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The Tazewell Reading Rooms, over Harrisson's & Gillespie Bros. store, have been open now
2 weeks, and is growing in popularity daily. Commencing on yesterday the rooms will be open both afternoons and evenings. The management are anxious to have the public call at anytime and see what has been done and is being attempted. The work has met with popular favor
& the ladies feel much gratified. There will be found in the rooms all the leading
mags of the country, daily papers, and the latest books, all of which are entirely free to members. Non-members have the privileges of the rooms the same as members, by paying a small amount. It should not be overlooked, that the ladies need money to enlarge the work,
& will be thankful for donations at any time. Call & see what the ladies have done.
Mrs. CREGGAR, wife of Joseph
CREGGAR, a highly respected citizen of Thompson Valley, died at her home Tuesday night very unexpectedly. Mrs.
CREGGAR was 48 years old and leaves, besides her husband, seven children. She was a member of the Methodist church and was highly esteemed by her friends and neighbors. The interment occurred yesterday afternoon in the family burial ground in Thompson Valley. Rev. H.M.
FUGATE of Tazewell, conducted the services.
The parties who were indicted here for selling Jamaica Ginger, were tried before H.G.
PEERY, Esq., recently, and fined $600 each. They were given the option of confessing
judgment and paying $200 each, or appealing to Circuit Court. They accepted the former and, here it is supposed, the matter will end, so far as the cases are concerned here. It is rumored, however, that the parties will perhaps proceed against the wholesale people who sold the goods in the first place, as it was not know that the ginger was an intoxicating drink, it is claimed. It is further stated
that the merchants who purchased and sold the goods were assured by the wholesale people that the
ginger was not an intoxicant, only a nice beverage suitable for a local option community, so there you are. Whether the merchants in question will bring action against the wholesale people for damages remains to be seen. At any rate, hereafter, who wants to steam up will be under the necessity of sending their orders to Pocahontas,
Bluefield, or elsewhere, where the genuine article is sold.
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