Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-11-25
TOWN and COUNTY NEWS.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.
All the schools gave holiday to-day.

Mr.. 7. a. Lynch has been assisting Mr..
W. &. Young with the postofice work this
week.
Subscribe through us for the Ladies
Home Journal, and all the other mag
azines.
John E. Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Spots left last week
for Greenbrier county, West Va, where
they will spend the winter.
DR.. ]. 7. Cooley is building an addition
to his dental Office, which is great i'm
provement to the build ing.
We will exchange clothing for corn and
pork at highest market prices.
HARMAN & BoTrIMoRE.
The Bluefeld Inn Cafe places an adver-
tisement in this issue of the REPUBLICAN.
See il on the fourth page.
MIR. H. Bane Harman, clerk of the
circuit court, is now engaged taking rules
in cases pending in said court.
Mr.. &. H. Baylor will move his family
to Marion some time next week, where
he expects to engage in business.
a bunch of sweet flowers on Christmas
is a thing of beauty, fine selection of
bulbs at Pobst & Wingo.
Munceys Magazine Argosy, Puritan,
Cosmopolitan and McClures for December
will be out in a few days at Jacksons.
About one half of our subscribers have
made payments on their subscriptions.
What will the other half do about it?
a nice line of bulbs such as Hyacinth,
Chinese Lilly, Easter Lilly, Narcissus, jon
quils, at Pobst & Wingo.
4 We are glad to receive the communica-
ton from Paint Lick. this week, and hope
our correspondent will send US one weekly.
Turkeys were numerous in town yester-
day. and many tables to-day will be graced
with fine specimen of the Thanksgiving
fowl.
The fire record of Tazewell has been
good this year. There has not been any
loss, that We can recall in the town during
1897.
There was new arrival at the home Of
Rev. ]. n. Harman last Sunday. 1t is a
boy and we suggest that he be trained for
preacher.
The lawyers are very busy preparing
their cases for the approaching term Of the
circuit court, which begins the first Mon
day in next month.
Tynes Bros. are opening their splendid
stock of groceries in their new store house
on Tazawel Avenue, and will be ready
for customers in few days.
Christmas will be here in one month
from to-day 1t is time our merchants
were notifying the people about what kind
of holiday goods they will have.
Thecongregation of the Methodist church
worshiped at the town hall on last Sun
day morning. The furnace repairs at the
church had not been completed.
Mrs. Julia Craig Dnnn, who has been at
Tazewell since September, will leave today
for Arkansas, where she goes to take
charge ofthe music department of a school.
What is the matter with our Burke's
Garden correspondent? Theonly commu-
nication we have received from him in
several weeks reached us after publication
day.
The material and facilities of the Re
PUBLICAN job Office are constantly being
increased and improved. If you want
frst-class job work done cheaply and
promptly bring it to this office.
We are glad to hear that the fever cpl
demic which has been prevailing at our
neighboring town of Wytteville is nearly
at an end. But few cases Of fever remain
and they are rapidly recovering.
The millinery establishments of Taze-
we'll had the finest Fall trade this year
they have ever had The ladies of Taze-
we'll will have pretty millinery and the
Tazewell milliners can furnish them.
Rev. w. D. Buckner, rector of Stras
Memorial Church, will hold Thanksgiving
service at that church to-day. The SER
vice, no doubt, will be ali interesting one,
and the public is cordially invited to at
tend.
While you are enjoying your turkey and
oysters today, think about the poor per-
sons who cannot enjoy such luxuries. Do
not exhaust your sympathy in thinking
about the poor, but do something practi'
cal to show your sympathy.
Felix O'Keefe has gone to Blue6eld and
accepted position with the Norfolk 6
Western Railway. His friends here are
glad that he has secured such an excellent
place but regret to have him leave. Felix
will be missed in Tazewell. We wish hin
great success in his new home.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held to-day at the Methodist church. The
sermon will be preached by Rev. Mr.. Eos
ter, of the Baptist church. There will be
a musical programme in which members O
tie Presbyterian, Baptist and Methodist
choirs will take part. We are not infor
med as to what other features will be in
troduced into the service.