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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
The News of FreeStOne.

Asberry, Va, May "a.
Mrs. Lizzie Hoops was shopping al
Tazewell on last Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. W. o. Neal were guests
at the home of ]. A. Neal on Sunday.
Miss Fannie Edmonds was the guest
Of Miss Lizzie Hoops on Sunday after
noon.
Miss Nollie Vanhoozier was a guest
at the home of M. C. Shrader here on
Sunday afternoon.
G. b. Hale, who has logging con-
tract in West Virginia, spent Saturday
night with homefoIks here.
Mrs. John Null. Misses Myrtle John
son and Rosie Minnick spent Saturday
with Mrs. M. c. Shrsder here.
John 1. Hit, of Tannersville, is now
engaged in the erection of nice addi-
ton to the home of Whitten Hit at this
place.
Mrs. Fannie Groseclose and Mrs.
Lehlia Neal are spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Groseclose's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Fl. Warner left Sat-
urday for New York, the former to look
after his business interests there and
the latter to visit her mother.
Miss Belle Shrader, who had been
spending few weeks at TazewelI, re.
turned to her home here on last Friday
and now Edward he's all smiles.
A game of baseball was played on the
grounds near Benbow on last Thursday
between the Asberry and Benbow teams
and also one between Asberry and Taze
well. The teams all did some splendit
playing, Asberry finally winning bott
games, the first by score of to ant
the last to 6. Hurrsh for the Asberr,
Tigers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Or. Bachman, Of Chattanooga, Tenn, Was
Elected ModeratOr-ASSemhB will
Adjourn Tomorrow.

The General Assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian Church which met
in Lewisburg, W. Va, a week ago to-
day, will probably adjourn tomorrow.
The greatest honor in the gift of the
Assembly was conferred last Thursday
when DR.. ]. w. Bachman, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, was elected Moderator
over DR.. Russell Cecil, of Richmond,
and DR.. Walter L. Lingle, of Atlanta,
Ga. The first days session was also
marked by the election of DR.. T. H.
Law, of Spartanburg, N. c., as Stated
Clerk.
After two days debate some radical
measures were adopted relative to
church work.
These great changes are grouped un-
der three heads. These are the consol-
idation of executive committees, or
boards, which carry ou the work of the
church; the conversion of the standing
committee of the church on systematic
benevolence into a permanent commit
tee with enlarged powers, and a new
system of gathering funds for assembly
work.
Hereafter the executive committees
will be those on foreign missions, home
missions, ministerial education and re-
lief, and publication and Sabbath
schools. By this arrangement the ex-
ecutive committees on colored work
and on schools and colleges were dis
solved and put under home missions and
ministerial education and relief respect
lively. In addition, the Orphanage
Home at Fredericksburg, Va, was
placed under the control of the COM
mittee on ministerial education and re-
lief.
In regard to collection, the churches
are urged to adopt the so-called budget
system. Until that is done the churches
will take up only eight collections a
year for assembly work instead of 10
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
Conviction for Violation of Cattle Quarantine

In order to prevent the spread of the
disease known as Southern, splenetic,
or Texas fever of cattle, and to further
the work of eradicating the ticks which
convey this disease, the United States
Department of Agriculture maintains a
strict quarantine on the infected region
and endeavors to enforce this quaran-
tine by court prosecutions when neces-
sary. In a recent case in the United
States court for the Western District
of North Carolina at Asheville, one W.
w. Anderson entered a plea of guilty
to charge of violating the law and
regulations, and a fine of $100 and costs
was imposed by the court. The offense
consisted in driving on foot certain cat
tie from Fannin county, Ca, through
Polk county, Tenn, which two counties
were under quarantine, into Cherokee
county, N. c., which county was out
side the quarantined area.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
Attention Veterans,

The regular annual redezvous of
Browne Harman Camp, 726, will take
place on Memorial Day, June 3rd All
soldiers, especially members of the
Camp, are expected to assemble in the
courthouse on the ring of the bell at 10
a. m, for annual reorganization, enroll
ment and the dispatch of regular busi-
ness of the camp. Veterans will then
be formed on Main Street and marched
to the Jeffersonville Cemetery for me-
mortal services, after which lines will
be reformed and counter marched to
the courthouse where, after appropriate
addresses, dinner will be served by the
Tazewell Chapter of the u. D. c., to
the veterans. Dinner over the Camp
will reassemble for final orders, instruc.
tions and TAPS"
Signed, A. j. TYNEs,
Comd'r B. H. c. C. w., 726.
N. w. KIsER, Adj't.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
WHITEWOOD ITEMS
Many Items Of Interest From the Little
Buchanan County Town.

Whitewood, Va, May "a.
DIR. Ritter was inspecting our camps
last week
Geo Nelson was transacting business
in our town Friday.
Mr.. Hedrick, our mill foreman. has
moved into his newly erected dwelling.
P. G. Bailey, who has been down with
rheumatism for some time, is improving
rapidly.
E. Shelton and force of men are
laying the steel on the road between
this place and Doran.
Richard Lowe and a crew of men are
assisting P. W. Baker in the erection of
new dwelling for I. c. Gillespie.
The Ritter Lumber Co. is building a
tram roads and getting ready to utilize
their large boundary of timber which
will take them about ten years.
One of the dinkies of the Ritter Lun-
Der Co., which runs from Whitewood to
Dorsn broke down Monday and was late
getting out. to Doran.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
NORTH TAZEWELL.
Happenings Of Our NsiShbOrins Village
TerSely Told for Busy Readers.

North Tazewell, Va, May 25
L. C. Neel spent Sunday with home
folks near this place.
Miss Ella Mccall spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James d. Gillen-
water.
Herschel II. Asberry is spending q
few days with DR.. ]. Walter Witten at
this place.
The Young Peoples Society Club met
at the home of Miss Willie Peery on
last Saturday night.
Miss Margaret Daley is visiting her
sister, Mrs. John W. Waldron, at Welch.
w. Va, this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Ire
son on Saturday, a girl. Both mother
and child are doing well.
Postmaster H. F. Peery will leave to-
day for Lynchburg to attend the Grand
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
]. Arthur Peery and DR.. ]. Walter
Witten made flying trip to Pulaski on
Friday last, where the Doctor was init
ated into the Order of Elks. Doc came
back like the comet.
The Ladies Home Mission Society of
North Tazewell will give an ice cream
supper at that place on next Saturday
between 5 and 9 p. m. Everybody are
cordially invited to attend.
Jesse Peery, rural carrier on route 2
from this place, will leave today for
Roanoke, where he will look at several
farms. Mr.. Peery will buy near Roam
oke if he can find a farm to his liking.
On yesterday Joe Harris, colored, son
of Charles Harris of this place, was
playing bad" on the streets here when
Sergeant Mccall happened along and
proceeded to place him under arrest.
Harris concluded he wasn't going and
grappled with the policeman, who was
forced to bring his blackjack into play,
rapping Harris over the head with it
several times. Reinforcements were
then called in and handouts placed on
the prisoner, and a physician was sent
for to sew up his head. An examina-
tion revealed the fact, however, that it
wasn't physician that was needed, but
harness maker to sew up the Ser
geant's blackjack. Harris was brought
before Mayor II. G Peery this morning
and fined $1,000 and sentenced to six
months in the county Jail.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
Graf Walk Captured.

Graf Walk, whose arrest in Coeur
d'Aline, Idaho, was mentioned last
week, for the killing of Policeman
Houston Childress at Bristol, was re-
turned to that city on last Sunday. He
Is now confined in the Sullivan county,
Tenn, Jail at Blountville, where he will
be held until his trial which will take
place in September.
Walk, it is said, looks just like he did
at the time of his crime and has been
fully identified. The credit for his ar
rest belongs to Chief Caldwell who has
been untiring in his efforts to locate
Walk.
A peculiar feature of the case is that
for three years Walk served on the
Merchant police force of Spokane under
the name of j. N. Howard and. while in
this capacity on numerous occasions
handled his own photograph and de-
scription and discussed the case with
his fellow officers without their once
suspecting his identity.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
The Comet Knocked Him Out,

1t has just developed that the talk in
dulged in by our people about the COM
ing Of Halley's comet had a rather
wholesome effect on at least one of our
citizens. The person in question is a
well known colored gent, who in days
gone and for that matter down to the
present time, boasts of his prowess and
tells how he doesn't know the meaning
of the word "fear." Had the people
living on West Main Street glanced ont
from their windows about 7 O'Clock on
the evening of the 18th they would have
seen the one here referred to going at q
double-quick pace towards his place of
abode near the western limits of the
town. The cause OF his hurried move
ment lies in the fact that he had
just learned from one of his partic-
ularly truthful friends that the comets
tail would sweep over this old earth
about 9 O'Clock that night and that we
would all possibly be blotted from off its
face, and he was going to prepare for
the coming of the fiery wanderer. Once
inside his home he hurriedly shook him
self free of his working clothes. at the
same time bidding them an affection
ate farewell, dressed in the best his
limited wardrobe would allow, and NUT
tering an inaudible prayer lay down up
on his couch to await the coming of the
end. The night was very still, and as
he lay meditating upon his past life,
there came to his ears the low, heavy
rumble of distant freight train and as
1t thundered through the cut west of the
station the rumbling increased and
the windows in the home of the party
spoken OF quivered and shook under the
onward rush of the steel-clad giant and
the burden of heavy freight. Our colored
friend thought the comet had arrived
and closed his eyes tightly to shut
out the awful sight. Just then bevy
of rate playing in the garret became
frightened and with piercing screams
scampered to places of safety between
weatherboard and ceiling. This was
more than our already thoroughly fright
ened friend could bear and he lapsed in
to state of innocuous desuetude. Next
morning when he opened his eyes he
found the world doing business at the
same old stand, and he breathed a sigh
of deep relief. He is alright now, but
informs US that he shall never, no never
forget bis experience with the comet.
While we can not mention names we
will venture the assertion that the one
spoken of is ahead of the comet at least
a most thorough bath and in the future
Twin be both a wiser and better man.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY.
There VIII be Music, Eloquent Addresses
and Dinner Served the Old Vetsrans---
Crosses of Honor to be Awarded,

The program for Memorial Day June
3rd has all been arranged and is as fol-
lows:
Assemble at the school house at 9 q.
m. and march to Jeffersonville Gene
terry where there will be prayer of in
vocation, music and decoration of graves
and march back to town and assemble
at the courthouse at IL a. m. where an
eloquent speaker of local celebrity will
deliver the memorial address. There
will be music by the school children and
band. The last best thing will be the
delivery of the crosses of honor to the
veterans by six young ladies, descen-
dents of Confederate veterans. Then
there will follow dinner to the veter-
ans served by the Daughters of the
Confederacy. We append list of the
recipients of the crosses of honor SO
that they may be sure to be present to
receive their crosses.
S. N. Carter, VIM. S. Compton, Josiah
Caudill, ]. H. Caldwell, Lewis Evans,
c. 81. Greever, John D. Greever, Bal
lard V. Harman, James A. Lambert, ].
Marion Mcclure, A. ]. Mcclure, L. s.
Rich, ]. M. Rose, NJ. L. Shrader, Elijs
Sargent, A. A. Thompson and NJ. Nj.
Pruett.
There will follow dinner to the vet
Grams, and we wish to thank the com
munity for having so generously con
tributed to this dinner. We hope tina
every one will come out to celebrate
Memorial Day, for the old soldiers vii
not be in our midst much longer.
The public are cordially invited +
bring their dinner and make a picnic O
the day on the courthouse green afte
the speaking is over.
MRS. S. c. GRAHAM,
Pres. Tszewell Chapter Va Div. U. y. C
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
BEARWALLOW ITEMS.
AatteFS Of Interest to Our Readers From
Buchanan County.

Bearwallow, Va, May "a.
Allen Brint is visiting his son, James,
In Smyth county this week.
W. L. C. Burke is suffering from q
broken rib, the result of being kicked
by horse.
Joseph Elswick, of Paint Lick, was
the guest of Squire Elswick here one
night last week.
Anse Christian has resumed his old
position as clerk in the store of ]. w.
Christian & Bro.
Mr.. Wood, salesman for the Norton
Hardware Company, was calling on our
merchants last week.
The farmers of this section are about
through replanting their corn crops
which were killed by the recent heavy
frosts.
A. G. Lambert, while cutting timber
for the c. L. Ritter Lumber Company.
fell on a cross-cut saw, sustaining pain
ful injuries to his left hand.
D. K. Christian, better known as
"Squirrely Dave" now says he told the
fool farmers" not to waste their seed
corn by planting it before the winter
was over.
Adolphus Smith, of Grundy, was per-
forming the duties of commissioner of
revenue last week and assessing
lands. 1t seems that Dolf was endeavor-
ing to do things right.
We are sorry to learn that C. r.
Burke, wha was recently taken to the
State Hospital at Marion for treatment,
does not improve. Mr.. Burke was a
good citizen, a kind neighbor and is
greatly missed by the people of this en-
tire community. His friends hope for
his early and permanent recovery.
On Thursday of last week Mac Cole
and Alex Underwood engaged in a
shooting match with each other as tar
gets. The men had not been on speak
ing terms for some time; so on Thurs
day when Cole passed along the road
near where Underwood was ploughing,
he called out to him saying: That's
the way to plough it up" Underwood
advised Cole to move along and attend
to his Own business, but this he didn't
seem inclined to do, and the men opened
fire on each other. About twelve OF
fourteen shots were fired, but neither
of the principals were injured. A bul.
let from Coles pistol, however, struck
Underwood's little boy in the leg, in
fiicting slight wound. Only recently
Cole attacked old man Day, firing at
him number of times, while Mr.. Day
emptied few charges of No. Z shot in.
to Coles overcoat, which, however, die
no serious damage to his person.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
Martha Washington Commencement.

The commencement exercises of
Martha Washington College, Abingdon,
Va, begin today. The following pro-
gram will be observed for the COM
mencement exercises:
Thursday, May 26, 8p. M, Evening
with the School of Expression.
Friday, May 81, 8 p. m, Annual Con-
cert.
Saturday, May %, to 6 p. m, Art
Reception; 8p. M, Class Day Exer-
cises.
Sunday, May 20, II a. m, Baccalau-
reate Sermon, Bishop E. e. Hoss, Nash
vile, Tenn; 8p. m, Sermon to Young
Ladies' Missionary Societies and Young
Women's Christian Association, Rev.
E. 81. Cassidy, Bluefield, w. Va.
Monday, May 80, 10 a. m, Graduating
Exercises, Baecalaureate Address, Rev.
E. E. Hoss, Nashville, Tenn; 2 p. m.
Meeting of the Joint Board; 3p.m M,
Business Meeting Of the Alumnae; A D.
M, Alpmnae Reception.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
BURKES GARDEN.
What People Are Doing in YirSinia'S S
Most Beautiful Section

Burkes Garden, Va, May "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Moss were visi-
tors to Tazewell on Monday.
Rev. w. M. Patty recently closed q
very successful protracted meeting at
Concord.
Stephen Groseclose, who has been
indisposed for some days, has about re-
covered.
Miss Matte Felty has gone to Prince
ton, w. Va, where she will remain for
some time.
w. T. Griffith and daughter, of Mary
land, were visiting G. W. Moss and
family last week.
A small child of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Mcfarland was buried at Central church
on Monday, the 10th instant.
The severe wind on Monday was al
most as destructive to tender garden
spots as the recent severe frosts.
Mr.. Blessing, who had been clerking
in M. Cassell's store, has gone to Nor
folk to take position in that city.
Lutheran conference services will be
gin at Central church on tomorrow, the
9th and continue till Sunday, the 18th.
Miss Leo Chrisman, of Rich Valley.
has been the guest of relatives and
friends in Burkes Garden for several
days.
John O'Keeffe and George Keister
were both among our merchants this
week in the interest of their respective
firms.
Mr.. Carl Kits and Miss Ollie Burge
were united in marriage on Wednesday
of last week. The best wishes Of their
friend go out to them.
Rev. E. l.. Richie has been absent for
several days attending Lutheran SYNOD
at Lynchburg and the Worlds Sun
day School Conference in Washing
ton, d. C.
Miss Ruth Patty came home last week
from Tazewell to be housekeeper for
her father, Rev. Patty, while her moth
er is visiting relatives in North Carroll
ma aid Tennessee.
Rev. w. M. Patty will preach at Mt.
Olivet and Concord next Sunday instead
of the first Sunday in June; the latter
date being the time of the District Con-
ference at Honaker.
Stephen Mahood, a venerable citizen
of this community, died at his home in
East Burkes Garden recently. He was
seventy-one years old, and member of
the Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Faith Thomas Parrott, of Mar
tinsville, Va, delivered an interesting
address at Central church on last Thurs
day night in the interest of the work OF
the w. c. T. U. Of Virginia.
Mrs. W. NJ. Patty is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. ]. w. Walker, at Andrews,
N. c. On her return she will stop for 6
short while at her old home near New.
port, Tenn, for visit with relatives.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
HIGHLANDS ITEMS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent
About People Down the CIineh.
Richlands. Va, Nav 25.

Richlands, Va, May 25.
Hiram Whitaker and family, of Cedar
Bluff, have been visiting ]. P. MoseIey
this week.
The Odd Fellows and Red Men will
hold their anniversary decoration day
next Sunday at Raven.
E. I. Blankenship and Beverly John
son have gone to Whitewood where they
will assist the carpenter force.
The school will close here May 3Oth,
and an entertainment will be given at
night A fine time is expected.
Our old friend, ]. M. Cochran, after
transacting business in our town for a
few days, has returned to Whitewood.
E. R. Tilley met with a serious acci-
dent last week, by getting thrown from
his wagon. Mr.. Tilly had several ribs
broken.
There was a wreck on Bull Mountain
last Saturday and the wreck car was
put in action and brought the wreck to
Richlands.
The citizens have put ticket in the
field for mayor and councilmen of Rich
lands and it stands good show of be-
ing elected.
Rev. J. N. Harman will preach at
Richlsnds next Sunday at the brick
church at IL a. m. and at Buskills chap
ell at p. m.
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Worlds Sunday School Conference.

The Worlds Sunday School Confer
ence met in Washington Oh last Thurs
day. The salient features of the society
are:
It's the largest organization on earth.
1t has more than twenty-six million
members, to be found in every nation
except Thibet
North America alone has sixteen mil
lion Sunday school members.
Every State in the United States and
every province in Canada is elaborately
organized for Sunday school work. so
that the remote crossroads school is
brought into touch with the interna-
tional organization.
Every one of the 200 Protestant de-
nominations, as well as some of the
Roman Catholic parishes, contains the
Sunday school.
In practically all of the 275, 900 indi-
vidual Sunday schools the international
lesson is studied weekly.
This lesson is prepared by an interna-
tional interdenominational committee of
eminent scholars.
The members of the Sunday school
range in age from the infant on the
cradle roll to the aged persons in the
adult department.
new feature of the work is the pa
rades of the adult Bible classes through
the streets Of convention cities.
The Worlds Sunday School Conven-
tion. In session last week, was attended
by official delegates from every State in
the Union, from every province in Can
ada, and from more than fifty countries
the most cosmopolitan gathering ever
held on this continent.
Previous conventions have been held
London, st. Louis, Jerusalem and Rome.
The main features of the present
meeting were:
The election of President and Mrs.
Taft, Colonel Roosevelt, King George
of England, President Diaz, of Mexico.
and William j. Bryan as life members
OF the association. For each of them so
honored 81, 900 had to be subscribed. and
in the case of Colonel Roosevelt the
chairman of the convention by popular
demand limited the subscriptions to one
dollar.
On Friday there was a parade of the
delegates down Pennsylvania Avenue.
passing In review at the east side of the
Capitol where the women of the con.
vention were waiting. There was 8
driving ram, but undaunted, singing
hymns, drenched and muddy to their
knees, more than 10, 900 delegates show
ed their devotion by Drawing the ele-
ments. The pageant was q mile long.
On Saturday afternoon a chorus of
eight thousand, under the shadow of the
great dome of the Capitol, with its
background of historic scenes, lifted
their voices in lifting anthems and So
norous songs of praise that are the
marching songs of Christianity the
world over.
Sunday was observed as Sunday School
Day, when two hundred clergymen and
missionaries talked to congregations of
the Capital and the twenty Thousand
members of the convention. 1t is esti-
mated that seventy-five thousand peo-
pie attended the various services in
Washington on Sunday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
farewell High School Honor Roll.

Week ending May 2Oth-4th Grade
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Hunt, teacher: EIoise
Buston, Martha Coulling, Mary Coul-
ling, Vara Jones, Alice Carson, Landon
Whitaker.
1th Grade-Miss Marie Louise Eanes,
teacher: Evelyn Mccall, EmmaIine
Pierce, Irene Peery, Elizabeth Ward.
Anita Gillespie, Eloise Greever, Nancy
McBryde, Sam Hoover, Robert Jackson,
Joe johnson, Alex Witten, Andrew
Witten.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26
The Wool Situation.

From some cause or other the East
ern manufacturers have delayed making
a price on this seasons clip. We are
looking for instructions to make 8 price
on every mail. One thing certain we
are in position to take care of our pa
irons, whether the price will open high
or low. We are in position to meet any
price made by any legitimate wool
dealer. Get our price before you sell.
We pay cash on delivery.
II. G. & M. L. Peery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-05-26

Circuit court convened on Mondav
with Judge Fulton Kegley presiding.
The grand jury returned a number of
indictments on Monday. The case of
the Commonwealth vs.. Walter Simpson
was continued until Wednesday, June
lst Pat Newman, house-breaking, con-
fessed. One year in penitentiary. Rob
ert Lawson, bigamy; three years in pen
itentiary. viii Asberry, for cutting NAL
aehi Caudill, received three years in
penitentiary. Ed Rutherford, charged
with horse stealing; trial starts today.