Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-05-19
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

We do Job Work neatly and promptly.
Send us your next order.
H. w. Pobst is calling attention to the
many delicious drinks he is dispensing
from bis fountain THO season.
A large extract plant is to be erected at
Richlands by Northern capitalists. They
are now getting ready to build it.
Mr.. G. r. Brown has greatly improved
his handsome property by having grano-
lithic walks placed in front and on the
sides of bis dwelling.
The Kibbey Stock Company, which
played each night last week at the town
hall here, is playing this week to large
crowds at Pocahontas.
We suppose there will be large crowd
in town next Monday to attend circuit
court, as there has been no court here
since the February term.
Mrs. Julia Moore still continues hope
lessly ill and her death is expected at any
moment Her five SONS are now with her
and will remain until the end comes.
On tomorrow friday the bids will be
opened for the work on the granolithic
walk from the east end of Main street to
the east corner of Mr. II. P. Brittain's
residence property.
Yesterday afternoon lightning struck a
large tree on the hill near Mr.. Henry
Harman's The bolt came from an al
most cloudless sky, and there was but the
one peal of thunder heard that afternoon.
There will be union temperance meet
ing held at the Christian church on Fri
day night, the 9th inst. Rev. J. W..
West will be present, and all the friends
of the cause are requested and urged to be
present.
Last Tuesday, the 18th inst, was general
registration day in Virginia. From what
We can Learn the registration was very
light throughout the State. At tits pre-
cinct only seven or eight persons regis
tered.
We are informed that there is the finest
prospect this year that was ever seen for
an apple crop in Burkes Garden. There
was fine crop there last year and those
farmers who had large orchards found
them very profitable.
The regular May term of the circuit
court of TazeSel county will begin next
Monday, with Judge Henson presiding
The term is likely to be long one as
there are several criminals to be tried and
the chancery docket is longer than usual
You have never experienced complete
satisfaction in collar wearing unless you
are user of Lion Brand" Collars. We
guarantee them to be the best two-for.a-
quarter collar on the market. We also
carry shirts made at same factory. This
collar will fit the shirt and the shirt will
fit you. Hartman & Bottimore
The committee to select list of books
to be used in the public schools of Taze-
we'll county met last Saturday. The agents
of number of publishing houses we're on
hand, and an entire change was made in
the books. When the schools open next
fall all the children will have to be sup
piled with new books.
The lightning arrester of the switch
board of the Tazewell telephone exchange
was burnt out on Tuesday night and the
same accident occurred to the switchboard
at Cedar Bluff. A great number Of
phones in town and the county were also
injured by lightning. AS a consequence
telephone service has been practically sus-
pended, since the accident.
In the absence Of the pastor, Rev. G. r.
Brown will preach in the North Tazewell
Methodist church next Sunday morning
at IL O'Clock. Rev. ]. d. McAllister,
pastor of Grace church in Blue6eld, will
preach in the Main Street Methodist
church, Tazewell, at o'clock p. m.
The Republicans of Tszewell county
will hold a mass meeting in the court
house next Monday at l o'clock p. m.
The object of the meeting will be to elect
delegates to the District convention which
meee at Tazewell on the 18th Of June.
Rev. II. M. Fugate preached his first
sermons as pastor of the Baptist congrega-
ton at this place on last Sunday morning
and night. He comes to his new charge
from Grayson county, and is highly
spoken of by all who know him as man
and preacher.
Rev, w. II. Kelly, of Unska, was in
town on Tuesday. He rarely comes here
now, but ia a remarkably active man for
one who has nearly reached his four score
years. He and Mrs. Kelly dined with
Colonel and Mrs. Joseph Harrison on
Tuesday.
There seems to be general spirit Of
improvement among the property holders
of the town. The carpenters, masons and
painters are all busily engaged. As soon
az the town is supplied with nice side
walks and the electric oars are put on
Tazewell will be hard to beat for up-to-
date appearances.
The commencement exercises Of Yir-
ginia Institute at Bristol, Va, have just
been concluded and We note among the
list Of graduates that Miss Mamie Leslie
of our town stood first among the grad
yates of the music department. She is a
very bright young lady, and it is quite an
honor to stand first in the music depart