Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-02-05
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

at DIN OIJ 1Ohh'
The ]. F. Hurt Insurance Agency tells
you of some of the sayings of Poor Rich
ards Almanac"
Ladies' wooden waists at cost at the Big
Store until Saturday, February Dist.
HARRISON & GILLESPIE BROS.
Mr. r. G. Chapman, proprietor of the
Big Store, will leave today for New York
to purchase bis spring stock.
Great reduction in overcoats and suits
at the Big Store.
HARRISON & GILLESPIE BROS.
Read what Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
have to say of the Embroidery Sale" 1t
will be found on the local page this week.
Ladies! remember the special sale ends
at the Big Store on Saturday, February
2lst.
HARRISON & GILLESPIE BROS.
Mr.. w. G. HARRISON, of the firm Of
Harrison & Gillespie Bros, will leave to-
day for New York to purchase their spring
stock.
Hon. A. 2. Gillespie and Mr.. D. H.
Smith left Sunday for WEIGH, w. Va, to
attend the criminal court of Mcdowell
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Q. Mays, of Blue6eld,
W. Va, we're up Sunday and spent the
day with Mrs. Mays father, Mr.. G. L.
McChntock.
Rev. G. R. Brown will commence work
on a handsome new dwelling In a short
while upon his lot northwest of the Pres
byterian church.
Mr.. Adolph Kizer, of North Tazewell,
has purchased Prof. Showalter's residence
property on College Hill and will occupy
it as residence.
On last Friday evening Mr.. Oscar Young
gave dance at his home at Maxwell.
Quite number of young people from
town attended.
No. Is, the westbound passenger train
due at the station at 3:0l p. m, was on
time Sunday for the first time since the
sci edule was changed.
By buying two hundred and fifty boxes
we get a special price on an elegant line of
writing paper, white and tinted, Soc quail.
ity going at 25c. box at Jackson's.
Monday was grounding day and we
feel sure he did not see his shadow, which,
according to the old superstitions, indicates
fair weather for the next forty days.
An interesting revival of religion is now
in progress at Witten's Mills. Some of
the citizens of that neighborhood were in
town yesterday afternoon looking for
preachers to assist in the meeting.
Misses Eugenia and Anna Dickinson,
daughters of Hon. r. Walter Dickinson,
of Buckley Mills, Russell county, Va, and
very charming young ladies, have been
visiting Miss Tot Mccall this week.
Mrs. VIM. G.. Pendleton, Mrs. j. A.
Leslie, w. B. Leslie and Fred w. and
James F. Pendleton will leave Saturday
for Richmond. From there they will 60
with the Virginia Press Association on
their trip to Jacksonville, Fla.
Major R. R. Henry and Mr.. ]. w.
Chapman went to Charleston, w. Va,
last Saturday to argue on Monday the
case Of Pocahontas. Light and Water Com
pany We. j. S. Browning. These gentle
men represent Col. Browning.
Messrs. Moss & Greevtr are now prepar
ing to build an addition TO their already |
large and handsome store. The addition
will extend as far back as Jockey Street. |
1t seems that this is to be as great year for
building in Tazewell as was the year just
ended.
Mr.. L. P. Ross has been appointed
General Manager of the Graham iron fur.
mace at Graham, Va. Mr.. Ross is quite
a young man and has heretofore been
chemist for the Graham Iron Company,
and he must have unusual ability to be
elevated to such responsible position.
Hon. Alex st. Clair, of Bluestone, has
purchased the Lyons property now occu-
pied by DIR. &. w. Greever and will begin
work on a handsome new residence as
soon as the weather permits. We all wei
come such a man as Mr.. st. Clair as a
citizen of our town.
The pamphlet "Stassfurt Industry"
just published, contains an int eresting de-
scription of the famous potash mines
in Germany from which all the potash
imported into this country and used for
manuring is derived. The chapter about
the use of potash in agriculture as one of
the important ingredients of a complete
fertilizer, adds largely to the value of the
book, and among the many fine illustra.
tons those showing the experiments at
Southern Pines, N. c., are of particular
interest to practical farmers. Copies of
this pamphlet can be had free, by writing
to the German Kali works, SO Nassau St.,
New York, n. Y.