Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-07-29
fOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town BY Our
Resident And County
Reporters.

Raspberry Phosphate Is delicious drink
Try one of Landon's.
Miss Sallie Smith, of Bristol, Tenn, is
visiting Mrs. I. II. Lynch.
Miss Eva Brown, of Roanoke, is in town
wishing Miss Pattie Landon.
Col. ]. S. Browning was in town Tues
day, and says he is now shipping ten cars
OF coal day.
Mrs. l. p. Martin and her son Paul, who
have been visiting at Pocahontas, got back
home on Monday.
Gold in Alaska is at fever heat, but
Alaska Snow Balls at Tazewell Drug Com
pany's are below zero.
Rees T. Bowen and his son Sam were
in town Tuesday, They report splendid
crops in the Cove.
Mr.. John d. Daley, of Baptist Valley,
was in town Tuesday, and made his friends
aware of his presence.
Next Session of TaZewell College opens
Sept. tn. If paid then $500 will put
you through the entire year.
The commissioners of the county court Of
Mercer County, W. Va, have again re-
fused to give license for the sale of liquor
in 3luefeld.
Rev. w. NJ. Dyer, President of Martha
Washington College, is in town and will
remain several days, in the interests ofhis
excellent institution.
1t rained the first day of "dog days,
hence the large amount of rainy weather
we are having. There is no use trying to
turn down the "dog days" sign.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Newton, of Pocahontas, is
visiting her father james R. Witten, Esq,
at Unaka. Miss Newton, from North Car
DINA is also visiting at Mr.. Witten's.
We are requested to announce that Rev.
w. NJ. Dyer, of Martha Washington Col
lege, will preach in the Methodist Church
on next Sunday in the morning and at
night.
Rev. ]. y. Harman left here on yester
day afternoon for Bluefeld. He will go
from that place today to Lee county, where
he will work in the interest of Tazewel
college.
Mr.. r. f. Steele has been appointed
postmaster at Kelly, has received his COM
mission and will take charge of the office
on Saturday. Bob will make fine officer
and is worthy of the place.
Mir. II. w. Pobst, who had been at Tip
Top drinking the lithia water. at that place,
got back home on Monday, and has been
greatly benefited. Mrs. Pobst and Mrs.
Mars will remain at Tip Top for several
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Peery, who had
beed spending several weeks at the Pulaski
Alum Springs, got back to their home,
at North Tazewell, on last Saturday, and
were very much benefited by using the
splendid mineral water.
The improvements that are being made
to the High School building will not only
make it substantial but handsome
edifce. We congratulate Bro Kelly and
the other gentlemen who have had charge
of the improvements
Capt. c. B. Slemp who has been a
sub-professor at the Virginia Military
Institute, has been in the town and county
several days in the interest of that institu-
ton. Capt. Slemp is the son of Hon. Cam
bell Slemp, of Lee County.
Pay $4,000 on Sept 9TH and enter Taze-
we'll College for the entire session. No
mltriculation or other annoying fees are
charged,
The strike is not interfering with oper-
ators in the Flat Top Field. On Monday
the shipments We're; coal 612 cars; coke 179
cars; total sol cars. This is more than
double the shipments that were being
made previous to the strike.
Mr.. Henry Yost, of Baptist Valley, who
was so seriously injured about six week
ago by falling through bridge at Virginia
City, while at work with the Norfolk &
Western, bridge force, has recovered
sufficiently to goabout in his neighborhood.
Misses Amanda and Mamie Barns, Of
the Cove, who he'd been spending some
time visiting in Burke's Garden, came to
town Monday, and remained here as the
guests MIR. John T. Barns until yesterday
They have returned to their respective
homes in the Cove.
On Tuesday night about forty of the
young people of the town and vicinity
shaped themselves into storm party anC
went to the home of Mr.. w. o. Whitman
where they were most cordially received
and Hospitality entertained. The party
did not break up until some time afte
midnight.
A boy or agirl will he given Board Room
rent, Fuel, Light and Tuition in Tazewel
College next session for $500 If pad OF
entrance-Sept 7th, 1897.
The communication of ga Repub," ?" from
Pounding Mill advocating w. B. Spratt a
a candidate for the House Of Delegates
came in after another communication haC
been put in type proposing the name o
that gentlemen. We thought it unneces
sary to publish two this week, and hol'
tsA pnnrhc ), Latter nrnr until next week