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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1901
Page
4
The shop promotes Christmas goods from practical to novel gifts with fancy boxes toilet sets and work boxes. It highlights varied price ranges cheap to best and notes only a small profit margin, promising a wide selection for gift givers.
A collection of locals and visitors including Joan L. Boggess of Narrows in town, W. E. Francis back from Salem Virginia, and many others from Buckhannon Giles county and Monroe in the city. Church services events at Christ Episcopal and Sacred Heart, oyster supper planned at Y M C A, and revival sermons with multiple church activities and a talk by S. M. Spedon at the Y M C A Hall on Saturday December 21 with tickets 50 cents.
In Graham Virginia on December 18, 1901 J P Cameron writes to the Telegraph defending opponents of a rushed water works proposal. He clarifies the vote opposed not water works itself but a hastily prepared plan lacking estimates and reputable backing and calls for a well studied scheme with firm estimates.
Lynchburg residents show growing interest in Virginia and West Virginia coal fields. Climax Coal Company organized with EK Goodman president J O Kinnier vice president J Singleton Oggs secretary treasurer W T Hurtford manager. Capital stock set at fifty thousand dollars. Property at Welch West Virginia accessible via Norfolk and Western Railway. Prospects described as most gratifying.
Lay in your winter coal supply before bad weather. R. E. Shirey & Co. agents for Pocahontas Smokeless will serve you the best coal. If no phone, leave orders at White's drug store and it will be phoned to the coal yard. Mr. White will provide receipts upon payment.
The McDowell Recorder recounts a young woman, about eighteen, accused of immoral living. Justice Greenawalt sets bond at 8200 for good behavior, but she is jailed after the hearing. The piece urges local church and philanthropist action to aid the fallen rather than preach to the well fed.
Governor White names Samuel L. Cooper of Keystone as assistant state mine inspector to serve the unexpired term of W. J. Preece, who died in the Baby mine disaster at Pocahontas weeks ago. Also advertisement notices for shakes, a free setup at Long John Saloon, furnished rooms for rent at 14 Tazewell Street, and Christmas orders.
J S Burnett notes the sale of the liquor business near over head bridge Bluefield West Virginia to A Miller with license transfer approved by court. Miller assumes all debts and will conduct the business. accounts payable to him. Dated December 12 1901. The item includes a testimonial from Lipscomb Phillipsburg New Jersey about Foley s Honey and Tar.
All persons indebted to the firm are notified that all accounts not settled by December 25 will be placed in the hands of Justice of the Peace E. T. Oliver for collection. 1211 A. L i1TAWKINS.
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