Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-16
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. T. w. Ratlif is visiting in Wise
county.
Mr.. A. P. Gillespie is building hand
some addition to his residence.
Mr.. NJ. c. McCorkle is up from Big
Stone Gap visiting his family at this place.
Mrs. w. g. Harrison and Miss Ned
Spencer are visiting in the Cove this week.
JAcKsoN's Chocolate Syrup is something
extra. Try it.
Miss Hattie Tynes, who has been i'll
with the typhoid fever, is now progressing
favorably.
Next Tuesday will be the day for COM
mencing the regular August term OF the
county court.
The finest hay, SO far as quality is con-
cerned, that was ever made in Tazewell
has been made this year.
A fresh lot of Lowney's Candy just re-
celved at JACKsoN's.
Ifyou are interested in ties and shirt
waists YOU had better read r.. Z. Chap
mans advertisement this week.
WANTED-A copy of a book entitled
"Only Girl" Anyone having copy OF
this book will confer great favor by lei"
ting it be known at this office.
Revs. Willis L. Wayts and j. S. French
exchanged pulpits last Sunday night, Rev.
Wayts preaching in the Methodist church
and Rev. French in the Baptist church.
A number of anglers are fishing in
Cinch this week in defiance of the heat
and low water. The catches have been
small in number, but few good fish have
been caught.
II. w. Pobst informs our readers of the
many refreshing things they can find at
his store these sizzling hot days" To
those who are ready to sport he also i'm
parts some lDIOrnldVlOu'
MIR. r. T. Bowen, of Maiden Spring,
who had been at Hunters Pulaski Alum
Springs, for week or more, got back to
TazeweR last Monday, and said he had
been greatly benefited by his stay at the
springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kits gave party
last night in honor of Miss Patti Landon,
who their guest. About twenty-five
young ladies and gentlemen were present,
and all report delightful time. De-
licious refreshments were served.
The appeal made 10 citizens of the town
to stop all waste in the use Of the town
water has had good effect. The supply
of water at the reservoir is steadily in
creasing, and if more care is exercised by
those who are using the water, the supply
will be still better.
Miss Reba Browning, daughter of COL
J. S. Browning, OF Pocahontas, who had
been visiting in Burke's Garden, was in
town yesterday on her return to her home
at Pocahontas. She was accompanied by
her cousin Miss Mamie Hoge who will pay
the Misses Browning visit.
The ladies of Pisgah church, three miles
west of town, gave an ice cream supper
last Saturday night for the purpose OF
raising money to paint the church. A
good crowd from the neighborhood at
tended the supper, and the proceeds
amounted to twenty dollars.
Mrs Oscar Moore, of Abbs Valley, who
was recently at the sanitarium of Drs.
Gillespie & Painter for surgical treatment,
is now at the home of Mr.. Jos. S. Moss,
and is rapidly regaining her health. Mrs.
Moore when she came to Tazewell for
treatment was very serious invalid.
At the meeting of the State Board OF
Medical Examiners held in Lynchburg,
June 25th to 2Sth, among those who sue
cessfuly passed the, examinations were
Messrs. w. H. st. Clair and I. g. Smith,
of Tazewell county. They may now prac-
tice medicine in this State if they, so de-
sire.
The light showers that fell on last Sum
day night and at intervals on Monday
raised the hope that the severe drouth
that had been prevailing for some time
had been broken up; butit has been very
hot and dry since Monday, and the good
effects of the light showers have already
disappeared.
Miss Hattie Hartman, who has been in
Boston several weeks pursuing her music
al studies, will leave that city on the 10Th
inst, and after spending a few days in
Baltimore will return to Tazewell. In a
note to the editor of the REPUBLICAN
Miss Hattie writes: 81 have enjoyed and
appreciated your paper more than l ever
did before" We have been sending her
the REPUBLICAN during her stay in Bos'
ton.
The interior of the Methodist church is
now being repaired, an improvement bad
" needed. The walls are being scraped
and will be nicely tinted, the ceiling
cleaned and re-varnished, the wainscoting
will be grained, a new furnace will be put
in, and the church be made neat and
comfortable. While the repairs are being
made no services will be held in the
church, and a vacation Of two weeks will
be enjoyed by the pastor, Rev. j. s.
French.
Mrs. Sallie Lanier, of Statesville, N. c.,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs Sabra Young at
this place. Mrs. Lanier is the daughter
of Capt. William Cook, who as captain of
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