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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
5
D. M. Easley travels to Lynchburg to visit friends. Henry Harmon from Tazewell visits Bluefield. Numerous locals from Shawver's Mills, Richlands, Goshen and Scott County appear in daily rounds. An unknown man is fatally struck by a train near Williamson.
Through Capt D B Baldwin the Eastview London Warrenty Company acquired the Higginbotham land on Princeton avenue in Bluefield. The buyers, Huntington and Philippi gentlemen, plan permanent street and sidewalk improvements and quick market entry. Outside capital shows faith in Bluefield’s future as the property transfers to a growing development.
Giles County begins building a new fireproof jail at Pearisburg. The structure will be highly secure and regarded as one of the finest prisons in the state upon completion.
Travel Magazine commends English customs for easy passenger clearance. The piece notes allowances on tobacco and spirits, limits on certain goods, and that travelers must own items for personal use. It hails civil service officers as diligent and honest, warning against deception with a local quip about honesty.
John Garrett of North Mills North Carolina reports he fired a 40 year walking stick after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve on a stubborn sore. The salve is guaranteed for piles burns and related ailments at all druggists priced at 25 cents.
An old advertisement promotes white Kodol for stomach trouble digestion and Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup as mild for women and children. It invites readers to obtain a booklet and sample of Orino at G. H. Wade's and notes Kodol digests what you eat and strengthens the digestive organs.
A. A. Herren of Finch Arkansas claims Foley's Honey and Tar cures consumption in early stages. The ad states the product helps coughs and lung trouble and is sold by G. H. Wade. It also promotes DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for scratches burns and insect bites sold by all druggists.
The 1907 Giles county murder case ends with James King refusing a commutation and being executed. Governor Swanson declined clemency as the condemned man, once a railroad worker from Spencer, shot foreman Captain Early after a dispute over picks. The pistol was a .32 Smith and Wesson sourced via Rhone field Hardware. King left behind a mother and siblings.
The Bluefield Gun Club held an afternoon trap shoot at the club grounds in the east end. Scores show Mann 75 for 66, Henson 75 for 66, Phelps 75 for 64, Spencer 75 for 43, McArtor 50 for 43, Bond 60 for 42, Smith 50 for 40, O Keefe 50 for 40, Borden 50 for 39, Dr Peery 50 for 36, Thornton 50 for 36, Shelton 50 for 34, Hooper 50 for 31, Barger 50 for 22.
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