Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15


Vicie Graham, of Graham, Va, who came
to Tazewell last Wednesday to attend the
marriage of Miss Title Witten, are visiting
Miss Gillette Hartman this week.
Peery & St. Clair are prepared to do un-
dertaking Elegant caskets and collins,
and the handsomest hearse ever seen IN
Tazewell.
At meeting of the town council, held
on Tuesday last, an order was made for
the purchase of two hundred feet Of new
cotton, rubber lined hose and several
more nozzles.
Since last Sunday morning there has
been an abundance of rain. 1t has been a
great benefit 10 grass, of which there is an
unusual supply this year. Corn is also
growing finely, and wheat looks well.
Dodd & Co tell you of the nice things
they have to eat-some prepared in France
and some in the U nited States.
On Monday morning coal train was
wrecked near Richlands. Fourteen cars
were badly mashed up and piled in a heap
on the track. Strange to say no one was
hurt by the accident, and there was but
little delay in running the trains.
Miss Mamie Look Sexton, of Marion,
Va, is visiting her brother, Mr.. V. L.
Sexton, at Tazewell. Miss Sexton is
cultivated and popular young lady and her
visit to our town will, no doubt, be pleas
ant TO herself and friends here.
On last Sunday morning DR.. 7. E.
Peery, of Buefeld, operated for cataract
on one eye of Anderson Buchanan, who is
the motor power of the news press of the
REPUBLICAN. The operation was skill
fully performed and good results are ex
pected 10 follow.
Prof. T. Il. r. Christie, Bluefeld, w
Va, can sell you the best Pianos, Organs
Guitars, Mandolins, Violns, Music Boxes
Sheet Music and Music Books. Write fol
catalogue and lowest prices.
The board of road managers for Jeffer
sonville District are advertising for bids tC
Macadamize one mile of road beginning a
the end of the rock road near ]. G. St.
Clair's, four miles west of town. This is {
much needed Improvement, and one We
are glad is to be made.
Mr.. James Kelly, who has been clerking
for some months in The stole of Mr.. T. w
Ratif, at Raven, Va, has accepted po
sition with wholesale grocery house ii
Lynchburg, and Is now out on the roat
working Southwest Virginia. Jim is {
hustler ard will, no doubt, prove himself
satisfactory salesman.
Persons who we're recently elected tt
county and district offices can give then
official bonds without calling on THEN
friends to go their security. The best way
is to get the J. L. Hurt Insurance Agency
to write your bond in the Fidelity and
Deposit Co., of Maryland.
1t is reported that the present town
council will extend the water mains along
the street leading from Main Street to the
Seminary, and down Tazewell Avenue to
the corporate limits. This will give ample
water and protection against fire to i'm
portant sections of the town that have
heretofore been neglected.
There was a head-on collision of two
freight trains of the Pocahontas division Of
the N. & w Railway on Monday. The
accident occurred near Vivian, w. Va.
The crews of both trains escaped without
serious injury, though the fireman of one
of The engines, Clint Garden, was painfully
burned and bruised. The front parts of
both of the engines were badly smashed.
Newly elected county and district Off
GERS can get the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany, of Maryland, to give their bonds for
them. This is the cheapest and best way
to give bond. Call on the ]. F. Hurt
Insurance Agency for information.
Skid Caudill, who was private in Com
pany M. Fourth Volunteer Immunes,
which recently returned from Cuba and
was mustered out of service few days
ago, has gotten back to Tazewell. Last
Summer it was reported for some time
that Skid was dead. but the report was
found to be untrue. Skid says he heard
that he was dead, but knew it was lie as
soon as he heard it. He says he was not
sick day while he was in the army.
On last Saturday the following ladies
were elected teachers in the High School
for the next session: Miss Lou Coulling,
first assistant; Miss Ella Bowen, third as
sistant; Mrs. Reba Ball, teacher of pri-
mary department; Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Kelly, art department; and Miss Alice
Alexander, music department The Sec
ond assistants place, held last year by
Miss Mamie Francis, is still to be supplied.
Mr.. Byron had last year been elected
principal of the school for term of FIVE
years.
NEwBERN, VA, AUG. oath, 1894.
L have been dyspeptic for twenty-five
years, with all the arrangements of the
system which result from indigestion, and
have used all medicinal remedies l have
seen advertised, or nave been recommend
ed as cures, without receiving any benefit
therefrom, except temporary relief; and SO
finally determined to try the virtues of
Hunters Alum Spring. and it gives me
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