Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-09
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mr.. II. G. Chapman has gone North to
buy his stock of Fall and Winter goods.
Miss Patti Landon, of Pocahontas, is
visiting her friend Mrs. Frank Kits, at
this place.
Jno. L. Jackson tells housekeepers how
to get rid of ants and flies. Read what
he has to say.
Send your orders for job work to the
REPUBLICAN JOB OFFICE. You will be
glad if you do.
Miss Brownie Henry, from Greenville,
S. c., is visiting her relatives, the Misses
Henry at this place.
MIR. and Mrs. j. Sanders Gillespie, of
Gillespie, spent Sunday and Monday in
town visiting friends.
r. c. Chapman, in his regular space,
calls attention to the wonderful bargains
he is offering this week.
Mr.. John E. Jackson, who had been
visiting his father in New York State, got
back to Tazewell last week.
Mrs. J. X. Martin and daughter, OF Hin
ton, West Virginia, are visiting friends and
relatives at Grafton this week.
Late news from Rev. w. H. Greever,
who is sick with typhoid fever at Blue
field, tells that he is getting along nicely.
Mr.. II. Bane Hartman, clerk of the cir
cult court, is now busily engaged making
up his docket for the approaching term of
his court.
The latest intelligence received from
Lewis Britain, who is ill with typhoid
fever at Roanoke, is to the effect that be
is doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Andrews, of Bristol,
ere visiting the parents of Mrs. Andrews,
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Steele, at their home
one mile east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Chapman are visit
ing Mrs. Chapman's sister, Mrs. w. l. De-
Vault, at Wautauga, Tenn. They will re-
turn to Tazewell next week.
At a regular convocation of Clinch Val
ley Commandery, held last Monday
night, Mr.. T. A. Mcclure. Of Cedar
Bluff, received the Orders of Knighthood.
One student from distant point has
already arrived at Tazewell College with
his trunk and selected a room for the COM
ing session; and another is expected in
few days.
Stuart Bowen, who has so long been one
of the REPUBLIcAN's typos, left last week
for Detroit, Mich, where he will be treat
ed for impeachment in speech. He will re-
turn to Tazewell in a few weeks.
The supply of water for the town is get
ting very low, and every citizen should
see that economy is practiced in using the
water on his premises. There has been
great waste, and that isl the cause of the
scarcity.
Miss Carrie Francisco, of Greenvlle,
Tenn, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. l. Z. Chap
man, at Tazewell Miss Francisco is a
great-granddaughter of Peter Francisco, Of
Revolutionary fame, and she is a near rel
alive of Mr.. Chapman.
We have never had such an abundance
of 100 work as has come to our office for
this and the preceding month. All speak
in the highest praise Of our work. We
certainly have one Of the best equipped
LOB offices in the country.
Work has been commenced on the acad'
envy building at Benbow, in Thompson
Valley. The lumber is being furnished
by the Chilhowie Lumber Company from
the head of Poor Valley, and at very lib
eral prices, we are informed.
Miss Olette Hartman gave a party on
last Monday night. at which she entertain
ed a number of young ladies and gentle
men. The refreshments were pronounced
delicious, and from all accounts the enter
tainment was delightful one.
Mrs. DR.. Mays and son, Robert, of Gar
rard county, KY, are visiting Mrs. Willis
l.. Wayts. Mrs. Mays is the mother Of
Mrs. Wayts, and is the sister of ex-Gov'
ernor Bradley of Kentucky, who is now
one of the ablest and most conspicuous
men in the politics of that State.
Capt. T. G. Blair who was one Of the
pioneers at the opening of the coal mines
at Pocahontas, died at Edinburg, Scot
land, on last Monday morning. He had
gone to Europe on business trip, and be-
came sick at Edinburg. For some years
past he had been living at Henderson, KY.
Mr.. w. A. Barns has leased for term
of years the mill of Henry & Graham, at
Maiden Spring, this county, and is con-
verting it into complete roller process
mill. The mill will soon be completed
and when it is, it will be one of the very
best in the country. The water-power is
abundant and never failing.
The severe drouth that has prevailed
for nearly two weeks is doing very serious
damage in this section. There will be
not more than half corn crop, even If
rain comes in the next few days. If it is
DELAYED many days the yield of corn will
be still further reduced. Pastures are
burning up, and the meadows recently
cut are being greatly damaged.
Mr.. I, r. Smoot has purchased the in
terest of Mr.. Geo. Shafer in the mercan-
tile business of Shafer & Smoot at Tptop,