Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-12-02
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.


Mr.. f. NJ. Moss, of Burke's Garden,
was in town Yesterday,
6The Export Cigar at Pobst & Wingos is
new cigar in town. 1t Is extra good,
try 1t.
The young people had party at the
residence of Mrs NJ. L. Floyd on last Fri
day night.
The health conditions of Tazewell are
now excellent. There is no one seriously
sick in the town.
Go and look at the handsome display of
Fancy China in the windows of Pobst 4
Wingo.
Mr.. L. l. Greever went to Marion last
week on professional business, and got
back home on Monday.
Reys. Joseph Stras and T. T, Fishbum
have started revival service in the old
opera house at Roanoke.
Pobst and Wingo have the finest stock
of China and Glassware ever brought to
Tazewell.
Some fine slaughtered hogs are being
brought to town. The market price paid
here for pork is s. per cwt.
We are informed by Mr.. Young, post
master, that the money order business at
the post office is very heavy.
Mai Britain is on the sick list with Sc
we're cold. \ few days ago his friends
feared that he had the pneumonia.
Books are very cheap at Pobst & Wingos.
They have hundreds Of volumes by the
best authors, at popular prices.
DR.. Rolla Witten. who has been very
i'll for the past week, is now resting very
well, but he is still in critical condition.
Pobst 4 Wingo are now receiving large
line of Christmas goods which they will
particularly set fourth in their space next
week.
Mr.. 7. A. Lynch has gone to Richmond,
and We are informed will be appointed
cfelA Of one of the committees Of the
State Senate.
Rev l. P. Martin was too much indis'
posed to preach on last Sunday night, and
the pulpit at the Methodist church was
filed by Rev. Geo. Buston.
Hon. a. St. Clair, Col. A. j. May, s. D.
May, Esq, and Messrs. T. a. Lynch and
G. w. DoaK dined with Col. John G.
Watts on Thanksgiving day.
DR.. Hall, who had been recreating at
the Blue Sulphur Inn, at Cedar Bluff, re-
turned home yesterday, very much
benefited by his brief period of rest.
The congregation Of the Christian church
having sold their building to the High
School, are now holding all their services
in the chapel Of the Seminary building.
A. Goodman, the well known liquor
dealer of Pocahontas, Va, will be repre-
sented every court day at Tazewe!i, Va,
by J. |. Weinberger. See him at the Cen
tral Hotel, room 10.
Peery 8; Dodd place large advertise
ment on the'fourth page of the REPUB-
zseAS announcing the arrival at their store
of a splendid stock of Christmas goods.
Mrs. s. a. Boyle is still quite ill at the
home of her sister, Mr. Kate c. Peery.
Mrs. Boyle is getting very old and her
friends haven't any hopes Of her getting
well.
The farmers in Tazewell are very much
discouraged at the prospect for wheat
crop next year. Many of them report
poor stand owing, to the continued dry
weather.
Mrs. Howard Perkinson, of Charlottes-
vile, was on visit to Mrs. Walton this
week, and left yesterday for "Tange
wood, her estate near Witten's Mills, in
this county.
1t is said there will be change in the
schedule on the Clinch Valley Division Of
tho y. &M. Railway on next Sunday.
We are not informed as to what changes
will be made.
The societies of Tazewell College tried
to have candy pulling on last Friday
night. They boiled the sugar until about
II O'Clock and then tried to pull it, but it
would not pull
We were shown this week very large
radish that was grown in the garden of
MIR. II. w. Pobst. 1t was the largest we
have ever seen, AMI was two feet in length
and nine inches in diameter.