Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-07-01
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

The Haviland China Dinner Set which
j. B. Boyer has in his window, and the
price of which he has been reducing
25 cents each day, is getting interest
ing.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros. are sd-
vertising a special clothing sale in this
issue of the Republican. Now is the
time for you to buy good seasonable
clothing at reduced prices.
1t is expected that the Hon. Harry
st. George Tucker, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Governor of
Virginia, will be at Tazewell on Tues
day, July 18th, (Horse Market Day)
and will address the citizens of Taze-
well county.
Mr.. Joseph Mancis, who has been a
resident of Pocahontas for the past fif-
teen years, died at his home in that
place on Monday morning and was
buried Tuesday. He is survived by
a wife and FIVE children, his eldest
daughter, who is a nun, living in Ala
bama.
Tonight at o'clock in Main Street
Methodist church, recital, consisting
of vocal and instrumental music, will be
given by Misses Hsnkins and Peery and
the Misses Stuart, and no doubt it will
be literally patronized by the music
loving people of Tazewell and surround
ing community.
Edward Wilson, colored, of Graham.
Va, an employe of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company, was taken
with cramps while bathing in Tug River
near Roderield, w. Va, on last Sunday
and drowned before assistance could
reach him. His body was recovered
after several hours search.
Miss Kitty Hoge left on last Saturday
morning for her home at Roanoke, Va,
and Miss Alton Williams left on Satur-
day evening for her home at Hot
Springs, Arkansas. Both of these young
ladies were the guests of Mrs. w. G.
HARRISON, and were the recipients of
many social attentions while here.
There will be stated communication
of Tazewell Lodge, No. 62, A. F. and
A. NJ, on next Monday evening. july
5th, at 8 O'Clock. All Master Masons
are earnestly requested to be present.
There will be work in the y aster's De-
gree. By order of the w. M.
Jno. S. Bottimore, Sec'y.
Messrs. John Barns, w. L. Moore and
S. B. Thompson returned last Saturday
from Frankford, w. Va, where thew
had gone to visit Mr.. R. T. Higginboth-
am. They bring more encouraging news
as to Mr.. Higginbotham's health, and
are hopeful that he will soon be fully re-
stored to his normal condition.
Farmers and graziers who contem-
plate buying stockers and feeding cat
tie this season should consult John ].
Lawler, of Chicago You can see for
yourself that it will be to your interests
to communicate with him before pur-
chasing, by reading what he has to saw
on the fourth page of this issue of our
paper.
Mcconnell Bros, who had the con-
tract for doing the brick work on the
new High School building, completed
their labors on last Saturday, and have
since been engaged in putting the finish
ing touches to their work. Since be-
ginning the laying of the brick these
gentlemen have pushed their work rap
idly, and have erected wall that proves
them to be masters of the building art.
The carpenters are now rapidly pushing
their part of the work, and indications
point to an early completion of the
building, which, when finished, will be
the peer of any building of like nature
in Southwest Virginia.
At Graham on last Saturday night in
tight at street carnival, A. W. San
ders, of Bluefeld, a fireman in the en-
ploye of the Norfolk and Western Rail
way Company, was shot in the side by
Policeman Grace Hall and right serious
ly injured. The officer was endeavor-
ing to arrest a man who was resisting
when Sanders interfered by striking the
policeman in the head with rock. AS
Sanders attempted to make his escape
in the direction of Bluefeld, Mr.. Hall
drew his pistol and shot the fleeing man
as above stated. Many others came out
of the fight with bruises and bleeding
faces.
Francis Martin, a boy of about ten
years of age, was brought here from
Poor Valley on Monday and placed in
the county lookup to await transporta-
ton to the State House of Correction.
at Laurel, Va. 1t seems that the young
ster, who is of a rather vicious DISPOSE
ton, has for some time been commit
ting all kinds of depradations about the
neighborhood in which he lived and had
given the citizens of that community no
end of trouble. Recently, it seems, he
took horse belonging to Mr.. Mitchell
and rode the animal almost to death be-