Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-03-18
Greever & Gillespie, attorneys, have
moved their office to the new Gillespie
building, and occupy the rooms on the first
floor, west side of the building.

On the iourtn thursday IN May Oh elec
ton will be held at Richlands for town
Council and officers. There will be no
political lines drawn in the contest, but
we hear the issue of license or no license"
to sell liquor in the town will enter largely
into the fight.
From notice published elsewhere in
our columns. meeting Of the citizens of
the town is called, to be held at the
court house on next Saturday, at 2 O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose OF nominating mu-
nicipal ticket to be voted Tor at the APP
preaching election in May,
a letter has been received from Mr..
a. c. Lilly, who went to Cincinnati last
week, announcing that he had stood a
successful examination, and would go to
New York in few days, where he will
enter the service of the U. S. government
as a member of military band.
We have splendid fresh Onion Sets, just
from Philadelphia, of the Silver Skin and
Yellow Danvers varieties. You can grow
nicer, sweeter onions from them than you
can from the other kinds. Peery 4 Dodd.
Serious alarm was felt last week from
the weather being so mild. 1t was feared
the fruit trees might bloom too early and
frosts come and destroy the fruit, as has
been done in most of the recent years.
1t looks now like the frosty nights will
keep the buds back for several weeks.
Messrs. Chapman & Hurt, the active in
surance men of Tazewell, have secured all
the insurance on the property Of the Alkali
Company, at Saltville. They have written
four hundred thousand dollars of risks for
the company. This speaks well for the en-
ergy of Chapman & Hurt, and also for the
they represent.
Mr.. j. n. Neel of Thompson Valley.
left, last week with his family, consisting
of his wife aud six children, for New Hamp-
ton, Mo, where for the present he will take
~ his abode until he can decide where he
locate. We are sorry to see
sood men like Mr.. Neel leaving Tazewell,
but wish him great success.
Mr.. Geo. Kelly, of this place, and MI.
Henry Kelly, Of Burke's Garden, have
gone to Rich Valley, Smyth county, with
Mr.. j. r. Crockett, real estate agent, of
to look at the farm of II.
Harman, Esq, Ifpleased with it they are
likely to become purchasers. Itis very
fertile and fine grazing land.
We can save you at least 25 per cent on
your Seed Peas, Beans and Cabbage, ifyon
buy of US. We buy them in bulk and sell
them accordingly, Don't buy your Pea,
6eqn, Beet and Cabbage Seeds by the
package but buy from us by the pint Or
quart, and save money, Peery & Dodd.
Ga Friday night at the prayer meeting
to beheld at the Christian Church the doc
trile of sancticaton vii be introduced as
a subject for general discussion, The ques
ton is an iutereresting one, that is now
engaging the attention of a great portion
of the Christian world, and the prayer
meeting on Friday night WILL no doubt, be
one Of great interest.
DR., Isaac Pierce, who made the danger
Gus mistake of taking dose of solution OF
bichloride Of mercury, as published in the
REPUBLICAN of last week, did not die, as
vas expected. He is not N satisfactory
however, and his friends a"e
very much disturbed about him. He has
gained strength, but bis nervous and men,
tai condition is very unsatisfactory.
Messrs Charles McMullen and r. H.
of Scranton, Penn, who have
large and valuable landed interests in Nc
Dowell County, West Virginia, spent sew
eral days at this place during the present
and preceding weeks. They were here look
ing after their interests in this section, and
left on Tuesday afternoon for Scranton.
They both appear to be elegant gentlemen.
Peery & Dodd are overstocked with
lamps and lamp goods. They have decid-
ed to reduce their stock by giving their
the cheapest lamps ever sold in
Tazewell. Read their display advertise
ment in the REPUBLICAN and you will be
struck with prices.
The firm Of Harrison, Surface 6 Co. has
been dissolved, Mr.. Surface going out. a
new drn has been formed under the style
of HARRISON & Gillespie Bros, to conduct
business at the same stand, Mr.. W. G.
Harrison, senior member of the concern,
is now in New York, buying aspiring stock
of goods, and the readers of the REPUBLI-
CAN WI be made acquainted with the pur-
pose of the new firm.