Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-24
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Military Brushes at Jackson's.

Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at IL a. m.
Nice Christmas packages of Station
cry at Jackson's.
Mr.. G. H. Penn, of Roanoke, Va.
was at Tazewell on Monday.
Cigars in boxes Of IL, 25, so aud 100
at Jackson's.
Ashby and Robert Henry are here to
spend the holidays with homefolks.
]. P. Cameron and son, J. P, Jr., of
Graham, were at Tazewell Monday.
A nice line Of Manicure Sets at Jack
sons.
Mr.. L. c. Wingo, Of Graham, was q
business visitor to Tazewell the first of
the week.
A few pieces of "Pickard' and '.OId
Ivory" and China at reduced prices at
Jacksons.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Robinson, of
Richards, were visitors to TaEewelI on
Monday last.
See the Collar and Cuff Holders at
JacEson's.
Miss Ollie Mccall left on Saturday for
Baltimore, Md. where she will spend
the holidays with friends.
j. S. Pendleton, Jr, who is q student
at Roanoke College, arrived at Tazewell
yesterday to spend the holidays with
homefolks.
Miss Maggie Hartman, who is a stu
dent at Virginia Christian College, at
Lynchburg, Va, is at home to spend
the holidays.
The first quarterly Conference of the
Methodist church will be held in the
Main Street church next Saturday at 2
O'Clock p. m.
Sammie Peery arrived home from the
V. P. l., Blacksburg, Va, the latter
part of last week to spend the holidays
with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Witten, Of Ora
ham, have gone to Florida, where they
will spend the winter, returning to their
home in the spring.
There will be preaching by Rev. C.
W. Kelly next Sunday morning at North
Tazewell and in the Main Street Meth
odist church at night.
Rex Steele and George Hurt, who are
students at the V. P. l., BIacksburg,
Va, are spending the holidays with
their parents at Pounding Mill.
W. H. May came in Saturday after
noon from Alexandra, Va, where he is
attending school, and will spend the
holidays at Tazewel with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn M. St. Clair are
the proud parents of a fine baby girl,
which arrived early Sunday morning.
Mother and child are both doing well.
Mrs. W. B. Walker and children, OF
Staunton, Va, arrived at Tazewell sew
eral days ago, and will spend the holi-
days with Major R. R. Henry and fam
lily.
Judge and Mrs. S. c. Graham and
daughters, Misses Jeanne and Katie.
left the latter part of last week for
Florida, where they will spend the
winter.
Miss Majorie Harrison arrived at
Tazewell on Monday from Ohio, where
she is engaged in teaching, to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G.. HARRISON.
The mercantile firm of Porter, Ritter
& Company, of Graham, was placed in
the hands of a receiver one day last
week, Mr.. T. B. Morton, of Union. w.
Va, president of the First National
Bank, of Graham, being appointed re-
ceiver by Judge Henson. The firm has
assets to the value Of about $I1, 900, and
was placed in the hands Of q receiver by
the consent of all the partners and for
reasons best known to themselves.
The debate between Tazewen and
Graham High Schools, which was held
in the chapel of the High School build
ing at Graham on last Friday evening,
resulted in a victory for the Graham
boys. All the speakers acquitted them
selves creditably, and enthusiastic
friends cheered their favorites most en-
Enthusiastically when a telling point was
scored 1t is quite likely that another
contest will be arranged for to take
place in the near future.