Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-11-16
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Mr.. 5. w. Aston, Jr., of Lebanon, Va,
spent Sunday at Tuzewell.
School Books, States, Pencils Tablets,
Pens and Ink at
Jackson's.
Mr.. w. L. Mustard, postmaster at Poca-
hontas, was in town last Monday.
w. T. Wl1TEN q Co have nice line of
ladies ready-made skirts, at from $l.OO to
$500. Some astonishing bargains.
Next Tuesday will he the regular day
for commencing the November term of
the county court.
JACKETS and CApEs are selling fast
better come early-good assortment yet
at j. ID. ALEXANDER'S
2-3t.
Rev. j. S. French and Capt. G. A Fudge
made very successful bird hunt in Rus.
sci county last week.
w. r. WITTEN & Co. have just received
lot of ladies capes, latest styles, at from
40 cents to $500.
Some of our merchants are already be-
ginning to receive their holiday goods, but
have not commenced to open them up.
You will find at w. T. WrTTEN & Co.'S.
new line of ladies dress goods, hannels
crepons, plaids, sullings, &c.
Dodd & Co. call the attention of the
"gente reader" to their large stock Of
books, which is certainly well selected and
remarkably cheap.
We are agents for the United Shirt and
Collar Co., and handle Shirts, Collars and
Cuffs direct from the factory. There is
comfort in a shirt that fits right-these do
HARTMAN & BorrIMoRE.
Ii. w. Pobst in his advertisement makes
some valuable suggestions as to how
turkey should be served. Read what he
has to say.
The Rev. 2. T. Hale, of Roanoke, Va
will assist Rev. w. l.. Wayts, pastor d
lie Baptist church, this town, in pro
tracted meeting, beginning Monday, No
vember q.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros, give notice
that they are selling overcoats at about
wholesale prices, and mems underwear
about the same way. They ask you to IN
vestigate for yourselves.
Mr.. w. H. Johns, very live insurance
man from Coeburn, Va, was in Tazewel
several days last week. He does a large
amount of business for the James +. Hurt
Insurance Agency.
LADYS' FURS-If you intend buying
Furs this season now is your opportunity
to get them at bottom prices. A dealer
sent us a lot to sell OH commission unit
Nov. l4th. On the 18th we shall return
to him all that are unsold.
d. ALEXANDER.
2-2t.
Mr.. w. n. Surface was taken very SICK
last week, and for few days his friends
were apprehensive that he was going tf
have the fever, but he is now better
though still confined to the house.
Our boot and shoe trade has constantly
increased-a sure sign of good value.
ShreY nd customers do not return when
they do not get the worth of their money.
| 1t ~ our intention TO make all OF our Gus
toners satisfied We desire to please
you and we know of no better way TO dc
SO than to give yuu 1.-THE best goods fol
the least money"
HARTMAN & BoTTIMoRE.
Mr.. II. Z. Chapman will leave this at
ternoon for New York where he will close
out his business and buy new stock o
Winter goods to add to the stock he ha:
purchased of Harrison & Gillespie Bros
There are a number Of witnesses from
Smyth county in town today who Game
to testify in the habeas corpus proceeding
Of Campbell VS.. Rutf. This case is move
one for this section, and is exciting much
interest.
Once more we call upon delinquent sub
scribers to settle their accounts. We are
now getting ready to send a last statement
to delinquents. When that fails to secure
the desired end We shall resort to a col
lection agency.
The official board of the Methodist
church met on Monday afternoon and de.
cided to have the church wired and lighted
by electricity. Messrs. h, q, Peery, J. S.
Boltimore and |. o, pood were constituted
committee to have the work done,
MIR. w. A. Disher loaded car at Taze.
well station with turkeys OH Tuesday af-
ternoon. On elday morning he went
to the car and found that the turkeys had
gotten to fighting and that fifty had been
killed. Tile strangest thing was that the
live ones had begun to eat the dead ones.
On Saturday, about l o'clock p. M, the
alarm of fire was given and it was found
that the fire was at tie house of josie Car
ter, who lives at the extreme west end of
Nam Street. The hose and reels were
started to the scene, but the fire was put
out by buckets before the hose arrived at
the house.
The Norfolk and Western has placed a
small engine at the tank at North Taze'
well to pump water into the tank. Here
tofore the water has gone in by natural
flow, but the amount of water secured by
the latter means was found to be made
quate, and, therefore, tho steam pump has
been called into use.
Mr.. w. T. Thompson has purchased the
two farms of Mr.. John W. Cornell, in
Thompson Valley, for which he paid the
sum of SC, 100. These are valuable lands
and. in addition to the fine estate Mr..
Thompson already had, give him very
extensive estate. Mr. Correll, We are in
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