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BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
Sweet potatoes at Hover's
Attend the patriotic meeting in
the Methodist church tonight.
Do your duty and see that your
neighbor does his.
Criseo, Snowdrift, Vegctole and
Mazola cooking oils at Buyer's.
Clarence Hnnkins, of Richlnnds,
was a visitor to Tazewell Tuesday.
Delicious sliced ham. hrcakfnst bn-j
con and minced ham at Hoyer's.
Judge Prilchard, of North Caroli?
na, at the Court House at 1 p. in. to?
morrow.
Flour meal and chop at Buyer's.
We deliver all poods bought from us
promptly.
"The Army and Navy will die; the
Hun's grave, but we must furnish the
spade."?Billy Suiuly.
Miss Dorothy Jones, Miss Stella
Obercon and Mr. and Mrs. Giles were,
in town Monday shopping.
New Perfection Oil Heaters are!
"just, the thing" for these cool morn?
ings and evenings. For sale at Buy?
er's.
Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. O. U.
were shopping
day.
Marvin II. McGuirc
Terrill, of Richlnnds
in Tazewell Wcdlics
Patriotic addresses in the Method-1
ist church tonight. See notice.
Mis. 11. Claude Pobst and daught?
er, littl? Miss Nancyc, have been ill]
Radford Ibis week on a visit to rela-'
lives. j
Mrs. V. C. Smith, of Grundy, has]
been the guest of her parents, Mr.I
and Mrs. Reese Whitlcy at North
Tazewell. j
Mrs. C. R. Brown, and her two]
daughters, Misses Mary and May,I
have been ill at their home here foi
the past week with grip.
BUY LIBERTY BONUS.
Karo and other syrups will great?
ly "help out" the sugar shortage. For!
sale at Hoyer's.
BOY WANTED Good, reliable
boy, who wants to go to school this
winter can lind good home in Tazewell
by applying to this office.
Mr. Whitaker, son of .las. Whita
ker, living on Dry Fork, died Tues?
day night of typhoid fevor. The fu?
neral ,nnd burial occurred yesterday.
Try Buyer's Victory CofTee, Five]
pounds for one dollar. Put up in pa?
per bags. Same coffee in tins would'
cost you one dollar and twenty-live'
cents. i
The Buick automobile, which be-!
longed to the famous Dick Norman,',
was sold here last Saturday to Mr.]
.1. II. Ilcldrcth, who bid $4l!G for the
car.
Did you, gentle reader, borrow Al?
ex Sayers' ladder and fail i> ret urn'
it'.' "Somebody did," says Alex, and
he respectfully ask. that i, be return?
ed. Do so at once.
"A man who is not willing In die
for his country is not Iii to live in it."
?Theodore Roosevelt. YOU are on?
ly asked to loan your money at a good
rate of interest.
Mr. ami Mrs. II. .1. Giles, of Key?
stone, W. Va., and Miss Stella Obe
con, of Northfork, W. Va., motored
over from Northfork Friday lo visit
Mis. W. I?. Jones on Clear Fork.
We wnnl lo buy all the Govern?
ment bonds we can, and ask those
who owe us lo pay their account be?
tween the 1st and 15th of October.
9-27-21. The Tazewell Supply Co.
We have 62 farms for sale in Wash?
ington and Greene Counties. Some
real good bargains. Write us for list.
The Volunteer State Realty and Auc?
tion Co.. Limestone Tenn. .111-121.
Revs. II. K. Kelso, C. It. Brown,
W. C Thompson and other Methodist
ministers of Tazewell, will leave on
next Tuesday for Johnson City,'
Tenn., to attend the Methodist Con-!
ference.
Hoheit Noel and Wiley Stowers,
or Shawvcrs Mills, attached to the
American Expeditionary Forces in
France, are named in the casualty
lists. Stowers lost his arm and Noel
was killed in r.ction. No details, of
course, have been received.
In these strenuous days the hose
wife is doing most of the house work
as well as the cooking. Make it easy
for her. Buy a Perfection Oil Cook
Stove. They are a most efficient com?
fort and at the present price of coal,
using them is a real necessity.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS!
Miss Maty Preston, social service
secretary of the civilian relief section
of the Tazewell Bed Cross, will prob?
ably leave in a short time for Rich?
mond lo take special training for the
work. It is said that Miss Mayola
Gillespic will also attend the school
in Richmond.
Miss Mag Stroihcr Willen, who
went to Washington a few weeks ago
to help Mr. Wilson win the war, has
returned to her home here. The ac?
commodations in Washington are so
unsatisfactory on account of the rush
to the capitol that it is said a number
of young Indies hnve returned to their
homes.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
Miss Mai; Hankins has gone to
J Richmond to enter the training school
of the Red Cros3 to equip herself for]
i social service work in ire camps. On
j last Friday afternoon Mrs. Olletta
Moss hud a "go-away" party at her
home here in honor of M.iss HanUins,
which was attended by a number of
Miss iiankins' friends.
Miss AMie Miltard has recently
made a great personal sacrifice in do
j dining an offer of a line position with
the Overseas service of the American
I Red Cross. The position was secured
i for her by Congressman Slemp, hut
Miss Millard, after serious considera?
tion, decided to remain here with luv
mother.
Judge Jeter C. Pritchnrd, one of
the most distinguished lawyers of the
South, will deliver a Liberty Loan
and war speech here tomorrow in the
Court House at I o'clock. Judge
Pritchnrd is a member of the I). S.
Circuit Court of Appeals and is said
to he an orator of unusual ability.
Tuxewcll people will, of course, be
here in great numbers to bear him.'
I
Last Sunday was a great day ill.
Tazewcll County. At almost every
precinct in the county Liberty Loan
speeches were made by speakers 01
the Town of Tazewcll. Mr. Werth1
closed the day at North Tazewcll on
Sunday night by an address in the
Methodist church to a good sized au?
dience. Rev. Mr. Kelso, pastor of
the Methodist church spoke at Gra?
ham Sunday afternoon ami the Gra?
il a 111 Daily News complimented his
address very highly. Those who have
heard the speeches of Messrs. Werth
and Kelso ere struck with the slmi- j
larily of thought carried by both.
Hut, nevertheless, if they arc bor?
rowing ouch other's "thunder," it Is ,
permissible in the present "cmergen
P ASS ENGER TRAIN UP LEWIS ,
CREEK.
Corporation Commissioner Win. F.
Rhen has advised us that a passen?
ger schedule will be established on
the short line of railroad running from
Putnam up Lewis Creek in Russell
County, beginning about the 15th. ,
The Corporation Commission took the
mailer up recently with the railroad i
people and received the following re- |
ply from Regional Director Malier:
"We have arranged as soon as tar
ill's can be made effective,(probably
in two weeks), to install the follow?
ing passenger service on that branch .
daily, except Sundays, leaving the
junction at 11:15 a. m., anil returning '
to the junction at 12:15 p. in., mak- '
ing stops at the following points: i
"Station Miles from junction. !|
Laurel. 2.00 ;
Parkiln. :i.K4 ,
Russell.0.2? ,
llrill. 7.24 '
There are eighteen operations on '
Lewis Creek, and a number of Taxe- 1
Well people are interested there. | <
PLEASE PAY UP. I,
Puckctl, Matthews and Co. have
turned their mercantile business at
Itenhow over to J. L, Matthews and
Son and respectfully insis". thai all
parties owing the linn of Puchen,'
Matthews ami Co. come forward at
once and settle either by cash or
note on or before October 15th. We
appreciate highly the put mange ex?
tended us heretofore and respectfully
solicit a continuance for the new
linn.
PUCKETT, MATTHEWS & CO.
10-1 2t.
ItUY LIBERTY PONDS!
FOR LIMITED SERVICE.
The following men were sent from
Tazewcll Tuesday to Columbus Bar?
racks:
Clarence K. Yost, Graham,
Charles C. Vance, Riehlands.
John I). Tabor, Cedar Bluff.
Alex Men ill. Tip Top.
Wm. K. McGlothlin, Cetlar Bluff. i
Albert Collins was sent from the
Tazewcll jail for the Wise County
Board. These men have been certi?
fied for limited service in the army.'
It is understood that they will be'
scut to the North to cut limber for
the army.
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Office of
the Circuit Court of Tazewcll coun?
ty, in vacation, the 2nd day of Oc?
tober, 1D1S.
W. F. Herman.Complainant,
vs. I In Chancery.
.1. Baach, Bertha Sturn and Aaron
Stern.Defendants.
The object of the above styled suit
is to attach the estate of the said de- j
fendants, or either of them, in that'
certain lot or parcel of land, with all j
buildings and improvements thereon, j
situate in the town of Pocnhontas,
Tazewcll County, Virginia, known as
Lot No. 3, on the south side of West
Church street, which was conveyed to
Mrs. Lena Baach by William E. Mutt
and wife by deed dated August II lb,
1885, recorded in said county in Deed
Hook No. 21, page Hi; and to subject
the same, and to attach ami subject
all other estate, real and personal, of
the said defendants, or either of them, '
to the payment of a debt due from
saitl defendants to said complainant
for the sum of $10,746.80, with inter?
est the.reon from February 20th, 1017,'
due by reason of the deficiency in
acreage of the land embraced in that
' certain deed executed by said de?
fendants to saitl complainant, dated
February 16, 1!H7, and recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the County
Court of McDowell County in Deed
Book 73, page 271.
And it appearing by affiduvit filed
in this cause that the defendants, .1.
Baach, Bertha Stern and Aaron Stern,
are not resident:; of Wiis State, it is
Ihrerefore ordered that said defend?
ants do appear within fifteen days
after due publication of this order,
in the Clerk's office of said Circuit
Court, anil do what is necessary to
protect their interests. And it is
further ordered that this order be
published once a week for four suc?
cessive weeks in the Clinch Valley
News, a newspaper published in the
County of Tazewcll, Virginia, and
the newspaper hereby directed, none
having been prescribed by said Cir
cuit Court.
C. W. GREEVER, Clerk.
S. M. B. Coulling,
Chapman, Pccry & Buchanan, p. q.
Oet.4-4t.
HONOR ROLL.
The following is the Roll of Honor
for the Ithudy School for the first
month: Edna Amburgoy, Mahala
Brown, Nannio Vox, Ellen Gibson,
Nancy Gibson, Leafy Riser, Ruth
Lecce, Mattio Lambert, Alcetha Peery,
Ruth Rasnick, Nellie Vanhoozier,
Bessie Wimmcr, Wilmer Blevins,
James Dillow, Raymond Kiser, Edd
Lambert, Warnie Lambert, Harvey
Peery, John Vcnhoozier. Teacher ?
Miss Janie Still.
LOYALTY TO YOUR SCHOOLS IS
LOYALTY TO YOUR COUNTRY.
"I would urge that the people con?
tinue to give generous support to their
schools of all grades and that the
schools adjust themselves as wisely
as possible to the new conditions lo
the end that no boy or girl shall have
less opportunity for education because
of the war and that the nation may
be strengthened as it can only he
through the right education of all ils
people."- - Wood row WilcOll.
(Printed at the request <f A. S.
Urcevcr, Division Supcrintodcnl.)
GENEROUS RESPONSE.
NEWS OP CROCKETT'S.
The farmers are very busy here
now cutting corn and sowing wdieat;
ami hauling cabbage. Moat of thej
farmers say the corn is very good in
Ibis section.
Miss Nannie Wilburn, from West
rimham, Va., who has been visiting
here for a couple of months, will re?
turn home .Sundry, the 20th.
There is lots of sicklies:; around
lore at thio time.
Rev. .1. V. all is very ill with the
fever at this writing.
Mr. John .1. [go has returned fr?>m
lohne Hopkins hospital nl Baltimore.
Mr. Shaler Myers left r. few days
ago for Oklahoma, where lie will
-pond couple of mouths with his
friends.
Mr. Charles Randolph is spending
i few days with his sinter at Nar?
rows before he loaves for the navy.
The appeal sent out by J. W. Chap?
man, chairman of the TazoWoH Coun?
ty Red Cross, for clothing fir the
people of the dcvi.ctated sections of
France and Belgium met with, a very
hearty response. A large id valua?
ble collection was secured and shipped
to New York, from which place it
will be reshipped to France. In the
lot of clothing were, various ami sun?
dry garments, many of which were
comparatively new. There w.is a line
collection of woolen goods donated by
Mr. R. C. Chapman. The lot included
a large collection of childrcr.s caps,
and sweaters, which will de great ser?
vice in the unfortunate country for
which they are intended. Tazewell
people have always provm their gen?
erosity when the necessity arises. An
appeal was printed in this paper last
week from Mr. Chapman f-.r Peacll
Stones, walnut shells, etc., lo be used
in protecting our boys from the poi?
sonous German gasscs. If you are
able to get hold of any oftl.ese de?
sired articles, don't delay in Bending
them as directed. Your contribution
may save the life of a boy near and
dear to you.
NEW SUGAR ORDFRS EFFEC?
TIVE OCTOBER 1.
All customers buying sugar now
will have to sign a certificate. All
sugar purchases will have to be reg?
istered by merchants and signed slips
of each week's sales will have to be
sent to the food administrator. No
sale of sugar for cunning will be
made unless the customer presents
a certificate which may bo gotten
from the local food administrator.
The following certificate must be
signed by purchasers:
"In consideration of permission
grunted me by the food administration
to purchase a week's supply of sugar
at one time, I hereby agree that the
consumption of sugar in my house?
hold for all purposes, except canning,'
shall not exceed two pounds a montn
per person, ami I hereby certify that,
including the purchase now made, 1
have not now in my possession, nor
under my control, a supply of sugar
for such household use in excess of u
week's supply, calculated upon the
above basis, nor in excess of twenty- J
five pounds for canning purposes. I
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
NICE HOME CHEAP.
Mrs. A. M. Millard's nice residence
property and live acres, good housu
and all in line shape. Particulars
upon request. News Office.
ROBERT L. STEFFEY DEAD.
Crockett, Va., Sept. 20.?Rihert I..
Sfceffey, who was sent tu Camp Lue
in the sixth of September, died at
his place of pneumonia last week.
The remains were brought here for
lurial, which took place near his fu?
ller's, Mr. S. D. Stcffcy, South of
Crockett. The funeral and burial
icrvices were conducted by Rev. A. F.
fabler. Deceased leaves a father, two
irothers and three sisters. The sis
crs surviving are: Mrs. Cora More
leail, of Crandon, Va.; Mrs. c. D
[go, of Crockett, and Miss Ruby Slcf
'ey, at Crockett and E. A. Stcffey, of
ttural Retreat and ollmor Stcffey, of
.'rockclt. Deceased was 29 yours old
mil was popular among a large circle
>f friends in this community. This
s our first contribution to the cause
if world freedom. May the Ruler of
ill comfort the famiy and friends of
leccased. C. D. 1.
WHEAIXESS
Judge
of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals, I
will speak at the
COURT HOUSE,
Tazewell, Va. Sat. Oct.
at 1 o'clock, in the interest of the
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
Everybody come out and enjoy the pa?
triotic address by this very distinguished
gentleman and jurist.
C. R. BROWN, Chairman,
Tazewell County, Fourth Liberty Loan
FOR many years we
have been serving to
the best of our ability the
friends who trade with
us. For more than half a
century Messrs. Strouse
& Bros., Inc., have been
making good clothes for
men. When you invest
in these
(C) 1918?biHousE u linos.. Inc., UAiimoks, Mo.
?
MADE OY STROUSE ti BROTHERS, Inc.. BALTIMORE. MO.
you know in advance that the coat whose style seems
smart in our shop will be in good style on the street.
The suit that looks well in our mirror will continue to
look well in your mirror. The garment that is well
fitting and shapely when you buy it here, will not sag,
bulge or bind when you wear it.
Combine these advantages with our wide range of fabrics in
the most colorful patterns. The combination means clothing
satisfaction ? and that is what you can be sure of here.
JOHN S. BOTTIMORE
Clothier and Furnisher
FOR SALE.
MARBLE AND GRANITE.
One 30-inch solid French burr corn
mill, also ono No. 16 bolt made by
Nordyke und Mormon Co. For par?
ticulars, call on or address E. R. How?
ard, Wittens Mills, Va. 9-27-tf.
WE BUY OLD FALSE TEETH
We pay from $2.00 to $35.00 per set
(broken or not). We also pay actual
value for diamonds, old Gobi, Silve,
ami Bridge-work. Send at once t.j
parcel post and receive cash by re?
turn mail. Mazer's Tooth Specialty,
Dept. X, 2007 So. 5th St., Philadel?
phia, Fa. 9-13-121
TURKEYS WANTED.
Want to buy young turkies now for
market, also a few "Bourbon Reds"
or "Narragansettcs" for breeding.
For Sale?Best pure-bred standard
varieties a specialty. Bourbon Reds
and Mammoth Bronze. FRANK RAN?
DOLPH, Keswick, Va. 9-13-7L
can both be had tro- i the Mountnir
City Marble Company, of Meuntnir.
City, Tenn., at quite tea.enable pricea
We handle first-clusu
material und our de?
signer is an expert
in Iiis line, there?
fore, we guarantee
both work and ma?
terial to be number
vnc. Satisfied cus?
tomers at reasonable
prices is our motto,
and if you should
doubt this just give
js a trial and wo will
convince you.
We also handle
IRON FENCING. If
If you are in need
of anything in this line just drop me
a card and I will be at your service.
Let me at least give you prices and
show you designs before you buy
J. NEWTON RHUDY,
TAZEWELL. VA.
A Kent for Mountain City Marble Co
SAVE YOURSELF
DIPHTHERIA
SCARLET FEVER
SORE THROAT
MUMPS
-F ROM
BAD COLDS
GRIPPE
TONS1LITIS
MENINGITIS
SPANISH GRIPPE
TUBERCULOSIS
MEASLES
WHOOPING COUGH
PNEUMONIA
S
Follow Two Simple Rules
Which will protect you and others
VXJJSS ^ DON'T
rilSER? DRINK OUTOf
IN MOUTH COMMON DRINKING CUP
RULE 1
Don't put in your mouth fingers, pencils,
or anything else that does not belong
there, nor use a common drinking
cup.
OR
BEND
HEAD
RULE 2
Whenever you cough or
sneeze, bow your" head or
put a handkerchief over
your mouth and nose.
The Germs of these Diseases are spread through the secre?
tions of the month and nose of sick people and carriers.
VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Our Fall Line of Women's Footwear
is Appreciated and Admired Daily.
There are Quality Boots in
Exclusive Patterns.
Compare our prices on new full merchandise und
you'll find it impossible to have an "alibi" for trading
elsewhere. GOOD GOODS AT LOW CASH FIGURES
MAKE A STRONG COMBINATION. Don't they?
M. J. HANKINS
"The Store That Satisfiea"
B
HIGH SCHOOL
AND COLLEGE
STUD
You Need These Comforts and Con?
veniences for Efficiency in Your
Studies?
TOILET and
MANICURE
ARTICLES
POCKET
COMBS
DRESSING
COMBS
HAIR
BRUSHES
TOOTH
BRUSHES
TOILET
ROLL- UP
MIRRORS
FOUNTAIN
PENS
STATIONERY
ETC., ETC.
It is the consensus of opinion of lead?
ing educators that the most efficient
students are those who enjoy the neces?
sary comforts of life. Of course, there
are always prodigies?"Abe Lincolns"
?who can get along without. . But
the majority of the best students are
well equipped with these conveniences.
You can find almost everything you need in
the wny of toilet goods at our store. . We
have given especial thought to the require?
ments of high school and college students,
and will be glad to assist your selection, any
time, you visit your store.
JOHN E. JACKSON
?rhe^ewMt Store Tazewell,Va.