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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1913
Page
10
A town program for Princeton’s semi centennial celebration collapses with no band or parade while Athens beats Princeton 9 to 5. The report also notes wedding licenses issued in Bluefield, miners possibly strike-related, church leadership changes, and local social visits including guests from Huntington and Charleston.
Mary Mann wed Henry C Simms at the Fort Springs estate in Huntington, witnessed by about a hundred guests. The ceremony featured an improvised altar in the drawing room, floral décor, seven branched candelabras, and a brocaded crepy meteor wedding gown with lace trimming.
The Civic Club gathered Friday at 4 PM with Mrs. W Belk presiding in Mrs. Beverley’s absence. Mrs. Ridley assumes secretary duties as Mrs. Knibb to lead Monday story telling at Merchants' Rest Room for children.
Numerous local churches announce Sunday schedules with Catholic Mass at 9:30 a.m. and Benediction after Mass. Protestant churches including Christ Episcopal, Graham, Bland Street Methodist, First Christian, Calvary Baptist, and Presbyterian list morning and evening services, Bible classes, and Sunday school at various times. Public invited to all services.
Bricklayer Arthur Mandeville of Graham fell from the third story of the Sam Maxey building while reinforcing a scaffold. Bricks on the scaffold toppled onto him, fracturing his skull. he was rushed to Pinefield Hospital No. 8, remaining conscious until departure. Also notes correction on a wedding story stating only three ministers officiated, not thirteen.
A child recalls a playful exchange between brothers about a cold, with one remarking on a bad cold and the other noting a good one that kept him home from school. The light humor captures school days and family banter.
The column notes J B Seacatt of Lebanon spent Sunday with his wife at Blue Sulphur Inn. Lena and Louise Perkins visited Dante to see brother E J Perkins while Mrs H S Gay returns to Atlanta via Norton. A party including the Hatchers and Perkins group enjoyed Belfast and Honaker by rail and auto. Local visitors include Dr Bundy and family, Dr Baylor, and several townsfolk. Work on new yards was slated to start, and Richlands eyes the terminal though plans may shift. George R Surface of Tazewell plans to buy Cedar Bluff public lots after selling his farm.
Limitation spurs efficiency in design as Cowper’s terse verse contrasts with prose. The ship engine builder teaches the mill engine builder to save space materials and coal. The automobile similarly guides reducing power costs and fuel use, while the Daily Telegraph seeks advertisement revenue.
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