City and Coal Field News From Bluefield District
S V Straley Jr and M S Price arrive from Princeton and Pocahontas respectively. Att and Mrs Odell from Hallsville visit. J L Corvin leaves for Williamson. Edgar P Rucker and J A Leslie seen in town. Miss L E P Holmes visits Bluefield. J J Tierney of Elkhorn and Pocahontas Company in town. West Virginia University quarter ends December 15 with Christmas break to Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Crabtree
Pulaski
M. J. Odell
Hallsville
J. L. Corvin
Williamson
W. T. Lesgie
Fheds
Wytheville
Edgar P Rucker
Welch
J. A. Leslie
Clinch Valley News
Tazewell
L. E.P. Holmes
Bluefield
Lewis Baach
Carrie
Pocahontas
J. Sarnes
N. E. Black
James P. Carey
Bland Street
J.J. Tierney
Elkhorn
Th Pocahontas Company
Ciy
T. Gapemney
Fort Spring
John D. Barnes
John D. Daly
M's
John Cooper
Coopers
Marion Cooper
West Virginia University
Elks Hold Memorial Services for Absent Brothers
The Bluefield Elks Lodge held their annual memorial service for departed members. A large gathering from the coal field attended a program at the Opera House with music by local artists and a memorial address by Wm. F. Fox of Cincinnati. The sermon by Rev. E. A. Shugart emphasized lessons on making men better. The event recalled Billy Noble's past devotion to the services.
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Elks of
Bluefield
Order
Elks
Opera House
Gertrude Watts
Kephart
E. M. Easley
J. S. Davenport
W. E. Pearson
T. 8. Gillaspie
J. F. Fitzgerald
Old Dominion
Roanoke
Wm. F. Fox
Cincinnati
E. A. Shugart
Billy Noble
Boy Dies After Being Run Over By Train At Five Oaks
A fifteen year old youth, son of Samuel Spurgeon of Five Oaks, was struck by passenger train No. 16 on Sunday evening near a flag station on the Clinch Valley division seven to ten miles west of here. He attempted to ride a short distance, jumped off, and was crushed under the wheels. He died shortly after the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Five Oaks
Clinch Valley Division
Here
Ing
Samuel Spurgeon
Proud Father Praises Marion Liver Pills for Son Health
Dayton Tenn resident Thomas Coppinger extols Marion's Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets claiming their regular use helped his pale delicate youngest son become robust and rosy cheeked, comparing him to a hearty Irishman after months of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Coppinger
Dayton
Tenn
Marion
Rail and Frog Brace Aimed at Preventing Wrecks
Judge Woods grants charter to Graham Combination Railroad and Frog Branch Company to produce and market J. E. Graham's rail and frog brace. The device, cited by Nor folk and Western foreman, claims to prevent derailments at switches and has drawn railroad orders. Rails are being manufactured by Schoern Pressed Steel Car Company of Pittsburgh for Roanoke production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Woods
Roanoke Hastings Court
Graham Combination Railroad
Frog Branch Company
J. E. Graham
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Schoern Pressed Steel Car Company
Pittsburg
Graham Notes and Local Items from Elks Memorial to Hood's Remedy
Graham notes recount Elks memorials in Bluefield, new telegraph operator hire at Hemps hill, hunting trip in Monroe county, a death in Marion Va from typhoid, a boy injured near a tower, and local ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla Dr Kings New Life Pills and Chamberlains Cough Remedy.
Fiendish child death case stirs manhunt in Kentucky
John Gibson of Cattletsburg, accused of torturing his three year old stepdaughter to death with a red hot poker, was once a brakeman on the Kenova division. He was last seen at Kenova and fled aboard a freight bound for the region. Kentucky officials search the line for him as residents demand swift justice. In other notes, Norfolk and Western seeks a station guard armed with a bat to maintain order. Reverend A S Thorn preached at Grace Church to a large council gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gibson
Cattletsburg
Kenova
Gray
Kentucky
Norfolk and Western
Troube
Parliament and Fire Report in London
Parliament opens with a strong Salisbury government a large majority and a crucial task to raise funds for the Boer war. A Sunday morning fire destroyed Miss Kate Rogers domicile at Red Brush Hogan's Alley with only a small loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Salisbury
Kate Rogers
Hogan’s Alley
The Best Plaster Pain Balm Advertisement
A flannel pad dampened with Chamberlasie Pain Balm bound to a sore area provides relief for back side or chest pains. The balm is claimed to cure rheumatism and offer prompt relief after one application. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlasie
Berryville Mine Disaster Hidden Arson Revealed
Chief Mine Inspector J W Paul declares in an interview that the Berryville disaster was caused by a deliberate act of miners using explosives. Fourteen men killed and investigators assert the proof is conclusive. Also noted is the death of Mrs Hester Spotts at age eighty after weeks of illness. An advertisement for Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets promotes the remedy with price and sample details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Paul
Berryville
Hester Spotts
Tazewell
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A. S. Meador & Co
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W. VA
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America
Florsheim
Princeton Ave
Yours Truly
S. Aaron
Bluefield, W. Va
Sverson
THE
Bostonian
Kip
Pierirest Tyre
Thornton Clothing Co
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Men’s Outfitters
Telegraph
S.V. Straley, Jr
Princeton
M. S. Price
Pocahontas Sailiei
J. W. Edwards
Elks’ Lodge OF Sorrow
Val
New York
Joy
Graham
Gas Calloway
Hempshill
John Walters
Robert Williamson
Monroe County
Vic
Copenhaver
George
Chicago House Furnishing Company
Peple
Robert Smith
Geo Smith
Robert
Hood
Dr. King
Whitfield & Co
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Imp
Hell
A.S. Thorn
Council No. 8, Jr. O. U. A. M
Grace Church
Paul
Mrs. Spotts
Chamberlain
H.N. White
Stetson
Eod Meyer
Meyer
United
E.S. Pedigo
Summit City Fuel and Supply Company
W. H. Campbell & CO
G. RK. Whitworth
Edwin Mann
Pollock
First National Bank of
Kent
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