Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-03-12
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.


Tuesday, horse market day.
Preaching in the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. S. H. Wingo, of Springville. was
visitor to Tazewell on last Tuesday.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at II a. m. and 7:SO p. m.
Squire T. A. Gillespie. of Cedar
Bluff, was visitor to Tazewell on yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Warner. of Poor
Valley, were visitors to Tazewen on
last Tuesday.
Mrs. j. Powell Royal has returned
from visit to relatives and friends at
Maiden Spring.
Miss Mary Bowen, of Maiden Spring.
Is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Powell
Royal, at Tazewell.
J. A. Greever & Co. would be very
glad if the person who borrowed their
force pump would return it.
Rev. D. H. Carr, of Burkes Garden.
attended the Missionary Institute which
was held at Tazewell this week.
Mrs. w. B. Steele, of Pounding Mill.
attended the teachers meeting which
was held at Tazewell on last Friday.
Mr.. D. C. Burton, the new agent at
the N. & w. Station, will soon move
his family from Graham to North Taze-
well.
MIR. c. j. Moss has rented the house
OF Mrs. j. F. Kendrick on Mechanics
Avenue, and will occupy it as a resi-
dence.
The number of pupils at the High
school has been greatly reduced by ap-
prehenslon that the school building is
not safe.
Mr.. V. L. Sexton is ill with typhoid
fever at his home in Graham. So far no
dangerous symptoms have been devel-
oped in his case.
A large delegation from Tazewell
county will attend the Republican con-
ventlon which will be held at Wytheville
on next Tuesday, the 18th inst.
Miss Mag Litz has broken up house
keeping at Tazewen and has moved to
North Tazewell and taken up her resi-
dence with her nephew, H. F. Peery.
WANTED-A boy about Ii or Is years
OF age. Must be able to read and
write well. Good opportunity for a
bright boy. Apply at the Republican
office.
Mr.. John w. Neal, who had been at
lazewell for several weeks assisting
Mr.. ). M. Graham in the clerks office.
returned to his home at Abingdon on
last Tuesday.
There will be a stated communication
OF Tazewell Lodge, No. 62, A. F. and
A. M, on next Monday night, March
10TH All Master Masons are requested
tC be present.
Miss May Hawkins, who has been i'll
for the past two weeks with typhoid
fever, is getting along well, and it is
hoped she will soon reach a stage of
convalescence.
Messrs. A. G. Heninger and H. G.
Peery are preparing to start a factory
at North Tazewell to manufacture ce-
ment fence posts, of which Mr.. Henin-
ger is the inventor.
Mr.. K. A. Crockett, of Rift, w. Va.
was visitor to Tazewell on Monday of
this week. He is now engaged in the
mercantile business at Rift, and is in
unusually fine health.
Mr.. R. NJ. Fulton, Inspector in charge
OF the postoffice at St. Louis, Mo-, was
at Tazewell on Monday on an unofficial
visit He called upon US while here and
we found him nice gentleman.
We are sending out statements as
rapidly as possible to our delinquent sub
scribers. Many are responding and we
hope all will do so before the 1st of April.
lists.
Geo. w. Hartman, ESQ.,, of Crump's
Bottom, w. Va, is a visitor to Taze-
well, and reports that all is well in his
section. He called around to square I'D
his subscription and renewed for anoth-
er year.
Vegetation had begun to advance rap
idly during the warm weather which
prevailed the last days of last week;
but the frosts and freezes that came on
Monday and Tuesday nights have check
ed its advance.
There was an excellent show of sad
die horses at Tazewell on last Tuesday.
but there were few buyers on hand, and
as result not many sales were made.
The poultry exhibits were not large but
were very fine.