Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-04-26

Mr.. C. G. Long extended the tele-
phone line from Witten's Mills to Tiptop'
Crokinole and Chess Boards, amusing
and instructive games for children-Base-
Balls, Bats and Tennis outfits at BoYERs
Mr.. Fred Wilson, of Pulaski, Va, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. JEFF Ward, at this
place.
The pupils of Tazewell High School art
now getting ready for the closing exercises
which will come off In about three weeks
A drove of hogs was taken through
town yesterday morning to be slaughtered
at Pocahontas. These hogs were purchas
ed in Rich Valley, Smyth county.
The best and cheapest Sheep Dip-5(
cents for so gallons, and it does the work.
at JACKsoN's. At.
Mr.. A. P. Gillespie returned yesterday
afternoon from Grundy and brought the
intelligence that Mrs. Jennie Ratliff is very
sick at that place.
The "lazy season" will soon be here
don't forget that BOYER cells Hammocks
and light literature that will "put you tC
sleep"
Bishop A. NJ. Randolph, of the Diocese
of Southern Virginia, will preach at Strat
Memorial church, Tazewel, on May the
9Th, at 1870 a. NJ.
Red Apple, Schnapps, r. ]. r., Tennes
see Leaf, Piper Hedsick, Natural Leaf
and Early Bird Tobacco's, by plug OIL
box, at BoYER's.
Cliff Lilly, who had been in the United
States Army for three years, and who is
now in the Philippines, re.enlisted short
time ago. He seems to be pleased with
army service.
The farmers in this vicinity are now
busy getting ready to plant corn. 1t is to
be hoped that a much larger crop will be
raised this year, and less bought by our
people from the West.
A new post Office has been established
in this county at Maiden Spring, the name
of the Office being Ruskin. Mr. r. p.
Copenhaver has been appointed post.
master, and the Office will be kept at the
store of Bowen Bros. & Co.
The "Bostonian" shoes for sale exclu.
sively by HARTMAN & BoTTIMoRE are the
very incest and most stylish on the mar
ket. You should see them before buying
black, tan, patent leather and cordovan.
The Tazewell Supply Company place
large advertisement in this issue of the RE-
PUBLICAN, in which they make a very i'm
portant special announcement. This COM
pany is composed of active, young business
men and they are doing fine business.
Messrs. ]. Walker and Willie Rees
Bowen have bought the mercantile bust
ness of ]. g. Barns & Co., at Maiden
Spring, and the business will be conduct
ed under the style of Bowen Bros. & Co.
We are informed that Mr.. ]. D. HARRISON
is the company,
The Chilhowie Lumber Company, which
is engaged in manufacturing into lumber
the large boundary of timber purchased by
it in the head of Poor Valley, has secured
the right of way for tramway down that
valley to Saltville, and will begin very
soon 10 construct the tramway.
Without the fruit is killed later, there is
a fine prospect for small fruits, such as
plums and peaches in Tazewell
county this year. The trees are laden
with bloom and the people are hopeful
hat good crop of these delicious and |
lealthful fruits will be assured them.
We hear that the parties who have
been prospecting for lead ore near Cedar
Bluff, in the last two days have been
making some valuable discoveries. We
nope this may be true, and that the ore
will be found in such quantity as to make
| valuable industry at Cedar Bluff.
The protracted meeting is still going on
It the Methodist church, though the GER
ices each morning have been discontin.
led. This is the second week of the meet
ng, and the Rev. ]. S. French has been
aboring with great earnestness to make it
success. His sermons are pronounced
cry fine by all who hear them.
The Epworth League and Woman's
Home Missionary Society of the M. E.
Jhurch (colored), for Wytheville District,
will hold convention at Graham, Va,
lay 23rd to 9th, 1900. A very interest
ng programme has been arranged, and
lumber of questions of great importance :
o the negro race will be discussed.
The funeral services of Mr.. James G.
potts were held at the Presbyterian
hurch on last Friday afternoon at four
clock, conducted by Rev. w. w. Ruff,
nd assisted by Revs. ]. E. Wool and
V. L. Wayts. A very large congrega-
on was present to show their respect to
he deceased, who was held in universal
steem in the community. By request
f the sons of the deceased, the services
ere of the simplest character. At their
the remains were buried at