Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-19
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. Sabra Young continues to improve
In health.
Mrs. Eliza Witten continues IN very
feeble health.
There are eleven prisoners confined II
the county jail.
DR.. ]. r. Hicks, of Shaver Mill, was
at Tazewel yesterday.
Miss Ora Daley, of Gap Store, is Wis
iting friends in Tszewell this week.
Squire 7. A. Gillespie, Of Cedar Blutt
was at Tazewel the first of the week.
Mr.. r. L. Gillespie, the popular post
master at Graham, was at Tazewell on
Monday.
Miss Jennie Kits, of Bluefeld, spent
Sunday with her father, Mr.. James Kits,
at Tazewell.
Prof. G. L. Byron, who had been ab-
cent from Tazewell for several weeks, re-
turned Tuesday.
Mr.. T. B. E. Spencer, general agent OF
the Union Central Life ms. Co., was in
town yesterday,
Mrs. l. E. Chapman has been very i'll
for several days, and we are informed she
is no better this morning.
Rev. Elmore will preach in the Christian
church next Sunday morning and Rev. j.
N. Hartman will preach at night.
Mr.. w. II. Werth went to Richmond On
Monday afternoon to argue a case in the
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.
Hon. Joseph s. Gillespie went to Rich
mond last week to attend meeting of the
State Board OF Agriculture, of which he is
a member.
During the year 1904 the clerk of Taze
well county issued 297 marriage licenses
Of this number 25S were for white persons
and SO for colored persons.
Messrs. Jay Sackett and ]. Nc. Wilson,
of Paxton, ILL.,, are registered at the Rat
liff Hotel. They have several fine horses
which they are offering for sale.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros. were too
busy to change their advertisement this
week. Watch their space next week,
there will be ''somethiDg doing"
In another column will be found the
statement Of the condition ofthe Bank Of
Clinch Valley. This bank has hourished
eince its institution and is still in most
prosperous condition.
The entertainment gwen by the Wes-
leyan Quartette on last Saturday night
was attended by fairly large audience.
1t was pronounced among the best enter
tainments that have been given here.
A stated communication of Tazewell
Lodge, No. 81, A. F. and A. NJ, was held
on last Monday night. There was work
in the first and third degrees, and there
was good attendance of the members.
DR.. w. /. Painter and Mr.. G. G. Long
went to Philadelphia on Monday alter
noon. MIR, Long is supposed to be in
dangerous health and he was taken to
Philadelphia to receive expert treatment.
Good butter is now very scarce in this
market. There has been an abundance
of an indifferent quality, but the trouble
is that people have to pay as much for the
mean butter as they do for good quality.
We call the attention OF our readers to
the statement of Tazewell National Bank,
which appears in this issue. There is not
bank in this section that can show a
more prosperous statement than this bank.
The Board of Supervisors of Tazewell
county adyertises for bids for medical at
tention to be given small pox patients in
this county for one year from March lst,
1905. See advertisement in another col
umn.
K. @. Chapman has started in the New
Year alright by placing large display ad.
in this paper. Mr.. Chapman is a pros
porous merchant and seems to know that
there is much benefit to be derived from
advertising.
We call attention to the changes in the
ads of The j. T. Hurt Insurance Agency,
The F. D. Kits Insurance Agency, and
Messrs. H. w. Pobst and SPOTS Bros.
Read their ads and see if you cannot find
what you want.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. V. Kelly, Of Lambert,
w. Va, came to Tazewell last Friday to
visit Mr.. Kelly's parents, Rev. and Mrs.
VIM. Ii. Kelly. Mr.. Kelly returned Satur'
day but bis wife remained at bis fathers
home for few weeks.
We call the attention of the farmers of
Tazewell county to the Farmers Institute
which is to be held at this place on the
End Of February. There are many good
farmers in the county but there are none
who can not profit by attending the Insti-
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