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The corn show, set for December 18th, promises now to be an occasion of more than ordinary interest. There should and will be, a fine exhibit of Tazewell's
splendid crop - an eye opener. The exhibit will be held in the Court house, beginning promptly at 10 o'clock. Professor Hutchinson, and Prof.
LAWSON, of the V.P.I, have agreed to be present, and judge the corn and make addresses. The ladies will be present. The farmers wives and daughters, as will as the ladies of the town will attend. The Court House will be made comfortable, and a pleasant and profitable day will be spent. Besides the addresses of the
gentlemen named, short addresses will be made by farmers present, giving their experience - how they did it, etc. The farmers of the county should make this a profitable meeting. As they are the ones most directly concerned and for whose benefit the show is held, they are expected to do all they can to make it a big success.
Mr. W.G. O'BRIEN, editor of the Republican, has charge of the prize fund, and will raise as large a fund as possible to be proportionately divided among the winners. He ought to have a nice sum. In other towns the merchants, bankers and all the business people, have shown an interest in such exhibits by offering prizes - cash, bridles, knives, plows, wagons, buggies, clothing, hats, etc. Tazewell merchants should give their heartiest encouragement to this important show.
Thanksgiving services on yesterday were of the usual order, attended by the usual Tazewell audience - a goodly number of woman - not many men. The stores, as a rule, were closed. The services was held in the Christian Church. The sermon was preached by Rev. Mr.
HALL, of the Presbyterian church; from the text, Phil. 4:6. The music was good and under the direction of The Musical Club of Tazewell. The choir was made up of the singers from the different churches in the town. An unique and unusual feature of the service here was the decoration of the platform and front of the church. Bundles of wheat and other grain, piles of corn and fruits, handsomely arranged,
cornucopias, indicative of the bountiful harvests of the year. Large baskets of good things for the needy also occupied prominent places, and the entire collection was not only appropriate, but attractive, and highly suggestive. This part of the work was under the direction of Mrs. W.G.
HARRISSON and a number of other ladies. The usual collection was taken for the charity fund.
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