Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-01-13
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

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next Sunday at IL a. m. and Up. NJ.
IS Ladies' Skirts at reduced prices.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
VIM c. Pendleton has been reap
pointed postmaster at this place for an
other four years.
Mr.. George w. Hartman. of Crump's
! Bottom, w. Va, is at razewell this
week on business.
There viii be preaching in the Luther
an church on next Sunday morning BY
the pastor, Rev. E. L. Richie.
Il. Claude Pobst is at Grundy, where
he is engaged in abstract work for SONS
OIL the land owners of Buchanan county.
Aessrs. J. W. Chapman and H. G.
Mccall are IN Philadelphia this week
looking after important business mat
tiers.
The Board of Supervisors held their
regular monthly meeting on last Tues
day and transacted q good deal of rou-
tine business.
Rev. W. M. Patty will begin re-
vlval meeting next Tuesday night. jan
uary 18th, at Mt. Calvary. on the
Burkes Garden circuit.
Roy S Thompson, who came home
from Bluefeld the latter part of last
week suffering from a mild attack Of
typhoid fever, is getting along nicely.
we are glad to state.
Mr. ana Mrs. j. Irby Hurt, of Abing-
don, were registered at the Old Inn
tuesday and Wednesday of this week
while Mr.. Hurt was looking after some
important business matters.
Mr.. J. William Moore, of Attalls
Ala, Mrs. c. A. Sites, of Salem Va
and Mrs W. S. Wilson, of Gary. W.
va are at Tszewell, having been called
here by the death of their mother. Mrs
John Moore, which occurred at eight
O'Clock on last Sunday morning of ppeu-
monia.
Ar. 5. W. Goode, of Adria, was in
town on Tuesday and while here inform
ed US that it is his intention to leave for
the west In short time with a view to
locating either in New Mexico or Okla.
homa. While we regret to lose such
cltlzens as Mr.. Goode from our county
we wish him every possible success
wherever he decides to locate.
MIR. Turner B. Wheeler. a highly es.
teemed citizen of Mercer county. West
Virginia, was struck by a virginian pas.
senger train on a trestle midway be.
tween Princeton and Matoaka on last
Friday afternoon and instantly killed
Mr.. Wheeler was a Virginian bv birth
being native of Bland county. but hat
resided IN West Virginia for a humble,
of years past.
Mr.. W. P. Payne has about perfecte,
his plans for the erection of a handsom,
motel on the lot formerly occupied b,
the Central Hotel. We understand thai
the building will cost twenty Thousand
dollars and will be three stories high
Inc first floor will have The Office. din
ing room and store room on the cor
ner, the frontage on Main street beino
sufficient therefor.
Mr. Jud Gillespie had the misfortun,
to De painfully but not seriously iniure,
on last Friday by his horse falling witt
him. He was riding along the roa,
West Of town, near the home Of Mr.
Jonn c. st. Clair, when, in some man
ner, his horse stumbled, rolling over O,
him, breaking his collar bone and other
wise bruising him up. He is recover.
ing rapidly, however.
The concert given by the Orpbear
Musical Club in the High School Chape
on last Thursday night attracted fin.
audience, though the weather was very
lnclement. Those who attended wert
delighted, and many pronounced it one
OF the best musical entertainments eyer
gwen at Tazewell. 1t was held unde,
the auspices of the TazewelI Musjca,
Club.
Quite a large number of teachers
from every section of the county are
expected here on tomorrow to attend
the meeting of the TazewelI County
Teachers Association which convenes
at III a. m. In the High School Chapel.
The meeting will continue until Satur-
day afternoon, during which time vari-
Gus problems of vital interest to tho
free school system will be discussed bv
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