Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-11-16
TOWN And COUNTY news.

Full line of school supplies, and the
prices are all right at
Jackson's.
Captains D. N. Barker and Jno. G. Os-
borne, of the Norfolk and Western, were
in our town on yesterday.
Free school and High School books at
wholesale and retail at
Jackson's.
On Tuesday morning about three or four
O'Clock an earthquake shock was felt by
many persons in Tazewell.
TINE Is UP.--LEr Us HAVE WHAT YOU
OWE US, PLEASE. I'D. ALEXANDER.
Nov. 16, st.
MIR. Joseph Young, of lower Thompson
Valley, has twelve year old son who is
very ill with typhoid fever.
The Central Hotel is now supplied with
number of electric lights and will have
more put in before many days.
The debris on Main Street is now about
cleared away and persons can travel over
the street with much greater ease and
comfort
Mrs. S. w. Aston, Jr., of Lebanon, is
visiting her parents, Mr., and Mrs. j. D.
Alexander, at Tazewell, and Will remain
here until after Thanksgiving.
Messrs. Clinton and w. 0. Barns, in the
Cove, have hog that is monster in size.
1t is now estimated to weigh over seven
hundred pounds, and is still growing.
DR.. James OKeeffe has gone to Rich
mond to represent Clinch Valley Com
mandery at the meeting of tie Grand Com
mandery of Virginia Knights Templar.
Mr.. H. Bane Hartman, clerk of the cir
cult court, is now making up his dockets
for the approaching December term of the
court. He tells us the dockets are not
large.
Among the visitors in town yesterday
we noticed Messrs r. A. and w. J.
Crockett of Clear Fork, Mr.. w. l.. Moore,
of Liberty Hill, and Mr.. John Barns, of
the Cove.
The ]. f. Hurt Insurance Agency tells
of man who postponed insuring his
property, thinking that he was safe in so
doing, and who lost his residence by fire
last week.
The town council has decided to put
twenty-one more electric lights on the
streets, at points where the light was not
deemed sufficient This will light the
town splendldly.
The local coal dealers report that there
is likely to be another advance in the
price of coal If this is done, it is likely
that wood heaters will be largely substi-
tuted for coal heaters.
Dr. K. g. Gillespie and Mr.. K. NJ Bald
win killed one hundred and thirty seven
partridges on a two days hunt the first of
the week in the lower end of Thompson
Valley and near Liberty Hill.
\ letter received today from Fred Pen
dleton states that he and Bert Ratliff are
getting on nicely at Newberry College.
Bert is beginning to wait on the girls and
Fred has gained ten pounds in weight.
Mr.. j. P. Hartman, who is now in the
employ of the N. & w. Railway Compa-
ny at Vivian, w. Va, was in town last
week, and returned to Vivian on Saturday
evening. He called at our Office and or
dered the REPUBLICAN to be sent him.
We have received a large line of Winter
clothing direct from the manufactured
bought before the recent advance in price
Our customers get the benefit of these low
prices-we have never had better values
or better styles We can fit you-stout-
regular, or long and slim. They are here
for your inspection.
HARTMAN & BoTTIMoRE.
MIR. c. w. Steele, who has been for
some time stenographer for Henry &
Graham, left on Tuesday for Toms Creek,
where he has accepted position as stem
ographer and typewriter for D. D. Hull
and Geo. c. Peery, attorneys at that place
Messls. V. L. Sexton and Geo. w. St.
Clair spent the first part of the week at
Chatham Hill, in Smyth county, taking
dispositions 10 be read in the habeas corpus
proceeding of Campbell vs. Ruff, which is
set for hearing today b efore Judge Stuart.
Mr.. ]. w. Chapman has gone to WEIGH,
w. Va to make up the record and have
the Judge of the criminal court certify the
same in the case of A. ]. Manns. The re-
cord will then be presented to the court
of appeals of West Virginia and writ of
error asked for.
The trial of the habeas corpus proceed
ing in Campbell VS.. Ruff, which was to
have taken place on last Thursday, before
Judge j. II. Stuart, was postponed until
today, on account of the absence of an i'm
portant witness for the plaintiff. A good
many witnesses were present and the issue
was made up, and we suppose the matter
will be heard today.
We hear frequent complaints because
the town authorities do not have stile
built at the old cemetery, so that persons
who wish to visit the graves Of their dead
can get in the cemetery without climbing
the fence. The gale is kept locked and
there is no way to get In the grounds ex
cept to climb over the fence. This is very
announcement for ladies, and the trouble
should be removed.
Mrs. P. r. Hicks, of Pulaski county,