Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-14
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

u Mccall returned yesterday from
WEIGH, where they had been attending
Mcdowell county circuit court.
Miss r. L. Sewers, who taught the
Benbow school in Thompson Valley this
year, was here to-day en- route to her
home in Floyd county, her school having
closed Tuesday.
Mr.. Thomas Vail, of Umatilla, Florida,
arrived here Thursday to be with his
daughter, Miss Pearl, who has been
critically i'll for several weeks. The
many friends of this excellent lady will
be pleased to learn that she is RAPIDLY
recovering, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. w. Stras have re-
turned from an extended visit to Ber-
muda. En- route home Mrs. Stras stop
ped several days in Baltimore to see her
daughter, Miss RosaIe, who is attend
ing the Conservatory of Music there.
Mr.. Stras arrived at Tazewell several
days before his wife.
1t is understood that the firm of Har-
rlsson, Barns & Company have deter
mined not to operate their ice plant at
this place during the coming summer.
This will be a great inconvenience to
our people, and will cause them to rely
largely on Graham and Bluefield for
their ice supply in the future.
Rex Steele, of Pounding Mill, has
been chosen business manager of The
Virginia Tech, the organ of the General
Athletic Association of the Virginia
polytechnic Institute, of Blacksburg,
with Fred o. Gillespie of the same place
as one of his assistants Judging from
the large amount of ads carried in the
Tech they must be rustIers of business.
Col. James S. Browning, of Roanoke,
was visitor in Abingdon a few dsvs
ago. The Colonel is a most enthusiast
ic Roosevelt man, and believes Teddy
will get the Republican nomination.
The Colonel always rejoices to return to
the county of his nativity. His father,
MIR. Jesse Browning, resides near Mead
ow View, this county. Washington
County Journal.
A charter has been granted by the
State Corporation Commission to the
Fred w. Pendleton Insurance Agency
of this place. Many of the best known
business men of the town and county
have taken stock in the agency. and
Messrs. Fred Pendleton and Will Nc
Call, who have charge of the office, are
preparing to go after business with a
vengeance in the future.
On Thursday of next week the corner
stone of the handsome new stone church |
to be erected by the Methodist of Grun-
dy will be laid. The Masonic fraternity
of Grundy will have charge charge of
the ceremonies, and addresses appro-
pirate to the occasion will be made by
Presiding Elder J. o. Straley. of this |
place; Rev. j. B. Ely, of Athens, Tenn.
and Judge W. e. Burns, of Lebanon.
By recent order of President Taft q
postoffice, separate and distinct from
that of Bristol, Tenn, is to be forth
with established on the Virginia side of
the Twin City, with G. E. Goodell as
postmaster. Congressman Semp has
for some time been endeavoring to have
an office established on the Virginia
side of the city, it being claimed that
the bulk of the business done bv the
Tennessee office came from the Virginia
side, and the new office is the direct re-
suit of his efforts.
Hon. Barnes Gillespie, United States
Attorney for this district, accompanied
by his assistant, Hon. Thomas j. Mum
cy, and Nye Britts, left Monday for
Lynchburg to attend Federal court
which began in that city on Tuesday.
A number of cases of Importance will
be disposed of at this term of the court.
chief of which will be that against ;
George E. Huffman,aa railway mail
clerk, who is charged with the theft of
a package containing $4,000 IN cur
rency, being sent to the Girard National
Bank, of Philadelphia, by the Bank of {
Keystone, W. Va.
Boyer & Company are ofFer;no nm :
usual bargains in Bath Towels, Sheets. :
Pillow Cases, spring roller Window !
Shades, etc. !
Mrs. Robert E. Stevenson, of Pispab.
this county, died in a hospital In Rich 3
mond on last Saturday night, following
an operation for gall stones. Her re-
mains were brought to this place on I
Sunday and taken to the home of her =
laughter, Mrs. w. w. Lawson, lust s
west of town, where on the day follow c
ng funeral services were held, conduct
ed by Rev. j. R. King, of the Tazewell
circuit. After the services at the home
we're concluded, the remains were con- n
Keyed to Thompson Valley and laid to
,est in the Doak burying grounds. Mrs. o
stevenson is survived by her husband p
md seven children, who have the SYM q
lathX off all in thair cod