Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
TOWN AND COUNTY news

w. Byrd Henry, of Washington, D. c.,
spent the holidays with his parents, NAL
and Mrs. r. r. Henry, at this place.
Felix and Wharton O'Keeffe, of Blue
field, and James O'Keeffe and Frank
Alexander, of Vivian, spent Xmas day at
home.
Mr.. T. Blair Hawkins, of the +. d.
kits Insurance Agency, is in Washington
and Baltimore this week in the interest OF
the above named firm.
For the next 80 days we will offer any
overcoat in our stock at cost. We mean
this in good faith.
Harrison < Gillespie Bros.
MIR. and Mrs. Barnes Gillespie, who had
been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Pepper, parents
of Mrs. Gillespie, at Rural Retreat, Va,
returned to Tazewell on last Monday.
Miss Olette Harmon entertained a large
number of her friends on the evening OF
Dec 26th. Dancing, music and refresh
ments constituted the evenings program.
Our "Boys Suits" are made by ii. Khun
& Sons of New York. They do not rip.
We know of none better. Honest goods
throughout, $3.50 to $500.
Hartman & Bottimorc.
MIR. L. B. Elswick, of Nashville, Tenn,
Southern manager of the Wilson Lumber
Company, of Toronto, Ont, was In town
Tuesday and paid our office pleasant
call Mr.. Elswick has been spending
the holidays with hs family at Bear Wal
low, Va, and left on Wednesday for Nash
vile.
We regret to hear that MIR. James Ban
dy, sheriff of Tazewell county, who was
paraIyzed OH the day before Christmas
still remains precariously i'll at his home in
Maxwell Valley. MIR. Bandy is enc of the
most popular citizens Of the county, and
his many friends will anxiously hope for
his recovery.
We have 80 overcoats on hand, which
We mean to let go at cost, ranging in price
from 1915 TO $ll. Now is your time.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
The very orderly conduct which pre-
vailed at Tazewell during the Christmas
HOLIDAYS speaks we'll for cur town, especi
ally for the young men. This is the fifth
Christmas We have spent at Tazewell
since we took charge of the Republican"
and We can Say it was by far the most or
derby we have spent here.
Mr.. r. L. Gillespie has been re.appoint
ed postmaster at Graham, Va, by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Mr.. Gillespie had been
postmaster at Graham for four years and
has filled the place most acceptably. Some
time last year the office was raised to a
Presidential ofhce-that is where the Presi-
dent appoints instead of the Postmaster
General.
Felix O'Keefe has been appointed gen.
eral yardmaster at Williamson, the end of
tie Pocahontas division. His promotion
has been rapid and shows what sobriety,
industry and attention to business will do.
Jim O'Keeffe was appointed yardmaster
at Vivian some time ago, another instance
of attending to business. Good for Taze-
we'll boys.
Suits and oyercoats-the best value we
have ever had-bought for less money,
therefore sold for less. You get dollars
value for every dollar spent with us. This
is guarantee, which we will make good.
Hartman & Bottimore.
There was mistake in the reports that
first came to town about the injury that
was sustained by MIR. G. w. Hairless, of
Springville, on Christmas day. He was
undertaking to fire cannon firecracker.
1t exploded in bis right hand, lascerating
the hand go severely that the first finger
had TO be amputated at the second joint.
The palm and back of his hand were also
dreadfully torn. Drs. w. 1. Painter and
Frank Pyott gave the necessary surgical
treatment and the wound is doing very
well.
An article which will prove of the wild.
est interest to all those engaged in teach
ing or who may be interested in education,
is one in the January Cosmopolitan by
Elisha Benjamin Andrews, ex.President
of Brown University, who for the first
time, in leading magazine, has had the
courage 10 show the great evils result.
ing from the private contract school.book |
system-educational officials corrupted,
school.books often the poorest selected, |
and the prices paid by the children them
selves of the highest-an annual tax going
up into the millions which could be very
easily avoided if the proper organization
we're brought into this effort.
We are informed that survey is now
being made for railroad from the head |
of Dry Fork to the head of Cavitt's Greek
and on down that creek to an intersection
of the Clinch Valley Division of the Nor.
folk & Western. We hope the route will be
found 80 satisfactory that it will be used |
for the construction of a railroad to reach |
the valuable coal deposits on Dry Fork
and the splendid boundaries of timber
yet remaining in that section. If such a
road should be built it will make North
Tazewell fine distributing point. North
Tazewell will then become to the coal
fields on Dry Fork, and even beyond,
what Bluefe!d now is 10 the fields of the
Elkhorn region.
On Monday of last week, the 23rd of
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