Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-03


REPUBLICAN office. We do our work
right.
Mr. and Mrs j. G. Wilcox, of Key
stone, West Virginia, arrived at Tazewell
yesterday.
The Clinch Valley News office has been
moved to the room until recently occu-
pied by Mr.. w. L. Draper as saddle
and harness store.
Mr.. j. b. Boyer left yesterday to make
trip through Tennessee and into other
States in the interest of the
large wholesale house he travels for
Rev. w. l.. Ball, of Princeton, w. Va,
who had been attending the Lebanon AS
at Honaker, Va, is in town
visiting his sister, Mrs w. n. Surface.
The "Bostonian" shoes for sale exclu-
sively by HARTMAN & BoTTIMoRE are the
very incest and most stylish on the mar
ket. You should see them before buying
black, tan, patent leather and cordovan.
The cold, rainy spell in May has evil
IDENTITY arrived, judging from the change in
this morning. 1t is to be
hoped that 1t will not be followed with
frost.
The venerable w. r. Stuart, Of Green
brier county, West Virginia, is very III at
the residence of his daughter, Mrs. l. +.
Bowen, on West Main Street. His death
is expected at any time.
There will be a regular conclave OF
Chnch Valley Commandery, knights
Templar, on next Monday night, and we
are informed there will be several candi-
dates for the Orders of Knighthood.
We are now the only firm IN town who
handle an exclusive line of Clothing Boots,
Shoes and gents furnishing goods and
think our line the best we have ever Offer
ed. HARTMAN q BoTTIMoRE.
The James F. Hurt Insurance Agency
offices have been thoroughly renovated
and beautifully upholstered. We doubt if
there are handsomer or more completely
equipped offices in this part of Virginia.
Mr.. ]. B. Hawkins, of Tazewell, was a
guest at the Hotel Lee, which was des-
troyed by fire on last Monday morning.
He managed to escape IN his night clothes
without injury, but lest his baggage and
clothing. The fire was in his room before
he discovered it, and had to make his es'
cape through a window.
The ]. n. Hartman Insurance Agency
has succeeded the Tazewell Insurance
Agency and Mr.. Hartman will give his en-
tire time to the business. This no doubt
means a large increase upon the business
of the old firm. Read their new adj. in
this issue of the REPUBLICAN.
We have about finished opening up our
spring stock of clothing and we are pleased
to say we have never been in position to
offer our customers as nice or as large an
assortment, and at prices that defy COM
petition. HARMAN d BorTIMoRE'
The editor went to Marion last Satur'
dav, and on the 1st inst, asl commissioner
of the circuit court of Wythe county, sold
the real estate Of the late Judge Robert A.
Richardson at Marion. The residence
property was purchased by Mr.. Geo. W.
Wright, treasurer of Smyth county.
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Com
pany is rapidly completing its arrange
ments to put the furnace at Graham in
blast. The furnace has been put III
thorough repair, and a necessary supply
of ore and other material is now being &c
cumulated. Some of the ore is being min
ed near Tiptop.
The protracted meeting which had been
in progress at the Methodist church for
the past two weeks closed Sunday night
Rev. French labored increasingly and with
great earnestness during this series Of
services, and it is to be hoped that his
efforts have resulted in the accomplish
ment of much and lasting good.
MIR. ]. w. Pendleton, of the Chilhowie
Lumber Company, has moved his fami y
to the head of Poor Valley, where he
has charge of the extensive operations of
that company in manufacturing for mar
ket the magnificent boundary of timber
purchased of the Shelley heirs last August.
Mr.. Pendleton built new residence
there for his family.
Mrs. Jennie T. Ratliff, who went to
Buchanan county during the term Of cir
cult court at that place, was taken very
i'll and caused much alarm among her
many friends here, owing 10 the serious
spell of illness from which she had but re-
Gently recovered. She was able, how
ever, to return home Monday, much to
the qualification of her family and friends.
The Rev. c. J. Thompson, of Richmond,
formerly pastor Of Cottage Hill Baptist
Church, Lynchburg, and now field secre-
tary of the State Mission Board, will
preach at Tazewel Baptist church Sunday
morning only, and not Sunday morning
and night as heretofore announced. He
will preach at Burke's Garden Friday
night of this week in the Lutheran church
building. All are cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Or Tuesday a municipal election was
held at Bluefeld for the election Of city
officers and council. The Democrats
elected their entire ticket, except one cOun-
Gilman; but the Republicans made great
gains over the election of 1898. The Demo
cratic majority that year was $50, this
year it is AZ. The Telegraph says the Re-
publican ticket was opposed by the saloon
element and also by the temperance peo-
ple. Sam Jones will have to talk to the
Bluefeld people again,
The lead and zinc ore located by Mr.. ].