Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-05-27

store at Pounding Mill. MIR. II. w. Har-
less came to Tazewell and received the
stock.
! At the election today none but compe-
tent men ought to be elected TO fill the dis
trict offices of the county. There is no Of
flee in the gift of the people that is so un-
important that a good man should not be
selected TO fill it.
The road between town and Mrs. Kate
Peery's is being put in good condition. If
the county could afford to macadamize 1t all
the way itwould makelt permanently good
At times last winter that piece of road was
almost impossible.
Peery & Dodd have just received a car
load of stone and earthen ware. Crooks
lars, flower pots and all kinds of earthen-
ware vessels. This ware is of the best quality
and cheap as dirt.
Quarterly meeting was held at Pisgah
church, four miles west of town, on last
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. j. Tyler Fra
zier, presiding elder, was not present, and
the meeting was conducted by Rev. W. E.
Bailey, pastor of the Liberty circuit.
A hagman by the name Of John Gott
was severely injured at the station on last
Saturday. He was on car which
was loaded with ties, and the standard
broke, when he was thrown very heavily
to the ground. His collar bone was broken,
his ankle sprained and he received many
bruises.
Mr.. jeremiah Seamans, of Factoryville,
Wyoming County, Pa, came to our place
last Thursday, and he remained here sew
eral days. Mr.. Seamans is lumber man,
and came here for the purpose of looking
at mineral and timber lands in this section
with view of establishing a lumber mill.
He represents Scranton parties.
Pratt's horse. cattle and poultry foods
are kept by Peery q Dodd If your horse
is not doing well a package will set him all
right. If your chickens are threatened
with cholera or dying with the gapes the
poultry food will restore them to health.
Rev. ]. A. Campbell, who was connected
with Tazewell College as a teacher during
the last year, has gone to Washington
County to spend a few days. From there
he will 90 to Simmonsville, Craig County,
Va, where he will take charge of a Chris
tian church. Mr.. Campbell is an excellent
man, and we regret to see him leave our
town.
Mrs. Sabra Young received a telegram
on Sunday announcing that her mother,
Mrs. VIM H. Gage, had died at her home
at Penn Yam, n. Y, on that day. Mrs.
Gage was eighty seven years old at the
time of her death. Her husband had
died on the 2Sth of March, 1897, and he
would have been eighty seven years old If
he had lived until this time. The venerable
couple were associated as man and wife
for sixty five years. Mrs. Young took the
train on Monday afternoon for Penn Van.
MIR. ]. w. Trent, of Strawberry Plains,
Tenn, came to Tazewell on Saturday 10
visit his daughter, Mrs. Isaac P. Martin,
He had to leave on Monday afternoon for
his home on account of the severe illness
Of niece. On Monday Rev. Martin drove
MIR. Trent into tie country and showed
him some of the fine herds ofcattle, among
them the cattle of Col. Jno. q. Watts,
which are among the finest in the county.
He then went on Buckhorn Mountain and
viewed the magnificent landscape from
that point. Mr. Trent was charmed With
our country.