Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-21
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Ice cream freezers at BoYER's.

vegetation of all kinds, and the farmers
are unusually happy.
Mr.. JEFF Ward will leave with his family
today to make visit to his mother at
Chatham Hill, Va.
Mr.. j. f. Glenn, of Clintwood, Va,
was in town the first of the week looking
after some business matters.
Messrs. A. p. and Jos. S. Gillespie left
last Sunday afternoon for Philadelphia to
attend the Republican convention.
New bocks-big 10c assortment at Boy
ER'S.
There was work in O'Keeffe Royal
Arch Chapter on Tuesday night. One
candidate was exalted to the sublime de-
gree of ROYAL Arch Mason.
Rev. j. S. French, who attended the Ep'
worth League Convention at Marion last
Wet k, got back to Tazewell on Monday
afternoon.
An effort is being made to have the
Republican District Convention held at
this place, and we think the chances are
that Tazewell will get it,
The marriage of Miss Kate Kelly to
Rev. ]. Z. Wool will take place at the
Presbyterian church next Wednesday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
Mr.. Henry Preston and family, who
had been on a visit of ten days to relatives
and friends at Abingdon, returned to
their home at Tazewell on Monday.
Heinzs vinegar and pickles at BoyER's.
Messrs. Crockett & Moss made their
first shipment of Tazewell lambs from
Tazewell station on yesterday. The lambs
we're as fine as were ever grown in the
county.
The Pension Board of Tazewell county
will meet again on the Goth inst, to con-
slider applications of Confederate veter-
ans who were unable to appear at the last
meeting.
Last week we stated that Mr.. D. G.
Gillespie, of this place, had taken the de-
gree of B. L. at the University of Vir'
gnia. 1t should have been that he had
taken the degree of B. A.
Mr.. T. H. Wickham, of Raleigh G. H.,
w. Va, formerly of Pocahontas, spent
several days in our town the 6rst of the
week. Mr.. Wickham is now engaged in
developing a very valuable coal property
at or near Beckley, w. Va.
Squire w. ]. Elswick, of Buchanan
county, was in town yesterday, and re-
ports times good in his section. He is an
ardent Mckinley man and great friend
of the REPUBLICAN, of which he has been
constant reader since our connection
with the paper.
Handsome China--cut glass-and sill
We. ware at BOYER's.
Miss Ned Spencer, of Fayette, Mo-, ar
rived at Tazewell last week to pay a visit
to her sister, Mrs. w. q. Harrison. Miss
Spencer has already been met by a num-
Der of the ladies and gentlemen of the
town, who find her a very accomplished
and charming young lady.
Mr.. VIM. L. Peery, of Five Oaks, Va,
advertises in the REPUBLICAN, some very
fine Berkshire pigs. He has gone to
great trouble and expense in the breeding
of swine, and has herd that is not only
at the top SO far as pedigree is concerned,
but for shape and weight cannot be beat.
Hartman n. Peery advertises for sale
Belgian or German Hares. In many
parts of the country they are being bred
largely for table use, and are pronounced
by those who have tried them delicate
and excellent food. On account of their
rapid increase they can be made very
profitable.
Porter Bros, of North Tazewell, recent
ly completed job of painting and up
holsterng for DR.. Bunk, at Honaker, Va,
which is pronounced one of the best jobs
ever done in that section. The residence
is fine one, and the painting and paper
ing correspond in quality with all the other
work of the house.
The car load of lambs shipped yesterday
by Messrs. Crockett and Moss from Taze-
we'll was pronounced the best car load
ever shipped from Tazewell county. There
we're 240 lambs and they averaged ninety
five pounds. This was a remarkable
weight considering it is So early in the sea-
son. There was not lamb in the lot that
was Gull.
At the recent Commencement of Roa-
noke College the degree of A. B. was
conferred on John Carnahan Peery, of
Graham, Va. The Junior Prize Scholar
ship in English was awarded to Levi Bit
tie Spracher, also from Graham. The
closing exercises of this year were among
the most successful in the history Of Roa-
noke College.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. G. Pendleton cele-
brated their silver wedding last Monday
evening. A number of ladies and gentle
men, friends and relatives, were their
guests on the occasion, and the affair was
made most pleasant one to the hosts
and they trust to the guests. A number
of beautiful and useful presents were re-
ceived, also many notes of congratula
ton.
County court convened on Tuesday and
&c siill in session Nothing had been done