Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-07

call today.
J. \. Hmman and W. l. Boone attended
the Republican convention at Lynchburg
on the 9th inst.
On last Monday morning one hundred
and ftty-ona pupils answered to roll call at
the High School.
Linen writing tablets cents, school
tablets cent, good note paper l2elb box
paper 81. at jackson's.
w. G. Young, chairman of the Repub-
lican party in Tazewell county, publishes
notice for speaking at October court.
Pobst < Wingo have received this week
two lots Of fresh chocolates and candies.
They are delicious, We have tested them.
Mr.: Ben Baylor went to Marion on
Monday TO look after some business mat
ters. andre;urned to Tazewell on We'd
nesday.
Mi Geo. Shafer, superintendent of Rad
ford Brick Company, at Tip Top. was in
town Yesterday, accompanied by ms
daughter.
What is The matter with our Cedar Bluff
correspondent? We hope Reporter is not
sick or tired Of sending news. to the RE
PUBLICAN.
Mr.. J. 3. Crawford leaves to-day for
Richmond as Il delegate from Bluegrass
Lodge, No. 142, l. 0. o. f. to the grand
encampment.
Pobst 4 Wingo are selling a great guam
titv of chocolates and French candy. Why?
Because they have perfectly fresh goods OF
the best quality.
DR.. r. D. Hutford was called to Wythe-
vile the first Of the week to see fismother
<,yho was ill., He has gotten back and re-
s,oris her as doing well,
The. Charles King Dramatic Company
which played here during fair week, dis
banded at Pocahontas, and part Of the
company is now in our town.
Mrs. r. 7. Hopkins and son and daugh-
ter. who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
+. Y. Workman, left yesterday for Salem,
Va, where she will visit her brother c. L.
Miller
Tho f,o,,,a for ,be Episcopal rectory is
now up and tie building will be pushed to
rapid completion. We hope Brother
Buckner will be able TO move into 1t by
Christmas.
The Baptist parsonage is now in course
of construction, at least the foundation Tor
the Building is now being laid on the lot
lust east Of Mr.. G. w. Doak son Mechan'
les Avenue.
Mrs. T. w. Ratlif, who has been resld-
ing in the Hankins property on Tazewel
Avenue, has moved into the Estill prop
arty, now owned by Chapman & Gillespie
on Main street.
District conference for Abingdon dis
frict NJ. Z. Church Is now in session at
Wise, Va. 1t convened on the 9Th inst,
and we are informed there is a large at
tendance of ministers and delegates.
Some persons want to know what has
Ocome of cash Fields" our North Taze-
welt correspondent. He has evidently not
recovered from that big show, or has gone
to writing poetry about his best gill.
Therumber Of pupils enrolled at Taze-
Mzii High Scheol has more than doubled
since the opening of school. The faculty
has been increased from four to seven
teachers. The spirit of the school is fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. De Vault, of Austin
srvings. Tennessee, are visiting friends and
reIstiyes at this place. Mrs. DEFAULT was
Miss Barbara Higginbotham, and l. the
sister of Mrs. ]. w. Chapman and Mrs. l.
C. Dodd.-
The droutli continues with unabated
force. and is becoming very serious al
fiction to our section. The pastures are
so parched that cattle are doing no good,
and in many places the supply Of water iol
domestic purposes is getting very small.
Rev. l. p Martin, pastor of the Metho'
- dist church, left for Bristol on Monday tc
attend the annual meeting of Holston Con
ference, which is now in session at Bristol
He was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. ii
w. Steele, Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Peery
Mrs. G. W. D5aE and Mrs. c. A. Lynch.
Mr.. w. G. O'Brien, formerly Of TIL:
Tlace, has named the new claim, he re
Gently staked out in the promising goi(
fields in the Su Veta mountains, TazewelI
after this county A mile run from tll'
an adjoining claim gave returns of S4S5 O'
ton. 1t is to be hoped his claim will b'
as prosperous as the county from which
the name is taken.
The Ciinch Valley Seminary has Deer
closed, as there we're not enough pupils t(
Justify continuance Of the school. Prof
Kilbv has gone 10 Bowen's Cove to tak'
charge Of school, Miss Beardsley ha'
taken charge of an art class in connection
with the High School and Mrs. Dunn ha
accepted the position of instructor Of voca
music at the same institution.
Three females were brought 10 town OF
Tuesday and placed in Jail to serve terms
They were tried before Squire 7. a. GILES
pie at Cedar Bluff, for vagrancy and gen
eral meaancss. Dave Bailey, a white man