Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-08-04
NORTH TAZEWELL.
Happenings of Our NeiShbOFinS Village
TerSely Told for Busy Readers.
North Tazewell. Va. Aug. 2

ONhNeJ az SGudF
Carlton Mccall, of Norton, is visiting
homefolks here this week.
w. L. Britts spent Saturday and SUM-
day with his family at this place.
K. w. Thompson is up from keystone
for few days visit with homefolks.
Mrs. R. H. Mcclure spent Sunday
with the family of her brother, joseph
Litz, at Adria.
Colonel R. C. Ireson left on last Sun
day for Roanoke, where he will visit his
son, James Ireson.
Mrs. R. H. Ireson was the guest of
Mrs. K. D. R. Harman on Whitley
Branch last Friday.
Miss Mamie Bell Moss, of Burkes
Garden, is the guest here this week of
Miss Hattie HARRISON.
Mrs. w. L. Britts visited friends and
relatives in Graham and Bluefeld the
latter part of last week.
DR.. ]. Walter Witten and ]. A. Peerv
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. T. E.
George on Plum Creek.
Arthur MCGUIRE came up from Cedar
Bluff and remained over Sunday with
homefolks at this place
Mrs. R. E. Ireson left Monday for
Washington county, where she will visit
her mother for the next two or three
weeks.
Lawrence C. Witten, son of Mr..
Hanse Witten, of Martinsville, Va.
spent Sunday here with his aunt. his.
II. F. Peery.
Misses Gladys and Matte Devinny, of
Mcdowell, W. Va, are spending a few
days visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. MCGUIRE this week.
Mrs. Sarah Harman had reunion Of
the family on last Sunday, and all en-
joyed the day immensely. 1t seemed
like old times before the family circle
was broken.
Tom George and Bill Moore Ireson
were visiting at Maxwell today. There
seems to be something magnetic about
the place that attracts these two Young
gentlemen.
+. w. Peery, who holds splendid
position with T. ]. Tolbert, of Bristol.
Tenn, spent Saturday and Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Peery.
at this place.
DIR. j. Walter Witten gave the pro-
ceeds from the motion picture show on
last Monday night to the church at
this place. The Doctor seems to be get
ting rather liberal in his old age.
There will be an ice cream supper
given at Gravel Hill church next Satur-
day evening at 7:3O O'Clock, the pro-
ceeds of which will go towards repair
ing the church. Come everybody and
bring some one with you.
The stork visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Sayers one day last week,
leaving fine, large boy, which caused
fire to break out in Jesse's old hat.
Mother and baby are getting on nicely,
and Jesse is wearing an extra broad
smile.
Hal B. Mosby, postoffice inspector
with headquarters in Roanoke, was call
ing on his old friend, H. F. Peery, here
the other day. Mr.. Mosby, it will be
remembered, was one of the inspectors
who rounded up and arrested the gang
of postoffice yeggmen at this place
about two years ago.
Thomas Wilburn, of Bailey's, was
here Tuesday looking after his trans
fer. 1t seems that all the good old Rad
icals are looking right diligently after
registering and transfers just at this
time. We aim to give the Hon. C. B.
Slemp one of the biggest majorities
ever polled at this place in the coming
election.
A quiet, but nevertheless pretty
marriage, was solemnized at the home
of the brides mother on Whitley Branch
at 1:30 o'clock on last Sunday afternoon
when Miss Ida Sayers became the bride
of Mr. C. W. Davis. A number of in
vited guests were present to witness
the ceremony, which was very impress
sively performed by the Rev. Chart
Mitchell. The bride, who is daughter
of Mrs. Nick Sayers, and the groom, a
son of Mr.. William Davis, are both well
known young people, and their numer-
GUS friends here wish them long, hap
py and useful life.
DR.. ]. Walter Witten performed a
very painful but successful operation on
the hand OF Tumps Ireson on Monday.
1t will be recalled that about two months
ago while in the service of the Norfolk
and Western, at Williamson, w. Va.
Mr.. Ireson had the misfortune to have
his hand so badly mashed that the am
putation of two fingers was made nee
essary at that time. The operation by
DR.. Witten was for the purpose of re-
moving third finger, which had so far
refused to WELD tn treatment and hod