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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aug 18, 1899 FISHING PARTY The following gentlemen left on Wednesday for a fishing excursion; Rev. J.S. FRENCH, Jno. S. BOTTIMORE. Dr. HALL, Capt. C.A. FUDGE and Capt. J.S. WHITLEY. They will fish down Dry Fork to Iaeger, West Virginia and return by railroad. Provisions were taken along and everything necessary for a pleasant trip. We suppose that the biggest fish will be those that get away. A WELCOME VISITOR Mrs. A.S. MCNEIL, wife of Mr. A.S. MCNEIL, formerly of Tazewell, but now of Bristol, who has been spending several weeks in the county, spent the day with Mrs. DOAK, Tuesday. Mr. MCNEIL is an old Tazewell man, who has many warm friends in Tazewell, who will be glad to learn that he is doing well in Bristol. BLUE SULPHUR INN Quite a number of our people spent a part of last week at Cedar Bluff. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. ALDERSON, J.G. BUSTON, Mrs. ASTON, Mrs. IZARD, Miss Laura LYONS, H.P. BRITTAIN and others. The Bluf Sulphur Inn has been full all the season, and becomes more and more popular every season. RUSSELL COUNTY PATIENTS Dr. J.T. COOLEY, our popular and widely known dentist, has had a number of patients recently from Russell and other adjoining counties. Those of this week were Mrs. Elizabeth GIBSON and Mrs. Alice HARDEN, of Bickleys Mills, who came up on Monday and after having their work done returned on Wednesday. Dr. COOLEY is popular as a dentist away from home as well as at home. A SNAKE STORY Col. T.G. WITTEN went to his farm one day this week to look after some work going on there, and laid his coat on the ground under a tree. When he returned to the tree he started to sit down on the coat to rest, when behold! a large black snake was coiled up on the coat. We don't know what the Col. said on the occasion, but what do you suppose he would have done and said if he had sat down on that snake. WAS IT POISONING On last Monday, Mr. George BURTON of Bluefield, and his daughter, Miss Nannie and Rev. A.B. HUNTER, Mr. CALDWELL and Mrs. FRANCISCO, who board with the BURTONS, were taken seriously ill immediately after dinner, with every symptom of poisoning. Physicians were summoned, who gave it their best opinion that poison had been placed in snap beans, which were served on Monday for dinner. A negro boy, employed as help is suspected. BENBOW Rev. Mr. MOBREY is holding a meeting at this place this week. We are having some fine sermons. Mrs. Mag WARD, of the Cove, has been visiting friends at this place from the last week. Mr. Milton THOMPSON and Miss Rose WITTEN spent Sunday with the family of A.J. LARIMER. C.W. MATHEWS and wife left the first of the week for Carroll County where they will spend several weeks visiting old friends and relatives. Henry WILLIAMS and wife have been spending several days with us lately. POUNDING MILL Your correspondent has just eaten a wedding dinner, a feast fit for the gods, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LARANCE. The contracting parties being his eldest and pretty daughter, Miss Torea to Mr. Ruben LOWE, on Pounding Mill Branch. The marriage took place at 1 o'clock a number of friends being present. Rev. G.W. PRESSLEY officiated. Mr. PRESSLEY after eating hurriedly, but a plenty, hastened on to his home at Gap Store to unite a couple from Maxwell at 8 pm. This is the ninth couple at this place in about nine months. Who next? George H. MAYS of Gate City and Prof. W.S. MURPHY of this town, on of the world's greatest hypnotists, gave an entertainment with a Cineograph on Friday night of last week. The battle of Manila Bay was so real that one lady in the audience retired through fear that she would be killed. The house was full, the people were delighted owing to the newness and upon the whole we consider it a great success. The ice cream supper last Saturday night for the benefit of Rev. PRESSLEY was a success. It was gotten up by Mrs. STURGILL and Mrs. ALLEY. The amount cleared was near $10. Cake and cream gave out, could have sold as much more. LOCAL NEWS Miss Anna WILLIAMS will re-open a private school in Tazewell, September 11th. Mr. and Mrs. J.H. MCMULLIN of Springville, were in the city yesterday. Jno. W. SPOTTS of Roanoke, was among us this week for a short time. Mrs. Laura GROSECLOSE and family were registered at the Patton House, Bluefield, yesterday. Mrs. D.H. LITZ and family are visiting the family of Mr. Lindsay Walker, in Burkes Garden. James KITTS has a large force of men laying brick on the Buston building. The walls are going up rapidly. M.C. MCCORKLE came in yesterday from Big Stone Gap. He says there are about a dozen cases of smallpox in that section. Horsemen should get one of those sea grass brushes. The very finest brush from cleaning a horse and only 25c at Jacksons. Messrs. HELDRETH and sons are putting a sliding partition in the new High School Hall, which will add greatly to the comfort and convenience of that building. Mrs. Jettie TUFF of Philadelphia and her mother, Mrs. A.P. BROWN, of Graham, returned yesterday to their homes after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar LOCKHART and other friends in Tazewell. Little Miss Pearl LOCKHART returned with them for a short visit. Mr. F.O. Clapp, of Situate, Mass. spent a few hours in Tazewell this week. It will be remembered that Mr. CLAPP lived in Tazewell, for some time several years ago. His old friends here were glad to see him again. He is still in the lumber business. Prof. P.R. ALLEN, principle of the Cedar Bluff High School, and Mr. F.H. CECIL, son of T.Z. CECIL and one of Prof. ALLEN'S bright pupils, was in town on last Saturday and paid us a pleasant call. Cedar Bluff is fortunate in securing the services of so good a man as Prof. ALLEN. THE SICK As we go to press this morning Mrs. SPOTTS and little Henry Surface are better. A phone message reports Dr. CROCKETT, of Burkes Garden, worse, and Mr. L. D. SNAPP sick with typhoid fever. MRS. REBA BALL The latest intelligence from Mrs. Reba BALL, who has been sick at Hunter's Alum Springs for some time is that she is much better. Her family physician, Dr. CROCKETT, is with her, as is also her father, H.G. PEERY Esq and her sister Miss Pollie. PROF. PEPPER Charles R. PEPPER, Professor of Latin and English iin King College, Bristol, has been in the community this week in the interest of that old and popular institution. This is Prof. Pepper's first visit to Tazewell and he has made a fine impression upon our people. His brother William, a commercial 'evangelist' of Baltimore was here also.