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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
3
Governor Dawson orders release of the first Mine Department bulletin compiled by Chief Mine Inspector James W. Paul. It catalogs letters of instruction, inspection reports, prosecutions and both fatal and non fatal accidents. The publication aims to publicize department work and prevent future incidents.
Norton Virginia reports Rev S W Moore of Pocahontas and Graham led a sermon series at Norton Presbyterian church resulting in four new member confirmations from Methodist Baptist Presbyterian and Episcopal congregations. The town prepares for a large Old Baptists meeting and discusses rail station plans and park avenue real estate interest.
Local residents including Mrs F L Black and family travel to Atlantic City for a summer getaway. The group lists several Mann, Blackstock, and Brown family members and extends to Miss Trene and Master Cabell.
Miss Rebecca Lambert and Mr. John W. Shrader were married midweek at 8 PM in the North Side home of Geo. W. Taylor with Rev. W. H. Ayers of Littlesburg officiating.
IN THE FIELD IL A Pollock of Huntington a prominent citizen and one of the leading Republicans of that town is in the city. Mr Pollock is a manufacturer of mine car rails.
Criminal court adjourned yesterday to Tuesday while Judge Maynard reviews a motion to set aside the verdict in the State versus Wiley Ford. Ford was convicted of murder in the second degree.
Ernest M. Chisholm returns from a two month trip to the Pacific coast visiting western Canadian provinces and major American cities Portland and Seattle.
The Republican county committee will meet at Princeton on Monday next. After that date the campaign will begin in this county.
The Barrowman Coal Company of Banner Virginia has established a local office to sell its coal. It operates mines at Banner and Tacoma and a Yellow Creek operation. The firm will market coal from other lower Clinch Valley operations and source tonnage from Pocahontas Thacker and Winifrede fields. James Barrowman, president and general manager, oversees mining. A D Hammann manages the Banner office and marketing efforts.
The Democratic convention for the Fifth district meets in Bluefield next Thursday bringing many visitors. Citizens are urged to display flags and bunting to honor the first convention held in the city and to show Bluefield proudly.
Circuit court for this county will begin at Princeton on next Monday. It is expected to be an important term.
Judge and Mrs B F Keller traveled through the city yesterday on their way home to Bramwell after receiving a telegram about Mrs Haldy, Mrs Keller’s mother, being seriously ill in the east.
Freight movement increased in the Bluefield yards yesterday with a clear rise in traffic noted by records.
A new front is being added to the Rosenberg building on Prince te Avenue currently housing the Lilly Clothing Store. The work will modernize the exterior in every respect.
Edward Cooper Howard Lehnen and John and Frank Hewitt of Bramwell left yesterday for Walker's Creek on a fishing expedition.
The namesake to an old political ally left the city yesterday and the steam roller was moved to Johnson City Tennessee where Kelly Brothers hold a street paving contract. A new rock crusher on the Red Lot is expected to be secured for festivities next Thursday the thirteenth.
The article surveys Paris fashion, noting a shift from large broad brimmed and parasol hats to poke bonnets of earlier centuries. It observes designers’ whims and predicts forthcoming notions in millinery.
In West Virginia's penitentiary the number of convicts fell to 1,184, down 86 for July. Of the discharged, 91 were U S prisoners transferred, 73 to Fort Leavenworth Kansas and 7 to Atlanta Georgia. State prisoners discharged numbered 1%
A druggist noted yesterday that high temperatures increase demand for perfumes and related items, describing a lively trade in fragrance products as the season heats up.
Dr. Crockett, chief of the county board of health, states the state board order on sweeping dusting and spitting in cars theatres and public places will be strictly enforced.
A train split in two in the Clinch Valley near St Paul tunnel on Wednesday. The front engine entered one end as the rear portion approached the other. A flagman halted the collision within feet. No damage beyond nerves were reported.
Notice announces the Shelbuana Coal and Coke Company annual stockholders meeting at Giotto in Mercer county West Virginia on Monday August 10 1908 at 10 o clock p m for electing officers for the ensuing year and transacting business. Dated July 20 1908 signed by President W J Walker and Secretary L M Bailey
An advertisement urges readers that Kodol will help anyone with stomach troubles and should be taken for a short time to achieve complete relief. It notes the product is sold by all druggists.
Milwaukee August 6 The National Travelers association formed to end tipping by hotel staff and to press for law backed reforms. They plan state legislatures hearings this winter, seek 50 000 members, and will merge two existing traveler groups. Also promoted are animal shows featuring trained dogs ponies and monkeys with free outdoor exhibitions.
Roanoke Va Aug 6 Roanoke businessman 25 year old BK J Jones former superintendent of the Southern Mutual Aid Association was arrested on forgery charges. He allegedly forged beneficiary names on small insurance claims including Julia Arrington and Bettie Jones and bailed out by $100 bond. Investigators from Lynchburg aided by Attorney Poindexter revealed the case triggering suspicions of broader defalcations.
Wytheville resident W. W. Pendleton, judged insane after fatally shooting neighbor James Spoon, escaped from the Marion state hospital for the insane yesterday afternoon. Pendleton, seen on campus with croquet, was aided by a woman visitor who suggested a through train stop at Marion. Superintendent A. S. Priddy reports Pendleton’s brother near here has long sought his release.
New York and Cincinnati report refined sugars cut by 10 cents per 100 pounds while distillers' finished goods see a 2 cent per gallon advance, lifting the basis price to 1.57 dollars and marking the highest spirits price in the market.
In Newport Kentucky a man from Seattle and a woman from Portland secured a marriage license after presenting a legless bride in the county clerk’s office. They then married with a pastor shortly after.
The pope met American pilgrims who sailed from New York last month under Rt Rev James J McGran and Mr J J McGrane. McGrane and wife were greeted privately. McGrane gave the pope a $50,000 New York building for the Italian Salesian Fathers to establish a college. Over 200 pilgrims were presented by Archbishop Farley.
Pleasant little pills DeWitt's Little Rarely Risers are easy to take and sold by all druggists. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
King and Tucker announce their First of the Season tour at Puefield on August 10 featuring two rain or shine performances under mammoth tents on the Red Lot. The act travels in a special train of cars and promises a strictly moral refined show with new acts for all ages.
Bert Barber of Witen Wis says he has taken four doses of De Witt's Kidney and Jadder Pills and they have done more than any other medicine. Sold by all druggists.
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