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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1925
Page
7
A Bluefield Virginia account recounts a battle between a copperhead and a black racer in Bedford County near Vinton. The racer, bitten, retrieved an herb antidote then overpowered the venomous snake in a deadly duel observed by local witnesses. The incident led to an acquittal for self defense.
A Burkes Garden reader praises the Virginia spot near Bluefield and Mullens, noting new electric lighting, a dam, boats, and measure camps. A drought eased by recent rain boosts visits, while local critique contrasts wealth with charity, and a shooting incident near Mullens draws Sheriff Harman’s alert.
A promotional note for John Robinson Circus arrival invites families and workers to attend today and tomorrow. It highlights trained animals including a dancing horse, sea lion, clown acts, and a smart bear drawing attention to its cage mimicry and crowd interaction.
On Saturday a Hudson car toppled from a twenty foot bank into Bluestone River opposite Spracher's store. Sam Anthony and Clara Fleshman from Landgraff were inside. speed reportedly caused the crash near a railroad bridge. The driver, a colored man, was fined $25 plus costs for reckless driving.
Virginia Side previews the Great Bluefield Fair with crowds anticipated to surpass all prior fairs. Plans include removing drag elements this fall and adding new features expected to please attendees.
A week into a planned million dollar sale the 3 000 acre Sanders estate near Bluefield attracts broad attention. Local visitors from Bramwell, Hontas and nearby counties tour the property, viewing potential for homes, a street system, and factory sites. An eventual subdivision could spur rapid development and a new city within years.
The city considers creating a Great White Way from Dr. Sutton's to the Osborne Self Service Store with owners ready to join. The council may take official steps to improve the area and gain cooperation from property owners. Also notices accounts due by September 1 and collection steps planned by the store.
Report outlines how voters in Tazewell county weigh state and city leadership with Senator Byrd favored for rural counties and Mapp for cities. A GOP mass meeting at the courthouse plans delegates to Roanoke for a state ticket. Conductor Ww. B. M owns a 1799 Washington silver dollar and other vintage coins.
The Virginia Side reports a massive rainbow trout halted Shawvers Mill on Clear Fork when snagged in the water wheel. C G Stowers owner of Shawvers Mill invites visitors to view the giant fish and discuss its age and origin with local anglers noting it as the largest rainbow trout captured in the area.
Joshua Lockwood, longtime Bluefield Elks Home organizer born in Yorkshire, joins the Bluefield Virginia News weather staff. He recalls an ancestral almanac handed down through generations and says local forecasters remind him of that old source.
The fragment muses on creating a good man on a Sunday, suggesting minds drift to virtue and the right focus. It notes that different people may define goodness differently and that many attend to shaping character in varied ways.
Sheriff Harman of Taze well is looking for a man who arrived at Dr. Phiegar's office with a gunshot wound in the leg. Two men appeared at the door of the physician during a late hour Wednesday night calling him to attend to the bleeding patient.
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