Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-09-17

attorney W Byrd Henry, of New
York City, is paying a visit to his pa
rents, Major and Mrs. r. z. Henry.
Mr.. John Ward, Amarillo, Texas, is
in the county visiting relatives and
friends, and is now attending the fair.
W. Burbridge Payne, clerk of the
circuit court of Mcdowell county, W.
Va, was taking in the fair Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Sexton, of Ora
ham, are spending a few days with
Colonel and Mrs. H. c. Anderson at this
place.
I. A. Little, book-keeper for the
Pocahontas Consolidated Galleries Com
pany, at Switchbsck, W. Va, is here
attending the fair.
J. Grafton Bailey, store manager for
the Pocahontas Consolidated Galleries
Company, at POcahontas, Va, attended
the fair yesterday and today.
j. Walter GRAPHICAL, secretary and
treasurer of the Pocahontas Consoli-
dated Galleries Company, of Pocahon-
tas. was attending the fair here yes
terday.
Mr.. Henry Preston, cashier of the
Bank of Clinch Valley, and who has
recently recovered from a severe at
tack of typhoid fever, is well enough to
come to town for brief visits.
Harry McCurdy, the we'll known
knight of the Road representing
the Tracy Wells Shoe Co., of Ports
mouth, Ohio, is at Tazewell this week.
taking in the fair and shaking hands
with his many friends and patrons.
Rev. c. w. Kelley will preach in the
Main Street Methodist church next
Sunday at IL a. m. and at North Taze-
well 7:SO p. m. The fourth quarterly
conference will be held Saturday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock at North Tazewel.
There will be a stated conclave Of
Chnch Valley Commandery, No. 20, K.
L, IN their asylum on next Monday
night. September 21st. All Sir Knights
are earnestly requested to be pesent as
officers will be elected for the ensuing
year.
Mr.. Lewis Frye and Miss Sippie
Crozier, well known young people of
Graham, this county, eloped to Bristol,
Tenn, last week, where they were
united in the holy bonds of wedlock.
They have returned home to receive the
congratulations of friends aud parental
forgiveness.
Captain and Mrs. c. A. Fudge, of
North Tazewell, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Helen, to DR.. Robert S. Porter, of Mid
dlesboro, KY. The wedding is to take
place the 9Th of next month. DR.. Port
er is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ].
Porter, of Speedwell, Wythe county,
Va, and grandson of the late Judge
Sterling F. Watts.
A very unfortunate affair occurred at
North Tazewell on Tuesday afternoon,
in which Albert Lester, an employe of
the Union News Company, of Bluefeld,
w. Va, lost his life. Reports as to
how the affair occurred are very con-
fiicting, and, in justice to all concerned,
we can only say that it was very de-
plorable happening. 1t seems that
young Lester and his brother, and a
cousin, Robert Lester, were in a room
at the hotel at North Tazewell and were
handling pistol, which, in some man
ner, was discharged by Robert Lester,
the bullet penetrating the brain of AL
bert Lester and causing instant death.
Immediately after the shooting young
Lester fled, but was later captured near
Tiptop by Sheriff S. S. F. Hartman, and
brought to Tazewell and lodged in Jail,
to await the action of the grand jury,
which meets in next month.
Today is the last of the fifth annual
exhibit of the Tazewell Fair. The at
tendance each day has been very large,
and the attractions of the highest
possible standard. At this time we are
unable to give full details of the differ
ent events, but will do so next week.
The races so far have been of the high
est order, and were participated in by
some of the best steppers in the coun-
try. The first trotting race. for $500
purse, was won by Senator Hale, of the
Buttonwood Stock Farm, Gettysburg.
Pa; time, 2:22a. The pacing race, for
purse of $500, was won by George H.,
belonging to G. II. Saul, of Norfolk,
Va; time, 2:2O3. The running race,
half mile heat, was won by Meadow
Maid, owned by ]. L. Marsh, of Roam
oke, Va. W. o. Barns, C. R. Brown
and H. S. Bowen, all Tazewell men,
were awarded premiums for the best
cOunty-owned stock of various kinds.
Be-on-Time, a PAGER, won the $500
race on yesterday, time, 2:03a. The
trot race for $500 was won by William
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