Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-12
TOWN AND COUNTY News.
Gathered in And Around Town BY Our
Resident And County
ReD0rterS.

Col Vim. G. W. Jaeger, of Philadel-
phia, is in town.
Mr. Dudley Mcclure, of Crockett's Cove,
was in town on last Monday.
Mrs. Walker, of Staunton, Va, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs Geo. w, Stellar.
Tazewell College emphasizes the busi-
ness course. Let your boy take it.
Jim Ed Peery's face is full of smiles.
Another daughter has arrived at his house.
President Hopwood, of Milligan Col
Iege, Tenn. has been in town several days.
Mr.. ]. H. Thompson, of Burke's Garden
was in town last Sunday, on business of
course.
Miss Lizzie Strother, of Giles County,
Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph
Barns, in the Cove.
Every boy and some girls ought to take
the business course at Tazewell College.
We are informed the Tazewell Dairy and
Milling Company, at North Tazewell, will
reorganize tomorrow.
number of persons from town attend
ed the district conference. They all
report having nice time.
The farmers have about finished saving
their hay crops, and they are much heav-
ier than they were last year.
Mr.. ]. g. Buston, who had been spend
a few days at Hunters Pulaski Alum
Springs, got home yesterday.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros make anoth-
erimportant change in their advertisement,
to which we call your attention.
The Great Wallace Shows will be at
Tazewell on the 3rd of September. A
good circus always draws big crowd.
The recent rains have made the corn
crop of the county one ofthe most promls-
ing that has been seen here for years.
Mr.. j. NJ. Newton, of Pocahontas, came
up on Tuesday to see his family, who are
ona visit to James R. Witten, father OF
Mrs. Newton.
Jos. S. Moss, Meek Hoge, W. &.
Mustard, S. ]. Thompson and several
other big cattle men of the county were in
town on Tuesday.
We are requested by Rev. l. P. Martin
to announce that services will be held In
the Methodist chmch on next Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
When you come to town next Tuesday
(court day., come prepared to settle your
subscription account. Weneed the money
and you ought to pay it.
DR.. T. L. Painter and wife, of Liberty
Hill, took the east bound train on Tuesday
afternoon, for visit to relatives in Giles,
Pulaski and Wythe counties.
The new stone wall in front of the High
School property is completed. 1t is fine
Job, and reflects credit on Messrs. Vermil-
lion & Kincer, the contractors.
Revs. ]. N.iHarman and A. A,Ferguson
were on Clear Fork Sunday. Rev. Fer
guson made an educational address at Cove
Creek, and Rev. Harman preached at that
place and at Shawvers Mill.
The marriage Of Mr.. Andrew Ascue, Of
Paint Lick, in this county, to Miss India
Morgan, of Glade Spring, Va, was an
nounced to take place in the Methodist
church at Glade Spring last night, at 8
o'clock.
The regular August term Of the county
colrt for Tazewell County will begin on
next Tuesday, Judge Stuart presiding.
The Republicans and Democrats both
have meetings announced for that day
and q large crowd is likely to attend.
The annual exhibition of the Tazewell
Agricultural and Breeders Association will
be held on the 2Sth 10Th and 30thof Sept,
and the lst of October. 1t is the purpose
of the directors and officers to make it
one of the most interesting exhibitions ever
held by the association.
Phil Austin, colored man who had
been arrested at Pocahontas last week and
lodged in the Jail here, was on last Sunday
delivered to Constable j. w. Belcher, of
Mcdowell county, w. Va, upon requisi-
ton papers. Austin was taken to Welch,
where he will be held and tried upon
several charges for housebreaking.
Dema Dawson, white women about
twenty-five years old, was brought before
James R. Witten, U. S. Commissioner,
on Monday upon charge of selling liquor
without license, or moonshining. The
women lived near Pounding Mill, in this
county. She was sent on to be indicted by
the L. S. Grand jury and was baled in the
sum of one hundred dollars.
The drawing for the china Tea Set will
take place on Saturday Aug. l4th at 3:3U
pm. Ticket holders will please be present
JNo. E. JACKSON.
On yesterday morning Mr.. S. D. May
received telegram from his father, Col.
A. j. May, dated Sacramento, Cal, Aug.
10Th, which reac as follows: Reached
here this evening safely at s O'Clock, "
The Col. and his companions made rapid
trip across the continent. They left bere
on Thursday afternoon at 4;3O o'clock. so
they were only five days and three and
one half hours making the journey.
Hamilton and Shade Lee, who killed
Bud Charles, at Rock Lick, in Buchanan