broken and at this
writing the machinery is all at a
standstill, Repairs were immediately
telegraphed for, and it is hoped that
everything will be in running order
again by the last of the week.
Mr., and Mrs 4. NJ. Black will leave
for Norfolk, Va, on next Saturday
evening to attend the tenth annual con-
'ention Of The Photographer Associa-
ton Of Virginia and the CaroIinas. Oct.
LIST to 4th. Mr.. Black is secretary of |
The photographer Association and has
lad much work to do in connection with
he arrangements for this convention to |
be held in the Exposition city. While |
away Mr.. and Mrs. Black will take in |
he Exposition and the State Fair in
Va, as well as make a short
Iisit TO relatives in the Eastern part of
he State. The studio at Tazewell will
)e closed for about two weeks