Personal notes and brief mentions from Bluefield area
R S Gillespie arrives from Tatte well. W A Meador comes from Roanoke. S N Christian of Charleston visits Bluefield. M Watts and C C Botsford of Eckman in the city. Mrs J L Boneviath of Greensboro NC visits relatives. J E Barlow of Elkhorn Coal and Coke Company visits Bluefield. E L Rutledge returns from Christiansburg VA. Miss Parker returns to Vinton after her niece Annie Wilson's death. J N Jameson of Bluefield visits his father en route to Norfolk for St Vincent's hospital operation. Charles Fisher becomes conductor on the Kanawha and Michigan Railway heading to Point Pleasant. C E Hypes promoted to engineer on B&O Pittsburg division. Spedon the artist entertainer at Y M C A Hall on Dec 21 at 8 PM. admission 50 cents.
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W. A. Meador
Roanoke
N. Christian
Charleston
Bluefield
M. Watts
C. C. Botsford
Eckman
J. L. Boneviath
Greensboro
N.C
J. E. Barlow
Elkhorn Coal and Coke Company
Buefield
E L. Rutledge
Christiansburg
Mies
da Parker
Annie Wilson
Vinton
J. N. Jameson
W. Va
Norfolk
St. Vincent's Hospital
Roanok
Charles Fisher
Spedon
Wayne Fire devastates town with multiple losses
A blaze in Wayne raged through two blocks until daylight Tuesday destroying dry goods houses, a livery stable, dwellings, and shops. Losses include Leon Davis 5000, William Booton 5000, Peter Fischback 4000, Chapman Fry 6000, Addison Napier 7000, L L Osborn 8000, Wesley Ellis 3000, Elisha Adkins 1500, Mrs Burgess 1000, W L Booton 2000. Little insurance due to no fire department. fire began in a livery stable and wind spread the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Leon Davis
William Booton
Peter Fischback
Chapman Fry
Addison Napier
L. L. Osborn
Young Girls Fight Prominent in West Virginia Town
In Cartwell Ritchie County Miss Cora Williamson and Miss Clara Tracer fought after a church meeting over a dispute about a time with Sampson Moore. Tracer holds the belt, while the outcome of the feud remains unclear. The note thanks friends for support during a family illness and death.
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Cartwell
Ritchie County
Christian Church
Cora Williamson
Clara Tracer
Sampson Moore
Mies Tracer
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad
All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c.
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E. W. Grove
Deadlock at National League convention over league trust
New York December 11 delegates at the National League convention continue to debate forming a league trust. The plan would merge all clubs into one corporation to pay a seven percent dividend, with each club losing its identity and opponents warn it could kill the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lawyer Patrick in Rice murder case faces habeas corpus ruling
New York December 11 Lawyer Patrick accused of the Rice murder and forged will appeared in court on a writ of habeas corpus seeking release from the prison court He was denied a speedy trial to proceed with the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick
Habeas Corpue
Carriage of McKinley Peace Jubilee Burns in Fire
In Chicago on December 11 a carriage used by President McKinley in the 1898 peace jubilee was burned early today. The same date in Washington notes anticipation over the Schley verdict with hopes of acquittal and a report expected tomorrow. Curiosities of the cacao tree describe shading, growth, and pods in Trinidad and Venezuela. A classified note advertises John Harper cigars at White's drugstore and rent rooms at 14 Tazewell Street, with a separate notice offering free books on opium and whiskey habits from B M Woolley of Atlanta, box 387.
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Chicagoe
McKinley
Scientific American
Trinidad
Venezuela
United States
B. M Woolley
Atlanta, Ga
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Samuel Turk
Barboursville
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Bluefield, W. VA
David E. Johnston
A. C. Jones
E. T. Oliver Sec
Treas
J. Francke Fox
F. L. Bisch
H. C. Jones
E. Bond
A.S. Meador
E. T. Oliver
Bluefield, W.va
BE. T. Oliver
R. S. Gillespie
Tattewell
Annie
Mrs
T. J. Wilson
Baseball Association
League
Schley Verdict Today
Washington
Schley
J. M
John Harper
White
Tazewell Street
White’s Drug Store
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Iposite
Uss
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Jered
Bluefield Mercantile Company
Bluefield. Mercantile Company
Bargalins
Schloss Bros
Melton
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