Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-02-24
TOWN AND COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and the
beginning of the Lenten Season.
Cash will get full equivalent at our
store, Dodd & Co.
Mr.. w. L. Mustard, who has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Pocahontas, was IN
town on Tuesday
Some of our delinquent subscribers
might send us hams, and in that way set
tie their accounts.
Trux B. Warren, the popular tonsOrial
artist, has been laid up with the grip, but
is now getting better.
G. Washington, Esq, will be g lad to see
the great-great grandson OF his friends al
McKenzie's bench this week.
The little son of Mrs. T. w. Ratlitf has
been quite sick with pneumonia, but we
are glad to announce that he is now get
ting well.
Rev. ]. w. Hubbard, of Honaker Va,
and who is in charge Of the West TazewelI
circuit of the NJ. L. Church, was III town
last tuesday
Mr.. C. Z. Hartman, formally citizen Of
Tazewell, but now of Keystone, w. Va,
was in town on court day. He is serving
his third term as mayor Of keystone.
We can sell for cash as cheap as any
body, Dodd & Co.
The social party that was to have been
given at the residence of Mr.. A, &. Cox,
near Grafton, last Saturday night was
posts poned indefinitely.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
a pretty good crowd attended court on
Tuesday. 1t takes mighty bad weather to
keep the Tazewell citizens away from
court
The 22nd was not observed as a holiday
at Tazewell. The county court was in SEES
sion and the bank and other places Of
business were open during the day as
usual.
Dodd & Co. are constantly ordering
and receiving fresh goods.
The lecture course of Tazewell College
will begin next Tuesday. The first talk
will be made that day by VIM. c. Pendle-
ton, who has chosen for his subject ;
'Eberty and Civilization.
The Register" which had been pub
lished at Pocahontas by A. F. Hendricks,
as editor and proprietor, has been re-
moved to WEIGH, West Va, and the first
number issued from that place came out
on the 18th inst,
Squire P. P. Dillon, of Pocahontas, was
in town Tuesday and Wednesday and paid
our Office a visit. He says Republicanism
is as strong as ever at Pocahontas and the
people will be all right there in the fall
election.
Groceries at Racket prices mean grocer
les for cash. We can give them to yoU
that way, Dodd & Co.
Mr.. w. G. Harrison, who had been IL
the eastern markets for several weeks, got
back home on Monday afternoon. He
purchased a splendid stock offspring goods
for his firm of Harrison & Gillespie Bros
and part of it is now arriving.
The wooden mills in the county say tha
it is unnecessary for them to advertise
their business, as they sell ali their output
and could sell more stock if they had it
This bears us out in the position we have
taken that more mills could be made prof
liable.
A very interesting meeting is going OF
in the colored Methodist church. The
pastor, Rev. Prigmore, is being assisted II
the meeting by Rev. Morton, of Pocahon
tas. Several 2enitents have presented
themselves asking the prayers Of the
church.
Mr.. John D. Daley, of this county, has
been commissioned a field deputy Mar
shall by S. Brown Allen, U. s. Marshal fol-
the western district of Virginia. Thi:
means that Mr.. Daley has authority q;
deputy Marshal in any county in the west
ern district.
ANYTHING we have in our store can be
bought for cash. There is no difference
between cash prices and racket prices
Dodd d 90.
A transcript OF the record in the case Of
]. w. Chapman, receiver, vs.. The Viz
GINA Real estate Investment Company
has been made and will be presented &c
the Supreme Court of appeals upon pc.
tition for writ of error. The petitioner
IS represented by Chapman & Gillespie as
counsel.
We we're shown on Monday deer's hide
which had been dressed by Mr.. A. B.
White for VIM. L. Peery, Jr. The skin
was taken taken from an immense buck
which was killed last fall in Poor Valley.
The hide measures six feet eight inches
from the tip of the nose to the tip Of the
tail. 1t is very beautiful specim en-, in
fact the prettiest deer skin we ever saw.
We have been surprised to hear that
seventy five per cent of thepeople ofTase-
well county have never been vaccinated,
and that many persons refuse to avail
themselves of this almost sure protection
from the loathsome disease, smallpox.
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