Daugherty Brown announce Princeton wedding
Miss Olive Brown and J Carlisle Daugherty announced their marriage held nine twenty two at Bristol with Rev J H Swan officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs George P Brown, is a Bristol social figure and Concord College attendee. The couple's friends offer congratulations as they begin their life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daugherty-Brown
Olive Brown
J. Carlisle Daugherty
Bristol
J. H. Swan
George F. Daugherty
Bluefield
Rush to Florida
Mr. Straley and wife return from Orlando to visit relatives as Florida rush attracts travelers from all regions. Trains are crowded and seats on through routes are often unavailable due to large passenger numbers. The couple traveled by boat to New York and bring their auto, planning to stay for a month or more before returning south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Straley
Orlando
Florida
Mr. Straley
New York
Making Every Effort to Keep City Clean
The sanitary officer reports to Mrs. Nelle Noel of the Woman's Club that the city has been surveyed by districts to remove trash and unsightly rubbish. Officials aim to make the city clean, sanitary, and beautiful and will redo rounds if a miss occurs. calls to the mayor's office at 45 are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Noel
Woman's Club
Real Estate Transfers Filed in County Court Clerk Office
Real estate transfers listed yesterday include G B McNew and wife to F C Ratliff for 5 lots in Montcalm at 500 dollars J R Harry and wife to H H Gearheart for 4.1 acres near Bluefield at 2942.33 Cumberland Heights to Walton Sudduth for lot 17 section 6 Cumberland Heights Bluefield at 100 Lilly Land Company to Orella Oresta for lot 6 section Matoaka at 362.25 L H Bird and wife to W L Painter et al for lot 5 section 6 Luther street Bluefield at 500 George Thomas Otey and husband to S S Porterfield et al for lot 19 section 1015 Bluefield at 5 Bessie May Robertson and husband to Southern Auto Sales Company for lot 3 section 14 Bee addition Princeton at 1200 Walton Sudduth and wife to M R Cecil for lot 15 section Bluefield at 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G B. McNew
F. C. Ratliff
Montcalm
J. R. Harry
H. H. Gearheart
Bluefield
Cumberland Heights
Walton Sudduth
Lilly Land Company
Orella Oresta
Matoaka
L. H. Bird
W. L. Painter
Luther Street
George Thomas Otey
S. S. Porterfield
Bessie May Robertson
Southern Auto Sales Company
Bee Addition
Princeton
M. R. Cecil
Princeton News Briefs Show Storms And Local Events
In Princeton yesterday a violent wind hail and rain storm caused minor damage with blown windows and vivid lightning. The town reports no gunfire against birds aiding insect control. Main Street improvements near Memorial Hospital to Lilly residence are nearing completion with concrete and asphalt. The Mercer county farm women's mess hall opens with a pome cooked chicken supper 6 to 9 and a music feature by old St cla diddiore. Obituaries note Mrs Lela Houston dies after emergency operation, funeral in Powhatan. Rev Thomas Priddy and Prof D Y Grenfell visit for tent meetings at Narrows and nearby communities. Princeton Rotarians meet at Virginian Hotel for lunch and business. Local ads promote Land Company's easy payment plan for Lilly properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilly Mae Meador
Huntington
Miss Meador
Lilly Land Somat
BR. E. Tory
Freeman
Princston Yester
Lily Land Company
Mra
Bertha Hambrick
Gloucester
Misa Josie Cooper
C. L. Smith
Ashland
I. B. Thompson
Frances
Beckley
C. V. Foland
South Bluefield
W. R. Wimmer
Kirk Street
Mullens
J. M. McClaugherty
Carl McClaugherty
Clifton Forge
Eva Compton
Rhodell
W. M. Johnson
Mercer Street
S. A. Obershain
Julia Obenshain
H. H. Ball
South Carolina
H. L. Laughter
Elmer
Wilcoe
Elbert Beamer
G. M. Hollandsworth
Wytheville
Mise Maude
Mary Belle Welch
Prince Welch
Jackson
Miss
Princeton
S. W. Gentry
South Ninth Street
Lillian Culp
Ocean View
Pointes East
R. B. Thomas
Roanoke
Washington
Ineeton
Mattie B. Thomas
Center Street
J. B. Montgomery
Katherine
Marguerite
Ella Baker
Norfolk
Albert Reynolds, Jr
Memorial Hospital
J. W. Shuffiebarger
C. L. Cook
Kathleen Brabbin
Itman
Wises
Martha Harman
Booth
Leia Houston
Menorial Hospital
Daly
Bluff
Relati
J. F.rt
Jimmie, Jr
Rorie
Corinne
Harrison Street
Wi Vch
Main Street
Lilly
Farm Women's
Mercer County Fair
Santon Bros Dept Store Updates New Fall Arrivals
Mr N E Santon of Santon Bros Dept Store has returned to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York after buying extensive stock for Princeton and surrounding towns. Ladies dresses and coats led purchases while New York firms arrange ongoing shipments of autumn novelties daily opened boxes of new merchandise at the department store inviting inspection and opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Santon
Santon Bros. Dept
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New
Princeton
New York City
Lanton Bros. Dept
W. Va
The Day in Washington and International Talks Begin
The Canadian American anti smuggling conference opened as officials discuss new policies. A surge in retail food prices prompted calls for price monitoring and potential controls. Separate reports note ongoing discussions on debt settlements and agricultural department leadership with Dr Henry C Taylor resigning. Secretary Jardine's requests remain under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eer Mellen
Henry C. Taylor
Department of Agriculae
Jardine
New Negro Industrial School Planned at Maggie West Virginia
A state board plans a Boys Industrial School at Maggie Mason County costing about 80000 dollars. About seventy boys from Prurytown will move there as the governor appoints a superintendent. An advisory council will aid in locating and organizing the new institution for Negro youth statewide. Also notices selling walnut dining room set and a kitchen range in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Mason County
Board of Control
Baltimore and Ohio
Prurytown
Advisory Council
West Virginia
Harrison Street
Princeton
Fire Prevention Week Observed This October
Fire Prevention Week will be observed this year October 4 to 10 and State Fire Marshal C L Toppin urges West Virginia committees to plan campaigns this month for effective September preparation. He notes a broader national effort this year and highlights fire waste as a serious issue with stark facts including 15 000 deaths and 16 000 injuries in the United States last year from fire.
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C. L. Toppin
West Virginia
United States
Panama Canal
United States Postal Service
Europe
Three New Negro Schools and Homes Opening
The state will open three new estate institutions for Negro youth this school year including a School for Deaf and Blind near the Collegiate Institute costing about 80000 dollars, a Girls Industrial Home near Huntington costing around 80000 dollars, and a planned organization under state education board authority with trained staff and faculty. Enrollment expected includes about thirty deaf and twenty blind pupils at the deaf blind school and similar numbers at the girls home. The facilities aim to provide care and training previously lacking for Negro girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School For Deaf and Blind
Institute
Collegiate Institute
State Board of Control
State Board of Education
Oversea
Huntington
Oene the Colored Orphan's
Board of Control
Is It a Paradise Athens Monks Ban Women and Hens on Athos
On the Athos peninsula Greek Orthodox monks ban women and even hens from the sacred area, signaling strict rules enforcing gender and animal restrictions on the holy land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athos Peninsula
Sale of Princeton Building Material mill and assets
Bids due by noon 27, 1926 for real estate, mill, machinery and fixtures of the Princeton Building Material Company on Harrison street and Princeton avenue in Princeton. The plant occupies nearly an acre, is rail served, on a macadam road opposite Neeton Wholesale, with steam and electric power, kilns, stockyards and modern facilities. Subject to trustee approval A. E. Bivens Trustee in Bankruptcy Bluefield WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Building Material Company
Harrison Street
Princeton Avenue
Princeton
Neeton Wholesale Company
A. E. Bivens
Bluefield
W. Va
Divorce case sessions include Stokes v Princeton Power Co
Judge Herndon presided over motions in circuit court amid a busy day. William and Geneva Stokes sued Princeton Power Co with a jury awarding 3900 to Mr Stokes and 1300 to Mrs Stokes. judge McGrath heard the new trial motion, decision reserved. Meanwhile divorce witnesses are being lined up for August 29 trials as the docket remains slim. Six room apartment for rent at 1208 Mercer Street through Tilden H Holt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herndon
Circuit Cour
McGrath
William and
Geneva Stokes
Princeton Power Company
Stokes
Circuit Court
Price Change Notice for Oakwood Cemetery Plots
Princeton Cemetery Association announces burial plots in Oakwood Cemetery will rise from 60 to 100 after September while remaining 50 until September 1. Unpaid buyers must settle by September 1 or plots will be sold. any grave in unpaid lots will have the remainder sold after September 1, 1995. J. G. Chambers, Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Cemetery Association
Oakwood
Cemetery Association
J. G. Chambers
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Boots
By Martin
Eure
Tuttstephen A. Tutt
Kim
Clarence Bruett
Bertholl Pruett
J. W. Waters Co
the Reliable Jewelers
Federal St. Bluefield, W. Va
MME. Savver
Woolworth’s
Splu
Y Setliff
Sam Edwards
Ale
Lela Houston
Powahontas
D. Y. Grenfell
Dawson Springs
Thomas Priddy
Priddy
Circle Drive
B. Ogie
Manuel
Virginian Hotel
Land Company
Robt
T. Hopkins
First National Bank
Princeton, W. Va
the Collection Service CO
Mercer St
NEW Negro Schools & Homes
THE
Tanglepoot Company
Grand Reptde
Michigan
MON
Nctars
Snow
Jay
White’s Pharmacy
Dogret
Tilden H. Holt
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
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