Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-01-20
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

unto Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel C. Peery.
l25 Ladies Suits and Coats at one
half price.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
A son was born unto Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred w. Pendleton on last Sunday
night.
Miss Aylett Henry is visiting rela-
tives and friends in South Carolina for
a month or so.
Major r. R. Henry who has been in
Richmond for several days, returned to
Tazewell on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Gillespie. of Tip
top, are the guests today of Mr.. and
Mrs. James johnson, at this place.
Mr.. John Barns has been confined to
his home for the past week with a slight
lndisposition, but is now about well
again.
Captain c. A. Fudge has been quite
sick at his home for more than a week.
and has been compelled to delay his con-
templated trip to Florida.
The High School had to suspend work
on Wednesday on account of the sewer
pipes getting out of order, but work
was resumed today.
Mrs. w. B. Steele, of Pounding Mill.
was an agreeable caller at this office on
last Friday afternoon, while here at
tending the meeting of the Teachers
Association.
Mr.. Harry M. Matz, of Pocahontas.
has leased the Windsor Hotel at Blue
field, and will be pleased to have his
Tazewell and Clinch Valley friends stop
with him when in the city.
Mr.. Thomas r. Smoot, of Tiptop.
deputy treasurer, has in hands for col
lection the unpaid tax tickets for Clear
Fork district, and notice in reference to
same will be found in this issue of the
Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. O'Brien are at
Tazewell visiting Major and Mrs. T. P.
Bowen. Mr.. O'Brien is here for rest
and recuperation of his health. He has
for some years been in the employment
of the Norfolk and Western Railway as
yardmaster at Wilcoe, W. Va.
Allen I. Buchanan, who for nearly
three years has been carrier on rural
route No. from this place. has been
| appointed substitute clerk in the rail
way mail service. He will be called
upon In few days to go to work, and
has resigned as rural carrier.
Joe Matz, of Pocahontas, was in Taze-
well on last Monday, and left splendid
order for job work with this office. Mr..
Matz has recently gone into the res.
taurant business in his home town, and.
as manager of the Manhattan Restau-
rant, is doing a splendid business in
Pocahontas.
MIR. and Mrs. George w. Gillespie will
start to Florida today, where they will
spend the remainder of the winter for
the benefit Of their health. Mrs. Gil
lespie has been in poor health for sever
al months, and her friends and relatives
are hopeful that the mild climate of
Florida will prove as beneficial to her as
1t did last winter.
The address of Prof. Jas. S. Thomas
delivered before the Teachers Associa-
ton on last Fricay night, has been pro-
nounced very able one by competent
critics who heard him. His Tazewell
friends are very proud of him. His
father and mother were both born and
raised in Burkes Garden and he lived
there for several years.
The Woman's Exchange, which has
been open on Saturdays for the past
two years, will be closed until Saturday,
March Goth. On this date the ladies
VIII reopen with an Easter Sale, and
VIII conduct the Exchange every Satur-
day after that time as heretofore. Anv
orders for cakes will be filed during
this time, provided, they are received
not later than Thursday. Telephone
orders to Mrs. James D. Harrison.
Mr.. George H. Moses excellent
prize-winning white and barred Plv-
mouth Rock chickens maintained their
well-earned prestige at the recent poul-
try show in Charlotte, N. c., by captur-
ing the 500 prize for best bird in show:
S25 for best pen white Plymouth Rock
American Poultry Association Silver
Medal for best bird in American, Asiat-
&c and Mediterranean class White Ply
mouth Rocks. We will give more ex-
tended account in next weeks paper.
Census Supervisor John C. Smith.
whose office is at Clintwood, Va, has
received from the Census Bureau n SUD-
ply of blank applications for persons ap-
plying for positions as census enumera-
tors. These will be forwarded to his
list of applicants as soon as possible.
The applications, properly filed out,
must be returned to the Supervisor not
later than January 81, the Census Di-
rector having extended the time for
filing from January 25, which was the
date first set for clOeiDur tho consido~,