Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-05-12
TOWN AND COUNTY news.

Lamp Chimneys at cents. Pobst &
Wingo,
DR.. Powers lecture "Blockheads,r is
said to be his best. Don't miss the treat
of hearing it.
Snow fell last Saturday morning, but the
ground was wet and the snow melted as
fast as it fell.
Have you tried the delicious limeade that
the Tazewell Drug Company is serving at
its fountain If not, try it,
You can get Glass Tumblers at 20 cents
per dozen at Pobst & Wingo's.
Read the advertisement Of the Clinch
Valley Real Estate Agency. 1t has
number of excellent properties for SALE
Do not fail to hear the lecture of Rev.
Ed. Power at town hall next Tuesday
night. He is lecturer of national repu-
tation.
You can buy quires of good Writing
Paper for 15c at Pohst & Wingo's.
Mr.. E. B. Scott, of Blue Sulphur Inn,
at Cedar Bluff, was in town today. We are
glad to note that his health is greatly I'M
proved.
The REPUBLICAN is striving to give you
satisfactory service Show your appre-
citation of its efforts by paying your sub
scriptlon promptly.
We take especial pride in our assortment
of shirts. The latest out. They are beau
ties, SOC to 81. Hartman & Bottimore.
Mr.. G. H. Landon is at Petersburg this
week attending the annual meeting OF the
Grand Lodge l. o. o. F. He is adelegate
from Bluegrass Lodge, No. l42.
The Methodist ladies will serve straw
berries and ice cream, in the room re-
Gently occupied by Mckenzie, on Tuesday,
the 18th instant, beginning at noon.
Whv sacrifice your wool when you can
sell it to the Cedar Bluff Wooden Mills,and
receive your pay in goods, for 40 cents per
pound for clean washed wool and 30 cents
Der pound for unwasted wool free ot burrs!
MIR. and Mrs. H. C. Anderson gave a six
o'clock dinner on Monday to Mr. and Mrs.
Hargrave and a number of other guests
1t was an elegant and delightful affair.
NJ r,o-Io,, ,,-;1l ha Tho dow for com.
nencing the regular May term of the
county court. If you come to town that
day call at the REPUBLICAN office and set
tie what you owe.
Neatest Lamps and lowest prices at
Pobst & Wingo's.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. L. Sexton have sent
out Invitations to an "At Home" to be
given tomorrow night A number of the
young ladies and gentlemen of the town
will attend.
The town authorities are having the
plank walks in town repaired. A good
idea. Sometimes broken plank might
cause an accident that would be very ex'
pensive to the town.
What reason is there in you buying 6
shoddy suit of clothes when you can gel
an all wool, tailor made suit for $1,000 al
the Cedar Bluff Wooden Mills?
The commencement sermon will bf
preached to the pupils of Tazewell College
in the Methodist Church on next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock. Rev. L. P. Martin
will preach the sermon.
Mr. w. ]. Hubbard, of Lynchburg, Va.
who is Grand Lecturer of the Grand Chap
Ter of Royal Arch Masons in Virginia, il
in town and will remain here several days
He is the guest of DR.. O'Keefe.
Our line of mems and boys shoes j:
complete. Any shape, prices from 81 "a
to 1920, quality guaranteed. Our shoe
trade Is constantly growing-a sure evil
dence of honest goods. Hartman & Botti
more.
Mr.. H. L. Farmer is here for few
days. Persons who have pianos that need
tuning or repairing should call upon Mr.
Farmer to do the work for them, as he is
very superior in his line ofwork.
A new pavement is being laid in front
of Hartman & Bottimore's, J. E. Jackson's
and the Bank of Clinch Valley. The
bricks we're furnished bv the Radford Brick
Company, and the curbing was put in by
MIR. Henry Kinser. 1t is a nice improve
ment.
We will sell for while Sc piece Tea
Set at 10 per cent. above cost. They are
first class goods. Pobst & Wingo
We are requested by Mr.. James F.
Hurt to return his warmest thanks to his
neighbors, the iremen and the citizens of
the town, generally who came to his assist
ance SO promptly Tuesday afternoon when
his house was on fire.
Mr.. Thomas Elswick died at Maiden
Spring on last Sunday afternoon at l
O'Clock. The cause of his death was heart
trouble. He was about thirty-fve years
old and was an excellent man. He was
engaged, in connection with his father, in
running the Touring mills at that place,
which they had leased from Henry &
Graham.