Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-02-03
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.


Co.'S
The ice on Yost's mill race, was thick
enough for skating on Wednesday.
All the latest styles of stationery in all
grades at Tazewell Drug Cos. Cau and
examine.
The new firm of Glen x Hawkins have
received their stock of goods and are at
work opening them.
The Junior Builders will give con
undrum party at the residence of Mrs. H..
W. Pol>t next Monday night.
The biggest snow Of the season COM
menccd to fall ON the last day of January,
Last winter our deepest SHOWS came about
the same time.
The counters and shelves are being
arranged in the new store room that Is to
be occupied by SPOTS Bros.
The editor is called to Marion this week
on business. He left on Monday and will
not return until the last of the week.
We are glad to hear that Mr.. Charles
Young, who lives near Maxwell, and who
has been sick for some time, is improving.
The Jaeger Concert Band was reorgan'
lied last Saturday night. The music low
ing people of Tazewell may expect to hear
some ''sweet discords."
Fresh vaccine virus at Tazewell Drug
Company, from National Vaccine Estab,
lshment, Washington, d. {. Get a point
and protect yourself against small poX
before it is too late,
The clerk of the county court issued sin
teen marriage licenses during the month
of January 1898, of which IS were for
white persons and 3 for colored.
Mr.. w. &. Young, who was appointed
postmaster at this place by the President
in November, was confirmed by the Senate
Monday. His appointment having been
made in vacation.
The personal property of the late Dr. r.
w. Witten was sold publicly last Saturday
by J. X. Gildersleeve, Admir-, and we are
informed that splendid prices were paid
for everything sold.
The young ladies of the Methodist
church at Mays chapel, near Witten's
Mills, desire it announced that they will
have q box supper at the chapel Saturday
night February 18th, 1898.
On Wednesday of last week Miss Alice
Rosa Hunt, daughter of II. +. Hunt, Esq,
and Prof. I. H. r. Christie, Of Bluetield,
w. Va, were united in matrimony. The
ceremony took place at the home Of the
brides father near Pounding Mill.
The management of the Por;,hontas
Branch Of the Pabst Brewing Co., has
been transferred to y. Goodman. Your
orders for Blue Ribbon, Export, Bohemian
Standard, Malt Tonic or other beers will
he promptly filled by him.
The congregation of the Methodist
church will take immediate steps to secure
new organ to be used in the worship in
that church. 1t is a most commendable
undertaking and the friends Of the church
ought to he very liberal in their contribu-
tons.
The Legislature of Virginia has passed
an act authorizing the board Of supervi-
sors of Tazewell county to rent the law
offices on the court house square. 1t
seems that a special act was necessary, as
the general laws governing the county
supervisors did not confer the necessary
authority.
Ii is an admitted fact that the small poX
is now at several points on the Clinch
Valley Division This being SO our county
and town authorities should take imme-
date steps for protection against the re-
pulsive disease. Vaccination is the best
precaution. All persons who have not
been successfully vaccinated within the
past five years ought to subject themselves
to that treatment. Vaccination rarely, il
ever, does an injury, small pox kills and
disfgures.
We have received a letter from Mr.. o.
f.. HOPKINS. who went to Florida about
one month ago. He has located for the
winter at St. Petersburg, in that state.
He says in his letter; II have been NOV
ing around trying to find the climate that
would be best for my trouble. think l
have found it. This is very nice town,
situated on Tampa Bay and about nine
miles from the Gulf. 1t is the most de.
lightful climate in the world. Think l
will remain at this point until leave for
home"
The case of the Commonwealth VS..
George Jackson was concluded in the
county court last Thursday. Jackson was
found guilty by the jury of felonious as
sault and the penalty fixed at one years
confinement in the penitentiary Counsel
for jackson moved the court to set aside
the verdict and grant the prisoner a new
trial. The court overruled the motion,
whereupon a motion was made and granted
for stay of execution of the sentence so
that application can be made to the Cir
cult court for a writ of error. A motion
was then made to grant bail to the pris-
oner but the court refused bail. Jackson
is now in jail.
Mr.. Ward L. Smith, Of Frederickstown,
No., was troubled with chronic diarrhoea
for over thirty years. He had become
fully satisfied that it was only question Of
a short time until he would have to give
up. He had been treated by some of the
best physicians in Europe and America but
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