Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-10-31
TOWN AND COUNTY News.

Captain c. A. Fudge is confined to
his home on Mechanics avenue with sn
attack Of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. S. Gillespie and
daughter, Mrs. T. r. Peery, returned
yesterday from a short visit to Rich
mond.
Little Miss Helen Lake Bottimore en-
tsrtsincd number of her friends on
last Saturday in honor of her ninth
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Perley and little
son, OF Honaker, were here Saturday
and Sunday as guests of Hon. and Mrs.
Barnes Gillespie.
Bishop B. d. Tucker, Dr. ]. Llovd
and the rector Rev. E. A. Rich. will
preach on Thursday night Nov. 9TH, at
Stras Memorial church.
BerKley Gillespie returned Tuesday
from Richmond, where he recently m
derwent an operation for appendicitis
He has entirely recovered
John Rhudd and Miss Jessie Rstliff
were married at the home of the brides
parents in.North Tazewell, on yesterday
morning by Rev. j. R. King.
Eugene Edgar Crockett and: Miss Ma
bic Clare Childress. of Crocketts Cove.
were married, at the circuit parsonage
on last Saturday, by Rev. j. R. King.
Attorney b. W. Stras, of Winston
Salem, N. C.. came yesterday for a
short visit to his parents. He was &C.
companied by his friend Willard North
up, of Winston-Salem.
Miss May lizard. of Roanoke. is the
guest of Miss Rosalie Stras. Miss lizard
Is the daughter of the late DIR. lizard
who formerly lived in Pocabontas and
and she has many friends in this section.
Miss F. l.. Kelly, visiting secretary Of
the Chlldren's Home, of Richmond. was
here for several hours on last Saturday
visiting homes into whose keeping child
ren from that institution had been civ
en-. From here she went to Raven.
Miss Laura Gildersleeve, of Grafton.
who IS teaching in the Pocahontas high
school, spent the latter part of lsst
week at Fork Union. Va, at the home
of her friend. Miss Rosalie Snead. who
Is also teaching at Pocahontas.
Mrs. Robert Moss, of Burkes Garden.
who has been in Richmond RECEIVING
medical treatment at the Johnston
Willis hospital, returned home Satur-
day. Her friends will be glad to learn
that she is much improved in health.
G. w. Doak and H. R. Hawthorne
were in Pocahontas on Friday, and on
Saturday escorted the Hon. Harry St.
George Tucker to this place, where he
delivered an appeal in behalf of the
democratic candidates to a fair-sized
audience.
Hon. Harry St. George Tucker. DEM
ocrat, delivered the same old speech to
the same old crowd at this place on last
Saturday afternoon. A few ladies
turned out to hear him, and their pres
ence was the only agreeable feature of
the whole dismal meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Harrison. form
erly of this place, spent few DAYS in
Richmond first of this week while en- |
route from Waynesville, N. c., to their |
winter home in Winter Haven. Fla.
where they will remain until thew have |
harvested their orange crop, after which
they will spend the remainder of the |
winter in Tampa.
The ladies of the w. C. T. u. of this |
place will present the little comedy.
Ma Dusenberry and Her Gearls. >, at |
Rlchlands on tomorrow evening at 7.3O |
o'clock. The warm reception given the
play here should insure a large attend
ance. The players have been asked to
give another performance along the
same lines at this place.
The Woman's Club held their fort
nightly meating in the library of the
nigh school yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Doak read an interesting paper on
William of Orange, and for the current
events Mrs. G. w. st. Clair read some
news clippings. On account of movino
from the city Mrs S. o. Hall resigned
as vice-president and Mrs. j. b. Bower
was elected in her stead.
H. Claude Pobst was called to Balti-
more on last Saturday by a message an
nounclng the serious condition of his
cousin, DIR. r. L. Collins, of Burgess
Store, Md, who had been operated nm
1T the University hospital for strangu.
alton of the intestines. The latest
word from DR.. Collins is that his nros-
'ects of recovery are now good. DR..
Collins, it will be remembered, married c
Tazewell girl-Miss Allie Hoover.
The letter issued by the ladies of the +,
razewell Cemetery Association, the !
late of their annual bazaar were shown .
IS on December 5th and 9th, but instead .
hey will be held on the 9th and 7th. of q
december, Corrected copy of the letter +
ppesrs in this issue which will be read h