Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-03-24
TOWN And COUNTY news.
Gathered in And Around Town By Oul
Resident And County
Reporters.


at SPOTS Bros.
Miss Lou Witten has gone on a visit to
Baltimore
Mr.. John D. Barns, of Broad Ford,
Smyth county, attended court on Tues
day
The REPUBLICAN job oficeis now win
ming a good name for its neat and cheap
work.
Good butter Is awfully scarce in this
market. Eggs are abundant and retail at
10 cents dozen.
Four candidates were taken into full
membership at the Methodist church on
last Sunday morning.
Garden Seeds sold by SPOTS Bros. are
nice, clean and good
The maple sugar crop was not great
success this year. 1t got too badly mixed
with brown, cane sugar.
Mrs. J. &. Boyer was called back from
Baltimore on Saturday by the sickness OF
her mother Mrs. l. E. Chapman.
Mr.. ]. A. Tllar, who has been in Ken
lucky and West Va, for some months,
prospecting for oil, returned home a few
days ago.
Mrs. L. X. Haynes has been again very
i'll, and last week her friends were greatly
alarmed over her condition. She is now
much improved.
Buy Garden Seeds from Spots Bros IN
bulk and save money.
There are to be several marriages IN
town within the next sixty days. We are
glad that the market in that line is begin
ming to be active again.
From what we have heard of the plans
for the new Christian church it will, when
built, have the largest seating capacity OF
any church in the town.
Mr.. VIM. r. Stuart, the venerable
father of Mrs. 7. P. Bowen and Judge j.
II. Stuart, arrived in town yesterday for
the purpose of visiting his son and daugh-
ter.
We take especial pride in our assortment
of shirts. The latest out. They are beau
ties. SOC to 81. Hartman q Bottlmore.
If YOU have farms, houses, timber and
mineral lands that you wish to sell, place
them in the hands of the Clinch Valley
Real Estate Agency. 1t is getting many
inquiries for property.
Austin Bellew injured his left knee yer!
badly on Saturday afternoon playing base
ball. 1t is a great wonder more boys are
not injured or killed, as the game is sucl
a rough and dangerous one.
On last Friday night Miss Nellie HUFF
fard entertained number Of her young
lady and gentlemen friends. The occa
sion was the celebration of the anniver
sary of Miss Nellies birthday.
At a recent meeting of Bluegrass Lodge
No. I42, l. o. o. F., G. H. Landon wa
elected delegate to the Grand Lodge Of
O. O. F. that meets at Petersburg in June
J. b. Crawford was elected alternate.
Capt. Samuel Walton, of Falls Mills, wa
in town Monday, and received the con
gratulations of his friends upon the ex
cellent contracts he has recently secured
from the n. & w. Railway Company.
The fruit trees are budding and putting
out their leaves, as the result of the mil'
weather which has been prevailing
Fears are entertained that the trees ma.
bloom too early and the fruit be killed
Our line of mems and boys shoes j
complete. Any shape, prices from ST.
TO S4.2O, quality guaranteed. Our sho'
trade Is constantly growing-a sure evi
depce of honest goods. Hartman Bottl
more.
Two very charming young ladies ar
visiting Col. A. ]. May. They are neice
of the Colonel. One is Miss Ethylin Flesh
man, of Platte county, Missouri, and tn
other Miss Lola Wells, Of Alexandria
Indiana.
Rev. w. D. Buckner will hold service
at the Episcopal church next Sunday
morning and at night. His regular ap
pointments for that day would be a
Pocahontas, but he will not fill them a
that place.
The town council has appointed Mr.. G
C. Long, as superintendent Of the watel
system, and he has been engaged making
a water census Of the town. This Is done
we are informed, with view to the revis
ion of the water rates.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Groseclose.I o
Ceres, Bland county, came to Tazewell OF
Monday. Mr.. Groseclose returned t(
Ceres on Tuesday, but Mrs. g. will spenc
the balance of the week here visiting hel
ather, DR.. r. D. Huffard.
We are carrying line of clothing thi:
season superior in quality to anything evel
before carried by this house. We. dom
care how particular your taste may be, We
are sure we can satisfy you. Call and see
Hartman & Bottimore.
Miss Eta Hankins got back from Gin
cinnati on last Saturday, where she hac
been for nearly two weeks selecting the
Spring stock of the Tazewell Millinery
3 Company. Miss Eta posted herself thor
oughIyon all the new styles.
Some of the stores in town got to cut
ting prices on Arbuckles coffee, and the
competition became so great that for