Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
TOWN and COUNTY NEWS.

j. F. Hurt in his space talks about the
"best insurance"
Mr.. T. E, George will go to the Pulaski
Alum Springs tomorrow.
Why not start a thoroughly equipped
wooden mill at Tazewell?
The Christian church will be dedicated
the first Sunday in August.
The splendid rains that fell yesterday
will almost make the corn crops.
The post office at Pounding Mill haf
been designated as domestic money
order Office
A great many lambs are now being
shipped from this county. They are OF
fine quality this year,
Misses Evelyn and Jennie Kits, who
had been visiting relatives III Blueheld
returned to Tazewell yesterday.
Nesars. Blair Hawkins, Harry Stuart
f. II. Bobbitt and Rufus A. Harmar
went to Norfolk Oh Tuesday on an excur
sion.
Why are people who owe a printing
office so slow in settling their accounts? i
puts the printers to a great deal o
trouble.
Buston & Sons talk to you this weel
about the Quality in Groceries, which
they truly say: "Should always be tn
first consideration.
The machinery for the Tazewell Steam
Laundry Company will be shipped Il
about a week. The building for the laun
dry is going up rapidly.
Mrs. r. P. Holland and Mrs. Haiti
5. Cromer, of Newberry, South Carolina
arc OIL visit to their sister, Mrs. VIM. [
Pendleton, in Tazewell.
The farmers have about saved their ha
crops. There was never a better seaso
than the past three weeks for haymaklns
and better hay was never mace.
Mrs. A. D. w. Walton and her so
Joe, and Mis-. Joseph Stras came up tror
Roanoke last week, and will spend tn
balance IF the Summer at Tazewell.
A dairy would pay well in Tazewel
The local demand for butter would almos
sustain one, and with the present big
prices for calves the profits would b
large,
Mr.. ]. S. Ashworth, Commonwealth
Attorney of Bristol, Va, was in town ye'
terday. He was very prominent in tn
prosecution at the recent trial of Gener'
Walker.
Hon. James Fudge, president and gel
eral manager of the Moonlight Coal an
Coke Company, is in the tolls. Yesterda
he was given twenty-five days in Jail an
} $40 for stealing coal.-Bluedeld Telegraph
Mr.. j. n. johnson, Commissioner
Revenue fol- this district, who had his lie
broken by his horse lying down in tt
ford of the liver two miles west Of tow
is sliH laid up at the home of MIR. Jim (
Peery.
The life insurance business is being a
lively worked in Tazewen. Several To-
eign agents have lately come into tn
field, and the local agents have gone
work. The result is good deal of life IL
! surance is being written.
On Yesterday afternoon Mr.. John /
Catron and Miss Julia Gertrude Mathew
we're united in matlimony. The ceremC
nv took place at the residence of tt
tii.ie's father, Mr.. c. w. Mathews, i
Thompson Valley.
MIR. J. Randolph Henry, of LyEchburl
for a number Of years resident of Taz'
} well has announced himself candidate fC
the House Of Delegates to represent the cit
of Iynchburg and Campbell county. |
a letter addressed to friend and citize
he says: mo ring or machine contro
my action or policy
If the city fathers would have a fe
inches of dirt thrown upon the newl
beaten rock that has been put on tn
streets in different parts of the town,
J would be great imp ovement. 1t woul
make the streets smoother and keep tn
beaten rock from rolling about and get
ting out Of place.
From an advertisement in another CO.
uunn it will be seen that Tazewell Hig
School will be more thoroughly prepare
to do good work than it ever has. With
strong faculty and large and comfortabl
buildings. there is no school Of like grad
in this section that presents better &dyar
tages. The prospects of the High Schoc
are certainly bright.
We return thanks to Col. James
Browning for copy Of the report Of tn
Board Of Visitors to the United State
Naval Academy for 1899. Col. Brownin
is member of the Board by appoint
ment from President Mckinley, and is o
Two important subcommittee, viz: 80
General Management, and Son Rule
and Regulations and Recommendations g
to Legislation"
Prof. A. S. Greever, of Burkes Garde
Academy, was in town yesterday, an
J placed an order with us for printing hi
annual catalogue. He has established
Burke's Garden one of the most usefi
institutions of learning in the Southwes