Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-07-08
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town BY Our
Resident And County
Reporters.


ing their wheat and some have begun TO
thresh.
MIR. III. G. Mccall and family went TO
Graham last Friday and returned home on
Tuesday.
All the mechanics in Tazewell seem to
be employed Why then should they lie
complaining CT hard times?
The Tazewel Millinery Company make
a change in their advertisement this week,
to which we cal your attention.
Mr. and Mrs. Ii. w. Steele have gone to
Cedar Bluff to spend week at Blue Sui
phur Inn, and drink the splendid water
there.
Mrs. Cosby Graham, relict of the late
Judge Samual Graham has been in town
the present week visiting Mrs. r. Britain
and other friends.
Miss Minnie Campbell, of Lynchbmg,
Va, is visiting her friend, Mrs. !. w.
Chapman at this place. Mrs. Chapman
and Miss Campbell were schoolmates.
A party of young people went to the
cave spring, near Unaka, on Tuesday
afternoon and had a picnic. The party
was gotten up by Miss Maggie Gillespie.
Get YOUR turnip and rutabaga seeds from
Peery L. Dodd. They have the best and
will sell you the greatest quantity Tor your
money.
Last week in noticing the death of the
infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. IL. w. Pobst
we made mistake. We spoke of the
child as daughter when We should have
said son.
Messrs Harrison & Gillespie Bros had
their handsome store tastefully drapei and
decorated on Monday. Mr.. Charlie Jones
did the draping, and he is quite an artist
in that line.
Miss Virginia Greever, of ChiihoWle,
Smyth County, Va, daughter OF the late
Gen. James s. Greever, came to Tazewel
on Tuesday and went to Burke's Garden,
where she is the guest Of Miss Maggie
Greever.
Miss Maggie Gillespie gave an cat Home
on last Friday nieht which was attended
byanumber of young ladies and gentlemen,
The entertainment was given in honor OF
Miss Lotte Steele who WAS the guest OF
Miss Gillespie.
The Tazewell Jaeger Concert Band went
TO Blueheld ana furnished music at the
celebrations on last Friday and Saturday
1t Was highly con plimented, being pro-
nounced by conn, tent judges the best am-
ateur band they lad ever heard.
Peery & noad have received q large
salply OF lapGrAth's Lest turmps ana
rutaLaga seeds, ~ lich they sell in bulk.
You can get lnuch more seed tor your
money by purcna2'ng in bulk.
Messrs. James OKeeife, Jr., and ]. P,
Har,us.n, Of our town, played on the Blue
field baseball nine last Friday and Satur-
day in the three lanes between Blueteld
and Roanoke, ar.d they were Pronounced
to be among the very best players in the
games.
The Alice Byno Company concluded
very successful engagement at our town
hall ON Saturday night. The crowd was
very large the last night, many persons
from the country being in attendance.
Among the number were Mr.. 0, E. Hop
kius and lady.
The Southern Folding Mattress Company
has made about two hundred and seventy
five mattresses since it began Work al
North Tazewell, that is in about four weeks;
Every body is pleased with the work and
orders continue to pour IN.
One kind subscriber responded to our
request last week and sent us some chick
ems to be credited on subscription, we
hone others will do likewise this week.
Bring us some young chickens and we Will
be glad to credit you with them on sub
scription account.
Col. a. j. May got back on last Friday
from Cedar Bluff, where he h ID been re-
cuperatng for more than week as a guest
OF "Blue Sulphur Inn" The splendid
mineral waters is highly praised by the
Colonel, whose appearance indicates that
he has been greatly benefited.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p Gillespie got back
last Friday from their visit TO The Nashville
Exposition Mr.. Gillespie informs us that
their trip was pleasant one and the
Exposition most creditable aiFIir. On
their return they stopped over at Chaita-
nooga and went up on Lookout Mountain
where they spent the night.
The feather mattresses that are being
made the Southern Folding Mattress Conn
panv at North IaHewell are growing IN
popularjtv every cay. They are so much
more convenient and comfortable than the
old fashioned feather bed that every body
ought to have them.
Mr.. Jos. S. Gill, spe left for Phiiadeph q
on Tuesday afternoon accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Nanola. They go there to
consult distinguished medical men in re-
gard to Miss Nanola's health. We trust
it will he found that her trouble Is not
serious and that she may be rapidly re-
stored to her usual good health.
Recently several mad dogs have been
killed in Wards Cove, in this county
Within the past week Mr.. Clint Barns
who lives in tie Cove, has had three two