Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-07-17
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.


Cooley's.
c. w. Spracher, of Swords Creek, was up
Sunday visiting home folks.
Pints, quarts and half gallon fruit jars at
Boyer & Cos.
w. Byrd Henry is quite ill and con-
fined at his fathers home.
See the important advertisement of
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Buston & Sons are advertising tea this
week. This is the season for iced tea.
Mayor G.. E. Hartman, of Keystone, W.
Va, was at Tazewell Monday on business.
Mr.. ]. Brad Beverly, of Faurquier
county, Va, lis in Tazewell looking tor
stock cattle.
Don't fail to try Libby's sliced ham and
beef for your lunch. For sale by Boyer &
Co.
Rev. R. w. Elmore, pastor, will preach
in the Christian chnrch next Sunday night
at $50 o'clock.
Miss Evelyn Kits, who had been visit
Ing friends in Abingdon, returned home
on Tuesday.
Major X. r. Henry and MIR. j. Powell
Royal are in Richmond on professional
business.
Rev. S. O. Hall will preach in the
Presbyterian church next Sunday, morn
ing and evening.
DR.. T. L. Painter, of Liberty Hill, has
been spending several days in 1azewell
with his son, DIR. w. l. Painter.
Mrs. f. D. Kits and Miss Mamie
Alexander have gone to Lebanon, Va, to
visit their sister, Mrs. S. W. Aston, Jr
Miss Hattie Wingo, who had been at
Falls Mills, Va, for several months is up
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G.
Wingo.
Some of our friends and readers are anx-
ious for us to commence the agitation OF
the good road question again. What is
the use?
Miss Vivian Gillespie will entertain
some of her young lady and gentleman
friends tomorrow evening at a flower
party.
Mr.. A. P. Kelly, who was principal of
the High School at BerryvilIe, Va, the
last two years, is spending his vacation at
Tazewell.
Mr.. r. c. Chapman left on Tuesday
afternoon for Hunters Pulaski Alum
Springs, where he will spend about two
weeks recreating.
DIR. c A. Thompson who has recently
returned from brief visit to Oklaoma re-
ports it country possessing wonderful
agricultural possibilities.
Mrs. Ralph lizard and her two little
daughters, Sadie and Theresa, of New
York, are visiting Capt. and Mrs. A. j.
Tynes on Tazewell Avenue.
The health of tie town of Tazewell is
now as perfect as can be. Strict sanitary
regulations for the balance Of the Summer
will keep the health all right.
DIR. and Mrs.James O'Keefe are at
Mountain Lake. DR.. O'Keeffe is attend
ing the Southwestern Royal Arch School
which is now in session at that place.
Another party left Tazewell yesterday
afternoon for Hunters Pulaski Alum
Springs. 1t consisted of Misses Eva
Painter, Maggie Bowen, Nettie Witten and
DR.. j. Ii. Crockett.
There will be game of ball played on
our grounds Saturday between our home
team and the Graham team. Graham
has an extra good team this season and II
is expected to put up close and interest
ing game.
E. D. Shelton, who for the past foul
months had been working on the "Repub'
lican" force, began working for ST. Clair
Stuart last Friday. Scene" is very cap
able printer, but we hear there are other
attractions than the printing business that
hold him in our city.
Miss Mary Adair, who had been visit
ing home-folks at Princeton, w. Va, got
back to Tazewell Saturday. She was &C.
companied by her sister, Miss Pansy, and
cousin, Miss Bessie Beckwith, two oil
I Princeton's most attractive young BELLS
who will remain for several days as her
guests.
MIR. 5. A. McMulin, of Carbondale, Pa,
was. in Tazewell the past week. While
here he closed a.deal for the sale Of 2,OOU
acres of coal land in Mcdowell county, w.
Va. He and his partners received 500,
600 in cash for the 1000 acres. They
still own about 5000 acres of valuable
lands in Mcdowell. Mr., McMuliin-becam
a subscriber to the Republican" while
here.
Among the business men and the public
generally, much complaint is being made
about the present mail facilities at Taze-
well. Under the present arrangement we
do not get any mail from the east until
about 4 o'clock, p. M, when the train is
on time, which is the exception. Our
eastern mail, that which comes from east
of Lynchburg, arrives at Bluefeld about
O'Clock at night and remains until the
next day at O'Clock p. m. We UNDER
stand that petition will be sent from
TazeweIl and other points on the Clinch
Valley Division asking an improvement in
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