Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-07-18
TOWN AND COUNTY News

Mrs. 5. d. May and children returned
yesterday from visit to the formers
praents in Lee county. Mr.. May went
as far as Norton to meet them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hawkins. &C.
companied by their daughters, Misses
Eta, May and Myrtle, and Miss Lula
Jones are spending the week with Mr..
and mis-. Firm Weaver, of Beech Fork.
West Virginia.
WEDDING BOUQUETS-Made right
priced right, shipt right.
FALLON, Florist.
Way oo-u' Roanoke, Va.
James G. Litz, of Bluefield, and P.
ID. Rorer, of Roanoke, were here Sun
day, and on Monday visited the Virginia
Healing Springs north of town. These
springs were purchased recently by MIR.
Litz and Nathan Marks, of Pocahontas.
ana to look over the possibilities of
future development was the occasion of
the visit of the gentlemen on Monday.
1t is reported that Professor ] A.
Livesay, of Graham, may shortly de-
eide to tender his resignation as princi-
pal OF the high school at that place and
move with his family to Missouri. where
he has relatives. Miss Mamie Livesav
has been at Versailles, Mo-, for some
time, and the fact that the Professor
last week disposed by sale of his Ora
ham home, gives some credence to the
rurnor tnat he contemplates leaving
that place.
The regular summer examination for
teachers for Tazewell division will be
held at Tazewell on Wednesday, Thurs
1ay and Friday, July 81, August l and
Z, beginning promptly at 9 a. m. each
day. Examinations for white teachers
Will be held in rooms in TazeweII HIGH
school building, and for colored annli- !
cants In colored school building. For |
Iurther Information write w. ARCHIE |
THOMPSON. Division Superintendent.
Tazewell, Va.
About noon on last Friday an alarm
Of fire was sounded, and in a short time
many persons were rushing toward Col
Iege Hill, where the residence of John
Moore was reported to be on fire. Those
irst to reach the burning building acted
promptly and with a good stream of |
water playing on the fire succeeded in
getting the blaze under control before
any great amount of damage was done.
The building and household goods we're
covered by insurance, which prevents
Mr.. Moore suffering any loss.
Miss Bette Simmons. the nonuIar
nllllner of the firm of Misses Simmons
Y BrIm, of Richards, left Monday for
Ger nome at Max Meadows to spend a
lev days. From there with Miss Rrim
70 New York and Baltimore, where
:hSy VIII spend month laying in their
an ana winter stock and studying the
-ashlons. We are requested to announce
hat they will return to Richlands SEN
'ember the~1st with one of the most
complete lines of ladies' hats and fur-
llshlngs ever brought to this section.
LAST spring was their first opening at
Nlcniands and, to say the least, it was a
sreat advantage to the town Their
experience In the business has already
von for them a lucrative custom. and
ms fairs opening promises to be a most
profitable season.
The Clear Fork auditing committee
re having some difficulty in getting
ne report of the progress made and
money expended on the roads in that [
lstrict up to June Both in shape for
ublIcation, and late yesterday after
Don Clerk George A. Martin, of the
nglneers' office, stated that the report
'ould not be ready for the press before {
ext week. 1t is hoped the committee
MI be in position to submit the report
Or July to the August meeting of the
GARD Of supervisors, along. with the re-
orts OF the other auditing committees. {
that they may all appear together
Or comparison. The tax PAYERS are
italy interested in these reports, that L
hey may keep in touch with the matter a
road building and know at any time
he exact status of the work and what Z
is costing. \