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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Accidents at Fire.

The handsome residence of Will Ed.
Peery on Tazewell Avenue was almost
totally destroyed by fire on last Satur-
day afternoon. The flames were dis
covered in the attic at 4 o'clock-origi-
mating, it is supposed, from a defective
fiue
The fire disclosed the towns weak
ness as to fire-fighting apparatus and
utility of the auto in taking men and
hose-after it could be found-quickly
to the fire. A hose house, located at
the Hopkins corner with only few
lengths of hose, would have saved the
house.
Several accidents happened, as they
always will when there is no organized
effort to handle fires. Clint Moss, Cog
gin Crockett and Roy ST. Clair were
each hit with falling bricks when the
chimney fell. Leaky hose was respon-
sible for the severe wetting of num-
Der of persons, and the force of water
from nozzle that got away from the
hosemen knocked down five bystanders.
Mr.. Peery is fully protected by insur-
ance, having $1,000 on his house and
$500 on his household goods.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Official Center of Population,

The center of population of the Uni
ted States is four and a quarter miles
south of Unionyille, Monroe county. In
diana, according to a census bureau an
nouncement given out Monday. Since
1900, when it was six miles south of
Columbus, Indiana, it has moved thirty
one miles westward seven-tenths of q
mile northward. The westward move
ment was more than twice that of the
l8SO-l9OO decade. This acceleration of
the westward movement is attributed
by census officials principally to the
growth of the Pacific and Southwestern
States.
The geographical center of the United
States is in Northern Kansas, 80 that
the center of population, therefore, is
about $50 miles east of the geographic
al center of the country.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
WHITEWOOD ITEMS
News Of Interest Prem the Little
Buchanan County Town.

Whitewood, Va, July 18th.
B. P. Elswick and Richard Low are
back at Whitewood.
G. W. Ball, of Raven, was transact
ing business here last week.
Raymon Ellis returned Thursday from
business trip to Big Cherry.
Gabriel Worley and sister, Miss Lou
Ella, were visiting the family of Mr..
Ellis here Sunday.
Chapman Gillespie has returned from
Big Cherry and resumed his old position
at this place again.
Will Reese Sparks stepped on nail
Thursday, and is suffering from the
injury which Is very painful.
Bert Morrison and Wilk West were
shaking hands with friends here this
week. Both were looking fine.
Robert Vance, the we'll known stock
man, returned Sunday from Mud Lick
where he had been for several days on
business.
B. B. Colley and family have gone to
Clintwood where they will in the future
make their home. The best wishes of
their many friends here go with them.
John Parsons was summoned to Welch
the other day to see his brother who had
been fatally injured by an accident in a
mine near that place. The unfortunate
young man has since died, and his re-
mains were taken to the old home in
North Carolina for burial.
There is protracted meeting going
on at this place, conducted by the Rev.
William Goff, of Bristol, and he is being
assisted by the Rev. Edward Smith and
Whitten Compton. There were three
conversions Sunday, and deep interest
Is being manifested by those attending
the services.
Tuesday was moving day" in White
wood. Raymon Ellis moved into his
residence on Point Lookout" B. R.
johnson moved into the house vacated
by MIR. Ellis; Jake Mullins moved into
the house made vacant by Charlie Rat
lift while William Caudill moved to
Stringtown.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Poor Sewerage Spreads TyphOId.

The fact that the outlying districts of
many Virginia towns and cities are lack
ing in sewerage arrangements is de-
clared by DR.. Allen w. Freeman of the
State Department of Health, in a re-
cent report, to be responsible for much
of the present urban typhoid. Until
sewers are extended, DR.. Freeman de-
clares that it will be impossible to eff
fectually prevent the spread of typhoid
in these localities.
The report in question, which has
just been filed with the State Depart
ment of Health, refers to a small out
break of typhoid in a Virginia town,
which outbreak was investigated last
week by the experts of the department.
The investigation was of especial i'm
portance, since the town suffered from
typhoid very heavily last season. When
new cases were announced, the depart
ment sent its representative to the field,
fearing another serious outbreak.
Investigation disclosed the fact, how
ever, that all the cases were confined to
small area, beyond the sewer line of
the city. The disease had been carried
from place to place by contact with
flies.
Discussing the matter the State
Health Commissioner said: Gas long
as the sewerage system Of a town does
not include all its suburbs, or as long as
the towns do not prescribe sanitary out
buildings for these neglected districts,
it is impossible to completely eradicate
typhoid. There is reason to believe
that numerous persons carry the germs
of typhoid in their systems after they
have recovered from the disease. When
one of these persons lives in locality
where there is not proper sewerage, or
where there are sanitary arrangements,
flies and contact will inevitably carry to
other persons. AS the department sta
ted in its last bulletin-which can be
had for the asking-typhoid cannot be
eradicated until arrangements are made
for the sanitary disposal of the sewage.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
MethOdlSts Get Home In Bristol

The first time in the history of Bristol
the Methodist Episcopal denomination
is to be represented by a handsome
church building. Under the direction
of the Rev. w. F. Pitts, pastor of the
First Methodist congregation there, ]. C.
Murphy, an Embreville contractor, has
begun the erection of church that is
estimated to cost upwards of $40, 200. 1t
will be placed upon a concrete founda-
tion, while the walls will be of gray
pressed brick. Bishop Anderson, of that
denomination, and John A. Patten,
of Chattanooga, a prominent, layman,
were in Bristol last week in con-
ference with Mr.. Pitts. The bishop
expressed his qualification at the
work accomplished by Mr.. Pitts in
the course of few months,
and assured him the support of the
Methodists of the entire conference in
establishing the work here. Mr.. Pat
ten expressed himself as delighted with
the Bristol location, this being his first
time to stop off there. He has contribut-
ed literally to the building of the new
Bristol church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

And now a word about the visiting
brethren, thoee consecrated men who in
answer to "rhe Call of Christ to Men"
forsook their business and came. to
them, far away Tazewell, to help the
cause they hold SO dear:
]. T. Henderson is President of Vir-
ginia Intermont College, of Bristol, and
General Secretary of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary Movement Southern Baptist
Convention.
Charles II. Pratt is a native of our
neighboring county. Smvth, but is now
resident of Richmond and Field Sec
retary of the Laymen's Movement of
the United States and Canada, and has
prepared himself for the missionary
field at the University of Virginia and
Union Theological Seminary, and in a
few brief months will leave for Korea
to devote the remainder of his life to
the cause he so loves.
j. Fairmsn Preston, a native of
Wythe county, is the son of Rev. S
Rhea Preston, of Bristol, and a mis-
slonary in Korea, who broke a path in
that far away Hermit Kingdom
where no white man had ever before
trodden. An earnest worker, conse-
Grated to the Service of his Master.
DIR. Livius B. Lankford is chief sur
geon of the Protestant Hospital of Nor
folk-as good a surgeon as he is a
Christian, which is certificate enough of
his ability in his chosen profession. A
student of the great Lister, his re-
searches enables him to bring to men
not only the word of Christ but the best
Of the knowledge of his fellow workers
in the field of science.
Truly goodly quartette and a group
of men it was a privilege to listen to
and pleasure to meet.
The attendance on the meetings was
good-not all that it should have been
but fairly good crowd for conserva-
tive old Tazewell to turn out to any,
thing new. 1t will be better next year.
Much credit is due to the few earnest
workers of our town who started the
movement; to the executive committee
and all subordinate committees who
made the meetings a success, and es-
pecially to the committee on arrange
ments, who were indetatigable in their
efforts and to whom credit for the sue
cess of the banquet is due.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Rest Rooms Of the W. C. 7. U.

The W. c. T. U. held little donation
party in their new rest rooms on Tues
day morning when each member of the
society brought some article to adorn
their new building. Many useful and
attractive articles were donated and the
rooms are assuming a home-like look
and will be place greatly appreciated
by tired mothers and children who visit
our little city on public days.
The rooms will be formally opened a
week from today by mothers meet
ing when the mothers of the town will
be invited to come and inspect this low
ing tribute of the women of the W. C.
7. U. towards the civic betterment of
our city.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Virginia Man Dies in the West

Word has been received of the death
Of Mr.. E. C. Allen, at Colorado Springs.
on July 7tb. Mr.. Allen was born in
Bland county, this State, but many
years ago moved to Missouri. The body
was taken to his home in Chilicothe.
Mo-, for burial
He was a most successful business
man and owned large tracts of orchard
land and had other real estate interests
in Livingston county, Mo. The last
years of his life he spent largely in Col
orado because of i'll health. He had
many relatives in this State.
Mr.. Allen is survived by his widow.
ten children and the following brothers
and sisters in the Virginias: Messrs. ].
P. and NJ B. Allen, Of Bland county;
]. c. Allen, of Christiansburg; Mrs
Bane Higginbotham, of BIuefeld, w.
Va; Mrs. G. L. Bane, of Giles county,.
Mrs. H. w. shannon. Of -RoanoInG
Mrs. e. Depp Hspeasl e RseS
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Buchanan County Convention,

The Republicans of Buchanan county
will meet at Grundy on next Tuesday
court day-for the purpose of agreeing
on the candidates for county offices.
While not definitely known, it is sup
posed they viii also select the delegates
for the Senatorial convention, to select
the candidate for member of the Senate
for the third district. Buchanan, will
no doubt, instruct their delegates for
Tszeweli's candidate. J. Powell Royal,
not only on account Of Mr.. Royals fit
ness for the place and the assurance he
Is the man to represent the third dis
tnct in the senate, but for the further
reason that Buchanan and Tazewell are
closely tied politically in the fact that
they are in the same district in the
House Of Delegates.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
0Wen-SettIe.
Richlands. Va. LnIu I6

hlcnianos, Va, July 10.
Tszewell Republican:
We will give you brief sketch of a
wedding which took place in our midst
July 10th. On that date Mr.. Marion
owen, of Texas, and Miss Avvia M.
Settle, of Richlands were married at
Jeffersonville Hotel, Tszewen, Va, by
Rev. T. E. Wiley. Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
will spend few days with the BRIDES
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Settle, and
Will later locate at Gary, W. Va, where
Mr.. Owen has position as electrician
with the U. S. Coal and Coke Co. The
bride and groom were accompanied on
their trip by Miss Hattie Settle. sister
OF the bride. Friends and relatives of
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen wish them much
JOY and success in their new home.
Friends of Bride and Groom.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
HIGHLANDS NEWS.
Items of Interest From the Prosperous
Little Town Down the Clinch

Richlands, Va, July 18th.
Dolph Stinson, of Bluefeld, was visit
ing here Sunday.
Mrs. A. H. Griffith has been very i'll
for the past week.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs Will Wilson
is very sick at this writing.
Miss Nell Sargent, of Bluefield, is vis-
iting relatives at this place.
Miss Trula Gillespie, of Cedar Bluff,
was shopping here last Saturday.
Misses Bertha and Lena Scott were
calling on friends here last week.
Archie McKenry has returned home
from two months visit in Kentucky.
Crockett Lambert, the well known
railway mail clerk, was in town on last
Saturday.
Misses Flora and Rosa Brown, of Ce-
dar Bluff, were visiting friends here
last week.
Miss Estelle Dogan. of Roanoke, has
returned to her home after a visit to
this place.
Miss Maggie .McGraw, of Pounding
Mill, was visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hop
kins, last week.
Mrs. Keller Hunt, of Bluefield, is Wis
iting her sister-in-law, Mrs. A. H. Grif-
fifth, this week.
Mrs. George Brown was called home
one day last week by the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Hurt.
Some repairing, which adds much to
its appearance, is being done on the
school building here.
Mrs. Baker, of Davy, w. Va, has re-
turned to her home after spending
some time with friends here.
Mrs. AL Martin and Mrs. Ed Mcclure,
of Cedar Bluff, spent last Friday at
Pounding Mill as the guests of Mrs. W.
b. Steele.
Misses Bessie Peery and Mary Low,
Of Cedar Bluff, spent several days last
week at the home of DR.. and Mrs. W.
r. Williams at this place.
Miss Dora Griffith has returned home
from visiting relatives in Bluefield and
at Pounding Mill. She has resumed her
position as clerk in the Richlands Mer-
camille Co.'S. store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
NO.29
BURKES GARDEN NEWS
Items of Interest From the Garden
Spot Of Virginia.
Burkes Garden. Va Julv 18th

Burkes Garden, Va, July 18th.
Miss Emma Greever is home from
Craig Healing Springs.
Mrs. Stephen Rosenbaum is visiting
in the Garden this week.
Miss Eta Greever has been quite
sick again for several days.
John Robert, the little son of joseph
Meek, got his arm broken last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Moss enter
tanned Rev. and Mrs. Richie last Fri
day.
Misses Pearl Vail and Teresa Gree
yer, of Tazewell, are visiting rel ses
here.
Miss Dora Meek entertained nu.
Der of the young people on last Monday
night.
Miss Sarah Moss entertained several
Of her cousins and friends on last Wedn-
esdsy.
Miss Mabel Groseclose, of Lexington.
Va, is visiting relatives here for sever
al days.
Misses Sarah and Lettie Moss are
visiting their sister, Mrs. jeff Ho1e.
in Bland county.
Luther Showers, of Bland county. ia
posting books this week for his UNCLE
H. R. Showers.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tanning spent
Sunday visiting Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Peery at North Tazewell.
Miss Lettie Jane Felty, of Princeton,
W. Va, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Felty, at this place.
Mrs. Charles Beavers and Katie Hall.
of North Tazewell, are visiting Mrs.
George w. Moss here this week.
Miss Lucille, the attractive daughter
OF DIR. and Mrs. c. A. Thompson. of
Tazewell, is visiting Miss Sarah Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rush Moss entertained
large dinner party last Thursday in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. Ritchie and
Mrs. Ryan.
Mrs. Janet Vail, of Chicago, widow of
the late James Vail, of Burkes Garden.
and her niece, Mrs. W. B. F. White. of
Richlands, are visiting relatives here.
Rev. H. w. Fugate, of FarmviIle.
Will begin a meeting here July oath.
Rev. Fugate is affectionately remem-
bered by the people of Burkes Garden.
The following from here attended the
Laymen's Meeting at TazeweIl Satur-
day and Sunday: F. NJ. Moss, T. E.
Howell, A. S. Greever, John P. Gose
and son, George.
Sherman Dunn, of Bland county. a
student at the University of Virginia.
mas been assisting his cousin, H. R.
Showers, in posting his books as COM
missioner of the revenue.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Accidental Death.

A colored woman, Sallie Sander, or
sometimes known as Sallie Hedrick,
died suddenly at the home of her sister.
Belle Dingus, in Shakerag, Tuesday
afternoon from an overdose of strych-
nine.
Reports differ as to the cause of her
death. One report is that death was
caused by taking headache powders, "
and another that she was a morphine
habitue and had gotten the strychnine
tablets in place of her usual dose of
morphine.
The funeral occurred yesterday after
noon and burial was made in Maple
Shade cemetery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Russell county Contest.

The reports from Lebanon, in regard
to the case now pending, in the matter
OF the petition of some eight hundred
voters who claim to have been errone-
ously left off the voting lists in Russell
county, are 30 conflicting that we re-
frain from comment further than to say
that the questions:
Where is r. L. Kidd, chairman of the
Russell county Democratic party, and
Where is Sam Aston?-
promise, in the Ninth district, to take
the place of the hoary question of:
who struck Billy Patterson"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Two Railroad Contracts.

In connection with the recent letting
of coal contracts by the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad, most of which were ia
ken by the Clinchfield and West Virgin
ia sections. two of the smaller south
eastern railroads have been secured this
year by the aggressive Clinchfield Coal
Corporation. Augusta & Florida, which
formerly drew its coal from off the
Louisville & Nashville, and the Macon,
Dublin & Savannah, which has hereto
fore used coal via Southern Railway de-
livery at Macon. The continued ag-
gressions of the Virginia producers are
especially encouraging in view of the
acute dollness now prevailing in the
Kentucky Tennessee field.
Fred Pendleton was business visitor
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

Miss Stuart, of Alexandria, delivered
very interesting lecture on the con-
servation of birds to small but appre-
ciative audience on last Thursday night
at the tent theater. 1t is to be regret
ted there was not more to hear this ex-
cellent lecture. but it is hoped the inter-
est awakened and the work Of the
Woman's Club viii enable the Audubon
Society of Virginia to establish branch
society here and enliss the schools in
the npble work of preserving the birds.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Conference Dates Changed.

Bishop Kilgo will hold the Holston
and Tennessee Conferences, and Bishop
Gambler the Kentucky and Mississippi
Conferences. The date of the Holston
Conference is changed to October 4, and
of the Tennessee Conference to Oct
tober IL.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
In the Van of Progress.

NJ. ]. Hsnkins of ''The Store That
Satisfies" confines to keep in the van
of progress. His latest acquisition be-
ing sanitary holder for ice cream
cones, an appliance that will be appre-
ciated by every parent of children at
the ice cream cone age, as it will assure
them no dangerous microbes can reach
the cones.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Senator Owens Mother Dead.

Mrs. Narcissa Owen, eighty years
old, mother of United States Senator
Robert l.. Owen, died at Guthrie, Okla
homa, on the 18th instant, as the result
Of fall several weeks ago. She was a
Cherokee Indian by blood and had
achieved fame as an author and artist.
Senator Owen is a native Of Lynch
burg, Va. having been born there Feb
suary 2. 1856.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

The above from effective
ymen mere on last Saturday and Sunday until the
see you will not be able
the laymen that closed last
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
THE LAYMEN'S MOVEMENT.

6OrOus Inauguration Of The Work TaWeH For The Eva ngeIat of u World
Large Congregations Listen Brilliant and Earnest Speakers on Sunday
WHAT TAzEWELL COUNTY CHURCHES GAVE
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

Fred Pendleton was business visitor
to 81 leheid Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-18
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. July 1s.-Cotton futures
opened weak; July. 13Soa13.I0; August.
l.:.;Joa13.4S; September, 1251; October,
T. i0al2.24; December, 12.3Oa12.20; Janu-
AIRY. LIB: February, 12.21; March, 12.21;
April EFT; May. 12.37.
fhe market opened weak at decline or
- to y points, under active and general
Liquidation, accompanied by rumors that
the market more excited than for weeks
past. Several of the active months sold
80 points under the closing figures of last
night during the first minutes, and it
looked as ii the weak cables, further
aims in the southwest, big crop predic-
tions and unfavorable trade reports were
absolutely demoralzing the long interest
remaining in the market after the de-
cline of the past two or three weeks.
There was active trade buying at the
t-ciine and heavy covering by shorts, as
well as some buying for reaction; but
while the market rallied 10 or IL points
from the lowest, the undertone showed
Little Improvement owing TO continued
liquidation and southern selling.
The market became more sensationally
weak late in the forenoon, as long cotton
continued to come out on the cary rally,
and August contracts sold oil To 1o24,
or to a net loss of 81 points, while other
positions broke to net decline OF from
- to u points.
Covering continued very active on this
decline. and prices at midday were )
points UP from the lowest, but there was
further liquidation, and local bears were
predicting d still further break before
Tire selling movmni had run its cours.
Spot nominal.
Estimated receipts at the ports today
were iOb bales, against 1.O4I last week
and 14,T19 last year; for the week, 5000
bales. against i.194 last week and 5i.211
last year TCday'S receipts at New Or
leans were "1S bales, against 2,614 last
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-18
BOSTON WOOL MARKET,

BOSTON. July 1S.-The wool market
continuAs almost stagnant not only in
the selling cities of the east but in the
growing sections in the west. Neither
prospects nor prices show any DISPOSE
ton toward Improvement.
Some purchases are reported from the
Far west, and IL to As cents is said to
have been paid for territory landed clean
In Boston. In the fleece section there is
q little better demand and prices are
said to be fairly firm.
tnwashed delaine is selling at - cents
and some secured Utah and Nevada wool
on basis OF ~ to - cents for the best.
a moderate business is reported in pulled
wool. but trading in the foreign product
81 practically at a standstill.