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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
2
The Emanuel Lutheran congregation asks all members and officers to attend a service at the Presbyterian Church Sunday at 2:30 p.m. followed by a meeting on matters crucial to the church future. Immediate action is urged and full attendance is requested.
G W Marcum was seized at the passenger depot on charges of obtaining goods under false pretenses after claiming to be a Norfolk and Western employee and promising to pay on payday. W G Allen was arrested similarly after purchasing at Ketchum and Cullum stores with the same assertion.
A confusing item notes that embryo soldiers will be given a beating in the magistrate's court this morning with reference to Uncle Sam's army. It mentions Callum's illness and a payment obligation to Ketchum, plus church services at Bland Street Methodist Church at 2:30 for boys and girls and preaching at 7:30 tonight following a well attended meeting.
The Daily Telegraph reports Bluefield Water Works Superintendent McCarthy says no formal complaint has been filed yet he will gather data and names today and file Monday. The Beaver Pond bond issue address committee includes Judge Ritz Bernard McClaugherty H S Shott William McCarthy and E H Easley. an error omitted William McCarthy from the list.
Fire department responded around 7 PM to a reported fire near Mercer street and Princeton avenue in the Fourth ward but investigators could not locate any blaze. Local business notices advertise Botetourt Creamery Butter, a big sale, and remedies from G. H. Wade druggist including Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and la grippe ailments.
A stream of names visits the city from Pocahontas Graham St. Paul and more. Local residents leave for events in Lynchburg Christiansburg and Jed. Notices urge taxes to be paid and promote Sublette Barnes Pedigo ads and Dr Kings New Life Pills.
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