Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-07-27
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
New Sweet Potatoes at BustOn's.


see ]. N. Hartman.
Mr.. w. H. Werth is at Grundy, Va,
attending circuit court.
See Chapman's ad. He is selling la
dies oxfords at soc pair.
Rev. Gusts Fletcher spent several
days at Pocahontas this week.
Rev. S. o. Hall will preach at Mays
Chapel next Sunday at $3.50 p. m.
Pobst is advertising one-fourth off
Decorated China and Granite Ware.
The Auto-Try-It is the best 1Octs
cigar sold here. You ought to try it.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning.
There will be preaching in the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning and
night.
Subscribe for the Tazewell Republi-
can. 1t will be live during the coming
campaign.
Mr.. A. P. Gillespie, who had been
away for several weeks, got back home
yesterday.
The Tazewell baseball team went to
Graham this morning to plav the team
at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Boyer are spend
ing few days at the Blue Sulphur Inn
at Cedar Bluff.
Mrs. C. T. St. Clair is much improved
in health since last week and is able to
go on the street again.
DR.. F. P. Ramsay, president of King
College, Bristol, Tenn, is at Tazewell
this week in the interest of his school.
Hawkins G. Son will begin their sec
ond unique 9 cents sale on next Monday,
the 31st inst. See their big ad on the
first page.
There was a pretty good crowd at the
show last Saturday night, and the peo-
pie were very well pleased with the
performance.
Miss Reba Browning, who has been
visiting several days in Burkes Garden.
is expected at Tazewell today to visit
the Misses Pendleton.
Some of the boys are trying to work
up an interest in baseball here, but one
of the most serious drawbacks is hav-
ing good grounds to play on.
The oat crop in Burkes Garden has
not yet been harvested. 1t is always
late maturing in that locality, but they
raise the finest crops there that are
raised in Virginia.
The Republican delegates from Taze-
we'll county are speaking of getting
special car to travel in to the State
convention. 1t is expected that large
number will attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Martin have gone
to Norfolk, Va, to pay short visit to
Colonel and Mrs. Geo. A. Martin. Mr..
and Mrs. Martin were accompanied by
Richie and Ed Peery.
The health conditions of the town
continue to be good but we hear COM
plants of the sanitary condition of GER
tain localities. The health committee
of the council ought to look after this
matter
Rev. H. M. Fugate will preach in the
Baptist church next Sunday morning
and night. AS the pastor expects to be
absent the first Sunday in August this
will be the last appointment before the
Association.
T. R. Smoot will continue in the mer-
camille business at Tiptop. He will oc-
cupy the storehouse that he has used
for several years and which he sold
some time ago to w. T. Hufford, and
which Mr.. Hufford recently sold to ].
). Gillespie. The latter sold out his
business to Mr.. Smoot, so there will be
put one general merchandise store at
riptop.
The Republicans of Tazewell, Russell,
Buchanan and Dickinson counties will
lold their Senatorial convention at
Richards on the I'd Of September.
That day has been fixed upon but the
all has not yet been made. The con-
vention to nominate candidate for the
House of Delegates to represent Taze-
veil and Buchanan counties will also
'e held at the same place on the same
lay.
DR.. Kellar, (?) tall, slim blonde,
claiming to be an oculist and patholo-
list, arrived in Tazewell last week and
It once began the practice of his pro-
ession. He seemed to be doing rush.
ng business with the "innocents" I'M
il yesterday when he disappeared as if
he ground had swallowed him up. He
made his headquarters at Mrs. A.
Jocks boarding house. Yesterday he
allied to put in an appearance for sup
'er and suspicion was at once aroused
lis room was investigated and a fifty
ent telescope was found, which con-
aimed dirty pair of sox, a collar and