Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-02-04
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Preaching in Main Street Methodist
church next Sunday morning and at
North Tazewell at night.
Preaching in the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning at IL O'Clock also
in the evening at 7 o'clock.
Britt Mcneil, of Bluefeld, w. Va,
was visiting relatives and friends at
Tazewell the first of the week.
Rev. S. o. Hall is the guest of his
brother, Rev. w. A. Hall, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church at Wytheville.
There will be stated convocation Of
O'Keeffe Royal Arch Chapter, No. 26,
on next Monday night, February sth.
DIR. c. A. Thompson made a business
trip to Morristown, Tenn, last week.
He returned to Tazewell on last Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Witten. Of Ora
ham, who have been in Florida for the i
past few months, have returned to their I,
home.
Miss Lila Mcdowell, of Bluefield, has
returned to her home after several DAYS
spent at Tazewell as the guest of Mrs.
s. o. Hail.
Mr.. E. Lee Trinkle, a prominent at
torney of the Wytheville bar, was look
ing after business matters at this place
on Monday last
Mrs. Josie Peck left on Tuesday after
noon for Elkhorn, W. Va, where she
will join Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Peck, and.
with them, will make her home at that
place.
K ID. Lockhart was confined to his
room for several days last week with
an acute attack of indigestion, but we
are glad to report him much better and
able to be out again.
Louise, little daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. G. c. Rector, who was taken to
Bluefield last week for an operation on
the tonsils and for adenoids is rapidly
regaining her former good health.
Mrs. W. P. Buckwslter and little son.
Winfred, of Chattaroy, w. Va, re-
turned to their home on Tuesday, after
two weeks spent at Tazewell as the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. c. Pendle-
ton and family.
Mr.. G. w. O'Keeffe, who had been
confined to his home with a severe at
tack Of typhoid fever for the past two
months, has about entirely recovered
his usual good health, and is now able
to go about the streets.
Archie Young has been shaking hands
with friends at Tazewell this week. Ali
are exceedingly glad to learn that he
has been reinstated as mail clerk. the
charge of neglect of duty not having
been confirmed by those in authority.
Mr.. B. F. Mcneil, of High Falls, N.
Y, Is visiting his brother, Mr.. j. w.
Mcneil, just west of Tazewell. Mr..
Mcneil is prominent contractor, and
Is one of Tazewell's boys who has pros
pered and been successful in business
undertakings.
At stated communication of Taze-
J well Lodge, No. 81, A. F. and A. M,
held in the Masonic Hall on last Monday
night, II. Claude Pobst was elected to
represent this lodge at the Grand Lodge
of Virginia, which meets in Richmond
about the middle of this month.
The many friends at Tazewell of Mr..
Will p. Hall, who is now with Kelly &
jackson, druggists, at Bluefeld, w.
Va, will be pleased to learn that he
was successful in his examination be-
fore the State Board of Pharmacy, at
Richmond, last week, and that he is now
full-fedged pharmacist.
Mrs. C. F. Tynes and children, James
and Ruth, of Bluefeld, are visiting
relatives at Tazewell this week. Little
Ruth has been very i'll since Monday,
and for time it was feared she had
contracted pneumonia, but under the
skillful treatment of DR.. C. 7. st. Clair
she is very much improved.
Mr.. Lee ]. Barbee, of Graham, Va,
who had the misfortune to be consider
ably bruised up by falling from a lever
car at the works of the Walton Con-
struction Company, near Bristol, one
day last week, has been moved to his
home where he is reported to be rapidly
recovering from his injuries.
The committee that has in charge the
erection of new High School building
have wisely determined to grade the
lot down to a level with the wall which
is at the front Of the lot. The contract
for grading was given to Kincer & Yer
million and ]. T. Heldreth and on Tues
day they began the work.
The weather was SO cold in this vi
cinity on Saturday and Sunday that,
within the space of forty-eight hours,
ice formed to a thickness of from four