Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-09-12
TOWN AND COUNTY news

Fall opening of High Art Suits at
day
Miss Janet Houston, of Richmond. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. o. Hall,
of this place.
Mrs. H. w. Pobst will leave today
for New York from where she will sail
on the 10Th for Bermuda
R. X. Hawkins, of Williamson, W.
Va, is here visiting homefolks, and will
remain until after the fair.
Miss Ellen Scott left on Monday for
Staunton, where she will enter Mary
Baldwin Institute as a student
Misses Mary Preston and Margaret
st. Clair leave today for Staunton to at
tend the Mary Baldwin Institute.
Mrs. j. C. McNulty and daughter,
Marie. have returned from an extended
visit to the formers mother in Erwin,
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Russell returned
Saturday from Lexington, Va, where
they had been to attend the Williams
Darlington wedding.
Miss Minnie Jahnke, of Richmond.
who is visiting Miss Margaret Bowen
in the Cove, will leave tomorrow for
her home in the Capital City.
DR.. Mary Peery, who has been spend
ing the summer here with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Peery, left yester-
day for her home in Sumpter, S. C.
Charles Gross, representing Strouse
will be at John S. Bottimore's Friday
and Saturday taking measurements.
Miss Pearl Mustard, of Mechanics
burg, Bland county, has been the guest
OF Misses Lena Kelly and George and
Elizabeth Crockett at this place for
several days
DR.. and Mrs. ID C. Gillespie, who
have been spending the summer here,
left for their home in Ithica, N Y, on
Sunday. They stopped en- route to visit
friends in Roanoke.
Misses Julia Lake and Ida Austin. of
Granada, Miss, who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Bottimore, left
yesterday evening-Mlss Lake for New
York City and Miss Austin for Wash
ington, d. c.
John o Keeffe, of this place, was op-
Grated on for appendicitis at the John
ston-Willis hospital in Richmond Sun
day. His many friends will be glad to
know he stood the operation we'll and is
recovering nicely.
Judge H. A. Ritz, United States At
torney for the southern district of West
Virginia. was here from Huntington on
Tuesday. He was accompanied by his
brother, Russell Ritz, a prominent
young attorney of Bluefield.
Joe Pruett, of Shawver's Mill, has
accepted position in the postoffice at
this place. He takes the place of Jack
Pendleton, who will leave Sunday for
Richmond to take a course in medicine
in one the colleges of the Capital City.
FOR SALE-Farm in Hartford coun-
ty, Maryland, containing ia acres.
Land all slightly rolling; 100 acres under
cultivation. Water in nearly every field
Good dwelling and barn on farm. Is
only miles from greatest race track in
America, and bargain at S.. 600. Fur
ther information and terms made known
on application to this Office or BOX IL,
Tazewell, Va
John T. Barns, of the Cove, is in Sa-
lem this week to complete arrange
ments for moving his family to that
place. His family is now in Burkes
Garden awaiting the arrival of their
household effects in Salem. This excel
lent family will be greatly missed in the
county, and the best wishes of every
one will follow them to their new home
Attention, Sir Knights! The regular
conclave of Clinch Valley Command
cry, No. 20, Knights Templar, will be
held in their Asylum ON Monday, Sep
tember 10th. A full attendance is de-
sired, as officers will be elected for the
ensuing year. By order of the Eminent
Commander. G. w. DOAK,
Captain General.
On the night of the 2nd instant the
postoffice at Doran was broken into and
robbed. Postmaster r. w. Shreve
promptly offered a reward of $50. 90 for
the arrest of the guilty parties. De-
tective w P. Fisher, of Richlanos, took
the case in hand and on Monday arrest
ed g young lad, Alley Lee, for the crime.
He was brought here Monday evening
and on Tuesday committed to the re-
form school. Mr.. Fisher is making quite
a record for quick work in his line, and
has built up good business throughout
southwest Virginia.
Rev. E. W. Simpson, missionary for
the Presbyterian church to Kolhapur.
India, has been spending the end of a
year vacation in this county, where,
seventeen years ago, while preparing
himself for work in the foreign field, he