Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-17
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS
Yesterday was a scorching hot day.

ing Miss Lucy Henry, of our town.
Next Tuesday the regular May term of
the county court of Tazewell county will
convene.
Don't forget on court Gay that you can
get the best dinner in town for 20 cents
at the Coffee House.
Messrs. A. P Gillespie and c. j.
Barns are attending Bland circuit court
on professional business.
]. D. Alexander advertises this week
summer goods at bargain prices. They
are real bargains.
John Z. Jackson, the druggist calls at.
tention, in his regular advertising space, to
his "hying machines.
We publish an advertisement of w. B..
Spratt, trustee, for the sale of valuable
real estate at Richards Va.
If you will see ConTee's livery horses, it
will convince you that YOU ought TO stop
with him and have your horse fed.
Sabra Young, the seven year old daugh'
ter of Postmaster w. &. Young, is quite
sick with the scarlet fever. but her condi-
ton is not as dangerous as it has been.
The Coffee House has been newly fur
nished, painted and carpeted, and is equal
to any of the two dollar houses on the
road and yet you can get dinner for 25c.
Mr.. John Britain, who has been so i'll
for several months, is now resting well,
and has a good appetite. His friends
think there has been some improvement in
his condition.
We regret to have to announce the
death of little George Diuguid Scott, the
three year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Scott, which occurred yesterday after
noon at 4.45 O'Clock. He had been sick
for about ten days with that awful disease
scarlet fever and for several days the lit
tie fellows life had been despaired Of.
Last night at about midnight the remeins
were buried at the old cemetery. The
child was a bright, beautiful boy, and we
tender our heartfelt sympathy to the be-
reayed parents.
We publish the health rules of the town
in prominent manner in another place on
this page They were compiled by DR.. j..
r. Gidersleeve, who is secretary and ex-
ecutive officer of the county Board OF
Health, and also health officer of the town.
These rules should be carefully read and
observed by citizens of the county. PEG
ole can not use too much precaution to
prevent the spread of contagious or infec-
tious diseases. The county Board Of Health
is composed of Messrs B. J. Fuller and T..
f. George and Drs. J. r. Gildersleeve, OF
Tazewell, John p. Haler, of Pocahontas,
and w. r. Williams, of Richards. Mr.. B..
j. Fuller is president Of the Board and
DR.. j. K. Gildersleeve is secretary.
On last Friday afternoon, little boy,
FIVE years of age, son of Mr.. Jno. n. Bur
ton, who lives on Whitley's Branch, near
North Tazewell, met with an laccident
which resulted in his death on Saturday.
Mr.. Burton was engaged in moving
heavy drag-weighing about seven hun
dred pounds-preparatory to arranging
for the planting Of some onions, and the
little boy, becoming frightened at the
horses, attempted to get out of their way
aud ran under tie drag just as it was
pushed from the stump against which it
was leaning. The whole weight fell upon
him, fracturng his skull for five inches;
and though everything possible was done
by Drs. st. Clair and Hall, he died about
one O'Clock Saturday, never having re-.
covered consciousness. The funeral took
place from the Methodist church at North
Tazewell, and the remains were inferred
in the old Whitley burying ground on
sunday afternoon.
On last Monday afternoon very con-
siderable wreck occurred on the Clinch
Valley Railroad, one halt mile west of
Honaker. An eastbeund, through freight
was being pulled by two engines and the
engine in front was running backwards,
that is with the tender in front. A COW
was on the track and was struck by the
tender. TIE tender was thrown from
the track, as were both of the engines.
They were followed by number of cars,
all piled up in a mass Both engines
were destroyed and several cars, the
wreck, as usual, taking fire. 1t took the
wrecking train until after midnight to
clear the track 80 that the eastbound
mail train could get by. That train did
not arrive at Tazewell until after O'Clock
Tuesday morning. No one was killed in
the wreck, but engineer ]. S. Morris was
painfully injured. He is now at Blue
field, and his physician says he will re-
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