Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-09
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

No new cases of smallpox have been re
ported from Lin hollow.
Rev. S. O. Hall, of Charlottesville, Va.
will preach at the Presbyterian church a
Tazewel on Sunday, the 10Th inst, IN tn
morning and at night.
We have 80 overcoats on hand, whllcf
we mean to let 90 at cost, ranging IN price
from SO. to Sl1. Nov is your time.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. c.. +. Brown, who for two years was
clerk in T. r. Shoots store at Witten'
Mills, is now clerking for Steele, Alder 4
Co. at Coeburn, Va. Mr.. Brown is an ex
cellent young man and is popular as
clerk.
We have just printed telephone lis
for the Tazewell Telephone Exchange anC
there are now JAG phones connected VIII
the Exchange. AS soon as the line from
Cedar Bluff to Tazewell is completed
number of phones will be added to thu
list.
A preachers conference of the Metho
dist ministers and laymen Of the Tazewel
district is now being held at Cedar Bluff
1t began on Tuesday and will continue
through today. The meeting is we'll at
tended and an interesting programme IL
being carried out.
There have been no new cases OF small
pox developed in the house of Alice John
son, which has been quarantiued for near
ly two weeks on account of her son, Bob,
having the disease. Some of the people
have become incredulous as to whether
Bob has the smallpox.
During the next thirty days we offer all
overcoats, mems, boys and children
suits at est to reduce stock. For those
who are looking for bargains this is the
time to buy. Hartman d Bottimore'
DR.. J. X. Gildersleeve, secretary OF the
County Board of Hath, is watching the
smallpox situation very closely. The doc
tor believes in prompt and strict measures,
and has them enforced, to prevent the
spread of contagious diseases.
DR.. G. w. Greever moved his residence
on Monday to the Stuart Thompson house
at North Tazewell. He will keep his office
in the Belew house at Tazewell, and will
have telephone connection at night be-
tween his residence and office, so as to an
swer calls made at the Office.
Henry WattersOh needs
no comments. Be sure
to hear him Saturday
evening, January 1S, at
the High School Chapel,
TaZeWe11.
Col. A. J. May, as agent of The Clihch
Valley Coal and Iron Company and of
The Investment Company of Philadelphia,
publishes in another column notice of the
fact that he is exclusively authorized to
sell the real estate of these companies in
the counties of Russell, Buchanan and
Tazewell.
We have decided to offer for the next
thirty days Sl.25 shoes at S1.OO, $l.5O
shoes at 81 10, So 80 shoes at $500, 500
shoes at 1925. Hartman & Bottimore.
The five sons Of Mr.. VIM. +. Peery,
whom we reported as Ill with the scarlet
fever last week, are now improving. On
Sunday his oldest son, Edward, was also
taken sick with the disease, but we are
glad to announce that he is now doing very
well and has developed no dangerous
S. V. Kelly, county surveyor, is now
making a complete survey of the VIM. E.
Peery farm, two miles east of town. This
work is being done preliminary to partl-
ton of the land among the heirs, commits
sioners for that purpose having been APP
pointed at the last term of the circuit
court. This is one of the most valuable
farms in Southwest Virginia.
Mr.. 7. B. Hillman, prominent business
man of Coeburn. Va, was in Tazewell
and yesterday. In connection
with his other business at Coeburn, he is
now arranging to put in an ice factory
There is no ice plant in that section and
such an enterprise will be a great benefit,
md, no doubt, a succ essful business ven
ure.
On last Monday afternoon Col. I. G.
Nitten came very near meeting with a
erious accident. He had been to his farm
IN Plum Creek and was returning to town.
When he got to the town branch at Dr.
)'KeeATe's his horse slipped on the ice and
ell with him, the rider falling from his
addle and under the horse. His foot
lung in the stirrup and he was dragged
hort distance, when fortunately his boot
anne off. The Colonel was bruised some
nd had his ankle slightly sprained, other
rise he was uninjured.
Mr.. ]. A. Tllar, who is field superin-
endent of the Atlantic and Pacific Oil
o., is at Tazewell visiting his family.
IN Christmas day, at 8 o'clock, oil was
truck in a well which was being bored by
Ir. Tlllor on Little Richards Creek, near
KY The well proved to be
g1sher, and proceeded to gush oil 100
set or more in the air. BY some accident
he well caught on fire and burned all
christmas day. 1t is estimated that the
apacity of the well is l, 1852 barrels per
ay, and oil was struck at a depth of $50 {
,et. The flames were subdued after burn
10 the whole dav. and after the machin-