Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-10-19

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st Glars is being torn away, and a nice
brick sidewalk will be placed in its stead
Misses. Molie Peery and Bell McClin-
took returned from Bluefeld the first Of
the week where they had been visiting
friends and attending Conference.
The dry weather still continues with un-
abated force. Vegetation is literally
dried up. In some parts of the county a
scarcity of water is complained of.
Buston & Sons have just received new
sausage mill which has capacity for
grinding five hundred pounds an hour
This ought to keep our community sup
piled with ground hog.
Mrs, 1. Z. Chapman and her grandson,
Willie Byrd, who had been several weeks
in New York, wishing Mr.. R. Cecil Chap
man, got back to Tazewell today. Mrs.
Chapman Yves very much benefited by
her trip and enjoyed it greatly.
The public school house at Grassy Spur,
about ten miles northwest of town, was
burned on Tuesday night at about ten
o'clock. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The building was insured for three hun
dred dollars with the James F. Hurt
Agency.
Rev. ]. n. Hartman and Mr.. w. l..
Britts have gotten back from Cincinnati,
where they spent several days attending
the Jubilee Convention of the Missionary
Societies of the Christian Church. They
we're much pleased with their trip and the
meeting.
Mrs. S. w. Aston, ST., of Lebanon, Va,
is in town, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J, D..
Alexander. Mrs. Aston has for many
years been prominent and earnest mem
Der of the Methodist Church. She has
jrst returned from Bluefeld, where she
Went to attend Conference. Mrs. Aston
IS charming lady of the old school. She
has a number of relatives in Tazewell,
among them Messrs. T. E. George and H.
G. Mccall.
In the county court at the present
term there has been nothing of import
ance done on the civil side of the court.
There was special grand jury summoned,
and it made six indictments, three for fell
onies and three for misdeMeanors. Today
the tlial of the case of the Commonwealth
VS.. Jno. w. Farmer was begun. There
was a trial of this case at the last term OF
the court, which resulted in hung jury.
Main street is so INSTRUCTED with build
ing material and the material that is being
used in repairing the street that it is
sometimes difficult for vehicles to pass
over the street. Some of our citizens
think that an unnecessary amount OF
money is being expended onrepairs to our
main street, and that it would have been
more judiciously spent in furnishing water
to those portions of the town that have no
fire protection.
News has been received of the death of
George William Pierce, infant!son of Mr..
and Mrs j. B. Pierce, at Ridgway, South
Carolina. He died on last Saturday and was
buried on Sunday. The little fellow was
about twenty months old,and was the only
child of his parents. Mrs. Pierce spent
most of the Summer here with the child,
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. R.
Surface. She returned to South Carolina
about six or seven weeks ago, hoping that
the change would benefit the child, who
had been ill all the Summer.
Intelligence has come to Tazewell of the
death of Mrs Mamie Floyd Witten Win
ningham, who was the daughter of Mr..
VIM. M. Witten, of Edingburg, Mo. The
mother of the deceased was prior to her
marriage Miss Pamela Gillespie, sister of
DR.. R. B. Gillespie and George w. Giles
pie, Esq, of our town. Mrs. Winningham
was educated partly at Tazewell Female
Seminary, and is well remembered by
many persons in Tazewell and by her
large number of relatives in the county.
The deceased joined the NJ. L. Church,
South, at this place while she was pupil
at the Seminary. Her death, which &C.
on the 9Th inst, is pronounced very sad
O ne, and was heard with great regret in
Tazewell.
Mr.. A. A. Lilly, of our town, few days
ago received several very fine genuine
Manila cigars that were sent Linn by his
son, Mr.. A. G. Lilly, who is now with the
Federal Army in the Philippines. Mr.Lilly
presented one of the cigars to the editor,
who had been anxious to test the qualities
of genuine Manila. The cigar was
delicious one, in fact one of the best we
ever smoked, 1t is said that the quality
of cigars is impaired by transportation
over water. This one had travelled seven
thousand miles, across the Pacific ocean,
and if it had been impaired thereby, when
first made it must have been wonderful
for aroma. We trust that Cliff will get back
from the Philippines in as good condition
as the cigars he sent here, and, if he does,
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