Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-15
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

bvterian church last Sunday morning.
Prof P. r. Allen, of Cedar Bluff High
School, spent last Sunday in our town.
Mr.. Alex. Witten is turning his mill, at
Witten's Mills, into modern roller MILL
Messrs. John w. Crockett and Shields
Hartman have sold their farm in Abbs
Valley.
Messrs. Jos. S. and A, p Gillespie have
sold 397 export cattle to Nelson Morris, OF
Chicago.
DIR. g. w. Darlington, who had been
visiting DR.. O'Keefe, left for Richmond
on Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Campbell, of WytLeville, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs Kate G. Peery, two
miles east of Tazewell.
MIR. Bane Ward, of Chatham Hill, Va,
spent Monday night with his brother, Mr.
X. jeff Ward, at Tazewell.
Felix O'Keeffe came home from Blue
field on Sunday, and is quite sick at his
parents home with fever.
The delegation from Tazewell that at
tended the Democratic State Convention
at Norfolk was not large one.
Hon. James r. Witten has sold valua'
BILE body of coal land near Pocahontas, Tor
which he received good price.
Next Tuesday will be county court day.
Come to town prepared to settle your &C.
count with the Republican" office.
There.have been several sales Of export
cattle already in the county, but we are
not informed what prices were paid.
The School Board for Jacksonville Dis
trict met last Saturday and appointed
teachers for the various schools in the dis
trict
The hotels of Tazewell have been crowd
ed very much during the past few weeke.
A great many strangers lave been visiting
the town.
H. Bane Hartman, clerk of the circuit
court has his dockets ready for the ap-
preaching term of the court. The dockets
are not very heavy.
Martha Thompson, wife of John R..
Thompson, one of the most respected
colored citizens of the county, died in
Thompson Valley on Tuesday night.
The congregation of the Christian church
here will at once call pastor to succeed
Rev. Philip Johnson, who has accepted a
professorship at Bethany College, W. Va
r. c.. Chapman announces in his regu-
lar space this week that he is now IN the
New York markets where he will carefully
select what will suit the needs of his GUS
toners.
Miss Georgia Woodrum, of Pearsburg
Va, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. james
O'Keefe. Miss Woodrum is the daughter
: of MIR. Jesse Woodrum, who is treasurer o.
I Giles county.
The Chilhowie Lumber Company has
! gotten about seven miles of its tramway
z down Poor Valley in running order again
I The tramway was nearly destroyed by the
! great flood IN June.
Mrs. T. w. Ratliff left for Missouri on
last Saturday morning. She was called
there by telegram which informed hel
6 that her venerable father, VIM. Kendrck
Esq, was very ill.
Mr.. A. P. Kelly, who had been at Taze
well for the past two months, left las
4 week for Berryville, Va, where he vii
r again assume the duties Of principal of the
; high school at that place.
There will be stated communication o
J. Tazewel Lodge, No. 81, 4. F. and A. NJ
= next Monday night, August 10Th. WORK
. in the First Degree. All Master Mason'
y in good standing are fraternally invited.
: Mrs. Elizabeth White Morris, of Bristol
f is visiting her uncle, Mr., Jesse White, anc
, cousin, Mr., w. B. F. White, at the Cen
trail Hotel Mrs. Morris is very charm
e ing lady and has many friends made Oh
o former visits to TazeweD.
q The sanitary committee should have the
town put in better sanitary condition
e Some of the back streets are very filthy
. and hog pens give out unwholesOme odori
f after night. There should be prompt and
e thorough sanitation of the town.
V The ground is being prepared for laying
e a new pavement in front of the Ratlf
s Hotel. A new porch, the entire length Of
! the building, will be erected and will ex
tend over the sidewalk, as do the porche'
of the Central Hotel and Coffee House.
The memorial window placed in thu
Methodist church in memory Of Mrs
= Mary Matilda May will be unveiled OF
next Sunday morning at the II O'Clock
service. The service will be an interesting
one and the public is cordially invited t.
attend.
Mr.. Samuel L. Witten, of Ogden, Utah
who had been visiting relatives in Taze
well for the past eight months, left on yes
terday to return to his home in the ia
West. His friends and relatives here re
GREETED to see him depart, and hope tina
he will before many years return again tt
e Tazewell
Mr.. and Mrs. Kennie Blackburn, o
d Williamson, w. Va, are visiting relatives
at North Tazewell. Mrs. Blackburn is
e granddaughter Of Col. R. G. Ireson, ant