Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-17
TOWN and COUNTY NEWS.

The closing exercises of Burke's Garden
Academy will be held on the 3lst inst.
Miss Foster, of Cumberland county,
Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Q. W..
Jones, in Tazewell.
The best and cheapest Sheep Dip-50
cents for 90 gallons, and iG does the work
at JACKsoN's. At
Judge 8. G. Graham is at Bland this
week attending circuit court, which is now
in session at that place.
There is some talk of a game of base
ball next Saturday between a made up
nine ct this place and team from Ora
ham.
Dogs have been killing good many of
Colonel Mays sheep lately, but the Colo
mel is playing havoc, by use of shotgun and
strychnine, with the worthless ours.
The health rules adopted by the town
council forbid the congregating of chill
dren, and there will be no Sunday school
held in any of the churches next Sum
day.
Very serious fears were entertained that
the frosts and freezes last week would Kill
all the fruit, but great deal escaped,
especially apples, pears, peaches and sour
cherries.
The sheep raisels of the county are
about through shearing their sheep, and
the clip has been q good one. The prices
are also better than they have been for
some years.
The final examinations Of the pupils
of Tazewell High School were completed
on Tuesday; and We are informed by Prof.
Byron that the examinations were most
satisfactory.
The public road from Grafton down
Clear Fork has been greatly improved
and there is no section of the county that
has been more improved in recent years
in the way of farming methods and houses
than has Clear Fork.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. H. Witten, of Grun'
DIV, Va, spent Monday night in town
They had been to Abingdon, Va, where
Mr.. Witten went in the performance OF
his work as one of the U. S. Deputy Mar
shals of this district.
The road through Plum Creek Gap il
to be further improved. The Board o
Managers for this road district, consist
ing of Messrs. Jos. S. Gillespie, g. H
Reynolds and j. Z. Buchanan, have ad
vertised for bids to do the work.
We learn that long felt want, anC
much needed passway, is about to b'
supplied TO the citizens of Tazewel
Avenue by at once opening street from
the steam laundry and front Of Tyne
Bros store to Railroad Avenue, through
! Buston's gate.
An ounce of precaution is worth
pound of cure. We, therefore, urge par
ents to keep their children at home yer,
closely until all DANCE of spread of thu
scarlet fever has passed. Not only keel
your own children at home, but keel
| other children from coming there.
The town council has adopted set o
: health rules for the town of Tazewell
which we publish in another column
They should have the careful considera
ton of all our citizens and be strictl
followed. A community cannot be to-
careful in guarding against the spread O
infectious or contagious diseases.
Mr.. w. H. Stokes, a prominent attOr
ney of WEIGH, w. Va, was in town Tues
, day. He came here to consult with Messrs
Chapman & Gillespie in the preparation
of petition 70 the Court Of Appeals O
West Virginia for writ of error in TIN
case of A. j. Nanns We. The State. MIR
Stokes lie prominent candidate for th
Democratic nomination for Attorney Gen
eral of West Virginia.