Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-07-14
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

parents IN the Cove this week
Miss Murrell Coen, of Graham. is the
guest this week Of her sister, Mrs. w.
]. Mitchell
Mrs. George w. st. Clair and child
rem are visiting friends at Belmar. N.
j., this week.
Archie Buchanan returned Tuesday
from a visit OF several days to friends
In Prince Edward county.
The attention of horse and mule buv-
ers is called to the announcement con-
cening the Pocahontas market to be
found in this issue.
Samuel Barns and family, of Blue
field, were at Tazewell Sunday morning
last on their way for visit to relatives
and friends in the Cove.
Lee Barbee was here Tuesday on his
way home at Graham. He had been in
specting the work on the new macadam
road near North Tszewell
Miss Mary Gillian, who has been the
guest of Capt. A. J. Tynes and family
for the past two weeks, returned Tues-
day to her home in Buchanan, Va.
Mrs. Firm A. Weaver has returned to
ner nome at Gary, w. Va, after visit
YEAS Win ner parents, MI.
and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins, at this
place.
Mrs. G. B. Fuller and little Kate and
Snields Hartman, Jr., left yesterday af-
ternoon for Graham, where they will
spend the remainder of the week visit
ing relatives.
A dance is to be given by the Young
men OF the town in Greever's Hall to-
night IN honor Of visiting young ladies'
and gentlemen, who are the guests of
friends in our little city.
Mrs. E. C. Hoge, of Stanton. Mrs
K. G. Marks, of Norfolk, and Mrs q
b. Guerrant and children, of Danville
arrived at Tazewell on Monday and are
stopping at the Old Inn for the summer.
Ensign Dave Stuart, who RECENTLY
visited at the home of George w. ST.
Clair here, is now visiting friends ne
Belmar. N. j., from which place he will
join his vessel, the United States cruis-
er Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Black left Mon
day for Milwaukee, Wis, where Mr..
Black goes to attend q meeting of the
photographer Association of Amer
lea. They will also visit in Indiana be-
fore returning to Tazewell.
Mrs. c. W. Kelly and son. Paul. left
tuesday last for Floyd county, where
they will spend some time visiting Mrs
kelly's father, the Hon. J. p. Profit
They will also visit at several points in
well.
Col. James S. Browning, of Roanoke.
on Tuesday sold the Browning property
located on Center Street in the town Of
Pocahontas to Charles Bear for SIC. 600
spot cash. Mr.. Bear will move his drv
goods business into the newly ACQUIRED
building on August LIST.
We would like very much to have g.
correspondent at both Shawyer's Mill
and Horsepen. Will not some of onr
patrons give US q letter each week from
these two points? Your pei9hbors like
TO know what you're doing, so come
along now, some one of you.
Several communications from differ
ent sections are omitted this week on
account OF the writers failing to SIGN
their letters. If you expect your LET
tiers to appear in The Republican Won
must write only on one side of the "a
per and sign your name to the letters.
j. W. Doss has been awarded the con-
tract for the erection of $25, 600 build
ing for the WEIGH Lumber Companv At
Granam: This company ia making rapid
strides in getting their new Yard in
shape at Graham, and already have a
large and complete stock of lumber on
hand. 0H
W. Byrd and Ashby Henry, after a
VISIT 70 their parents, Major and Mrs.
r. X: Henry, at this place. returned
Monoay to their homes in New York
and Philadelphia respectively. The
former was initiated into the mysteries
OF Freemasonry while here. with which
he was delighted.
The Lyman block on Center Street in
Pocahontas was sold on last Tuesday
The saloon side was purchased bv II
Millner and the dry goods store by M
Abrahamson, each paying $40. 600 for
either side. This makes $50, 900 worth
OF real estate to change hands in Poca-
hontas in single day.
Greed Stewards, a fugitive from Pike
county, KY, was captured on last Sat
urday In Mcdowell county, w. Va. So
wards was wanted for the killing of
William Elkins near Osborn's Gan
about year ago. After the death of
Elklns, Seward was confined in the
tlkevllle, KY, Jail, but escaped about
News of the sudden death of Mr.. A.
T: French at his home near Tanners.
VILE was received here on Friday last
the immediate cause of his death being
heart trouble. Mr.. French was of a |
very venerable age. an excellent citizen
ana ms numerous friends throughout |
the county will hear with profound sor.
row Of his death. '0
Earn Thompson, wife and little daueh- |
ter, Alice, of Fort Worth, Texas. ar
rived at Tazewell on Tuesday for a visit |
family. This is Earl's first visit here in
four years, and he expresses himself "a |
much astonished and pleased at the pro-
gress that has been made since he was
to Tazewell, and granddad and great
granddad are correspOndingly elated.
w. A. Scott left on Monday evening
Tor Jacksonville, Fla, to attend a meet
ing OF the advisory board of the South
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