Personal notes and travels in Twin Branch area
Residents and visitors are listed: Robert Polen of Twin Branch to Roanoke to visit friends. Victoria Coles left for Roanoke. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins to Appomattox for relatives. Lola Meador to Bedford City to be with her critically ill mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Polen
Twin Branch
Mias
Victoria Coles
Roanoke
Mrs. O
Jenkins
Appomatox County
Mies
Lola Meador
Yesteray
Bedford City
JE. Rhodemyre
Hallville
Greensboro
N. C
T. A Gregg
Rhodemyre
Letters That Linger at Bluefield Post Office 1908 List
A public notice lists uncalled letters dated June 13 1908 at the Bluefield post office. Names include J J Allen J E Bowers Miss Cleo Ram Mack Bercher Mrs Richard Blaskeny John Bowden and many others with instruction to callers to say they were advertised. P M Hugh Shott signs as postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
J. J. Allen
F. R. Anderson
James H. Allen
J. Elmer Bowers
Cleo. Ram
Mack Bercher
Richard Blaskeny
John W. Bowden
Ed. Bowen
J. Pp. Cameron
J. P. Chaffin
Wmn. Christian
J. N. Crockett
L. O. Cooley
Tivis J. Cabim
R. B. Carvey
Grant Cloufelter
Harry Coals
A. T. Clark
Bane Compton
Bill Cooley
A. 5. Combs
Anda Dillard
Elven Deskins
Jim Edwards
Susie J. Elsen
George Evans
Ernest H. Treatwell
Emmet Floyd
M. Gregory
W. B. Gibson
Zeb Graves
Simeon P. Gallett
Lusion Gallowrway
Cling Harris
Rovie Hauchan
Henry Hargrave
Moses Hargrave
G. W. Flynt
Nannie J. Hedrich
P. H. Hendricke
EB. Hodge
Clarence Hawkins
Emma Harvey
Harrison
J. Henderson
Rice Irvin
Green Jackson
S. L Jones
Louise Jackson
Vaughan
J. S Wall
Della Wallace
Christ White
Ltters
Hugh Shott
P.M
Industrial Growth Sparks New Factories Across Little Mountain
Glenville mill boosts capacity and struggles to fill orders while Mannington bottle works runs smoothly toward June 30. New concerns include Simpson Electrical Company chartered in Simpen Virginia, and Standard Prospecting Company Huntington WV forming to test lands for coal oil gas and minerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mannington
Express
Standard Prospecting Company
Huntington
W. Va
For Rent Eight Room House Near Bloefield
Eight room house on railroad line near Tip Top in reach of Bloefield West Virginia for the summer. Address S. J. Brown Bloetielt W Va. G 12 41.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloefield
Tip Top
S. J. Brown
Bloetielt
W. Va
Closing Out Notice by WM Hicks & Co
WM Hicks and Co announces a sixty day period to close out stock. This notice invites customers and creditors to settle all accounts within the timeframe and end remaining holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM Hicks & CO
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An ad touts a child friendly cough remedy claiming immediate relief for coughs croup and la grippe. It asserts the medicine works by acting at the source of trouble and aids lung oxygenation, with availability from all druggists.
Fire destroys tipple at Algoma Coal Company
A late night blaze at Algoma Coal and Coke Company destroyed the tipple and adjacent buildings. The estimated loss runs about 1200 dollars and is partly covered by insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipple
Algoma Coal Company
Algoma
Algoma Coal and Coke Company
Bluefield Could Change Name for Philanthropy Offer
A letter from A G Lee proposes renaming Bluefield West Virginia to Philanthropy to attract a proposed International Political Specialist School and World's Diabetic Institute, with a site purchase and relocation plan from Denton Texas. The Daily Telegraph reports the curiosity as a philanthropic pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Telegraph
Elitor Telegraph
Bluefield
W. Va
International Political Specialist School
Diabhetic Institute
Denton
Texas
A. G. Lee
Right Leg Bruised in Railway Shop Accident
T. J. Northern, a machinist at the railway shops, was repairing an engine when a loosened main rod fell on his right leg. Initial fears of a fracture were ruled out at Dre Fox and St. Clair, revealing a painful bruise. He was then sent home after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Northern
Dre. Fox
St. Clair
Superintendent Maher III Stricken in Roanoke
N D Maher general superintendent of the Norfolk and Western railway is seriously ill in his private car near Roanoke station. Dr Gale reports improvement after treatment while the car remains sidelined awaiting transfer to Hotel Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
N. D. Maher
Norfolk and Western Railway
Gale
Maher
Former Minister Hart Seriously Ill in Wheeling
Friends report former United States Minister Charles Burcette Hart of the United States in Colombia is very ill at Wheeling. Doctors say nervous prostration underlies his condition, recent alarming rumors are denied, and he is improving toward recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles Burcette Hart
Colmbia
Wheeling
Winter Weather Reminder Wears Overcoats
Weather news notes cold conditions as residents bundle in overcoats due to frigid temperatures. The piece emphasizes practical warmth over fashion.
Thistle Foundry Owner Posts Warning On Safe
John P. Cameron proprietor of the Thistle Foundry at Graham posts a notice on his safe warning thieves not to crack it as there have been recent safe-crackings in the town. The notice reads Do not crack this safe it is open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlee P. Wellman
Knutington
Carmden Intertate Railroad Company
Handigwerk
Washington
John P. Cameron
Thistle Foundry
Graham
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Chicago
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T. J
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Franklin Typewriter
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Just
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