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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1906
Page
8
Local notices flag daily comings and goings with residents from Treilla to Norton and Christiansburg. Travelers include Mrs. H. Thompson in Philadelphia and Miss Blanche Carr visiting Miss Mittie Hetherington in Rogers street.
Judge Herndon of the circuit court upheld the demurrer and dismissed the bill in the city case of Oliver et al. versus Bluestone Traction Company, refusing to halt the widening of South Bland Street. The injunction request was denied, ending the attempt to stop work.
The report lists residents and visitors with movements and events. Miss Maggie Myers visits Roanoke, C W Jones travels to Charleston, Mrs Johnson undergoes surgery and returns home, Miss Ellen Brock visits Pocahontas, C L Dent travels to Lurich, and Grace Church foreign missionary society meets at 83 o clock at Dr A Johnsons Mercer Street home.
The death occurred yesterday afternoon at 2 30 o clock in this city of Jacob Ewald a well known and highly respected citizen He was seventy years old native of Marion Va and will be buried beside his wife who died four years ago He leaves two sons Walter and Stephen and two daughters Mary and Nellie Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon conducted by Father Olivier before the mid afternoon train for the east.
Walter Scott, who fired at a fireman and express messenger on passenger train No. 12 Thursday and drew on the engineer, received a preliminary hearing at Bramwell. He was fined $100 and costs for carrying a pistol and held for indictment by the grand jury on two counts. Federal action is expected to indict him for holding up United States mail.
A syndicate including James Lang Jr and son John Lang, Dr. R. L. Telford, and Julian Bryant bought 66,000 acres in Giles and Craig counties for about 500000 dollars. The parcels along Jones Creek and Sinking Creek hold timber and ore, with plans to develop the Craig Healing Springs and build a 2000-boarder hotel in the health resort area. The group also owns Hel Air Hotel in Newcastle and plans substantial improvements at the springs.
Bremen reports Ostobshausen leaders plan a $4.4 million barber shop project and later large factories to transform the town into a major German coastal industrial center.
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