Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered In And Around Town BY Our
Resident And County
RenorterS.

Pocahontas will celebrate July 5.
The Sunday School of the Christian
Church at this place will have picnic at
Unaka today.
Misses Charlotte and Lucy Henry went
to Giles County on Monday to attend the
Strother-Barns wedding.
Wallace Huford is back from Roanoke
College, where he has been attending
school for the last ten months.
Mr.. Joseph White, of Cedar Bluff, one
of the truest friends of the REPUBLICAN,
called at our Office on Tuesday.
Hon. w. &. Mustard and Mrs Mustard
have gone to Wyoming County. West Va,
on visit to friends AMI relatives.
A. Goodman solicits your orders for the
4th Of July.
The box and ice cream supper at Pisgah
on last Saturday afternoon was well at
tended and was financial success.
Ifsome of our subscribers will bring us a
few frying size chickens We will be glad to
credit them on their subscription accounts.
The heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday
nights did considerable damage in this
community by knocking down wheat and
corn.
If YOU want to take trip this Fourth go
to the Pocahontas celebration on Monday,
July 3.
Mr.. r. X. Gillespie, Treasurer of Taze-
well County, called at our office on Monday
and made himself known to us in most
substantial way.
Mr.. J. r. Gildersleeve who has been
attending the Virginia Politecnic Institute
at Blacksburg, came home on Thursday to
spend the vacation.
Mrs. Rives Walker, ,whohas been visiting
her uncle, Mr. 1. Z. Chapman, for over
two weeks, left for her home at Bristol. Va,
on Monday afternoon.
A. Goodman wants you to read his price
list on the 4th page and profit thereby.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros. publish
great big advertisement in this issue, which
is very interesting and it will pay persons
to read and act upon it.
Mr.. ]. D. o. Copenhaver, who was a
student at the Virginia Politecnic Institute
for the past ten months got back to his
home, in the Cove, on last Friday.
MIR. George Shafer, of the Radford
Brick Company, at Tip Top, was in town
Tuesday, and entered his name on the
subscription list of the REPUBLICAN.
Mrs. ]. o. Camack with her infant child,
of Greencastle, Indiana. arrived at Taze-
we'll on last Friday, and will spend the
Summer visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
George Buston.
One frst.class fare will be charged for
round trip tickets to Pocahontas July 5th.
Don't miss the big celebration. Free to
all.
The REPUBLICAN job Office is getting a
number of orders, and the work turned
out is being highly praised Send your
job work to US, if you want it promptly
and we'll done.
Miss. Rachel Peery, who was recently so
very ill at the home of her father, Capt.
james Psery, has gotten well enough to
pay visit to town, and was seen on our
streets on Monday.
The friends Of Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson
held meeting in Belvidere Hall, at Rich
mond on Saturday night, and strong oppo-
sition to the City Committee was manifest
ed by the speakers.
If you go to Pocahontas on the 9th Of
July,A. Goodman will be prepared to meet
your orders.
The improvements to the High School
building are being rapidly pushed along
by the contractors, and it already begins
to look as if the building will be an impos-
ing one when completed.
Miss Irene Weaver, of Weaverville,N. G.
has been visiting her friend Miss Polly
Peery for several weeks. These young
ladies are visiting friends at Liberty Hill,
during the present week.
Miss Lottie Steele, OF Keystone, West
Va, came to our town on Friday to visit
her friend Miss Maggie Gillespie. These
two young ladies went to Richlands on
Monday to spend several days.
MIR. w. L. Britts, who is building res.
idence for Mr.. S. K. Groseclose, at Ceres,
Bland County, came home last Friday,
but returned to Bland on Tuesday. He
will complete his contract in about three
weeks.
Rev. Joseph stras preached a very
earnest sermon to large congregation In
the Methodist chuch on last Sunday
morning. He is very popular with the
people of Tazewell, who are always gIac
to see him in their midst.
Miss Mamie Higgiabotham, who has
been at Bristol for the past ten months
teaching, is now at Tazewell, where she
will spend the balance of the Summer
with her sisters, Mrs. j. w. Chapman
and Mrs. l. G. Dodd.
MR.. X. Gillespie advertises thorough
bred Shropshire buck lambs for sale. Th'
sheep business has become very profitable
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