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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
4
City officials remind residents to settle state and county taxes at the treasurer's office with Sheriff Hamilton on Friday and Saturday in Bluefield. Last collection days in town, penalties apply for late payment. Also notes events at the Country Club and community notices.
Birmingham Age-Herald reports K A Cranston, a lyric tenor with fine training and temperament, delivering a German Lied and English song recital and an evening operatic program after an afternoon popular concert under special engagement.
Princeton reports Chief Engineer Fernstrom and Western Electric delegates touring from Norfolk to Mimore to discuss electrifying the Virginian Railroad from Mimore to Clark's Gap. The move mirrors Norfolk and Western's successful Vivian to Bluefield system and aims to better estimate installation costs and efficiency.
Reports show the Princeton star route may deliver mail within Bluefield’s corporate limits amid push from Bluefield merchants and Princeton chamber to add three daily mails each way. Officials cite agitation against the plan while the Virginian Railway faces unloading and turning constraints for a giant engine, prompting a possible special barge and Y turning track at Princeton.
The Princeton Chamber of Commerce is studying a charter revision to curb rising insurance costs tied to the city’s building code and fire department maintenance. A proposed fire chief and building inspector, plus improved firefighting methods, aim to hold rates near present levels, a change officials say affects every citizen.
Judge Herndon presided an adjourned term delivering divorce decrees in cases including J C Raines vs Rosa Lee Raines Mary Hedrick vs Jarrett Hedrick and Mattie Harman vs Bean Warman Susie Killian vs J Wallace Killian asking for access to his children after two years separation. The court ordered three hours visit during holidays or January in the mother's or counsel's presence contingent on prepaid costs.
The Virginian's massive Baldwin Locomotive Works engine is being moved to Princeton under its own power. Reported December 9, it is described as the largest locomotive in the world and arrived amid delays as officials worked out delivery plans.
A star route mail carrier between Princeton and Bluefield reported to Postmaster Frenzy that he made fifty deliveries by actual count. He noted that twenty eight of the boxes were from the brick pavement in the area, indicating heavy workload and street activity.
The store touts its rapid customer attention as a key reason for popularity. Patrons are invited to visit downtown and experience the Service code in action.
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