Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-21
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

visitor here on Sunday last.
Miss Ssllie Brittain wss visiting
friends in Elaefield frat Of she week.
John D. Peery. Of Gary, spent Sun
de with bis family g North Tsze vel
Bars. Mary Harmsn is visiting Mr..
aud Ms ~. l.. Mos,srd ia Pocahontas.
Rev J Lloyd will p-e,ch in the
Episcopal church here next Monday
n.Eh
Ionic Coulli,g left n Saturday lest
for Salem TO enter u.s. O. SUDDEN; in Roam
oke Coliegc.
Miss Gertrude Rucker returned Son-
day afternoon from m extended visi. to
he home in Lynchburg
Fish are running plentiful now. and
! just the time 20 land a nice fresh mess
for your breakfast Get your nets at
w. T. Witten & Co.'S.
John Crawford, who has been con-
fined to his home with pneumonia for
the past eight weeks, was on the streets
Monday.
Joe Burkholder, yardmaster for the
c., c. and o. Ry. at Dante, spent Sun
day with friends here and at North
Tazewell.
Miss Lide Tynes will reach home Sat
urday from an extended visit to friends
in Richmond. Fredericksburg and other
eastern cities.
N. L. Peery, of North Tszewel. was
on the streets Saturday for the first
time since recovering from his recent
serious illness.
We have a nice line of croquet sets.
ranging IN price from IS cents TO 81. 90.
W. T. Witten & Co.
DR.. Isaac PIERCE performed delicate
surgical operation on Miss Ella Smoot,
of Ti7top. on Monday. Miss Smoot is
making a nice recovery.
Mrs. Mallie Peery, who has been
quite III in the Johnston Willis Hos
pitial, Richmond following an operation
for appendicitis returned to her home
yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Kelly and little daughter
returned Saturday from Florida, where
| they spent the winter. Mr.. Kelly will
remain in Florida until the roads i'm
prove enough for him to return in his
automobile.
Rev. S. o. Hall preached to the young
people of our little on last Sunday after
noon. There was very good attend
ance and the sermon much enjoyed.
Revs. Wiley and Campbell assisted in
the services.
c. B. Scott, locating engineer with
the State Highway Commission, who
has been engaged on the roads in Russell
county is now engaged in locating roads
in Washington and Smyth counties,
with headquarters in Wytheville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Gillespie returned
Monday from an extended honeymoon
through the southern states. They
proceeded at once to Liberty, where
they will make their home in the hand
some old Higginbotham residence.
a new stairway has been placed in
M. j. Hawkins store leading to the bal
cony occupied by the Tazewell Millinery
Company. 1t is handsome affair, and
erected in a manner that reflects credit
On the contractor, V. L. Stephenson.
The Cemetery Association held bust
ness meeting at the home of the presi-
dent, Mrs. J. D. HARRISON, on Tuesday
to receive the report of the treasurer.
This report reached US too late for pub
LEGATION in this weeks issue, but will be
given in full next week.
Mrs. Ella Crockett and daughter, Miss
George, who have been living in Mid
dlesboro, KY, for nearly two years,
have returned to this place to make
their home. The younger daughter.
Miss Bessie, remained in Middlesboro to
complete her course in music, and will
come later.
Or. R. P. Copenhaver is nursing a
bad eye, due to collision with flying
monkey wrench. DR.. Copenhaver had
been making some repairs on his motor
and had started the motor without re-
moving the wrench, and as the motor
gathered momentum the wrench few
off shrinking him over the eye and max
ing a painful wound.
The regular fortnightly meeting of
the Woman's Club on yesterday was
observed as Civic Day. An able paper
on Civic Betterment by the president,
Mrs. w. G. HARRISON. who is spending
the winter in Florida, was read by Mrs.
s. o. Hall a general discussion fol-
lowed and many interesting ideas for
civic betterment were advanced by the
members.
Eugene PIERCE, store manager tor the
Jewell Ridge Coal Company, spent Sun
day with his parents at this place. Mr..
Peirce had just returned from a trip
through the Elkhorn coal fields, and
says the coal situation there is in a bad
shape owing to the railroad car short