Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
Salt 3 BuShel Sacks for a Short
Time Only 66CtS. per SaSk.
TazeWell Supply Company.

The town of Graham now is making
more solid Improvements than any town
in this section. 1t is a fine distributing
point and is destined to become place Of
considerable business Importance.
The Bostelmann Quartette is composed
of John G. Bostelmann, bis son Louis and
his two daughters, Misses Addie and c.
ella. The father is amusician Of interna-
tional repute and his children talented
and skilled artists.
We publish in another column a report
of the condition of Tazewell National Bank
on the 25th nit. This bank has been es'
tablished only about nine months and its
success, as shown by the report, is truly
wonderful. 1t is an institution Of which
any town might feel proud.
Get a free sample of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets at Jno. Z
Jackson's drug store. They are easier tC
take and more pleasant in effect than pills.
Then their use is not followed by constipa-
ton as is often the case with pills. Regu.
lar size, 25c. per box.
We call attention to the report Of thu
condition of the Bank Of Graham on the
25th ult., which will be found in another
column. 1t is a prosperous and vel
managed banking institution, and is keep
ing step with the progress in business con
dition3 that is now going on at Graham.
Mr.. w. S. Moore, representing tbt
large jewelry house of Ryland & Rankin
of Lynchburg, Va, is now in TazeWell
with full line of Holiday goods. He has
them on exhibition at the store of w. T
Witten & Co., and will be pleased to have
all persons who wish to purchase such
goods call to see him.
At meeting of the town council helC
on Tuesday night an order was made to
extend the time for paying town taxes fol
the year 1902 until the 1st of January
1903, before the per cent penalty shal
be added for non payment. This order
was made because of the sickness of the
town sergeant, who has not been able II
look after the collection of taxes.
Circuit Court for Tazewell county con
vened on last Monday morning with Judge
Jackson presiding. The law docket was
called on Monday but no case could bt
tried, as the witnesses had all been SUM-
moned for the second day Of the term
The trial of the case of Reads admr. vs..
The Southwest Virginia Improvement
Com pany was begun on Tuesday morning
and was not completed yesterday after
noon. 1t is controversy over the cut
tug and using OF timber by the company
from land where it had purchased the
mineral right and timber for mining pur-
poses. The plaintiffs are claiming about
four thousand dollars damages.
The case of the Commonwealth vs. Susan
Holley, coIored, was tried in the county
court last Friday and Saturday. She was
tried for murder, being charged with
shooting and killing John Trigg, colored ,
at Pocahontas last July. The Common
wealth was represented by Barnes Giles
pie, Commonwealth Attorney, and Mr..
Anderson, of Blue6eld. The accused was
defended by Messrs. Chapman & Gillespie,
of Tazewell, and w. NJ. Minter, of Poca-
hontas. A number of witnesses we're ex.
amined and able arguments were made on
both sides of the case. The case was given
to the jury about four o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, and after remaining out short
while it brought in a verdict of not guilty.