Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-13
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

The REPUBLICAN job Office is getting
many compliments from the ladies on the
beautiful visiting cards we are printing.
We have received an order TO print the
catalogues of Cedar Bluff High School, and
expect to furnish neat piece of work.
The present week has been decidedly
favorable for stacking wheat, and most OF
the farmers have availed themselves of the
fair weather.
Mrs. j. S. French, who had been visit
ing her parents in Bristol for some weeks,
got back to Tazewell on yesterday. Mr..
French met her at Satlville, and brought
her across the mountains by private con-
veyance.
DR.. Pobst is graduate of the Southern
Optical School, and fully equipped with
the best arrangements to examine and
correct any defect in the vision, that
glasses will overcome.
Miss Mamie Look Sexton, who had been
visiting her brother, Mr.. V. L. Sexton, at
this place for several weeks, returned to
her home at Marion on yesterday. She
was called to her home earlier than she
expected, and regretted the necessity OF
.curtailing her stay in Tazewell.
Messrs. 0. G. Emschwller and j. I.
Heldreth have recently been occupied re
building car for the Street Car Company
They did all the wood work, upholstering
and painting on the car, and tits an excel
lent job. 1t Just shows what the mechan-
les of the town could do, if they had ma
chinery and capital to back them in start
ing some small industries. The car was
put upon the line to the depot yesterday,
and presented a handsome appearance.
Mr.. Ashida, of Japan, who is a theolog-
ical student at Vanderbilt University, will
make an address in the Methodist church
at this place on next Sunday morning at
} II o'clock, and one at the Methodist
church at North Tazewell OH next Sunday
night at $50. His subject will be the
progress of Christian missions in Japan,
and he will be dressed in native Japanese
costume. He delivered ali address at
Graham last Sunday afternoon before the
District Conference, and those who heard
it speak of it as the most interesting talk
they ever heard from an Oriental Chris
tian.
On last Tuesday morning before day
light raidlng party, headed by Col.
Wayne Ferguson, special revenue agent,
went to the place on Swords Creek where
George w. Ratliff was killed recently by
moonshiners. The raiding party succeeded
in destroying the still that Ratlif and Fer
guson were going TO when RatIiff was kill
ed. A young man by the name Of Charles
Brown, who was suspected of being con-
nccted with the killing Of Ratlif, was
captured 10y I. L. Felts, of the Baldwin
detective agency, and IL. M. BALDWIN.
Brown is now lodged in Jail at Tazewel.
On Monday night last the dwelling of
Mr.. W. 7. Thompson, in Thompson Val
ley, came very near being destroyed by
fire. The fie broke out in closet, and is
supposed to have been caused by match
being ignited by rat. 1t was fortunately
detected il time to save the dwelling, but
Mr.. Thompson and others had 10 remain
up all night on the watch,a the fire broke
out repeatedly, after it was thought to lie
extinguished. Damage to the extent of
three or four hundred dollars was done.
Mr.. Thompson was insured in the Virgin
ia Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Of
which j. F. Hurt is agent.