Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-16
NORTH TAzEWELL NEWS.

| IdT us (lle llOlll JOlSH'
Allan Smythe returned to the city thi
week, but did not tarry long.
What is the matter with our school? Ne
teacher appointed yet. What's the mat
ter with the school board?
Capt. c. A. Fudge has sold his large
herd Of Jersey and Holstein COWS to Blue
field parties.
Miss Mabel Graham, one of the loveliest
of Russell county girls, is visiting at hel
grandfather's, Mr.. James S. Whitley, Of
our city.
A goodly number of our citizens attended
the quarterly meeting at Dailey's chapel
Sunday, and most of them took dinner
with Col. John Daley.
Capt. Little and the bridge force are sta,
toned at our place for short while, re-
pairing the bridges between this point and
Pisgah.
Sam Young had the misfortune to Sc
verely sprain his ankle in jumping from a
freight car one day last week.
There is whispering and loud talking Of
a wedding in our town in the near future;
Guess we will tell all about it soon.
The "Old Hen" was in our city again
yesterday. His trips are entirely too nu-
merous to be just for fun.
Jas. P. Whitman, prominent Cove
farmer, spent last night in North Tazewell,
on his way to attend the wedding of his
neice tomorrow.
Mrs. WilS Peery and jim Bane spent
last week visiting friends and kins-folk in
the Cove, while Wilk kept house and
looked sad.
John G. Freeman, prominent Elkhorn
capitalist, vas in the city last week, trying,
we understand, to purchase business in
terest in our town.
We did take in the show but, unlike
some of our friends, did not let the show
take us in.
L. II. Gregory, who has had charge Of
this section on the n. & w. for number
of years, resigned last week to accept a po-
sition on the bridge folce.
The next thing on the list of pleasures
is Tazewell fair, and we hope to see large
crowd of our people there-inside the
grounds.
The water supply Of our town has been
so low for the last few davs that it begins
to look like the people would at last be
compelled to make some arrangement fol
a water supply.
We are wanting rain and wanting it
badly, the pastures are burning up, and
dusty streets and roads are simply horri-
bic in their dustiness.
Miss Lou Kiser left this week to accept
the position of teacher in the family OF
Jos. S. Gillespie, at Tazewell, where she
will have charge of the children Of several
of the most prominent Tazewell families.
Miss Lou stands at the very top of the
teachers of this county.
Miss Eva Cooley, of Tazewell, and Miss
Maggie Maxwell, of Maxwel's. two very
charming young ladies, spent last Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Dixie Mccall
Mrs. Jessie and Miss Lyde Mccall ana
Miss Lou Kiser returned last week from
the State fair at Columbus, Ohio, and re-
port nice trip and splendid time while
at the fair.
Mr.. Estil Ireson with his bride returned
last week and were given areception al the
residence of the groom's father, Mr.. j. +
Ireson. Mrs Ireson served to the large
crowd of invited guests one Of those ex
cellent dinners; for which she is famous
May Estill and his bride, as they traye
the rough road of life have just enough
blessings to keep them as happy and con
tented as now.
w. B. Spratt, Esq, Tazewell's mex
representative in the Legislature, passed
through the city yesterday Oh his way
through the conntry to Graham, ant
Pocahontas, and other point in the Eas
end OF the county.
ASH FIELDS
North Tazewell, Sept. 10, 1897.