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

Hon. A. p. Gillespie last left Monday
afternoon for Richmond.
MIR. w. w. Moore left on several days
hunting trip last Tuesday.
Mr.. H. f. Peery, of Graham, was IN
Tazewell last Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Wall, mother of Messrs. James w.
and Frank Wall, is very sick with con-
sumption.
Closing out sale of overcoats at cost
Don't miss it.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros
Miss Vivian Gillespie, who spent the
holidays at home, returned to Richmond
last Saturday.
r. G. Chapman, in his regular space,
advertises wooden shirt waists, suits and
wraps at bargains.
MIR James French Strother, prominent
attorney from Welch, W. Va, was at
Tazewel last Tuesday.
Fires we're kindled in the furnace at
Graham on the lst inst, but the furnace
has not gone into blast
Mr.. |. c. Dodd is now at Tiptop as chief
clerk or manager of the store of the Smoot
Company at that place.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros. advertise
this week mems, boys and childrens suits
at greatly reduced prices.
Nearly every person in town has been
vaccinated within the past week and there
are many with sore arms.
Mr. j. 2. Lockhart, of Honaker anO
Richands, was in town last Monday shak-
ing hands with his friends here
Mr.. w. A. Barns, Of the Cove, was in
town yesterday lie is now busy looking
after the building Of his new mill.
The merchants Of the town and county,
generally, report that 1901 was the most
prosperous year they ever enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wynne, of Cedar
Bluff, have been the guests of Mr.. Tom
Hawkins and family for several days.
For the next 80 days we will offer any
oyercoat in our stock at cost. We mean
TINS in good faith.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
The front of the old Buston building is
being frightened up with a new coat Of
paint. Mr.. James w. Wall is doing the
work.
Mr. w. q. Young, postmaster, has been
very sick this week, and has not been able
to get to bis office since last Monday until
today.
The Misses Nanola and Mamie Gillespie,
after holiday visit to their homes here,
returned to Baldwin Institute at Staunton
last week.
Send in the money to pay your subscrip'
ton to tie Republican, and get your
friends and neghbors to subscribe for it
this year.
Mr. D. c. Gillespie, of Johns Hopkins
University, who had been at home for the
no idays, returned to the University on
last Monday.
Miss Louisa Pendleton left for Diapers
Valley, Wythe county, last week, where
she will be engaged in teaching for the
next five months.
Senator Scott OF West Virginia, has in
troduced bill for the erection of a public
building in Bluetield which is to cost sew
enty thousand dollars.
MIR. +. A. I'll omas and Nj. Ed Shrive,
representatives of the American Bridge
Company, spent Sunday with their fam
lies at the Rathlf Hotel.
Mr.. j. B. Hawkins has sold his interest
i'll the mercantile business at this place to
his father, Mr.. Thos. Haukins, and his
brother, Mr.. NJ. j. Hawkins.
There were fourteen new scholars at the
Methodist Sunday School on last Sunday
This large increase was due to the ndi-
vi1ual effort of Rev. J. A. Taylor.
At town election at Keystone last week
Mr. G. E. Hartman, Tazewell boy, was
reelected mayor. He has been mayor of
the town for several successive terms.
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