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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
4
County court in Princeton handled routine matters but took no action on liquor license requests. License advocates failed to appear and no saloon licenses were granted or debated. Several dealers were approved for cigarette licenses while court awaited further business this week.
Jasper Mays, farm hand to Ephraim Keyser, elopes with Keyser’s daughter Agnes aged 16. They marry in Ironton after being briefly held in Huntington. Keyser arrives furious and sues the city for $10,000.
The Central Committee at the Y M C A districted the town for canvassing: Grace Methodist Church on the west side of Reese street north of the railroad. Christian Church on Reese street east north of the railroad. Bland Street Methodist on Mercer street west south of the Baptist Church. Baptist Church from Mercer street east to Bland street Coopertown. Presbyterian Church from Bland street to the town east end on the south side of the railroad. Committees urged to begin work at once.
The Feltz murder case of Walter Vaughan at Kenton Siding near Wytheville was postponed in Wythe county court to the next term. On petition the case was sent to the United States court at Lynchburg, but Wythe County’s commonwealth's attorney will seek remand to Wythe county court.
The Bluefield Mercantile Co advertises a two day sale covering infants and ladies shoes and slippers from Julia Marlowe's line with straps saddles and related items at wholesale prices. The event runs Monday and Tuesday June 10th and 11th to reduce stock and include cost and carriage to cash buyers.
J B Boyer of Tazewell and P H Estes of Richmond are in the city along with A H Patton of Welch. Harold Dunn of Monroe county visits friends while Dr A Howard, manager of E Pedigo Pocahontas house, was in town. Welch figures appear with Captain R R Smith and Joseph Keys. Mrs Edward Witten returns from Bluefield. Train 12 delayed four hours by freight wreck near Maybeury, no injuries. Mrs M B Hancock visits Montgomery Charlotte and Appomattotor counties, Va. Mary Strothe Witten and John St Clair depart for Tazewell after visiting Dr C A Johnston’s family. J D Harrison and Mayor A H Land return from Roanoke to arrange Elks baseball game with Bluefield.
Capt R H McCulloch has returned from Cincinnati after arranging the Bluefield division O R C excursion leaving this city June 27. Tickets are five dollars versus nineteen twenty regular fare. The stay lasts until the 29th with time to see the sights. McCulloch will describe attractions and events for travelers.
A four year old, an only child, lives largely in hotels with her parents and shows unexpected poise. At a luncheon with a male friend of her parents she orders meat and potatoes then ice cream and ends by asking for flowers, leaving the man proud with roses.
A survey notes patents for ship bottom holes to aid condenser water flow without pumps. It also describes a Nagasaki shipping firm where staff vanished on a sunny day to go mushroom hunting, a pastime said to charm many Japanese.
N E Palmer of Kirkman Iowa reports a severe burn from a gasoline stove. He says doctors could not help the running sore, but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve entirely cured her. The product is advertised for cuts corns sores boils bruises and piles and sells for 9 cents at druggists.
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