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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
9
Local society notes report choir practice at First Baptist Church at 7 30 pm and a Sunday school picnic at Mercer Country Club with baskets invited. Various visits, travels, and illnesses among Princeton residents are listed, including Miss Worley entertaining, Miss Borrer, Jack Johnston, and many others visiting or visiting away.
Sheriff Crumpecker and deputies at Eceria in the Flat Top area captured a still and fifty gallons of peach mash yesterday morning at 9:30. William Hatcher was arrested while two accomplices escaped after the long stakeout begun Wednesday. The haul included a complete setup to produce peach brandy. Hat dropped in the getaway was recovered with the gear in Princeton. Officiating officers were Crumpecker Deputies Melcher Craig Doss Hubbard and State Police Sergeant Creasy.
Two escapees are known to officers. In two weeks the sheriff and deputies have captured six men in the Flat Top section in liquor charge cases, with Hatcher being the sixth man caught in that period in the same area.
Church notices list services at Church of God on Straley avenue and Seventh street with morning and evening sermons. First Methodist invites all with Sunday school at 9 45 a m and Dr George W Diehl to preach morning, Cushman of Concord to lead evening, Epworth League at 7 p m. Protestant poet church on Mercer street offers services led by Rev J Edmund Thompson and readings for Ninth Sunday after Trinity with 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m prayer and sermon, evening prayer at p m. Woman's Auxiliary meets Monday at Mrs Russell Hare on Circle street. Girls Friendly candidates group meets Tuesday at rectory College avenue. G F S branch Wednesday night. Choir practice Friday. Presbyterian Church holds Sunday school 9 45 a m, morning service 11 a m led by Mr Jackson, with Christian Endeavor. Rev A F Phenix of Kee Street Methodist to preach in evening. Billy Sunday Club of Bluefield to conduct eight o'clock service. Revival at Kee Street Methodist begins fourth Sunday in August through first Sunday in September. Adult Sunday school meets Monday night. Baptist Church Sunday school 9 30 a m, preaching 11 a m on The Value a Spirit Filled Man, Young People meet at 7 p m, evening sermon Lilly of the Valley.
Lost-Love bird with green breast and yellow head offers a $5 reward to Mrs J E Douglas of 132 College Hill. A county court clerk issued a license yesterday for Marvin Haze 23 and Fannie Buchanan 17 of Crystal. Fiduciary orders name S A Toy administrator of Caroline Toy estate with bond. William H Spade 65, brother of Mrs EB Mustard, died in Maggie Va. Interment at family cemetery. W M Radford to stand trial for drunk driving before Justice Karnes this afternoon at 2. A Studebaker driven by T S Hartzog went over a bank. For rent furnished or unfurnished rooms by H Colman. Cemetery Association raises Oakwood plots from 50 to 100 after Sept 1 1926 and asks unpaid purchasers to settle by Sept 1 1925 or plots will be re-sold. Lost Jersey cow yellow. reward to L B White.
Princeton will send a large delegation to a Lewisburg meeting Tuesday to form an association promoting the Seneca Trail north to south highway. The Chamber of Commerce road committee plans a delegation of at least thirty from the city, with Merchants Association and other organizations also contributing. The Seneca Trail runs from Princeton through Mercer to Glen Lyn and across counties into Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Milan is reported that police in Genoa arrested Umberto Terracini a former deputy and his Russian wife and seized a large sum of money believed from Moscow along with propaganda circulars and coded papers. They found many circulars coded letters and 70000 lire plus fifty dollars in the Terracini apartment.
Rotarians gathered for a major meeting after taking pictures in front of East River High School. The National Producing Company’s Who's Who and What's What film is in town with representative Bunny Bryant supervising production. EB Hitchfield urged citizens to learn transportation issues and its role in progress. Ed Tandy led a stunt with two pistols as Hartley Sanders and Chero-Cola Swain sang and performed a duet. Attendees included R. C. Neely, M. Meadows, W. L. Vanzant, J. C. Knapp, B. J. Greenland, E. F. Hitler, J. Meadow, Hin ton, Mercer Country Club golfers, W. R. Rippetoe, Bern ard McClaugherty, W. B. Jordan, Luther G. Scott, R. A. Meadows, Dr. L. H. Vermillion, R. C. Sutherland, and G. B. Daniels.
The county clerk issued several marriage licenses including W. P. Sanders age 46 to Lena Suns ?, Calvin Olam e 25 to Ruth MacEbarin 21 , John Smith 45 to Flora Rhodes 22 both of Kimball. W. F. Murray of Dearing suffered a simple fracture of the left leg at work for Page Coal and Coke Co. A heavy pipe slipped while unloading and fractured his leg. He was treated at Grace hospital and sent home.
Welch Rotary Club paused business for fellowship and discussed the Rotary Kiwaris game set for August 11 likely at the Gary diamond. Oldtimers boast they can beat Coalfield League clubs as speakers with spotty memory entertain. Two weeks from yesterday the Blues host the Red team after an attendance win, with wives invited to the feast. Visitors included P. D. Woods Eugene Stowers H. T. Graham John R. Hurd W. R. Werness and F. W. Hervey.
Goldie Wilson, described as living near Hemphill, created disturbances throughout the day. Deputy Sheriff Tom Foster attempted to quiet her, then transported her to Lavie Hufford's court after she refused to calm down.
A woman was fined ten dollars plus costs by the magistrate after a court hearing. She was ordered to leave Hemp Hill and was forbidden to return to the area.
Night Policeman Thompson jailed a man known as J. M. Mercer alias P. L. Mercer alias R. L. Mercer on information from several sources for cashing worthless checks. He allegedly passed checks on Welch businessmen including a hotelkeeper and a medic dealer, acted peculiarly at arrest, and will likely be held for a grand jury investigation.
Houston Methodist Kimball church schedules Sunday services at 9 45 a m 11 a m and 8 p m at Rev B Sells preaches prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8 p m public is invited to worship with us
Col Edward O Toole of Gary spent hours in the city conducting business yesterday. Eugene Stowers and Harry Biggs of Bluefield were in town on business. Miss Causbia Buchanan, hospitalized at Grace, is expected to return home tomorrow. Miss Catherine Rhodes, Mr and Mrs William Olinger, Charles Tut-
A stream of visiting and hosting notables fills Bluefield city society scenes with Mr Mrs Charles B Houston and others attending a dance in Bluefield while Gary residents visit and shop in town. Local sports talk riffs on tennis and golf stars amid editorial quips and a note on Yale versus Harvard alongside pro and college football schedule chatter.
Treasury officials pushed for a $100,000,000 tax reduction as Ku Klux Klan members announced 0000 would participate in its separate rally tomorrow. Eastern trunk railroads protested the proposed new line across Pennsylvania.
The text notes guests staying with relatives in Honaker Virginia for several days and mentions Dr H G Camper from the city returning from Pearisburg Virginia after visiting friends.
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