Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-07-22
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town BY Our
Resident And County
Reporters.


Messrs John Robert and George Aeily,of
Smyth, Co. are in town.
The subscription list the REPUBLICAN
is increasing very rapidly.
A Young republican has arrived at the
home Of Mr.. 7. z. Landon.
Col. MAY has been at Pocahontas for
several days on professional business.
Mrs. l. ?. Martin and her son Paul are
whiting Mrs. Chalmers at Pocahontas'
some very fne bass are being caught in
Cinch river 10y fishing parties from town.
The sick Of this community are all doing
well. and we hope TO see them all restored
to health.
Mir. e. Goodman, OF the firm of Lazarus
4 Co., Of pocahontas, spent the past two
days in town.
Mrs. Cephas Shelburne, of Rockville,
Nd, IS in town visiting Dr. Gillespie and
other friends.
The infant son of Mir. W. G. Young has
been quiteil but we are glad to announce
he is now much better
Miss Loilie selden, of Mississippi, and
Miss Matte peery, Of Cedar Bluff, are
visiting The Misses Alexander.
Mr. JOS. S. Gillespie started to Philadel
phia on Yesterday afternoon and will re-
main in that city several days.
Prof Philip johnson, of Tazewell college,
spent several d2Ys last week in Thompson
Valley, in the interest of the college.
Forty.tour deeds were recorded in the
clerk office Of the county court Of Taze-
we'll during the month ofJune 1897.
Rev. W. W. Ruff filed the pulpit at
his own church on Sunday morning, and
preached in the Methodist Church at night.
We are requested to announce that Rev.
T. c. Biytle will conduct services at Stras
Memorial Church on next Sunday morning
at Il O'Clock.
( Rev. Thomas G. Bittle, D. D., conducted
J services ct Stras Memorial Church on last
Sunday morning, and Rev. w. d. Buckner
conducted the services at night,
Some -four farmer friends are very much
worried at the continued rainy weather 1t
is SO bad for hay making and oat harvest
ing that their flces are very long.
Mr.. II. w. Pobst with his Family and
Mrs. Alice Mars are at Tip Top where
they have gone to get the benefit OF the
iron and ithia springs at that place.
Persons in the adjoining counties are be-
ginning to find that We do good job work
at the REPUBLICAN office, and they are
sending Us orders by mail, unsolicited
The Tazewell Drug Company" changes
its advertisemet this week and offers fol
sale certain things that should be used IN
every home. Read the advertisement
Fourteen marriage licenses were issued
by T. Z. George, clerk Of om county
court, during the month Of June. Twelve
were for whites and two for colored
persons.
On the DIST inst Mr.. Samuel L. Profit
and Miss Lucy Duncan were united II
marriage at the home Of the bride JUS
east Of town. The ceremony was performed
by Rev w. W. Ruff
We were very much pleased to have
.ulss Ella Bowen and Miss Bessie Sehol
pay our sanctum brief call on yesterda,
afternoon, We take great delight Il
showing them through our department,
Mrs. Slusser, who lived at the Fai
Grounds, died wednesday nightoflast weel
and was buried the following day at tn
Peery cemetery, nearby. The fuheral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. l. ?. Martin
The indications are that there will be II
strike at the Pocahontas coal mines. LII
miners may not be satisfied with the wage
they are receiving, but they seem to thin
that work at small wages is better than n
wages at aN.
\ LARGE crowd of Young ladies and ger
temen have gone TO Barke's Garden toda
to have {. picnic. They were accompanie
by Mrs. Jno. G. Watts and Mrs. Wm.
Pendleton as chaperone's DR.. I. c. Bittl
also went with the party.
Hon. Harry NJ smythe will begin tl
publication Of his new daily paper
I.ynchburg or the 2nd Of next montt
/ Iieis now soliciting subscribers and is NEE
ing With fine success. lie will get nun
ber ofsubscribels in TazeweI.
Higginbotham l. Kirby have ju;
received car load Of nice new wheat an
are filing orders with the best itouE OH u
market when once you try 1t you VI
ALWAYS buy it" Give them call and D
convinced, every barrel guaranteed to giN
satisfaction. Mill at Cedar Bluff, Va.
Mrs. Crockett Thompson, after a lii
gp.ing illness, died at her home, on tt
river northwest Of town. on Wednesda
nishtof lastweek The funeral service
were conducted by Rev. !, p. Martin,an
the remains we're buried at the Witte
graveyard on Plum Creek or Friday.
Doyou think it is right to continue