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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1907
Page
6
A long list of daily visitors and residents in the city includes D. M. Bailey of Bland S. M. Smith heading to Philadelphia, J. Emmett Jones welcoming a newborn daughter, and numerous others from Vivian South Bluefield Giles and Bland visiting or on business. The item notes marriages and upcoming return trips plus a medical product promotion at the end.
The fine weather has sparked a straw hat boom with dealers optimistic about clearing stock. Bright sales rise on Bluefield avenue as many passersby buy new or cleaned hats. Soft straw sells more this season while the sailor hat remains the top style likely for weeks.
The Bluefield Ice and Cold Storage Company calls for its stockholders to meet at the company office in Bluefield on July 19, 1907 at 3 p.m. to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year and address other business. Also brief advertisements promote Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup and DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills with pricing and vendor notes.
A Dallas resident, E. W. Goodloe of 107 St. Louis St., extols Dr King's New Life Pills for removing malaria and biliousness. He notes the pills do not grind or gripe and are available at drug stores for 25 cents.
W A Cather, longtime Bluefield resident and former iron works proprietor, now in Pottsville Pa, commends Bluefield’s rapid growth since his departure. He notes new buildings and public improvements, the public spirit driving progress, and cites careful city management as key. He heads Franklin Tron Works, a major engine and machinery plant.
The St. Louis Amusement Company brings high class moral attractions to Graham for a week long street fair starting Monday. Capt. Lewis and his trained dogs will perform free exhibitions each afternoon and night, with all proceeds aiding Graham’s firemen. A free band concert is slated every afternoon and evening.
At the Bluefield Gun Club weekly shoot yesterday afternoon the scores show Mann made 62 of 75, Hanson 58 of 75, O'Keefe 76 of 100, McCarthy 32 of 250, Phelps 65 of 75, McArtor 48 of 50, Bond 42 of 50, and Spencer 29 of 50.
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