Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-02-26
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,

Look out for Uncle Josh and disclaimer
Band, Saturday night, February 2Sth.
Read II. w. Pob-t's remarks on "Spht
Leather" Crockery.
Buston & Sons want you to try Their
English spiced pickles.
Rev. S. 0. Hall will preach at Mays
Chapel next Sunday morning at IL O'Clock.
You haven't settled your subscription
account. What are you going to do about
it?
Chapman makes a slight change in his
advertisement, to which we call your at
tention.
We regret to hear that Miss Emma
Greever is quite sick at her fathers home
in Burke's Garden.
Mrs. l. G. Dodd and her two little
daughters, from Falls Mills, are visiting
friends and relatives in Tazewel.
Fred w. and James F. Pendleton, who
went with the Virginia Press Association
to Florida, returned to Tazewell last Satur-
day.
The regular union prayer meeting was
held last night at the Methodist church
and was conducted by Mr.. George w,
Gillespie.
Mrs. J. A. Leslie and her son Bland
who went with the Virginia Press Assoc;a'
ton to Florida, got back to Tazewell last
Thursday.
The Lutheran congregation will have
services insthe Episcopal church next Sun
day, morning and night. The pastor will
conduct the services.
Mr.. Geo. Harrison, deputy is. Mar
shall, has moved from Baptist Valley to
Tazewel, and with his family, is now
resident ofOur town
We are informed that Mr.. w. F. Har-
man will build handsome new residence
on the O'Keefe property which he re-
Gently purchased.
Mr.. W. G. Harrison got back from the
eastern markets on last Saturday and says
he has purchased q large and beautiful
stock of Spring and Summer goods.
We are glad to hear that Mr. w. 6.
Mustard, who went to Richmond about
two weeks ago for medical treatment, has
improved greatly, and bis friends hope to
see him completely restored to health
The county court was engaged three
days of last week in trying the case OF the
Commonwealth VS.. Rosa Dean, charged
with murder, and the jury was unable to
agree upon a verdict.
On last Saturday, X. T. Higginbotham,
trustee, sold at the front door of Tazewel
court house, the Dennis Howry farm in
Thompson Valley. 1t was purchased by a
gentleman from Russell county, the pur
chase price being 900.
Last year many of the farmers of Taze-
well county found the poultry business
profitable. There experience has shown
that no investment pays larger profit
than that made in fowls. We have
frequently urged our readers to give more
attention to.the business, and we trust tina;
the wives and daugh tiers Of the farmers
in the county will see that more poultry
is raised in Tazewell this year than ever
before.
On Tuesday tayette Irvine was tried
in the county court upon charge Of com
hitting an assault upon John ShOepolla, q
Hungarian, during the recent strike at
Pocahontas Irvine was found guilty and
the jury imposed fine of S35. For the
same offence James Malloy was fined SO, |
an agreed verdict. Lee Tribbeit, wa
tried for the same offence, but the jury re-
turned verdict Of not guilty. The three
men were tiled separately.
About two weeks ago Mr.. J. p. Brahe |
who had been engaged in business at Nor
ton, Va, came to Tazewell to visit his
family, residing on the Avenue. A few
DAYS after his arrival he became sick, ard |
last week physicians agreed that he had
the smallpox. 1t has been Of a very mild
form and Mr. Brahe is now sitting NJ.
Prompt steps were taken to quarantine
Mr.. Brahe's family and any other persons
who might have in any way been exposed
to the disease.
On Tuesday there were two marriages
in town, the contracting parties not being
residents. The first was that of Ed. w.
McComas and Martha Dingeman. They
were from Mcdowell county, w, Va. The
marriage took place in the county court
clerk office, and the ceremony was per
formed by Rev. r. w. Emore. The
second marriage was between S. A. Elledge
and Emma Blackburn from Falls Mills
ceremony was performed at the Baptist
parsonage, Rev. d. A. Glenn officiating
The case of the Commonwealth vs. John
Jones was called in the county court Oh
Tuesday, and on motion of the defendant
was continued until the April term. The