Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-10-14
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.
The health of ihe town is excellent.

HE chestnut cop iS NSi y H7iN ' 49,
son and the nuts are very small.
The rain which began to fall on Monday
morning was 8 most welcome visitor.
Mr. Charles Debord has been appointed
postmaster at Swords Creek, Russell
county.
Jno e. Jackson, the Druggist, makes an
important change in his advertisement
this week.
Messrs. George and Herbert Dodd and
San, Kelly went to Bristol to see Buffalo
Bills Show.
See the change in the advertisement OF
Harrison & Gillespie Bros. 1t pays TO
read their ads.
We are informed that the Messrs Tynes
are going to put up store building on
their vacant lot on Tazewell Avenue.
w. D. spratt, Esq, was in town Mon
dav and did not look much like ne was
alarmed at the candidacy of MIR. Smith
The Tazewell Millinery Company makes
q change in its advertisement this week 10
which we invite the attention Of our lady
readers.
Mrs. J. A. Greever, who was reported Ill
in Burk' Garden last week with the fever
is about well again. 1t was mistake
about her having fever.
The congregation of the church Is oo'
serving week of prayer for missions ne
meetings are being held on the afternoon
of each day at four o'clock.
The congregation of the Presbyterian
church is obseryinga week of prayer tor
missions The meetings are being heId IN
the afternoon of each day at O'Clock
Next Tuesday the regular October term
Of the county court will commence Inc
first day will be filed, we suppose, to a
considerable extent with political speak
ing.
Rev. Samuel w. Moore, of Pocahontas,
who has been spending the last two weeks
at this place and who las been preaching
at the station at night, has returned to
Pocahontas.
Miss Maggie johnson, of Oakvale, W.
: Va. and Misses Maggie Bowen, Eta Gill
lespie and Eva Painter, of the county, are
visiting their numerous friends and rela-
:1ives in town.
DR.. J. Il. Gilaersleeve has gone to
Marion to attend the Board of Directors OF
the Southwestern Hospital. He declared
his intention of taking in Buffalo Bills
Wild West Show at Bristol on Tuesday.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Jerrie Z. Brown to Mr.. Joseph a.
Crockett The wedding will take place on
the 4Jth inst. at the residence of MIR. and
Mrs. O. NJ. Brown, parents of the bride,
in Wards Cove.
We hear shoe factory is to be started
at Radford. Why don'tthe people OF thu
town 60 to work and have some kind
q factory started here. Without SO =
thing of the kind is done the growth of
the town will stop.
Rev. w. w. Pyott passed through town
to-day on his returnfrom Conference, tie
was very happy over his acquittal of tie
serious charges ON which he had been tried.
lie has been sent to East Tazewell circuit
as preacher in charge.
Mrs Mary E. Ferrell, wife ofO. NJ. Fer
YeAi, died at her home, at Steelesburg' IN
this county on Monday morning at about
two o'clock. The deceased is half sister
of Messrs. II. w. and James Nj. Steele,
and was most estimable lady.
MIR. John T. Barns lost his fine mareon
Monday night. She died from the effects
of a snake bite. Onlast Friday she was
bitten. on the mountain back of MIR. A. j.
Steele's, and her leg commenced to swell
and continued, to do until her death.
A pretty heavy contingent left Tazeweli
on Tuesday afternoon for Lynchburg to
attend Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.
The party was composed of Messrs. w. G.
HARRISON. V. l.. Sexton, John 7. Barns,
will Henry Anderson and Rufus Copenha-
wer.
Rev. |. P. Martin has been returned to
Tazewell and North Tazewell stations, and
Rev. J. Tyler Frazier is returned as presid-
ing elder of the district. Both of these
appointments were expected and will meet
with the hearty approval Of the Methodist
people
Losr-Dr. r. B. Gillespie, on the 5th
irgt, lost a female hound at what is called
Bakers Gap on the ridge between Dry
Fork and Dicks Creek. The hound Is
black and white, trimmed with tan, and
about one year Old The owner will be
very grateful to any person who will in-
form him us to her whereabouts.
Mr.. ana Mrs Abel Hankins, of Delta,
Iowa, are visiting their relatives In Taze-
well. Nh. Hankins is brother Of Messrs
TN. and NJ. NJ. Ilankins. He left for the
West about thirty years ago and has been
back to Tazewell several times, his last
visit prior to this one being five years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Steele have gotten
back from Bristol, where they went TO at
tend the annual meeting of Holston Con-
ference. They say it was an excellent meet
ing and yery largely attended. The ap-
pointments had not been read out before
they lett Bristol, but it was understood
a.. po,- u Martin would he returned