Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-07-25


this week attending a special session Of
Tazewell Circuit coart.
Miss Ella Buckner, Of Lexington.
Kentucky. is here this week as che
guest of Or. and Mrs. p y. Johnston.
Mrs. s. o. Hall. who has been absent
q month visiting in Ashevillo ard Mon
treat n. c., is expected home Satu--
day.
Boyer & Co. are offering special bar
gairs in Ensmeled Preserving K ties.
Mrs. Kate Diffendurfer, Of Baltimore.
Nd, arrived here Monday fo7 q months
visit to Mir. and Mrs. John S. Bosti-
more.
Mrs. J. R. Laird and twin daughters.
Mary and Frsnces, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Laird. of
Bluefeld.
VIM. Graham, of Graha 50, is here as
an expert witness in the tax reduction
suit Of the Pocahontas Coal and Coke
Company VS.. the State.
J. n. Harman. jr, is in Pulaski This
week attending the sessions of the
Southwest Virginia Royal Arch School
of the Masonic fraternity.
C. L Hood, bookkeeper for the Knox
Construction Company, Of Beech Fork.
W. Va, was here Sunday as the guest
of Dr. and Mrs c W. Brewster.
Mrs. S. N. Grant and children. of
Bristol, who have been spending the
summer with relatives here, will leave
today for their home in the Twin City.
Ralph King and Victor Reese Giles
pie, who hold positions at Dante with
the Clinchheld Coal Corporation. spent
the weekend with homefolks at this
place.
Buford Tynes and S. 3. Fulton. CT
Huntington. w. Va. were among the
funeral party which accompanied the
remains Of Grafton A. Lite here or last
Saturday.
A box supper for the benefit OF the
church at that place will be given ct
Gravely Hill on next Saturday evening.
A cordial invitation is extended all to
be present.
Goggiu Crockett and Roy st. Clair Of
this place, were among those who sue
cessfuliy passed the examination before
the State Board of Pharmacy in Rich
mond last week
Judge Fulton Kegley says he will ap-
point committee, this term OF court
to consult with supervisors as to what
improvem ents are necessary to the
present courthouse.
Mrs EmmalIne Peirce, who has been
visiting her sons, DR.. David Peirce. at
Rosehill, and James PIERCE, of Norton.
arrived here last Thursday to visit her
son, DR.. Isaac PIERCE.
Rev. c. R. Brown, T. A. Repass. If
and }. A. Leslie attended the third an
nual meeting of ihe Tazewen County
Sunday School Association at Graham
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. T. A. Lynch. of Rich
mond, came Monday to spend = few
months here and escape the heat of
the Capital City. They stopped few
days en- route to visit MIR. and Ms. !.
c. Dodd in Blueheld.
Bowen Greever, OF Bluefeld. spent
Monday with his parents, Dr.. and Mrs.
{. w. Greever, here. Bowen recentlv |
purchased the Bluefield Garage in that
city, and is, his friends will he glad TO !
KNOW making good in his new venture.
Rev. and Mrs. w ID. Patty, Of Bluff
CITY, Tenn, have just enjoyed a visit
from their two sons. Rev. G. K. Patty,
If Knoxville, and K c. Patty-who is
salesman in the chief clothing estab-
ishment of Tazewell, Va.-Midlapd
Methodist.
The fine saddle horse used by John 4
)'Keeffe in his rounds as salesman for
'tras, Hartman Company, was stolen at
Anawalt, W. Va, on last Thursdsv
While Mr.. O'Keeffe was engaged in
eillng a bill of goods to a merchant at
nat place. The horse was found Sat-
rqay, however, in the mountains near
the thief evidently realizing
would be difficult to get out of the ,
ountry with the animal abandoned it.
be found by men who took I'D the : :
unit IN response to a reward offered by
ir. O'Keeffe :
Lacey Dincus. colored, of North Taze {
'ell, went on the warpath in Shakerag
'st Friday night and proceeded to al i
lost knock the head off of Don Camp f
ell because the latter had apparently c
icceeded him ia the affections of a s
ouog lady, for the smiles of whom
icy were rivals. Dincus used a black c
OK with which to punish his rival, and O
sides hitting Campbell several heavy
o"s he also dealt the girl lick with II
e deadly weapon that knocked her d.
useless. Sergeant Thompson rounded