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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
6
John L Stoddards Famous Lectures gains attention as Afamots work introduces a new art edition in Bluefield Sample pages will be shown by Mr Stoddards representatives Advertisers note further information in the advertising columns.
St Marys Episcopal Guild plans a bazaar on December 12 and 18 in the old timer's shop beside Fowler Richardson on Main Street Graham. Fresh oysters will be served Tuesday night the 12th and the guild offers Ladies Home Journal subscriptions as gifts.
Local residents and visitors including W. R. Powell Pearisburg B F Doll Matewan Dr Swope Iseger A H Williams Wytheville Zebe Hume Roanoke E M Bronson Pennsylvania RR official J W Bradley Bilnefield Miss Maud Howell Roanoke eloped to Bristol G Chariton H O McAllister Isaac Eberly Co Graham death James S Davenport Weyanoke store move to new commissary building at Gistro Blue Ribbon lemon vanilla ad and market details for Bland Street Church market and Rebecca lodge election of officers tonight in Masonic Hall Royal Arch work and missionary society gathering noted.
H. B Barnett and Mrs. T.8 Comp ton were quietly married yesterday in Princeton by Rev. Mr Cook. They traveled with Arthur Chambers and Miss Ada Dillard and returned to Bluefield for a supper with the bridal party. The couple will reside in Bluefield.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate for confirmation William C. Pendleton, editor of the Tazewell Republican, to be postmaster at Tazewell for a four year term. He fills the unexpired term of Postmaster Young who resigned due to ill health. The item notes a purchase of Victor phonograph records and advertisement for The Art Stationery Co.
A traveling man brings word from Williamson of a dead body lying just outside town for two days. The deceased is described as a negro struck by a train. County authorities refuse burial and the railroad company has taken no action yet.
Invitations received here yesterday announce the approaching marriage of Miss Samie White of Bedford City Virginia and Mr Henry A Wilson of this city. Miss White has visited Bluefield and has many friends here. Mr Wilson is manager of Climax Electrical Supply Company.
The secretary of state issued a charter to the Ford Music Company of Bluefield to deal in musical merchandise. Capital stock is $5000. Incorporators include W. B. Ford and W. L. Stinson of Norton Virginia, J. Noel, P. Ford, and J. T. De Witt of Bluefield West Virginia.
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