Graduation Day At Bluefield Colored School Delivers First Diplomas
The Bluefield colored graded school held commencement at Raleigh Street Methodist Church. Diplomas were awarded to Blanche Chapman Hster Saunders Ids Simpson and Dora Woody by Prof. G M Ford. Rexie Watkins and Josie Wilburn express thanks to friends in West Vivian and Bluefield for support during their mother Margaret Day’s illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Street Methodist Church
Bluefield
Blanche Chapman
Hster Saunders
Ids Simpson
Dora Woody
G. M. Ford
Ee Rexie Watkins
Josie Wilburn
West Vivian
Margaret Day
Community Notices From Immanuel Lutheran And Local Events
Local brief items include Immanuel Lutheran Church children's missionary meeting at 3:30 PM in the parsonage, Rev S H Thompson returning from Hot Springs to preach at First Baptist, a finger injury to Louis Hershman from Vilcoe requiring amputation, court argument in Hall Richards' administrators vs Pocahontas Colleries, Prof L L Cottrill to visit Cedarville and Morgantown then teach next year, Pythian memorial service at Castle Hall and Christian church, a scientific angling exhibition at the west side grounds to form a club, correction on Col J C Raper not father to Mrs Shelton and Miss Raper, two masses at Sacred Heart with benediction after the lace mass, Sunday school afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Thompson
Hot Springs
Ark
Thompson
Virginia
Southern Baptist Convention
L. L. Cottrill
West End
Cedarville
W. Va
Morgantown
Prof. Cottrill
Pythian
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hel
Bland Street
Christian Church
D. R. Moss
Church of the Sacred Heart
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and local bid notice
An old column includes Hall's Catarrh Cure promotion offering one hundred dollars for an uncured case and testimonials from Toledo druggists. It also lists a June 14 bid invitation for a two story brick residence at Wall and Park streets Bluefield West Virginia with plans by architect T T Carter and a right to reject bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
FP. A. Francisco
Wall and Park Streets
Bluefield
Dr King’s New Discovery praised by Naples man
Lester M. Nelson of Naples Maine says the remedy saved his life and remains a reliable cure for coughs throat and lung complaints. The ad claims forty years at the head of throat and lung remedies as a pneumonia preventive and healer with a guarantee price and a free trial bottle offered. Prof Herbert Dodd and Orchestra perform at Greenspon’s tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Dr. King
Local residents and visitors seen in the city
Princeton resident Wirt A. French is in town along with T. B. Beckwith. Visitors include Dr. Farley of Elkhorn, Rucker Jenkins from Appomattox, H. G. Davis of Wilcoe, and many others from Keystone Pocahontas Bramwell Matoaka and Christiansburg. Several were in on business, social visits, or attending services and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirt A. French
Princeton
T. B. Beckwith
Dr. Farley
Elkhorn
City
H. G. Davis
Wilcoe
Cr. E. Wheeler
Matoaka
Notice of Liquor License Application in Bluefield
J Baker residing in Bluefield Mercer county West Virginia applied to Mercer county court for a license to sell spirituous liquors wines porter ale beer and drinks May 1 1908 to June 30 1909 at No 11 Bluefield avenue Bluefield West Virginia signed Estill Bailey Clerk May 15 1908 4 wks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Baker
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Said County
Bluefield Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Homer’s Confectionery
Princeton Avenue
DeWitt
Lutheran Children’s Meeting
Children of Immanuel Lutheran Church
Louis Hershman
Vilcoe
Wenesday
C. W. Vick
Tazewell
Hall Richards
Pocahontas Colleries Company
West Side Baseball Grounds
Emd
National Association of Scientific Angling Clubs
United States
Daily Telegraph
J. C. Raper
Austinville
Richard Shelton
Willie Raper
Col. Raper
Shelton
Miss Raper
Catholic Church
Standard Ott
M. A. St. Clair
Eskdale
Cardui
ALI Drug
Westinghouse
A. C. Motors
Bluestone Traction Company
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N. Y
Aragon Coffee
Iellers
Clark & CO
Hanberlaing L ° Ldpe
Prisz
Atford
Bluefield Bottling Company
Www
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Greenspon
Prof
Herbert Dodd and
Ochestra
Herbert Dodd
Greenspon's
Rucker Jenkins
Appomattox, Va
Dr. Dixon
Chatterey
W. G. Ferrell
Mayme Malone
Bramwell
H. K. Butsler
H. Dr. Robenthal
Keystone
G. T. Epling
O. W. McAllister
Kimball
J. K. F. Steele
Edward Thornton
Louis Baach
Frank Lefkowitz
Pocahontas
J. J. Tierney
Philadelphia
Geo. W. Mays
D. T. Stephens
Christiansburg
W. H. Wade
Raleigh Terrace
Percy Hancock
St. Paul
D. H. Barger
Hiawatha
Shawsville, Va
Joseph M. Sanders
J. Fremk Maynard
George P. Crockett
H. I. Short
Huntington
John E. Ritz
J. C. Herndon
Welch
Laura
Janie Shipman
Salem
D. R. Albright
Lula Albright
Henry Rader
W. T. Palmer
Holling Institute
Miss Hazel
R. A. TI. Snow
Fartlesville
Oklo
Snow
Fort Gay
Philip Goodwill, Jr
Yes
Terday
Mr. Goodwill
Pennsylvania
Mercersburg College
J. W. Rader
Upland
Maybenry
Cooper
Estill Bailey
Ser
Piedmont
Piedmont Cigarettes
Piedmont District
Bluefield Beer
E! Capitan
Pilsener
Bluefield Brewing CO
Bluefield, West Virginia
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