Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-03-03
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.


it will 60 out like lamb.
Mr.. A. B. Buchanan, of Benbow, was IN
town Tuesday greeting his many friends.
Some of our merchants will not adver-
tise. They are making great mistake.
The revival at the colored Methodist
church is going on, and the meetings are
well attended.
DR.. Pierce was quite sick and confined
to his bed when bis house caught fire on
Tuesday night.
Yesterday was as disagreeabe day, so
far as the weather is concerned, as we ever
saw in this country.
Rev. w. C. Foster will deliver an adj
dress to the pupils of Tazewell College on
next Tuesday morning.
Rev. ]. H. Wyse, of Burke's Garden,
will preach at the Lutheran church at
North Tazewell next Sunday.
Rev. ]. n. Hartman is at home again
from one of his evangelizing tours, and
will remain during the week.
Col. H. c. Anderson is sufficiently recov-
cred from his recent illness to be on the
streets and at his office again.
Peerv & Haynes, the new firm, are out
in a circular announcing that until April
lst they mean to sell for cash only, all
goods on their shelves and counters at a
profit not to exceed % per cent. on FIRST
cost mot cost and carrage). They say
they will sell many things at cost and a
few mot MANY even BELOW cost. This
sale affords rare chance for their custo-
mers to obtain good goods at very low
prices. They carry general lne-Dry
Goods, Notions, Queensware, Groceries,
Saddles, Harness, Brides, Trunks, Nallses
and invite inspection of goods and prices.
Barns Gillespie is still confined to the
house, but his friends hope to see him at
his Office before great while.
The colored fire company is receiving
very warm praises for its prompt and eff
Gent work at the fire Tuesday night.
Mr.. Joseph Glenn, who started the new
Racket Store at this place several months
ago, has concluded to return to Waynes-
boro, Va.
Miss Peggy Whitman, daughter Of Mr..
J.P. Whitman, and Mrs. Chas. Whitman
are both very sick at their homes in Horse
Pen Cove.
DR.. R. D. Hufford had his fine Jersey
COW to die on Tuesday morning. She was
bred by COL Jno. &, Watts and was very
fine animal.
1t is said that there are five or more
cases of smallpoxa at Cleveland, in Rus
sell county There are eight or ten case;
near the village.
What is the matter that we do not heal
of any weddings in our community? Is
the war scare interrupting those matrimo
nially inclined?
Oar efficient postmaster, Mr.. w. G
Young, has ordered more lock boxes fol
his office, as there are not enough to sup
ply the demand.
Mrs. Joseph Barns, of the Cove, was il
town Tuesday en- route to Giles county
where she goes tovisither parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. P. w. Strother.
L. S. G. Froe, who was convicted of as
sault last Saturday and sentenced to five
days confinement in the county Jail, We;
discharged yesterday.
Our local market is well supplied with
eggs. They retail at 129 cents dozen
Butter is very scarce and there is de
mand for good quality.
Quarterly meeting was heldin the Meth
odist church at North Tazewell on las
Saturday and Sunday. Rev. ]. Tylel
Frazier, presiding elder, had charge of tht
meeting.
A free telephone is now in the Tazewell
Drug Company's store, which connects with
phones in the store of the Tazewell Supply
Company and the factory of Geo. P. Hall,
at North Tazewen.
Mr.. ]. T. Hopkins, of Thompson Valley
was in town yesterday, and informs us he
will open up store in his handsome, new
building, at the head of Tazewell Avenue
about the first of May.
Why don't the business men of tht
town start a movement to organize
Cuisines Mems Club ?" The business @
the town is sufficient to justify it and thu
future interests of the trade demand it.
Mr.. Robert s. Taylor and Miss Annie
NJ. Perry were married yesterday at the
home of the father of the bride, Mr.. JAKE
Perry, near Wittens Mill, The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Charter Mitchell
Major T. P Bowen and family have
moved into their new home on West Mair
Street. They have been the next doc
nelgnDorS OF the REPUBLICAN Iol oNeA
year and we are sorry to have them move
There is an epidemic Of measles at the
homes of Mrs. Kate G. Peery and Mr.
Geo A. Martin. Katie and Samy Peery
are sick at their grandmother's and Mis-
Martin and her three children are all sick.
Megsrs. Moss & Greever place their ad
vertisement again in the columns Of the
REPUBLICAN. They are talking to the
farmers about plows and they are talking
sense. The best plows are the ones to get
and they have them.