Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-06-20
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,

OnTuesdsy morning at 1880 O'Clock
DIR. }. A. Rees, of Norton, Va. was
married to Miss Mollie Witten. daugb.
ter of MIR. Alex Witten, of Witten's
Mills, this county. The marriage tool,
place at the residence of the brides
father and the ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. A. Maiden.
The Richards DEVELOPMENT Conn
pany, incorporated, will have sale of
24l valuable lots in that town on the
ISL OF July, 1907. beginning July LIST at
p. m. and continuing until July End at
p m. An advertisement of the sale
Will be found in another column of this
issue. The sale will offer fine oppor-
tunity for valuable investments. as
hichlands is growing town.
Mr.. A. P. Mckinney and family have
moved into the Alexander house next to
the Lutheran church. Mr.. Mckinney is
a native of Lynchburg, Va, where he
has until recently resided. He is a rail-
road contractor, and is now engaged in
work on a contract in Mcdowell county.
w. Va. We hope that Mr.. Mckinney
Will be so well pleased with Tazewell
that ne will become a permanent resi-
dent
me 1oliowing young persons who had
oeen away at school have returned
nome; A; j. Gillespie, Robert Moore
hoy hoy St; Clair and Beverly Stras. from
hampden Sidney; Berkeley Gillespie
i from n tne V: P.I.; Otis st. Clair, from
ehe University of Virginia; and Lath- |
Misses Georgia Crockett and Nellie a1d
Cecille Stuart, from Elizabeth COLLEGE.
ana n MISS Mayola Gillespie, from MARY
Baldwin Institute.
Hon. Frank Griffith. of Honaker. Va
was at Tazewell on TUESDAY,. and in,
forms US that very great damage was
zone by the heavy rains in the vicinity |
OF honaker last week. Lewis Creek |
was SIX feet higher than it was at the |
Clme OF the great June food six wears |
Lewis Creek, which was bnilt rnora
than half a century ago. was swent |
away, and valuable grist mill on fine |
Cllnch River belonging to Mr.. Griffith
was also washed away. Great iniury |
was done to plowed ground.
Rev. j. c. Carson, who is pastor of n
Presbyterian church at Fulton. Mo 10
a az; IazeWell on visit to his son. Prof.
W; w carson. Rev. Carson is a native |
OF washington county, where he resided |
near Emory and Henry College untii |
recent years: More than a quarter of a |
century ago he was engaged in evanpe-
nstlc work in Tazewell county. and he |
organized the church in Burkes Garden
ana at other places in the county while
ne was engaged in that work. He iss
nneiy preserved man, of engaging man
ner; ana has been most successful in his
high calling as a minister of the GospeI
The poll tax lists, or rather lists sbow-
ing what persons have qualified them
serves 10 vote at the election next No
Vemper, have been posted bv the sheriff
anu ms deputies at each precint in the
county 20 and examine the list and see
II your name is on it. If it is not. and
you are entitled to be there. take fine
necessary steps to have the error cor
Iected. You have only thirty days from
Cne tlme the lists are posted to have the
CORRECTION made. All that is necessarTy
t !p you to do is to bring the matter IN
the attention of the county treas1,re,
and he will call the attention of tba
Judge of the circuit court to II and tbe
error will be corrected, anu the