Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-05-05
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

both sweet and sour.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Bennett
on last Saturday, girl.
Hankins & Son have but few words in
their advertising space this week, but they
are full of meaning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Lite and Mr.. A. @
Brewster, of WEIGH, w. Va, are at Taze
well, guests of the Central Hotel.
Mrs. H. Q. Anderson went to Poca
hontss yesterday afternoon, being calleC
there by the illness Of her daughter, Mrs
V. L. Sexton.
There will be an abundant crop of ap
Piles and a good crop Of smaller fruits il
this section, unless they are destroyed BY
future frosts and freezes.
Tomato and cabbage plants, early and
late varieties, raised from seed that came
from the most reliable seedsmen. Orders
by mail receive prompt attention.
Geo. Nash,
Tazewell, Va
Mr.. and Mrs. r. O. Gillespie, who have
been visiting their son, Mr.. R. s. GILES.
pie for several months past, started on
the six o'clock train yesterday afternoon
for their home at Houston, Texas.
Messrs. Z. Nj. Fulton and w. H. Hyl.
ton, prominent lawyers of Wise, Va, were
at Tazewell on yesterday. They were here
examining and having copied important
records in the clerks Office of Tazewell
county.
AT the municipal election held at Blue
field on Tuesday the Republicans elected
their candidate for mayor by pa majority
The Democrats elected the recorder by III
majority and the treasurer by SO majority,
The council stands five Republicans and
three Democrats.
On Monday night, during the severe
thunder storm which visited this com.
munlty, lightning struck a walnut tree
standing in the yard of Mr.. John W.
Crockett. The electric current ran from
the tree to an electric light wire and en-.
tered the residence of Mr.. Crockett. He
and several members of the family re-
ceived shocks, but no one was injured.
On yesterday afternoon at four O'Clock
DR.. Robert w. Shermantine, of Baltimore,
was married 10 Miss Efie M. Peery,
youngest daughter of Capt. James S.
Peery. The ceremony was performed at
the residence of the brides father two
miles west of town, Rev. 8. B. Vaught,
brother-in. of the bride, officiating.
DR.. and Mrs. Shermantine left on the six
O'Clock train for Baltimore.
Miss Annie Strine, who was leading
saleslady in s. H. Heironomous & Co. s
store at Roanoke for eight years, and af-
ter leaving there resident buyer in New
York for three years, has accepted posi-.
ton in K. s. Pedigo's store at Bluefeld.
Miss Strine is an expert in dress goods,
trimmings, ladies cults and furnishings.
Will be glad to serve her friends here and
throughout this section when they visit
the store or through correspondence.
Mrs. James O'Keene and Miss Grace
Emshwiler left on Tuesday afternoon for
Chattanooga, Tenn, to attend mission
airy conference. The conference will be
composed of delegates from the missionary
societies of the Holston Conference. Mrs.
O'Keeffe will represent the Women's Mis-
sionary Society of Tazewell, and Miss
Emswiller the Children's Society. The
latter is on the programme for recitation
at the Chattanooga conference.
Low prices on Wire Nails and Fencing
Wire
No. IL black plain Fencing Wire
so 10. bundles, per Id. Sc
No. IL galvanized Fencing Wire
so ID. bundles, per Id. BIC
1900 Rode of Wire Fencing on hands.
Lawn Fencing, No. 16 Poultry Vine
Fencing, No. 81 Poultry Fencing, Steel
Ranges, Buggy Harness, Saddles, etc. A
pleasure to chow you through our Big
Store.
TAZEWELL SUPPLY co.
Mrs. Charles q. Jones, OF Montreal,
Canada, who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. George buston, at Tazewell' for sey-
eral weeks, will leave this afternoon for
Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Jones had in
tended to make protracted visit TO her
sister herei but she received intelligence
that her dsughter-ln.law at Cleveland ls
very i'll and for that reason was compelled
to leave Tazewell today. Mrs. Jones is a
charming lady and many persons regret
that her visit to TazeWell was interrupted. |
We print in another column the adver-
tisement of Lewis, Buchanan & Co., buy
ers and sellers of horses and mules. This
firm is composed of Messrs. Geo. w. Lew
lie, ]. w. Buchanan and j. |. Peck. They
have been doing very large business,
having handled this year more than 200
head of mules and horses. More than $50
of these we're purchased in the st. Louis
markets. The company keep their stables
at Tszewell, and it is now valuable en-
terprise for the town.
The scaffold on WHICH Henry Woodland
is to be hung tomorrow has been built in
the jail yard, Immediately in tie rear of
R. G. Chapmsn's store. 1t will be so ar.
ranged that the public cannot witness the
execution; but we suppose there will be
. large crowd in town attracted by the
horrible affair. How any human being
AN wish to witness such thing, except
ls matter of official duty, is very strange.