Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-10-27
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Fishing tackle of all kinds at Bower.

". F. Hartman, George Mccall and
Fl. Claude Po6st were business visitors
to Bhe6eld on Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry A. Routh. of Lebanon. is
visiting her son, Jake Routh, ia the
Bluest tone Valley this week.
Frank Hopkins, who holds a position
with A railway signal force at Welch.
". Va, spent Sunday with homefolks
here.
Tive solid train loads of cattle passed
tarou Oh North razewell on last Monday
aud tuesday from Henry C. Stuart's
Russell county stock farm. They were
fine lot.
The alarm of fire on Tuesday after
noon was occasioned By a slight blaze at
the residence of Mr.. V. l.. Stephenson
on College Hill. The roof caught fire
by sparks from the chimney but was
extinguished with but little damage.
Mrs. t. j. Muncy returned yesterday
from Roanoke, where she had been for
the past three weeks with her daughter
Miss Stella, who was operated on re-
Gently for appendicitis. Miss Nuncv
has entirely recovered from the opera
ton.
Phil G. Wright, proprietor of the Old
Ion, treated bis guests to bear roast
on yesterday. 1t caused several of the
younger guests to run around in the af-
ternoon making a noise like a prairie
doS, thinking they were growing like a
bear.
AT recent meeting of the Grand
Camp OF Confederate Veterans at Nor
folk, Newport News was selected as the
next meeting place. Roanoke made a
tight for it, but there is bunch east of
the Blue Ridge that doss not know there
Is anything on this side Of the Ridge.
Tom Smith, manager of the thorouxh-
bred department Of the Henry C. Stu
art farm. in Russell county, was in the
city last Friday shaking hands with bis
friends and incidentally doing what he
could to help along Stuart's candidacy.
Tom apparently knows more about cat
tie than he does about politics. e.
The Ideal Shoe Store. of Bluefeld
formally operated by T. S. johnson.
was sold on last Saturday to Can't. ].
Walter Hutton, w. w. Peters and Can't.
Floyd A. Francisco, who took charge of
the store at once, closing the Same until
next Monday in order to prepare for
their opening. Mr.. johnson retires
from business to take up pulpit work in
the future, the last Eolston Conference
having named him as pastor for the
Methodist church at Williamson. w
va. he is a Russell seunty bow and a
6rsth'r to Hen. R. Bruce johnson. Of
Honaher. Two members Of the new
hrn, CaPtains Hutton and Francisco.
are both popular conductors on the Nor
folk and Western ana have held run. O,
ths Ciinch Valley.
Inc laying OF the cornerstone to the
handsome new Episcopal church at Ora
ham on last Sunday, proved an inter
es1'n8 event. Hartman Lodge Of Ma
sons at that place had charge of the
eerensnies. Rev. J. T. Grove. of the
hranwoil, w. Va, church, and Rev. C. |
W. Sydnor, rector of the Episcopal
congregation at this place, psrtisipa-
ted. Rev. Sydnor, responding to the
announcement from the Master of the
Lodge at Graham, gave a very interest
ing account Of the history of the Ora
ham Episcopal church from its incen-
ton up to the present time. He said
the first seed Of the Church we're plant
ed way back in the eighties and had
sprouted gradually and bIosssmed into
tina present happy band that forms tee
present congregation. He said that
much credit was due the Ladies' Guild
Tor their untirinE efforts in maintaining
thu spark that had kept alive the Eois-
cooai congregation founded by Mr..
=" alter Graham many years ago. The
box buried in the vault Of the handsome
stone contained a number of articles
naviDg to do with the occasion. The
church is being built of stone at a cost
CT 5000. 1t will be a credit to thu
town and section when completed and
something to be proud of by every citi-
zen OF Graham. The new church will
De christened "St Mary's Episcopal
Chapel"