Princeton Social Circles Personal notes keep readers informed
Dr and Mrs W H Carr of Bluefield visited the former's mother Mrs M W Carr on College avenue. Mrs Scott White is ill on Mercer street. Baby of Athol McClaugherty on Front street taken to Princeton Hospital with diphtheria. Charlie Daniels of Bluefield in town on business. Miss Monica Kennedy now able to be out. Rev J B Chambers of Petersburg visiting his daughter Mrs Engles at Princeton Hospital. Mrs R H Clatterbaugh improving from diphtheria. Mrs J W Hale in serious condition at Princeton Hospital. Miss Murphy and Miss Ruth Shumate nurses at Memorial Hospital recovered from tonsil operations. E M Wysong, Princeton worker, returned to Shenandoah Va to prepare move here. C W Escoe back to Elmore after visiting Mrs A R Christian on Reynolds Ave. G E Bowling was a business visitor yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
W. H. Carr
Bluefield
M. W. Carr
College Avenue
Scott White
Mercer Street
Athol McClaugherty
Front Street
Princeton Hospital
Charlie Daniels
Monica Kennedy
J. B. Chambers
Peterstown
Engles
R. H. Clatterbaugh
J. W. Hale
Murphy
Ruth Shumate
Memorial Hospital
E. M. Wysong
Shenandoah
C. W. Escoe
Elmore
Princeton Churches First Baptist Anthem Singers at Service
Reverend Leigle B. Ogle leads at First Baptist Princeton with an eighteen voice anthem and old favorites. Mrs Hartley Sanders and the pastor perform My Mother's Bible during a sermon on Bringing Up a Father. Mrs Denny Shuff and Miss Mattie Bowling accompany with I Wonder How the Old Folks Are at Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Leigle B. Ogle
Hartley Sanders
Denny Shuff
Mattie Bowling
London man spends night atop lamp post chased by wife's dog
Dawn discovery by London police found Harold Baird clinging to a lamp post after spending the night there. He said he fled his home when his wife’s dog chased him away while she was absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harold Baird
Poole Found Guilty of Attempted Fraud in Forgery Case
The state resuming the Poole trial returned a verdict finding EB H Poole guilty of an attempt to commit fraud as alleged in the indictment, while acquitting him of forgery or uttering the note. The unusual verdict sparked motions over its sufficiency. Poole awaits sentence as another indictment for grand larceny looms. The day also saw H C Wilmer convicted of embezzlement and Lamar and Posey Cox tied to a case of alleged malicious maiming in Jumping Branch. Proceedings adjourned to April term with jurors relieved after a long week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. H. Poole
Poole
H. C. Wilmer
Lamar Cox
Posey Cox
Alfred Clark
Dunns
Clark
Jumping Branch
Ross
Princeton Notes Track Licenses Marriages and Games
County court clerks issued marriage licenses for Thomas L. Saunders and Bettie Richardson both of Glen Lyn and W. Craig and Annie L. Boyd of Bluefield. Circuit court filings include Akers vs Akers and Lusk vs Dunian, plus McMannaway vs Princeton Power Co. stock up to 100000. The Border Legion with Antonio Moreno and Helene Chadwick is featured. Princeton High girls host Beckley High tonight at 8. Boys schedule canceled for Blacksburg match. next home games vs Bristol and Williamson. Layoffs slated at Virginian shops from February 28 to March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas L. Saunders
Bettie Richardson
Glen Lyn
Delaware W. Craig
Annie L. Boyd
Bluefield
William Akers
Minnie Akers
M. Lusk
Allie Dunian
Princeton High
Beckley High
Princeton
Blacksburg
Bristol
Williamson
Hadden's sale ends. move to new Princeton location planned
Local notices report Hadden's removal sale closing today with relocation next door to the present store. Woolworth will take over the current site at month’s start. Community meetings discuss establishing a daily newspaper in Princeton. A church Sunday lesson and a high school community meeting with Ed R. Bently are noted along with local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadden
Hadden's
Woolworth
Princeton
Ed. R. Bently
Lebanon
Tennessee
Business Men's Club
Bentley
Council Meeting Highlights Address Street Sanitation and Private Sewer
City council heard committees seek street sanitation improvements on Mercer street with a $150 cleanup estimate from the city engineer. Mayor McConnell blamed grocery stores for litter and chicken crates, promising police checks and front door cleanliness orders. The meeting included a flag presentation by American Legion Post 54 and decisions to treat Henry street sewer as a private, funded by residents, and to accept a $2,000 final Walnut street maintenance bill. Debate over a huckster license tax sparked excitement among Rotarians. Attendees included Mrs. L. R. Taylor and others from Bluefield Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Street
Court House
McConnell
Princeton
American Legion
Henry Street
F. J. Kyle
Mur-Mun Paving Company
Walnut Street
Rotarians Hear Rev J W Hobson On Ethics Clause
Rotary luncheon featured Rev J W Hobson of Bluefield speaking on the third clause of the Rotary Code of Ethics urging business success balanced by highest justice and morality. L R Taylor arranged the program and Mrs J H Counts sang with Gladys Meredith on piano. a high school made gavel was donated. two new baby members Dr J R Vermillion and W H Roberts were introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotarians
J. W. Hobson
Bluefield Rotary Club
Rotary Code of Ethics
Hobson
L. R. Taylor
J. H. Counts
Gladys Meredith
Rotary Club
J. R. Vermillion
W. H. Roberts
Border Legion thrills in Zane Grey outdoor western
The Border Legion delivers a blood tingler set in the Borderland with rugged scenery. It promises thrilling entertainment and a royal spectacle that audiences can expect to enjoy without regret. Also featured is Fighting Blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
the Borderland
Reception Invitations and Local Social Notes in Welch
Social column covers reception invitations for Mrs. D. J. F. Strother and Mrs. James A. Strother at Maple Avenue on January 29. Also reports Business Girls Circle meeting at Mrs. L. E. Woods home with papers on missionary societies and a social hour with refreshments. Welchs personal notes list illnesses and travels of several residents, including Mrs. Jesse Tabor, Mrs. J. W. English, Ed O Toole Jr., J R Gildersleeve, Frank H Kneeland, C C French, H S Henley, Isadore Baker, P C Morrison, Mrs. L. E. Woods, and B F Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. F. Strother
James A. Strother
Maple Avenue
Business Girls Circle
The
Methodist Church
L. E. Woods
E. B. Smith
English
Worth
W. J. Hatfield
Roanoke
H.S. Henley
Bluefield Telephone Company
Welch
Bluefield
Isadore Baker
Carter Hotel
P. C. Morrison
Huntington
Charleston
Senator L. E. Woods
B. F. Williams
Riverside Drive
Mrs William Butts Credits Vegetable Compound Cure
Mrs William Butts of Wellston Ohio reports severe backache and fatigue before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the remedy restored strength and regular health enabling her to work and care for her children. She noted improvement after her first child birth and urges others to ask about the medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Wittiam Butts
Ohio
Anxious for Homes for Unfortunate Children
County Probation Officer W. T. Farley of Welch seeks foster homes for two children in his care. Seven year old Earl Adams was deserted by his mother and father. five year old Kathleen Hodges needs a loving home. Kathleen’s brother has already found a home with E. N. Ashworth. Farley urges families to contact him immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Farley
Welch
Earl Adams
Kathleen Hodges
Kathleen
Mr. Farley
E. N. Ashworth
Cars for Doctors in Constantinople Ordinance
A new Constantinople ordinance requires physicians to own automobiles. Horse-drawn cabs lack speed to reach patients, so licenses will be granted only to doctors who possess cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Miner injured in dynamite cap blast at Grace Hospital
Welch Briefs reports miner S Greco of Jenkin Jones Coal and Coke Co hospitalized after an explosion when hammering a carbide lamp with a copper tube attachment. He lost a thumb and index finger, and suffered eye injuries. Other local items include Mrs. Murphy critically ill, the Grose brothers jailed for six months and fines, John Smith sentenced to five years for a train hold up, Hanks arrested on liquor charges, a Maple avenue coal house fire, and a note that Chopsuey was recently introduced into China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Greco
Jenkin Jones Coal and Coke Company
Grace Hospital
Greco
John Smith
Williamson
Saeger
Maple Avenue
Charles W Cockhill Killed in Big Four Mine Accident
Charles W Cockhill aged 33 mining engineer for Pond Creek Coal and Coke Company at Bartley was instantly killed in the By-Product Pocahontas Coal Company mines at Big Four. He was reportedly struck by a 440 volt live wire while inspecting a room set for resumption of operations. He is survived by his widow three sisters and four brothers. Interment is set for Pearisburg Virginia with funeral duties by Knights Templar. Forty five machines have been made for computing soldiers bonus accounts in the Veterans Bureau in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Cockhill
Pond Creek Coal and Coke Company
Bartley
Pocahontas Coal Company
Big Four
Cockhill
Pocahontas Coal Field
Llewellyn
G. H. Wilcox
Kyle
Ennis
Army
Twin Branch
Dewey Lucas
Pearlsburg
McDowell County
Pond Creek
D. F. Crane
Philadelphia
Joe Shaw
Atlanta
Welch Rotary Frid ay Mock Trial Delights Members
The Welch Rotary meeting featured a humorous mock trial with Dan Peake on trial before Judge Graham Sale. Prosecutor Joe Sanders and defense attorney Newt Harman led the courtroom scene, while Hosses Womack reported on the crippled children committee’s work. The session, presided by Sale, drew strong attendance and lively participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch Rotary
Dan Peake
Graham Sale
Joe Sanders
Newt Harman
Louie Woods
Hosses Womack
Crippled Children’s Committee
Wife of War mayor dies after Brights disease
Mrs. M. K. Murphy wife of the mayor of War McDowell county died last night in Grace Hospital at 7 30 o clock from Brights disease She had been ill for some time and in the local hospital over two weeks Survived by husband and five children funeral plans to be announced today
Notice of Trustee Sale Charlotte Moore property in Bluefield WV
Public sale to satisfy a deed of trust dated March 4 1922. The lot 9 in Oakland Addition Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia is offered at 2 PM February 10 1925 at the Law and Commerce Building front door. Improvements include a six room stucco residence with modern conveniences and a nearly new outbuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte J. Moore
G. E. Moore
F. R. Christie
L. W. Boykin
Mercer County
West Virginia
L. Wykin
Law & Commerce
Bluefield
Jefferson Street
Oakland
Lien on Greensboro Insurance Co. Property Announced
The notice states a lien debt of Pilot Life Insurance Co. of Greensboro NC amounting to 6000 dollars with interest, secured by a first deed of trust on the described property. The advertisement notes the sale is under a second deed of trust and the purchaser must assume the lien debt. any purchase money beyond the assumed lien is to be paid in cash on the sale day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
N. C
Pintot Life Insurance Co
Order of Publication in Mercer County Divorce Case
In the Circuit Court of Mercer County West Virginia Cecil Kesecker sues Fern Kesecker for a divorce and general relief. The defendant is a non resident and is ordered to appear within one month of first publication to protect her interests. Attest H D Karnes Clerk. John M McGrath Q.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Circuit Court
County of
Mercer
Cecil Kesecker
Fern Kesecker
Mateaney
Pgn
Wes
Virginia
Mercer County
H. D. Karnes
John M. McGrath
Notice in Bankruptcy J J Reed adjudicated bankrupt
In the District Court of the United States Western District of West Virginia J J Reed of Gary McDowell County was adjudicated bankrupt on January 23 1925. The first meeting of creditors is set for February 9 1925 at 10 o clock in the forenoon at thereferee Howell M Tanner Bluefield WV to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact proper business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States Aayee
West Wir
J. J. Reed
Crediers
Gary
McDowell
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Notice of Trustee Sale in Bluefield West Virginia
A deed of trust dated April 1 1924 from E T Oliver to James B Kahle as trustee secures notes held by H Baugh. The Mercer County West Virginia sale of real estate will occur February 23 1925 at 2 PM at the Law and Commerce Building Bluefield at the front door. Property begins at the northeast corner of the described parcel in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Oliver
James 8. Kahle
Mercer County
West Virginia
Baugh
Law and Commerce
Bluefield
City of
Senate Debates War Debt and Appointments Amidconfirmations
The senate debated the French war debt and considered seating Mayfield of Texas. Hoover agreed to aid in Louvain library rebuilding. Opposition grew to Stone’s attorney general confirmation. Indictment motions and sovereignty talks in DC and Palmas arbitral case noted. Warren nomination to attorney general held up by a senate subcommittee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Senate Elections Committee
Mayfield
Texas
Hoover
Louvain
Stone
Supreme Court
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Burke
Office of Indian Affairs
House Indian
United States
Netherlands
Palmas
Philippine
Charles B. Warren
Walsh
Montana
Two Acre Reservation Conveyance Trusteeship Notice
Publication describes a land parcel known as the two acre reservation of the late Elias Hale between Graham Virginia and Bluefield West Virginia. It details boundaries along Norfolk and Western Railway right of way and county roads and notes prior conveyances to H C Baugh and RE T Oliver. Terms of sale are cash in hand on sale day. James S Khili, Trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Hale
Graham
Virginia
Bluefield
West Virginia
Easd
Beginning
Norfolk and Westernway Company
Norfolk and Western Railway
H. C. Baugh
James S.kable
T. Oliver
Mercer County Court
James
Khli
Berlin merchant pursued by police dog in city chase
Victor Panzel, a wealthy Berlin merchant known for African big game expeditions, was chased five blocks by an angry police dog. He declared fear of dogs greater than facing lions or elephants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Victor Panzel
Africa
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Emma Peck
Calif
N. J
H. W. Straley
First Baptist Church
Methodist
Z. B. Randall
Essie E. Bailey
Woodworth
Epworth League
J. H. Herring
Roy Snead
H. Co. Hays
E. H. Poole
Bluefield Grocery Company
Secretary of State
Antonio Moreno
Helene Chadwick
Zane Grey- Paramount
Border Legion
Idaho
Wednes- Seeee
T. FE. L
Wiley Davis
Coopers
County
Spencer
New River
Pioneer Coal Co
Ffor Sale
Beautiful Circle Drive
Evening Press
East
R. L. Farley
T. C. Hubbard
Royal
Social News
Welch Briefs
Adam and
Jake Grose
Slate Creek
Grose Brothers
Charlie Prophet
George Hanks
Hemphill
Reynolds
Mingo County
Floyd Waldron
C. C. Hutton
Hanks
Pocahontas
China
Chas. W. Cockill
Pearisburg
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Howell M. Tanner
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