Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-02-21
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. John Britain, OF BenDow, was II
town tne-frst of the week visiting rela
tives.
The peroration was one the fines
ever heard from the rostrum. "-Richmono
VA Dispatch.
Capt. C. c. Thomkins, of Charleston
w. Va, is in town, visiting Capt. A. }
Tynes and other friends.
"To have heard Poetry and Pearls Ii
The pleasure of my life. Col. A. s. Col
var, Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. James French Strother, prom
inent attorney of WEIGH, w. Va, was in
town yesterday on legal bushes.
Mr.. ]. w. Chapman left yesterday at
ternoon to attend the circuit court of Nc
Dowell county, now in session at WEIGH.
Miss Myrtle Hinchee, of Bluefeld, w
Va, was visiting in Tazewell Sunday anC
Monday, the guest of the Misses Hankins
Messrs. 7. Z. George and H. G. Mccall
left this morning to inspect new case o.
smallpox reported to be at Pounding
Mill.
Hon. Jos. S. Moss, Representative from
Tazewell, and Mr.. T. A. Lynch and wife
returned home from Richmond Sunday
morning.
Buston and Sons advertise in their reg
ular space this week Golden Glory table
syrup. Read what they have to say as tC
quality and price.
We are glad to note that Mrs. I. W.
Ratliff, proprietress Of the Ratlitf Hotel,
who has been confined to her bed for
several days, is improving.
There will be special programme rem
dered at the Christian church Sunday
night by the Missionary society of that
church. The public is invited to be pres
ent.
Messrs. Conrad Tynes and Fred Pendle
ton have filed an order with The Stone
Printing and Mfg. Co., for large and
handsome register, which is to be used at
the Ratif Hotel.
Mr.. H. F. Peery, of Graham, spent
last Friday and Saturday in Tazewell. He
is preparing to put in operation the roller
mill which he recently purchased, situated
in West Graham.
Tazewell Lodge, No. 81, A. F. and A.
NJ, initiated two candidates last Monday
night and elected two to membership,
making sixteen additions to the Lodge
since last June.
Mrs. S. ]. Thompson, who had been at
Richmond for several months, under treat
ment at the Geo. Ben johnson hospital,
returned to Tazewell Tuesday much inn
proved in health.
A large barn belonging to Hon. A. St.
Clair, situated on his Bluestone farm, was
destroyed by fire on last Friday. There
was considerable amount of hay and
fodder in the barn at the time.
Prof. G. D. NJ. Showalter has purchased
an interest in the fire insurance business
of ]. N. Hartman & Sons, and Rev. J. n
Hannah has purchased Prof. Showater's
entire interest in Tazewell College.
Hon. Aft. Taylor, the distinguished
OF ator, will deliver his famous lecture
"Poetry and Pearls at the High School
Hall, Wednesday night, Feb. q. Admls-
sion 80 cents. Tickets on sale at Jackson's
Mr.. H. D. Derrick, Assistant Manager
of the Farmers Supply Company, whole
sale seedsmen, of Roanoke, was in town
Tuesday. While here Mr.. Derrick called
at our Office and gave us an order for some
business cards.
The dwelling house of Mr.. r. L. Giles
pie, postmaster at Graham, came very
near being destroyed by fire on Thursday
afternoon of last week. The fire was dis
covered in time to extinguish it before it
had made much Roadway,
We again call attention to the advertise
ment of the "Tazewell White Lime
Works" This is an enterprise that We
hope will succeed, and can be made very
useful to our place. We hope Mr..
Campbell will receive the encouragement
and support his enterprise deserves.
Mrs. Geo. F. Smith, who has resided
on Tazewell Avenue for nearly two years,
left Tuesday for Big Stone Gap. We re-
gret to lose Mrs. Smith from our town,
but hope she will be pleased with her
new home. She ordered the REPUBLICAN
to be sent to her at Big Stone Gap.
William Bucker, alias Buck Updyke,
Hugh Smith and Ed Price, all colored
who had been confined in the county Jail
for several months, charged with house
breaking, at Pocahontas, were tried before
a special jury in the county court on Tues
day. Bucker and Smith were sentenced
to two years confinement in the State
prison. Price was given one year.
Miss Mildred Baker died at the home of
her father, Mr.. ]. w. Baker, on Tszewell
Avenue, last Friday at 10 p. m. Miss
Baker was born March 7, 1871, and has
been faithful worker and member of
the Christian Church since she was 16
years old. The funeral services were conduc'
ted atthe Christian church on Saturday, by
her pastor, Rev. Philip johnson. We
extend to the bereaved family our sincere
sympathy.
"'Poetry and Pearls is gem, mas.
terpiece, work of art, Astounding in lofty
sentiment, noble thought, chaste lam
guage, glorious imagery and soul'stirring
oratory. 1t is elevating in its tone, pure
in its ideals, sublime in its conception,
and ennobling in its influence. ALT Taylor
lie a logician, philosopher, an orator and