Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-16
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,

Send your job work to the Republican "
Office, if you want it done promptly and
well.
There is no improvement in the condi'
tion Of Col. May. He still continues in
very i'll health.
If you will look at the advertising space
of Hankins & Son you will find much to
( interest and profit you.
r. c. Chapman is making some mot
able skirt offerings" to bis customers
Read his advertisement.
Mrs. A. P. Gillespie and her two daugh'
ters, Misses Mamie and Mayola, are visit.
ing Washington City.
Mr.. r. B. Brown, formerly of this
county but now of Washington county
Va, was in our town yesterday. He wa
called to the county by the death of a SIS
ter.in.law.
We regret to announce that the Hon
/ w. G. Mustard has been growing rapidly
worse for the past week, and at this writ
ing it is not expected that he will live
many hours.
Mr.. J. B. Boyer is at home this week
and has about concluded to quit the road
and go into the dry goods business at some
favorable point. He has been for some
years one OF the most successful CONNER
cial travellers of this section, and his house
does not want to give him up.
On last Thursday night about four miles
northwest of Richlands, Geo. Harrison
U. S. Deputy Marshal, captured Thos. c.
COPY and NJ. H. Gregory, who were
operating an illicit distillery. They were
taken before U. S. Commissioner I. A.
Gillespie, at Cedar Bluff, and were sent on
for indictment by the U. S. grand jury, at
Abingdon, Va. The men are now con.
fined in Jail at this place.
"High Art" Insured Clothing has set
the standard Of perfection for more than
thirty.fve years. 1t has always been
"best" clothing. The makers, Messrs.
Straus and Bros, of Baltimore and New
York, issue with every suit an insurance
policy, guaranteeing material to be per-
feet, to be fast IN color and of high grade
workmanship" and to give reasonable
satisfaction ia every particular, or "to re-
place same absolutely free of cost" This
policy is good, and no manufacturer could
afford to give this guarantee except on
"the best" clothing. For sale by
Hartman & Baltimore.
Hon. Joseph Hibbitts of (irundy, Va,
spent last Friday and Saturday at Taze'
well. He was brought here to prove the
former existence of some deeds that had
been recorded in the clerks Office of Buch
anan county, but that were destroyed
along with other records by fire. We are
told that Mr. Hibbitts has a remarkably
reliable memory. For many years be was
clerk of Buchanan county, and it is said
can give an intelligent account of any deed
he ever recorded there. Besides, he is
man of sterling integrity and the most
popular citizen in his county.
The Herald Square Stock Co., which
opened a weeks engagement at the Opera
House last night in "a Man of Fate" is
from dramatic standpoint, the best re-
pertorie organization, that Marietta, hes
seen in several years, and, judging from
the prolonged applause and enthusiastic
certain calls that greeted the termination
of each act, they will meet during the
balance of their engagement, with the
patronage they merit. The speclaties
carried, are also exceptionally strong, the
illustrated songs by Anna Marvin, Nc.
Euroe and La Porte in songs and dances,
and Prof. Ritters autoscope are deserving
of special mention. Marietta (Ohio)
Times. The above company will be at the
Tazewell Opera House all next week.