Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-07-18
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. Rives Walker, of Bristol, is visit
ing her uncle, Mr.. l. E, Chapman, at
Tazewell
Rev. j. S. French caught nineteen
inch bass in Clnch, few miles below
town, on last Friday.
There was small crowd in town Tues
day (court day. The weather was fine
and the farmers busy.
Mr. G. II. Mustard, Of Bluff City was
in town Tuesday in the interest of the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co.
Rev. Eugene Blake, pastor of Grove
Avenue Methodist Church, Radford, Va,
was visitor to Tazewell the first of the
week.
The Chilhowie Lumber Company
rapidly repairing the damage done by the
recent floods to its tramway down Poor
Valley.
The ]. f. Hurt Insurance Agency tell
YOU what comfort it is to have your IN
surance placed with the strong companies
they represent.
We publish elsewhere statement OF
the condition of the Bank of Clinch Val
ley, which makes splendid showing Tor
this excellent institution.
Last Saturday was the first "Dog Day."
and it rained pretty much all day. Ac'
cording to general belief, this means
continued rainy season.
The State Veterinarian, DR.. Spencer,
ordered chloro naptholeum for the horse
d sease now prevalent in this section. You
can get it at Jackson's.
II. w. Pobst, in his regular space, calls
special attention to the nice line of China
ware he is now showing. Also to the cool
refreshing drinks he is serving.
The soda fountains of PObst and Jack
son were kept very busy last Tuesday. 1t
was very hot day, and the cool, refresh
ing drinks from the fountains were in de
mand.
Miss Alice Hopkins will entertain
number of her young lady and gentlemen
friends tonight at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Hopkins, two
miles west Of town.
We are told that Mr.. Kelly Groseclose,
Of Burkes Garden, few days ago caught
brook trout in Little Greek which meas
ured twenty-five inches. The creek is
tributary to Wolk Greek.
WANTED-A position as governess by
woman of several years successful expert
ence. Primary work speciality. Refer.
ence exchanged. Address, "W. A."
care Tazewell Republican.
The Board of Supervisors have made an
order forhidding persons hauling sand and
gravel from the public road between Mrs
Kate C. Peery's and Philip Baugh's on
the Wytheville road. Elsewhere the
Chairman of the Board publishes notice
to that effect.
Miss Sara Greenleaf Frost will give re-
cital in the High School Chapel at Cedar
Bluff, Saturday evening, July 20. 1901.
Miss Greenleaf is teacher of elocutlon at
Mary Baldwin Seminary, Staunton, Va,
AMI is fine reader.
Mr.. R. Z. Cecil, of Cedar Bluff, was in
town court day. He was one of the
heaviest sufferers by the food at Cedar
Bluff. He had seventeen tenement and
out houses washed away and his stock OF
goods was damaged to the extent of five
or six hundred dollars.
MIR. Guy NJ. Hockey, who had been at
Tazewell the past few weeks, left last Sat
urday for Bluefeld He will 20 from
there to Lancaster, Ohio; and later to Gin
cinnat, where he will 20 into business.
Mr.. Hockey by his uniformity gentleman
" bearing won a number of friends here,
who will he glad to see him return to
Tazewel in the future.
Salle Elizabeth, the nine months old
dau ;hter of Mr.. H. G. Mccall, died at the
residence of her grandparents, Col. and
Mrs. Joseph Harrison, on last Friday
afternoon, and was buried on Saturday
afternoon. She was an unusually sweet
and bright child, and we extend our
sympathy to the father and grandparents
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The investigation of charges against DR..
r. j. Preston, Supt Of the Southwestern
Hospital was concluded on Tuesday. The
Board which bad been conducting the in
vestigation, after finding by unanimous
vote that the evidence did not sustain the
charges, teegraphed their finding to Gov
ernor Tyler The friends of DR.. Preston
are very much grati6ed at the result,
which had been confidently predicted ever
since the investigation was ordered.
We control the well.known line Of Dos
tonian" shoes at this place. These shoes
are the perfection of shoe making, and
the manufacturer stamps the price on the
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merchant from charging more than the
small profit they allow. We have many
regular customers who wear these shoes.
If YOU have not seen them call i'll and let
us show you the best line of shoes that
comes to the town.
Hartman & Bottimore.
Our friend and brother beloved, Rev.
w. II. Greever, of the Lutheran Church,
with whom we were intimately associated
at Bluefeld, w. Va, has deserted us, and
Joined the married majority. AT Phil
adelphia, a short time since, he was uni
ted in matrimony to Miss N. Roberta
Bruegal After visit to Virginia Beach
and other points they are now at home in
Tazewell, Va. He is pure and true, and
deserves all the happiness that can come
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