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Volume VI.
LOCAL BRIEFS,
athered in And Around Town By Our
Resident And County
Reporters.
Subscribe foi Thk Rkpcbltcax.
The schools nil started up again on
Monday with pood attendance.
Mrs. B. \V. Stras has been quite sick,
but at this writing is very much better.
Dr. Thompson has purchased the under?
taking business of J. Y. Crawford & Son.
One of Mr. J. F, Hurt's children has a
mild case of dyptberia, but is getting better.
ltev. J. K. Barman has about recovered
his usual health, and is out attending to his
business.
Bustcn & Sons advertise soaps for the
miilions. Soap is au indispeusible
compfurt.
Mrs. J. S. Browning and daughter, of
rccahonias, have gone to Florida to spend
the winter.
Col. Jno. (J. Watts has gone to Russell
to look after his agricultural interests in
that county.
Mrs. Jno. Ball has been seriously ill
again, but we are glad to announce is now
greatly improved.
Maj. Henry, who has been on a visit to
bis mothers, at Houston Halifax County,
Va., bus ictured home.
Judge Stuart has gone to Lebanon to
hold the present term of Russell county
court for Judge Avers.
The best way to care disease is to drive
it from the system by purifying the blood
with Hood's Sarsapatiila.
Randolph Henry has gone to Wash?
ington and Lte university to attend the
law lectures at that institution.
Byrd Henry is at home again from
Lyuchburg, and has about concluded that
" :? a f .'nough p? *e.
Mr. S. C. U-edy, of Burks Garden, awas
in town today, and says everything was
progressing as usual in the Garden.
TheTazcwell Hardware Company has
decided to increase its capital and e- . .e
but iuess during the present year,
n. S. C. Graham a 1 his daughter,
Willie, left last Friday for Florida
here they will spend several months,
n Mrs. Ike Dodd gave her Sunday School
Vlttss a d- l'thiiull entertainment at her
Home >.?i <k Christmas holidays.
Peery & Dodd present a new a?vei?ce
n.entin this issue. They will give still
greater prom in nee to !he grocery business.
Harrison, Surface & Co. Advertise their
January closing out sale in this issue,>to
which we invite the attention of our readers.
We are sorry to hear that both the wife
lother of Mr. W. W. Moore arequitt
... - with pbcumouia. We trust they may
rapidly improve.
Mr. H. W. OKeelfe, who spent tie
Christmas holidays in Rich Valley and at
Marion, has eturned home much p'.ea&a
with his visit.
Mr. .. W. Chapman luscrone tojChf^f
ton. W*? '? ?J attend the Feder'd
court which <i now being held at ttyit
-1 V jouge Jackson. /
' The song service held at the Methdist
church on Christmas morning was If gely
aitended by the Christian people 4 the
eoniiu mly, and was a delightful gevice.
During the fiscal year which endd Sep?
tember 1st, 1S%, four hundred and=cventy
deeds were recorded by the der of the
teweli county fi his of?
fice.
Moar.& (Ireever have bouj^l part of
the ; ^oml building ?mdJOt, forty
five fcei ? out, and will build handsome
business house some time in fe near fu?
ture.
Kir, ?> I O. E, Hoplns gave a
birthday dinner to their littl eon Albert
on new years day. The cdlujand his wife
were among the guests an^thc occasion
was a delightful one.
Chapman & Thompson iftke a change
in their advertisement tlif week, giving
important notice to so:;ic 'their custom
is. They say they are i: earnest, so it
wilt be well to take heed.
Thp merchants of Ta ewell have no
right |o complain of thpj
trade for the
holidays. Must oi them lid n fine busi?
ness. The people of thii county always
have money and spend it liherally.
Mr. Thomas M. Hawkins Sr. got back
on Tuesday from his visit to his old
native county of Halifax. He says he
had a gK ricus lime, and that Halifax h
hard to beat 'fpr good living and kind
pcoplp.
I'll 2 windstorm which began here on
last Friday evening continued until Mon?
day, n.ornint; covering a period of about
sixty hours. Wlule it did no serious dam?
age it was very disagreeable and at tines
ahirminur.
! Having taken a partner into my business.
I would respectfully ask all persons owing
me to come forward and settle at once. I
must have what money is owing me with?
out delay. I do not wish to be harsh but
insist that all claims be settled at once.
Respectfully,
n u?vm, li- *? Pobst.
Dec, lOthg-'t..
tn.==Cou n t
All the young ladies and gentlemen who
came home from the various schools to
spend the holidays have returned to their
work at the schools. We hope they will
all have good health and be much profited
by their attending at school.
Messrs. Jno. B. UrawfoHfd and A. W.
Landonwentto Euhlands today for the
purpose of assistiii,: Danner Lodge No. 16-1,
L O. O. FM recentlyi instituted at that
place, in getting u;> the work and obtain
ing regalia, para| hernalia etc.
The Board of SuperviswB of Tazewell
county have acted on all claims that have
been presented to them; and warrants have
been made out f >r such claims as have
been allowed. Persons who are entitled
to the warrants can get Lhem by calling on
the clerk"of the hoard.
Miss Maude >uUivan, a beautiful and
accomplished young lady of Oxford, Miss.,
spent the holidays with the Misses Belew,
and returned to Princeton, W. Va., on
Monday. Miss Sullivan is a daughter of
thelateHon.il. M. Sullivan, a former
law partner of Chief Justice Lamar, of the
U. S. Supreme Court, a niece of Justice A.
H. Whitfield, of tbe\. .e Supreme fouitof
Mississippi, and a niece of Congressman
W. V. Sullivan, of Mississippi. Her bright
conversation and brilliant repartee made
her a most welcome and charming addition
to local society during the holidays. We
hope to have her with us again before she
returns to her Southern home.
Mr. William Gross, of Bush, Ky., says:
. "My wife had suffered for about 40 years
with a severe cough and had been given
up to die several times by the best doc?
tors. Lately, I resorted to Lightning
Cough Drops, and this medicine affected
a complete cure. She is now again able to
doher iaily work and enjoy health."?
For sale by Tazewell Drug Co.
Honor Roll of Attendance.
The following were in school every day
of the lat-t f t\ month, at Tazewell High
school:
Principal's Rooji.
Ross Baylor, Austin Belew, Wm. Miilard,
Clarence Spracher, F. D. Kitts, Lena
Alesander, Eva Cooley, Nellie Cooley,
Bessie Cooley, Blanch Lewis, and Henry
While.
Miss Hardy's Room.
Charlie Belew, Charlie Steele, Earle
Thompson, Roy Thompson, Bert Ratliff
Thomas Waldron, Nannie Alexander,
Bessie Davidson, Mary Cooley, Sallie
Kincer, Nannie Leslie, Blanche McLeod,
Hhelton McLeod, Nannie Peery, Mollie
I'eery, Eliza Richardson and Lucy Stuart.
MissBowen's Room.
John Alexander, Frank Belew, George
Brown, Tom Keesee, Will Keesee, John
McClintock, Bo wen Ratliff, Lou Boothe.
Susie Leslie, Josie Lowdcr, Mary Miller,
! Rebecca Rudd, Cecille Stuart and Nellie
Stuart.
Mies Bailey's Rcom.
Mattie Cooley, Frauk Lewis, Eugene
Thompson' Henry Steele, Chapman Belew
and T om M eChntotk.
Young Tazewell Man Killed by a freight
* * ? ?"
On last Friday night a very sad accident
oecured at Thackers, West Va., to John
Lewis Gillespie, son of Mr, Robert Gilles
pie, of Falls Mills, this county, and a
nephew of Goo. W. Gillespie. Esq., of our
town. Young Gillespie had recently en?
tered the employment of the Norfolk &
Western Railway in the capacity of brake
man. He was pasting from one car to
another on the train on whiuh he was
braking, and fell between the cars. Four
cars ran over him, cutting off one leg and
breaking his back. He was taken back to
Thacker, where he lingered until about
noon on Saturday, and then died from his
injuries. Mr. Gillespie was about twenty
sis yearn old, and was a very popular and
worthy young man. His remains were
brought to Falls Mills cr1 Sunday and buried
by the Odd Fellows, he being a member
of that fraternity.
Mr. Peter Dottrell, proprietor, Hotel
Mick, Youugstown, 0., says: "I had a
j severe case of liver complaint; the use of
Lightning Vegetable Liver Pills proved ef
I fectual, and biliousness does not 'bother
me any now."?For sale by Tazewell Drug
Co.
UNFORTUNATE AQCIDENT,
1 A Yoqng Man Aeci?cntty Shooti Himself.
1 On Christinas day Paul Peery, the fif?
teen year old son of Mr. M. L. Peery,
! of North Tazewell, went on a hunting ex?
pedition with some companions. He
; stopped to rest and while sitting on a
I fence attempted to j>ut dpjyn his gun.
i The result was tha| the hammer of the
? gun struck a' rail and was discharged, the
I entire load entering the left forearm about
the wrist, and following the arm to the el
i bow, tearing away the flesh, muscles and
? bone to such an extent that amputation
; became necessary. Drs. Gillespie, Hall and
Gildersleeve were called in and amputated
; the arm just above the elbow. The young
ggnUsman has been doing well since the
operation was performed.
Mrs. K. Davis, of Tonstalls Station, Ya.,
writes: "I suffered greatly for two months
with rain in my back, and was annoyed
; with headache and neuralgia; in fact^ I
thought I would never get well. I saw
Lightnitig Hot Drops advertise^, tried ;t,
iirta was cured, by one boitle.' { recom?
mend "it to all.?For gale by Tazewell
Drug Co. .
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KOLLI DA : ENTERTAINMENTS.
The Yooiig Hlks 11 thd Town Pave Ma?y
I Ploasaut Gatherings.
During the Christmas holidays a num?
ber of entertainments were given in the
town. The first was at the home of Dr.
G. II. Landon, and was given by the
members of the club of young ladies and
gentlemen known as the A. I. T. Club. It
was imported by those who attended it to
be au enjoyable affair. On Tuesday night,
the 29th of Dec. Mr. St. Clair Stuart en?
tertained a number of the young ladies
and gentlemen of the town at the resi?
dence of his father, Judge J. H. Stuart.
The girls and boys said they had a lovely
time.
On Wednesday night, the 30th, Mrs.
A. F. Hargrave entertained quite a num?
ber of ladies and gentlemen and the Ger?
man was danced. We am told that the
entertainment was a delightful one. The
saitfe night a party of young folks stormed
the home of the editor, and when they
rushed on the front porch we were eo
startled that we thought all the spooks in
the neighboahood had concluded to rush
upon us. We soon found out our mistake,
and were made happy seeing the lads and
lasses so bright and merry. On Thursday
n'ght Miss Maggie Peery entertained a
party of her young friends at the residence
of her father H. G. Peery, Esq. On the
same night a storm party similar to that of
Wednesday night swooped down on Dr.
R. D. Hufford, and on the same night a
dancing parly was given at the residence
of Mr. A. J. May, Jr. These entertainments
were all pronounced exceedingly pleasant:
affairs. On New Year night Mise Moilie
Boone gave a party which was attended
by a number of her young frieuds. The
party was a delightful one and much en?
joyed by those who attended On the
same night a dancing party came ofi at
the residence of Mr. Harold Eitz and those
who participated seemed to be delighted.
MAN STABBED TO DEATH.
Result of a Long Standing Feud.
On Wednesday the 24th of December,
1890, Joseph Elswick killed Wiliiam
Green near Midway, in this county, by
stabbing him with a knife. For some time
ill feeling had been existing between the
parties which had been occasioned by one
having bee:. ;cted at the instance of the
other for earn J concealed weapons. It
is said that Green had made threats
against Elswick. On the day the killing
occurred Elswick had been to mill, and
ou returning home was using-a private
road which had been dedicated to the
public by use, and which runs through the
farm of Green's father. William Green
was at a gate on this road putting it in re?
pair, the gate having swagged. When
Elswick came to the gate Green told him
he could not pass through, and the men
became involved in an altercation. At
this time a man by the name of Lowe
came .ind Green permitted him to pass
the gate. When Lowe passed through
Elswick also rode through the Rate. After
this Green told him he could whip him
and would whip him. Elswick then got
off his horse, and tl*ey began throwing j
rocks at each other. Elswick was struck
t?-:^e by rocks thrown by Green. The
j u-i then clinched in a desperate struggle,
Green made ?n attempt to draw a pistol
and Elswick stabhed him, cutting him one
time in the heart. They were then sepa?
rated and Green walked about one hun?
dred and fifty yards, over a hill and out
of eight of the place, where he fell dead.
He was not found for some time after his
death, and when found had two pistols
and several rocks in his pockets. Els-"
wick was arrested and brought before
Squires W. L. Moore, Alfred White and
- Hunt for a preliminary trial on
Christmas day, and upon the examina
tioa^as 'ischarged. The accused was
defended by Barns Gillespie, i?sq., of the
firm of Graver & Gillespie, and the
commonwealth was represented by Jno, T.
Barns, commonwealth's attorney.
TO ALL CONCERNED.
Having liken Mr. Wingo into business
with me, I will now be able to devote my
entire time at the beuch, and will give all,
repairing my personal attention. And will
say here that any thing which has been
repaired and has not given entire satis-fac
tion if parties will return suoh work I will
cheerfully attend to it personally. Thank?
ing ell for past patronage, and soliciting a
continuance of the <gine, I am
Very Respectfully,
H. W. Pobst.
Lodge of 1.0. 0. P. Instituted at Richlands.
It looks like Odd Fellowship is on a con?
siderable boom in th|3 part of the world.
Qn Saturday night, the 2d inst. "Baiuer
Lodge No. 1C4 I. 0. O. F." was instituted
at Richlands by Saltville Lo Ige No.
and Bluegrass Lodge No. 142, of this place.
Forty three charter msmbers were initia?
ted and given the three degrees of the or?
der, and applications were filed by twenty
more applicants for membership. The
applicants were elected to the order,, but
the degrees could not be conferred on
them for want of time. The following of?
ficers for Banner Lodge were elected for
the ensuing term:
Robt. Daw8on, N. G.;M. Greenburg, V.
G.; Ira R. Alley, R. Sec.; \y. B. Spratt,
Per Sep.; L B.. Crubtree, Treas.; C. E.
Painter, Chaplain; W. P. Boggeee, War?
den; R. H. Daily, O. G.; G. O. Dawson,
L G.; Geo. Mays Conductor.
WELL, VA., THUI
A Beautiful Wedding.
On last Wednesday, at the residence o
i Mr. Alex. Steele.we had the pleasure o
witnessing a very beautiful wedding, in
deed.
The beautiful and accomplished younj
lady, Miss Eva May Steele, was united ji
i the half bonds of matrimony to Mr. Jno.
L. Aecue. The marriage took place at I
o'clock p. m., and was witnessed by quite
a number of friends and relatives of th<
contracting pai ties.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
L. ft. Adame, of the M. E. Church South
There were fcur couples who acted as at
? tendants and arranged as follows:
. Miss May Taylor with Mr. T. A. Me
Guire, Miss Callie McGuire with Mr.
.CJinton Ascue, Miss Ella White with Mr.
A. II. Patton, Miss Oaklev Ferrel with
Mr. Andy Ascue.
The bride was dressed in white silk with
tfchi^ veil aa.d orange blossoms, while the
groom was dressed in black. The bride
maids were dressedin white and the grooms?
man in .black. After the solemn words,
"mein and wife*' were pronounced the
? guefts were invited to partake of the
wedding feast, and a feast it was-, and we
cannot hope to paitake of many like it in
one short life. Everything was beautiful
and good.
The: presents were numerous, lovely and
valuable, entirely to numerous to think of
mentioning them, specially. May the
happy couple spend as many happy years
up the number of presents tfiey received
and their's will be.a long and happy life.
Mr. J. E. Warden was present and
made a negative oi the bridal party.
Before we close we would mention the
splendid reception given by the hospita?
ble Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ascue, on the
day following. We don't think we have
ever witnessed a liner reception in our
lives.
It seemed that loving hands had
prepared everything that could please the
eyeor tempt the. appetite. The entire
. wedding was a plerfeant occasion and eveiy
one enjoyed it. A.
Paint Lick, Va., Dec. '22d, 1896.
The Best Way to Cure.
Disease is to establish health; Pure,
ri?h blood moans good health. Hood's
Sarsaparilla is the One Trt?i Blood Purifier.
It tones up the whole sySSfin, gives appe?
tite and strength and causes weakness,
nervousness and pain to disappear. No
other medicine has such a record of won?
derful cures as Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Hoon's Pills are the best after-dinner
pill; assist digestion, prevent constipation.
25 cents.
Installation und Appointment of I. 0. 0. F.
Uflicers.
Ou Tuesday uight the following officers of
Bluegrass Lodge No. 142, I. O 0. F. were
installed and appointed:
G. H. Landon; N. G.; J. f>. Crawford,
V. G.; W. D. Buckner, Chaplain; Win. C.
T'endleton, K. Sec; R. J. Ward, P. Sec;
W. T. Hudson, Treasurer.
The following were appointed for the
ensuing term:
A W. landpnj Warden; C. T. Patton,
R. S. t?N. G.; J. M. Kitts, L. S. to N. G.;
J. E. Warden, Conductor; W. I. Boone,
R. 8. to V. G.; W. W. Nay lor, L. S. to V.
G., A. C. Lilly, R. S. Sup.; T. W. Landon,
L. S.Sup.; II. W. Pobst 0. C; Modock
McKenzie, 0. G.; J. C. Yoct, I. G.
Death of Capt C D. Carter.
G*pt. Cha^. D. Carter died at his home
in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Va., on
Tuesday of last week and wa3 buried the
day following at Saltville. He was between
fifty five and sixty years old and one of
the largest and most successful graziers of
Southwest Va. He was a native of Rus?
sell County, and eon of the Hon. Dale
Carter, dee'd. Capt Carter married a Miss
Fulton, daughter of Rev. Creed Fulton, of
Smyth County, and moved to that County
shortly after the w?r.
Grand Orient, Latitude 80?.
A lodge of the Grand Orient, Latitude
80? was instituted at this place several
weeks ago. It is a side decree organiza?
tion to which none can be admitted who
are not third degree Odd Fellows. The
following officers were elected for the en?
suing term: "
Grand Pa Di Shah, J. B. Crawford;
Grand Vizer, J. E. Warden; Grand
Pashaw, W. T. Hudson; Grand Prophet,
A. W. Landon; Grand Herald, A. C.
Lilly; Grand Treasurer, J. C. Vast; Grand
Wardsman, T. W. Landon; Grand Vi
dette, M. McKenzie.
Went to Hear Bemenyi.
A party consisting of Mr. and-Mrs. II.
C. Alderson, airs. A. F. ?Hargrave, Mis.
T. A. Lynch, Misse3 Josie Smythe, Carrie
Dunn, Sallie Surface, Hattie Surface and
Mr. Will Henry Alderson went to Blue
field Wednesday afternoon to hear the
greatest living violinist, Remenyi, who
j^ave a concert at that place Wednesday
night. We have talked with some mem?
bers of the party since tfiey returned and
they all speak in the highest terms of the
concert. From what we were told Remenyi
was a* his best and when he is that he i
very great. _V__
Bight Smart Marrying.
There is one thing hard times do not
seem to interfere with, and that is marry?
ing. Money may be scarce and work
hard, to get, but people will fall in love,
and marriage naturally follows. The rec?
ord .in Tazewell county for the year just
closed has proven no exception to the gen?
eral rule. D?ring the year 189C the clerk
o,f the county court of Tazewell issued 224
marriage licenses, of which number 185
were for white persons and 39 for colored
people. _
We have been delayed with this issue
by putting up a new prew.
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1SDAY, JANUARY
A TERRIFIC CYCLONE
EVERY HOUSE IN MOORINGSPORT, LA
BUT ONE DESTROYED.
Rumors at Little Rock of Disastrous C)
clones in Southern Arkansas an
Northern Texas.
Shrevport, La. Jan. 4?Capt. M. L. Sec
vel received the following dispatch fror
Blanchard's Station in the northern poi
tion of this parish Saturday night saying
"A cyclone struck Mooringsport, La., a
3:45 m. m. and destroyed every house i
town hut Mr. Noel's residence. Quite
number of dead and wounded. Please ge
several doctors and what assistants yo
wish and be ready at 6 p. m. I will hav
special train consisting of engine and coad
ready to start at that time.
J. H. Elliott,
"Train Master"
Mooringsport is a town of 600 or 100
inhabitants, situated on the Kansas City
Pittsburg & Gulf railroad, twenty-fiv
miles west of Texarkana. The railwa;
officials dispatched a train at 8 o'clock t
the scene.
HORRIBLE STORM.
Little Rock, Ark, Jan 4.?Southen
Arkansas, northern Texas and northwest
em Louisiana were swept by a terrihli
wind and rain storm Saturday evening
cajsing the loss of a number of lives am
the destruction of much property. Tele
graphic communication is prostrated t<
such an extent that details . have not beei
had, but enough is known tf> warrant tin
statement that not less than ten and pro
bably greater number of lives were lost.
MISSOURI STORM SWEPT.
St. Louis, Jan. 4.?Specialsfroradifierenl
portions of Missouri show that the state L<
Stormswept. Rain has fallen for the las)
twenty-four hours. Blizzard, with snow
and rain intermingled, has raged in the
western portion of the state, and the sleet
and snow is three inches deep. Every
indication points ot the worst storm ol
of the season. Trees and wires are break?
ing down from the weight of the freezing
sleet.
OKLAHOMA BLIZZARD.
Perry, Okla., Jan. 4.?A blizzard swept
over Oklahoma. A blinding storm accom?
panied by a twenty-five mile an hour wind
started sending the mercury down to 40
degrees in a very short time. The storm
continued throughout the day, with no
signs of abatement, and was general over
the territory.
Knight Templar Work.
On monday night Clinch Valley Com
mandery No? Knights Templar, con?
ferred the orders of KnighthooApn Capt.
C. W. Anderson and Jas S Davenport,
Esq., both of Graham, Va.
Notice.
All persons indebted to U3 are request?
ed to settle their accounts at once, either
by cash or note.
Respectfully,
Bustox & Soxs
When yon think of having a pre
tion filled think seriously who you will g^'
to fill it, there is a great "deal of danger :
tached to having your prescriptions rillet?
by incompetent hands, the Tazewell Drug
Co. have a graduate in Pharmacy to fill
their prescriptions?in his hands you are
perfectly safe.
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^.January Sale.
Our yearly closing out sale of all
? winter goods begins on Monday, Jan
2 ttary 11th. Read ad. on another page
5 for paitieulars.
I HARRISSON, SURFACE & CO.
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STATE NEWS.
The? Rev. George Gordon Smead has r
[signed the rectorship of the Pulaski Epis
copal Church and lias accepted a call to u
i church at Pine Bluff, Ark. He left on
Wednesday for his new home.
Continued thefts of mail from the post
office at Staunton have been traced by the
use of decoy letters to Mr. Walter Good?
win, the engineer and fireman of the bull
ding. He his heretofore born a. good
reputation and has a large family.
It is rumored that Mr. A. J. Montague
the present U. S. district attorney for the
western district of Virginia, will be a
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for attorney general of the State this year.
Mr. Montague is a man of fine ability.
The Alexandria Gazette entered upon
its 98th year on the 1st inst. It is the oldest
paper in Virginia and has been published
continuously since its foundation, except
for a short time during the war after its
office had been sacked and burned by the
Federal troops.
Yost's Weekly, a Republican paper at
I Staunton, Va., was placed in the hands of
W. A. Pratt, as receiver, on last Saturday.
Tiie paper had gotten into financial diffi?
culties, and the action was taken by
employes to collect wages due them.
Maj. S. M. Yost will continue to edit the
paper one month, and if it is not sold
privately by that time it will be sold at
public auction.
I had toothache, the worst kind, and
was told to try Lightning Hot Drops. I
put some in my tooth and rubbed some
on my face, and iu two minutes I felt re?
lief, and within an hour my tooth was en
| tirely well and the swelling" gone from my
face.?Henry Lybrook, Glen Lyn, Va.?
For sale by Tazewell Drug Co.
?.-,?,?.
It is rumored that Postmaster General
Wilson will, upon his retirement Mr.
Clevelanda cabinet accept the~position o^
President of Washington Lee University,
at Lexington, recently made vacant- by
the resignation of Gen. Lee. Mr. Wil?
son is an alumnus of the institution.
7, 1897.
your
ATTENTION,
please:
We wish to call attention of all
persons indebted to us to the fact
that all accounts are
NOW DUE
and prompt and immediate pay?
ment is expected. We owe money
which must be paid, and our only
means of paying is by your paying
us.
Do not wait to be asked in per?
son, but come now.
man & Thompson.
January 1, 18'J7
A clean person and clean linen are essen?
tials to health and; happiness. We sell
soaps that will insure.these great blessings.
Finest Toilet Soaps
In Toilet Soaps we have now in stock
Cashmere Bouquet,
Cuticura,
Tacker'sTar Soap,
(the finest on the market)
Pears' Soap,
Buttermilk
Soap,
La Tosca,
Colgate's Castile,
Glycerine
and various other makes
Glockengoss'
NO. 4711 GLYCERINE,
The finest toilet soap in the world.
These are not all the toilet soaps
we have. There are many others,
cheap and good, such as the Bath and
Palm. We cannot only satisfy the
most fastidious, but can please the
most economical.
Laundry g?y ?
We have a full line of Laundry Soaps,
including such brands as Sea Foam, Hoe
cake, Ivory, etc.
BUSTON ? SONS j MariM iM?e and Mail Street.
tazewell, - - virginia.
Nu;
GENERAL
Both branches of Coi
after the holiday recess at
Tuesday.
Goochland County jail,
morning of the 6th ine.
one inmate and he was re
On a conservative
crop of the United States
to two barrels to every rnan^
child.
Spain now sends out th<]
Gen. ltivera, the successor
is dead, as a result of wc
recent battles.
Sixty thousand dollars a year,1
drawn bv the French Ambassador i!
i-.%.>N
don, is the largest sum paid to any dip?
lomatist in the world.' '
The annual production of'gold from al
the various sources is at present about
9210,000,000. This is twice the amount
produced seven years ago.
The Keil Canal is lighted over its six';
ty-.t\vo miles by electricity and the longest'
distance in the world lighted continuously
in that way. There are 5000 poles.
Two thousand employes of the West*
inghouse Air brake company started to"
work in the Wilmerding shops at Pitts
burg on the 4th inst., after being idle for
about a month.
Col. Phillip Duncan .Elkins, father of
Senator Stephen B. Elkins; died atElkins,
W. Va., on Monday afternoon, He was
in his eighty-eighth year and his death re?
sulted from old age.
Maj Lewis Ginter has bought pjopertyj^
adjoining the Jefferson Hotel, at Rich?
mond, and will lemove the buildings and
erect a tine theatre on the ground pur-,
chased.
A great photographic camera, for tak?
ing lull-length life-size portraits, has been"
made and used with much success by a
Dublin firm. The camera tafceg__a plat*
seven feet high and five feet wide.
Weyler says his conscience is clear and
he is satisfied with the way he has con- ,
ducted the Cuban campaign. He must be ',
clear of any conscianee if his brutal 'con-1
duct does not dissatisfy him.
The Westminister Gazette gives prom?j
inence to a report that Queen Victoria ?
lias decided to commemorate the fact that
she hae enjoyed the longest reign in En?
glish history by abdicating in favor of the
Prince of Wales.
For Christmas dinner at the Georgia
State Insane Asyluui at Milledgeville t the
following were served: 375 turkeys, <St^?
pounds candy, 800 pounds of nuts, S0O
pounds of dates, 25 boxes oranges, 30
barrels apples, 25 bunches bananas, 300
cocoanuts, light breath jelly, etc.
After an idleness of nearly three months
various mill of the .Bethlehem Iron Com?
pany, of Bethlehem, Pa. started to work
again on the 2nd inst. The steel mills of
the same Company were etarted
on Monday the 4th inst, and give
eraployement to 1000 more men.
Deduction from employees' wages are
made at a factory at El wood, Ind., to _
pay the salary of a physician whom the -
proprietors place there to attend the work- |
men in case either of illness or accident. *j|
The practice is said tobe against the wishes ?
of nine-tenth of the men, and suit to tan|
the employers' right to make it is contem?
plated.
Henry C. Zehrruny. president of the
standard glass and paint company, of
Lincoln, Neb., committed suicide by-i
hanging himself on the 31st ult. , Ifcitii'
thought he committed suicide bee
grief over the defeat of Brvan at t'l
cent election. Zehrruny at one timj
a leading Republican, but was
away by the free silver craz.
Geo. B. Wilkins, vice-president of the^|
Commercial National Bank, of Sehna,A&g|
which failed for a half a million on the o?thflj
of Dec., committed suicide by ehooliugB
limself through the head in the EpisdfigH
Church at Sehna at 4 o'clock on the moni-S
ing of the 31st. He was treasurer oftho;9
church in which he committed suicide.
Minister Iloshi, of Japan, has signed J
contracts for two new cruisers for the "f
Japanese navy to be built in American
shipyards, one by the Cramp shipbuile
Company of Philadelphia,, and the othe?
by the Union Iron works of San Francisco;
The award to American builders is cof
siderei not only recognition of the superb
merits of American shop?, AmericarfannoJ
and American materials, but also an tnl
phatic recognition on the part of Japan
the kindly offices of the Unjted Statte ijj
the late Japan-China war. It also provi
the cordial relations now existing betw?
our couatry and the young gi*nt ofi 1
Orient.
garaGBS
t If you Want to Saye Money
53 Buy your Hardware, Tinware, <
3 Twine, Stoves, Baling Wire, Paint
Pumps and all kinds of plur.
supplies,, and have your plumbinj
done by the
TAZtWELL HARDWARE CO.,
Opposite Courthouse, Tazeweil, Vs
WINS & BROWN."
G. W. Winn and J. F. Brown,
smiths, Burke's Garden, Tazeweil i
Va., are prepared to do all kinds oj
in their line, such as repairu
and wagonB. Horseajjc
new wagonsin?ue-roord
