Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-07-12
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.


space advertise panic prices at their store
at Unaka.
Read what the J. +. Hurt Insurance
Agency has to say about "a Shot Gun
and A Big Fire."
Mr.. James F. Hurt left for New York
yesterday on insurance business. He will
be absent about one week.
Miss Mary Pendleton, daughter of Major
A. q. Pendleton, of Marion, Va, is visit
ing her cousins at this place.
Pobst tells you of a number OF COM
forting and amusing articles he is selling
at his store these hot days.
The meadows will be very light this
year. The cold, dry weather in May In
iured them beyond recovery.
Chapman advertises new "fad," and
that he is selling some attractive neck
wear to make room for "Baby Gra1de."
We have received big lot of orders for
Job work this week. Our work gives such
satisfaction that our customers stay with
us.
MIR. James A. Strother, prominent at
torney, from WEIGH, West Va, was IN
Tazewell last Tuesday on professional
business.
Mrs. VIM. g. Pendleton, who had been
visiting friends at Marion for the past
three weeks, returned to Tazewell last
Monday.
There was one Of the largest crowds in
town last Saturday we have ever seen here,
and the order was perfect, not single ar
rest being made.
John f. Jackson asserts that prosper
Gus people pay attention to little things,
and mentions some that are worthy Of
your attention.
Major VIM. G. Sheen, of Bristol, Va,
was in town Monday to adjust the loss &C.
casioned by the burning Of the house OF
Mr.. John Moore.
We regret to hear that Rev. w. ii.
Greever is ill at Blue6eld with typhoid
fever, and hope that his case may not
prove'a serious one.
Miss Julia Pendleton, who for ten
months had been at Newberry, South
Carolina, got back to her home at Taze'
well on last Monday.
There was tremendous crowd at Taze'
well last Saturday to see the circus, and
the general opinion was that the show had
the right name-Sells.
A good number Of new subscribers were
entered upon the list of the REPUBLICAN
this week. We trust all our friends will
90 to work and help to increase our circu'
lation.
The corn crop of Tazewell county is a
very promising one. If there is enough
rain during the next two months the crop
Will be one of the finest ever raised in the
county.
The Orders of Knighthood were con.
ferred on one candidate by Clinch Valley
Commandery on last Friday night, and
the Orders were conferred on another can
didate on Monday night.
Messrs. w. Y. Griffith, of GAINESVILLE,
Nd, and A. Helstern, of Richmond, Va,
are in the county looking at the export
cattle, with view to purchasing the same
for firms that they represent.
DR.. James O'Keeffe has gone to the
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs to At
tend the Royal Arch Masonic School,
which is now in session at that place. DR..
O'Keefe is president of the school.
Next Tuesday will be county court day,
and the Republicans of Tazewell county
will hold mass-meeting to elect dele
gates to the District Convention which
will meet at Wise on the LIST Of August.
Among those who passed successfully
the examination at Wytheville before the
Supreme Court of Appeals was orr young
friend and townsman Mr.. J. Powell Roy
al. We congratulate him most cordially
on bis success.
There will be Lawn Party for benefit
of Methodist church on Monday the 10th,
at the home of Mrs. ]. S. Moss, at s p.
IN. Cream and CAKE Is cents. All cor
daily invited 10 come and spend social
evening.
We are requested to give notice that on
next Wednesday evening, at the regu-
lar meeting of the Epworth League, an
election of officers will be held. All the
members are requested to be present as
this is very important meeting.
Messrs. H. P. Britain, c. j. Barns and
Barnes Gillespie went down the Zine"
yesterday and are devoting their time to
the line and cork, for a season. Rev. j. S.
French, Squire Peery and Jno. S. Botti'
more have also gone fishing.
Buston & Sons are making great inn
provement to their handsome storeroom
by placing therein five large fans that will
be run by their gasoline engine. These
fans will serve the double purpose Of cool
ing the room and keeping out flies.
On Monday afternoon party consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Gillespie and fami-
ly, Mrs. Jos. S. Gillespie and her daughter,
Miss Nanola, Mrs. w. G. HARRISON and
Miss Ned Spencer left for Mountain Lake,
In Giles county, where they will spend a
week.
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