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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
5
Offer for a year long gift subscription to the Daily Telegraph Bluefield WV. Card mailed with compliments. first paper to be sent on Christmas Day. Price is four dollars in advance for the year. Printing company address appears.
The Sunday school will present a Christmas tree program with carols and recitations at 7 30 p m today. The public is invited. Also notes on community events and local notices appear throughout the page including church masses on Christmas day and a weekly column from Mercer Republican praising the Daily Telegraph.
The article notes the deceased's nephew W Coughlin of this city, and that the remains will be shipped home for burial. Police were paid yesterday so they could receive their monthly wages in time for Christmas gifts.
Bluefield guests included W. B. Honaker of Montcalm E. L. Ballard Ennis and many more as visitors to Norfolk. The list features Senator H. S. White Matewan and local figures such as J. A. Caldwell Kimball W. H. Meadows and C. C. Hale.
Washington reports a near resumption of American diplomatic relations with Venezuela. Vice President Gomez signals willingness to settle all questions and requests an American warship at Le Guayra. W. S. Buchanan sails as special commissioner aboard the cruiser North Carolina toward Venezuela.
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel Queen Eleanor and the royal children will observe a private Christmas blending Teutonic and Italian traditions. The children will have a Christmas tree and gifts with a lottery distribution, but there will be no official royal celebration or guests.
A major fire in Brooklyn destroyed a full city block between Second and Third avenues and Forty fourth and Forty-fifth streets. More than 1000 people left homeless and $100000 in property lost. Twenty residents were overcome by smoke but saved by firemen.
R M Fox advertises a selection of Christmas items including silverware cut glass china and jewelry inviting shoppers to browse and purchase for the holiday season.
W. W. Brennaman died after illness, leaving wife Miss Patterson and two sons Homer and Watson. Survived by brothers J N Brennaman of Richmond and J L Brennaman of Staunton plus Co L Brennman of Moscow. Body to Staunton for interment with kin and his sons. He was respected as a citizen and father. burial plans set for No. 4 train.
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