Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-31
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

Mr.. j. Randolph Henry, of Lynchburg,
spent several days last week visiting his
parents at Tazewell.
Jelly glasses, fruit jars and preserving
kettles at BoYERs.
Mr.. j. M. Charles, one of the leading
citizens of Grundy, Va, is in our town
today.
Rev. j. H. Wyse will preach in the
Episcopal church next Sunday, filling the
appointment of Rev. w. II. Greever.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Dodd, who had
been visiting relatives and friends at Taze.
well, left-Monday afternoon for Old Town,
Grayson county, Va, where they are now
making their residence.
Heinz's pickles, salads and dressings
are the best-at BoYER's.
K. G. Chapman calls attention to
"Treadspring" carpet lining-something
new and good. He also states that he
has many styles of Straw mating, stair
oil cloth, stair pads etc.
The party who took from G. w. Jones'
porch potted tube rose on last Tuesday
night is known and identity can be prov
en-. No exposure of names will be made
if same is returned at once.
Miss Annie Ely, of Walnut Hill, Lee
county, Va, arrived at Tazewell yester-
day, and is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
w. G. Harrison. Miss Ely has been a
pupil at Virginia College, Roanoke, Va.
Jno. L. Jackson notifies the public that
he has all kinds of disinfectants. They
should be freely uzed by all householders.
Jackson tells you also that he has the
proper things for killing bugs on your po'
tato vines.
All the late leading magazines, books,
periodicals and stationery at BoYER's.
The scarlet fever seems to be about
conquered in our town. Mr.. w. A. Scott's
little girl has gotten much better, in fact is
out of danger, and we hear Of no new
cases. There are several cases Of measles
in the community, however.
Mr.. NJ. S. Ratiff, who resides near Abb
ingdon, Va, but formerly Of Richards
in this county, was in town Tuesday
morning, and paid a welcome call to the
REPUBLICAN office. MIR. Ratliff is one of
our most valued and appreciative sub
scribers.
OF the twenty-six precincts in Tazewell
county only four gave majority for the
constitutional convention, and at those
four precincts the aggregate majority was
only 80 votes. There was less than half
vote in the county. If there had been a
full vote the majority against the conven.
ton would have been fifteen hundred.
BOYER has adopted the cash system,
and discount of 10 per cent. will be CIV
en- on every purchase Of SOC or more.
A great many persons in town have not
been as careful about keeping their chill
dren at home as they should. There is
no use trying to prevent the spread of a
contagious disease in the community by
the enforcement of health rules and quar-
antines, when children, who are the ones
affected by such disease, are permitted to
roam around the town and possibly come
In contact with the disease.
There was an alarm of fire last night at
about nine o'clock. 1t was found at the
stable of Col. Thomas q. Witten, and was
put out before any damage was done. The
origin of the fire was as follows A lamp
was about to explode in the residence of
Mrs. Angelina Peery and was thrown from
window. 1t fell in the backyard of Mr..
o. G. EmschwIler, who threw it over the
fence into the alley, and it rolled until it
came in contact with Col. Witten's stable,
setting it on fire.