Baseball scores from various leagues and cities
Virginia League results Lynchburg 2 Roanoke 1 in fourteen innings Portsmouth 2 Danville 8 then Portsmouth 4 Danville 1 Richmond 8 Norfolk 2 National Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati Boston 0 Chicago 14 Philadelphia 2 Pittsburg 5 New York 3 St Louis 2 American Cleveland 2 New York 8 St Louis 0 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 5 Washington 4 Detroit 5 Boston 10
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Danville
Richmond
Norfolk
National
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
New York
St. Louis
American
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Rexalls Sweep Pocahontas In Twin Baseball Games
Rexalls defeated Pocahontas 11 to 7 in the morning meeting and 18 to 7 in the afternoon at South Bluefield. Lineups include Melcher Easley Brunner McCue Tickle and Edwards for the High School and J Gydosh Wydish Walters Sutter for the Rexalls with Honaker Demens and M Gydosh among players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Pocahontas
Bluefield High School
South Buefield Grounds
Rexalls
Melchher
Easley
Brunner
M. McCue
Tickle
A. McCue
French
Douthat
Edwards
P. Rexalls
J. Gydosh
Wydish
Stump
C. Walters
Sutter
M. Walters
P. Honaker
Demens
M. Gydosh
High School
Melcher
M.mccue
Hawley
Bargains Today at Local Grocers
Everyday sellers offer 3 cans tomatoes for 25 cents and corn for 25 cents, roasted hams and smoked ham slices, fresh vegetables including onions lettuce peaches cantaloupes cherries and more. The ad promises quality and savings and invites customers to visit the store.
Awarding of Road Contract Withheld
Sealed bids for 2.4 miles of county road grading and macadam work were opened by the county court committee. The lowest bid from A D Stone & Co of Roanoke was recommended as reliable to receive the contract, though award was kept pending further developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee
Princeton Avenue
Stony Ridge
Princeton
W. I. Coffman
W. H. Coffman
R. H. Bailey
P. J. Kelly
Wingate, Boxley & Co
C. C. Johnson & Co
M. J. Long
Berry & Hinchee
A. D. Stone & Co
Roanoke
Good Roads in Southwest Progress in Virginia Counties
E F Morgan and Capt J S Wilson visited Lee county to review a planned five and a half mile county road from Ben Hur to Jonesville. Virginia appropriated 250000 for state aid, to be matched by county funds for roads, with convict labor provided by the state. Wise, Tazewell, and Russell counties will receive smaller shares, as roads expand in Russell toward Cleveland to Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Morgan
Stitamic State Penitentiary
Board of Highway Commissioners
J. St. J. Wilson
Virginia Highway Commission
Richmond
Lee County
Ben Hur
Jonesville
Virginia
Stee
Wise County
Tagewell
Russell
Russell County
Cleveland
Lebenon
Enefield Gun Club Opens with Miss Oakley Exhibition
The Enefield Gun Club opened yesterday afternoon with Miss Annie Oakley and J A Anderson of Richmond showcasing sharpshooting. Oakley, famed as a Buffalo Bill alumna and world champion, demonstrated mirror shooting and rapid clay pigeon breaks while the trap season began for local members with no official records kept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enefield
Annie Oakley
Police Gazette
J. A Anderson
Richmond
Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Remington Fire Arms Company
Oakle
Buffalo Bill
Miss Oakle
Mr. Anderson
Norfolk & Western Shop Team Shut Out 5 to 0
Norfolk & Western teams met on tower grounds yesterday with the division office routing the shops in an hour and fifteen minutes. The Shops duo Billmyer Floyd and Miller faced Ott and Douthat of the division office as the main battery. Despite no field play, the game showed creditable effort and several fast plays. Officials urge bankers druggists doctors and retail clerks to form teams for a stronger season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk & Western
Tower Grounds
Billmyer
Floyd and Miller
Ott
Douthat
Music Affects Horses And Lions In Curious Ways
Guenoe cites a 1802 incident where a horse under Captain De R. moved behind the musicians during a military march and stayed ahead of the rider when the band played again. Paris Revue notes lions show joy to piano high notes and middle tones but roar at loud bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guenoe
de R
Captain de R
Wise county mine foreman turns up alive after disappearance
J. T. Kilgore, the Wise county Va mine foreman, who vanished a week ago amid murder rumors, reappears in eastern Kentucky. Prominent locals refute claims that mountain disappearances always involve foul play. They also suspect millionaire Wentz may have died by own hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Kilgore
Appalachia
Wise
County
Kentucky
Wise County
Millionaire Wentz
The Prison Bird and Its Tyranny in Nest Bondage
Livingstone describes a male African bird that imprisons the female in a tree nest, guarding and feeding her until the chicks can fly. If the male is harmed or unable to perform, the mother and young die of starvation. When ready, the male breaks the confinement and the family is freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Livingstone
Monport
Writea Livingstone
Tobacco Poison Shows Faster Smoking More Harm
An Austrian study by Dr Liebermann and Dr Davidovics found tobacco tar deposits on cotton in pipe mouths and cigar holders, with rapid smoking creating far more poisonous residues. They observed the same tobacco brand yielding different discoloration by smoking duration, concluding quick smoking increases health injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liebermann
Davidovics
Pall Malt Gazette
Pains in stomach relieved by Chamberlain remedy
Advertisement notes Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy provides quick relief from stomach pains colic and diarrhoea. Mentions Vorgate by West End Drug Co East Hind Pharmacy Linefield Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Drag Co
East Hind Pharmacy
Linefield Pharmacy
Daily program for Bluefield Normal and Business College
From 9 to 4 o'clock shorthand typing bookkeeping mathematics rhetoric commercial law and all kindred subjects. From 4 to 7 o'clock cornet violin flute clarinet and vocal music. From 7 to 10 o'clock arithmetic grammar spelling penmanship letter writing.
Climax Electrical Supply and Construction Company Dissolves
On May 23 1908 directors unanimously resolved to dissolve the Climax Electrical Supply and Construction Company. Stockholders met May 23 1908 in Bluefield West Virginia to act on the resolution and notice was published in the Daily Telegraph and mailed to all stockholders. W P Trawley and H A Wilson sign as president and secretary certifying the dissolution. May 28 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Climax Electrical Supply and Construction Company
Cty
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Va
Daily Telegraph
United States
W. P. Trawley
H. A. Wilm
W. P. Tiawley
H. A. Wilson
Bankrupt’s Petition for Discharge in Southern West Virginia
R P Sims of Bluefield Mercer County West Virginia seeks discharge from all provable debts after being adjudged bankrupt on December 12 last, surrendering all property and complying with bankruptcy orders. Dated May 7 1908. Rh P Sims bankrupt. Order of Notice thereon issued in Southern District of West Virginia on May 7 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
West Virginia
R. P. Sims
Benjamin F. Keller
Rp .P. Sims
Bluefield
Mercer
Dee
Rh. P. Sims
Southern District of
Southern District of West Virginia
A. D
Hearing Ordered In Bluefield on June 28 1908
Court requires a hearing on the petition at ten o’clock in the forenoon in Bluefield. Notice will be published in the Bluefield Telegraph. All known creditors and interested persons may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted. The clerk will mail copies to creditors. Judge Benjamin F. Keller presiding May 7 1998.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Benjamin F. Keller
A. D
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Miss Specht
Percales
Madras
Ferrell Mercantile
Wat
Felenmeier Brew
West Vrrginia Brewing Company
W. E. Stewart
Keystone
Westinghouse
A. CG. Motors
Bluestone Traction Company
Baseball
The
Clark & CO
Gorth Deanisen
Columbus
Ohio
Bluefield Transfer Co
State of Virginia
GUN Club
J. A. Andrew
Civil and Mining Engineers
Thornton Building
W. Va
Douglas
Stetson
Dorothy Dodd
Biscredit
Prison Bird
Bluefield Normal & Business College
Edwin M. Keatley
Gee meCea Clain
RED
RED Top Rye
Ferdinand Westheimer & Sons
Louisville
St Joseph, Mu
W. M. Seay & Son
General Contractors
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
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