Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-08
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

on Tuesday and returned to Tazewell
Yesterday afternoon.
Reserved seats for the Sam Jones lect-
ure are going like hot cakes with tree
molasses.
Buston & Sons call attention to their
dust proof counters for evaporated fruits
and also give a receipt for cooking same
Prof. Byron has purchased from DR..
Gillespie the fine young pointer dog Speed
away.
Today is like a spring day. Tomorrow,
we suppose, depends on the will OF the
ground hog.
This weather ought to make the sugar
trees flow, and bring some maple sugar TO
market.
HARRISON 4 Gillespie Bros. advertise
this week Last Opportunity" which
is a good one.
Mr.. r. G. Chapman left last Thursday
for New York where he will select splen-
did stock of goods for the Spring trade.
Owing to the heavy advance in mater
al have decided to sell my goods for
cash only.
w. l.. DRAPER.
Capt. A. j. Tynes has moved with his
family into the residence lately occupied
by Dr. w. l. Hall.
The latest news received frOr; Char
lotte, n. c., as to the condition of Miss
Emma Greever was most favorable.
Mr.. Geo. w. Gillespie, President of
Bank of Clinch Valley, went TO Blue
field yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Earl P. Bennett, Of the Bluefield
Telegraph force, visited his brother, Mr..
j. S. Bennett, who is one of the REPUBlI
CAN force, last Monday.
The j. +. Hurt Insurance Company asks
a very important question this week Are
you ready to be saved from bankruptcy :?
Answer promptly.
1t is rumored that Mr.. j. B. Boyer will
move his stock of goods into the store
room lately occupied by Spots Bros, next
door to Moss & Greever.
The total enrolment of pupils at the
High School during the present school
year Is $50. What town or school can beat
this
h. c. Chapman in his regular space
gives notice that he is now in New York
buying his Spring stock, and gives some
interesting facts thereabOut.
Hon. J. a. Oldfeld, of WEIGH, w. Va,
was in our town from last Thursday until
Tuesday Of this week. He was here on
professional business.
Black, the photographer, has made a
great many Improvements to his art gal
lery, and is now doing some Of the finest
work in his line ever done in Tazewell.
Watch his advertising space in this paper.
The honey bees are out and buzzlng
around today. If they are wise as the
ground hog they will 90 back into their
hives, as the weather is very uncertain in
these parts at this season Of the year.
20 the Ladies' If you need Side
Saddle l do not believe you can do better
than buy one of my So. 0C,or $500 Sad
dies. They are neat and good.
w. l.. DRAPER.
Main Street is now in a fearful condi'
ton. As soon as Spring weather. Gomez
the town authorities will have TO uLdo
some of the work that was done last Fall.
On Sunday, the 25th inst, DIR. Neigh
bors will preach in the Methodist church
at this place and DR.. Warehouse will
preach there the night of that date. Big
sermons may be expected.
There hasn't been a show of any kind
at the town hall this winter. This is some
thing new in the history Of Tazewell, es-
pecally since the railroad came. 1t has
heretofore been considered good show
town.
The young lady pupils of the High
School will give an entertainment in tie
chapel of the school on the night Of 22n1
inst. The entertainment will consist of a
play entitled "Rebecca's Triumph" and
will be given for the benefit Of the library
fund of the school.
The enrolment of pupils at the High
School for the present term amounts to
more than 40. The first term of the
school was the public school term. This
last is a pay term, and, therefore, the
enrolment is most satisfactory.
The contested election case of Walker
We. Rhea will be argued before the Elec-
tons Committee on next Wednesday, the
l4th inst. 1t is confidently expected that
the report of the Committee will be
favorable to General Walker.
The missionary meeting of the Metho-
dist preachers held at North Tazewell, on |
Wednesday and Thursday Of last week,
was well attended by the ministers of