Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-10
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Colonel James 6. Browning was look
ing after business matters here on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mr.. A. B. Buchanan is visiting his old
friends, Messrs. Daniel NJ. Cosby and
Dale Stuart. in Abingdon this week.
Messrs. Al z. Litz, of WEIGH, w. Va.
and George w. Litz. of Hurley, Va,
We're transacting business here on Tues
day.
Miss Allie Grey Buchanan, who was a
teacher in the Pocahontas High School
during the session just ended, has re-
turned to her home at this place.
DR.. J. R. Gildersleeve arrived at
Tazewell on Sunday last from Rich
mond, Va, and will spend some time
here before returning to the capital
city.
John Gildersleeve, Victor Lewis and
Dock Steele have returned to Tazewell
from months stay in Buchanan coun-
ty, where they were engaged in civil
engineering work.
Rev. and Mrs. c. W. Kelly and son.
Paul, will leave on tomorrow for visit
of several weeks to friends and rela-
tives in Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Tenn, and Floyd county, Va.
Judge Fulton Kegley adjourned court
at noon on Tuesday, and has gone to
his home in Bland for a rest of several
DAYS He will rot,,r, - 1,o-o..-aI1 -.
Tuesday of next week to wind up the
business of the court.
Engineer Garnet Stevens. of Graham,
was transacting business here on Tues
day. Mr.. Stevens is engineer on trains
Nos. IL and II, and is probably the best
known and most popular engineer on
the Clinch Valley Division.
Mr.. J. P. Hartman, who recently ac-
cepted position with the Quigley Fur
niture Company in Poor Valley, has
been made assistant superintendent of
that company, and entered upon his du-
ties as such on Tuesday. We congratu-
late "Tige" on his promotion.
Mrs. John D. Greever, of Burkes Gar
den, has been the guest of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. c. ]. Moss, for several days.
Mrs. Greever recently underwent a
very severe surgical operation, and her
many friends at Tazewell are glad to
to learn that she is now enjoying fully
her usual good health.
Misses Annie Lee Steigleman and
Mary Paxson, who had been the guests
of Rev. and Mrs. c. w. Kelly at the
district parsonage for several weeks,
have returned to their homes, the form
er to Floyd, Va, and the latter to Knox
vile, Tenn. They were delighted with
their stay at Tazewell.
Misses Dell Cooley and Mamie Sc.
Clair left the latter part of last week
for visit to the Seattle Exposition and
other points in the Northwest. They
were accompanied by DR.. C. A. John
ston and wife, of Bluefeld, and the
party will be absent for several months
before returning to their homes.
The fifty-sixth annual commencement
exercises Of Roanoke College, Salem,
Va, will begin on next Sunday, the
18th, and will close on Wednesday, the
10th. The year just coming to close
has been very prosperous one with
the school, and the faculty and students
are to be congratulated on the excel
lence of the work accomplished.
Misses Mabel Coen and Matte Sue
Stevens, of Graham, Va, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Mitchell
Friday and Saturday of last week. Miss
Coen is sister of Mrs. Mitchell anC
Miss Stevens is daughter of Engineer
. Garrett Stevens, who runs trains Nos
II and II on this division, and is one OF
Graham's most charming young ladies'
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G.. Harrison have
as their guests this week Miss Aftor
Williams, of Hot Springs, Ark, anC
Miss Kitty Hoge, of Roanoke, Va. Mis-:
Williams has visited in Tazewen before
and her many young friends are delight
ed to again welcome her to Tazewell
Miss Hoge is the daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. S. Harris Hoge, and is one of Roam
oke's most charming young ladies.
= Judge James French Strother, Of
WEIGH, w. Va. was visitor to Tazewel
on Tuesday. The Judge has just con
cluded what was probably the busies
term of the Mcdowell criminal cour
o ever held. During the court, which
, lasted for several weeks, he sentenced
I two men to death while thirty-fve 9th
r ers were sent to the penitentiary TO
. from one to eighteen years. Many 9th
ers received Jail sentences for mino
offenses.
We failed to say anything last weeI
about an accident which happened t,
\ Mr.. and Mrs. George Buston while the,
were getting out of buggy in from
of the residence Of their son-in-law
Mr.. W. A. Scott. The horse startet