Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-13
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Burke Garden ana spent luesuay anu
yesterday in town.
Rob Graham, who has been student 1T
Hampden. Sidney for the past nine months
arrived at home today.
"Get Thee Behind Me !" The j. f.
Hurt Insurance Agency publishes new
sermon on this text.
The mechanics of the town are all busy.
There is an unusual amount of building
aud repairing going on.
Mrs. A. Z. Gillespie and her two daugh-
tiers, Misses Mamie and Mayola, accom-
panied Mr.. Gillespie to Richmond.
Mrs. LaCook, of Granada, Miss, is at
Tazewel visiting her sisters, Mrs. James
| f. Hurt and Mrs. John S. Bottimore.
This hot weather will attract notice to the
Cool and Refreshing glasses that John e.
jackson is now dispensing from his foun'
tain.
The Christian Church at this place on
last Sunday called the Rev. Philip john
son to serve the church as pastor for an.
other year.
The Tazewell Supply Company calls
your attention to "rhe Staff of Life" and
urges you to be careful in the selection Of
your staff.
The ladies of the Baptist church gave an
ice cream supper in the town hall on last
Tuesday night and realized about nine
dollars, net.
Mr.. 0. &. Emschwiler. has been award
ed the contract for building the house for
the new wholesale grocery establishment
at North Tazewell.
Mr.. Guy NJ. Rocky, of Bluefeld, is at
Tazewell this week, having brought his
sister, Miss Hite, to this place to receive
medical treatment.
Next Tuesday will be county court day,
and we hope all delinquents who are in
town that day will come to our office and
settle their accounts.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Moss passed
through town on Tuesday afternoon en-
route to the Cove, where they will visit
relatives for few days.
r. G. Chapman advertises "White
Dresses for the little folk" of which, from
the descriptions given, he must have a
large and beautiful stock.
Mr.. ]. B. Boyer left for New York on
Tuesday afternoon. He went by way of
Richmond, he said, to be present when
the Constitutional Convention met.
II. w. Pobst gives some interesting in
formation in his regular space about
oueensware, China and glassware. lie
has some rare bargains in those lines.
Judge Graham left farewell on Tuesday
for Wythevile, having received a tele'
phone message that one Of his cases in the
Court of Appeals would be called on yes
terday.
Prof. J. II. Dodge is teaching class in
shorthand at Graham. He goes to that
place twice week to give the necessary
instruction. Prof. Dodge is most capa'
be teacher.
Mr.. A. P. Gillespie left on Tuesday
afternoon for Richmond to take part in
the deliberations of the Constitutional
Convention as the delegate from the great
county of Tazewell
For the next thirty days Harrison &
Gillespie Bros. will have some big bargains
in ready.made ladies' goods, shirt waists,
skirts. wrappers, and summer suits. Give
them a look, 1t will pay you.
T. Blair Hawkins left Monday afternoon
for Princeton, w. Va, to look after some
business matters. He will also take in the
commencement exercises Of the Concord
State Normal at Athens, w. Va, before
returning home.
Last week we announced that the Dis
trict Conference which was to be held at
Grundy, Va, on the 20th inst bad been
changed to Cedar Bluff. We are requested
to give notice that the meeting has been
changed back to Grundy and will be held
there on the Goth inst.
A special conclave of Clinch Valley
Commandery, X. T., was held on Monday
night, and the Orders of Knighthood were
conferred on MIR. Benjamin Bruce Burns.
He is prominent member of the Tug
River Lumber Company, and is an exceed
ingly nice gentleman.
The new firm of Boyer & Harman places
an advertisement in the Republican"
this week. You will find it on the first
page, occupying a space which will here
after be used by the firm. They are max
ing important announcements to which we
call your careful attention.
We are Informed that the Presbyterian
churches at this place and in Burke's
Garden have extended unanimous call
to Rev. G. w. Finley, D. D., OF Thinking
Spring, Augusta county, Va. DR.. Strick'
Ter, acted as moderator Of tie church meet
ing which made the call to DR., Finley.
A meeting was held at Cedar Bluff on
yesterday and a telephone company organ
lied, which will build telephone line
from Tazewell to Swords Greek, in Russell
oo,rt1, Tho DaceSsarv stock WAS sllb
scribed We have not heard who were
elected officers and directors Of the COM
pany.
MIR. Walter Graham has been at Taze.
well for several days, and reports that lie
is now busily occupied in a movement to
put the furnace at Graham in operation.
We hope he will succeed in this enterpris'
;co, .,oovenent which if successful will