Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-02-08
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

to WEIGH first of the week.
R. C. Chapman left Monday for New
York to purchase his spring and sum
mer stock of goods.
! NALENTINES-A full stock of val.
entines and valentine post cards NAV no
found at Hawkins Pharmacy.
w. F. Hartman, who has been indis.
posed for some time, is able to be out
again and was on the streets yesterday
A number of new and useful articles
on our and 10 cent counter.
w. 7. Witten & Co.
Hon. w. P. Payne, who has been suf-
fering from the prevailing epidemic. a
bad cold, is better and now able to be
out.
Charles A. Gentry, the we'll known
merchant tailor of Charleston, w. Va.
was calling on the trade here yester-
day
James O'Keeffe, assistant trainmas-
ter on the Norfolk and Western. was
visiting homefolks here on last Satur-
day.
Miss Ethel Steger will leave tomor-
row for Pulaski to spend Saturday and
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. S. B.
Steger.
Miss Eta Hawkins has returned TO
her home here after a two weeks visit
to her sister, Mrs. Firm Weaver. at
Canebrake, W. Va.
t. A. Repass, jr., will leave Saturday
for Richmond to attend the sessions of
the Grand Lodge of Masons which meets
In that city Tuesday.
j. P. Knoll returned Monday from q
trip to Jaeger, where he had been for a
week looking after his extensive inter
ests in West Virginia.
There will be meeting of the Order
of the Eastern Star tomorrow night
Several candidates will be initiated into
the mysteries of the Order.
Douglas Hudgins, who is with the
Appalachian Power Company, of Blue
field, spent Sunday here as the guest of
Judge S. NJ. B. Coulling and family.
The Music Club met with Mrs JP
Hartman on last Saturday afternoon. At
the close of the usual interesting pro-
gram dainty refreshments were served.
Crabtree & Williams have bought the
stock of goods of George NJ. Brown. at
Rlchlands, and will continue the bust
ness at the old stand-the stone hank
building in Richlands.
The weather continues exceptionally
cold for this section, and but little hone
for relief is in sight. This has been
one Of the coolest winters in the recol-
lection of the Oldest inhabitants.
P. st. Julien Wilson, State Highway
Commissioner, will be here next Tues.
day at the opening OF bids for the con-
struction of one hundred and thirteen
miles Of macadam road in this county.
jeff Ward, manager of The Big
Store" for ]. S. and A. P. Gillespie.
left Monday for Cleveland, New York
and Baltimore to purchase the spring
and summer stock of goods for this
well known concern.
D. Tucker Brown, State Highway
Engineer, came over Tuesday from
Bristol to spend few days on the Taze-
well highways. He has been engaged
FOR the past month in locating a road
between Bristol and Abingdon.
Henry Gains, colored man living on
Cavitts Creek, was badly injured last
Saturday by his horse falling on him.
The animal became frightened, and
rearing up, slipped on the icy road fall
ing on Gains and badly injuring both his
EGGS.
q. w. Doak will leave next week for
Maryland to look after his farm which
lie recently purchased there and stock
for the coming year. He will 90 by
way of Richmond and attend the Grand
lodge of Masons of Virginia in that
:ity.
A letter received here yesterday from
he Johnston-Willis hospital in Rich
nond advises that little Russell Painter
ontinues to improve. If the present
ate of improvement continues. Mrs.
'ainter and Russell will return to their
ome here next week.
The Woman's Club met yesterday I
tternoon- In the absence of the presi-
ent' Mrs. Barnes Gillespie presided. !,
frs. Isaac PIERCE read an interesting q
aper on Victor Hugo, which was fol- n
owed by discussion of Hugo and his b
ines by the members present. y
The Tazewell Republican goes into h
early every State in the Union and $
ven to countries beyond the seas. !,
-mong the latest subscribers we have il
Milton Osborne, Manila, Philippine +
stands. Mr.. Osborne is a Tazewell a
'unty boy and is serving with the a
merican troops now in the Philippines. D
DR.. c. A. Thompson and Samuel B. Iot
thompson will leave the frat of na1,+ o.,