Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-23
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

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The scanty purse will feel quite Mt
nome during Hankins & Sons Great
Clean Sweep Sale
Miss Lucy Stuart left the latter part
OF last week for a visit to friends in
Huntington, West Virginia.
Miss Edna Below is at Tazewen. and
wall spend several weeks here the guest
OF her sisters, Mrs. James F. Hurt and
Mrs. John S. Bottimore.
Misses Nina Dodd, Rosalie Hicks and
Louise Williams, who had been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. werth, at Taze-
well, have returned to Graham.
Miss Mary Alice Heard, who had been
the guest of the Misses Hawkins, at this
place, for the past six weeks, has re-
turned to her home in Lynchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Kelly and child
rem, of Pocahontas, are visiting their
parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. H. KelI. at
their home five miles east of Tazewen.
Your best dollars will be the ones Won
viii part with during Hawkins & Sons
Great Clearance Sale. THEY'LL bring
such big returns. Read their big ad in
this paper.
Mrs. B. F. Lewis, who was called
TO Christainsburg, Va, last week on
account of the death of her little grand
child, Phyllis Spracher, returned to her
home here Saturday afternoon.
A large number of young ladies and
gentlemen from this place went on an
outing and picnicing trip to Cedar Bluff
on Friday. A very enjoyable time is
reported by those participating.
Wright & Craig, the hustling real es-
tate dealers, of Roanoke, Va, are ad-
vertising a fine farm for sale in this
issue Of the Republican. If you want
to buy fine farm you had better inves-
tigate.
George W. Hartman, of Crump's Bot
tom, West Virginia, was at Tazewell
on yesterday. He came here from
Abbs Valley, where he had been to at
tend the burial of his father, Daniel H.
Hartman.
The blight is attacking tomato plants
In nearly all the gardens in and about
town. Many persons are sprinkIing
their plants with Bordeaux mixture. 1t
Is thought that when this mixture is
applied that it will stop the blight.
The Republicans of the Ninth Con-
gressional District will meet in conven-
ton at Norton on next Thursday, the
3Oth instant, to nominate a candidate
Tor Congress. 1t is expected that a
large delegation from Tazewell county
will attend the convention.
The Thistle Piow and Foundry Com
pany, at Graham, have again resumed
operations after having been shut down
for some time. This company is mainly
dependent on orders from the coal fields
Tor Its subsistence, and a resumption of
work IN many of the mines in the Flat
Top field has created a demand for the
products of the foundry.
Mrs. EVE Steele, of Richards. this
county, who was operated upon for
cancer, at ST. Luke's Hospital, in Blue |
field, West Virginia, about three weeks
ago, died Tuesday night at that institu-
ton. Her remains were taken to Rich
lands yesterday on train No. s where
they were inferred. Her daughter
Miss Ollie, was with her when the end
came.
John P. Buffalo, better known "a
Buster, was killed in the mines at
Boissevain, this county, on last Friday
morning by runaway trip of cars. He
was II years old and a native of Ken
lucky, and is survived by his father.
mother, one brother and two sisters
who live at Tip Top, in this county.
ms remains were buried Sunday at
Horsepen Cove.
The Graham Banner has changed
hands, Mr.. B. F. Ginther having trans
ferred the business to Mr.. A. F. Hend-
KICKS, of WEIGH, w. Va. Mr.. Hend-
rlcks, the new editor, has for a number
Oh years been connected with the news
paper business in West Virginia. and
will no doubt give to the people of Ora
ham bright, newsy paper. Mr.. Gin
ther, the former editor, has accepted a
position with the McCorkle Register
Company, of Baltimore, Md, as travel
ng representative for Southwest Vir-
yinia.
H. G. Peery, Esq, has sold his valu. I
lble farm at the west end of town to
;. ID. Reynolds, who lives on Cavitt's
creek, three miles northwest of Taze-
VEIL The purchase was made by the @
lcre, and the price is sl2O per acre. 1t 4
estimated that the entire purchase c
gill amount to about fifty thousand '
dollars. This is a very valuable estate t
md has been in the Peery family for
more than hundred years. The sale
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