Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-04-11
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Willie Reese Dodd, of Bluefield. spept
Sunday with friends here
Mrs. John Weaver, of New Bethle
mem, "a. Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Hankins.
Tube rose bulbs at Pobst's.
7. st. j. Wilson, State Highway
, commissioner, of Richmond, was her.
Tor few hours Tuesday en- route tc
Lee county. -
Jim Doak, Louie Coulling and Tom
and Willie Peery, students in Roanoke
college. Salem, We're home for the
Easter holidays.
Mr.. Robert Tarter, of Wlttens Mills.
is critically i'll at the home of his daugb,
ter, Mrs. John l. Crockett. in Blue
held. and but little hope is entertain ed
of his recovery.
J DR.. Joseph G. Kelly, arrived here
tuesday en- route from Koko, Florida.
Were he spent the winter, to his home
in Bluefield, W. Va
The students of the Bluefield Colored
Institute will present a two act drama
at the colored Methodist church on next
Tuesday night the 10Th.
japanese mating in the latest artis-
TIC designs-just the thing for summer
cool and pleasing to the eye-22S
cents yard and up.
w T. Witten & Co.
DR.. w. E. Baylor. of Cedar Bluff. was
here on Tuesday in consultation with
Doctors Gillespie and PIERCE in the case
OF Mrs. j. ID. Alexander.
Walter Steele and family are now
residents of our little city. having taken
up their residence in the Kits property
on mechanics avenue on yesterday.
Garden seeds and onion sets at
Boyer's
Mrs. S W. Aston, of Lebanon. came
up Tuesday 70 visit her mother. Mrs. ]
ID. Alexander, who condition is the
cause OF much anxiety to her friends.
A flne line of mesh hand bags to be
found at Pobst's.
K. c. Chapman returned Monday from,
Richmond where he had been with his
brother, w. Chapman. who is in the
Johnston Willis hospital there for treat
ment for nervous prostration.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Gillespie. who
have been spending the winter in Tava-
res, Fla, left that place for homo on
Monday. They will stop in North Car
DINA en- route and will reach here about
the 18th.
Garden seeds and onion sets at
Boyer's
Miss Pearl Vail resumed her position
as teacher of the primary grade IN the
hign school Monday, after an absence
OF Blk weeks on account of illness. She
is very popular with her little classes
ana all were delighted with her return
to the school room.
j. Powell Royal left Monday for
nlsnd. where he will appear before the
circuit court OF that county in the mat
Ter or condemnation proceedings of tho
New River-Holston and Western Rail
road against some land owners IN the
vicinity of Rocky Gap. WV
If you want some pot-grovn tomato
plants leave your order with Pohst.
The crowd in town last Tuesday ra-
minded one of the old time county conrr
days. The display of horses was above
the average, and number of sales were
MADE. The day was ideal and the corn
blned attraction of horse sales dav and
meeting of the board of Supervisors
brought out the crowd
The regular spring examination for
Ieachers' certificates will be held at
Iazewell on May End, 3rd and Attn. he
ginning promptly at 8 a. m. Exsmina- !
ton for white teachers will he held in
one room of Tazewell high school build- |
ing; colored teachers in the colored |
school room. For further information
write W.. ARCHIE THOMPSON. Su-
perlntendent, Tazewell, Va. DIV
The Mothers Meeting of the w. C. |
L; held at the home of Mrs. ]. ID. |
HARRISON on Tuesday was quite sue
cess1ul' There was a good attendance |
some thirty being present-and sew
ersI gave IN their names for member
ing. to the mothers for the up-lift Of the
children, was given, and dainty refresh
ments served at the close of the pro-
gram. p-'
Mr.. A. 7. Bruegel, of Ann Arbor
Mich. was here Tuesday to attend the
funeral Of his niece, Mrs. Walton n.
Sreever. Missing the connection at
Graham, special train was run from
there to Tazewell that he might reach
mere IN Tune to be present at the SER
wees. Mr.. Bruegel, who is a native of
Germany, having been born in the Black
mountains, was much impressed with the
similarity of the scenery here, and com
pared it with the place of his birth.
Garden seeds and onion sets at
A r. Crockett, private secretary to
Congressman c. B. Slemp, was a Das-
senger on No. IL Monday en- route to
washington. Mr.. Crockett has been
pretty much oyer the district in the
last two weeks, and reports that if the
democrats propose to act honest in this
election and refrain from raising an
other immense ''slush" fund. such as
they did in 1910, for the purpose of de-
oauchng the Ninth, that the pros-
poets are bright for another old-time
republican victory like 4. 900 ,
Tor the republican nominee,
The .Woman's Missionary Union of
the Abingdon Presbytery will meet in a
three days session in the Presbyterian :
church at Abingdon beginning next I
w wednesday. An interesting program has
oeen arranged. Two members of the -.
local union are on the program. Mrs.
=. w. st. Clair will make response to {
the words of welcome by Rev. j L,
nllln at the opening of the session ard
VIII lead the conservation service at the 2
close OF the session on next FRIDAY aft
ernoon. On Thursday Afternoon Mrs