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VARIOUS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Moss returned
the latter part of last wee from a bridal tour of the northern cities. Mrs. C. R. Brown, returned
last week from Abingdon, where she accompanied her daughter, Miss Mary, who has
entered Martha Washington College. Rev J. H. Alexander of
Atlanta, is visiting here this week. He
preached in the Presbyterian church Monday night. Dr. A. F. Hargrove, of West
Point, Va., was visiting old friends here this week. W. Goggin
Crockett left this morning for New
York City, where he will resume his studies at the New York Pharmaceutical
College. Preaching at Christian church, colored, Sunday
at 3:00 pm. Subject “The
Witness of the Spirits”, or “How may I know that I am a child of God.” Mr. Robert Meek of Burke’s
Garden will have tonight with his fine stock for exhibition at the Roanoke,
Lynchburg and Richmond Fairs. Miss Georgie Crockett, of
Middlesboro, Ky., arrived in town Sunday, and is visiting her many friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Patton of Galax,
are in town this week, visiting Mr. Patton’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Patton. Robert
Beavers, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
Beavers, and Mrs. S. C.
Lockhart, were married at the bride’s home on Lick Branch, Sept 12th,
by Rev. C. Mitchel. Willis
Frazier, of Floyd County, Ky, and
Miss Hannah Hypes,
of Abb’s Valley, were married on the 13th at the bride’s home in
Abb’s Valley, by the Rev. C. Mitchell. Mrs. Dr. Rob Porter and the baby,
arrived in Tazewell last week, and is the guest of her parents, Captain and Mrs.
Charles A. Fudge. Mr. C. H. Reynolds received a
letter from his daughter, Miss May,
who is attending school in Farmville, stating that she has a fully developed
case of appendicitis, and that an operation will have to be performed. Robert Akers,
of Thompson Valley, and Miss Viola Asbury, of the same
place were married in the parlor of the Methodist parsonage on Wednesday morning
by Rev. Dr. E. E.
Wiley. Miss Hallie Leffel, of
Shawvers Mill will leave tomorrow for Piedmont business college, at Lynchburg. Rev. S. O. Hall will preach in
May’s Chapel next Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Dr. George H. Gilmer, the
evangelist who will assist in the series of services being held in the
Presbyterian church will arrive Saturday. He
will preach Sunday morning and night. During
the week he will preach daily at 4 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. John Kirtner
of Falls Mills, stole a horse of J. E. Childress, Kirtner
attempted to escape but was caught by Sheriff Harman, and will be tried before a magistrate. Robert Steele also stole
a horse from G. H. Peery.
Steele swapped the horse on “Jockey Alley” at the Fair grounds and
received ten dollars to boot. Sheriff
arrested Steele and the chances are
he will have to answer before the Grand Jury. Dr. L. H. Clapp, of Pennington Gap, was in Tazewell this week attending the Fair and visiting his daughter, Mrs. L. L. Dickenson at North Tazewell. Dr. Clapp’s visit to Tazewell calls to his mind a memorable visit he made here almost fifty years ago when he walked to Tazewell from Abingdon. He was in the civil war and knew many of the Tazewell rebels who were foremost in that conflict. Mr. C. Walter Steele is no*
********* -ing a smile that won’t
come ****** baby girl came to Mr. Steel’s
home on last Tuesday. Mother and baby are doing well. Lape
Whitley and wife, of Galax, autoed to
Tazewell this week and attended the fair. Owing to the congested condition of the Graham high school it has been found necessary to add another teacher, and an eastern Virginia young lady was wired to yesterday offering her the position. Another room will be obtained near the center of the town in which to conduct her classes as there is not room in the present building to accommodate an additional teacher. Nearly four hundred pupils are enrolled at the school and this will considerably swell as the term progresses. Graham News. B. F.
McNeil, of Grand Falls, N. ., is a
visitor to Tazewell this week, to his brothers, H.
G. P. and William McNeil. I herby announce myself a candidate for
Commissioner of the Revenue for Clear Fork District, and respectfully solicit
the support of the voters at the polls in the November election.
JOHN F. GILLESPIE Russell Painter, son of
Dr. and Mrs. I. Painter, who underwent a surgical operation several weeks ago, and
who has been doing so nicely since had a relapse the first of the week which
caused his family and physician much concern.
He has improved some since and his family are more hopeful of his
recovery. Mrs. Davenport, the trained nurse who has been with the Painter boy since
his illness, left for her home in Lynchburg last night. A. W. Brooks, said to be an employee of the Bluefield Machine shops was seriously injured by falling from a freight train Wednesday morning at North Tazewell. He was said to have been beating his way and as the train stopped at Tazewell he alighted. In attempting to board the train when it started his hold slipped and he was thrown under the train and his right leg cut off just above the knee. Brooks is in the hospital here and is resting well. A Lodge
For Women To mothers, Widows Wives, Daughters and Sisters of Master Masons I have a petition signed by some of those above named asking for a Subordinate Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at Tazewell, Va. Not having time to interview you personally as to your desire to become members of the order, I take this method of notifying and requesting you to advise me at once if you want your name entered on the petition as a charter member. The Charter fee, etc., is $25.00. We hope to obtain at least fifty names which will reduce the cost to 50 cts. each. Then the Chapter fixes its own fees and annual dues. All who are 18 years of age and over are eligible. Respectfully, J. N. HARMAN Sunday School Convention Superintendents, teachers and all other adults who are interested in this great work are expected to be present The custom of bringing luncheon for yourself and at least one other, makes it convenient and enjoyable to all. J.N. RHUDY, Pres. Miss ELLA PEERY, Sect’y. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Constable for Jeffersonville District, and respectfully solicit the votes of all the people at the November election. S. E. MITCHELL To the voters of Tazewell County: I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of Overseer of the Poor for Clear Fork District in the fall election and respectfully solicit your support. I am not controlled by any clique or ring, and if elected will discharge the duties of the office to the best of my ability. A. B. SHAWVER. Musical Wednesday Night. 1 – Chorus, Merry June, Vincent 2 – Love Poem,
Grieg 3 – The Dream-Maker Man,
Nevin. 4 – Wedding Day,
Grieg 5 – Quartette, Philomel,
Beach 6. – Only a Rose,
Gaynor. 7 – Mazurka, Mack 8 – Schubert’s Serenade, Chorus: Overture, William Tell,
Rossini.
1st Piano.
Miss Jackson, Miss Brittain,
2nd Piano. DEMOCRATS NAME REV. C. R. BROWN Well
Known Tazewell Citizen Nominated For Senate From This District. At a meeting here Tuesday of
the members of the county committees of Tazewell, Russell, Buchanan and
Dickenson, Rev. Chas. R. Brown, of Tazewell, was nominated as the Democratic candidate for
the State Senate from the district composed of the four counties.
Mr. Brown’s nomination was
made by the Tazewell county committee, who were empowered by the other three
counties to name the candidate. Mr.
Brown has been a resident of Tazewell for a long number of years, was a
Methodist minister in charge of various Tazewell churches until his health
compelled him to give up active ministry. He
is a high-toned gentleman and represents the progressive Democracy of the county
and the district. The Democrats have
strong reason to believe that he can be elected to represent this senatorial
district in the next First, That it is the sense and
the voice of this meeting that it is unwise and inexpedient at this late date to
undertake to hold a district senatorial convention and that it is best and
necessary for the interests of the party for this meeting representing the
Democracy of the four counties named and comprising the Third senatorial
district to here and now select a Democratic candidate. Second, That this meeting
hereby unanimously selects the Rev. Charles
R. Brown, of Third, That a copy of this
resolution and of the action of this meeting be duly attested under the
signature of the chairman and secretary of this meeting and that same be
certified as correct by the four county chairmen of Tazewell, Russell, Buchanan
and Dickenson counties and that copies of same be duly circulated and published
in the said counties by directions of the county chairman. A Copy:
--- Teste: A.
St. Clair, Chairman. C.
B. Neal, Secretary. We certify that the foregoing is a true copy. A. S. Higingbotham, Chairman, H. L. Kidd, Chairman, E. R. Boyd, Chairman, D. M. Crabtree, Chairman,
Wednesday could have well been recognized as Graham day at the Tazewell Fair, for hundreds of citizens from this place went up yesterday morning and spent the day on the fair grounds. Everyone was well pleased with the general good time enjoyed. BURKES GARDEN Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Snavely of Misses
Clara and Etta Greever
have returned from a visit to their sister, Mrs. Suiter, and friends in Bland. On
their journey southward, Rev. and Mrs. Eldridge
H. Copenhaver will
spend next Sunday with friends in Misses
Dora and Pansy Meek left
Tuesday for Hollins Institute. George
Kelly has resumed his
studies at Burke’s
Garden will be lonesome this winter – 25 young people are leaving
for college. POUNDING MILL Pounding
Mill, Sept. 19. – Rev. Anderson
A. Brown of Mr.
and Mrs. John McGraw and sister,
Miss Maggie Myers, left for
their home at The
following persons from here have entered the following schools:
Miss Addie Harris,
Piedmont Business College at Lynchburg; Miss Margaret Hurt,
Bethany College, Bethany, W. Va.; Miss Barbara
Hurt and Ralfee Gillespie,
Tazewell High School; Rex Steele
and Harvey George Gillespie
V.P. I.; George Ben Harris
at Newport News; Miss Margie
Lee Harris, Grundy High School. Mrs.
James E. McGuire and
little son James Marion spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting her
sister Mrs. W. B. Steele. Mr.
and Mrs. Avis Billops and two children, of Gary W. Va. spent Saturday
visiting their brother, M. J.
Sturgill. Mrs.
Blair Young and children
spent a couple of days with Mrs. Sturgill.
Mrs. Young has been very ill for sometime, and is unable to do any work
of any kind. Mrs.
Eliza Lester, of the Cove, was here Sunday on her way to Maxwell and
Tazewell. Several
from here expect to attend the Tazewell Fair tomorrow and next day. Mrs.
W. P. Early and daughter,
Miss Rosalie, and two of
the smaller children, drove up Sunday from Cedar Bluff and spent a
while with friends. There was quite a stir here this morning when the news came that Steele and Alder’s store and several others at Bondtown were burned last night. Fortunately the above named store was not burned, but a number of others were with only one store between. Probably
as many as 20 or 25 cars of fine export cattle were shipped from here
the past few days by R. K.
Gillespie, Sam Ward, R. T. Bowen, F. M. Moss and others. Rex Steele
attended Madame Sherry at TAZEWELL
FAIR WAS BIG SUCCESS Racing,
Exhibits, Etc., of a Very High Order and Big Advertisement for County The
Great Tazewell Fair of 1911 is now a thing of the past.
“I’m glad it’s over, “say the managers.
“I’m sorry it’s over,“say the people who had nothing to
do but enjoy the occasion prepared for them.
“We will have a better one next time,” is already being
said by the enthusiastic and ambitious managers.
While this session could have been a better one, it was a big
improvement over last year’s and was, in all respects, a success. The
Agricultural exhibit was fine, and the Domestic and Needlework
Departments exceeded the expectations of their most sanguine friends.
These departments, said a number of visitors, are excelled by
the State exhibits only in extent.
These buildings were crowded with splendid exhibits of
Tazewell’s farm and garden products and evidences of skill and good
taste on the part of the women of the county.
If any one ever doubted that this county can grow apples, grain
and vegetables that doubt fled when the doubter looked through the
agricultural building. Such
an array of fine fruits, particularly apples, was never seen before in
this section. Dr.
W. H. Dunigan and Mrs. S. C. Peery,
who give attention to the cultivation of fine apples, each had fine
exhibits of splendid apples and also of grapes. A. M. Black had, also, a fine show of grapes. At this late time in the week full description of this exhibit cannot be given, nor a complete list of premiums. The Domestic department was crowded with the finest bread, cakes, jellies, preserves canned goods, etc., imaginable. Mrs. G. W. Doak, the superintendent, did her work splendidly. The wonder and surprise was expressed that she did so much in so short a time. She has succeeded finely, as has also Mrs. Dr. Peirce, superintendent of the Needle Work department. Her space was crowded to overflowing with the finest as well as the most delicate fabrics, the work of deft and nimble fingers. Details are impossible here also, now. The Stieff piano and Singer sewing machine exhibits added much to the attractiveness and interest in this building and attracted crowds during the entire Fair. The
wisdom of the establishment of the Agricultural, Domestic and Fancy
work departments has been fully justified.
They have grown already beyond the capacity of the room
provided and the enlargement of the buildings is already being thought
of. The exhibit of coal,
etc., collected by Mr. J. N.
Harman was a new feature
and attracted wide attention. Dr.
Isaac Peirce had a very
unique and interesting exhibit of fine vegetables preserved in
alcohol, and also a collection of bugs and insects, “Enemies of the
Garden” etc., which attracted wide attention.
The exhibit was a unique one in every respect and Dr. Peirce
deserves the highest praise for the interest he took in the exhibit.
Much interest was added to the Fair by the Mention
should be made of the exhibit of vegetables grown and made by Mr. Levering, of the Pocahontas Inn.
This gentleman surprised everybody by bringing to the exhibit a
large collection of young and tender vegetables – onions, lettuce,
beets, chard, garlic, egg plant, etc. and a number of other choice
vegetables usually taken from the garden in early summer, showing what
can be done by a little intensified gardening even in this cold county
of cold climate and short season and these fine vegetables were grown
in a garden in Pocahontas, too. POULTRY The
Poultry department, under the hustling and careful superintendent, Mr.
Fred Pendleton, furnished
the usual high class exhibition. Judge
Marshall, of The
specials of the show were placed as follows: Tazewell
Breeders’ Cup for best pen parti-colored birds in show was also won
by Standard Bred Poultry Farms on S. C. Reds. The
Burke’s Garden Breeders’ Cup for the best pullet in the show was
won by A. M. Black on Langshan pullet. The
Association’s money prize of five dollars for best pen in show was
won by ---------------
on White Leghorns. High
quality in Black Minorcas was shown by Fred
W. Pendleton, and L. H. Reed of Other
premiums were as follows: Barred
Plymouth Rocks, first cock, first pullet, first pen, won by L. H. Reed; first hen;
first hen, won by Mrs. Will
Bailey.
S. C. Black Minorcas, first cockerel, first pullet and second
of both, F. W. Pendleton. White
Plymouth Rocks, first cockerel, first pullet, first pen to Standard
Bred Poultry Farm; first hen, F.
H. Moss.
Langshans, first cockerel, first hen, first cockerel, first
pullet, A. M. Black. R.I.
Reds, cockerel, R. P. Copenhaver; first pen, first cockrel, first pullet, first hen, S. B.
Poultry Farm. R. C.
R.I. Reds, first pen, first pullet, first cockrel, O’Keeffe
Peery. In
the Agricultural Department the following premiums were awarded: The premiums for the best ten ears of corn won by Litz Peery; second, C. P. Painter, of Wythe county; ten best stalks of corn, M. L. Peery 1st; J. A. Leslie, 2nd. Best ten ears of yellow corn, C. H. Peery, 1st; T. J. Brown, 2nd. Best tomato exhibit, A. S. Greever, and Mrs. C. W. Greever. The fine display of fruit by Dr. Dunigan, S. C. Peery and others was a great attraction. Bearded
wheat, A. S. Greever, 1st;
N. W. Stowers, 2nd. Smoothe
wheat, Dr. Dunigan, 1st;
P.
G. Baugh,
2nd. Rhubarb,
best stalks, A. M. Black 1st; Miss Lula
Baugh 2nd. Potato
onions, C. P. Painter, 1st. Yellow
Danver, E. F. Witten,
1st. C.
P. Painter, 2nd.
Lima beans, J. A. Leslie, 1st; C.
W. Jones, 2nd. Buckwheat,
John P. Gose, 1st: Willie
Baugh, 2nd.
Sweet corn, C. P. Painter, 1st. Pop
corn, J. G. Barns
1st. Broom
corn J. A. Leslie, 1st; T. J.
Brown, 2nd.
Table beets W. W. Carson, 1st;
T. J. Brown, 2nd. Irish
Potatoes, Marvin Burton, 1st, N. W.
Stowers, 2nd. A
portion of the premiums in the Fancy Work and Needlework department
are as follows. This
department was judged by Dr. Schubert
of the N. and W. Railway: French
Embroidery, Mrs. J. K. Ball,
In
the cattle show the following premiums were awarded. Best
Bull, any age, F. M. Moss. Best
Bull, one year old, F. M. Moss. Best
herd grade cattle, C. H. Reynolds. Best
buck, best ewe, best herd, C.
R. Brown. Best
boar, C. R. Brown; second, Philip Baugh.
Best sow – same. HORSES
– Best groomed horse, Joe
Rosenbaum won first; Henry
Peery second and B. P. Payne
third premium. BABY
SHOW – Prettiest boy baby, Mr. and Mrs.
Powell Royall’s baby
won first. Baby girl of Mrs. Humphrey
won second, and the baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Yates,
of Adria, won ribbon for fattest baby. APPLES
– Dr. Dunnigan won first
on Ben Davis, Fallowater; J. F.
Witten, Northern Spy,
Winesap, Virginia Beauty, Crow Egg Baldwin, Rambo Pippin, and grapes
and pears; T.
J. Brown won first on
Arkansas Black, Grimes Golden, A.
J. Copenhaver won first on “None Such” and second on Fall Pippin.
R. B. Witten
won first on Golden Russet, second on Crow Egg and Ben Davis; Sam
Peery first on Smoke house
and second on Virginia Beauty, King David and Winter Banana. Yesterday’s
Program Roadster Horses Best
pair mares or geldings – H. B. Copenhaver,
C. H. Reynolds. SADDLE HORSES Best
Stallion – Mrs. J. W. Moss,
John H. Thompson. SADDLE HORSES Best
mare or gelding, any age – C.
H. Peery, Jr., Gen. W. Litz, John
H. Thompson, W. E. Peery,
Jr., Ed. Rosenbaum, C.
H. Reynolds. Best
three year old – Jim Hankins, H. B. Copenhaver,
W. O. Moss. Best
two year old, either sex – J.
Ed. Peery, F. M. Moss, John Keesee, H.
S. Bowen. Best
yearling, either sex – John
Henry Witten. Best
colt, either sex – C. H.
Peery, Jr., J. A. Greever, Peel Harman. Best
mare, with colt following – J.
A. Greever, Peel Harman. COMBINATION HORSES Best
mare or gelding, any age – Chas.
Belcher, John O’Keefe, Jim Rankins,
H. B. Copenhaver, Allen Thompson. RIDING CONTESTS. First
and second gentlemen riders; first and second lady riders; and best
lady rider astride. RACING. 2:25
Pace—Sam Jr., owned by S. D.
May, Tazewell, Saddle No.
1. Pappy’s
Pacer owned by Edge Hill Stock Farm, Stetbrine
Lad, owned by M. B. Hickson, 2:30,
trot or pace (for
horses not, having entered.) Lady
Bell Gentry, owned by J. V.
Sechrist, Saddle No. 1. Frank
Oliver, owned by Edge Hill Stock Farm, Saddle No. 2. Superman,
owned by Dr. F. Summers, Free
Lance, owned by Dr. F. Summers, Saddle No. 4. 5-8
mile dash. Entries
not yet arranged. It
cannot be said positively, as yet how the Association came out
financially but certainly in every other respect, the entire affair
was a success from start to finish.
Secretary Pobst did his work well this year, and got married in the meantime,
also. More
of the Fair next issue. John H. Lewis, for many years one of the leading citizens of Tazewell, died suddenly at his home here Saturday morning, in his sixty sixth year. He had been in delicate health for several years, but now for the past several weeks appeared to be improving. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Mattie Sisk, who lived but a year after marriage. He afterwards married Miss Jennie Brittain, daughter of the late Major Rufus Brittain, who survives him, along with two children, Frank, of Richmond, and Miss Mary. The funeral services were held at his home Sunday afternoon, and the burial occurred at the Peery burial grounds, west of town. The services were conducted by the Tazewell Masons.
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