Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-18
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Pay your water taxes by June 9Th, 1905,
or your water will be cut of. BY order Of
the Council.
The weather has been cool for the
past two days, and there is danger of
frost.
Boyer has just received handsome
line of napkins and table linen.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at IL a. m. and p. M, by
the pastor, Rev. S. o. Hall.
American Twin Cream Freezers freeze
two havors at the same time-at Boy
er's.
Mr.. R. L. Campbell, who had been
for several weeks at Tazewell, left on
Tuesday for Richmond, Va.
Bowen Ratliff, who has been a stu
dent for the past year at Emory and
Henry College, is back at home.
The Peerless Iceland Freezer will
freeze cream in four minutes. If it
don't Boyer says to return it.
Clyde Hawkins who has been a stu
dent at Christian College, Lynchburg,
Va, for the past year, is at home again.
Messrs. VIM. E. Fowler and E. A.
Williams, of Graham, were at Tazewell
on Tuesday and paid business call to
the Republican Office,
Rogers and Westenholm's pocket
knives at Boyer's.
Rev. E. T. C. Bennett, of Pittsburg,
Pa, will preach in the Christian church
on next Sunday morning and the
pastor, Rev. R. E. Elmore, at night.
Save your dimesl Buy a safety razor
from Boyer.
Wool is now bringing from 20 to 80
cents, cash, in this market. This is the
best price that has been paid for many
years.
The next term of the circuit court for
Tazewell county will begin on next
Monday, the 22nd inst. The criminal
docket will be very light, but it is ex-
pected that several civil cases of i'm
portance will be heard during the term.
Wool ingram and stair carpets at
Boyer's-at less than cost.
The corner stone of the new Method
ist church at Bramwell, w. Va, will be
laid by the Masons on Sunday, May %.
We have received an invitation from
the pastor, Rev. S. B. Vaught, to at
tend the ceremonies, and will be pleased
to do so.
Boyer has only a few pairs Of those
samples of lace curtains left: If you
want bargain come at once.
The heavy rain that fell last Tuesday
was the heaviest that has~fallen in this
section since the Obstructive flood of
June, 1901. But there was no serious
injury to property and no persons in
jured by this last rain. In town and
also in some sections of the county the
wind was severe for while and a few
trees, fruit and forest, we're torn up by
their roots.
There are two cases of smallpox In
''Shakerag," the colored village that
les between Tazewell and North Taze-
veil. Two young colored men, Blaine
md Graft Peoples, have the disease.
The disease Is in a pretty severe form,
Judging from photograph made by Carl
Brewer of one of the patients, This
photograph has been shown US by DR..
;. W. Greever, who has been one Of the
attending physicians. The house in
which the disease is located Is now be-
ng strictly quarantined and guarded,
md there Is no apprehension Of It's
The commencement exercises Of the
Medical College of Virginia were held
n the Academy of Music at Richmond
IN last Tuesday evening, the 18th inst.
There were thirty-nine members Of the
class who received diplomas.
Among the number we notice the names
If two young gentlemen from Tazewell
county, Samuel Cecil Bowen and John
Walter Witten. They are descended
rom the first and most noted settlers
# Tazewell county, and bear names that
AVE been intimately and prominently
associated with the history of the
ounty. We have heard that DrS.
Bowen and Witten stood about first,
n fact first, in their class, and are rated
Imong the most distinguished graduates
# the venerable Medical College of Vir-
,inia. In witness of this, they have
'een given hospital appointments in
Richmond, the prizes that are awarded
ach year to distinguished graduates.
We congratulate the young gentlemen
lso their numbers Of relatives and
Wanda II, fha oonnf1,