Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

For Hereford Cattle and Dorset Sheer
address Walter Armstrong, Lantz's Mills
Virginia.
Mr.. E.V. SPOTS, who has been engaged
in business for several months at Roanoke
Va, arrived at Tazewell on yesterday, anC
is looking well.
The protracted meeting at the Christian
church will close tonight. DR.. William
hanson has been attracting large congre
cations, and has been preaching very iii
teresling sermons. The ordinance o.
baptism will be administered to severa
persons tonight.
Mr.. +. p. Corbin, representative of the
Roanoke Times, has been in our town sew
era DAYS in the interest of that paper. The
Times has become very popular through
out this sec. ion, and is constantly increas-
ing in merit, aud promises to be the lead
ing paper of theSouthwest.
For sALE-White Seed Oats; Orchard
Grass; Timothy and Clover Seed.-Taze'
we'll Supply Company.
There are very few candidates for the
district offices in Tazewell county this
year. There is but one candidate fol
supervisor in Clear Fork District, one
candidate for supervisor in Jelfersonville
District and three candidates in Maiden
Spring District The small number OF
candidates is an indication of good times
We have always noticed that when times
were good very few men wanted office.
All Confederates or widows of Confeder'
ates who have been drawing pensions
heretofore from the State of Virginia, in
order that they may draw their money
this year from Tie Auditor are required tC
have their pensions certified by the clerk
of the county court, or, when unable tc
do that, certified by justice of the
peace or notary public. This should be
attended to al once, as the Auditor vii
begin the payment Of pensioners, who
have appeared before the Pension Board
about the lst of next August.
A spirit of Improvement has struck
Tazewell this Spring. Captain A. j. Tynet
is now completing new residence or
Tazewell Avenue; the carpenters have
completed their work on an addition tC
the Coffee House; Moss & Greever are
having the foundation laid for a double
tenement house on the lot opposite the
PRESBYTERIAN church; Geo. w. ST. Clair IL
building an addition to his dwelling or
Gilderseeve Avenue; Mr.. j. w. Chapman
is having a handsome porch built at The
front of his residence, and many person;
are fixing to paint up their houses and
| build new fences.
Shott Bros. Big City Railway Shows vii
exhibit at Tazewell, Monday, May 18th
This show travels in its own special cars
and brings to your door under its immense
tents, all the charms Of a variety show al
enjoyed by the large cities on the Vaude
vile stage, with many features that cal
only be introduced by tent performance
They carry Professor Redinger's famous
band from Milwaukee, Wis, which vii
entertain you with all the latest operate
and ragtime music. Special attention
given ladies and children. Be sure and
bring the children as we have troupe Of
fun. making clowns for their special amuse
ment-popular prices-l5 and 70 cents.
Mrs. Sallie Buchanan, wife of Mr.. A. NJ
Buchanan, died at her home, near Pisgah,
on Monday morning. The cause of hel
death was pneumonia, and she had been
sick only about one week. She was seven
ty.one years old, and was pronounced by
all who knew her an excellent woman.
She was married in 1860, and is survived
by her husband, one son and three daugh-
tiers. Funeral services were held at Pisgah
church on Tuesday morning at II O'Clock,
and were conducted by Rev. j. S. French.
The remains were buried at the old Peery
graveyard, near the Fair Grounds. A large
crowd attended the services at the church
and followed the body to the grave.
Judge Jackson is now sitting in vacation
at Wytheville to hear three very inipor-
tant cases from the circuit court of Taze-
well. These cases are the injunction case
of The Pocahontas Light and Water Com
pany VS.. j. S. Browning; the injunction
case of The Southwest Virginia Improve
ment Company VS.. j. S. Browning, and
the partition suit of Watts vs. Watts. A
large part of the Tazewel bar is at Wythe.
vile as counsel in these cases. So far as
we are informed the Tazewell lawyers who
are there are : Major Henry, Judge Ora
Ham, Colonel May, and Messrs. A.P. Gil
lespie, Barnes Gillespie, Geo. w. st. Clair,
S. D. May and D. II. Smith. The cases
are all important ones, and their final de-
termination will be awaited with much in
forest