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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1908
Page
5
They have given our easy credit a fair trial and found it all that it's cracked up to be. It provides the wage-earner with what his small income cannot provide as nice clothes as the rich and well-to-do wear, and the small outlay each week does not cripple your small income at all.
Mrs. C Heck left yesterday to visit friends in Lynchburg. H L Dillon of Coaldale was in the city on business. Mrs. M S Cosby of Kimball shopped here. A C G Bruster of Welch in Miss Maszgie Montgomery. Montgomery returned from Washington DC. Percival Johnson of Eckmen shopped here. D Rosenaar left for Baltimore on business. A C Davis returned from a viett to Elkhorn relatives. T L Felts left for Roanoke and other Virginia cities. Watts and Dinwiddie of FYhorn called on friends. Mrs. Atkinson ill at Mrs Hogginbotham’s in South Bluefield. W L Adkins and daughter Mildred returned from Pilot Mountain NC. Hicks of Smyth county arrived for niece Lelia Goff funeral. Mary and Ida Burt back from Floyd VA. Mary recovering from typhoid. Barnes, Crockett, and Moore of Tazewell en route home from West Baden IN. Rev J W Mitchell of Parkerburg left after visiting S H Thompson. Mr and Mrs George Calloway and May Calloway from Peterstown after Mona Calloway’s death. Rev PD R Moss returned from Rocky Mount VA. Annie Davis wed S C Crawford. T H R Christie returned from Salem with three sons Dewey Fox Bryan. Rev D H Carr at Burke’s Garden filled appointments. Hicks left New Hope for Mayberry then to Lutheran Orphans home. Old-fashioned water ground bunker meal offered cheap. Fresh lot Wednesday. Bluefield Feed Co.
The convention adopted Anti-Saloon League resolutions calling for clean politics and reform, condemning illegal voting and a city charter change. F. J. Brown announced Taft Bryan as popular nominees. J. M. Peters for mayor was nominated and accepted. Land named for treasurer, Shirey listed, both later unopposed. Ward-by-ward council nominations followed with an organizational slate unanimously carried.
An advertisement states DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are prompt and thorough, will strengthen weakened kidneys, and ease inflammation of the bladder. sold by all druggists.
Bargains Thursday and Friday feature Sunbeam and Lipton Tea products, Vesper Peas, Sunbeam Tomatoes, Pineapple, and assorted Sunbeam canned goods. The ad highlights prices, vegetables, fruits, and dairy items with a promise to save money on all sizes of bottles and staples.
Local colored societies gathered at Zion Baptist to celebrate Emancipation Day with a 2 PM program led by Dr. Edwards and Prof Rand. Evening sessions featured speeches on Abraham Lincoln by Dr. Coleman Moss Meadors and Emma Wroute under W T Grown.
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