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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
2
Richlands plans bond issues to fund an electric light plant and a town water reservoir. The action is under formal consideration as part of local infrastructure improvements.
A tale a third generation heir tells of a fortune earned through long hidden Aztec treasure. He recounts finding the gold and jewels beneath a Teocalli site in Mexico after a Mexican war era discovery. The wealth was kept to be revealed only to a grandson.
A dead infant, unclothed with a crushed skull, was found in an alley behind the Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company office Sunday evening. Police investigated but could not determine a lead. G. E. Pennington was declared insane by Squire Chambers yesterday and ordered to the asylum after exams by Dr. Slusher and Thompson.
J W Lindsey of Maybeury visited the city yesterday. Mrs W N Foster returned from Middlesboro Kentucky. Dr Er F Peters Switchback visited Bluefield yesterday. Judge I C Herndon Welch also in town. A B Burnham Lynchburg is here with friends. George O Leary left for a Virginia business trip. Mr and Mrs W C Morton Bramwell shopped here yesterday. W P Hawley and D E French depart for Princeton on legal matters. Lenny Leavitt St Paul staying with sister Mrs Samuel Turk. Miss Juanita James Chattanooga Tenn visiting Mrs W N Foster. Mr and Mrs J B Richardson and children left for Hunter's Alum Springs. J Turk Keystone returned home yesterday. Mrs A Marks and daughters Dorothy Elizabeth and son Bernard left yesterday for a destination.
Two weeks with Mrs. M E Browning in Bluefield ends as she heads to New York for E S Pedigo fall stock. J C Pack of Bramwell travels home from Princeton on business. Mrs Minnie C Easley of Pearisburg returns from Mrs A French's to her home. Miss Gladys Bennett departs Pulaski for illness in family. Miss Grace Hayes returns to Bristol after visiting Misses Jamie and Blanch Witten. Rev Octavio B Neyroz visits Bluefield as Italian coal field minister. Col J L Patton and wife depart for extended tour to Virginia Beach Atlantic City Canada St Lawrence Portland Me New York. Misses Sarah and Lena Miller of Roanoke leave for Belfast Mills before returning home.
Miss Afternoon Tea jokes about reasons for marriage and tombstones while Clarice nods to Jane Smiley's rush to change her name for new visiting cards. The item cites a St Louis Times quip and includes a cafe ad and a patent salve recommendation for piles.
A 1810 St Petersburg anecdote tells of a March pedestrian meeting Grand Duke Constantine. The American offers a big purse and asks even or odd, wins a splashy puddle ride, and earns a palace dinner invitation. Also a note on crabs ripping off a damaged claw, a curious marine trait.
A west side woman recalls an old darky in a violent clash with a cart driver. The exchange features frustrated language about punishment and a claim of belonging to a group, as reported by the New York Press.
A compact reflection on how ambition fuels impatience in love and competition, contrasting the urge to advance with the friction of rivals and delays. The lines suggest tension between desire and restraint, and the costs of hurry.
Governor Dawson announces the November general election will present two amendments for ratification. The first, the Qualification Amendment, tightens eligibility for state and local offices. The second, County Courthouse amendment, revises county commissioners terms and election rules. The proclamation details ballot wording and voting options for ratification or rejection.
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