Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-21
TOWN. AND COUNTY NEWS

WOOL WANTED-We desire TO say
to our friends and customers. that we
will be in the wool business again this
season. We will be very glad to handle
your wool, and will pay you as hereto
fore the highest market price in cash on
the day of delivery.
H G. & NJ. L. PERRY
North Tazewell, Va.
J. P. Knoll is on a business trip to
Panther, W. Va, this week.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning att IL o'clock.
Mrs. W. B. F. White, of Richlands,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Suthers are on
visit to their daughter. Mrs. John Por-
tbs, in Portsmouth, Ohio.
T. A. Repsss, of the Clinch Valley
Insurance Agency, left yesterday on a
business trip to Pennington Gap.
Roy Thompson, of Bluefield. spent
Sunday with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
c. A. Thompson, at this place.
The display of articles for household
use and personal adornment on our 5,
10 and 70 cent counters is surprising.
Call and see them.
w. T. Witten & Co.
Berkeley Gillespie returned Tuesday
from a visit to friends in Roanoke and
Lynchburg.
W. r. Bowen, who has been taking
medical treatment in Roanoke, returned
to his home in the Cove yesterday.
A fine selection of tube rose bulbs at
Pobst's.
Robert K. Hawkins left Monday for
Williamson, W. Va, where he has ac-
cepted position with the Stower-Sny-
der Drug Company.
John c. Hopkins, who was recently
operated on for appendicitis at the San
atorium here, was taken to the home of
his patents west of town on Monday.
There is no prettier flower growing
than the tube rose. Get your bulbs
from Pobst.
A new, polished hardwood floor is be-
ing placed in the old Knights of Pythias
hall over Hawkins store, with the in
tention of arranging it so as to be avail
able as dancing hall.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Barnett died on Monday at the
home of its parents on Tazewell avenue
and was laid to rest Tuesday in Maple
wood cemetery. The sympathy of all
goes out to the parents in thsir bereave-
ment.
Captain and Mrs. Henry Bowen re-
turned yesterday from Richmond, where
they have been spending the winter for
the benefit of Captain Bowen's health.
Their daughter, DR.. Margaret Bowen,
and son, Joe, accompanied them from
Richmond.
Sam. D. Scott returned Tuesday from
Richmond where he had been to tender
his resignation as locating engineer to
the State Highway Commission, in or
der to accept a position as one of the
superintendent of construction on the
highways of this county.
The road machinery for Jacksonville
and Clear Fork districts arrived on last
Friday. We now hope to soon see the
machinery in place crushing stone and
stretching it out along the highways. A
trip over one of our roads now would
make good roads advocate of any one
regardless of past preference.
Misses Simmons and Band beg to an
nounce they have opened a millinery
store at Richards and will hold their
first grand opening on tomorrow and
Saturday. They will have on display a
complete assortment of pattern hats
and millinery novelties. Their trained
mllliners assure only the best work in
trimming the hat of your selection.
Those attending the performance of
the Spring Maid at the Elk's Opera
House in Bluefield from here on lest
Saturday were: Mr.. and Mrs. T. C.
Bowen, Mrs. Blanche Brown, Misses
Maybelle and Callie Greever, Vena
Richardson, Allie Willard and nellie
George; DR.. r. B. Gillespie, Sam B.
Thompson, Archie Buchanan, ]. Sam
Bennett, Bowen Greever, Walter Kiser,
Robert Moore, and John and Lathrop
O'Keeffe.