Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-07-11
TOWN AMD COUNTY NEWS.


vile, was in the city yesterday.
DIR. Margaret Bowen, of the Cove was
the guest of friends here yesterday.
Louis Coulling is able to be out again
after severe attack of typhoid fever.
John I. Barns, of the Cove, is seeing
the sights of the National Capital this
week.
Mrs. j. p. Knoll and Miss Lide Tynes
left on Monday for a visit to the state
capital.
George w. Hartman, of Crump's Bot
tom w. Va. is visiting VIM. Hartman,
east of town.
Miss Isabelle Leslie returned Monday
from visiting friends in Roanoke and
Princeton, W. Va.
Misses Mary Allen and Mamie Frances
Whitaker, of Richmond, are the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Chapman.
w. l. Lee left last night for Blue
held to meet Mrs. Lee, who is coming
to take up her residence in our little
city.
Mrs. N. P. Godfrey and Miss E. B.
Apperson, Of Beaufort, N. c., are the
guest of the latters sister Mrs. l.. A.
Tynes.
Miss Stella Meyers, Of Horspen, spent
the week end here visiting friends en-
route to visit her uncle Hon. W. b.
Payne at Bandy.
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Mrs. r. S. Gillespie and sons Ward
and Robert Walker, of Huston. Texas
are the guests of the formers mother
Mrs. Grace Crockett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph u. Newton, of
Gurdon, Ark. came Sunday for a visit
to the latters sisters Madames ]. s.
Bottimore and J. F. Hurt.
Miss Emaline Pierce returned Satur-
day from Rose Hill and Norton, where
she has been visiting her uncles DR..
David Pierce and James Pierce.
John K. Ball, of Princeton. w. Va.
came over Sunday to return home with
Mrs. Ball, who had been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Peery.
A large crowd of the younger set en-
loyed themselves at a dance given in
Greever Hall on last Tuesday night that
lasted until the "wee small hours'' of
Wednesday morning.
Welcoming one of the recentlv ar
rived ministers here one of Tazewell's
bellies said: "You will find lots of hos
pitality here but mighty little religion"
ls this indictment true?
VIM. Holly, worthy colored citizen
died on Monday, of heart failure. He
| was In his sixty-seventh year and sur
vIved by his wife. The remains were
laid to rest, in Maplewood cemetery
yesterday afternoon.
When the rain stopped the tennis
tournament between Graham and Taze-
well yesterday afternoon Graham had
won two sets. The last being Ga with
Tazewell playing better form and hop
ing to win out in the end, except for the
! rain.
A grander LIE never fell from pol
luted lips than that let fall at Baltimore
when Hal Flood said that Tom Ryan's
credentials came direct from the hearts
Of our Virginia people. Compared with
such a statement the black hairs of b.
would look whittier than snow.-Wise
County News.
Engineer C. A. Wagner, of Clear
Fork district, makes the pleasant an
nouncement to the citizens of that dis
trlct that if the present ratio of cost
per mile of road already built can be
maintained on the Tiptop road he will
have a surplus of So, 900 on the amount
appropriated to that road.
Smith Shortridge, of North Tazewel
full OF bad 'liker" attempted, late yes
'eroay afternoon, to enforce family dis
cipllne by bending a gun over his wife's
head. james Whitley, q neighbor, at
tempted to quiet the row and received.
as reward, pistol wound in his hand.
Shortridge was arrested, lodged in Jail
and will be given a preliminary hearing
today
We are reliably informed that an
auto line between this place and Burkes
Garden is to become a reality in the |
near future. Mr.. c. ]. Moss, the en-
terpfising iveryman of this place. ia
back OF the movement, which will |
no doubt prove a profitable investment
and be hailed with delight by tourist
and outing parties who may wish to
visit this Eden of the great southwest. |
One of the most pleasant receptions
OF the season was the one given on last
Saturday afternoon, from to 6 o'clock.
by Mrs. M. j. Hawkins to her guests.
MISS Mary King, of Richmond, and
Miss Kathelin Wright, of Trenton, S.
Z. The house was beautifully decora-
ted with mountain fern and white field
flowers. Among the out-of-town guests
were. Mrs I X Roll of p-;.oo41- uy |