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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
2
Local business announces arrival and sale of Caloric furnaces with 22 units to be installed immediately. Promotion encourages summer installation with option to pay later and a written guarantee on heating quality. Also lists contact at Pulasia street and company details.
Real estate ads list numerous houses across Rogers Street Tightland Avl Carolina Avl Bluefield Avle Pourth Street 106K Street Third Street Fairfax Street Tylmr Street Rhodford Street Ramsey Street Poplar Street Eight Street a 4 Street Princeton Ave Loyd Street so Street Hast River Ave Albemarle St North Street Padston Street Woodsdawn Ave Vipw Ave Pam Mar Ave Spokane Ave and other streets in Bluefield. Prices range from about 1400 to 7500 with multiple seven to eight room cottages and several six to eight room homes offered on favorable terms.
Virginia Realty Loan Co. will be absent about a week. Dr. E H Thompson will oversee the city health department during the absence. Mrs Charles Linkous received a message from her husband Charlies Linkous saying he landed at Newport News safely and expects to be home soon. William Walker, back from overseas, arrived in Bluefield last evening with his army discharge. Harry Goodskoontz, after months overseas with the eightieth division, arrived here yesterday with his discharge.
John F P Martin known as Pate and Miss Margaret Fanning daughter of Mrs Wm Fanning were married last night at 7 at the bride’s mother's home. Rev T Hamilton of Bland Street Methodist Church officiated. A delicious supper followed for the bridal party and friends. The groom has worked at the Daily Telegraph since boyhood and the bride is popular with many friends.
Henry Warden left yesterday on a Philadelphia business trip. Civic Club meeting this afternoon at 2 45 at the library. Bailey of Alpeca visited friends and shopped yesterday. Beckley visitors George E and Red Warden toured Bluefield. Senator French returned from Charleston. Shott and Brown returned to Charleston after voting. Peters family left for Virginia Beach. Alexander couple shopped in Bluefield. Nora Wastridge visiting Miss Jane Williams on Pen Mar avenue. Mrs Devlin injured ankle. Thomas Campbell on ten day navy furlough visiting parents. Mrs Barnes attending Ursuline finals in Brown County Ohio. daughter Mary graduates. S R Gentry inspecting leased wire equipment for AT&T in Bluefield. George Strader left for Washington for Anti-Saloon League meeting. Marion Thompson visiting his sister Ia Rhodes en route from Rockwell Field to Camp Lee for muster out. Mrs Passer, school nurse, leaves to join husband Dr Passer at Camp Dix. Dr Geiger just returned from overseas. Captain Bernard McIlhaney and cadets Shott Jr Tom Pritchard Scott Pack return from August Military Academy. Edwin Fleshman back from Fork Union Military Academy to spend vacation with R C Fleshman family.
The Bluefield city council urges timely filings for licenses to run restaurants pool rooms and similar businesses for the fiscal year starting July 1. Applications should be presented at tonight's meeting as they cannot be acted on then. A special meeting is set for Monday evening to canvass the recent municipal election vote.
Louis Kaufman purchased the Union Bank and Trust Company building at the corner of Princeton avenue and Tazewell street through W. R. Crenshaw. The three story stone and brick building is well placed with heavy foot traffic. A rumor of a new bank occupying the space proved unfounded.
The macadam road between this city and Princeton is progressing nicely with repairs finished and described as second to none. Mercer county road funds largely improved grades, with expectations that traffic to Princeton and Bramwell will demand a paved bloc surface in the future.
Bluefield telegraphers remained at their keys last night and showed no impact from yesterday’s strike call by Commercial Telegraphers Union members. Western Union in Bluefield has no union members and railroad telegraphers belong to a separate union not affiliated with the commercial body.
PP. M. Fulcher, former WVU student, awarded the French war cross with silver star for rescuing wounded under fire on the Oise and Somme fronts. He is studying at Oxford University, England, as an army representative.
H J Spelman division engineer for the state road commission calls a meeting of county engineers from Cabell Wayne Mingo Mc Dowell Mercer Wyoming Lincoln Putnam Mason and Logan to be held at Huntington on June 7.
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