Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-10-22
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

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Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at IL a. m.
John s. Wise will speak at Tazsvvo,
on October Slst, at l :3Op m.
Rev: ]. N. Hartman will preach Mt tn,
CHRISTIAN church next Sunday at 7:3t
p. M.
Miss Allie Grey Buchanan. of tbi,
place, has been selected as q teacher II
the Pocshontas High School
Mr.. J. B. Boyer left on TUESDAY, fo,
New York to purchase Christmas sup
pies for his handsome store at this
place. ''''
Rev. Jack Ward, of Abingdon. Va
has been at Tazewell this week. IN,
sonage. WV P@'
Gage Y. Kelly was operated upon for
appendicitis at Lynchburg ON last Fri
along nicely.
James O'Keeffe, of Williamson. W.
va. visited his mother, Mrs. Mary
" heete, at this place, the latter part
of last week.
Willie Greever, son of DR.. C.. w.
Sreever, was thrown from a horse on
Tuesday, and was bruised up consider
ably about the head.
Mrs. Chapman, of Knoxville, Tenn.
president of the Woman's Home Mis-
sion Society, of Holston District. wss
at Iazewell the first Of this week.
The speaking that was announced 70
take place on next Saturday, the 24th
inst, by Capt. John S. Wise and Others
has been cancelled. Capt. Wise will
speak here on the 3lst inst.
Messrs. A. S. Higginbotbam and F.
l.. Greever left on yesterday for Castle
wood, Va, where this after noon M
Higginbotham will be united in mar
rage to Miss Eugenia, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. Walter Dickinson.
Hon. J. L. Gleaves, of Wytheville.
was at Tazewell Thursday of last week
going from here to Cove Creek. where
at O'Clock that day he delivered an ex :
cellent speech in behalf of the Republi-
can candidates, to the large crowd that
had gathered to hear him.
The Merry-go-Round Club met at the
nome OF the Misses Steele, one mile
south east of town, on last Friday
night, where they were most pleasantly
entertained. An old-fashioned taffy
pulling was INDUCED in, and added mucn
10 the pleasures of the merry-makers.
The Democrats of TazeweIl were
greatly disappointed on Yesterday. II
had been published that Hon. Henry G
Stuart would speak here. But he failed
to come. If he had come, he would
also have been disappointed, as onlv a
small number of the regular faithful
were here to meet him.
Quite little excitement was occ.
stoned last Sunday about noon when an
alarm of fire was sounded at the wesi
end OF Main Street. A large number of
people We're soon at the scene of the
nre, which was in the home Will Holly.
and succeeded in extinguishing the
blaze before any damage was done.
Mr. ]. P. Royal returned to Taze-
well yesterday after a business visit Of
several days to Richmond. Mr.. RoyaU
was present when Judge Taft smoke in
Richmond on last Saturday, and informs
US that 1t was most cordial reception
rendered that distinguished gentleman.
and that at least ten thousand people
were out to hear him speak.
David Humphrey, son of Mr.. M. W
Humphrey, who accidently shot him
self few weeks ago, and as a result of
the accident had to have his left arm
amputated, has been for more than two
weeks in dangerous condition on ac-
count of lockjaw. For seventeen DAYS
he has suffered with this terrible attic
ton; but his physician SAYS he is now
sngtly improved and he has strong hopes
for his recovcly.
Mr.. John Hagar, who lives on the
farm of MIR. John I. Barns, in the Cove
was shot and dangerously wounded by
Shettey Brooks, colored, one day last
week From what We can learn. i,
seems to have been an accidental sh, u
ing, As the two men were on the friend
hest of terms. All hope of HaVar's re-
coveIJ has been abandoned, and his
death Is expected to occur at any hour
Brooks Is now in Jail at this place await
ing preliminary hearing and the result
of Hagar's wound.
The postmaster at North Tazeveu
has been notified by the Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General of the estab-
nshment OF another rural delivery route
from North Tazewell. The r0ute as
land out shows that 300 families can
be served by the carrier, and the ONLY
tnlng necessary now to complete its es-
Enlistment is for three-fourths of the
IaInlhes on the route to provide them
selves with approved boxes. 1t was
through the influence and work of Hon.
c. B. Slemp that this new route has
been secured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Preston, of Taze-
well, who sailed from New York some
tnlng over two weeks ago for brief
tour OF parts of Europe, have recently
written a number of their friends at
this place. Following is a portion of
MIR. Preston's letter to the editor of this
paper, which will be read with interest
by his many friends: Have experi-
enced most enjoyable voyage, and
feel that I've about regained my usual
health. Have stood the trip well, eniov
q fine. appetite, digestion good. and
never felt better in my life. Evidently
no mistake was made in deciding On a
sea voyage. We are off the coast of
Ireland now, expect to touch Queens
town tonight, and arrive at Liverpool
about noon tomorrow (Friday.) We are
booked through to Paris, and upon our