Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-06-18
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

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Va, has been at Tazewen for several
days visiting homefolks.
. Cut ESnp g!,t in Summer Wash Fabrics
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
On Tuesday night the thermometer
fell to forty-eight. This was a pretty
low temperature for June.
Remember our clothing sale. See ad
on first page.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Judge J. Frank MAYNARD. of the
Mercer county criminal court, was
visitor to Tazewell Monday.
Great bargains in Summer Wash Fab
RIGS at The Big Store.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
A heavy hail storm did great damage
70 the growing corn in upper Thompson
Valley on last Saturday evening.
Mr.. T. J. Kendrick is very sick with
typhoid fever at his home in this place.
He has been down for about two weeks.
Hon. A. P. Gillespie has returned
from Richmond. Va, where he had
gone for treatment by DR.. Geo. Ben
Johnston.
X. Z. Chapman has gone to New York
to purchase goods for his RED Tag
Sale, " which will take place shortly.
and which will be duly advertised.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Lynch are at Taze-
well for brief stay. Mr.. Lynch now
holds position in the office of the State
insurance Commissioner at Richmond.
The splendid rains that fell on Sunday
night and Monday morning have made
vegetation take a bound, and the sur
rounding country is looking very fine.
Five applications have been filed with
Ciinch Valley Commandery, K T., for
the Orders of Knighthood. The orders
Will be conferred at a conclave next
month.
Rev. c. w. Kelly, presiding elder for
the Tazewell District, conducted a
quarterly meeting at Dailey's Chapel
in Baptist Valley, last Saturday and
Sunday.
We hear complaints from the farmers
that their meadows are not as good as
they were last year. Others give a more
favorable report; and upon the whole
the hay crop will be good one.
LADIES
The hot season is with US, now is the
Tine Tor pretty and dainty Summer
dresses. We have the goods at prices
thatwill sur prise you. Give us a call.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. St. Clair Stuart. who
were married at Clinton, Missouri. on
Wednesday, the 10th instant, arrived at
Iazewell on last Saturday, to spend a
short time with the parents of the
groom, Judge and Mrs. ]. H. Stuart.
DR.. w. G. Crockett, veterinary sur
geon, who has been located at Bluefeld,
has moved to Tazewell and will practice
his profession here. DR.. Crockett is
native of Wythe county. He and
Mrs. Crockett arrived here on Tuesday
morning.
notice has been posted in the post
office at Tazewell by the Postoffice De-
partment, asking for bids for carving
the mails on a Star Route from this
place to Grafton, six and a half miles
east of town. Six round trips are to be
made each week.
On last Sunday Mr.. Herbert Hedrick
was married to Miss Pearl Showers.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Crockett
Showers. The marriage took place at
the home of the brides father, at Taze-
well, Rev. S. o. Hall, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, officiating.
DR.. Stuart Craig, formerly of Rich
mond, Va, but now located at Boisse-
vaine, in this county, is at Tazewell.
visiting DR.. Samuel C. Bowen. DR..
Craig graduated in the same class with
DR.. Bowen, at the Medical College of
Virginia, and stands high in the medical
profession.
Mr.. P. H. Williams, superintendent
Of county schools, informs us he is hav-
ing great trouble securing teachers for
the public schools. The pay of teachers
has been increased, but it is still insult
icient to attract in great numbers those
who possess the necessary qualifications
for teaching.
Owing to series of burglaries and
attempts at burglary in Graham within
the past few weeks, the town council
has authorized the mayor at that place
70 appoint two policemen in addition to
hose that had already been doing duty,
hoping in this way to discourage any
further such depradations.
The board of directors of Graham