Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-06-30
TOWN and COUNTY NEWS.

new Baptist parsonage.
The foundation for the new Christian
church is about completed.
You can buy quires of good Writing
Paper for l5c at Pobst d Wingo's.
Mrs, Warren S. Cope, of Worth, West
Va, is spending the summer at Mrs. o.
Keeffe's.
Mir. Will Belew, who was student at
Emory and Henry last year, got back
home today.
Mr.. 7. A. Mcclure, of Cedar Bluff, was
in town Monday evening attending ma
sonic meeting.
A number of the young colored folks OF
the town went to Burks Gardenthis morn
ing to have picnic.
Lamp Chimneys at cents. Pobst &
Wingo.
Rev. w. D. Buckner will conduct SER
vices at the Episcopal church on next
Sunday, morning and night.
Mrs. Rose Knoll, of Panther, West Vir-
ginia, with her little daughter, is here Wis
ting her father, Col. 7. &. Witten.
Misses Minnie and Carrie Campbell, Of
Lynchburg, Va, are visiting their FRIEND
Mrs. j. w. Chapman at this place.
Miss Mary Easley, of Pearisburg, Va
is visiting Miss Hattie Surface and Mrs
DIR. st. Clair, at the Central Hotel.
SPOTS Bros. have a large stock of Fruit
Jars, half gallon and quart sizes, Which
they will sell at the lowest market prices
Mrs. E. E. Workman and her two chill
dren, who have been visiting at Norton,
Va, for several weeks, got back home on
Saturday.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Estill arrived last
week to spend the Summer in Tazeweli'
They are always cordially received by their
old friends in Tazewell,
MIR. and Mrs. S. ]. Thompson, who have
been for the past two weeks at Wytheville
and in Wythe county, passed through
town yesterday, en- route to their home at
Liberty Hill.
The health of Tazewell is splendid, it is
very fine this season. Up to this time
there have been no cases of fever in the
town, and with proper sanitary precau'
tons there is not likely to be any.
Mr.. James F. Hurt left yesterday after
noon on an extended trip to eastern cities
He will visit Richmond, Baltimore, Phil
adelthia and New York. His trip is made
in come .tion with his insurance business
Neatest Lamps and lowest prices at
Pobst & Wingo's.
Mr.. c. G. Long is putting up the Ioes
for a telephone system in the town. lie
has thirty-fve subscribers for phones. This
is a much needed improvement and will
be a greatconvenience to the business men
of the town.
The foundation for the new hall Uf the
High School has been completed and the
frame for the building is now going up.
Rev. w. H. Kelly is experimenting the
construction, which gives assurance that
the work is well done.
Prof. Byron has PLACED an order with
the REPUBLICAN job office for catalogues
for the High School. The printing will be
done on enameled paper and the pages
illustrated with number of handsome
half-tone engravings.
- We will sell for a while sc piece Tea
Set at 10 per cent. above cost. 1hey are
first class goods. Pobst & Wingo.
On last Sunday Rev. J. H. Wyse was
regularly installed as pastor of the Lu'
theran congregation in Burke's Garden
Rev. L. A. Fox, D. D., of Roanoke col
lege. conducted the installation services
and preached very fine sermon.
The farmers of the county are now busy
in the harvest fields and the wheat is pro-
nounced unusually good. If our far
mers would raise more wheat it would be
of immense benefit to the county by keep
ing the money at home that is now sent
elsewhere for bread.
On last Sunday lightning played havoc
with the fine export cattle of Hon. w.
G. Mustard on his farm near Wlttens
Mills. Three fine export steers and cali
we're killed by a bolt while they were
sanding under tree, and yearling was
killed in another field about the SAME
time.
Rev. l. P. Martin cot back yesterday
from Feds, Pike county, KY, where ne
went last week to hold quarterly meeting
for Rev. ]. Tyler Frazier. Feds is about
60 miles from Tazewell and Mr.. Martin
made the trip on horseback. He enjoyed
the trip very much and says he was greatly
benefited physically.
From notice published elsewhere it
will be seen that The Brotherhood OF Lo-
connective Firemen will run their third an
nual excursion on the 9th of July to Nor
folk. 1t will start from Bluefeld. Mr.,
C. NJ. Kidd, one of the Brotherhood, was
here on Tuesday in the interest of The ex-
cursion and called at or Office.
While DIR. Stricken was preaching in
the Presbyterian church on Sunday morn
ing heavy storm came up. One very
bright flash of lightning, which was follow
ed by a terrible clap of thunder
startled every one in the congregation
hut the DR.. went on with his forcible SER