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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
An Interesting Visitor,

Charles T. Mandel, Travelling Passen-
ger Agent for the Carolina, Clinchfield
and Ohio Railway, was here Tuesday to
accompany the Tazewell colony starting
to Florida. Mr.. Mandel paid the Re-
publican Office visit, and the talk nat
urally drifted to railroading. 1t devel-
oped that Mr.. Mandel, like the writer.
was one of those who helped to bring
the Santa Fe to Chicago" in the latter
part of the SOS, and that for several
years later Mr. Mandel and the writer
had their headquarters in Chicago's
pioneer skyscraper, 1.-The Rialto," and
while there were only separated by
three floors. However, three floors in a
city Office building is more than three
hundred miles in the open, and as it
happened, we had more chance to meet
here than in the old days in the Rialto.
The c., c. and o. is working up con-
siderable Florida business from this Sec
tion, and with the opening of through
connection to the lakes will, no doubt,
get large share of Florida travel from
the West and Northwest, as they pos
sess one of the most picturesque routes
across the Alleghanies.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
The Cemetery Bazaar.

The bazaar of the Tazewell Cemetery
Association this year will be the largest
and most complete ever given by that
association. The reports of the heads
of the various departments shows every
thing In readiness for the opening at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon on tomorrow.
Alta Christmas bazaar dolls, of course.
occupy the most prominent place, and
in this department will be found large
and complete assortment of dolls all
handsomely dressed.
The fancy work department also will
have complete line of fancy articles of
household adornment; while for those
looking for more substantial presents.
they may be found in the domestic de-
partment
The homemade candy in the candy de-
partment-made by some of Tazewell's
fairest belles-will prove an attractive
place for the masculine contingent.
An oyster lunch will be served in con-
nection with the bazaar, and will, no
doubt, be well patronized.
On tomorrow evening at 7:30 O'Clock
and again on Saturday night the pro-
prietors of the motion picture show
in the Hopkins store building will rem
der specially good performances, and
will donate the proceeds of same to the
Cemetery Association. On Saturday
night at the same hour as the picture
show an old-fashioned spelling bee will
be held in the high school chapel, the
proceeds of which will also 90 to the
cemetery fund. In the spelling bee the
women will be pitted against the men,
and lively contest is promised.
A cordial invitation is extended every
one to visit the bazaar, and it is es-
pecially hoped the people of the county
will bear in mind that they can secure
handsome and substantial presents at
the bazaar and at the same time help a
worthy association in the care and keen
of the cemeteries.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
Q ssssOsOossssssoeoso
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
. seseoooeoooeeeooeeo . . . .

A. G. Russell was business visitor to
Bluetield Monday.
Silk hose and half hose, in fancy
boxes, at The Big Store
Judge S. M B. Coulling Is at Welch
this week attending the sessions of the
Mcdowell county circuit court.
Don't fail to ask to see our line of
Mill Sample" Rugs. They are unusual
BARGAINS. Boyer & Co.
R. T. Bowen, of Bluefield, accompan-
led by his daughter, Margaret, and son,
Reese Tate, jr., spent Tuesday with the
formers mother, Mrs. T. P. Bowen.
Handkerchiefs for the whole family
at The Big Store.
There will be services at the Presbv-
terian church next Sunday morning at
ii O'Clock, and at O'Clock in the after
noon the pastor will hold a service es-
pecially for the young people.
GAMES FOR ALL-Everythin that
is new and good, as well as all the good
old games, and the good combination of
game boards, at w. T. Witten & Co.'S.
Robert E. Bennett, of Canebrake, W.
Va, stopped here Tuesday for short
time with his brother, ]. S. Bennett,
He was en- route to his old home in
Bland, where he will spend a week
hunting.
We cordially invite the children To
come to our store. We have manv new
toys to show them. Boyer & Co.
Col. ]. B. Boyer and M. j. Hankins
are now sole owners of the motion pict-
ure show. They are arranging to re-
open at once and further notice of this
will be given as soon as they decide on
what nights it will be open.
We cordially invite the children to
come 70 our store. We have many new
toys to show them. Boyer & Co.
Miss nellie George returned Tuesday
from Roanoke, where she had been as
the guest of Miss Matte Belle Leece.
She also attended the annual Thanks
giving dance of the german club of the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute at Blacks
burg on the night of the 9Th.
Beautiful dolls that will fascinate the
girls. Dolls that have features marvel
ously like real girls and boys. Dolls of
every description and size-dolls in
variety so immense that the older folks
will wonder where in the world so many
dolls came from, at W. T. Witten &
Co.'S.
The board of supervisors at their last
regular meeting appointed DR.. P. d.
Johnston as physician and John F. Nc
Graw as superintendent of the county
farm. They also recommended John r.
Gildersleeve to the circuit court for the
position of county surveyor. The latter
U1zz< Sszaad bv Jud0e
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
will Improve CiII's Streets.

There was a called meeting of the
town council at the mayors office on
Saturday to select the streets to be i'm
proved in the city under the county bond
issue. The city is entitled to one and a
half miles of road, and the purpose of
the early selection was to get the ma
chinery now idle, waiting for the bids
on the out-of- town roads, at work dur
ing the present good weather..
The first section selected for improve
ment is the back street, running from
the Presbyterian church in a westerly
direction to and intersecting with the
Fincastle and Cumberland Gap turn
pike near George R. Surfaces barn, a
distance of about 1000 feet. This
leaves little over a mile of new road
to be built in the city, ana it is likely
that the next to be selected for improve
ment will be Main street.
The street committee informed the
council that it was not yet ready to re-
port on the sidewalk repairs ordered at
the last meeting, and that owing to the
fact that they had not yet met with the
board of supervisors they could not re-
port on the proposed improvements to
the road leading to Maple wood GEM
etery.
The sergeant was authorized by the
council to order six balls and chains to
be used in working city prisoners ON the
streets.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
Court News.

The criminal docket of the present
term of the circuit court took up all the
time of the court last week. While not
so many cases, those going TO trial took
considerable time in being disposed of.
Following are the cases heard last week 4:
Commonwealth VS.. Henry Lawson
(colored), charged with hitting Police
man j. G. Cox, of Pocahontas, resulted
in the acquittal of Lawson.
The cases against Robert Steele.
charged with stealing horse at the fair
last fall, and against Montague John
SOD, charged with shooting John Smith
on Coal Greek, were continued.
In the case of the Commonwealth VS..
Andy Simpson for assault on the person
OF James Hardy (colored), in Pocahon-
tas, Simpson was given six months in
Jail. In previous trial before a mag
istrate in Pocahontas for this, Simpson
drew fifty dollar fine, but not being
satisfied with this appealed, with the
result that he drew Jail sentence.
John Smith, of Pocahontas, charged
with cutting another Hungarian named
John Feddor, in Pocahontas, was given
six months in jail
In the case of Joe Kendrick, charged
with burglary, an insanity inquest was
held by DR.. ]. S. De Jarnette, of Staun-
ton, DR.. A. E. King, of Marion, and DR..
M. B. Crockett, of this city. They will
report their findings tomorrow.
John Marinack, of Pocahontas, who
was charged with shipping whiskey
without shippers license, proved he
was out of the State at the time notice
was sent him regarding the taking out
of such license, and he was let off by
paying back license fee and costs of
case.
On Monday of this week the case of
the Commonwealth VS.. Ben Lester.
charged with the killing of Bob Lester
and Luther Lowe in Wards Cove last
March, was called, but some of the
States witnesses were absent and after
day spent in arguing the question the
case was continued until the February
term of court.
The court, anticipating that the Les
ter case would last several days, had
not set any other cases on the docket
for hearing until Thursday, and as a re-
suit, there was a vacation of court on
Tuesday and yesterday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
BURKES GARDEN NEWS.
Items Of Interest From the Garden SPOT Of
Virginia.

Burkes Garden, Va, Dec. II.
Hubert Meredith is quite sick.
Miss Eta Greever is on the sick list.
Miss Mamie Rose Moss spent last
week at Tazewell.
Mrs. T. C. Bowen, of Tazewen. is
visiting homefolks.
Jas. T. Peery killed a laIge bear re-
Gently in "Beartown.
Mrs JEFF Hoge spent last week at
Tazewell visiting relatives.
John H. Thompson is in Winston
Salem. N. c., with horses.
7. E. Howell is having a big lot of
lumber sawed on his farm.
John Tanning and Litz Peery were
here last week buying turkeys.
Prof. A. S. Greever made a business
trip to Columbia, S. c., last week.
DR.. James N. Higginbotham was at
Clear Fork last week on professional
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Rush Moss are liv-
ing in the Wythe Whitman property
near Tazewell.
George Wynn was called to Ada, W.
Va, last week on account of the illness
OF his daughter, Mrs. Will Neel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peery, of Blue
field, have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Peery for several weeks.
Misses Garnet Lawson and Bessie
Peery are getting up the program for
the Christmas exercises at Central
church.
Rev. t. H. Campbell, pastor of the
Baptist church, preached an excellent
to large and appreciative audience
here Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Rhudy died at her home
In Marion recently. She was member
OF the Lutheran church, and is survived
by her husband and several children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rhudy formerly lived in
the Garden.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14

All the new books by popular authors
at Jackson's.
The Music Club will give a minstrel
at the High School Chapel on Friday
night, December 29th. The high class
entertainments the club has given in
the past is sufficient warrant that the
minstrel will be worth attending. The
open session of the club will not be
given IN January on account of the per-
formance of the 10Th.
A large bear which has been inbabit-
ing the mountain range leading to the
peak south of town for several months.
on Monday night attacked a flock of
Angora goats belonging to Mr.. Stuart
Thompson, killing several of them. An
effort is being made to secure a pack of
good hounds with which to give chase.
and If this can be done it is likely that
old bruin will have to ''go way back and
sit down." if indeed he isn't captured.
Order a Monogram Embosser for a
Christmas present of Jackson.
A plea for the pardon of John Hicks.
colored, who was convicted at the An
gust term of the circuit court and sem
fenced to year in the penitentiary.
has been forwarded to Governor William
Hodges Mann. Hicks was convicted of
having given a small quantity of CO
caine to woman acquaintance of his.
In violation Of the law. which is very
strict in this respect, but as it appears
that the man violated the law wiz
Intentionally doing so. both the
go V attorney united
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
Extend Road Through Norton.

The Interstate Railway Company, op-
Grating line between Appalachia and
Stonega, Va, is taking steps to extend
its read through the town of Norton, in
order to reach additional coal proper
ties. In this the company was resisted
by the Norfolk & Western Railway and
the Louisville & Nashville, which cor
porations held the only available rights
Of way through the town. The matter
was fought out before the Virginia
Corporation Commission, and that body
has decided in favor of the Interstate
Company, which now has the right to
condemn and use for its puposes such
land of the other companies as may be
essential for its purposes. 1t is stated
that the interstate Company will lose
no time in starting this work. The
people of Norton are elated over the
decision in favor of the Interstate Com
pany.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
IazswaI District Missionary Conference Will
be Held at North TazeWeN,

Following is the program of Tazewell
District Missionary Conference of the
M. E. Church, South, which will be
held at North Tazewell January "a,
1912:
JANUARY 2.
700 p. m.-Sermon by W. A. Gose.
MORNING sEssIoN-JANUARY 8.
900 a. m.-Devotional services, con-
Quoted by E. G. Smith.
9;2O-The One Supreme Mission of the
Church,. Nj. Cartright.
9:5O-The Necessary Preparation for
this Mission-E. E. Wiley.
lO:l5-The Divine Plan for Financing
the Kingdom-W. w. Hicks.
1O:40-A Missionary Spirit an Evidence
of Spiritual Life-S. T. Mcpherson.
1l:l5-Sermon by J. E. Spring.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2OO-Devotional services-W. A. Boyd.
2:2O-The Bible Body of Foreign Mis-
sionary Literature-D. S. Hearon.
2:5O-How Can We Create Missionary
Conscience?-J. R. King.
3:15-The Need and Importance of
Trained Workers.-A. b. Hunter.
S:4O-The Leadership of the Pastor
S. H. Hall.
7:OO-Sermon by C. II. Wingo.
MORNING SESSION JANUARY 4.
s:00-Devotional services A. Pangle.
9:20-Why Should We Collect Funds for
Benevolent Purposes Early in the
Conference Year?-J. A. L. Perkins.
9:50-Reasons for "An Every Member
Canvass. IF. M. Buhrman.
1O:15-Missionary Work Being Done
Within the Bounds of Holston Con-
ference-H. S. Johnston.
lO:45-The Enlistment of Our Sunday
Schools in the Missionary Operations
of the Church,. W. Stuart.
1l:2O-Sermon by Bruce N. Waterhouse.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
2;OO-Devotiunal services-C. R. Brown
2:SO-The Work Being Done by Our
Women in the Home and Foreign
Fields. j. L. Mullins, Mrs. J. C. st.
Clair, Mrs. James O'Keeffe.
Our Plans for the Year,. o. Straley.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
NORFOLK GREATEST
ATLANTIC SEAPORT.
Annual Report of GenGTal BiIhy Shows Yir-
glnla POrt Far Ahead of Others in VEL
ume Of Maritime Commerce Handled.

H~H'"N
That Virginia has one of the greatest
ports on the Atlantic seaboard is q fact
too little appreciated by the people of
the State. In fact, it is doubtful if the
people of Virginia more than half ap-
preciate their advantages in mineral aud
agricultural wealth as they should. audT
certainly the value of our foremost sea
coast cities as hsrbors is not fully
known
AS shown by the annual report of
General Bixby, chief engineer, U. S.
A, the water-borne commerce of the
harbor of Norfolk and Portsmouth
amounted IN the calendar year of 1910
to 2,47, sol tons. How enormous this
traffic Is, may be seen from the fact
that the same report reveals the ton
mage of Baltimore's harbor for the fis-
cal year ending June 80 1911, as having
been 9, SOC, ,421. While Baltimore thus
comes within striking distance of Nor
folk and Portsmouth as to bulk of ton
mage handled, the value of the tonnage
which passed through the Virginia port
Is very much greater in proportion thar
would appear from a comparison of the
totals of weight. 1t probably reached
$500, 600. 900.
Glancing at other southern ports. We
md that for the calendar year 1910 the
water-borne tonnage of Wilmington. N.
T., was 944. .657; that of Charleston, S.
T., was l,11l,952 that of Savannah.
Ca, was 2, 800, O6O; that Of Mobile. Ala.
!, 1873, ,2O3; and that of New Orleans. La.
8, 1864, ,1O9.
The total tonnage of the port of Nor
folk and Portsmouth for the calendar
year 1910, therefore, was nearly 25 per
cent greater than the combined tonn F1se,
of the ports of Wilmington, Charleston.
Savannah, Mobile and New Orleans. ac-
cording TO the estimates in the report
Of the chief of engineers.
General Bixby's report this time does
not seem to contain an estimate OF the
tonnage of Newport News harbor. but
1t Is safe to say that if the tonnage Of
Newport News were added TO the ton-
mage Of Norfolk and Portsmouth the
two leading Virginia ports would show
total of at least 10000, 900 tons for
1910.
That would have overtaxed bv nearly
1000, 900 tons all the British merchant
shipping if carried at one time: and
Great Britain's merchant shipping had
In 1910 tonnage equal to the combined
merchant tonnage of the United States
France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark.
Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium
and Italy.
The tonnage of Norfolk and Ports
mouth alone would have loaded all the
merchant ships flying the flags of Ger
many, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden.
Denmark, The Netherlands and Bel
GUM. -.
The maritime comane-Ss q the Vir-
ginia ports probably exceeded in 1910
the entire tonnage of all of the ports in
the United States south of Virginia TO
the Mexican border; and probably
amounted in value to 40 per cent of the
nations entire foreign trade.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
Music Club.

The Music Club met with Miss Bessie
jackson on last Saturday afternoon.
Continuing the study of German COM
posers Miss Mary Turk read sketches Of
the lives of Mendelssohn and Krucken.
The musical part of the program con-
sisted of piano solos by Misses Tot Nc
Call and Sailie Britain; vocal solos by
Mrs. J. P. Harman and Misses May belle
Greever and Ethel Steiger and sex
teste by the club sextette.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
Off For Florida,

Last Tuesday the following persons
left for Tavares, Florida, to spend the
winter:
A. c. Brewster and wife, of Welch,
w. Va; j. N. Harman and wife and
two grand children, Of TszeweD; d. w.
Earles, of Tiptop; George Henkle, of
Bandy, and Mrs. W. B. Greear and two
children, of Raven.
They went via. of the C. C. & o. Rail-
way to Spartanburg, S. c., thence via.
Southern Railway. to Jacksonville, and
thence via. Seaboard Air Line Railway
to Tavares, Fla. A large party will
leave this county about January the 1st
for Tavares.
Mr.. Harman has promised some let
ters containing some facts (?) on fish
ing again this season.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
items GatheTed by Our Correspondent About
People Down the Clinch.
Pounding Mill. Va. Dec

rounding Mill, Va, Dec. IL.
Miss IVA Steele was at Cedar Bluff
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reed have
moved to Bluefield.
Leonard Spratt, of Richlands. was q
visitor here Sunday.
Mercer Thomas visited his sister,
Mrs. Ward, at Whitewood last week.
Mrs. Alex Altizer spent yesterday
with her daughter, Mrs. Alex Beavers.
at Maxwell.
Miss Lena Steele, of Indian, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her grand
father, W. F. MCGUIRE.
Mrs. Tom Steele and Mrs. Floyd AS
cue, of Cedar Bluff, spent Saturday af-
ternoon with friends here.
Miss Barbara Hurt and Ralfee Giles
pie were home from Tazewell High
School the last of the week.
Mr.. Jonas Baldwin, who has pluro.
pneumonia, is very i'll, and very little
hope is entertained for his recovery.
The Railroad Order of Workmen met
bere Sunday. One duty was to employ
nurse for their brother, Mr.. Baldwin.
Mrs. Eliza Lester and son, Bennie.
and daughter, Miss Wyrene, of the
Cove, are guests Of Mrs. w. B. Steele
today.
Mrs. R. H McGraw was a visitor
here last week on her way from Ports
mouth and Cincinnati, Ohio, where she
visited relatives
Mr. and Mrs. Will Wingo and chill
dren and Miss Annie Luttrell, of Indian.
spent Saturday night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Grinstead
Rev Pangle did not fill mis- regular
appointment here Sunday on account of
the death of Mrs. Young. he expects
to preach here the 9Th Sunday.
Mrs. M. ]. Sturgill was called to
Maxwell last Sunday on account of
the death of Mrs. Blair Young, who
passed to the Great Beyond at 9 O'Clock
Saturday night. Her death was a tri-
umphant one, and she told her husband
and relatives not to grieve for her that
she would soon be at rest. She leaves
husband and four little girls and many
other relatives to mourn their loss. A
little son, Clint, preceded her to the
grave less than year ago. She lived
at this place when a girl, and her many
friends were sorry to hear of her death.
She was thirty-four years of age. The
funeral services were conducted by her
pastor, Rev. Pangle, on Sunday after
noon. May God comfort the bereaved
ones and may they live according to the
Word and at last meet her in Heaven.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
STATEMENT
OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
BANK OF ClINCH VALLEY,

Located at Tazewell, in the coun-
ty of Tazewell, State of Vir-
ginia, at the close of busi-
ness, on the 5th day of Dec,
1911, made to the State Cor
POration Commission.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14
Christmas Goods,

We will have for sale a new line O,
Christmas goods, Books, Dolls, Wagons
Candles, Nuts, etc, which will be solC
at reduced prices.
The Tazewell Supply Co.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14

Boyer & Co. have choice line of suit
able gifts for men, such as hunting
coats, riding trousers, sweaters, silk
hosiery, muffiers, gloves, silk suspend
ers, fine neckware. club bags, suit cases,
travelling cases, safety razors, fine pock-
ct knives.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14

| am now prepared to do all kinds of
brick and tile work. Artistic mantles a
speciality. Repair work done on short
notice. l.. II. MILLARD.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14

American Beauty Coffee sells eyery-
wnere Tor 70 cents. If you want q real
bargain we can give it to ou in this
coffee at 26 cents per ID.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-12-14

Just few Wool.ex and Printzess
suits and coats ut greatly reduced
prices J. S. A. P. Gillespie.
The Big Store.
The Dolores star., 1911-09-15
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