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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1923

Page

4

Hadden home Hale avenue bridge party charms Princeton readers

A Hadden family bridge party on Hale avenue featured brides to be Edith Perkins Voncell Brazil and Misses Collins Luck Perkins. Hostesses Mrs H C Hadden and Miss Mildred Hadden led a festive afternoon with a receiving line, scores, gifts for the prospective brides, and a spring yellow and white decor theme.

Hadden Hale Avenue H. C. Hadden Mildred Hadden Collins Edith Perkins Voncell Brazil Lula M. Luck T. J. Dawson D. Cc. Rice Pauline McIntosh Miss Perkins Chloe Brazil Cotton Dawson Roberts McNeer Beard Barber Norris DeJarnette Taylor Tobin Cunningham Todd Epling Woolfolk Rich Sowers Willyoung Pearis Ellett Reynolds Rixey E. B. Lazenby M. Callaway Standiford

Princeton Courting Scene Turns Town into Cupid Rendezvous

In Princeton near Bristol, marriages are common with ministers receiving daily requests. Rev W H Wrighton presided over three recent weddings including Harry H Wills and Evelyn Hudson of Ansted. Other couples, witnesses, and out of town guests traveled from Bluefield Burkes Garden and Graham to wed, with Pearl Wilson and John Meek among the party.

Princeton Bristol Cupid W. H. Wrighton Harry H. Wills Evelyn Hudson Ansted Baptist Parsonage Ivan B. Steele Guy Ferguson William E. Long Alice C. Land Bluefield Ruby Thompson R. F. Bishop David J. Wilson Grace M. Kitts Burkes Garden Virginia Pearl Wilson John Meek Graham James B. Neal

Princeton Personal Notices Chronicle Weekend Guests

Local notices list visitors and travels among Princeton families. Mrs. John Moore and son John Jr visit the Bowsers on Harrison street. M C Mitchells travel to Ronceverte and Union. Craft family trips to Key Stone to visit Namie Craft. J H Peery plans moving to Maple Acres. Extended visits include Owen Wyant Whitt McConnell families. Lurber child injured, hospital condition improving. Hardy family mourns infant birth and recovery. Bill Vincent had nails removed at local doctors.

John Moore John, Jr Webhle Newton Tazewell J. B. Bowser Harrison Street Lilly Land Company M. C. Mitchell Ronceverte L. O. Craft Clara Belle Elizabeth Helvey Widemouth Ellen Craft M. M. Woodyard Bluefield Keystone Namie Craft W. RK. L. Craft J. H. Peery Abingdon G. W. Lawrence Mattie Owen Parkersburg Elizabeth Wyant W. E. Whitt G. W. McConnell Sarah Grundy McConnell L. P. Hardy Memorial Hospital

Real Estate Transfers Recorded in County Clerk's Office

Real estate transfers filed for recordation include G W Shields and wife to D T Carr for lot 4 Princeton Bramwell road valued at 5225 dollars. R G Meador trustee to W D Pendleton for lot 15 section 8 Park Avenue Princeton valued at 1 dollar. J S Hall trustee to Lois L Kilgore for lot in Bluefield valued at 506 dollars. O D Epling and wife to Omags Thompson for lot 27 addition Matoaka valued at 350 dollars. Loavin E Surface to Laula M Hurst for lot at Montcalm valued at 2500 dollars. Sarah F Walton and husband to Frank Eugene Smith for lot 8 section 896 Bluefield valued at 1000 dollars. Lilly Land Company advertises resh resh land suitable for a beautiful e.

G. W. Shields D. T. Carr Princeton-Bramwell Road R. G. Meador W. D. Pendleton Park Avenue Princeton J. S. Hall Lois L. Kilgore Bluefield O. D. Epling Omags Thompson Matoaka Loavina E. Surface Laula M Hurst Montcalm Sarah F. Walton Frank Eugene Smith

Officers Elected by Pythian Sisters of Mayflower Temple

Pythian Sisters of Mayflower Temple No. 84 elected new officers for the term led by Most excellent chief Eula Bingham and other officers including Eva Mc Claugherty Maud Wesley Margaret Lowe Byrthol McClaugherty Lillian Ryan Florence Lucas Hattie Lee Whitt Gora Johnson Installing officer Effie Lawrence and pianist Mrs Everette Keesee. Grand chief Mrs Mattie Owen of Parkersburg and Mrs Elizabeth Wyant attended as guests amid a heavy rain and were entertained with a talk praising the temple.

Pythian Sisters Mayflower Temple No. 84 Mattie Owen Parkersburg Pythian Sisters of West Virginia Elizabeth Wyant Bluefield Eula Bingham Eva McClaugherty Maud Wesley Margaret Lowe Byrthol McClaugherty Lillian Ryan Florence Lucas Hattie Lee Whitt Gora Johnson Effie Lawrence Everette Keesee Billie Whitt Chas. Miller

Glen White News Highlights Local People at Glen White

Professor FE B King former principal visits Glen White. Jim Clark attends Charleston high graduation. Frances Hays returns to Glen White from Benna Vista. Mrs W J Heatherman and children visit from Pratt WV. Leona Fry leaves for Huntington to summer at Marshall College. Rev M Homer Cummings Hildreth Mullens and Alice Marshall attend state Sunday School convention in Wheeling. Mary Altare visits from Otsego. R F Roth returns after Pennsylvania trip. bronchial illness improves. Wm Ascaugh visits from Martineville. Glen White beats Mount Hope Company F 6 to 1 in baseball. E B Wray C R Samples W M Hays attend Shriners convention in Washington. American Legion plans July Fourth dance with Weidemeyer orchestra. Weidemeyer decorates hall for past Glen White socials. W X K Weinbrenner spends Sunday at Gauley Bridge. Allen to lead Minter Homes church project. foundations in place. Page Nine.

FE. B. King Glen White Jim Clark Charleston Charleston High Frances Hays Southern Sonlace Benna Vista W. J. Heatherman Pratt W. Va E. B. Wray Misa Leona Fry Huntington Miss Fry Marshall College M. Homer Cummings Hildreth Mullens Alice Roth Wm. Ascaugh Martineville EB. B. Wray Company F Mount Hope Steadham C. R. Samples W. M. Hays Washington National Capital American Legion Committee On Entertainment Weidemeyer W. X K. Weinbrenner Gauley Bridge Allen Minter Homes

Heaviest Rainfall Barrages County in Years

A near continuous rain since Monday night swelled Brush Creek and Glady Fork flooding lowlands and gardens. Rivers rose beyond banks as Laurel Creek and East River flood fields and roads filled with mud. City notes record rainfall for this season in over twenty years. Snodland council orders insurance for the new fire station.

Brush Creek Glady Fork Bluestone Valley Laurel Creek Lower East River

Marriage licenses issued by County Court Clerk Bowling

The county issued licenses for six couples including Thomas W. Gillespie to Virginia Maxwell and William Goad to Annie Reese. Other items note a Bristol elopement, a $100 Studebaker sales prize, a Spurgeon Lloyd George talk, Legion skipping July 4 events, and local arts, rail freight, and real estate updates.

Bowling Thomas W. Gillespie Oakhill Virginia Maxwell Maxwell William Goad Annie Reese Princeton Luther Howerton Florence Sargent Angonquin William EB. Long Alice C. Land Bluefield David J. Wilson Grace M. Kitts Burkes Garden

Miss May Prout Engaged To Ayman Spier In Breach Suit

Sheffield reports Miss May Prout ing sued for breach of promise after 18 years engagement to Ayman Spier. She recovered 500 dollars in the case, reflecting a final settlement awarded by the court.

Sheffield Eng Ayman Spier Miss May Prouting

Lost Railroad Watch Between Princeton and Kegley

A railroad watch is lost between Princeton and Kegley. Finder should return it to J. E. Shrewsbury in Princeton and will receive a reward.

Princeton Kegley J. E. Shrewsbury

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