Supreme court ruling upholds ballot counting method in Wood county case
The Ohio Supreme Court of Appeals denies a writ of mandamus sought by Democrat John J. Shore to force Wood county canvassers to recount certain ballots. The decision, written by Judge Pofferbarger, holds that when multiple offices are on tickets and a voter marks one ticket and a second ticket for a candidate, the ballot counts for all candidates on the selected ticket except the one aligned with the marked name.
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Supreme Court of Appeals
John J. Shore
Board of Canvassers
Wood County
Beavers Pond
Mercer County
Supreme Court
M. B. Postlethwaite
J. L. Kersey
Pofferbarger
New County Officials to Collect Fees in Advance
New county officers taking office January first will require advance payment for all recorded deeds and related work under Chapter 15 section 1 of the 1908 extra session acts. Deeds up to 1,000 words cost at least $1.25, with 10 cents per additional hundred words or fraction thereof.
Virginian Railway to Open in 16 Days with 442 Miles Ready
The Virginian Railway is to finish the track by January 12 from Deepwater to Norfolk. Gangs work from both ends and promise completion with four hundred forty two miles of line ready for passenger and freight service. The system may include through trains, top equipment, and new rolling stock, with enhanced telephone links linking eastern points to Princeton.
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Virginian Railway
Deepwater
Norfolk
New River Bridge
Roanoke
Princeton
Kanawha
Michigan
Daily Telegraph
Coal Line Progress and A Mapped Wedding
Rail work extends along Guyandotte and Winding Gulf routes with Boxley Tiles aiming to finish in six weeks and others progressing despite tunnel delays. Coal output lags, Wittenburg mines struggle with slate, and plans foresee thirty five miles of extensions and new openings. A celebration follows as Henry F. Petit and Ida May Ferris wed in Bristol with the couple departing for the groom’s home.
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Guyandotte River
Elmore
Guyandotte
Mullins
Boxley & Tiles
Slab Fork
Herberton
Page Collieries
Wittenburg
Gulf
Daily Telegraph
Winding Gulf
McCreery Brothers
Maven-Hotchkiss
Stone Creek
Tommy's Creek
Third
Bristol
Tenn
Henry F. Petiit
Moorman’s River
Albemarle County
Virginia
Ida May Ferris
Bluefield
Parson
Mecca
Bride Rush at Burroughs Wilful Wedding Parson
The Rev. Alfred Harrison Burroughs, known as the wizard parson, continues to wed elopers from Virginia and West Virginia, reporting a recent surge at his marriage mecca as couples seek quick nuptials.
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Alfred Harrison Burroughs
Virginia
West Virginia
Mecca
Mrs Hattie Hannah Dies in Deland Florida
Obituary notes Mrs Hattie A Hannah more recently Hattie Allen Hannah dies in Deland Florida on Christmas Day after a long illness. A Bland and Craig county lineage, she was Bluefield’s first postmistress and ran the town’s first millinery store. She may have named Bluefield, later retiring to run a boarding house and remaining a respected parishioner of the Presbyterian church. Funeral planned at the Presbyterian church following arrival of her remains. Little Liver Pills ad line concludes the notice.
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Hattie A. Hannah
Deland
Fla
Hannah
Bluefield
Mary A. Higginbotham
Bland
Tazewell
Giles
Mercer
Presbyterian Church
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Mikes Kergey
EE. S. Pedigo
Princeton Avenue
West’ Virginia
Thomas E. Peery
M. D
N. & W. Railway
Bluefield, W. VA
Intermont Electric Company General Contractors and Supplies
Bluefield, W.va
Manhattan
Wilson
Keiser and
Waterhouse
Elks Bldg
Mlen
O., Bland St
Merry Christmas
Samuel Turk
West Va
New York
House of
White Pharmacy
Bride Bluefield Girl
Hatttie Hanna
Far South
City
DeWitt
Flat Top Book and Stationery Company
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
Wm. McCarthy
England
C. Betelle
Cashier
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