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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
3
Dr. Chas. M. Scott of this city has been appointed by the county court to the presidency of the Board of Health succeeding Dr. J. H. Hare who resigned. Dr. Hare’s administration earned highest commendation and Dr. Svett is praised as well equipped to fill the role and satisfy citizens.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist will meet this afternoon with Mr H W Sheppard in the West End and make a special offering for the Orphanage at Salem.
The notice lists May 2 1903 timetable details for trains from Bluefield to Radford Roanoke Lynchburg Norfolk and Shenandoah division with Pullman sleepers and parlor cars, arrival times east and west, and multiple daily departures. It also announces a personally conducted Seashore excursion June 16 1908 from Blair Virginia to Norfolk with rates $4 25 and limited eastward stops, plus contact agents WB Bevill Jack Pack Roanoke for tickets and info.
The University baseball team folded after investigation revealed a professional pitcher operated under an assumed name. The incident led to the students dissolving the club as required by university policy and athletic regulations.
J R Herndon father of Jas R Herndon a postal clerk died at Marion Virginia Monday at age 65. An old Confederate cavalry soldier he was wounded three times and fought at Yellow Tavern where J E B Stuart was killed.
A Chrisman woman who fired five shots at a young man named Austin was found not guilty yesterday in a trial. Austin was fined $20 and costs after evidence showed he attempted to force entry to the Chrisman residence.
Rev J F Stone former Bluefield Christian church pastor resigns in Huntington after two years five months at the church. He will likely accept a call to Findley Ohio and may move with Bluestone Messenger temperance paper to his new pastoral duties. The paper notes his youth in ministry and successful editorship with broad circulation.
John Lewis who shot Clyde Mathews on Raleigh Street Saturday night last and escaped has been captured at Coeburn and jailed until Bluefield officers can pursue him. Plus a help-wanted line for a expert stenographer and an ad for Hester's Weiner Export beer.
Mrs Carver in Barboursville paced floor hours with her infant remained lifeless. Neighbors intervened and the child’s death was confirmed after she refused to accept the tragedy, then began to recover from the shock.
Local ad touts Fadette Ovals as must have items with 28 for 25 cents at the Cute Studio on Princeton Avenue Bluefield West Virginia.
A patient claims the One Minute Cough Cure gives immediate relief for coughs croup and la grippe by acting at the source of the trouble. It is said to draw out inflammation heal and soothe and cure permanently by aiding lungs to supply oxygen to blood and tissues. Sold by all druggists.
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