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REPORT OTTOURT OF IN
QUIRY.
It is Sent to Congress by tin Pres
[dent.
HE SENDS A MESSAGE WITH IT.
<
No Suggestions are Made only the Facts
arc Given and Congress is Asked
to Give the Question Deliberate
Consideration.
Washington, March 28.?The report of
the naval court of inquiry upon the loss of
the battleship Maine was sent to Congress
to-day with a brief message from the Pres?
ident. The report of the board docs not
exceed 1,800 words.
The testimony on which the report of
the board of inquiry is based contains
140,000 words. An abstract of its vital
features follows:
THE FINDINGS.
The report of the board of inquiry goes
into a debate at length upon the precau?
tions taken on board the Maine to guard
against explosion, etc., stating fully in
details the orders given on board to safe?
guard the ship. It declares that nothing
was left undone to prevent accident of any
kind. From the testimony the court con?
cluded that there were three or more ex
plosions, one from a mine and two or
more from the forward magazines of the
Maine.
The evidence of the destruction by a
mine was shown in the plates that in
their normal position were but four feet i
above the keel. They were now about
four feet above water or thirty-four feet
above what they would be had the ship
sunk uninjured. The court adds :
"At frame 18 the vertical keel is broken
Sl? two pieces and the flat keel bent into
^r. angle similar to the angle formed by the
outside bottom plating. This break is
now about six feet below the surface of
the water and about thirty feet above it
normal position.
"In the opinion of the court this effect
could have been produced only by the
explosion of a mine under the bottom of
the ship at about frame 18 and somewhat
on the port side of the ship.
"The court finds that the loss of the
Maine was not in any respect due to the
fault of or negligence .on the part of the
officers or members of the crew of said
vessel.
"In the opinion of the court the Maine
was destroyed by the explosion of a sub?
marine mine, which caused the partial
explosion of one or more o.'her forward
magazines.
"The court has been unable to obtain
evidence fixing the responsibility for the
destruction of the Maine upon any per?
son or persons.''
T1IK MESSAGE.
A complete synopsis of the President's
message follows:
^ in its findings the hoard sa\s the bat
" tlesbip was moored in five and a half
fathoms of water by the regular govern?
ment pilot, the authorities having been
previously notified of her coming ; the
discipline of the Maine was excellent, and
everything was in good order at the time
of the explosion. In the opinion of t he
court this edict could have been pro?
duced only by the explosion of a mine
situated under the bottom of the ship at
about frame eighteen, somewhere on the
port f-ide of the ship. The President adds
that the conclusion from the icourt's re?
port a>e that the loss of the Maine was not
in any respect due to the fault of negli?
gence On the part of any of the officers or
members of the crew; that the ship was
destroyed by an explosion from a subma?
rine mine, which caused the partial ex?
plosion of two or more of the forward
magazines, and that evidence has not
been obtainable fixing the responsibility
for the destruction ot the Maine upon any
person or persons."
The President says that according fo a
conference with the Spanish minister in
January, it was agreed for the renewal of
visits of our war vessels in Spanish waters
and the authorities at Madrid and Havana
were advised of the purpose of this gov?
ernment to resume friendly naval visits,
and that the Maine would forthwith call
at Havana. This annauncement was re?
ceived by Spain with a thow of friendly
feeling, with a notification of an intention
to return the courtesy by sending a Spanish
ship to the principal ports of the United
States. Meanwhile the Maine entered
Havana harbor on January 25. Her arri?
val was marked with no special incident
besides an exchanae of.customary salutes.
The Maine remained there three weeks.
No appreciable excitement attended her
stay, a feeling of relief having followed
the resumption of friendly intercourse.
So noticeable was this immediate effect
that the presence of our ships in Cuban
waters was strongly urged by Consul Lee.
At 9:40 p. m. February 15, the Maine was
destroyed the forward part of the ship
being utterly wrecked by an explosion.
Two hundred and sixty-four of her cre.v
perished. Prompt assistance was ren?
dered by neighboring vessels in the harbor
a:d being especially given by the following
boats, the Spanish cruiser Alphonso XII
and the Ward Line City of Washington,
which lay not far distant. The wounded
were most geneiously cared for by the
authorities, the Havana hospitals being
freely opened to them. Tributes of sym?
pathy came from all quarters of the island.
The appalling calamity fell upon the peo?
ple of our country with crushing force, and
in a brief time intense excitement pre?
vailed, which in a community less just and
self controlled than oura might have led
to hasty acts and blind resentment. This
spirit soon gave way to the calmer pro?
cess of reason and a resolve to investigate
the facts and await material proof before
forming a judgment as to the cause of the
responsibility, and if the acts warranted,
the name ly due.
This course commended itself to the ex
ecutive. The usual procedure was fol?
lowed in cases of casualty and disaster to
national vessels in a maritime port. A
naval court was immediately organized,
and the findings of the court reached after
twenty-three days of continuous labor. It
is herewith laid before Congress. The evi?
dence of the divers establishes that the
afterpart of the ship was practically intact
at frames seventeen and that theoutershell
of the ship from a point eleven and a half
feet from the middle line of ship six feet
above the keel, when in its normal posi?
tion, was forced up so as to be now about
four feet above where it would be if the
ship had sunk uninjured. The outside
plate is bent into a reversed V shape; the
alter wing, which is about lifteen feet
broad and thirty-two in length, is doubled
back upon itself against the continuation
of the same extending forward. At
frame eighteen the keel is broken in two.
the dat keel is bent into an angle similar lo
the angle formed by the outside of the bot?
tom plate. This break, now about six
feet below the surface of the water, is
about thirty feet above its normal posi?
tion. In the opinion of the court this
could only have been caused by an explo?
sion, situated under the bottom of the
ship. I have directed that the finding of
the court of inquiry and the v'ews of this
government thereon be sent to her majes?
ty's government and do not permit myself
to doubt that a sense of justice of the
Spanish nation will dictate the course of
action suggested by her honor and friendly
relations between the two governments. It
will be the duty of the executive to advise
Congress of the result and in the meantime
deliberate consideration is invoked.
William McKinley.
WOODFORD ACTING.
War to be Averted if Possi?
ble.
Madrid, March 2!>.? The interview of
more than an hour which Minister Wood
ford had with M. Gullon, minister of for- i
eign affairs, yesterday terminated in the
arrival of the two ministers at the conclu?
sion that trouble between Spain and the
United States would not arise over the de?
struction of the Maine, which question
would be settled by diplomatic negotia?
tions. If a crisis should arrive at all it
would be over the condition of Cuba.
It is understood that Mr. Woodford in?
sists upon the immediate cessation of hos?
tilities, full liberty lo the United States lo
relieve the reconcentrados, which relief
measures will be effectively carried out.
An interview, possibly the final one, was
held by Mr. Woodford this afternoon with
Sagasta, Gnllon and Moret, minister of
colonies. The air is filled with rumors of
possible armistice, which, with the full
permission given to the American <rovern
ment to send relief supplies, will probably
avert a crisis and render a war improbable.
What the Physician Said.
"When my little boy was two years old
eruptions appeared on the back of bis ears
which a physician said were caused by
scrofula. His face became a mass of sores.
The doctor prescribed Hood's Sarsaparilla
and he took it until he was cu;cd and en?
tirely free from eruptions." A. J. Slater,
Poc?, W. Va.
Hood's pills cure all liver ills. Mailed
for 25c. C. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Easter Ladies' Home Journal.
The April Ladies' Home Journal opens
with a drawing by Alice Barber Stephens
of an Laster morning in a church choir.
Several other illustrations also take the
great festal day for a theme, and an article
on "The Last Week in the Life of Christ,"
giving the incidents of the Savior's perse?
cution and crucifixion, is especially apropos
of Holy Week. A feature of novel in?
terest is the illustrated anecdotal biogra?
phy of Thomas A. ?dison,in which the
characteristic traits of the great inventor
are told in a series of anecdotes. Joseph
Bonaparte's flight to America and sojourn
here is recalled in an article,''When the
King of Spain Lived on the Banks of the
Schuyikill." Miss Lilian Bell writes from
Berlin her impression of the Germans and
the Fatherland.
JulKi Magruder's novelette, "Ileavcn
Kissing Hill," is begun in the Easter
Journal; it is the romance of one of the
most beautiful of New York's belles and a
talented young artist. Bobert J. Burdette's
"Mending-Basket" is filled with the sprit
of bis homely philosophy, and "Why the
White Farm Failed" is quite as humorous
in another vein. "A Cabinet Member's
Wife's" letters are continued, and another
view of "Inside of a Hundred Homes" is
given. Edward W. Bok writes of the
sacredness of the betrothal, and the lesson
of the llowers; Barton Cbeyney on"Buying
a House without Cash," and Mrs Korer on
food and cooking for children. Four
special pages are devoted to flowers and
home gardening, and there are half a
score of practical articles on the ho ne and
its eurroundings, all aimed to make them
brighter and to help the busy housewife.
Published by The Curtis Publishing Com?
pany, Philadelphia. One dollar per year;
ten cents per copy.
Lecture at Bluefeld.
Hon. Don. P. Habey of Lynchburg Va.,
has consented to deliver a lecture in Blue
field, Friday night, April loth, for the
benefit of the building fund of Grace M.
E. Church South. This will be welcome
news to Mr. Halsey's host of friends and
admirers in this city aud section. It will be
remembered by all that Mr. Halsey de?
livered a lecture on "Immortality"
for the Elks, at their Lodge of Sorrow
held in the Christian church, Decembei
5th, 1897. All conceded this lecture to be
the very finest ever delivered in Bluefield,
and the general opinion is that standing
room will be at a discount. Subject, place,
price of tickets, etc., will be announced ir
a day or so. Tazewell, Princeton and
other near by papers will confer a greal
favor by copying this notice.?Bluefield
Telegraph._
Wanted
Six or eight good, fresh milch cows, te
give not 4*es than 2? gallons of milk, each
per day. Will pay a fair cash value foi
the above number and kind. For furthei
information apply to W. M. Minter, office
in St. Clair building, Pocahontas, Va,
THE WAR EXCITEMENT,
President McKinley Anxious to Avert
War if Possible.
ASSISTANCE WILL BE SENT TO CUBANS.
McKinley Not In FavorofaPeace-at-any
Price Policy. But Hopes for a Pcace
with-honor Settlement.
Washington, March 29.?The chances
for avoiding war looks very slight, tonight.
A White House conference is endeavoring
to concoct a scheme to head oil a declara?
tion of war from the foreign relations com?
mittee tomorrow.
The President is hourly expecting a no?
tice that his armistice of peace plan has
been agreed to.
Leaders in Congress say it is too late for
talk of an armistice and that nothing will
save the President now but a notice to
Spain that war must cease, Cuba be evacu?
ated and independence assured.
Mr. McKinley is making a strong pull to
keep his grip on the situation, but it seems
to have gotten away from him. Tonight's
developments will probably bring a crisis.
The utter refusal of the Cuban junta to
entertain any proposition looking toward
an armistice and the rising tide of public
sentiment are two pronounced factors
which have deeply impressed the Presi?
dent. Nevertheless, the President believes
that negotiations for a more liberal scheme
of autonomy should be allowed to proceed.
He believes implicitly in the good faith of
the queen regent and Premier Sagasta.
The President's chief advisers are stand?
ing solidly at his back and sustaining him
in his policy, notwithstanding all reports
to the contrary. One of the closest ad?
visers said tonight:
"Mr. McKinley should not be under?
stood to favor a peace-at-any-price policy,
but he see.'.1 with our long Atlantic and
Gulf line, nearly six thousand miles in
length, with half a hundred great Ameri?
can cities offering points of attack, that
even a third-rate power could inflict tre?
mendous damage to American lives and |
property. lie sees that the Spanish fleet,
well placed for thice hours, could do more
damage to us than wo could return if we
were to tow out the Spanish peninsula and
sink it in the sea. Hence he desires to go
to the uttermost limit consistent with our
national honor to preserve the peace. He
has strong hopes of a peace-with-honor
settlement of the whole question."
Mr. McKinley is a singularly gentle
character, one who has high notions of the
relation of the American republic to civili?
sation and to the establishment in interna?
tional controversies of methods of sobriety
and common sense and fair dealing as
against passion and force.
Minister Polo says Spain will allow us to
send assistance to the Cubans, will agree
to an armistice and do anything, in fact,
except haul down her flag in Cuba.
West Tazewell Circuit.
On the third Sunday in February we
began a protracted.meeting at Pounding
Mill Branch, Tazewell county Va., which
continued thirteen days, resulting in be?
tween twenty live and thirty professions
of faith in Chirst and thirty three addi?
tions to the church. It was a meeting of
wonderful power. It got bold of the
hearts of both the old and the young, and
swayed them like a mighty, rushing storm
sways the trees of the forest. Sinners
were converted and came to the altar of
mercy, cried for pardon and were soundly
converted to the knowledge of Chirst.
They wrestled ami prayed until a sweet
consciousness was given to them of their
connection with God, the undoubted evi?
dence of their acceptance in his sight. It
was the old time religion. It is good
enough for me. At the close of the meet?
ing I organized a respectable class, con?
sisting of thirty four or five members,
where we bad none before. The writer
was ably assisted by Uev's. M. J. Carrico,
S. P. Stallard and W. W. Yost. We are
now taking steps toward the erection of a
house of worship at that point, and so the
good work goes on, praise the Lord ! An?
other grand result of the meeting was
quite a number of family altars were estab?
lished. The young converts took up their
crosses and went to work harmoniously in
the masters cause. Another glorious ac?
complishment of the meeting is a weekly
prayer meeting in the community. Once
more on the second Sunday in March Bro's
Stallard and Yost, at my request, com?
menced a meeting at Cavitt's Creek. The
writer joined them at night. The meeting
continued ten days with the following
results, six professions of conveision and
two gave their hands for membership in
our church. We thank God and take
courage. We have had during this quar?
ter about sixty five professions of faith in
Christ and in the neighborhood of sixty
additions to the church.
G. W. Prkslky, P. C.
Maxwell Va.
March 2Gth, 1898.
Dick Malor.e, 20479.
Mr. Arthur D. W. Walton has recently
purchased the fine saddle stallion Dick
Malone, 20479. He was bred by F. G.
Babcock, of Ilornellsville, N. Y'., and was
foaled the property of Capt. Samuel Wal?
ton, of Falls Mill, Va. Dick.Malone was
sired by Smuggler, who held the cham?
pion stallion record of the world for four
years. Dick Malone is a splendid looking
horse, standing 1G-1, with all the saddle
gaits, that are natural, not the result of
training. He has a strong strain of thor?
oughbred blood, and will be a great bene?
fit to the horsebreeders of our section.
He will stand during the season in .Taze?
well county. For the present he can be
seen at the stables of Mr. Walton, at Taze?
well, Va.
For that tired feeling you must enrich
and purify your blood. Hood's Sarsapar?
illa is the medicine you need.
5WELL, VA., TH?RS
The Building Outlook.
The outlook for building new houses
this year is not as promising as it has here?
tofore been in our town. The Christian
church will be built and the Presbyterian
manse. We have heard of no other build?
ings that are in contemplation.
We have heretofore.on several occasions,
called the attention of our citizens to what
we believed was necessary to add to the
growth of oilr town. There can be no
doubt of the fact that the mercantile busi?
ness is now as (extensive as can be sus?
tained by the present population and the
surrounding country that supports it.
The commercial interests of the place can
not be improved or added to in any great
measure without new features arc intro?
duced. It is a rare thing that you see as
large a town as Taste well so utterly lacking
in manufacturing enterprises. There is
but one in the town, and it is now idle,
not because it did not pay but on account
of circumstances of a peculiar character.
If the business men and property hold
[ el's wish to see the place move along and
increase in population they will have to
take some steps to secure small factories
of some kind. There are a great many
things that our people buy from other
places that can be manufactured at home.
Some kind of busine.-s men's organization
should be formed to start a movement
that will push the interests of the town
forward.
Municipal Ticket.
Purs lant to published notice a meeting
of citizens was held in the court house on
hist Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock for
the purpose of nominating a ticket for
town officers and councilmen. There was
a good number of citizens present.
Col. A. J. May, on motion, was made
chairman of the meeting, and Win. 0.
Per.dleton and J. A. Leslie secretaries.
The meeting then proceeded to the selec?
tion of candidates : For Mayor, W. G.
Doak ; for Recorder, T. A. Lynch; for
councilmen, A. P. Gillespie, V. L. Sexton,
L. C. Wingo, W. N. Surface and 0. G.
Emshwiller. The names of Messrs. J. D.
Alexander, W. T. Gillespie and J. H.
Ixwis were placed before the meeting for
councilmenibut they declined to let their
names be voted on.
We are not informed whether there will
be nn opposition ticket, but suppose there
will be none as there was only one ticket
last year.
War! War!
The best way lo keep down war is to
settle things as they are brought up.
That is why I am going to adopt the cash
system after April 1st, 189S. I mean only
business and mean to carry it out. I will
always be found at my place of business
and do all my own reparing of watches,
etc., and will do all work with despatch
and special care.
- Very respectfully,
H. W. Pobst.
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5DAY, MASCH 13, I
IAN IMPORTANT DECISION.
A West Virginia Court Decides An
Important Land Case.'
VALUABLE MINERAL LANDS INYOLYED
Complainants Set up Fraud Against tho
Claims of So-Called Innocent Pur?
chasers, and Complainants Claim is
Sustained.
At the last term ol the circuit court of
McDowell county, Went Virginia, the case
of S. A. McMullen and others against \V.
L Taylor and others, was decided in favor
r of the complainants. This is an import?
ant decision for this section.
It appears that about the year 1883
Messrs. Charles McMullen and K. P. Pat?
terson, from Pennsylvania, purchased of
some of the defendants in the case some
7(H)1) or 8000 acres of land lying in Mc?
Dowell county, West Virginia, but in pro?
curing titles to these lands the acknowl?
edgements to some of the deeds were not
certified in accordance with the statutes of
West Virginia, so that the deeds could
be property recorded.
These deeds, however, were actually
placed on the record, and some designing
person noticing the defects in the acknowl?
edgements, induced the persons who first
sold to Messrs. McMullen and Patterson
to again convey these lands.
Afterwards deeds were executed to
another person who claimed that he was
entitled to hold these lands as an innocent
purchaser without notice of the rights of
complainants.
As soon as Messrs. McMullen and Pat?
terson ascertained that their lands had
been conveyed the second time, by their
grantors, and that other persons were
claiming them, they brought a suit in the
circuit court of McDowell county to set
aside these conveyances as lraudulent and
as clouds upon their title.
The suit has been pending for several
years, but was decided at the March term
of the circuit court, and by the decision
all of these deeds affecting the title of the
complainants were set aside, vacated and
annulled, and the titles of the complain?
ants were sustained.
The complainants were residents of the
state of Pennsylvania and apprehensive of
the result of the suit, but this decision
shows that our courts look to the merits
and rights (if cases and are not affected by
any local inlluence.
This decision was rendered by Judge J.
M. Sanders, who read law at this place,
and who, though quite young, is making
a reputation as an upright, impartial ami
able judge. We congratulate the com?
plainants upon their success and call atten?
tion to others investing in this undevel
Shall It Be War?
While fanatics are prophesying war with Spain
we have prepared some bombs which are now on
exhibition in our stores for Easter shoppers.
Ladies'Neckwear, Ladies' Gloves, black,
white and colors; Ladies' Handker?
chiefs, 11 styles, 5 to 40c each; Ladies'
Collars and Cuffs, 11 styles; Ladies'
Shoes, tan and black, with silk vesting
tops; Ladies' Skirts in black and col?
ors, plain and fancy weaves, 81.25 to
85 each; Shirt Waists, Fancy Ribbons
and Laces 'til you can't rest.
The whole store is full of Spring song in full
chorus, in which every counter, aisle and shelf
has its own part, and
Five Hundred Tazewell
Men and Boys
are wanted to inspect our Easter novelties of
Neckwear, fancy colored and white
Shirts, Hats, fine Shoes, beautiful,
fine shoes; All Wool Plaid and Check
Suits, $6.50?the best value we ever
offered; ask to see Nos. 2460, 2461
and 2463, you'll agree with us that
they are Al.
The stamp of style shows as distinctly on our
make of suits, as a red seal on white paper. Par?
ticular men like the tone and fit of our suits, and
they never say "too high." We are well fixed to
clothe you. Come in our store and see.
{Harrisson & Gillespie Bros...
[898.
A Fruit Breakfast,
A Fruit Dinner,
A Fruit Supper,
It's probably safe to say that
80 per cent, of the people that you
and we meet with every day love
fruits with every meal. It's sensi?
ble, it's healthy too. Why, how
often do you hear the doctors say
"eat more fruit at meal times."
In the first showcase on the right of the entrance
to our store we have a display of our
California Evaporated Fruits?
APRICOTS,
PRUNES,
PEACHES, ETC.
You are doubtless aware of the high
reputation and superior quality of
California fruits. We shall be pleased
to sell you a pound or a ease. Prices
that will not make us rich.
Busion & Sons,
Leading Retailers of
Best Groceries,
There is Something . . .
About Our Easter Hats
This season that you will admire at
a glance. It is that touch of exqui
siteness, which the French call "chic."
We will not try to describe them.
We want you to see them. We be?
lieve you will say that we have pretty
thorough knowledge of this season's
styles when you have seen them.
Please come and bring your friends.
TAZEWELL MILLINERY CO.
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? TYNES BROS.
oped eection that they may expect justice
to be done them in our courts.
We are inlormed that the lands in ques?
tion are worth at least ?75.000 to 5100,000,
and if the case had gone adversely
to complainants it would have inflicted a
heavy loss upon them.
Messrs. Chapman and Gillespie, of our
town, were counsel for McMullen et als
in the case, and the successful issue of the
litigation is in a great measure attributa?
ble to their able and energetic manage?
ment of the case.
Off For Washington.
On Tuesday afternoon a large party
from Burkes Garden and other points
came to town and took the east bound pas?
senger train en route for the State of
Washington. The party consisted of Mr.
Meek Snapp and his wife and eight chil?
dren ; C. C. Wynn and wife and three
children; Clarence and Stewart Wynn,
sons of Mr. John Wynn ; James Hall, son
of Mr. Thomas Hall; and two young men
n?med Otto and Kent Repass, from Bland
county. Mr. T. I. Shawver, and family,
coniisting of his wife and several children,
also left on the same train, their destina
| tion being Valley Grove, Washington.
It was stated to us that Hubert Suiter and
Will Moss would have gone if they could
have raised the money ; and Mike Cassel
and Will Goodman were trying tj sell
their horse and buggy to raise money to
join the party.
A man stands no chance of being elected
to the mayorship of a city unless he enjoys
the confidence and esteem of his neighbors.
Geo. W. Humphrey is the popular mayor
of Swanton, Ohio, and under the date of
Jan. 17,1896, he writes as follows: "This
is to certify to our appreciation of Cham?
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neighbors have tested it, and we know it
is an excellent remedy for coughs and
colds.?George W. Humphrey." Sold by
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AT
51.50, $2, $2.50, S3. & $4.
Beware of imitated Brands
By other dealers at supposed
cut prices.
Your Money lack,
OUB GOODS? RANTEED.
WRITE FOR PRICES
. Lazarus &f>
Pocahontas, Va,
Prompt Attention to Mail Orders.
CEDAR BLUFF ITEMS.
War is the chief item among the
"loafers".
Mr Lawrence Ascue leaves this evening
for Kansas City, and Mr. Clarence Wynn
goes to Washington State.
Miss Daisy Thompson has been visiting
Mrs. W. E. Baylor for some time.
Miss Kate Kelly, the pupils favorite,
went to Taxewell Friday eve.
Mr. Bub. Bali is moving from this place
to Steelesburg. He was a good citizen
and we will miss him.
Messrs Jack Ward, of Bear Wallow,
Thos. Clark and Floyd Ascue, of Taint
Lick, were among the persons on our
streets to-day.
The Holiness band meet at the church
to-night. The Cottage Prayer Meeting
will be held at the home of Bio. Repass on
Fi iday eve. at 7.30.
Indian Creek is on a boom now, the
result of the recent rams.
Miss Rosa Ferrell was at the depot yes?
terday at 4 o'clock to see the train that
bore "him*' to Canada. She has our
sympathy.
One of our good-looking young man is
"pulling his hair out" over Caesar. Tom,
the girls dont like bald headed men, be
more careful and less studiou*.
Rev Waas am, oir Presbytenan brother,
did not fill his appointment at this place
Sunday. He has not been here for some
time, not since Dec. 26, if we are not
mistaken.
Tabdus Eo.
March 29,189S.
BAPTIST VALLEY ITEMS.
Prof. R. W. Williams closed his school
on last Tuesday. Bob is a line teacher and
gave perfect satisfaction.
Sheriff Bandy has placed in line nearly
four hundred panels of plank fence this
Spring, which adds greatly to the appear
ance of his farm.
Rev. J. W. Hubhard was returned to
the Tazewell circuit at the recent session
of the Virginia Conference, to the entire
satisfaction of all concerned.
Our popular merchant, Mr. J. A. Mc
Kenry, is selling the cheapest goods ever
sold in Baptist Valley. His motto is:
quick sales and small profits.
Mr. S. H. I-aird was in our Valley one
day last week, talking wool to our farmers.
He is buying for Tazewell Woolen Mills.
Capt. M. H. Harrisson recently so"d his
flock of sheep for five doltais per head.
There must be something in \ rotection.
3, 29, '98. Country Jak*.
Everybody Says So.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won?
derful medical discovery of tlie age, pleas?
ant and refreshing to the tasie, act ..gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bfovab*
clean sing the entire system, dispel colds,
euro headache, lever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try a Imijc
of O. C. C. to-day; 10,23,50 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.