Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-02-20
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Rev. S. o. Hall will preach at Nays
Chapel next Sunday at 3 p. m.
J. Sanders Gillespie, of Sanders, was
visitor to Tazewel on yesterday.
Mr.. ]. G. Barns, of the Cove. was a
visitor to Tazewell on Tuesday and yes
terday.
Mr.. II. II. Rosenbaum, of William
son, W. Va, was visitor to Tazewell
on Tuesday.
Squire P. P. Dillon, of Pocahontas,
spent the first of the week at Tazewell
attending circuit court.
Pianos and Organs tuned and repaired.
PROF. T. H. R. CHRISTIE,
Lock Box 67S, Bluefield, W. Va.
Mr.. M. J. Hawkins will start to the
eastern markets on Saturday to buy the
spring and summer stock of goods for
Hawkins & Son.
Miss Eta Hawkins has gone to the
eastern markets for the purpose of buy
ing spring and summer stock for the
Tazewell Millinery Company.
Rev. George Stuart, D. D., will lect-
ure in Main Street Methodist church on
Tuesday evening, March 3rd. See arr
nouncement in another column.
Preaching at North Tazewen next
Sunday at IL a. m. and in the Main
Street Methodist church at Tbs D. m.
Quarterly meeting first Sunday in
March.
Snow began to fall last night and it
continues to fall at this writing. 1t is
of very dry nature, and the indica-
tons are that it will be one of the deep
est SHOWS of the winter.
Mr.. J. C. Pruett, of Crocketts Cove,
was at Tazewell on yesterday and called
at our office to square up his subscrip-
ton account. We hope that others may
follow Mr.. Pruett's good example.
Rev. C. w. Kelly has exchanged dates
of his quarterly meetings on the Burkes
Garden and Tazewell circuits. So the
meetings at Pisgah will be March 7th
and Sth instead of April 18th and 18th.
Mr.. John w. Neal. of Abingdon, Va.
is at Tazewell and is assisting S. M.
Graham, clerk of the county, at the
present term of the circuit court. Mr..
Neal is an excellent gentleman and ac-
complished clerk.
Mr.. II. L. Farmer spent Sunday at
Tazewell, as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. c. Pendleton. He will return to
Tazewell in a few days, and persons
who desire to have him look after their
pianos will then have an opportunity.
Some of our subscribers are needing
the notices which we have been giving
to delinquents and are fixing up their
accounts. Remember that all subscri-
bers who are delinquent for more than
one year will have to be stricken from
the list after the LIST of April.
On last Friday night the Misses Han
kins gave their niece, Miss Lula Jones,
a Valentine party, to which most of
the younger set of the town were in
vited. The guests were entertained
with games and music, and nice refresh
ments were served. Those who attend
ed had good time.
The Virginia Red Ash Coal Company
has been incorporated, with ]. N. Har-
man, president; ]. W. Hartman, vice
president; and ]. N. Hartman, Jr..
Sec. and Treas. The object is to do a
coal mining business in Tazewell coun-
ty. Capitalists from the Eastern States
are largely interested in the company.
The company is capitalized at $500, OCo.
The mail messenger who brings the
mail from Burkes Garden to Tazewell
was unable on last Saturday to make
the trip on account of high waters. Lit
tie Creek was very high and filed with
floating ice, and could not have been
forded. The rural carrier on route No.
2 from this Office was also unable to
make his entire route because of high
water.
On Tuesday night three prisoners
were brought from Richards and lodg-
ed in the Jail here. One was Mike
Medovick, who is a U. S. prisoner
charged with selling liquor illicitly. The
others are Tom Posey and Levi Nc
Neal, who are charged with malicious
shooting and robbery. 1t seems that
this latter offence was committed upon
the person of a colored man on Big
CraoI1 vao- D;oLlo-I