Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-08-10
TOWN AAO COUNTY NEWS

Republicans, don't forget your pre-.
cinct meetings on August 26th.
Colonel James S. Browning, of Roam.
oke, was in the city Tuesday.
mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bell. of Suffolk
are visiting Captain and Mrs. A. ].
Tynes.
BE sure and take advantage of the
low prices on suits and pants at John S.
Bottimore's.
Miss Pearl Vail returned Tuesday
from a visit of several weeks to friends
in Burkes Garden.
Mrs. L. c. Shelbourne, of Pennington
Gap, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S.
d. May, of this place.
All High School and free school child
rem will be admitted to the Tazcwell
Fair free on the first day.
Mesdames Kate Diffendeffer and Kate
Rouse, of Baltimore, Md, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Bottimore.
Republicans, remember Saturday, Au-
gust 18th, is the date of the precinct
meetings to select delegates to the coun-
ty convention.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas w. Fuller and
little son, of Crump's Bottom, w. Va.
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Har-
man east of town.
The Norfolk and Western and Great
Northern Railways will have interest,"
ing exhibits in the agricultural building
as the Great Tszewell Fair.
Republicans should be sure to attend
the precinct meetings on Saturday. Au-
gust 18th, and assist in selecting the
delegates to the county convention.
Miss Callie Greever returned Tuesday
from a two weeks visit to Burkes Gar
oen. Miss Jessie Long returned with
her, and will be her guest for several
days.
The w. c. T. U. rest rooms will be
kept open on next Saturday from 10 a.
m to p. m, and ice water and ice
milk will be served by the ladies in ar
tendance.
That the drought did not entirely ruin
the wheat crop in this county is shown
by the fine yield on the place of T. R
Smoot near Tiptop, who threshed 81
bushels from 25 acres.
Miss Cynthia Hassler, of New York
City, Miss Sarah Caldwell, of Roanoke
and Miss Doris Jones, of Suffolk. are
the guests at house party being given
by Miss Mary Preston this week.
FOR SALE-Pair young black horses
well broke, we'll matched. WEIGH I0Oo
pounds each, For further information
aooress j. b. KEGLEY,
Bland, Va.
Z. L. Patton has been drawn on the
petit jury of the United States court
which meets at Big Stone Gap on next
Monday. He will leave on Sunday. and
MS shop will be closed for, possibly. a
week.
The management of the BluefieId Tel
ephone Company gave their operators
an outing on Monday at st. Clair. Those
attending from here were: Mrs. o. ].
Vance and Miss Mabel Thompson. C.
u. Hiltzheimer, manager here, also at.
tended.
Miss Laura Lyons, who has been
spending a month in the Cove, returned
last Friday for weeks visit to friends
here. She will leave tomorrow for a
months visit to relatives and friends in
Eastern Virginia before assuming her
duties as teacher in the Mary Baldwin
School at Staunton.
DIR. Isaac Pierce will have an interest,"
ing display of bugs and insects injurious
70 vegetation at the agricultural build
ing of the Great TazewelI Fair. This
will be one of the greatest educational
features of the fair, and will enable
farmers and gardeners to become IA
mlllar with the bugs that does the dam
age to his crops.
The shortage of the city water supply
Is beginning to be keenly felt. Harris
son, Barns & Company are forced. BIZ
the shortage of water, to shut down
their ice plant, and on account of this
Will shut up their butcher shop as soon
as their present stock of fresh meat is
gone. The new council which comes in
on September LIST visited the sources of
the towns water supply on Monday.
and as soon as they assume office it il
hoped they will take quick and decisive
action towards improving the present
sources and securing additional ones. so
as to prevent recurrence of the pres
ent deplorsble conditions.
John R. Gildersleeve, jr., returned
yesterday from Rocky Mount, Va,
where he had been as guest at house
party given by Misses Daisy, Ruth and
chapman Divers, the charming dauph-
ters OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Divers. The
party lasted several days, and amuse-
ments were a lawn party, drives, picnic |
at the Rocky Mount Lithia Springs.
dancing and tennis. Those present be- |
sides Mr.. Gildersleeve were. Misses