Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-03-21
TOWN and COUNTY NEWS.

All the nOtelS ulu Hue UuSincec iao
Tuesday. Tazewell people will patroniz'
the hotels.
Last Saturday and Sunday quarterly
meeting was held at Pisgah, four mile
West of town.
DR.. T. G. Witten celebrated bis seventy
ninth birthday anniversary on Tuesds!
the 10th inst.
The newest designs in straw mattings a
Harrison & Gillespie Bros. Is to 80 ct
per yard. IA W.
The citizens meeting to nominate can
didates for mayor and town council will bt
held on the afternoon of the 23rd inst.
There was pretty large crowd in towr
last Tuesday (court.day), but not as large
as was expected as there was no county
court held last month.
MIR. H. w. Steele came over froI
Washington county to attend the funera
of Mrs. May. He is still here, but expects
to return to his home today.
A big line of trunks, valises and grips al
Harrison q Gillespie Bros. All new anC
prices to suit. ) Nv.
The town authorities are getting ready
to put in water meters. They will b
placed on the premises of each and every
person who uses water from the tow
pipes.
Mr.. JIM. Brewster moved with his fam
lily to WEIGH, w. Va, one day last week
Mr.. Brewster was an excellent citizen ,anC
his friends regretted to see him leave ou
town.
MIR. NJ. F. Neel announces himself
candidate for reelection as Supervisor o
Clear Fork District. He has made a gooC
and popular officer anG will be cordial.
supported again.
Mr.. J. Nj. Fain, of Blountville, Tenn.
advertises one hundred and forty goo'
one, two and three year old cattle 70
sale. This may give our graziers VIII
haven't enough cattle an opportunity t
supply themselves.
The county court of Mercer county
w. Va, has refused to grant lquo
licenses in Bluefeld. So after the LIST 9
May next Bluefeld will be "dry" tow
for year, at least. This will give tn
liquor men at Pocahontas bonanza il
the liquor traffic.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros. will have il
few days full line Of ladies' silk waist
from $500 to $500; also ladies' dres
skirts from $2.50 to $500. Don't buy ii
you see their line. 8 IA z W.
Tazewell Lodge, No. 81. A. F. & A. NJ
held a regular communication on las
Monday night and conferred the first dc
gree in Missionary upon two candidates
There have been nearly twenty member
initiated in this Lodge since last June
This is very fine showing for the Lodge
A protracted meeting has been going o
in the Methodist church at this place zinc
last Sunday night. Services have bee
held each night and Rev. ]. b. Webb,
Cedar Bluff, has been doing the preaching
Large congregations have been attending
The meeting will be continued throughUr
the week.
Messrs. DIP. Valley and George r. MI
Call, of Raven, were in town yesterday
and in the afternoon we're exalted to tn
sublime degree of Royal Arch Mason b
o Keeffe Chapter, No. 26, r. A. M. Tn
Chapter is making great progress in tn
way of increased membership and in e1
cellence of work.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mis-
Kate Elenore Witten, daughter of Robel
B. Witten of our county. to MIR. Georg
Stuart Watkins, of Grundy, Va. lib
wedding will take place at Grundy on tn
9th inst, at 7:30 p. m. Mics Witte
lives at that place with her sister, Mr.
James Charles.
I'D. Alexander returned from Me-
York on Monday, and is already openln
up bis new stock, which, he informs ut
will far surpass in volume and beauty an
he has ever shown and INVITES the publ
to see what he is showing.
Mr.. A. H. Patton, of WEIGH, w. Va
and Miss Matte Spangler, daughter
MIR. Christopher Spangler, of Peterstowr
Monroe county, W, Va, were Marie
yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock at tn
residence of the brides parents. MI
Patton is a brother of our townsman MI
c. 7. Patton, and is well known here.
Hon. James D. Honaker, of Rocky GAP
Bland county, was in town court day, an
was cordially received by his many friend
here. Mr.. Honaker represented Smyt
and Bland counties in the last Legislator
and made fine record as representative
We have no doubt the people of those tw
counties will elect him again to the Hous
of Delegates, at the next election in 1902
On last Sunday morning James Barrett
who lived on Indian Greek in the Yves
end of this county, died very suddenly
He ate his breakfast, got up from tn
table, walked to the fire, leaned over o.
the mantlepiece and dropped dead. H
was about thirty years old. His wife die
suddenly last June. He left five littl
children who will be dependent on th
charities of the world.