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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1910
Page
3
The Mustea festival returns to the Elks Opera House with Friday and Saturday night shows described as a musical treat. Don’t miss the event as local notices urge patronage and attendance.
Roanoke furniture promotion shown by Tazewell native T. F. Suthers as he scouts Bluefield for potential furniture factories. Harriett Reynolds and F. H. Combs wed at Cavett's Creek with Rev. J. B. Craft officiating. couple to reside in Grundy. Bluefield hosts timing institute, June Music Festival, West Virginia bankers meeting, and electric railway plans surface for Graham. Local sports include Eagles vs Lebanon College. auto endurance race leads Roanoke entries. Salvation Army meetings attract crowds. numerous visitors and dignitaries frequent Hotel Matz.
The Norfolk and Western adds coal cars with a rated capacity of 115 000 pounds and a loaded weight of 130 000 pounds, surpassing all others in the nation. Samuel Turk and daughter Miss Bertha of Philadelphia are visiting in the city, his first trip in seventeen years, while postmaster salaries in West Virginia show raises from 1 600 to 1 700 for Alkhorn and Gary and other increases for Keystone Northfork and Princeton.
Jennie Johnston Ada Williams and another woman fought during a negro ball game at the tower grounds yesterday. They were separated before serious injury. Williams posted a $5 forfeit for her appearance this morning. the other two were sent to the ge to await police court action.
J H Meyer and D G Harter of Ryan Ohio traveled to the Clinch Valley on a farming land prospecting tour. Dissatisfied with Ohio opportunities, they plan to locate in southwest Virginia. Utah Counts and Miss Nannie Artrip married at Artrip in Russell County and are en route to Norfolk on their bridal tour. The couple are well known locally.
Pr F L Black F J Brown A E Jennings J H Gouchon and J F Land traveled to Graham to assist in conferring Red Cross and Killgh s Templar degrees on new candidates.
Congressman Jas A Hughes spends today in Princeton meeting residents after a busy day yesterday and planning Saturday and Sunday engagements. The Princess Program features The Feud His Yankee Girl with two films and songs while Olive Rebekah Lodge No 99 meets Friday night at B of L. KB hall opposite the passenger station. Maye Thompson Noble Grand urges attendance.
Geo. 8. Laidy from Charleston and I. L. Epperly from Danville visited the city. J. B. Wanford of Morgantown came as a Bluefield visitor. W. A. Sharnes of Tazewell and Jno. Dobson of Huntington were in town yesterday. K. T. Graham from Anawalt and Hi. J. Harman from Tazewell arrived as visitors. W. J. McClung came from Princeton, with Jas. Parrowman of Tacoma and M. R. McCorkle of Richlands, all coal operators from Clinch Valley, visiting Wednesday.
Coal Trade Journal notes Bluefield station hours hinder ticket and baggage inquiries and lineups. It highlights gasoline speeders filling gaps in service, new paving and concrete sidewalks, rising cement trade, and local curiosity about West Virginia knowledge among readers and officials.
Huntington injury case draws attention as Charles Johnson regains full mental clarity. Miss Mills, head superintendent, reports he can converse and distinguish colors and flowers, progressing faster than initially expected. his wife notes his pleas during a brief absence.
The passage mentions bringing fuchsias and speaking of beauty, requesting ice cream, and a man who understands speech. It notes his head has healed and will soon be well, but full mental recovery will take some time after a terrible shock.
F. S. Viele president of the New River Power Co. outlines a $6,000,000 plan to build water power electrical plants on New River in Virginia in four or more developments. Projects include transmission lines and substations delivering electricity to southwest Virginia cities towns and mines from Roanoke to Bristol and Bluefield W Va and Mt Airy NC. The corporation is formed with officers including Viele Kohlmann Blatn and Goodwin.
Bills announce that Congressman W P Hubbard candidate for the United States Senate will speak at Princeton at 1 oclock tomorrow and at Bluefield City Hall at 6 oclock p m.
A Tuesday night blaze at the old Alvis hotel opposite Princeton courthouse destroyed the Busy Bee restaurant furnishings and caused heavy losses for Frederick Warner and O M Austin. Insurance covered much, but Austin carried none. Volunteers saved adjoining Mrs Mustard’s house and Rev Johnston’s residence was only slightly affected.
A Detroit Free Press fragment humorously recalls a Norwegian tale where a farmer family uses single new items a coat sleeve shoe and a cap to impress a hopeful suitor. The daughter nods through the doorway while claiming she cannot be everywhere at once. The piece mocks showy appearances masking poverty.
The London Globe notes a simple test: rub paper in hands to reveal holes and cracks from manufacturing. Good paper resembles leather, while excessive white dust indicates earthy impurities and excessive bleaching causes cracking.
A judge recalls a man who quit drinking, smoking, and golf to please his fiancée, only to concede he gave up the girl herself as the final sacrifice. The remark underscores the price of romance in a courtroom anecdote.
A woman's notion of paradise unfolds in a small-town shop where a single customer browses the bargain sal e and money seems to glow in her pocketbook as she buys nothing but dreams.
The speaker urges self-pleasure through contemplating the virtues of those we live with, invoking Slarcus Aurelius as a guiding voice. The thought emphasizes communal harmony and inner delight found in virtuous companionship.
A fragmented want ad from a local newspaper item lists a job or service call. The readable text mentions a call for applicants and potential pay, urging nearby residents to respond.
A national guardsman recalls returning change lost in transit between Metz and Paris. He converted money to francs, switched to a first class car, and faced delays when a German station official telegraphed his twenty mark note. He retrieved the funds after verifications and receipts, amid a stop lasting many minutes.
Deputy Sheriff Cartar warns delinquent taxpayers in Princeon West Virginia that unpaid 1909 axes will be publicly listed in the Mercer Republican. He has mailed statements and used the telephone to demand payment and will proceed to levy and punish all unpaid taxes.
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