25 Feb 1897
Page 1
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1897
Page
1
City council proposes sweeping powers and duties to enforce laws levy taxes manage licenses and regulate vehicles. It details treasurer duties bonds penalties and the creation of a city servant for process and enforcement within Mercer county.
A summary outlines council powers for treasurer, recorder, and police duties, describing accountability, fines, imprisonment limits, and annual compensation. It notes road and sidewalk duties, tax collection, ward regulations, and potential special taxes. Reports also cover Kentucky River destruction, Garrets Salt Works damage, and broader flood impacts across states.
Correspondent argues the club room liquor system reduces access for riffraff and drunkards, contrasts with Pocahontas and Bramwell dynamics, and claims local merchants suffer when liquor is restricted. Advertisements follow for sale items and rental properties in Bluefield and Bramwell areas.
Rail damage leaves community without mail or through trains from east or west. No. 11 possibly due today as track work continues. Pan ther area reports wreck and a washout fixed while Panther Lumber Co. loses lumber and a dam burst causes damage.
Charles Brown faced Squire Brown for feeding Nannie Glasgo love powders in a bawdy case. The conjurer was fined 10 dollars and costs. Afterward he filed adultery charges against Glasgo with a rabbit foot cited in evidence. Glasgo was fined 20 dollars and costs amid lively testimony and courtroom furore.
A drummer reports a singular case in Pocahontas where a young nun allegedly became stage bound and willing to extreme acts. He is mentally unsettled, believes himself educated, and will be sent to the lunatic asylum in a few days. Soapy Spams, W. Va, Jan 25, 1897.
Notice warns buyers Pocahontas Smokeless coal is mined only in the Flat Top field and sold through J. C. Darst & Co. Bluefield area agents from West End yard Up Town office with White & Moore. Other sellers misrepresent the product.
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