Quiet Home Weddings and Local Notices In City And Coalfield
Quiet wedding at 8 45 am yesterday at the bride's home with Miss Florence Mann as attendant. Paoliello couple leaves for Washington and New York after a Bristol ceremony arrangement. Salvation Army Christmas tree plan to aid five hundred plus near Bluefield Avenue and donations welcomed. Public notices include Chief Postlethwaite’s return from leave and a new cafe opening in Princeton. Ladies Auxiliary of Christ Episcopal church to meet at rectory for fourth anniversary.
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Minnie Mann
Vincent Paoliello
Ss. W. Moore
Presbyterian Church
James Mann
R. C. Morrison
Salvation Army
Hell
Bluefield Avenue
Salvation Ari Sur Day School
Trevitt
Bazaar to be Held by Bland Street Methodist Ladies
The Bland Street Methodist Church ladies plan a bazaar starting December 15. All church women are asked to prepare for the event. 12-1-21 Aid Society Meeting. The Ladies Aid Society of the First Baptist Church will meet at Mrs. T. J. Phelps on Ramses Street this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
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Bland Street Methodist Church
Aid Society
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
First Baptist Church
T. J. Phelps
Ramses Street
Starkey’s Players
Elks Opera House
New Bramwell Preacher Accepts Call to Pastorate
Rev. J. S. Montgomery of Eatonton Georgia visits Bramwell on his way to Carmel to accept a pastorate at the Presbyterian church.
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New Bramwell
J. S. Montgomery
Eatonton, Ga
Camwell
Postmaster Appointed at Mohawk Huddleston Assigned
Huddleston named postmaster at Mohawk in McDowell County replacing C. M. Dawson who was removed from the position.
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Mohawk
Huddleston
McDowell County
C. M. Dawson
The Doctors Daughter at Lyric Tonight
The Lyric hosts the Great Biograph feature The Doctors Daughter this evening. Local patrons are invited to attend the screening with supporting program through the night.
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Lyric
Weather Outlook From Col Coffman and Christmas Snow Hint
Col W H Coffman predicts a cold spell through December 22 to 22 degrees above zero mornings with a thaw from 22nd to 27th and very cold weather after the 28th, making a likely non white Christmas. Local lumber firm interest and several residents named.
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Col
W. H. Coffman
Col. Coffman
Household Furniture Sold By Noon At Over Hut Ton Shoe Co
Household furniture must be sold by 12 o'clock today at the Over Hut ton Shoe Co old Ideal Shoe Store. JOHNSON.
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Hutton Shoe Co
Old Ideal Shoe Store
Johnson
Pearson's Restaurant and Dining Room Ad
Ladies and gentlemen are invited to Pearson's restaurant and dining room located at 3 Stuart Street opposite passenger station with seating for ladies and gentlemen.
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Stuart Street
Bdition
City Taxes Due for 1910 With Discount End Date
City taxes for the year 1910 are due with a discount offered if paid by November 30. Pay now to save the discount. L. A. Hooper, City Treasurer.
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L. A. Hooper
Treas
Starkey Players Draw Praise for Merit and Detail
A press agent notice lauds Starkey and his associate players for uniform merit on local boards. It commends the cast for presenting each performer to best advantage rather than serving as mere scenery. The Starkey and Carleton team is highlighted for prominence and favor.
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Starkey
Carleton
Arrest of William Welch for Salisbury street car conductor murder
Officer J N Phelps arrested William Welch on suspicion of killing a Salisbury street car conductor about five years ago. Joyner identifies Welch, recounting a dispute over $3 and a refusal to sit in the Jim Crow rear seat, followed by a gunshot wound to the conductor. Welch admits being in North Carolina at the time but denies the crime.
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J. N. Phelps
William Welch
J. A. Joyner
Salisbury
N. C
Welch
North Carolina
Joyner
Nesto
Street Car Company
Weleh
Roanoke
No inquest over remains of Bill Lee
The Norfolk and Western has not yet filed an official report on the death of Bill Lee. Local belief favors death by train with possible robbery, though no inquest has been held. Neighbors recount Lee's tough reputation and moonshining ties as speculation grows about motive and method.
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Bill Lee
Norfolk and Western
Lee
Baldwin
Tom
Uncle Sam
Thaxton Funeral Held At Grace Methodist Church
Funeral services for C. W. Thaxton were conducted at Grace Methodist Church with Rev. T. Hamilton and Rev. W. S. Bullard officiating. A large delegation from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers accompanied the body to its final resting place.
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C. W. Thaxton
Grace Methodist Church
Tis
T. Hamilton
W. 8. Bullard
Cherietinn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Funeral Details At Walnut Grove Cemetery
The obituary notes a service at Walnut Grove Cemetery with pallbearers including R. R. Brown and A. B. Thompson among others. Flower bearers were D. Morrisette and J. H. Turner.
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Walnut Grove Cemetery
R. Brown
A. B. Thompson
J. 0. Clendenin
J. .C. Tabor
B. F. Blackwell
R. B. Robinson
R. L. Shelton
R. B. Ferguson
D. Morrisette
J. H. Turner
Oldest Mercer County Matron Aura Hearn Dies at 94
Mrs Aura Hearn widow of Levi G Hearn died at her daughter Sarah Phipps home near Oakvale from pneumonia after a long life as a Methodist with more than eighty years of church membership She leaves twelve children seven survive and five generations in the family Her sons include James L Hearn Andrew Hearn and Henry Hearn and John B Hearn of Roanoke Her daughters include Sarah Phipps and Martha Little Clear in the obituary list
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Aura Hearn
Mercer County
Sarah Phipps
Oakvale
Levi G. Hearn
Janes Hearn
L. L. Hearn
Andrew Hearn
Henry Hearn
John B. Hearn
Roanoke
Martha Little
Coaldale
Hearn
Bluefield
Methodist Church
Saved From an Awful Death by New Discovery
Fayetteville North Carolina writer A D McDonald relates a dramatic cure story describing a woman with consumption who recovered after using a new discovery. The advertisement touts New Discovery’s rescue claims and offers a free trial bottle with a one dollar or value guarantee via local druggists.
Claim Stirs Over Cure Claims At Local Drugstore
A reader letters claim a product called Dr King s New Life Palse cured their chronic con yction and other ailments, praising it as a lifelong remedy. The note cites Buffilo and Mim street as origins and mentions druggists at 26.
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Save Thing
Dr. King
Mim Street
Buffilo
Britain needs a cent to decimalize British money
The London Spectator argues for adding a British cent, one hundredth of a florin, to create a decimal system. It notes the pound equals ten florins and a shilling is half a florin, with the centing coins mainly used as coins of account and unlikely to circulate widely.
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Britain
London Spectator
Egypt and China Reflections on Treasure and Culture
The speaker contrasts Egypt with China, claiming Egypt yields treasures through digging and recovery while China's past remains surface level and static. They assert no development steps exist in China and emphasize enduring musical heritage. The remark is attributed to Hermann Sumith.
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Egypt
China
Hermann Sumith
Preventing a Waste Inquir notes misused bottle gag
A satirical quip cites Mrs Jones standing bare headed in the cold as she uses a half bottle of last year’s ogre test to finish the bottle and remove it from sight. The joke mirrors Lippincott's wit about thrift and absurd measures.
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Mrs. Jones
Lippincott’s
Knicker-Banking Ties and Averting a Panic
A garbled note notes banking interests and actions to avert a panic. Mentions purchase of a dress and a wife, with references to traders or shops like Farper's Bazar. The readable text is fragmentary but implies financial concerns and personal purchases.
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Farper
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Mrs. PaolieNo
Ones
Washington
New York
Ernest Thomason
Leona Malieny
Topristel
Purrougar
Bristol
Parson Burroughs
Panna
CR. Mengle
Culebra
Panama
Mr. Menele
Canal Zone
Rack
Postlethwaite
Stafford
Qven
Princeton
T. E. Roach
Pipestein
W. Va
Virginian
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
Christ Episcopal Church
Stieff
Cy Chas. M. Stieff
W. Whitmore
Main St
Lsneckbarg
Norfolk
Shenandoah
Pullman
Hagerstown
Richmond
Williamson
Lynchburg
Shenandoah Valley
Philadelphia
Gary
Minefield
Kenova
Columbus
Cincinnati
Tazewell
Norton
Clinch Valley Division
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevil
Ball Brothers
Livery Company
Ball Brothers Livery Co
Court House
H. E. Russow
Henry Rodgin Co., Jeweler and Optician
Princeton Avenue
Desmonds
American Lumber Company
Nicholas County
Dol’ 8
M. Smith
Howard Cooper
Thomas Cooper
J. Tracey Walker
Bowen
Wittens Mills
Peaver Athletic Association
Eut
T. J. Burton
Raleigh Terrace
Bluefield Sanatorium
Russell- Miller Milling Company
Sublette & Barnes
Starkey Players
Elks Opera
Thaxton
Walnut Grove
A. D. McDonald
Fayetteville
Meh
MILAM
Fast End Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
Isn
Cray
Neéettleton’s
Russia
Hirsh-Wickwire
Cubbedge & Hicks
H. Bailey
Insurance Agency
E.ks
Opera House
Nn Ict
Chaphels
White Pharmacy
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