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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
2
A collage of notices and ads from Princeton in December 1916 urges tax payments to save ten percent, notes charity and barber shop union cards, offers Christmas birds at Sanitary Meat Market, lists Christmas trees, telephones out of service, and promotes gift subscriptions.
A long parcel of community notices covers a Bell-Ans promotion, medical society meeting, and multiple local events. It mentions a 2 pm service for a deceased individual, a Mercer County Medical Society gathering with light turnout due to bad weather, and various city updates from West Virginia and nearby towns.
The children of the colored graded schools host a Christmas program this afternoon from 2 to 3 at Scott Street Baptist Church. The event aims to feature Christmas carols with hopes that the school board president and the superintendent attend.
Mike Ury a former Princeton resident died in Newville Pa from injuries after an attack by two men. He was foreman for Mason Hanger Co. His body was moved to Bluefield then Princeton for interment at Mrs Ury’s request.
A Norfolk and Western motor fault caused a heavy short circuit that damaged an underground Bluefield Telephone Company line and knocked out service. The incident disrupted telephone connections along the railway route and prompted investigation into the cause.
A fault yesterday morning near the Mercer street bridge disrupted two hundred telephones on the north side. A four hundred pair underground cable fed by a south side us the current ran onto a guy wire and into the system. Officials estimate about 800 dollars in damage and two to three days for repairs.
A simple festive program is planned with no elaborate schedule. Parents and friends are invited to share in the joyful Christmas season and remember those who are dear.
Bland Street Methodist church hosted a two hour holiday program by Robbins and Greiser pupils. Beginners impressed with varied recitations and piano numbers, Santa Claus visit delighted youngsters, and a grocery drive aided the poor.
The post office saw a record day with thousands of packages including many insured. By eight p.m. the largest mail batch ever handled was packed into hundreds of sacks and sent to stations or on routes, as workers labored to dispatch every parcel on time.
The Presbyterian Sunday school hosts its annual Christmas tree and entertainment tonight at 7:80. Children enjoy songs recitations and a Santa visit while the emphasis stays on giving gifts of money to support aged and infirm ministers.
Advertisers claim Old Black Joe Cough Syrup is absolutely safe and works quickly, loosening phlegm and opening air passages without opiates or narcotics. It targets all ages, promises sore spot relief, and costs 25 cents per bottle in city and country stores.
Local post office urges patrons to use two parcel post windows today and tomorrow. Instructions cover insured values, proper sealing of Christmas seals, and bring post office box keys. Citizens urged to cooperate with clerks during the holiday rush and avoid asking if mail is up in the lobby.
Special county court awards: twenty concrete bridges to Newton Bridge Company of York Pennsylvania. Ten miles of macadam road to Sam G Walker & Co of Welch. Fifteen miles of macadam road to Tollas & Co of Princeton. Fifteen miles to A O Tackett with work starting at Laeger toward Big Creek.
The court announced contracts were awarded to four firms that submitted the lowest bids under the advertised sealed bid process. A Browns Creek District bond issue petition for road widening was postponed since other districts did not join, to be considered at a future term. The appointment of a county sealer could not be ratified this nonregular session and will be addressed at the January term.
The Methodist Sunday school conducts Christmas exercises tonight in the church. Tomorrow at 7 30 pm the Presbyterian Sunday school will present its Christmas program with the junior missionary society participating and a miniature tree for Christmas offerings. Graded schools close today for a vacation through Tuesday after New Year’s Day as teachers requested. Gary N C N Club invites members to a New Year’s dance Monday night January first, planned as Gary’s grandest social event.
Ernest Kyle plans to arrive home tomorrow from the state university to share the holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kyle. L. H. Bess of Huntington visited yesterday as a guest of Dr. L L. Belcher.
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