Visitors and residents parade through the city
Montcalm resident W B Honaker visits the city. Hicksville Va.s S L Ward on business. Mrs Dillon Tip Top shops in the city. Miss Emma Nye Radford guests. John Boggess Narrows on business. Dr B J Reed Red Jacket in town. J W Pepper Christiansburg in the city on business. W W St Tancock Gold Medal tour advertising. Mrs C T St Clair and son back from Tazewell. C R Lynch Lebanon Va formerly Bluefield on business. D G May Pulaski visits friends. Mrs B D Wassom Williamson visiting her brother E S Humphries. Miss Lucy Squires returns Bluefield from Jacksonville. Miss Like Crogan leaves for Abingdon. Davy Crockett heads to Richmond for several days. BE Brightwell Flat Rock Coal Co Dilla Va in city on business. Judge I C Herndon Chas Price and James Henchey Welch visitors. Miss Lake Grogan leaves for Abingdon. Ray Ballengee to Roanoke for several days. Miss May Guy Elkhorn returns from Martha Washington College. C H Goodykoontz returns tonight from Rexall druggists convention in Atlanta. J T Frank Mastin returns from Roaring River with his father. Mrs M C Echols Richmond arrives to summer with daughter Mrs S A Hubbard. Harry Burnett and Miss Lee Fretwell back from Columbus. Tracy C Lilly home for summer from Jefferson Medical College. Misses Mary and Ida Moss Burkes Garden en route to Roanoke for finals. Mrs Harry Bell and Miss Annie Christie pass through to Berryville. W S Brown Washington and Lee student in city. Misses Ronnie and Audrey Jack return to Roanoke.
City Board Defers Action On License Tax Increase
The board deferred action on a proposed license tax increase amid city budget strain. Officials noted current expenses must be cut due to limited funds and saloon revenue gaps. A sidewalk project on Fourth Street and assessments for June payroll and city labor were reviewed as part of budget adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
BK. KB. Carter
Wiles
D. ¥. French
City Water Works Company
Public Service Commission
Public Service Commissions Department
Charleston
Mercer
First readings and city measures on street sales and truck rules
The council tabled a first reading ordinance to fine street salesmen five to one hundred dollars or thirty days in jail for misrepresented goods. A proposed truck speed and load limit on bridges was also tabled. A batch of contracts for construction was approved. A map and petition for Glenmont addition near the car line were filed and referred for advice on city obligations upon incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath Street
Lawson Street
Glenmont Addition
South Bluefield
The
Boar
Sidney Payne Dies After Fall in Welch
Sidney Payne traveling salesman for the Vienna Ice Cream Company in Welch died at Lick Branch from a brain concussion after a fall on a granite walk while returning from the post office. He was 23 and survived by his parents five brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements pending with interment in Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Payne
Vienna Ice Cream Company
Welch
EK. Payne
Franklin Street
Lick Branch
Bluefield
Lick Track
Norfolk and Western
W. L. Payne
McAlister
Okla
J. K. Payne
Norfolk
Robert Payne
Olmstead
Samuel B. and
Cabell Payne
E. W. Womack
R. M. West
Virginia Payne
Franklin County
Wasp Waisted Cretan Guards Described in Crete Sketch
In Camping In Crete Trevor Battye notes the Cretan civil guards at Canea have extremely small waists akin to waists of mountain villagers. He compares this slim figure to frescoes and vases in the Minoan section of the Candia museum, citing the Cup Bearer as an example and questions if the slim waist is natural or achieved by tight belting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canea
Trevor Battye
Crete
Candia
Storytelling Warning From a Mother to Willie
A mother disciplines Willie for a lie warning of a frightening punishment. She describes a fearsome figure with one eye who punishes liars by taking them on a moonward ordeal to pick sticks for life. Willie shrinks from repeating falsehoods after the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Maccam
Puck
Popularity at Funeral Draws Town Crowd
Stranger says the town’s turnout shows the deceased was very popular. Native notes he was one man in a million and recalls how after buying his car he gave rides to those he had promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stranger
Wine tasters never swallow during professional tasting
A quote from I Ex change notes that wine tasters in professional duties hold a sip in the mouth for a moment and breathe through the nostrils rather than swallowing.
Passenger Questions Chicago Transfer in Polite Exchange
A humorous exchange features a passenger asking about changing cars in Chicago. The conductor replies with excessive politeness that a return to New York is possible, highlighting lighthearted travel banter on a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Koreans and Chinese Alcohol Use and Opium Habits
A concise note contrasts Korean and Chinese preferences with opium use, stating Chinese abstain from alcohol but use opium, while Koreans enjoy strong drink and show little interest in opium. The passage reflects dated generalizations about Asian peoples and their addictions.
The Box Was Good. A Birthday Gift Question
A wife recalls gifting a fine box of cigars for a birthday and asking if it was satisfactory. The husband responds that he has never seen a better box, praising the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Missouri Woman Patents Harness to Keep Chickens Grounded
A Missouri inventor receives a patent for a chicken harness designed to hold wings down and prevent chickens from flying away. The device aims to improve confinement and ease for poultry handlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Big Fire at Princeton Wholesale Grocery Suspected Incendiary
A Thursday night blaze destroyed the Princeton Wholesale Grocery on Mercer Street between Second and Fourth. Fire officials say it may be incendiary. the frame building was outer sheet metal clad and the second story was unoccupied. Several businesses suffered losses with varying insurance, and the United Woolen Mills salvage kept intact stock. The owner, A. C. Wiley of Union, held about $5 000 insurance on the building. Firefighters saved three adjacent structures in the block as the blaze battered the plaster and glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer Street
Second
Fourth
T. Tomschen
Block & Company Furniture
Bowling & McGuire
Snider
May
United Woolen Mills Company
A. C. Wiley
Union
People’s Panl
Cahill Real Estate
Price
East River High School Prepares for First Graduation
The East River high school closes with a literary program of essays and recitations. Activities include a Sunday commencement sermon by Dr. W.8 Neighbors of Sulllss College, a Monday play from Sumpter to Appomattox, and a Tuesday literary address by L. L. Friend. Diplomas go to Karl Hall Carl Smith Blanche Straley and Ennis Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neighbors
Sulliss College
Bristol
Sumpter
Appomattox
L. L. Friend
Karl Hall
Carl Smith
Blanche Straley
Ennis Myers
East River High School
Walters Verdict Stands In Favor Of Walters
Judge Herndon refused to set aside the Walters verdict, awarding Walters 5000 in the circuit court. In a separate case Perry Griffith vs American Coal Company a jury awarded Griffith 4666 for mine injuries. Jewelry store robbery reported. $200 in jewelry stolen from H F Jamison in Mercer street. Teachers' examination hailed as a success with about 100 teachers attending. Local notes on visitors and openings of a new jewelry store. 1900 had three southern colleges with standard entrance requirements. this year 160 report standards.
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Herndon
Appalachian Power Company
W. R. Walters
Walters
Mr. Walters
Sanders Crockett
Drinefield
Perry Griffith
American Coal Company
Palintiff
H. F. Jamison
Mercer Street
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Ihosiery
Regal
Business Oxford
Iness Model
W. BR. Honaker
Montcalm
S. L. Ward
Hicksville, Va
Mrs. Dillon
Tip Top
Hi. L. Tinsley
Emma Nye
Radford
John Boggess
Narrows
City
B. J. Reed
Red Jacket
J. W. Pepper
Christiansburg
St. Tancock
Petty
C. T. St. Clair and Son
Tazewell
C. R. Lynch
Lee Banon, Va
D. G. May
Pulaski
Hotel
B. D. Wassom
Williamson
E. 8. Humphries
Lucy Squires
Jacksonville, Fla
Miss Like Crogran
Abingdon
Davy Crockett
Richmond
BE. H. Brightwell
Flat Rock Coal Company
Dilla
I. C. Herndon
Chas. W. Price
James A. Henchey
Ray Ballengee
Roanoke
May Guy
Elkhorn
Martha Washington College
C. H. Goodykoontz
Atlanta
Rexall Druggists
Frank Mastin
Yenerday
Roaring River, N. C
James F. Mastin
Harry Burnett
Miss Lee Fretwell
Tracy C. Lilly
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Mary and
Ida Moss
Burkes Garden
Salem
Roanoke Woman's College
Harry Bell
Annie Christie
M. W. Christie
Berryville, Va
W. S. Brown
Washington and Lee University
Pewinsburg
Ronnie
Audrey Jack
George Jack
DMNY
Court House
Solomon
Merrill J. Cook
Hinton
W. J. Peters
Freeman
Aries Hill
Oakgrove
EF. Q. Walker
Christie
Main
Walker Streets
Union Bank & Trust Co
E. F. Randolph & Company Silversmiths and Jewelers
West Va
Tip Top Mineral Springs
J. M. Brewster
Virginia
United States
Panama
Kaufman Liquor Co
Northfork, West VA
Pocahontas
Northfork
Mustard & Co
Telegraph
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