Graham to hear plans for electric plant and street car line
J C Nelson and associates from Dayton and Columbus have rented offices in Graham for a projected electric light and power plant and possible street car line. The project hinges on town council consent and potential site at the Mitchell property. Meanwhile a town election looms with a full ticket and new council, plus a high school graduation reception and a wedding notice from Falls Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ia. W. Stover
Dayton
Ohio
J. M. Hane
Israil
Columbus
J. G. Russell Company
First National Bank
Graham
Hotel
Mitchell
Keys-Walker Lumber Company
W. L. Sexton
J. M. Smith
J. W. McCall
R. H. Palmer
P. H. Ritter
J. B. Graham
J. A.anderson
W. J. Cole
W. J. Fink
T. N. Williamson
O. A. Metcalf
H. B. Frazier
B. M. Newman
J. Bb. Yost
R. H. Mathews
Local notes on visiting residents and travel plans
Mr. Graham assists with staking Graham Clearfork mountain road. Miss Vernie Morton returns home from Reedville after teaching at its high school term end. Mrs. James Munsey of Pearisburg visits Graham family. Mrs. Munsey stayed in Tazewell with Hon. T. G. Munney. H. W. Biggs, back from four weeks in St. Louis, will stay a few days in Graham and then travel for a St. Louis hardware firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernie Morton
A. B. Morton
Reedville
James Munnsey
Pearisburg
James Munney
R. L. Gillespie
Graham
Munsey
Tazewell
T. G. Munney
H. W. Biggs
St. Louisa
Hatfield Wins Nomination in First Statewide Primary
Dr. Hatfield secured the gubernatorial nomination by a large majority after the Welch result arrived late. He visited Welch amid a flood of congratulatory messages and letters. The article lists McDowell county figures who won offices and notes the statewide primary novelty and voters’ support for the statewide primary system. James F. Beavers was nominated for Congress in Huntington for the Fifth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hatfield
Welch
Logan County
William McKinley
McDowell County
State Senate
Payne Realty
George M. Ford
J. Frank Johnson
R. K. Bragonier
Keystone
F. C. Cook
C. E. Rusmissel
Northfork
George Wolfe
Davy
Kk. Harman
House of Delgates
J. A. Strother
W. B. Payne
Brown's Creek
Doctor Hatfield
Huntington
James F. Beavers
Congress
Beavers
Kenova
Local residents depart for vacations and returns home
Mrs S Bernheim returned to her Bramwell home. Miss Elizabeth Kittinger left Monday for Alderson for a two week vacation. Mrs I Katzen of Keystone visited her parents Mr and Mrs J Herzbrun. Prof R A Riges has returned to Welch after several weeks away in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. (. Bernheim
Bramwell
Elizabeth Kittinger
Alderson
I. Katzen
Keystone
J. Herzbrun
R. A. Riges
Welch
Pocahontas Pickings Reflect Small Town Moves and Notices
A collage of local moves and visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor traveling to Tazewell Virginia to visit friends, Miss Virginia Doughton in Bluefield, and Sidney Atkins from Philadelphia showing woolen goods to Mr. Magrill. Also noted are Bramwell shoppers, an old well found during basement work at Hatfield and Griffith, and various residents traveling to Bluefield. Public notices include depositions for a Mercer county suit set for July, a Republican Executive Committee meeting in Princeton, and Beaver Pond District tax delinquency warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Atkins
Philadelphia
Pocahontas
Magrill
Ritz & Ritz
Bluefield
Mercer
West Virginia
Chas. Mustard
Merser County
Republican Executive Committee
Mercer County
Princeton
County Clerk to Issue State Licenses in Local Office
Notice that the county clerk will be at Union Bank & Trust Co. office on Monday June 10 1912 to issue state licenses for restaurant hotel and other purposes to save travel to Princeton. Signed E E Carter D B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bank & Trust Co
Princeton
E. E. Carter
For Sale Tomato and flowering plant offerings
For sale tomato plants of all varieties and peppers and beets at 1.00 per 100. Cabbage plants 50c per 100. Also potted plants and cut flowers with funeral designs and bouquets as a specialty. Phone 385 South Bluefield Florist. 5.1-tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bluefield Florist
Norfolk and Western Railway reports rising net income
The Norfolk and Western Railway Company发布 a statement showing revenues up 24 percent year over year with operating income up 86 percent to 941,988.75. For ten months July to April, operating revenues total 22,752,959.59, expenses 21,182,900.78, net income 7,752,260.87, vs prior period gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Bluestone Council Heads to Richmond Grand Council Meeting
GO TO GRAND COUNCIL Bluestone Council No 110 to attend the grand council annual meet in Richmond this week. A large delegation in a special Pullman car left for Richmond with birdseye bluefield advertising views. Roanoke Lynchburg cars expected to join the train as Knights of the Grip bring samples to the city. Delegates include B A Becker S B McClung Er A Leonard and daughter T E Coffer J W Hatcher C B Noel Norman Crawford D C Phelps J A Whitlock J F Boone T T Richter W A Pankey S P Hogan William Mitchell William Burton F T Akers F E Cook H A McCue W C Basley Jr. The grand council represents West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Maryland and the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluestone Council
Grand Council
Richmond
Bluefield
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Knights of the Grip
B. A. Becker
B. McClung
Er. A. Leonard
T. E. Coffer
J. W. Hatcher
C. B. Noel
Norman Crawford
D. C. Phelps
J. A. Whitlock
J. F. Boone
T. T. Richter
W. A. Pankey
P. Hogan
William Mitchell
William Burton
F. T. Akers
Bluefield Mayor Receives Invitation to Hygiene Congress
Governor Glasscock issued invitations to West Virginia mayors and appointed a five physician commission to represent the state at the fifteenth annual international congress on Hygiene and demography. The physicians named are Dr. John L. Dickey Wheeling Dr. C O Cooper Hinton Dr. W W Tompkins Charleston Dr. John N Simpson Morgantown and Dr. W L Guthrie Huntington. Cities invited include Benwood Bluefield Cameron Charleston Fairmont Clarksburg Elkins Grafton Huntington Keyser Martinsburg Morgantown Moundsville Parkersburg Point Pleasant Richwood Williamson Wellsburg and Wheeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasscock
West Virginia
Washington
Congress
Department of State
John L. Dickey
Wheeling
C. O. Cooper
Hinton
W. W. Tompkins
Charleston
Democratic Fifth District Committee Names for Mercer McDowell
The Democratic committee for the Fifth district selects representatives for Mercer Bluefield, McDowell Kyle, Raleigh Beckley, Wayne Marcum, and Wyoming Oceana. Members include E L Bailey Cabell C R Wyatt Huntington and L H Clarke Kyle among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EI Bailey
Dr. Clarke
Mercer
McDowell
J. H. Allen
Ramage
Cabell
C. R. Wyatt
Huntington
Lincoln
Robert L. Lewis
West Hamlin
Logan
John B. Conley
Holden
Mason
Warren Whaley
Pt .Pleasant
E. L. Bailey
Bluefield
Mingo
W. A. Hurst
Williamson
L. H. Clarke
Fine Bedding Plants Offer From Fallon Florist
Fallon Florist of Roanoke Virginia invites customers to send for a list of fine bedding plants and prompt shipment options. The notice emphasizes ready-to-ship varieties and convenient ordering for gardening seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fallon, Florist
Roanoke
Mrs Greaton's Wful Experience with Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs Marion Sweet Greaton of Natick Massachusetts describes relief from nervousness cold limbs and sleepless nights during change of life after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She claims it cured her tumor fear and urges others to publish her letter and seek advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marion Sweet Greaton
Jefferson St
Natick
Mass
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Graham High School
W. J. Bryan
Graham Daily Newsman
Y. L. Sexton
John Graham
Hotel Hill
Sexton
J. C. Nelson
Graham, VA
Public Accountant and Systematizer
Mr. Sextion
Jennie Hale
Charles Hale
Falls Mills
Grover Wagner
Mudfork
Hotel Graham
George Roebuck
Norton
Mr. Roebuck
Roebuck
C. A. Graham
Horsepen
Jefferson District
Mr. Graham
Graham-Clearfork Mountain
Ezza Hamilton
Hamilton-Wade
Miss May Hamilton
Miss Hamilton
Mrs. Wade
Middle West
Dan Sowers
Eckman
Charlotte Perry
Pocahontas Pickings
Jack Taylor
Tazewell, Va
Virginia Doughton
Miss Hilton of
Hatfield & Griffith
Isador Kwass
Pocahonts
Jesse Bailey
C. W. Bailey
A. B. Gagne and Son
Nannie Dupuy
S. J. Banks
Lizzie C. Banks
Kessa Ewald
Isaac T. Mann
J. N. Worley
W. Va
Beaver Pond
EK. E. Carter
I. J. Ellison
M. C
Democratic Committee
Wyoming
J. H. W. Saunders
Oceana
Mrs. Greaton
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
John Walters
Bland Street
Bluefield, W. VA
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Citizens Underwriters Agency
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. M. Cunningham
A. D. Woop
Thornton Bldg
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