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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
TazeWeII County Sends Instructed DeIega-
tiOn 10 Bristol Convention.

Pursuant to call the Democrats of
Tazewell met at the courthouse on Tues
day last to select delegates to the Con-
gressional convention to be held in Bris-
tol on March 1st. Hon. A. st. Clair
was elected permanent chairman and
Bland w. Leslie secretary, The dis
tricts selected delegates and alternates
on basis of the vote cast for. William ].
Bryan at the last presidential election.
This entitled Clear Fork to eight dele
gates and like number of alternates;
Jeffersonville to six delegates and six
alternates, and Maiden Spring to three
delegates and three alternates. Mr.. A.
5. Higginbotham then suggested that
any Democrat attending the convention
be allowed to participate in the pro-
ceedings thereof with the delegates,
and as this appeared to be the senti-
ment of all present was accepted with.
out vote.
Rev. c. r. Brown then presented a
resolution endorsing George C. Peery,
of Wise, as the most suitable candidate
for Congress. On suggestion of ]. L.
Baber this was changed to read IN
struct and vote for Mr.. Peery as long as
his name was before the convention.
The motion as amended was then adopt
ed.
Mr.. W. B. Leslie then moved the
adoption two resolutions of far reaching
Importance. First, that the office of
commissioner of accounts be abolished;
and, second, that the Wharton Insur-
ance Law be re-enacted. Mr.. A. S.
Higginbotham raised the point that the
questions were not germane to the OBJ
ject of the meeting, but the others
present seemed to think the resolutions
proper and the motion was put and car
ried. The meeting then adjourned.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
Williams Case Postponed.
WEARY WILLIE.

The famous case of the State of West
Virginia VS.. Attorney General Samuel
w. Williams, charged with felonious
assault upon ]. M. Saunders, ex-ludge
of the Supreme Court of West Virginia
was called at 1890 a. m. on February
3rd, in the criminal court of Mcdowell
county at Welch, with Judge Strother
presiding. The defendants attorney.
Marshall Mccormick, requested a con-
tinuance on the ground that, as Attor-
ney General, Judge Williams was the
legal advisor of the Legislature now in
session at Richmond and that it was
necessary for him to be present during
the session. He further stated that his
law partner, Judge Henson, was i'll and
unable to be present. Prosecuting At
torney Smith agreed to the postpone
ment although all witnesses were pres
ent and the State ready for trial. Judge
Strother continued the case until the
April term of court and set the date of
hearing as the 25th.
While Judge Williams was in Welch
ne was served by Deputy Marshal John
Waldron with papers in the suit for
damages brought against him by Judge
Sanders for the sum of $25, 900. This
suit was brought some time ago in the
United States court for the southern
district of West Virginia and the papers
are returnable at Huntington on the
first Monday in March.
1t had heen known for some time that
Judge Sanders intended instituting suit
for damages, but there was a question
as to whether he would be able TO get
process upon Williams or not, as under
the federal law service cannot be Sc
cured in civil action upon a party who
is summoned in criminal proceedings,
but in this case defendant did not OBJ
ject.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
TO BORROW $3,8OO,OOO.
A Big Loan Recorded al Abingdon on Last
Wednesday.

On the 2nd instant a trust deed of
more than passing interest was received
by the clerk of the court of Washington
county for record. 1t is styled a trust
deed from the Parsons Pulp Companv
to the Girard Trust Company and
Charles J. Rhodes, Incorporated. The
instrument recites that it is to secure a
loan of 50, 8OO,OOO 1t is dated Novem-
Der l, 1909, and embraces lands in North
Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
The first call in the deed begins with
boundary of land in Swain county. N.
C., and then it goes to Highland county
IN this State. The lands mentioned in
Wa shington county are 5000 acres on
Chnch mountain between Moccasin GAP
and Brumley Gap, known as the Gilmer
tract; 8. 75O acres ives. of Hayter's Gap,
and $4,000 acres in Washington, Smyth
and Russell counties, known as the
Stuart lands.
The deed is printed and contains sew
enty pages of about $1,000 words. The
tax nit which goes to the State Is
So, 800. The deed will be recorded in
every county in the State in which any
port on If he land is located. but the
tax of SO. 800 will be collected ia only
one county. The clerk is allowed ten
cents for each one hundred words in the
deed as fee for recording it. Esti-
mating the number of words at 20. 900.
the clerks fee would be So He states
that it will take about ten days to re-
cord the deed.
The significance of this deal to Alb
lngdon and Washington county is a mat
ter which cannot now be determined,
but it Is believed by some that it means
the extension of the Virginia Carolina
Railroad north into the section of coun-
Try where the lands are located and
eventually into the Clinch coalfelds.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
GRUNDY NEWS.
Items of Interest From the Capitol Of
Buchanan County.

Grundy, Va, Feb. 6.-Grundy is on a
boom-many costly buildings are going
up and improvements to old buildings
are being made.
The new Presbyterian church is near
ing completion and will be an ornament
to the town when finished. The build
ing is of bIick and will be used as a
church and school building.
Attorney J. H. Stinson is having his
dwelling remoddled.
W. L. O~nby, owner and former edi-
tor Of the Sandy Valley News, has
leased the plant to a Mr.. Branscomb. of
Carroll county, Va. Mr.. Ownby was
appointed last June as division superin-
tendent of schools for Buchanan county
w. S. Ellis, who recently moved 70
this place from Card, Va, sold val
liable tract of coal land to the c. L.
Ritter Lumber Company last week.
The tract contained 367 acres and the
price paid was $40 per acre. 1t is sit
uated on the Dismal Fork of Louisa
River, near the Ritter plant recently
purchased from the Yellow Poplar Lum-
Der Co.
George B. Blanchard arrived in Grun
dy last Thursday. He is a citizen Of
Chicago, Ill and his mission here was
for the purpose of looking up the re-
cords of valuable piece of timber land.
He consulted Uncle Joe Hibbitts, county
clerk, and was informed that the creek
and hills named in his contract were
not IN the county of Buchanan. He
soon found his error and learned that
he was the victim of bogus land
agent. He left Grundy Sunday morn
ing sadder but wiser man. Surely
the grand scenery of the Buchanan hills
was well worth the railroad fare from
the great city of the West
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the railroad work is PROCESS
ing very slow on the extension of the
w. M. Ritter Co. s road which is being
extended across the mountain and down
Slate Creek. This road will come in
nine miles of the courthouse when fia-
ished.
The manager of the Hurley band mill
of the Ritter Company, Mr.. Greiner.
was in town Saturday and Sunday.
w. l.. Dennis, Buchanan's foremost
timber and coal man, is expected home
in few days. He has been in New
York City since January 3rd. His in
tention was to close a deal with some of
Wall Streets financiers. Mr.. Dennis
owns and has options on seventy or
eighty thousand acres of coal and tim
ber land which lies in Buchanan county.
Va, and Mcdowell county, w. Va.
The postmaster at this place conduct
ed an examination Saturday to test the
ability of the applicants for the posi-
tion of census enumerators for this dis
trict. Twelve took the examination
here.
WEARY WILLIE.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
NFW UNION DEPOT FOR NORFOLK.
The Norfolk Terminal Railway Company
Formally Organized.

The Norfolk Terminal Railway Com
pany, holding corporation, which will
construct the proposed million dollar
union station in Norfolk for the Virgin
ian, Norfolk and Western and Norfolk
and Southern railroads, was formally
organized there last Saturday after
noon at a conference of officials repre-
senting the railroads interested.
1t was announced that bids for the
construction of the terminal will be in
vited in the near future.
This is a much needed improvement
for the principal port of our State.
1t is meet our principal gate
way to the ocean sho1ld have
station in keeping with its Importance
and the present joint action of the va
rious railroads entering Norfolk seems
now about to make it possible.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
$4,000 FIRE At TOMS CREEK.
GOmmiSSaD and Two Dwellings Of the
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co.
DESTROYED,

On Tuesday evening about 6:45 o'clock
fire was discovered in the civil engin-
eer's Office of the Virginia Iron, Coal
and Coke Company's commissary and
Office building at Toms Creek, and the
building burned to the ground. The
loss is estimated at SIS, 900. The stock
of goods carried was valued at $50, 900
and the building was valued at SIS, 600.
The fire fighting apparatus was entirely
inadequate and the crowd assembled
was compelled to watch the fire burn
itself out.
Two dwellings located near the store
were also burned. The Norfolk and
Western station was close by but not
damaged.
The commisssry building was one of
the largest in the coal fields and con-
tanned an interesting collection of ex-
hibits which were destroyed as were
practically all their records.
The insurance policies carry the
three-quarters clause so the loss will be
heavy aside from the records, which,
perhaps, cannot be duplicated.
Defective wiring is supposed to have
been the cause of the fire.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
SEVEN MEN WOUNDED.
Many Hurt by Shooting and Cutting at Fl.
BIaekmore, Va.

Gate City, Va, Feb. 8.-Last Friday
night at Ft. Blackmore, Va, seven
men were wounded, some of them quite
seriously, in a fight with knives and
pistols. Clint Jones, Moscoe Duncan
and jeff Flanary were the chief partici-
pants. They were drinking and becom-
ing angry with each other, resortsd to
their pistols. Clint Jones was shot
through the shoulder and jeff Flanary
was stabbed in the back and seriously
gashed number of places in the head.
Duncan was also injured.
The injured men were taken into a
building and DR.. r. w. Mcconnell, was
called in. While he was dressing the
wounds three men shot through the
bolted door. DIR. Mcconnell was shot
IN the breast. Abram Mcconnell re-
ceived thirty shot in the knee. Pat
Starnes received sixteen shot in the leg
and two or three in the abdomen. Clint
Church received three shot in the leg.
1t is reported that all the wounded men
will probably recover.
Ft. Blackmore is on the Carolina,
Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
MEETING OF THE FAIR ASSOCIATION.
TazeWall Fair Will be Held September 13,
ID and is This Year.

At meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Tazewell Fair Association
held in the Office of DIR. R. p. Copen-
haver on last Saturday, the 5th, some
matters of interest connected with the
next fair were discussed and several
committees and superintendents were
selected, as follows:.
Committee on catalogues and adver-
tising-A. S. Greever, John E. Jack
son, C. j. Moss, H. Claude Pobst and
r. P. Copenhaver.
Committee on roadsters Shafer
and C. j. Moss.
Committee on draft horses-Geo. w.
Lewis and Henry S. Bowen.
Committee on saddle horses-John w.
Buchanan and j. Frank Moss.
Committee on combination horses
DR.. M. B. Crockett and H. B. Copen-
haver.
Committee on jacks and mules-Ed.
Rosenbaum.
Dairy cattle-F. T. Witten.
Pure bred beef cattle-W. o. Barns.
Grade cattle-Will Moss and j. G.
Barns.
Fat cattle-J. S. Gillespie, F. N. Moss
and S. j. Thompson.
Sheep-E. King Crockett, A. ]. Hig-
ginbotham and Frank Bundy.
Hogs-C. R. Brown and l.. A. Tynes.
Needle work-Miss Maggie Howell.
Committee on poultry to be supplied
later.
DIR. r. P. Copenhaver was selected to
represent this association at Roanoke in
meeting of members of the Virginia
Carolina-Georgia fair circuit.
At the annual meeting of the circuit
held at Roanoke on the 7th instant to
select dates for holding the various fairs
September 1915 was assigned for the
Tczewell Fair.
At this meeting Major S. Walton, of
Falls Mills, declined reelection as pres
ident and Mr.. W. N. Reynolds, of Win
ston-Salem, was elected to fill the posi-
tion. Major Walton was selected as
second vice-president of the Associa-
tion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
CONTRACTS LET BY THE
NORFOLK AND WESTERN
Work to Begin at Once On the Cedar Bluff
Line---D. W. FlIckWir, of Roanoke,
Successful Bidder.

On the 4th inst. the Norfolk end
Western let the following work to con-
tract:
Stnrm & Adams, Columbus, Ohio, six
miles of track between Renick and
Delano, Ohio. .
The E. G.. Nave Bros. Co., Ports
mouth, Ohio, seven miles of double
track east of Piketon, Ohio.
The Ryan Company, Lexington, N.
c., eleven miles of double track in
Ohio, west of Davies.
Moorman Bros. Co., Lynchburg, three
and one half miles of double track east
of Devon, W. Va.
Carpenter & Boxley, Roanoke, three
and one-fith miles of double track west
of Wharncliffe, W. Va.
Luck Construction Company, Roam
oke, three miles of double track west of
Wyoming, w. Va.
]. H. Serpell & Sons, Louisville, KY,
three miles of double track. including
tunnels, east of Huger, W. Va.
ID. w. Flickwir, Roanoke, three
miles of branch line work on Indian
Creek, above Cedar Bluff, Including
tunnel.
The Flickwir Company will start a
force at once on their contract near
Cedar Bluff and expect to have it COM
pleted in little over two years.
The tunnel will be 400 feet in length
or nearly nine hundred feet longer
than the tunnel at Coaldale, which is
the longest tunnel on the Norfolk and
Western system.
AS in the case of the Coaldale tunnel
fan will be necessary at the end of
the tunnel, but the contract for that
will not be let until after the tunnel is
completed. In addition to the work
done by the Flickwir Contracting Com
tracing Company about three-fourths
of mile of grading will be done on the
Canebrake side of the tunnel. This
work will be let under separate con-
tract and will permit OF the opening OF
the No. plant of the New River anc
Pocahontas Consolidated Coll;eries Com
pany. j. r. Rich, one of the best en-
gineers in the employ of the Norfolk
and Western. will supervise the work
for that company.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
The SOUTHWEST
ABLY REPRESENTED
Interests Of This Section are Being Care
fuIlj Looked Mtear in BOh Branches Of
the Legislature now in Session al
Richmond.

State Sena or Roland f. Chase, of
this senatorial district, has introduced a
bill in the Virginia State Senate which
provides that all children wishing to en-
ter the public schools shall be provided
with free text books. This is in keep
ing with the law in several other states,
and where tried has worked we'll and
greatly increased the attendance of
children upon the public schools, many
heretofore having been forced to remain
out of school for the want of books
Senator Chase is also the patron of
Senate Bill No. %. proposing an amend
ment to Section SO of Article vi of the
State Constitution, providing for the
election of circuit judges by direct pop
ular vote, and it is to be hoped this bill
will carry and become law.
In this connection the following ex-
tracts from the Richmond correspon-
dent of the Bl1efeld Telegraph is of
especial interest to the people of this
section:
Southwestern Virginia never ha1
more alert, active and conscientious
representatives in the House and Sen
ate than at present,
'All who come here from the great
Southwest are cordially received and
shown every courtesy by our represen-
tatives. Senators Chase, Lincoln and
Noel are strong trio. Though in the
minority they never fail to be heard
when occasion demands and they meas
ure up to the ablest debaters in the Vir-
ginia Senate. Ia the lower House we
have the hustling, bustling Litz, of
Wise. The interests of Tazewell and
Buchanan are very gracefully looked
after by Mr.. Ratliff, who, though car
rying his three score and ten years, is
regarded by all who know him as one of
the most youthful of the older members
. of the House. He grows on everyone
with whom he comes in contact.
All are wide-awake when it comes
to the question of taxing the infant coal
industries of the Clinch Valley. Their
united opposition will no doubt prevent
such legislation. We also note that
General Ayers, Judge Fulton and R.
Tate Irwin, of Wise, are here to aid our
representatives in any way they can to
prevent the taxing of our coal proper
ties any more than they are at present.
'The appropriations of the past year
and the expenses altogether will no
doubt bring the States revenue down
to a very low water mark and the east
ern representatives are very much in
clined to lay hands on the mines of the
mountains to raise revenues, but until
our coal and iron industries are more
fully developed such levy would be the
height of foolshness.
Representative Johnson, from Rus
sell, is one of the active, progressive
young men of the lower House, and al
though. this is his first term in legisla-
tive matters he is making himself felt
in presenting a number of bills.''
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
TazeWeIl WOmenS Club,

The Tazewell Womens Club met with
Mrs. Geo. W. St. Clair on the End inst.
On account of the heating apparatus at
the High School building being out of
order the meeting could not be held in
the library room as usual. Miss Lou
Coulling presided. The paper for this
meeting, by Mrs. st. Clair, dealt with
that period of the French Revolution
under the regime of The Great Trium-
virate-Danto0, Murat and Robespierre.
An interesting discussion followed un-
der the leadership of Mrs. H. Harman.
Subscribe for THE REPIIRIJcAN
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
Comets Tail May EnVeIOp Earth in Mar.

1t is probable that Hallie's comet will
be visible to the naked eye about April
1st, and will cross the face of the sun
at p m. of May 1st.
This announcement was made bv
Prof. Edwin b. Frost, a recognized au-
thority and director of the Yerkee' OBJ
servatory, Williams Bay, Wis. At the
same time, it is said, the comets tail
will sweep through the atmosphere.
and, If it is long enough. will enyeIop
the earth for several hours.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
TAzEWELL NATIONAL BANK,
At Tazewell, in the State of Vir-
ginia, at the close Of business,
an. 81, 1910.
R E S o u r c E S.

Loans and discounts, SOP 500 II
OVerdrafts' secured and unsecured, 1,74S 2I
U. s. Bonds t. secure circulation, 60OO0 90
U. 5. Bonds to secure U. S Deposits, 1000 90
Bonds, securities. etc, 1880 90
Banking house, furniture and fixtures. 1900 90
Due from Natl Dnal Banks mot re 4erve
agents., g. 4qS s.
Due from State and Private Banks and
Bankers, Trust Companies, and
Savings Banks sol 4o
Due from approved reserve agents, 5S,l4s 2S
Checks ana other cash items, sS22 So
Notes Of other National Banks, 1,4OO 90
Fractional paper currency, nickels and
cents, Gs so
LAwFuL MONEY RESERVE IN BANK, VIZ:
specie, S20,55l 10
Legal-tender notes, 2OOO 90 D 55f 20
Redemption fund with u s Treasurer
(5 per cent. of circulation), 5000 90
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10

W. s. Lefieor, an expert cabinet
maker has located in the Tynes store
building on the street car line and ia
prepared to do all kinds of cabinet
work, finishing and upholstering. He
Is prepared to give any work intrusted
to his care the best and most workman
like attention and will, no doubt, give
satisfaction. Drop a postal card in the
postoffice and he will call at your nome.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10

Try the new Slidewell Collars at
Boyer's,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10

State of Virgini1, County of Tazewell IS:
/, w. T. Gillespie, cashier of the above named
bank, do sole nnly sweir that the above state
ment is true to the best of my knOwle ige and
belief W. I. GILLESPIE, Cashier.
CoRReCT-Attest:
$. d. MAY,
J. W. CHAPMAN, Directors
X X. HARMAN,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 4th
day of Feb, 1910.
JANIS w. HARMAN,
Notary rublic,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-10
L l A b l L / T / E

Capital stock paid IN, 100000 90
Surplus fund GOOD 90
ndiyided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid, 1857 IS
National Bank notes outstanding, 6O,OOO 90
Due to other National Banks $50 6s
Dividends unpaid 24O 90
Individual deposits subject 10 cheek. slis95 81
Certified checks 1876 o.
United States deposits 1000 90
Reserved for Uncarned Discounts, 5000 90
Total, $4,000 IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-05

Moneys no object, Mr.. Hume: l
want the work done. wouldn't
quarrel about lawyers fee whsn No
writes my will. This II like that
Iondsr comes our car. We can't talk
this inside. Ii II : 90 =
SURF thing
The TWO men boarded the car and
were nyfnG on their way TO Mana
yunk. Thsy ~ sids by side. and ~.
Coyerig handed thu bluecoAt = dime.
lifting two dn1srs. n takes some-
10 ride from the heart Of PhilAdel-
phiA 30 ManAyunk. Hume could not
forbeAf smiling IL this Whimsical Sd
venture upon which he va enoAee1.
Suddenly thought struck hin1 H
lsaned over 70 the hsctic ear q NJ
companion.
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Mr.. Bov4rti turned and gave him !
steady look. I'D get somebody TO
head you OF.
she mMst BE young
Too young to marry"
What are I"
Eighteen
The car Nod on up part Paramount
Park. There was : full moon II the
sky that woye Z pale filtertng of light
over tho maased trees. A. they pass
- the WissAhickon the tumbiing wa-
| tiers ~ the dam cleaned white and
managed t. eend mote Ok ~ bari.
tone into the rafting chr.
fipe night for IL suggested
Hume. HIS heArt warming TO hts task.
Mr.. Boveril noddsd, pulled out i
a .old watea Nearly e o'clock'
row 4 guitar from aomeWhere. I'm
listen to yOu little bat 70 - hos
you perform. Aftef Tonight lot ne
know when you're coming around "a
sing. md III sky sway ut the club
I'm not much On music.
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ther mn r hped 10 staw n -
boarding hon11 until the gon&ts1aan
below came 10 one night and eGofM1
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howsysr. aes wantlnx y put bin y Y.
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whien ~ nst $500 !. g J, - &c B. s. &.
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Literary Press
Cranlel9h Hume swun9 himself into
the M&nayunk car. thrust his thumb
ana koreksn8er into hts wafstcoAt
pocket ats rthe nrhAh change ~
usually kept there, and found moth
tng.
'Hurrup.' growisd the conductor.
giancing 1t the waiting line behind
the trim young fellow. 1he boys