11 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1910
Page
1
Tug River Hotel in Welch is undergoing extensive reconstruction with plans to add hot and cold water to all rooms and a remodeled heating plant by year’s start. The dining room will be modernized as part of the upgrades.
The Graham Daily News reports a busy weekend with quarterly Methodist services and multiple sermons at churches including Presbyterian, Episcopal, Baptist, and Lutheran led by Rev. C. W. Kelly Rev. Thomas Mowbray Rev. C. W. Sydnor Rev. Mr. Franklin and Rev. C. R. W. Kegley. It notes a church meeting at Presbyterian Church electing officers for 1911, a surprise party at W. H. Rucker’s home, a mattress shipment to the coal field, an accident injuring Andrew Stump, a women’s bowling contest results, and local social and business notes including shop reorganizations and visits by residents from nearby towns.
Santa style toys fill the inventory with many mechanical wonders priced at ten cents and up. A large doll selection is available for little girls. Globe Furnishing Co at 37 Princeton Avenue advertises pricing and assortment as of 12 8 71.
The Little Red Cross Christmas stamps are widely used this season with many letters bearing the stamp. Originating in Geneva in 1862 the movement has grown and the national society expects over a million dollars from sales. Florence Nightingale is credited with originating the stamps and using them to fund care for wounded and destitute families.
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