Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-07-14
TOWN And COUNTY NEWS.

visiting Miss Jessie O'Keefie.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at II a. IN. and SIS p. m.
The clearance sale of Harrison & Gilles-
pie Bros. still continues. See their ad.
You will be pleased with the baby's
picture if you have it made at Blacks
Studio.
Miss Louise Pendleton has gone to Hun
ter's Pulaski Alum Springs to spend some
time.
Miss Eleanor Blades, of Hot Springs,
Ark, is visiting Miss Nanola Gillespie at
Tazewell.
Spots Bros. are advertising their gener-
al line of family groceries and their pure
ice in this issue.
Last Friday a dray horse was killed on
the outskirts of Pocahontas by stepping
on live wire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel V. Kelly returned
to their home at Lambert, W. Va, on
yesterday afternoon.
The infant daughter of Mr.. 0. A. Ben
nett has been very ill with pneumonia fol
the past week but is now better,
The work on the granolithic paving con-
tinues to 60 on briskly, and Mem Street
will be reached in about ten days.
Buston & Sons in their advertising space
this week are calling attention to theil
superior turnip seed.
Mr.. J. w. SPOTS, OF the firm of Spots
Bros, has been quite sick for several days
but is we'll enough to be at the store
again.
Postmaster w. g. Young was confined
to his home the first of the week by sick
ness, but is ont again and at his post o.
duty.
Mrs. Mamie Rose Walker, Of Bristol
Va, arrived at Tazewell yesterday, tc
visit her uncle, Mr. l. E. Chapman, and
other relatives.
Tuesday was the first "Dog Day. and
it rained. This, according to tradition
means wet season and a big corn crop.
See A. Nj. Black for prices on all en-
larged pictures and frames. He has new
line of handsome frames, just opened
which he will take pleasure in showing
you.
The medicine show pulled up stakes on
Tuesday and left for other fields to con'
quer. 1t took a good deal of Tazewell
cash with it.
Mr.. E. G. Peery, son of VIM. E. Peery,
is sick at his grand-mother's, Mrs. Kate
G. Peery's, with typhoid fever. 1t is pro-
nounced to be in mild form.
DR.. G. w. Greever and Mr.. ]. A. Gree
yer started on Tuesday afternoon for Hun
ter's Pulaski Alum Springs. They went
through the country In buggy.
Hawkins & Son are advertising won
derful "Nine Cent Sale" See their large
advertisement on front page and the sup
plement folded IN this paper,
w. B. Leslie, of the Clinch Valley News,
and James F. Pendleton, of the Tazewell
Republican, attended the meeting of the
Virginia Press Association at Blue Ridge
Springs on Tuesday.
Mrs. ]. 0. Cammsck and her two chill
dren, of Greencastle, Indiana, are visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo, Buston,
at Tazewell They arrived here last
Friday.
Meesrs. Frank T. Witten and G. h.
Brown attended the National Democratic
Convention at st. Louis, and they pro-
nounce Bryan the biggest man they saw
or heard there.
Eleven jurors have been drawn from
Tazewell county to serve at the approach
ing term of the United States Court at Big
Stone Gap. Five of them will serve on
the grand jury and six on the petit jury
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Patton have re-
turned to their home at Jackson, KY,
after making a two weeks visit to rela-
tives in Tazewell. Mr.. Patton is now
practicing law very successfully at Jack
son.
s. A. Waugh, aged about fifty years,
who was employed by the Pocahontas
Galleries Company as switchman, was
run over by coal cars in the mines at
Pocahontas last Friday. Both of his legs
were cut off by the cars, and he died from
the injuries on Sunday.
There are many developments and i'm
provements now going on at and about
Richlands. The Ayers syndicate is building
FIVE mile track up Big Creek to their
mines. Five miles northwest Of Rich
lands the Goodloe Coal and Coke Co is
putting in one of the largest operations in
this section.
Mr., and Mrs. G. B. Gillespie, of Hous.
ton, Texas, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. r..
S. Gillespie at Tazewell. Mr.. Gillespie is
managing editor of the Houston Chron.
icle, one of the most progressive and popu-
lar journals of the "Lone Star State" He
is recognized as one of the rising news
paper men of that State.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. V. Kelly arrived at
Tazewell on last Friday and went out to
Unaka to visit Mr.. Kelly's parents, Rev.
and Mrs. w. H. Kelly. On Saturday the
bride and groom were given an elegant
dining at which a number Of relatives
oud fr;oDds woro ot,asta Tho bride ia