Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-27
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

received at Dodd u Cos.
Capt. and Mrs. A. j. Tynes, who had
been on visit of several months to their
daughter, Mrs. Peery, at Auburn, Neb.,
got back to Tazewell onlast Friday.
The boys at Tazewell College have in
troduced new kind of shower bath. The
first shower comes from dipper, the Sec
ond from bucket.
About two weeks ago it was reported at
this place that Rev. Robert Shelley had
died suddenly. There was no truth i'll the
rumor.
There will be a number of candidates
for the Orders of Knighthood at the meet
ing of Clinch Valley Commandery to-mor-
row night. All branches Of the Masonic
fraternity are fourishing at Tszewell.
Seed in bulk or by the packet at SPOTS
Bros.
Among the ladies in town Monday who
were shopping, we noticed Mrs. w. 0.
Barns and Misses India Moore and Wal
ker, of the Cove Miss Daisy Thompson,
of Liberty Hill; and Mrs ]. Meek Hoge
and her daughter, Miss Jananna, of Burkes
Garden.
Rev. J. S. French has gone on visit to
his grandmother, Mrs. Stuart, in Giles
county.
Mr.. NJ. q. McCorkle is up from Big
Stone Gap on visit to his family.
Orders for Job work continue to flow to
the REPUBLICAN office. People are begin
mig to find out where they can get upto-
date printing.
A small building belonging to Col. A. j.
May, in Bluefeld, West Va, was destroyed
by fire on last Saturday afternoon. The
b hiding was insured with the James F.
Hurt Insurance Agency for $4,000.
Prime your garden with pure animal
bone meal, to be had at SPOTS Brothers.
Tickle it we'll with the hoe, and it will
laugh with harvest Of vegetables.
The warm weather is bringing many
lady shoppers from the country to town
to make their purchases of Spring and
Summer goods. Our merchants are show
ing very handsome stocks this season and
cannot fail to satisfy the most e1acting
tastes.
Messrs. H. C. Aldeison and E. L..
Greever went to the head of Clear Fork
last Saturday afternoon to fish for trout.
they found the stream very low and sue.
ceeIed in catching only about one dozen
small trout.
Are the town authorities taking the
proper steps to have the town put in good
sanitary condition before warm weather
comes?
Prof. T. H. r. Christie, Buefeld, w.
Va, can sell you the best Pianos, Organs,
Guitars, Mandollns, Viohns, Music Boxes,
sheet Music and Music Books. Write for
catalogue and lowest prices.
1t is rumored there will be several we'd
dings in the West end of the county next
month.
The Methodist congregation at North
ruzewell has closed the purchase of the
Lutheran church building at that place
and now regularly occupy it. 1t is said
the Iutherans will build a church at TaZe-
Nell.
Mr.. ]. B. Hawkins started out Monday
as a representative of the Southern Shoe
House, of Roanoke. Mr.. Hawkins is a
very energetic salesman, and will make a
good record for the house with which he
i. now associated.
Burpee's "Early Orange" cane seed, the
finest variety, for sale by Dodd & Co.
The citizens and business men of North
Tazewell have sent petition to the Post
Office Department at Washington tc
change the name of their post office tc
North Tazewell. 1t is now 'Kelly." Il
is thought the department will not object
t. the change, as the citizens all desire ii
to be made.
Mr.. John W. Crockett shipped car
load of fine fat hogs to the Baltimore
market on last Saturday. We hope he
got good prices for them.
Scott & Diuguid Bros. will have their
warehouse completed at North Tazewell
in about ten days; and will commence
next week to receive their stock of grocer
les. They will sell exclusively at whole
sale prices, and will, no doubt, do fine
business.
While SPOTS Bros. seeds grow, their
growth can be accelerated by the use of
pure bone meal, which they also have.
The splendid showers on Monday night
were very refreshing to vegetation and
broke up drought that had been prevail
ing for several weeks.
The dedication of the Christian church
at this place will not come off next Sunday
as anticipated. The dedication has been
postponed, and due notice of the time will
be published.
Mr.. Geo. c. Peery has gotten back to
his law office again after an absence of
over ten weeks. He became very ill at
his mothers, at Cedar Bluff, and his
trouble developed into typhoid fever. He
remained at his mothers until Monday,
wien he returned to Tazewell. Mr..
Peery's friends were glad to see him back
a. his post again, and congratulate him on
his thorough recovery.
H..