Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-09-03
S. W. VIRGINIA
NEWS ITEMS.
WHAT HAS RECENTLY TRANSFERRED
IN THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SECTION.

The Rural Retreat correspondent of
the Lynchburg News says: IF the
nard times croaker could only visit our
town he would be driven out of bust
ness. At times it is almost impossible
to drive vehicle through the streets on
account of the jam. AS many as fifteen
cars OF produce are shipped from here
in one day."
Mr.. r. M. Fishburne and his three
daughters, Misses Annie, Sallie and
Ella, of Roanoke, Va, were among
those who were held up and robbed by
lone bandit in the Yellowstone Park.
Wyoming, on August 26. Sixteen stage
coaches, each carrying a number of pas
sengers, were held up by the bandit in
quick succession, and from whom he
secured about $500 Mr.. Fishburne
and daughter, Miss Ella, were also in
the San Francisco earthquake three
years ago, but escaped injury.
1t is semi-officially announced that
John Fox, Jr., the noted author, of Big
Stone Gap, Va, whose Little Shep-
herd of Kingdom Come" and other dia-
lect stories have made him famous the
world over, is to become a benedict,
and the bride-to-be is no less distin-
guished parsonage than Nine. FRITZ
Schetf, the opera singer, who was re-
Gently divorced from Baron Won Barde-
leben. No one knows definitely when
the wedding will occur, but it is thought
that it will be in the very near future.
BY the middle of September Radford
Will have two handsome new eight room
school buildings. They will be built of
brick and concrete with the best ven
tilation plumbing and heating. Hot wat
er heat will be used. Work on the build
lngs has already commenced, a South
Boston firm having secured the contract
Tor the West Ward building, and
Newport News company that for the
East Ward. The latter will be erected on
old site of Belle Heth Academy and the
former on West Second street near.
Wadsworth.
At Council, Buchanan county, Henry.
John and Major Ball, relatives. became
engaged in difficulty SATURDAY. which
terminated in quite serious manner.
Major Ball, a nephew of the other two
participants, became so enraped that
he picked up some weights used on the
scales in the store where the difficulty
occurred, and threw them at his uncles.
Henry and John. The former was struck
on the head, the missile crushing his
skull. He is in dangerous condition but
will probably recover. John, the other
uncle, received cuts on the head. none
of which, however, will prove serious.
Several veins of the finest domestic
coal to be found anywhere on the Clinch
Valley, have been opened up on Lewis
Creek, about four miles from Honaker
for the purpose of supplying the local
trade The coal is very rich in oil. and
is said to be found in paying quantities.
1t IS only a question of time when a
branch road will be built up this creek
for the development of this coal. The
deposit is located where a road tanning
the Norfolk and Western at this place
and connecting with the South & West
ern, In Dickenson county, would reach
these coal beds as well as those of
Buchanan county, which are also said to
be rich in quality. Such road would
also penetrate section famous for the
finest timber to be found anywhere in
Southwest Virginia.