Informal bowling party hosts crown victory for St Clair team
Mrs James E Mann entertained friends at a Wednesday bowling gathering led by Mrs Becker and Mrs St Clair. St Clair's team won as guests enjoyed candies and sweets. A Bluefield wedding followed at Trinity Church Washington Va for Miss Elize Harve Strother and Mr Joseph Haven Hoge with elaborate reception and family guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James BE. Mann
M. \. Bosworth
G. M. McCulloch
O. C. Jenkins
R. A. Lacy
Helen Hutchinson
Staunton
Minnie Mann
Bluefield
Trinity Church
Washington
Elize Harve Strother
Joseph Haven Hoge
Francis Carter
Mendelsohn
Lauina Dudley
Margaret Hoge
Giles County
Botts Strother
Welch
W. Va
Mary Beale Browning
Flint Hill
A. H. Hoge
Richmond
Hill Carter
Washington, Va
Clay Mason
Ripplemead
Lucy Williams Strother
Pearlsburg
J. B. Keyser
Belle Strother
J. F. Strother
Pedro Alexander
Episcopal Church
Tillinghast
Hoge
Reba Ball Browning
Pocahontas
D. Lyle Miller
Medley
George Deamer Vaughan
Rappaheamnock County
Southwest Virginia
W. D. Garvin
D. W. Hancock
William Garvin
C. B Hancock
Estelle Jarvin
Louise Allen
Marks
Leonard
Msher
Organ Recitals Highlight Season At Bland Street Church
Edward Young Mason of Ohio Wesleyan University headline organ recitals on Thursday and Friday evenings at Bland Street M E Church assisted by Mrs R W Cubbedge and Miss Plellian Saunders. The program showcased a superb pipe organ and refined technique with rich vocal support from Mrs Cubbedge and Miss Saunders. The article also notes a series of social notices and holiday greetings from local residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Young Mason
Ohio Wesleyan University
R. W Cubbedge
Pléllian Saunders
Bland Street
M. E. Church
Mason
R. W. Cubbedge
Miss Saunders
Fireworks Ordinance Enforced Across Bluefield City
Bluefield enforces a strict fireworks ordinance through the holidays prohibiting shooting crackers within three hundred feet of any house inside city limits. The measure, issued by Mayor G. Newkirk and Chief of Police, targets all fireworks uses citywide. Twenty percent savings offered at Carter Furniture Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Carter Furniture Co
December 23 in History Affects Leaders and Events
Highlights on December 23 covering Washington’s army resignation in 1783, Lord Roberts sailing to South Africa in 1899, and the birth of William H Moody on December 23 1853. It notes Moody’s career from U.S. attorney to congressman, secretary of the navy, attorney general, and finally Supreme Court justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William H. Moony
United Sates Supreme Court
Canada
United States
Tom McGahan
Thomas
Dayton
Ohio
King Kalakaua
Hawaii
New York
Clemenceau
Deroulede
Henry J. Newton
America
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Laurel, Pa
William H. Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Newbury, Mass
Phillips Andover Academy
Harvard University
Massachusetts
Moody
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Mood
Navy
Roosevelt
Naval Academy
Navy Department
Supreme Bench
Justice Moody
Complete ring stock at low prices from Theodore Dilger
An advertisement promotes a wide selection of rings at fair value with no engraving charge offered on site by Theodore Dilger, the leading jeweler of Red Lot. It also mentions gifts suitable for Christmas and other products like DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Mt. Vernon Flour. The B of L F B holds a talk by two distinguished speakers at the hall on Sunday at 4 p.m. inviting all LO men and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dilger
Red Lot
B. of L. FB
L. BE
J.W. Simpson
F. A. EF
Abe Peters and the Snowbound Mystery
A humorous regional verse narrates Abe Peters peering from his garret as workers dig through snowdrifts. He jeers at them, withholds coffee, and sues for trespass before vanishing from Lonesome Lane. The poem ends with Abe Peters presumed gone, never to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Peters
Lonesome Lane
Abe—Peters
Peters
Bluefield council to grant water works franchise
The common council of Bluefield West Virginia will consider an ordinance granting W. D. Roberts and C. T. Martin a fifty year franchise to construct and operate a water works plant within the city limits. The boundary runs west of the Norfolk and Western Railway switch tower to the western limit and north and south boundaries as defined. The franchise covers stand pipes, mains, connections and all necessary appliances for conveying steam and water under city control, with terms set by future agreement, and public streets and grounds included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Bluefield
W. D. Roberts
C. T. Martin
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Roberts
Martin
Common Council
Send for Style Book, Mail Orders Promptly Filled
An announcement highlights a major footwear retailer offering mail order service with a style book for customers. The ad emphasizes the size of the business and promises prompt fulfillment of orders.
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China
Evelyn Shirey
Sweetbrier Institute
C. B. Wilson
Hilda and
Lucille Wilson
Franklin Wilson
Lynchburg
Mrs. J. T. Morgan
North Carolina
Gladys
Mary Jenkins
Hollins Institute
Blanche
Jamie Witten
Sullins College
Bristol
James E. Mann
Messrs
Frank and
Dunn Steele
Keystone
Pat Carey
Old Point Comfort College
Kent Kinzer
Welch Henritze
City
Florence Mann
Washington, D. C. Institute
Josephine Wright
Messrs. E. M. McCulloch
Rucker Jenkins
WY. P. 1
Ida White
Oakvale
Ruth McClaugherty
Chevy Chase
Carter
BR. Newkirk
DeWitt
Mt. Vernon
Joe Cones
HY Joe Cone
Gwen
Abe— Peters
Council
L. K. T W. He ' Fiat
W. E. Bicks
Top National Bank
Uited States Depository
Dwinmansn
Portoox
Casater, LA
Hoorme, Asstatout
Casbiy
First National Bank
Princeton Avenue
West Viginia Brewing Co
West Virginia Brewing Company
Huntington
W. E. Stuart
Holmsboe & Lafferty
Architects
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