Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-27
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Attorney T. C. Bowen was in Bland
first of the week on legal business.
Mrs. A. G. Russell has accepted the
position of organist at the Presbyterian
church.
Major R. r. Henry returned Thurs
day from trip to Roanoke and Blue
Ridge Springs.
Judge S. c. Graham returned Thurs
day from Norfolk, where he has been
enjoying the sea breezes.
w. o. Perry, mayor, and F. C. Cook,
ex-mayor, of Welch, W. Va, were in
the city last Friday on legal business.
Prof. and Mrs. 81. M. Eagle, who
have been visiting the parents of the
former in Burkes Garden, left Tuesday
for Dalton, Ga.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union rendered the young people of the
town reception at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Peery on Tuesday
evening.
c. Gross, representing Strouse e.
Bros, of Baltimore, was at ]. y. Bot
timore's store Monday and Tuesday
taking orders for fall and winter cloth
ing of the High Art" brand.
The date of the banquet to be given
by the Order of the Eastern Star has
been changed from July 18th, to the
night of July 4th. Initiation of candi-
dates will begin at 7-3O and the banquet
at $50.
There will be preaching in the school
room near c. H. Reynolds on Cavette's
Creek Sunday at $3.50 p. m. by Rev. T.
Il. Campbell. A cordial invitation is
extended to one and all to attend the
services.
WANTED-Nemes of graded and
high school graduates and young people
who might be interested in attending
BUSINESS College. Will pay so cents 9
hundred. Write for information or mai
list Southern Commercial School, Bris-
tol, Tenn.
Hon. T. ]. Muncy, Mrs. Muncy and
daughters, Misses Stella, Sallie and
Elizabeth, returned Monday from Bland
where they attended the unveiling Oh
last Thursday of the monument erected
to the Confederate dead of Bland.
The Bible class, her Sunday school
class and the officers of the Presbvteri
an church gave Miss Ella Bowen a sur
prise party on Tuesday evening and to
wish her Godspeed to her new home in
Georgia, for which she leaves today.
W. l. Lee, who has been appointed
road engineer for Jeffersonville and
Maiden Spring districts, arrived here
Monday from Staunton and took charge
of the work in manner that indicates
that In these two districts it will be
pushed with the utmost vigor.
The JeffersOnville Hotel has been
greatly improved by new coat of paint
both within and without. J. w. Wall
has the contract, and has done the work
so well that Mine Host Kelly feels as
though he would not exchange the man.
agement for hotel on Broadway.
George c. Peery, of Wise, passed
through on No. IL last Friday en- route
home from Roanoke He did not 90 to
the democratic convention in Baltimore.
but rather regrets he did not try for
the nomination for Congress from the
Ninth, AS he is of the opinion there will
be two republican candidates in the dis
trict this fall, and thinks if there is a
democrat might pull through.
Miss Ella Bowen will leave today for
Milledgeville, Ca, where she has ac-
cepted position as governess of the
children of Mrs. E. D. Napier, of the
Black Lake plantation near that city.
Milledgeville, it will be remembered by
the old-timers, was once the capital of
Georgia, and is at present the seat of
the Middle Georgia Military and Agri-
cultural College and the State Normal
School for girls. The state asylum for
the insane is also located near the CITY.
William Frederick Crabtree, of Max
well, passed away at the Gillespie Sana-
evening. Some weeks ago he was ac-
cidentally injured by being cut on the
knee by an axe, from which blood
poisoning set up, and in spite of the
best of medical skill and attention he
died as stated above. The remains were
taken to Maxwell on Monday for inter
ment. Mr.. Crabtree was in his fortv
fourth year of age, and ls survived by
his wife and six children besides a large
circle of relatives and friends through
out the county.
Pat Huffard, who has been the guest
of his sister, Mrs. H. S. Surface, here
for several days, left Monday for Kings
port, Tenn, for a days visit to his
brother, Wallace, and sister, Miss Jean
and from there went to Cleveland,
Tenn, to fill three days engagement
at vaudeville theater in that city.
Pat, IS he is usually called by bis
many friends here, does not travel