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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-29
NORTH TAZEWELL NEWS.
Many Items of Interest From the Little
Town on the Cinch.
North Tazewell. Va. Feb. 28th-

North Tszewell, Va, Feb. 2Sth.
R. L. Gillespie, of Graham, was a Wis
itor here Tuesday.
John Graham was here Saturday
greeting his many friends.
F. NJ. Lawrence and family have
moved back to their farm on Mud Fork
w. L. Britts is visiting his sons. Paul
and George. at Chatteroy, W. Va, this
week.
Fullen Thompson unloaded two cars
of fine yearling cattle here on last Sat
urdsy.
Mrs. J. W. Whitley spent Saturday
last at Pisgah with her sister, Mrs. Cap
Crockett
Mrs. John Ireson. of Cedar Bluff. ia
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Ireson here
this week.
George P. Hall has been confined to
his home for the past ten days with a
very severe cold.
l.. L. Arnold, of Graham. was visit.
ing friends and relatives at this place
Saturday and Sunday.
J H Peery, R. b. Conley, J. R.
Brown and Joe Litz were all visitors to
Bluefeld on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Thompson will
leave today for Paris, Ky, where they
will make their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs II. F. Ireson have n
very sick baby. its illness being the
result of an attack of measles.
John W. Campbell, the lime burner
made business trip to Bluefield and
other points east first of the week.
We are glad to report that Mr.. NJ. L.
l.. Peery is rapidly recovering from hi
recent attack of pneumonia, and will!
soon be out again.
Mrs. Vernon Smith has returned To-
her home in Grundy after a weeks visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. J.
Whitley, at this place.
A fine boy baby arrived Monday to
make happy the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Yost, in Baptist Valley Both moth
er and baby are doing well.
Prof. G. l.. Strong and Misses Martha
Wray and Mary Pendleton. teachers
here, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
K. II. Mcclure on last Saturday.
c. c. Peery, son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
l.. Peery, of this place, left today for
Lipscomb, Texas. Clarence says that
he doesn't intend to return under five
years.
The school at this place will close on
next Friday. We regret to see the ex-
cellent teachers leave. They have done
splendid work, and the many friends
they have made while here hope they
will return again in the fall.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-29
Legislative LacOniCS Of Local Interest

The Legislature has passed the birC
bill, and among its provisions is one
prohibiting the killing of robins at any
time. Persons who kill these birds are
subject to heavy fine.
The bill introduced recently by Dele
gate F. w. Smith, of King and Queen
county, directing the committee ap-
pointed under the Weaver resolution to
inquire into the general management Of
the school system by the Department
of Education, was voted down in the
House.
A measure has been passed to ALLOW,
the people to again vote on a constitu
tional amendment permitting city treas
urers and ass essors to succeed them
selves in office. A similar measure as
to county tressurers and assessors car
ried in the 1910 election. and it likely
this one will pull through, as it is con
sidered that it would be an unfair re-
Election and discrimination, as to town
officials, should the amendment not
carry.
The measure for the relief Of land
titles in Buchanan county failed of pas
sage. The House then passed a resolu-
tion appointing A. S Higg,nbotham. o.
this place, Judge J. H. Stuart. Of Roam
oke, and Marshall Mccormick, of Ber-
ryville, to investigate the titles in Buch-
anan, and draw up an act that will give
relief to the wild cat trading in lands
now going on in thst county. All three
of the appointees are able attorneys.
and it is hoped that by the next session
of the Legislature, two years hence
they will have a sensible bill dealing
with the complicated question in our
sister county.
The Tazewell county road bill passed
the Senate last week.
A copy of the bill is on file at this
office and anyone wishing to become
familiar with the provisions of the new
bill should call and read it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-29
Death of Mrs. H. G. Mccall.

This community was inexpressibly
shocked on last Saturday to learn that
Mrs. H. G. Mccall had passed away at
an early hour that morning. She had
been sick but a short time, and her con-
dition had not been considered serious
until a short time before her death.
Ollie Mccall, as she was lovingly
known to her many friends, was a wo-
man of the most lovable disposition and
of rare intellectual accomplishments
a forceful woman, who made warm
friends of all acquaintances by her kind
ly disposition. Her place in the home,
church and social life our little city can
not be filled.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by one sister, Mrs. H. Bane Harman.
of this place, and two brothers. James
D. Harrison, also of this place, and
William G. Harrison, of Winter Haven,
Florida.
Funeral services were held at the
home or Sunday at O'Clock in the aft
ernoon. and interment was made in JEFF
fersonville cemetery.
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BuTkeS GaTden.
Burkes Garden, Va, Feb. &c.

Burkes Garden, Va, Feb. &c.
Isaac Spracher is having corn husk-
ing today.
Levi Rhudy has been hauling lime FOR
several days.
Mrs. Lettie'Wynn, who has been sicl
for sometime, is better.
NJ. F. Wynn is thinking of selling his
farm and moving to Roanoke.
Misses Emma and Eta Greever are
both some better at this time.
Mr. GTubo is making maple sugar at
Watson Showers sugar camp.
Miss Bette Grosecloss was the guest
Of Mrs. L. E H Rhudy Sunday.
Rev. S o. Hall will fill his regular
appointment here on next Sunday.
Miss LucTetia Nahood closed he
school at the Rhudy school house last
Friday.
The Children's Missionary Society
met at the home Of. Mrs. ]. B. Meek or
last Sunday.
T. II. Rhudy and Fletch Thompson
who have been in the Garden for few
days, left for Roanoke today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dot Chrisman and little
son were visiting Mrs. Chrismon's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs E. L. Grubb, las
Sunday.
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Kelly--WdtkinS.

A pretty home wedding was solemn
ized at 3 O'Clock on last Saturday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
T. Watkins in Lynchburg. when their
daughter, Miss Trula Watkins. was
married to Mr. John Jackson Kelly. ir
son of d.. j. j. Kelly, of Big Stone
Gap.
Both parties to the ceremony are
well known here and each have a large
number of relatives living in the coun-
ty. Mrs. Kelly frequently visited here.
and was very popular with the young
set.
Mr.. Kelly is the son of DR.. Kellv. the
well known druggist and mining mag
net, of Big Stone Gap, and a former
resident of this place
Among those present were the fol
lowing from this place: Misses Ollie
and Winnie Hurt and Mr.. William
Werth, jr.
MIR and Mrs. E H. Witten. of Grun-
dy, uncle and aunt of the bride, were
also present.
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kSbery News.

Asbe'ry, Va, Feb. 27.
Bob Buchanan vas a visitor here last
Friday.
Mrs. Matte Brooks was the guest of
Mrs. E. R. Neel Sunday.
Jimmie Asberry spent Saturday and
Sunday with relatives in Little Valley.
Misses Grace buchanan and Leola
Neal visited at w T. Csrroll's Sunday.
Miss Pearl Asberry YVES the guest Of
the Misses Vanhoozier Saturday night.
Miss Dona Vanhoozier is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Willie Taylor, near Broad.
ford.
Mrs. w. o. Neal and two little sons,
Stuart and Fred, spent Sunday evening
at the home of ]. A. Neal
The people here are just about mud
bound. We hope the good roads men,
will soon come to our rescue.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. j. Ashley last Monday and
left with them twin baoies-a boy and
girl.
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Lee County Grand Jury IndictS as More.

Forty-five additional indictments were
returned Saturday by the grand Jury
investigating the election frauds in Lee
county, Virginia. Great surprise was
expressed when it was learned that
thirty-fve of those indicted are not
charged with vote selling, but WITH
failure to appear before the grand iury
and testify with reference to the al
legged use of money in recent elections.
The other ten are charged with selling
votes.
Witnesses who testified before the
grand jury taking Judge Skeen's '.im-
munity bath" told of placing sums of
money in the hands of men indicted
Saturday for use in the elections. These
men declined to appear before the grand
jury and as result they will face trial
on charges of violating the Barksdale
pure election law.
The cases of the los men previously
indicted were called Saturday by Judge
Skeen but were continued.
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Major Samuel Walton.

The selection of Samuel Walton as q
member of the board of review for the
Southern District of the National Trot-
ting Association is fitting tribute not
only to the worth of large and repre-
sentative breeder of the light harness
horse, but to the man who has labored
continuously for more than a score of
Years TO elevate racing and the develop
ment of progressive ideas IN this sec
tion of the South.
In addition to being a member of the
board of review of the National Trot.
ting Association, Mr.. Walton is also q
director of the American Trotting Horse
Breeders Association; president of the
Virginia, Carolinas, Georgia circuit OF
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Items From RichIandS.
RIchlands. Va. Feb OH

RIchlands, Va, Feb. 27th
Mrs. w. b. F. White returned Mon
day from visit to Tazewell
David Atwell, of Cedar Bluff, was
calling on friends here today.
S. J. Stuart. foreman at the West
Fork mills, was in town Monday.
P. w Baker went to Carterton Sat
urday to visit his wife and her parents.
Mr.. Lee, of the Yellow Poplar Llm-
Der Company, was a business visitor
he'e today.
J. C. Peery, of Bluefeld, visited his
parents, MIR. and Mrs. F. NJ. Peery, al
this place Sunday.
Joe Keen and q number of Others
from this place are attending court al
Tazewell this week
The Ladies' Aid Society gave an ic.
cream and oyster supper Saturday night
whicl was well attended.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-29
NO TIDINGS OF
MISSING WOMAN
Still in Washington is the Opinion Of
Those in SearGh--COuntV Wide e.
fort 10 Find Mrs. 6TeeseT.

All efforts to locate Mrs. W. II.
Greever, who disappeared in the heart
of the shopping district in Washington
on Feb. nth. has, so far, proved futile.
travelling men are taking part in the
systematic search being made and are
carrying cards containing a picture and
description of the missing woman which
they leave at hotels and with conduc-
tors of trains with instructions to notify
those in charge of the search should the
woman appear at the hotel or on trains.
The following interview by Mr.. (. L.
Greever, of this city, who is now in
Washington assisting in the search for
his sister in law, gives the views of
those in Washington as to the probable
cause of her disappearance:
4 did at one time fear that she might
have taken her life, but l have changed
my mind. She is probably right here in
the city and does not realize how much
uneasiness she has occasioned her reIa-
tives and friends. Only a few minutes
before she 81 pped away from the nurse
whom she has known since childhood.
They were plsymates. They stopped
and talked for several minutes, and af-
ter leaving her friend, Mrs. Gresver
became very reticent. the nurse stated.
Il am inclined 20 think that this meet
ing produced an i'll effect upon Mrs.
G-eever. She wss so sensitive that il
she believed her playmate had noticed
any idiOsyncrozy. she might have run
away and hidden from all her friends
until she recovered She may have
gone into the first rooming house she
came to and induced some kind hearted
woman to allow her to remain there in
definitely and to keep her secret for
her"
The Rev. Mr.. Greever is almost pros
trated over the disappearance of his
wife. and much sympathy is felt and ex-
pressed for him here, where he is SO
well known and universally loved.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-29
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent About
People Down The CIinch.
Pounding Mill, Va, Feh. 2Sth.

Pounding Mill, Va, Feb. 28th.
Miss Cora Christian was visiting in
Richlands Friday.
James Johnson has been on the sick
list for several days.
w. B. Harris, Of Richmond, is visit
ing his family at this place.
Miss Pearl Mcclure spent the week
end at her home in Cedar Bluff
w. R. Sparks made a business trip to
Tazewell the latter part of last week.
Mrs. R. K Gillespie has been suffer
ing from a severe cold for several days.
Sam Sturgil, of Tennessee, was the
guest here Sunday of his cousin, John
Sturgill
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom England were Wis
iting friends at Indian the latter part OF
last week.
Mrs. Susan Ringstaff has returned
from a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Muikey, at Honaker.
R. K. Gillespie aud George Hurt at
tended the burial OF Mrs. H. G. Mccall
at Tazewell on last Sunday.
Mrs. Sam Weird has been right sicl,
for several days at the home of her
father, Rev G. r. Thomas.
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Griffith left Sun
day for Raven Red Ash, where they
will make their home in the future.
Miss Helen Mcclure. Of Cedar Bluff.
was here Saturday and Sunday as the
guest of her aunt. Mrs w. B. Steele.
Mrs. c. II. Trayer was at Maxwell
yesterday visiting Rev. and Mrs. Pan
gle. The lstter is very much improved
from her recent serious illness.
Only four more days of school at this
place. A number of children have been
kept from school for some time OF ac-
count of chickenpox and measles.
Miss Ethel Cameron, who is teaching
on Pounding Mill Branch, was at Taze-
we'll Tuesday as a witness in a suit
brought against the BIuestone Traction
Company, OF Graham.
Rev. Warren Baldwin, of the Chris
tian church at Richlands, preached ali
excellent sermon in the Union church
here on Sunday night. He was the
guest Of r. NJ. Sparks and family while
here.
The following mesdames were guests
one day recently of Mrs. Charles Grin
sted: T. M. Luttrell, w. F. Grinsted.
w. w. Wingo, G. B. Wingo, of Indian,
Mrs. James Jones, of Rlchlands, ano
Mrs. C. H. Trayer, of this place.
Rev. Warren Baldwin and Rev. F. H
Burman and number of other temper
ance workers from Richlands will be
at this place Friday night and give E
lecture and entertainment in behalf OF
temperance at the Union church. Nc
admission will be charged, and every
one is cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Byrd Brewster was called to the
bedside of her sick husband in Rich
lands on yesterday. Mr.. Brewster, who
is in the Williams hospital, is not only 6
victim of pneumonia, but is suffering
from injuries to his leg received several
months ago. A second operation was
performed Friday, the leg being ampu-
tated just above the knee.
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oO0o . Q o . Q Q . o0oOeeee
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Q 0 Q . . Q Q Q ooeosOaaaoa, Q Q

W. F. Harman, C. H. Peery and K.
d. R. Harman, of North Tazewell, were
in Welch first of the week attending a
meeting of the Joe's Branch Coal Com
pany.
Mrs. Mallie Peery, who was operated
on for appendicitis recently in Richmond.
1t is understood has developed pneuno-
MIA, which is causing her friend, much
anxiety. The latest information con-
cerning her condition, however, Is tiat
she Is doiog nicely.
Judge Harold A. Ritz. United States
Attorney for the southern distrlc, Of
West Virginia, was here Tuesday and
yesterday as attorney for the deferse
in the suit against the Bluestone Trac-
ton Company, Of Graham. Judge Ritz
recently announced his candidacy for
place on the Supreme Court bench of
West Virginia. and his friends are max
ing a hard fight to secure his nonlina-
ton
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The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals now sitting in Richmond handed
down decision Monday, sustaining a
sentence recently imposed upon George
Burchett, Columbus COlley, Jim Sykes
and Logan Sslyer by Judge Henry C.
Mcdowell in the Federal court at Big
Stone Gap. The men were convicted
of intimidating and interfering with one
Bruce Compton, who had been summon
as a witness before the United States
court at Big Stone Gap, and were each
sentenced to FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary and pay fine of 1000 The case
was appealed, but the decision Moodav
sustained the lower court, and the ne1,
will be taken to Atlanta shortly TO be-
gin their long term of service. They
are ell from Dickenson county.
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NEWS OF LEBANON.
Items of Interest From the County Seat
of Russell.

Lebanon, Va, Feb. 27.
j. E. Anderson is visiting relatives at
Wise.
]. E. Davis, of Honsker, is visitor
here today.
D. E. Lewellen, of Wise, is attend
ing court here.
T. J. Nelson, of Roanoke, attended
court here this week.
Attorney H. Sutherland, of Clint
wood, is here for few days.
Miss Verna Routh and brother, Harry,
attended the Leap Year dance at St
Paul last Friday night.
At present there are five large auto
mobiles running to and from the sta
ton. Two others will be put on at sn
early date.
The members of the Missionary So
ciety of the Baptist church met last
Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
S. II. Fletcher. After the business had
been transacted Mrs. Fletcher surprised
her guests by serving delightful re-
freshments. Those present were Mrs
s. B. Quillen, Mrs. H. A. Routh, Mrs.
w. II. Anderson, Mrs. w. N. Hendrix,
Mrs. R. D. Swain and Miss Mamie
Anderson.
Mrs. John Hurt entertained a num-
ber of her friends on the afternoon OF
the 22nd. An interesting historical con.
test was one of the features of the en-
tertainment in which Mrs. Corrie Dick
enson won a beautiful picture as a
prize. Delicious refreshments were
served at the close of the contest
Those enjoying Mrs. Hurts hospitality
were Mesdames w. N. Hendrix, Ton
Hendrix, H., H. and C. T. Dickenson
o. S. Burns, w. P. Gray, James Hen
ritze, Arthur Garrett, j. j. Payne, Sac
Aston, VIM. E. Burns, E. S. Finney
and Miss Mamie Anderson.
The Bible Class of the Presbyterian
church, at their meeting on last Friday
agreed on vigorous campaign to in
crease their membership.
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] ~--+N ANN~ AAA~@-AAAkos anu AOLUTdTF
vice-president of the Virginia State
Fair Association
En- route for Falls Mills from the
South, Mr.. Samuel Walton passed day
in Richmond recently and looked over
his horses in winter quarters at the
state Fair Grounds track. The stable
numbers close TO forty head of trotters
and PAGERS in charge Of Trainers r. U.
Macy and c. F. Rose In ages the
different members range from two
year-oids upward and nearly sll are
green horses. Among the sires repre-
sented are Direct Hal. 2:O45: Mckinney.
2:lli; Red Leo. 2:26t; Vito. 2:29s. full
brother to Vito. 2:O93; Chimes Curzon.
son Of Chimes, and Jim Red, young
son of Red Leo. One of the best pros
poets for a trotter in the stable is Ken
light, big and handsome brown M re.
five years old, by Mckinney, out of the
former noted race mare Lightning.
2:1l, by Alcantara. Carefully brought
along and never hurried in her work.
the daughter of Mckinney worked an
easy mile late last fall around 2:2O. with
the final quarter better than PIP gait.
The winter has been one of unusual Sc
verify even for the mountain section of
Southwest Virginia, where the Walton
Farm is located, but the horses have
done well and they number over a hun
dred head, including the stations, brood
mares and young things. The brood
mare band Is a choice one, and nearly
all Of the richly bred matrons are safe
with foal. A half dozen or more of
Mr. Walton's best mares are in Ken
lucky, where they We're sent in 1911
and mated with General Watts. 8, 2:O69:
Vice Commodore, 2:11, and Border
Knight, 2:123 Expecting to spend the
coming year in travelling abroad. ma
terial reductions in the stud at Walton
Farm are contemplated soon by Mr..
Walton. who, however, is not likely to
give up training and racing, which for so
many years have furnished diversion of
the pleasing sort. Richmond Journal.
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How TO Make Paint.

Take 10 gallons of L. & NJ. Pant made
of pure Lead. Zinc and Llnseed Oil at
81. 10 per gallon. Add gallons of Lin
seed Oil at 81 90 per gallon, and make
II gallons of pure Paint at a cost of
only 5! 65 per gallon.
It's the best paint that can be made.
It's 81 20 less cost than same quantity
of any other high grade pure Paint.
Call ON j. A. Greever, Tazewsll, Ve.
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graphical situation with extreme care,
pointing out every possibility.

graphical situation with extreme care,
pointing out every possibility.
Then, he said, when the committee
had completed its work, there had come
intimations that be desired to advance
bis personal fortunes. He said that uu-
der no circumstances would he accept
any nomination this year. AS to a state
ment that it was u blow at Representa-
tive Carter Glass, he repudiated it with
scorn. He read from the Tazewell Re-
publican, which called the Democrat
liars and hypocrites because they had
planned this change.
Now" he concluded, eff the other
seven districts think they know more
than we do about the best interests of
our own district, then vote down the
committee report. l have had flood
of demands from the Ninth district that
this change be made. l have heard
from rs per cent of the county chair
men and committeeman of the district;
they all want it. l have telegram re-
ceiYed from A. A. Campbell, who be-
fore the committee first advocated let
ting the district alone; he wants the
change"
Hugh S. White could not understand
the change Of front on the part Of the
Ninth district leaders, who at first said
they wanted the district lines to be IN
changed. He said he had read letter
from r. Tate Irvine, of Wise, to the
effect that the change would be such
gerrymandering that it would be hurt
full TO the party. Mr.. White was afraid
that the removal of Halifax and the
adding on OF the Ninth district counties
would make the Sixth Republican. In
reply to question from Judge Will
liams, Mr.. White admitted that he saw
no political reason for not changing
Halifax. but as his friends had let him
alone, he would like to do the same
thing by them. The three counties Of
the Ninth would add 800 Republican
votes to the Sixth.
William Watts, of Roanoke, asked
him for his authority for these figures,
and he said he went by results in for
mer years, when votes were not worth
more than 81 so each, and not by the
campaign Of 1910, when, he was inform
ed, they brought as high as $3.50 Judge
Williams entered fiat denial of this.
Mr.. Stebbins did not believe the
change would do the Ninth any good
and that it would be a vain thing to
make the change and thus endanger the
Sixth. He thought the gerrymanderirg
would infsme the Republicans The
Democrats, he was confident, could car
ry the Fifth without Halifax, which
itself has a latent Republican vote
which would be aroused if changed to
another district. The leaven of Repub-
licanism, he feared, would speedily leav-
en- the whole lump if the proposed
changes were made.
The Stebbins resolution was then put
to vote and carried, thus ending in a
victory for those opposed to redistrict-
ing.
LATER-The final act Of the attempt
to redistrict the state along congress
sional lines, took place on last Friday,
when Chairman Williams of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
brought up the bill out of order ard
moved the passage of a substitute bill,
leaving the districts as they formerly
were. The substitute bill carried, and
for the next ten years the congress
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