Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-01-13
TOWN AND COUNTY News.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.

Barns Gillespie is now steadily conva-
lescing and we hope will soon be out again.
Mr.. S. H. Laird, of Cedar Bluff, adver-
tises in this issue some valuable timber for
sale.
We have in stock few cans of frst-class
country lard, this years rending, Buston
& Sons.
Maj. R. Britain is going about again
and has made several visits to his office re-
Gently.
Mrs. Watkins and daughter Jennie, Of
Grundy, are visiting Mrs. T. W. Ratliff
this week.
Prof. A. a. Feaguson has moved to the
residence of Mrs. John Thompson, on
Tazewell, Avenue.
HARRISON &. Gillespie Bros, tell you in
their ad this week of persons who refuse
to grasp opportunities,
V. L. Sexton, commissioner, publishes
notice to take an account in a chancery
case pending in the circuit court.
j. w. Chapman, of Tazewell, was in the
city yesterday, and left on No. last night
for Welch.-Bluefeld Telegraph, Jan. s.
All persons indebted to US will please
come forward and settle either with cash
or by giving notes.
PEERY & DoDD.
Rev. w. D. Buckner went to
Pocahontas Wednesday of last week, and
did not return until the 18th inst.
Col. A. j. May, who had been confined
to his home for some time with indisposi-
ton, is at his Office again and looking
well.
A brick pavement is being laid in the
yard of the Tazewell High School in front
of the building which is quite an improve
ment.
Mrs. NJ L. Floyd, who has been keep
ing boarding house in the residence of
DR.. w. P. Nye, has moved to her fathers
home at Unaka.
Mr. Eb Witten, an employee of the n.
4. w. Ry., has been spending few
weeks in Tazewell with his father, Col.
Jas. K. Witten.
Some changes have been made in the
the management of Tazewell College,
Prof Ferguson retiring, Prof. Philip john
son is now principal.
A special invitation to every one to call
court day before or after) and see our line
of j. Coffees, come if you want to buy,
come if you do not want to buy. Buston
& Sons.
Colonel VIM. c. Pendleton, editor Of
the TAzEwELL REPUBLICAN, gave us a cal
to-day on his way to Marion on business
The Colonel is looking well,-Southwest
Republican.
Peery & Dodd wish to thank the people
of the town and county of Tazewell to-
their liberal patronage during the yea
1897, and with an eye single to the wants
of the people, hope to merit continuance
of the same.
Mr.. John T. Barns and family have
moved from our town to the-home of Hon
Robt. Barns, in Bowen's Cove. The re
moyal of Mr.. and Mrs. Barns will be so
cial loss to the town.
Next Tuesday the regular January term
Of Tazewell county court will begin. MOI
much business was transacted at the last
term, and the coming one will be likely to
have good deal of work.
In another column you will find a disso'
luton notice of Chapman &. Hurt, the
insurance men. Mr.. 1. E. Chapman re-
tires and the business in the future will be
conducted by Mr.. Jas. F. Hurt.
A. Goodman, the we'll known liquor
dealer of Pocahontas, Va, will be repre-
sented every court day at Tazewell, Va,
VI. l. Weinberger. See him at the Cen
trail Hotel, room 10.
The new pavements that have been laid
in front of the Moss & Greever building
and the residence of DR.. Huford are very
great improvements over the ones that
were formally in those places.
A reception was given to the friends
and relatives of MIR. and Mrs. L. G. Wingo
at their residence on Tazewell avenue yes
terday afternoon al O'Clock. 1t was an
elegant affair and delightful dinner was
served to the guests.
Misses Lizzie Barns and Olette Hartman,
who spent the holidays in Wythe county
as the guests of Miss Margie Raper, have
returned to Southwest Va. Institute, and
write to their friends that their visit to
Wythe was a delightful one.
Moss & Greever have moved into their
new store rooms and can now display their
large stock to much better advantage. The
new pavement in front of their building is
laid with splendid brick, manufactured by
The Radford Brick Co., at Tip Top.
The town authorities are digging trenches
at the east end of Main street, and will put
in a pressure reduser to prevent the
heavy pressure, that the new water tank
gives, from bursting the water pipes. We
are glad to know that the pressure is going
to be great enough to make this arrange
ment necessary.
On last Thursday night some of the
Christian people of the town commenced
the holding of cottage prayer meetings.
The first one was held at MIR. Jas. w.
Walls. On Monday night meeting was
held at the house of Mr.. James M. Kits.
Tonight a meeting will be held at the