Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-29
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

T. A. Mcclure. of Cedar Bluff, was
Tazewell visitor on yesterday.
Rev. S. o. Hall will preach in Burles
Garden next Sunday at II a. m.
Mrs. Matte Thompson and daughter.
Mary, were shopping in town yester-
day.
Mr.. Henry S. Bowen, of Witten's
Mill, was business visitor to Tazewell
on yesterday.
Mrs. II. C. Anderson has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. v.
l.. Sexton, of Graham, Va.
Services in the Main Street Method
list church next Sunday at IL a. m. and
at North Tazewell at p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. d. G. Robinson. of
Richiands, spent several days at Taze-
well last week visiting friends
Preaching in the Lutheran church
next Sunday morning and evening at
the usual hours. You are invited.
Mrs. Jennie Kits, who had spent the
winter with relatives in West Virginia.
returned to home at Tazewell last week.
Mrs. K. R. Houston and daughter.
Miss Olive, the mother and sister of
Mrs. S. o. Hall, are visiting at the
manse.
Mrs. II. Y. Brown, of the Cove. is
being greatly benefited with the X-ray
treatment at the offices of DR.. C. T.
st. Clair.
Zeigler's Misses and Children's Shoes
are now on sale at The Big Store. None
like them.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Miss Aylette Henry left on yesterday
for Staunton to attend the bedside of
her brother-in-law, Mr.. w. B. Walker.
who is dangerously i'll at his home in
that city.
M. j. Hawkins has four chicks one
week old of the Houdan breed which
cost him SIPS a piece. Neighboring
tanciers will watch with much interest
the future of these fine chicks.
Mr.. Samuel T. Litz, of Graham.
whose serious illness was mentioned in
last weeks issue of this paper, is now
reported very much improved, and the
physicians attending him entertain
hopes for his permanent restoration IN
health.
Beginning with Saturday, May LIST,
the Woman's Exchange will be con-
Quoted in the Office of HARRISON, Barns
d Cos. grocery store. The ladies ex
pect to have a good supply each week
Tor the Sunday dinner and will greatly
appreciate your patronage.
Dinner will be served to the Veterans
on June End, Memorial Dav- st Taze.
well, instead of on Pension Dav
Crosses of Honor will also be delivered
on that day. and there will be public
speaking and music
MRS. S. C. GRAHAM.
Fres. Tazewell Chap. Va. Div. u. d. c.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Home Mission Society will be held in
the Main Street Methodist church. be-
ginning Saturday evening, Nav 18th.
Delegates and visitors from all over the
conference will be here. The public is
cordially invited to attend the meetings.
Dogs have been playing havoc with
MIR. q. w. Doak's sheep during the past
few days On Monday night they at
tackled and killed eight, which added to
the number killed on a previous night
makes total of nineteen killed within
q week. Mr.. Doak has declared a war
OF determination on the sheep-killinp
canine, and several caught roaming
over his farm have been sent to the hap
Ply hunting ground.
The Big Vein Coal Company, of Poca-
hontas, has resumed operations again.
but on very limited scale. The huge
ian shed and machine shops which were
destroyed by fire last week, have been
replaced by temporary buildings, and
work was resumed in certain parts of
the mines within forty-eight hours after
the fire occurred. 1t will be impossible
Tor the company to resume operations
In 1uli Tor several weeks yet, but every
effort Is being put forward to facilitate
the resumption of work at the earliest
possible time.
DR.. F. P. Ramsay, former president
OF King College, Bristol, Tenn, but
now of Chicago, ILL.,, who attended the
sessions of Abingdon Presbytery at
Iazewell last week, remained over and
has been preaching series of sermons
IN the Presbyterian church each night |
this week to large and appreciative
congregations. His sermons are pro-
nounced by all who have heard them
the best ever delivered in Tazewen.
DIR. Ramsay will close these services
tonight. His subject for tonight will
be 'Perfectionism.
Yesterday was pension day for the
old Confeds, and quite a number of
che "boys of '61'' from every section of
the county were here looking after their
interests before the mansion, hoaxd 81