Memoirs of Old Princeton Chronicle of Mercer County Civil War era
The Mercer county volume Memoirs of Old Princeton by Harrison W Straley II recounts Princeton origins land donations by Captain Smith, antebellum life and religion, Civil War destruction, and postwar growth. It notes connections to future presidents McKinley Garfield Hayes and local politics, with plans for a Holston Orphanage fundraiser.
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Old
Princeton
Harrison W. Straley
Straley
West Virginia
Telegraph Commercial Printing Co
Delilah Burnside Straley
Mr. Straley
Court House
Captain Smith
Neeton
Mercer
Virginia
Flat Top Mountain
McKinley
Garfield
Hayes
Athens
Bluefield
Memoirs of Old Princeton by Straley II Published
Arrison W. Straley II, author of Memoirs of Old Princeton, presents Mercer county and Princeton early days. The volume, with stories and facts, was released by Telegraph Commercial Printing Company of this city.
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Arrison W. Straley II
Princeton
Mercer County
Court House
Telegraph Commercial Printing Company
Women Missionaries Meet in Bramwell at Methodist Church
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist church met Thursday evening at the Bramwell church with nineteen members. Mrs. T. J. Thompson led the session, and prayers were given by Mrs. Hurst and Mrs. Martin. A leaflet on Womanhood’s Problems in Mexico was read, and a Mexico Missionary Society letter was discussed. The group planned a silver tea via a committee including Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. B. E. Maxey, and Mrs. Frank Witt.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
The
Methodist Church
T. J. Thompson
Hurst
Martin
Lee Clark
Mexico
Frank Witt
Mexico Missionary Society
D. Hurst
Belle Bennet Prayer League
Frank Smith
8. E. Maxey
Death and funeral of Mr. Dent aged seventy nine
Death came to Mr. Dent at seventy nine at his daughter's home Mrs. James Vincent on Tuesday after a long asthma illness. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday with interment at Shin ker. Roscoe Simpson, burned out in Monday nights fire, has lumber on the ground to rebuild a restaurant and barbershop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Belcher
Mr. Belcher
John Honaker
Louise Long
BE. H. Yankee
Mr. Dent
James Vincent
Shinker
Roscoe Simpson
Mae Bolen
Bluefield
Lacy Haynes
Juanita Haynes
Leo Haynes
George Craft
Angela
Alfred Craft
Virginia
Mullens
Jennie K. Pence
Roanoke
Muriel Yankee
Yankee
Ed Shrader
Edward
Christiansburg, Va
Ruth Maxey
Staunton, Va
West Virginia Druggists Convene at Deer Park
West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association holds its annual meeting in Deer Park Maryland on June 3 to 5. Speakers include W H Farley of Dayton Ohio Homer C Wallace of Charleston B G Brockmeyer of the National Association of Retail Druggists and Dr Gordon A Bergy of West Virginia University.
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West Virginia
Deer Park
Dune
West Virginia State Pharmaceutical Association
W. H. Farley
Dayton
America
Homer C. Wallace
Charleston
B. G. Brockmeyer
National Association of Retail Druggists
Roy B. Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. W. Straley
Smith
Holston
Cameron Circle
the Missionary Society
Milt Hall
Hall
Bessie Lake
H. C. Poteet
KE. H. Yankee
Epworth
Bramwell
Virginia Carvel Colonial
Constance
D’orleans
D'Orleans
Cohen
Isadore Cohen Co
West Virginian Hotel
Buford Maxey
James Ellwood
Emma O'Brien
Welch
Minnie Moore
Home Jewelry Co
Old St. Luke’s
Raleigh Street
E. F. McKinney
York Men's Shop
Corpora
Princeton Avenue
Rialto
Shiawley’s
Aiwago
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