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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 December 1900 GENERAL NEWS W.A. SCOTT is in West Virginia on a business trip. Mrs. W.T. WATKINS continues quite sick. Mrs. RATLIFF has purchased a part of the old Dodd Hotel property. Joseph S. MOSS went to Bramwell on business yesterday. J.D. ALEXANDER calls attention, in his new ad, to a number of things needful as well as ornamental for the holidays. Miss ALLEN, one of Scott Counties most charming and beautiful daughters, is visiting Miss Jessie O'KEEFFE. M.C. MCCOKLE, of Big Stone Gap, was here this week, a witness before the circuit Court. Dr. George LANDON, of Pocahontas, was in the city on yesterday attending circuit Court. H.M. SMYTHE came up from Russell this week to attend circuit court. M.A. MILLER, Esq. a prominent citizen of Bramwell, was in the city this week in attendance upon circuit court. Frank WITTEN has been shipping a large number of turkeys recently. The Turkey trade has been larger this all in Tazewell than for years. Mr. Walter SANDERS, one of Graham's citizens who is always in front - subscription to newspapers and all - was in attendance upon circuit court this week. Capt. HOWE, brother of the late Mrs. HUFFORD, was a welcome visitor to town this week. J.F. DUDLEY, one of Grahams best citizens, passed through town this morning, on his way to his farm. Judges S.W. WILLIAMS and FULTON, of Wytheville, are attending circuit court. The suit of READE against the Southwest Co. brought a great many Pocahontas people to Tazewell on Monday among them was Supt. O'MALLY. Miss Lettie HOLMES has sold her farm "Tanglewood" near Witten's Mills, to A.P. and J.S. GILLESPIE. Miss HOLMES is thinking of locating in Bluefield. R.D. BROWN has sold his farm on Cavatt's Creek to Peel HARMAN, of Keystone, for $7000.00. Miss Edna BELOW has returned from the South and will spend the winter in Tazewell. Mr. and Mrs. James F. HURT have returned from their wedding trip. They spent most of their time in the south, returning by way of Baltimore. They were given a warm welcome by their friends here. A.J. STEELE returned on Monday of this week from a visit to his daughter in Bristol, Mrs. ANDREWS. Messrs. J.L. BARBEE, George HANSON, J.W. HICKS, of Graham, Hon. A. ST. CLAIR, of Bluestone, George W. HARMAN and D.G. SAYERS, of Sayersville, W.P. PAYNE, of Doak, were among our prominent visitors yesterday. Mr. W.B. MORTON, formerly of Graham, and a well known and popular citizen among us, now of Johnsons Cross Roads, West Virginia, has been attending circuit court this week. Mr. MORTON has many friends in Tazewell who are always glad to see him. Everett BAKER, a young boy who lives with his grandfather, J.W. BAKER, had quite an ugly gash out in his left cheek on yesterday by the breaking of a wheel, on Tynes' fodder cutter. Drs. GILLESPIE and PAINTER fixed him up all right. Mr. M.L. PEERY, who has been confined to his bed for about five weeks, was able to come to town yesterday. His looks show the struggle through which he has passed. He is rapidly regaining his former strength and vigor. J.M. COFFEE has killed the largest hog we have heard of so far. It weighed over 500 lbs. Who can beat it? Let us hear from the farmers. What did you heaviest weigh? We failed to notice the sale of the Greever interest in the Tazewell Woolen and Roller Mills at our November term of court. The property was sold by decree of circuit court and was bought, as by former contract with Dr. GREEVER, by M.L. PEERY. Mr. PEERY has bought out the entire mills property, and nearly all of the W.W. PEERY farm adjoining, containing 400 acres, at a cost, we understand, of $20,000.00, which he paid in cash. He built these mills and operated them successfully for some twelve or fifteen years, so he is no novice in the business. He informs us that the Roller Millers are running right along, doing most excellent work and that he expects to start the Woolen Mills by the first of the year. We wish him success. (the following obit is incomplete) The estimable and well known lady, Mrs. Hester SPOTTS, died last Saturday and was buried on Sunday from the Methodist church, of which she had been a worthy member for many years. Her death was not unexpected, as she had been quite feeble for a long time and was in the 79th year of her age. She was the wife of the late Francis P. SPOTTS, who died about thirty-five years ago, in this town, and was related by marriage to the large family of that name as well as to many of the prominent families of Southwest Virginia and Tennessee. Two children survive, Miss Carrie and Mrs. Joseph STRAS, of Roanoke. Her sisters, Misses Kate and Mattie SMYTHE and brother H.M. SMYTHE, are among the relatives living amongst us. Her wife was long and useful, and at its close she awaited the rest that remaineth. So many friends of her youth and companions of her later years have gone before, that the further shore looked all the brighter to the dime eyes whose vision brightened as the lids drooped in mortal weakness...... (unable to read rest).