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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
5
Bluefield area ad items list Flower plants and bulbs offered for sale with prices per hundred or dozen. Included are tomato and cucumber varieties, cabbage plants, asters, pansies, dahlias, caladiums, and geraniums. Also notes on bouquets and funeral designs and garden services.
City hosts packed hotels amid surge of commercial travelers and visitors for mining institute. Roanoke convention-bound travelers lingered in Bluefield. Tazewell and McDowell county land suit depositions draw about twenty five locals. A burglar tried to enter J O Looney home on Allen street but was frightened away.
Frank Reese a negro butler at the Matz hotel was arrested on a warrant charging theft of a purse containing 14 dollars from Fred W. Grant. hearing set in police court before Judge Akers. Recruiting office hours updated by Captain Cullen. now open 8 am to 5 pm daily except Sunday 8 am to 9 pm. Mrs. Sarah Bennett fined five dollars for assault at the carnival grounds. Mrs. Grimes’ warrant dismissed. Delegates from southwest Virginia head to Roanoke for the Democratic state convention. Belle Bruce stars in a new film For a Woman's Fair Name at the Colonial.
Several regional figures and families visited the city for the season. Dorothy Wright, niece of a local attendee, spent the past year at a Bluefield school. Barnes Gillespie, and J. N. Hillman of Coeburn, were in town yesterday along with R V Wohlford, longtime Wise county treasurer. Fred Cunningham and family from Kirkman joined coal-field visitors, while Dr Chas M Scott and Dr T B Vass returned from Coeburn after a Wise county Medical Society meeting. Mrs J A Bragg and her son came from Allentown to spend summer with the Oteys, and C H Hetzel of Hinton urged support for Auditor Darst. Katherine St Clair, en route from Mary Baldwin Seminary, Staunton to Tazewell, briefly paused in the city.
The Bland Street Methodist Church ladies request participants to bring suitable flower plants for Saturday afternoon decoration work. Tonight an amateur night at the Elks Theatre showcases Mesmer the Hypnotist and his five-person troupe as one of the features.
Fifteen candidates were initiated into the Loyal Order of Moose last night as over one hundred members watched the ceremony. The ritual featured horns carefully placed on the young Moose in a formal display.
HH Goodykoontz purchased a new Winton six touring car. It is the first of its kind to be fed by a Bluefielder.
Jack Lewis and the Lewis Oliver Players presented His Little Sweetheart of the Mountains at the Folks Opera House with Miss Grandin starring as the self-willed heroine. The cast grew to about twenty, delivering a dandy performance noted for strong acting and audience appeal. The show repeats tonight and tomorrow afternoon and night.
Personal paragraphs note several locals in Richlands and nearby towns on business and visitations. Mrs S S Hoge of Giles County visits her son Dr Hoge, while Lee Long of Clinchfield Coal Corp at Dante is in the city. Others return from Richmond and Detroit as well as Miss Aberdeen plans.
The Supreme Court ordered the McDowell County case on appointing election officers for next Tuesday’s primary. It required the county court to meet and appoint officers, or else have Jones and Kragonier split duties per faction. If clerks fail to agree, they must alternate selections to balance both sides. The prior meeting had named Democratic officers but failed to agree on Republican officers.
A fifteen year West Virginia romance ended today at the Ponce de Leon hotel Roanoke with the marriage of CC T Alley and Miss Allie Burke both of Bluefield West Virginia. Rev J Calvin Hurst officiated. The couple, with Mr and Mrs J R Winter, traveled from Bluefield after the ceremony for a city tour and will return there tomorrow. Alley is an agent for the Travelers Insurance Company.
Robert L. White and Stella Dutner were married at 8 30 am in the bride’s sister’s home Madison Nebraska Rev J B Moose officiated The ceremony was a quiet family affair Witnesses included E W Hankla Gordon White Willie Butner M B Linkous Grace Bingham The couple will reside in Bluefield where White works for Flat Top Grocery Company
Congressman-at-large Howard Sutherland of Elkins arrived in the city to campaign for the Republican nomination for United States senator. He expressed strong confidence in winning next Tuesday's primary and continues his statewide tour to mobilize voters.
A Manufacturers Record report states the Virginian railway is inviting bids for experimental coal cars with a 120 ton capacity. Fully loaded these cars would carry about 130 tons of coal, or 260000 pounds, compared with the current maximum of 20000 pounds.
A local notice invites buyers to borrow money and purchase jewelry at Randolph auction sale with daily sessions at 2:30 and 7:30. The ad emphasizes personal pricing and ongoing auctions.
An old advertisement promotes Prima Cura for eczema relief with a trial bottle offered postpaid for 25 cents. The copy claims decades of use since 1888 and positions Prima Cura as a first aid antiseptic with home delivery from Parkersburg West Virginia.
A daily sale at Randolph's Auction offers 2:30 and 7:30 sessions as shoppers chase jewelry bargains. One man plans to build 2,250 houses in a Philadelphia subdivision. Missouri reported pearls valued at $68,062 last year.
Mrs R W Ireson of Bluefield says Tanlac cured her continual headaches and improved her appetite after failed prescriptions. She warns that stopping Tanlac caused renewed trouble and urges others to try the remedy endorsed by hundreds. A dollar bottle is available at Bluefield Pharmacy.
Norfolk and Western Railway announces Roanoke Virginia timetable changes effective May 1 1915 with departures to Lynchburg Roanoke Philadelphia and New York via Hagerstown and connections to Norfolk Columbus Cincinnati Chicago and more including Pullman sleepers and cafe cars. W B Bevill and W C Saunders sign as pass traf managers directing travelers to contact the Norfolk and Western agent.
A large auction sale is underway at Randolph's with two sessions at 2:30 PM and 7:30 PM drawing shopper interest. The event features a wide array of items and promises competitive bidding in a bustling market setting.
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