Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-03-28


pressed in the county. No new cases have
been reported for several weeks.
The mild weather will put the horny
heads to biting and the river is likely to
be much frequented by fishermen.
Rev. Philip Johnson will preach at
Springville, on next Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock.
If you want nice fishing rod, reel, line
or other tackle 70 to Boyer's and you can
get it there.
DIR. James O'Keffee went to Richmond
the first of the week to attend special
meeting of the Grand Masonic Lodge OF
Virginia.
Buston & Sons in their regular adver-
Using space call attention to the different
kinds of maccaroni they have on hand for
the trade.
This has been very poor season for
making maple sugar, and there is prscti'
cally none in the market. The sap has
not flowed as usual.
News has been received by friends al
Tazewell, of the birth of son unto MIR.
and Mrs. ]. F. KendricK, who now live
at Pueblo, Colorado.
The fishing season is approaching. You
will find full line of tackle, rods, reels,
hooks, lines, &C., at my store.
j. 3. BOYER.
Our old friend, Mr.. J. H. Shannon, Of
Gap Store, was in town Tuesday, and, al
though complaining OF rheumatism, was
as lively as cricket.
Miss Lou Coulling has purchased from
B. w. Stras the lot which lies west and
north of the Baptist church, and will build
a residence on the lot this Spring.
Rev. George Buston is still confined to
bis home by i'll health. He has not been
able to attend the meeting now going on
in the Methodist church, and is greatly
missed there.
The lawyers are having an extra hustle
on them this week getting ready for cir
cult court which will begin next Monday.
Dispositions in several chancery suits have
been taken during the week.
Garden seeds should always be the best.
Boyer handles Burpee's and Landreth' g
seeds. They are the best.
Do not fail to attend the Farmers In
stitute next Saturday. 1t will cost you
nothing but your time, and there is no
one who can not learn something that will
be useful about farming.
Mrs. r. A. Ipford, of Cedar Bluff, died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. j. F.
Ireson, at North Tazewell, on last Thurs
day morning at $50 O'Clock, and was
buried at Cedar Bluff on Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Britain and her daughter,
Miss Joie, who had spent the Winter in
Texas, returned to Tazewell last Saturday.
Their friends were glad to See them back
again and to hear that they had greatly
enjoyed their visit.
The -four manufactured by w. A. Barns
& Co., at their Maiden Spring Roller
Mills, is becoming very popular in Taze-
well. 1t is handled bere by Buston &
Sons, who are selling good deal of the
"Spotless." 1t is splendid -four.
Farmers from the west end ofthe county
report that great damage was done by the
recent heavy winds to hay stacks, oat
stacks and fodder shocked in the fields;
and that the damage will force some to
turn their stock out to Craze at the earliest
possible time.
My Easter goods are now arriving.
There are many pretty novelties among
them. ]. B. BOYER.
Mr.. H. S. Bowen had the handsome
sorrel horses of Mr.. w. q. Mustard in
town several days last week. By men who
know, it is pronounced the finest pair of
horses in Southwest Virginia. They are
beautiful horses and promise to be very
fast in harness.
Next Monday the regular Spring term Of
the circuit court for Tazewell will begin,
with Judge r. c. Jackson presiding. There
is very good docket on both the common
law and chancery side of the court, and it
is expected that good deal of business
will be transacted by the court during the
term.
There was delightful party given the
young people Of the town at the home
of Miss Lizzie Mccall on Monday night.
Various games were INDUCED in up till IL
O'Clock, when the happy young throng
departed for their various homes, each
feeling that they were greatly indebted to
Miss Lizzie for the evening so pleasantly
spent.
You want to see HARRISON & Gillespie
Bros line of fancy colored, soft bosom
shirts, Coon & Corliss collar and the new.
est thing in neckwear. 1t will pay.
The present season has been unusually
favorable to sheep raisers. The lambs
have done much better than for years past
and the ewes have been unusually prolific.
From present indications more lambs will
be shipped from Tazewell this Summer
than in any previous year. Most all of
them have already been sold and at ex-
cellent prices.
The Norfolk and Western now has near
ly one hundred hands grading and laying
a track to the Browning mines at Poca.
hontas, and Col. Browning has about
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