Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

A big Tablet at Jackson's for 5 cents
Everybody is talking about the Taze-
well Fair.
School Books at Wholesale and rata;,
at Jackson's. - '''''
Everybody is coming to the Tazewell
FAIR September Is, l6 and II.
Mr.. A. Cummins. a former res;5s,+
OF Tazewell, arrived here yesterday for
a short stay.
Miss Cecil Crockett, who had been
visiting relatives in Tazewen. left ON
tuesday afternoon for her homo in
Crockett's Cove, Wythe county, Va.
Inc August term of the circuit court
Tor Tazewell county will begin next
MONDAY, with Judge Henson presiding
Inc docket will be a pretty full one
Out we 90 not know whether much bust
ness will be transacted during the term.
The Christian Sunday School of this
place is preparing for picnic, which is
TO be given one day next week. just
what place will be selected and on what
Gay the picnic will be given, will be
inaue known to the teachers and STU
oents on next Sunday morning.
The Powhatan Gun Club. of Powba-
tan, w. Va, held a shoot on their
grounds the latter part of last week
participated in by twenty-four persons
Inc highest percentage was made by
Mr.. R. B. Williamson, of Graham. this
county, who broke lib out of 125 MO
cons Pe
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics of this place will give a mic
mic at Cedar Bluff on Saturday. Prep
aratlons are being made to feed a largo
crowd, and cordial invitation is ex-
tend all to come out and ioin with the
order in this day of pleasure and COM
radeship.
Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. VIM. F.
Peery, stepped on piece of glass last
tuesday afternoon and cut his right
loot very badly. He was taken to the
Frlvate Hospital of Drs. Crockett e.
Bowen, who dressed the wound. The
little fellow is now going about on
clutches.
Mr.. j. w. Saylor, an attorney of
knoxville, Tenn, has been at Tazewell
Tor several days, the guest of Rev. C.
w. Kelly and wife, at the district mar
sonage. Mrs. Saylor arrived here about
week prior to the coming of her hus-
band, and has also been Rev. and Ms
Kelly's guest.
Mr.. M. j. Hawkins has gone to the
Eastern markets to buy the Fall stock
OF goods for Hawkins & Son Mr.
Hankins was accompanied bv his wife
and sister, Miss Eta Hankins. Miss
Eta will buy the Fall stock of milI-
merry for the Tazewell Millinery Co
while in the markets.
The Bank of Bramwell, at Bramwel
w. Va, has increased its capital stock
from $500, 600 to $500, 600; and the First
national Bank, of Bluefeld. has in
creased its stock from 500. 900 to $3.50.
600. These increases were made h.,
the stockholders out of the earnings of
the respective institutions.
The Democratic convention To nomi-
nate candidate for Congress from the
Fifth West Virginia District. was held
at bluefield on Thursday of last week
ana nominated DR.. L. H. Clark. of Nc
lowell county, to oppose the Hon. Jas.
A Hughes, the Republican candidate
and the present incumbent.
Inc following gentlemen left Tazewell
on last Monday for Gardners. Russell
county, Va, where they will spend
week on the banks of the Clinch fishing
1or bass; John S. Bottimore. ]. H
whitley, Joe P. Hartman, E. F. Witten.
d. w. Peery, C. T. Peery, H. G. Peerv'
and DR.. j. S. French, of Atlanta. Ga
Rev. T. S. Hamilton left Tazewell on
last Monday afternoon for Gravson
County Sulphur Springs, where he win
spend several weeks for rest and room
peration. Before he left here certain
young men of the town had his measure
taken for handsome suit of tailor
made clothes, which will be presented
and forwarded to him.
Mr.. A. H. Howell, assistant biologist
o1 the department of agriculture for the
7 nlted States, spent several DAYS at
razewell recently. While here he made
trip to Burke's Garden where he made
search of a number of caves in Quest
II bats. He found very few bats in his
'earch, but succeeded in capturing five
II the long-eared specie in a big cave
n field on the road leading to Bear
own. The Latin name of this specie of q
'at Is cdryndrltia1ls macrotes. and ia very B
are In this section of country. Its ears
ire enormously large and very beauti-
ul, and are folded up in a remarkable
manner under the arm when the bat is
sleep. This great develonnoant oe A.