Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-01-17
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mr.. v. L. Sexton has purchased the
handsome residence of ]. w. Hicks at
Graham, Va.
All our overcoats have been ordered
out OF the house and must go.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
The friends of Mr.. G. R. Surface are
trying to persuade him to move back to
Tazewell.
Price no object-only buyers some
100 overcoats.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. ]. R. Lowder is seriously ill at
his home on Tazewell avenue, with
heart trouble.
We will not carry our ladies Tailor
Made suits. Prefer to sell at price.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Hartman & Pobst have opened a law
office at Richlands. See announcement
in another column.
Heavy storm overcoats worth $50. 90
or $12. SO.
harrlSSon q gillespie Bros.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
K. Vermillion has been quite sick this
week, but it is now out of danger.
We lose, you gain. Read our ad on
first page.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Samuel, little son of Rev. and Mrs.
5. o. Hall, has been quite sick this
week, but is now much better.
Richie Peery and jim Pendleton went
to Salem, Va, on Monday afternoon for
two days visit to friends in that town.
Preaching and reception. of members
next Sunday at the Main Street Metho-
dist church at IL a. m, and preaching
at North Tazewell at night.
On account of the services at the
Baptist church Sunday night by Rev.
John Lake, a missionary from China,
there will be no preaching at the Chris
tian church.
We are glad to report that the little
girl of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Lewis
who has had serious attack of pneu-
MIA is now out of danger and will soon
be out again.
Mr.. S. T. Litz, of Graham. was at
Tazewell on yesterday He is so ac-
lively engaged in railroad construction
work that he rarely gets an opportunity
to come to our town now.
We notice that turnips left standing
in gardens about town are putting out
new leaves, and persons can have tur
nip said in the middle of January. This
is unusual for this climate.
There will be an election for certain
county officers next Fall. The people
will then be called upon to elect their
Sheriff, Commonwealth Attorney.
County Treasurer, Supervisors, Magis-
trates and Constables.
Captain A. ]. Grayson, of Bland
county, is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
w. h. Werth, at Tazewell. Captain
Grayson is one of the most venerable
and prominent citizens of Bland. At
one time he represented his county in
the House of Delegates.
We are now getting a number of new
subscribers, who are subscribing for
the paper beca~se they want it. We
like to have our paper go upon its mer-
its. Show your copy to your neighbors
and your friends, and if they ike it, get
them to subscribe.
Some of the children of the town.
both girls and boys, are in the habit of |
going into the postoffice and playing
with the lock and combination boxes.
This is made penal offense by the pos
tai laws. Of course the children do not |
know this and mean no special harm.
But the practice will have to be discon-
tinued as the locks of some of the boxes |
have been injured by the handling of |
them by children. 1t will be we'll for
parents to caution their children not to
indulge in this practice. The postmaster
will have to interfere unless the practice
reooaa