Chickering Piano Exhibit Highlights 1914 Craft
Revival and church district meetings move across Falls Mills and Elk Garden as Rev. D H Carr travels to district conferences for Tazewell and Radford areas. A fatal accident near Powhatan with an Italian miner and a Switchback freight train is reported. Majestic Steam Laundry at Princeton to organize as a corporation with $12,000 capital and 46 stockholders. Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond visits Elk Garden to preside over the Methodist district conference with delegates from nearby counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falls Mills
D. H. Carr
Salls Mill
Elk Garden
Russell County
Princeton
Tazewell
Radford
Midland
Powhatan
Norfolk and Western
M. Deverle
Deverle
Walter Kitts
Beasley Street
Richlands
Bishop Denny
Collins Denny
Richmond
Russell
Dickenson
Buchanan
Stuart
Spartanburg
D. C
Bluefield District Conference Set in Bland Street Church
The Bluefield district of the Holton conference meets June 18 to 21 at Bland Street Methodist Church with Bishop R. G. Waterhouse presiding. About fifty delegates from across the district will attend as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
District of
Community expresses thanks after bereavement and service
Mr and Mrs 8 FE Payne and family publish heartfelt thanks for kindness shown in Whitefield and coal fields after the death of Sidney DeWitt Payne. They note floral tributes from Bluefield and Hinton lodges of Elks and share gratitude for support. Lee Jones returns home on medical discharge after two years in the U S Navy aboard the battleship Vermont and time in Mexican waters. Fred O Blue state tax commissioner will lecture on the interpretation of the prohibition law at Bland Street Methodist church June 19 at 2 30 PM with male quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payne
Famiy
Telegraph
Wiitefield
Sidney DeWitt Payne
Bluefield
Hinton
Elks
Hack
Mexican
Lee Jones
A. M. Jones
United States Navy
Lee
Vermont
Uncle Sam
Fred O. Blue
Charleston
Bland Street Methodist Church
Injured Brakeman Noel Spencer Hurt at East End Yard
Noel Spencer, a brakeman on the east end railroad yard, was seriously injured last night when cars bumped the one he stood on after being dropped over the scales. He was taken to Bluefield Sanitarium. Also in town, law enforcement discuss enforcing statewide prohibition tonight at First Baptist church with speakers from the Law Enforcement League and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Spencer
East End
Spencer
Bluefield
First Baptist Church
George S. Strader
The
Law Enforcement League
J. B. Shumate
Russell S. Ritz
Local Stock Report From Bluefield Bank and Coal Stocks
Local stock quotations from F. M. Archer & Company Bluefield list bids and offers on bank stocks coal shares and misc stocks. Entries include First National banks in Blfd Graham and POOR with prices, Ennis Coal Co Majestic Collieries and Poca Coal Co figures, along with Bluefield Office Building Co Brand Shoe Co and others. Bids and offers solicited for coal bank jobbing and industrial stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Archer & Company
Bluefield
W. Va
First National
Blifd
Majestic Collieries Co
Sas Flat Rock Coal Co
Spper Poca. Coal Co
Ionee Winding Gulf Col. Co
Bldg Co
Icee Superior Supply Co
Limestone Crusher Co
Graham Grocery Co
Sulsberger Sons Company
Murdock Drug Co
Great McDowell County Gambling Raid Nets 35 Arrests
McDowell County officers led by E W Cullen and deputies raided a Kimball gambling house Saturday night. Thirty-five men were arrested and jailed in Welch after a raid at 11 30 containing 145 dollars in stakes. John Verduce and William White alias Hickory White were bound over to the grand jury. others faced fines or release for nonpayment.
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McDowell County
Kimball
E. W. Cullen
I. Catzen
H. H. Lucas
W. E. Gross
John W. Faulkner
C. J. Douglas
Welch
John Verduce
Ttalicn
William White
Hickory White
A. C. Hufford
Raid Nets 35 Men In Kimball Gambling Sweep
Thirty five men were handcuffed and marched into town by six officers in a Kimball raid. Two gambling rooms were found adjoining the chief of police office, with officials vowing to stop all dice and chance games. Prosecutors and the judge warned arrests will follow under full legal action. beyond jurisdiction will await grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball
A. C. Hufford
Justice of the Peace
Strother
Boards of Education Conference and Local Gatherings
The Boards of Education from Adkin, Big Creek, Prowns Creek, Elkhorn, Northfors, and Sandy River met at the McKinley Club room to hear talks on school consolidation, attendance, teacher appointments, medical inspection, and roads. The event featured remarks by L J Hanifan and W C Hall and ends with next year’s meeting planned. Also a Sunday School Convention in the Methodist church expects 150 delegates with Arthur Arnold and Martha V. Graham slated to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Education
Adkin
Big Creek
Prowns’ Creek
Elkhorn
Northfors
Sandy River
McKinley Club
L. J. Hanifan
O. M. Stark
KE. M. Evans
Harry K. Barbe
I. L. Hogsett
W. C. Hall
W. J. McClaren
Mr. Cole
William Cassius Cook
Hhe
State Teachers’ Association
Morgantown
Arthur Arnold
Martha V. Graham
J. H. Wiser
Pedford D Maxey Weds Annie May Whitehead at Presbyterian Manse
Pedford D. Maxey married Annie May Whitehead yesterday at the Presbyterian Manse by Rev J H Wiser. Both residents of Switchback the couple will tour eastern points before returning to Switchback to establish their future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedford D. Maxey
J. H. Wiser
Annie May Whitehead
Switchback
Shott Makes Campaign Swing Through Welch
Hugh Ike Shott, candidate for Congress, visited Welch yesterday to meet supporters. The text lauds his straightforward, never-failing Republican stance and notes his history of upholding party principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hugh Ike Shott
Welch
Mr. Shott
Eight Dwelling Projects Rise On Court Street As City Expands
S. E. Carter plans a large three story brick building on Wyoming and Court streets with stores on Wyoming and apartments on Hobart. John W. Waldron property on McDowell street sold at trustee sale for 4500. Eight lots on Court street sold to Carter and associates for eight modern dwellings. Presbyterian aid society candy sale funds debt payoff and a circuit court term opens with Judge Herndon presiding.
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Joe Huddleston
Excelsior
Wyoming
Court Streets
Hobart Street
S. BE. Carter
Wilcoe
Waldron
Sam Polen
John W. Waldron
McDowell Street
Pol
Johnson Realty Company
S. E. Carter
Court Street
A Staple Medicine for Every Family
A promotional appeal advocates Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a general remedy for stomach liver and bowel troubles. It cites a Long Beach California example and urges families to try a free sample by sending name and address to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
C. A. Wright
Pasadena
Ave
Long Beach
Cal
Lawrence
Tancy Wout
W. Bi. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Stomach Trouble Solved By Black Draught
Pomerayton Kentucky report from A J Hughes describing five years of stomach trouble and severe headaches. After three months on Thedford's Black Draught he claims relief with improved eating and sleeping. The advertorial note touts the medicine as safe for all ages. Get a package today at a quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thedford
Walton Sudduth buys automobile during visit to Falls Mills
Walton Sudduth of Falls Mills purchased a Ford from Ford Sales Company and is enjoying driving it on local streets and roads. The note lists numerous visiting residents and attorneys in Welch for circuit court, including J Gordon Hughes, Judge Harold A. Ritz, and George P. Crockett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Sudduth
Falls Mills
Ford
J. Gordon Hughes
Union
S. C
Graham Sale
George P. McCall
Tazewell
Harold A. Ritz
George P. Crockett
Bluefield
D. L. Anvil
Jaeger
George Castle
Berwind
Garnet Williamson
Peerless Coal and Coke Co
East Vivian
George C. Matthews
Elkhorn
Welch Boat & Stationery
Joe Levinson
Pocahontas
Philip Turk
G. M. Liebman
Gary
Charles Wagner
Kimball
Welch
George W. Lewis
Houston Coal and Coke Co
P. A. Grady
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City Coalfield
Chickering
the Hobbie Company
Roanoke
Stief and Shaw
Ghas. M. Stieff
G. D. Howell
Mer
Main St
Lynchburg, Va
Charles ST. Clair
Matz Hotel
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield, W. Va
Ham
Sublette & Barnes
Matoaka
A. A. Graves
Randolph Henry
Sawyer
Virginia
West Virginia
W. L. McCray
Third St
W. T. Morrison General Contractor
FredeRick L. Black
Bluefield Normal & Business College
W. H. Cunningham
Prin. Crockett
Graham Block
F. W. Seidel
BR. EF. Rinard
Rogers Street
Northfork
Isadore Cohen Co., Jewelers
Law and Commerce
Kelley & Moyer
H. B. Lee
Isadore Cohen Company
Jewelers
Princeton Ave
G. & W. Cigar CO
Cor
Princeton & Federal
Simpson Motor Car Co
South Bluefield
Velvet
Peery
M. D
Office
F. M. Archer & CO
J. Bluefield
WELCH WEWS _ACTES
Kelly Bros
Water Street
F. C. Cook
Hufford
Cook
Mr. Gray
B. Hampton Gray
Ccircuit
Criminal Courts
Gray
Shumate Clothing Co
Sampeck Boys
Shumate Clothing Company
Welch Drug Company
Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church
C. M. Kyle
W. W. Henritze
Circuit Court
I. C. Herndon
Lawrence A. Wreguit
Hughes
Pomerayton, Ky
A. J. Hughes
R. G. Brewster
C. E. Richard
Mr. Richardson
Union Bank & Trust Co
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