Neave Norfolk and Western Schedule May 1 1915
Rail timetable from Roanoke Virginia detailing departures to Lynchburg Roanoke Philadelphia New York Columbus Cincinnati Chicago and Norfolk. Lists Pullman sleepers cafe cars and local stops with times 6 45 am 9 15 am 2 25 pm 8 30 pm 8 10 am 6 10 am 11 30 am 1 25 pm and 7 42 pm. Information line directs to Norfolk and Western agent for further details.
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Bluefield
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Pullman Sleeper
Norfolk
Farlor
Richmond
Pullman
New York
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
Shenandoah
Charleston
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chicago
Cafe Car
Jaeger
Williamson
Gary
Norfolk and Western Mallway
W. B. Bevill
W. C. Saunders
Gen's Pass
Virginia
Social notes list visitors and travelers in Portsmouth
Mrs York of Portsmouth Ohio visits in the city as guest of Mrs H C Weller. Sheriff J C Bralley of McDowell county visits en route to Basic Virginia. Mrs J W Vickers and son of Pikeville Kentucky guest of Mrs J N Hylton. Mr and Mrs W A Newberry and Miss Virginia Newberry of Bland Virginia spend several days in the city. Rev W S Martin and Mrs Norton of Uniontown Pennsylvania visit Mrs J H Lilly on South Bland Street. Mrs Ellen Holland and Master Tom Lilley visit Mrs C C Campbell at Crockett Springs. Mrs Ellen F DeVault and family depart for Lexington and Nebraska. Miss Ola Marly of Baltimore arrives to visit her mother on Jefferson Street. Leadore Greenspon and sister Rebecca Greenspon of the Quality Shop depart for Atlantic City. George Melcher returns from Roanoke where his father S J Metcher was ill. father greatly improved. Mrs M A Bosworth, mother of Mr W S Becker, leaves for Boston then Forest Station Maine. Mr and Mrs J J Penn, Mr and Mrs H L Lazenby, T J Phelps and A Leonard return from Staunton Virginia where they attended the grand council of the United Commercial Travelers.
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Ola (Marly
Baltimore
City
Jefferson Street
J. J. Penn
H. L. Lazenby
T. J Phelps
A. Leonard
Staunton, Va
Grand Council of the
United Commercial Travelers
Death of J H Darnell in Bluefield
J H Darnell a well known Bluefield resident died yesterday at 4 15 PM at his daughter Mrs L C Neals home 1116 Bluefield avenue after fever followed by pneumonia He had moved from Waldo Ohio four months ago and was a North Carolina native with eighteen years in Bluefield.
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J. H. Darnell
L. C. Neal
Bluefield Avenue
Mr. Darnell
Waldo, O
Take A-Tonic Promises Health and Vitality
An advertisement touts Take A-Tonic as a universal health booster helping weak and run-down people by toning the blood. It claims relief from chronic constipation loss of appetite and nervousness and notes it is sold at all drug stores with many local users in Bluefield. The note also mentions family obituaries in Martinsburg and a funeral service in Martinsburg this afternoon.
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Bluefield
Darnell Rites Planned for Local Resident
The deceased, age sixty four, was a Calvary Baptist Church member and a local Owl. He leaves a son KE T Darnell of Waldo Ohio, two daughters L C Neal and Mary Darnell of this city, and brothers Franklin and Marion Darnell of North Carolina. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Nest of Owls
KE. T. Darnell
Waldo
L. C. Neal
Mary Darnell
Franklin and
Marion Darnell
North Carolina
Death claims Mrs Cynthia Miller during visit in Dunbar
Mrs Cynthia Miller, 79, died suddenly Sunday morning at the Dunbar home of her son Arthur B. Miller while visiting. Telegrams to Robert B. Miller in this city gave no details. Surviving children include Root B. Miller, J. W. Miller of Clarksburg, Arthur R. Miller of Dunbar, and daughters Mrs Walter Pogert and another unnamed daughter.
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Amelia Bye Hoth
Martinsburg
Wand
J.P. K. Miller
Robert J. Miller
Cynthia. Miller
Arthur B. Miller
Duncar
Robert B. Miller
Marriage of Ruth Hawkins and Taffy Minnich in Chicago
The ceremony took place in Chicago at 2 15 PM yesterday as Ruth Hawkins of this city wed Taffy Minnich of Saco Montana. A. L. Atkins attended the bride. The couple will visit northern cities then reside in Saco. Hawkins was a longtime public school teacher. Minnich formerly from Bristol and later in the Pocahontas coal field now runs a business in Saco.
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Chicago
Ruth Hawkins
Taffy Minnich
Saco
Montana
Itigoond
A. L
Atkins
Minnich
Bristol
Pocahontas
Convict Hidden in Coffin Attempts Escape at State Penitentiary
A prisoner hid inside a wooden coffin in the state penitentiary to evade capture after an escape attempt. He was discovered four hours later, sealed inside a burial coffin with food and water, intending to survive until searches ended and then scale the walls at night.
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Stat Énitentiary
Indicted Men in Mingo Election Cases Guaranteed September Appearance
Huntington June 19 Special. Noah Whites and Valentine Hatfield among sixteen indicted in Mingo County election cases. Both defendants have secured bond and are ordered to appear in September for further proceedings.
West Virginia birthday marked by statewide telephone relay map
Parkersburg June 1. An announcement says all arrangements for covering the state's birthday via telephone through Bell Telephone Co. Charleston will provide every guest with an individual receiver. Over 2,600 receivers came from major cities to Charleston for the dinner. President Wilson will speak to West Virginia by phone, reaching banquet halls in Charleston and relayed to Wheeling Huntington Parkersburg Clarksburg and other towns. A large map in Charleston will light bulbs to show each town’s message, linking fifty three towns in a unity celebration of the fifty third birthday of the state.
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Parkersburg
Bell Telephone Company
Charleston
Poston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Wilson
West Virginia
White House
Wheeling
Huntington
Clarksburg
Sistersville
Grafton
Martinsburg
Blue
Alexander Graham Well
Thomas A. Edison
Westinghouse
Delegation Sees Pinkham Laboratory Cleanliness and Purity
Women visitors at Lynn Massachusetts toured the Pinkham Laboratory and noted extreme cleanliness in the preparation and storage of Lydis E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and other medicines. An hour is needed to tour the large establishment and many letters from satisfied users line the files, with only published letters having writers' permission.
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Pinkham Laboratory
Lynn
Mags
Lydis E. Pinkham
Election fraud case in Mingo county at Charleston grand jury
Federal grand jury in Charleston brings an indictment for alleged election fraud in Mingo county. Warranted suspects appeared before a Huntington commissioner posting bonds of 2500 dollars for the Huntington September term. Indicted include Simpkins Copley Kelly Hatfield Maynard Gibson Copley Lester Gaujot Blankenship Greenway Hatfield Berman Hatfield and two others.
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Charleston
Mingo County
United States
Huntington
White
Atfield
Reck House
R. L. Simpkins
H. D. Copley
W. Kelly
W. S. Hatfield
Thomas Maynard
Nat Gibson
Ben Copley
Noah Lester
Antony Gaujot
Linko Blankenship
Greenway Hatfield
Berman Hatfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beecham
Boxea
Neave Norfolk Western
Telegraph
Mrs. York
Portsmouth, Ohio
H. C. Weller
J. C. Bralley
McDowell County
Basic
W. A. Newberry
Virginia Newberry
Bland, Va
The
Ellen Holland
Tom Lilley
B. Lilley
C. C. Campbell
Crockett Springs
Ellen F. DeVault
Laura
Victor
Lexington
Nebraska
Leadore Greenspon
Rebecca Greenspon
Quality Shop
Atlantic City
N. J
George Melcher
S. J. Metcher
Metcher
M. A. Bosworth
W. S. Becker
Oakhurst Avenue
Boston
Boton
Mra
Bosworth
Forest Station
J. HW. Darnell
Dpad
Pearl White
PATHE
Iron Claw
the Colonial
Desth
Rk. P. Miller
Mother
Tom Moore
Colonial
Tip Top
S. S. Davis
Old Homestead
OLD Homestead Mfg. CO
Richmond, Va
Mountain View Land Co
Bland Boulevard
Cornett
Chas. H. Mustard and
W. R. Crenshaw
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