Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-02-27
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS

There is talk of erecting another hand
some business building on main street thu
year.
Buston & Sons are calling attention to
their large and varied stock of canned
goods.
The j. F. Hurt Insurance Agency wants
to know if you ever heard of river being
set on fire.
The mail from the east did not arrive
yesterday until about dark owing to the
wreck at TptOp.
We have decided to offer for the next
thirty days Sl.25 shoes at $l.OO, $I.5C
shoes at $l.15, $3.50 shoes at $500, $9.C
shoes at 1925. Hartman q Bottimore.
The F. D. Kits Insurance Agency
wants you to place your property with
them for protection.
Messrs. J. w. Chapman, and Geo. W.
st. Clair went to Baltimore the first OF the
week on professional business.
Mr.. w. L. Mustard has been rosappoin-
ted postmaster at P5cahontas, Va. He
had no opposition for the place.
The jury for the present term of the
county court was discharged on yesterday.
Very little jury work was done during the
term.
Mr.. Alex, Stuart advertises in the IRE
publican" valuable farm for sale. 1t is
located in one Of the best neighborhoods
in Virginia.
There were several horse traders in town
the first of the week They hailed from
Floyd county and purchased few horses
while here.
During the next thirty days We offer all
overcoats, mems, boys and children's
suits at ,st to reduce stock. For those
who are looking for bargains this is the
time to buy. Hartman q Bottlmore.
Mr.. Jos. Stras, of Roanoke, was in Taze-
we'll last Friday and Saturday. He has
declined to become candidate for mayor
of Roanoke.
Rev. S. o. Hall, the new pastor of the
Presbyterian church at this place, will ar
rive here today and will preach in that
church Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. R. H. Ireson, of North Tazewell,
attended the Grand Lodge of the knights
of Pythas, which met at Richmond last
week, as delegate from the lodge here.
J. B. Boyer & Co give notice that they
have just received full line of apple but
ter, preserves and other fine goods from
Ii, J. Heinz. These are the finest made.
The roads are so bad and the weather
has been so disagreeable that very few
people from the country have been coming
to town. This is especially true of the
ladies.
Mr.. r. G. Chapman, who had been in
the eastern markets buying his stock oil
Spring and Summer goods, is back al
home again. He is now receiving his new
stock of goods.
The weather has been so continuously
bad during the months of December
January and February that the farmers
of Tazewell county have done comparative
ly no blowing for corn.
We have heard that some of our colored
citizens are contemplating getting Booker
T. Washington to come here and deliver
a lecture We hope they will succeed in
the movement, and he will certainly draw
large crowd.
There will be foreign Christian Mission
airy Rally at the Christian church next
Sunday evening at 7: 80 O'Clock. A
special program will be rendered, with Mr..
Geo. w. Gillespie as leader. NJ offering
will be taken.
Mrs. Eliza Witten has sold her farm,
Just out side and northeast of town, to
Rev. G. r. Brown, and has purchased the
farm of Mr.. Fletcher five miles west of
town. The farm she sold is very vslua-
bic one, as is the one she has purchased
Mr.. and Mrs. f. l.. Whitley, of Toms
Greek, who had been on visit to Rich.
mond, stopped of at North Tazewell on
Sunday to visit relatives. They left on
Tuesday for Toms Creek. Mr.. Whitley
went to Richmond to attend the Grand
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias.
A double.header, extra freight train
going west on Sunday night was wrecked
about one hundred feet west of the switch
at Pisgah, three miles west of Tazewell.
The two engines and ten cars were wrecked.
None of the train crew received any inju-
ries, but two tramps, who were stealing
ride on the train, received slight injuries.
The pavement between the Coffee
House and Presbyterian church is in a
dreadful condition, and should be fixed as
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