Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-30
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

A considerable amount of wool is now
being bought by dealers at Tazewell.
Mrs. Joseph Barns, of the Cove, was in
town yesterday on a shopping expedition.
The corner stone of the colored Meth
odist church at this place, will be laid on
on the fifth Sunday in June.
There will be regular conclave oI
Clinch Valley Commandery, X. T., on
Monday night. There will be work.
Mrs. B. F. Poteet, of Kentucky, is stop
ping at the Ratliff House. She expects to
spend the most of the Summer at Iaze'
we'll.
Misses Mamie and Nanola Gillespie, who
have been students at Baldwin Seminary,
Staunton, Va, for the past year, got back
to Tazewell today.
T. Blair Hankins and J. S. Bennett at
tended the closing exercises of Princeton
Academy, at Princeton, w. Va, during
the first of this week.
The Tazewell Supply Company is doing
big business. The reasons are manifest
1t has the goods, advertises them in tie
Republican and sells them right.
Mr.. A. P. Gillespie, who had been al
Princeton, w. Va, assisting in the defence
of A. J. Manns, got back to Tazewell to-
day. Mr.. Chapman remained there, as
the case had not been decided. The re-
ports come that there is likely to be
hung jury.
Rev. A. +. Robertson, who had beer
holding protracted meeting at Five Oaks
for the past ten days, is in town today and
will leave on the five O'Clock train for bis
home at Athens, w. Va. Rev. Robertson
attended the last session of Tazewell Col
lego, and impressed our people most favor
ably by his upright, Christian character
We are informed that a disease, sup
posed to be horse. pox, is prevailing among
horses in the neighborhoUd of Maxwell
and in Baptist Valley. Two horses have
died from the disease. The animals break
out all over and scabs form. Some of these
scabs are now being examined at the Vir'
ginia Polytechnic Institute to determine
what the disease is.
Judge Stuart has adjourned the May
term of the county court. Very little
business'wa transacted during the term.
A few unimportant civil matters were dis
posed of. On yesterday, Peter Perdue.
coIored, who was charged with felonious
assault was brought into court, confessed
judgment and was sentenced to one year
in the penitentary.
There was terrible rush on Monday
morning for tickets to the Bob Taylor
lecture. The sale of seats began at Jack
sons drug store at nine O'Clock and by
ten o'clock all the best seats had been TAX
en-. Every seat in the house has now
been taken, and many more could be
disposed of if they could be supplied.
Governor Taylor will be greeted by one
of the finest audiences ever assembled at
Tazewell.
Revs. ]. S. French and I. r. Handy are
making preparations for the publication
of religious magazine at Tazewell'
1t will be devoted to Missionary in
terests of Tazewell District and will be
published from the REPUBLICAN job office.
The projectors of the enterprise are meet
ing with great success in securing subscrlp'
tons and advertisements. 1t will, no
doubt, be very interesting and success
full periodical.
The young mems prayer meetings that
are being held each Sunday afternoon in
the Methodist church are growing in in
terest. There is a different leader each
Sunday and interesting talks are made by
persons who attend. The music is becom-
ing an interesting feature. Rev. Taylor
leads the singing, Glenn ISt.C Clair plays the
organ and Will Henry Anderson the violin.
All the young men in town should attend
these meetings.