Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-11-18
TOWN and COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.
MIR. ]. B. Bower is in town.


Reporters.
MIR. J. B. Boyer is in town.
Next Thursday will be Thanksgiving
day.
Mr.. B. H. Baylor will shortly move
with his family to Marion, Va.
Mr.. WA. Scott has gone to house keeping
in the new house opposite the Seminary.
If any of our subscribers fail to get their
paper regularly We wish they would notify
us.
Mrs. M.F. Neel, of Cove Creek, who was
recently very seriously il. is now GONZALES
cent.
S. Aston, Jr., of Lebanon, Va, was
registered at the Central Hotel the first Of
the week.
Mr.. S. w. Landon, of the Flat Top Drug
Company, at Pocahontas, was in town the
first of the week,
Mr.. Kelly Groseclose, wife and baby, Of
Burks Garden, were in town yesterday on
shopping expedition.
A bunch OF sweet flowers on Christmas
is thing of beauty, fine selection Of
bulbs at Pobst & Wingo.
Some of our subscribers promised to
bring us some corn. They have failed to
comply with their promises.
The Baptist parsonage is being built
very rapidly. The Tazewell mechanics do
their work well and quickly.
We will exchange clothing for corn and
pork at highest market prices.
HARMAN & BoTTIMoRE.
Misses Grace Ward and Kate Buchanan,
two charming young ladies from Chatham
Hill, Smyth Co., Va, are visiting Mrs. G.
e. Long.
Prof. Byrum has informed us that l76
pupils have been enrolled at the High
School since it opened. This is splendid
showing.
There was large crowd in town Tues
day and the commercial tourists were very
numerous. Our merchants say that trade
was very good.
nice line of bulbs such as Hyacinth,
Chinese Lilly, Easter Lilly, Narcissus, JON
quis, at Pobst & Wingo.
Some of our subscribers gave us a sub
stantial proof of their presence court day.
but many others did not respond to our
invitation to settle.
Miss Mary Bowen, youngest daughter OF
r. T. Bowen, Esq, who was reported
seriously i'll last week is now out OF danger
and convalescent.
J.P. Hodge, who is accused of having
burned one of the fans of the Southwest
Virginia Improvement Company, is now
confined in the county jail
Mr.. JOS. c. Gollehon, of Chilhowie,
Smyth Co., Va, was in town yesterday
on business. Mr.. Gollehon is one Of the
staunch Republicans Of Smyth.
Messrs, Frank and Ed Witten drove
about two hundred turkeys through town
on Monday afternoon that they have
purchased TO ship to eastern markets.
Mrs. Edward Thompson, while visiting
her sister, Mrs Capt. ]. R. Ward, on the
9TH inst, had a slight stroke of paralysis.
We are glad to hear she has nearly recov-
ered
The Moss & Greever building is now
complete on the outsi de and work is going
on rapidly for finishing the inside. 1t is
one of the handsomest buildings in South
west Va.
Mrs. S. A. Boyle still continues quite
sick at the home of her sister Mrs. Kate q:
Peery. Miss Fannie Gibboney, grand
daughter of Mrs Boyle, is with her grand
mother.
Hon. w. B. Spratt arrived in town
Monday afternoon. 1t was the first time
we had been here since the election to
receive the congratulations of his friends
upon his success.
Mr.. S. C. Peery killed two beautiful
wild turkeys at the old vineyard on the
Peery place Monday afternoon. The flock
had been scared from Buckhorn mountain
out into the farms.
DIR. R. B. Gillespie recently received
from the celebrated coops Of MIR. Webb
Maddox, of Fauquier County, Va, coop
of game chickens. They are very beauti'
full birds and finely bred.
On last Saturday about noon the barn
and blacksmith shop of Capt. James Peery
who lives two miles west of town, were
burned. The fire is supposed to be acci
dental and the loss is estimated at $3.50 ol
$500.
We frequently hear remarks made abou
Tazewell not being healthy place. This
is mistake. The health record of the
town will compare most favorably with
that of any town in this section or in Vir
ginia.
The contractors, Messrs Long and Har
man, have finished laying the pipes for tht
new water system. The pipes were al
tested and received by the town author
tiles as coming up to requirements o