Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-10-26
TOWN and COUNTY news.

Mrs. Reba Ball is convalesciug rapidly
School Books, States, Pencils Tablets,
Pens and Ink at
Jackson's.
Yesterday the pupils of the High School
were given holiday.
Mr.. Z. L. Greever is at Grundy, Va,
on professional business.
Full line of school supplies, and the
prices are all right at
Misses Maggie Bowen and Eva Painter
are in town visiting friends.
The dwellings of Dr.. c. I. St. Clair and
Mr.. c. c. Long are rapidly approaching
completion.
Rev. w. II. Greever, of Bluefieid, will
serve the Lutheran church at this place as
pastor for the present.
The Government officers who We're
buying horses here last week shipped a
car load on last Saturday evening.
DIR. ]. r. Gildersleeve has gone to Rich
mond to attend the annual meeting of the
Virginia State Medical Society.
wv. Chapman, Commissioner of the
circuit court OF Tazewell county, adver-
tises for sale q lot of land in the town OF
Richards.
Messrs. Chapman and Gillespie attend
ed, professionally, the criminal court at
WEIGH, West Va, last week.
Mrs. Geo. w. Gillespie, who attended
the Jubilee Convention at Cincinnati, did
not get back TO he, home at Tazewell I'M
til last Saturday.
]. Taylor Ellyson and Geo. w. st. Clair,
trustees, ad, ertise house and lot in
Tazewell for sale. Advertisement Will be
found in another column of this paper.
The j. F. Hurt Insurance Agency again
warns those who are neglecting to have
their homes insured. They tell you Of
the dangers and how to escape them.
]. D. Alexander talks this week to the
trade about footwear \ very important
question, now that winter is approaching.
Read what he says about shoes.
Rev. ]. S. French left Monday afternoon
for Giles county to visit his venerable
grand, mother, Mrs. Stuart, who still fingers
in ill health lie will get back to Tazewell
today or tomorrow.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Smythe, according to
reported interview in the Richmond Dis
patch, has withdrawn as a candidate for
the House of Delegates to represent Taze-
we'll county.
There is great complaint among the
farmers of the county about trespassers
shooting over their lands. Some of the
land owners have posted their lands, and
others intend to do so.
The mountains were obscured yesterday
by the smoke that came from the forest
fires that have been raging in Mcdowell
county, w. Va, and also in the mountain
south of town.
Have you paid your subscription to the
REPUBLICAN? Ifyou have not, don't you
feel ashamed every time you read it? Ii
has been serving you the news faithfully.
Show your appreciation in the proper
way.
Mr.. ]. n. Johnson, Commissioner of the
Revenue for Jacksonville District, was in
town the first of the week. This was his
first visit to town since the accident il
which he had his leg broken in the early
Summer.
Mrs. Lowell, mother of P. II. Lowell,
died at the home Of her son, in Poca.
hontas on last Friday, at the age of 9S
years. Until a few month, ago Mrs.
Lowell was in excellent health and retain
ed her faculties to a wonderful extent.
The pay rolls of the mines in the Flat
Top coal region are now heavier than they
have ever been. The work is constant and
the miners are not only making enough to
pay their living expenses, but to make
considerable savings when they are SO in
clined.
On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev. S.
A. Donahoe, pastor NJ. E. Church, South,
PIT. Pleasant, w. Va, contracted severe
cold which was attended from the begin
ming by violent coughing. He says ::
"After resorting to a number of so-called
specifics, usually kept in the house, 10 Ito
purpose, purchased bottle of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy, which acted like
charm. 1 most cheerfully recommend il
to the public" For sale by JNo L. JACK
son.
The electric lights were to have been
turned on and the streets made bright
thereby on Tuesday night; but the large
belt that connects the dynamo proved to
be imperfect and defective. This will
cause delay of some days, as new belt
will have to be gotten. The machinery
was tested, however, Oh Tuesday night by
using the wire that will be used IN connec-
lion with the lighting of private houses
and other buildings. The store of Mr..
Pobst, with ten lights, was beautifully
Illuminated, and the. residence of Col. A,
j. May was also brilliantly lighted for
short time. The electric company is 60
| iDor slowly bI1t surely alOnn with ifs work