Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-03-23
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Public worship in the Christian church
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock
J. P. Knoll returned Tuesday from a
business trip to Panther, w. Va.
Rev. S. o Hall will preach at NAYS
Chapel next Sunday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock.
Mrs. S J. Thompson, of the Cove.
was the guest of friends here the latter
part of last week.
Attorney E. L. Greever is in Column
bia, S. c.. and Asheville, N. c., this
week on professional business.
Yellow Danver Onion Sets at fifteen
cents a gallon.
Tazewell Supply Company.
Misses Pearl Vail and Lena Kelly
were guests of Miss Louise Gillespie at
her home near Witten's Mill Saturday.
S. b. Fulton, of Whitewood. land
agent for the c. L. Ritter Lumber Com
pany, was a business visitor here on
Saturday.
c. L. Painter, of Pulaski, is quite i'll
with pneumonia. Mr.. Painter, it will
be remembered, married Miss Rachel
Peery of this place.
Mrs. II. S Bowen and children. of
Witten's Mills, were here from Friday
until Monday the guests of Mrs. ]. Pow
ell Royal and other relatives.
Rev. S. o. Hall was confined to the
house last week from an attack of la
grippe, and was only able 10 fill his
morning appointment on last Sunday.
Eugene Thompson, who is with the
Peery Cash Grocery Company at Ora
ham, spent Sunday with his parents.
DR.. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson, at this
place.
N. j. Nickerson, of Bethany. Mo.
writes US enclosing two dollars to paw
for the Republican until 1912, and saws
that he cannot get along without it to
give him the home news.
A. Z. Litz, a former Tazewell bow
but now living in WEIGH, w. Va. has
started grading for three two-storv
brick buildings for mercantile purposes
to take the place of those DESTROYED bv
the recent fire at WEIGH.
Mrs. +. E. Lockhart and little son.
Harry Lee, of Princeton, w. Va, visit
ed relatives here this week. Thev re-
turned home today accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs, Smith Lockhart, who will
spend few days at Princeton.
c. c. Long, of Pig Stone Gan. came
In Monday to see his many friends. Mr..
Long has just opened up large garage
at Big Stone Gap and is carrying a
large line of automobiles in anticipation
OF the time when good roads will make
1t possible for every one to own an
auto.
Miss Ida Greever has given I'D her
position as teacher in the High School
here on account of the illness of her
sister, Miss Emma, requiring her pres
ence at their home in Burkes Garden.
Many expressions of regret from both
pupils and patrons have been heard be-
cause Miss Greever had to give I'D her
position.
Artemus Graham, living lust over
the West Virginia line across from the
Horsepen Cove. suffered the amputation
of his left leg on Monday. About five
weeks ago Mr.. Graham was accidental
ly struck on the knee with an ak and
from this inflammation set up which made
it necessary to amputate the leg about
the knee. Doctor Isaac Pierce, of this
place, and DR.. Pyott, of Tiptop, per-
formed the operation.
Mrs. Laura L. Gibson, aged twenty.
wife of Leonard Gibson, died suddenly
at her home in Bluefeld on last Monday
afternoon, victim of heart disease
The deceased was before her marriage
Miss Custer, of this county. Her
mother, her husband and two children.
son and daughter, survive her. Flu
neral services were held Tuesday after
noon at the Christian church in Blue
field and interment made in Walnut
Grove cemetery.