Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-02-21
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

And the next day it showed.
Subscribe for the Republican.
Send US your next order for job work.
Preaching in the Presbyterian church
next Sunday at IL a. m.
John A. McKenry, of Richards. Va.
was at Tazewell Monday on business.
The farmers are now busily engaged
blowing their land for the corn crop of
this year.
We have added some subscribers to
our list this week. Let others come or
send their names to us.
Just think Buckwheat and Molases
at
HARRISON, Barns & Co.
Mr.. w. G. HARRISON got back yester-
day from the Eastern markets. Mrs.
HARRISON will reach home tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. O'Brien, of Tug
River, w. Va, are at Tazewen visiting
Mrs. O'Brien's parents. Major and Mrs.
I. P. Bowen.
The President has sent in the name
of John w. Davis for postmaster at
Rural Retreat, Va. That office was re-
Gently made Presidential Office.
All persons having books filled with
trade stamps will please turn them over
to US by the LIST of March.
Harrison, Barns & Co.
Miss Kathleen Craig, of Roanoke.
who had been visiting her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. C. Pendleton.
returned to Roanoke last Saturday.
The Board of Supervisors met on last
Saturday, but little business was trans
acted at the meeting. The Board will
have its next meeting on the 9th of
March.
Just the thing for removing mud and
also for name and tail
Jackson's Drug Store,
Tazewell, Va.
Mr.. J. w. Moss has recently pur-
chased in Kentucky and brought to
Tazewell a very handsome saddle stall
hon. He is Denmark" and is only
four years old.
Do not fail to attend the meeting to
be beld at Tazewell, on tomorrow. the
End inst, at which meeting the ques-
ton of Tazewell county having an ex-
hibit at the Jamestown Exposition is to
be considered.
Pobst has just gotten a nice line Cor
mans sterling silver plat-ware such as
lea and Sugar spoons, Beef. Cold Meat
Pickle, Said and Olive Forks. Cheese
Scoops, Cream and Gravy Ladies. Sugar
longs IN the New Chantilla and STRAIT
ford patterns, prices moderate.
Rev. Stephen Davis, the excellent
pastor of the Christian church at this
place, has been quite i'll for several
days with pneumonia. We hear that
he rested well last night, and his friends
hope that he will be out of danger in
few days.
Hartman Newberry, ESQ, of Bland
county, Va, was visitor to Tazewell
the first of the week Mr.. Newberrv is
one OF the most venerable citizens of
this part of the State, but is we'll pre-
served, and is, perhaps, the wealthiest
man in Southwest Virginia.
Pobst has just received a nice lot of
Faliowater and New York Baldwin An
pies that will measure eight to eleven
inches IN diameter-they will melt in
your mouth-free from decay or knots
1t Is big tale, but if you will come in
ana deposit five cent piece he will give
you couple; then you'll be back with
quarter for dozen.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission has directed that a rural carrier
examination be held at Tazewel on
March 9Th, 1907. Blank applications
for the examination can be secured
from the postmaster at Tazewell: and
the applications must be filed with the
Commission on or before the 9th of
March.
On last Thursday morning the roof
of the Mars dwelling at Unaka, four
miles east of town, and now occupied
by Mr.. S. V. Kelly, caught on fire and
was nearly burned off. Mr.. Kelly,
with the assistance of neighbors, con-
quered the fire without any damage be-
ing done except to the roof of the
house.
An order has been made for establish
ing four more rural free delivery routes
In Tazewel. Two of these will start
from Tazewell, one from Pounding Mill
and the other will be given the people
of Burkes Garden, Colonel Slemp has
for some months been working to Sc
cure these routes and has at last sue
ceeded.
Rev. Gusts Fletcher, the popular
rector of the Episcopal churcb Of Taza