Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-01-11
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

yesterday from Welch.
Rev. w. w. Carson returned yester-
day from trip to Florida.
Presehlag in the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
The present severe cold snap has
caused much suffering to stock.
]. r. Gildersleeve. jr., returned Tues
day from business trip to Welch.
J. Walter GRAPHICAL, of Pocahontas.
was business visitor here Tuesday.
Ballard F. Mcneil, of Irwin. Pa. is
visiting homefolks and friends here this
week.
Rev. E. E. Wiley returned Tuesday
from visit to his mother in Greenville.
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. W. Stras will leave
on Saturday for Bermuda to spend the
winter.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met with Mrs. W. G. O'Brien on
Tuesday.
Miss Rosalie Stras left on Friday for
Baltimore to resume her studies at the
Conservatory of Music.
John S. Bottimore is Offering at ex-
ceptlonally low prices a line of mems
and boys odd trousers.
The Bible Class of the PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday school will meet with Mrs. S. o.
Hall tomorrow afternoon.
Roll w. Witten, of Pisgah, left on
Monday for Blacksburg to enter the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Herbert Carson will leave today for
Lexington to resume his studies at
Washington and Lee University.
1 still have few pairs of mems and
boys odd trousers that must be sold. If
you want a good pair CHEAP cali and
see John S. Bottimore.
Ralph Goode has resigned his position
as prescription clerk in Jackson's Phar-
macy, and will leave about the 25th for
johnson City, Tenn, to take position
in that city.
Or-'n Dawson and Herschel Middle
swarts, of 2luefield, were here yester-
day advertising the V. P. I.-Beaver
High School basket ball game, to take
place in Bluefield on next Saturday.
The Music Club met with Mrs. George
W. ST. Clair on last Saturday. In ad-
dition to the usual interesting program
the occasion was also a reception to
Miss Bessie Osborne, of Newark, N. j..
who is visiting Miss Mary Turk.
We have just unloaded car of No. l
clover hay also No. timothy, Send US
an order for what you want,
Star Milling Company, Inc.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute
basket ball team will play the Beaver
High School at Bluefield on Saturday at
the High School Gymnasium. This will.
no doubt, be an interesting game and
will attract some of the athletes from
off the Clinch.
Rev. S. o. Hall returned Tuesday
from Wytheville, where he had been to
visit his brother, Rev. W. A. Hall. who
has resigned as pastor of the Presbyre-
rian church in that city and will move to
Lexington, Mo-, where he has accented
another charge.
Little George Quincy. son of Doctor
and Mrs. Fred Quincy, of Pocahontas.
had the misfortune, while coastinp at
Pocshontas on last Thursday, to break
his thigh. He has been attending Miss
Ella Bowen's private school here. and
has made many friends who will be sor-
ry indeed to learn of his accident.
We are sole distributors of PARA
DIM FLOUR in Tazewell and vicinity.
If you are not using it, let us send Won
a barrel under our personal guarantee
14-4w. 6. 7. Peerv a 20
Special Officer J. M. Russell, of Cedar
Bluff, brought Elias Lassey, colored, to
the jail here on last Sunday. Lassey is
charged with killing another colored
man in game of poker at Kimball, w.
Va, in October, and Governor Mann has
been asked to honor requisiton for his
return to Mcdowell county for trial.
Oscar Holley, son of Lee Hollev of
this place, was killed by a fall of slate
in the mines of the Mcdowell Coal and
Coke Company, near North Fork. W.
Va, on last Thursday. Holley, together
with two brothers named Heath. were
in the entry when caught, and Hollev
and one of the Heath boys were killed.
Holley's remains were brought here
Saturday and buried on Sunday. the
colored Masons having charge of the
ceremonies. Holley was a young man
unmarried, and was well liked by ali
who knew him.
Frank H. Clark, of Pocahontas. who
has been confined in Jail at this place on
a charge of obtaining money uniawfullv
on two money orders, amounting to
$3.50, which he had stolen, was taken
to charlottesville on last Sunday by
Deputy Marshal F. M. Shrader, of Ora.
ham. When brought into court on Mon
day for trial, he confessed his guilt, and
was sentenced by Judge Mcdowell to
ninety days confinement in the Jail of