Norton News Notes: Mar 6 marriage and local business updates
At Lee Jones residence Rev. Mr Wasson united Emerson Robbins and Mrs Leona Gilbert. The Robinses will reside in Norton. Mr and Mrs B W Linkous of Graham visited Tennessee relatives. Imboden Cost Co in Wise county expects benefit from Knickerbocker Trust resumption. South Western Railway seeks workers for Virginia road. Norton firms Lyons Co and H O Ballou Jewelry Store seek relief and recovery after panic. Ballou’s stock of holiday goods remains unsold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imboden Cost Company
Wise County
Knickerbocker Trust Company
New York
Knickerbocker
Norton
Lyons Comply
H. O. Ballou Jewelry
Trainmen Seek Amendment To Nine Hour Law
Railroad officials consider amending the nine hour law as strict enforcement nears. Train crews complain about rest requirements after sixteen hours and losing control of beloved engines. Officials fear operator fatigue and loss of interest in equipment could impair safety and efficiency.
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S St
Spring work revives South and Western railroad progress
The South and Western railroad construction accelerates with Clinch Mountain tunnel at Speers Ferry nearing completion in months. Cross ties are produced along the line despite rains hindering coal and supply transport. Boats on Clinch and Holston rivers move material, a steel trestle of about 200 feet high near Copper Creek will span a valley, with a long tunnel and bluff cut.
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South & Western Railroad
Clinch Mountain
Speers Ferry
Clinch
Holston
South & Western
Copper Creek
Health of Animals Best From Digestion Theory
An interview with L. T. Cooper promotes medicines claiming to regulate the stomach as the key to health. The piece cites animal digestion as proof and includes testimonial from Monroe Brown of Winchester Massachusetts who reports relief from catarrh rheumatism gas and stomach distress after using Cooper's New Discovery products. The White Pharmacy advertises and sells them.
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L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Europe
Thois
Cooper's Thory
Monroe Brown
Hancock Street
Winchester
Mass
Mr. Brown
Pris
Hunar
Boston
Boerne
Discovery
Spring Fashion Number Brings Paris Fashions to Pittsburg
The Pittsburg Sunday Dispatch announces a spring fashion number published on March 22 featuring the latest designs from Paris and Vienna. It includes suits wraps hats bonnets lingerie embroidery and guidance on making up outfits. Readers are urged to keep the issue to show dressmakers and convey gown details. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are advertised as liver pills from druggists.
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Pittsburg
Paris
Vienna
Letters That's Linger Unclaimed Mail in Bluefield Post Office
List of unclaimed letters at Bluefield West Virginia post office for the week ending March 15 1908. Names include O O Allen Josh Alley Nob Burks Mank Kroatley Brookshire Bowling Barger Boyd Betts Bayard Jovey Clark Crockett Criner Caldwell Davis Edwards Finsley Fin ney Farrar Gray Roseclose Grogan Garde Garrett Harman Hall Hall Farler Johnson Olsen Jones Wing Lowe Lowry Lamer Johnson Lamvert McGrady Murrell Mosby Merritt Meadows Price Peck Peters Quirley Robinson Roberson Roark Ray Robinson Roland Powers Sheppard Saunders Thomas Wreddick Tinsley and others plus foreign and domestic entries and a ladies list.
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Jerry C. Davis
Gus Davis
Ediné Edwards
T. T. Finsley
John K. Finney
L. W. Farrar
Mr. Gray
R. BK. Roseclose
K. BP. Grogan
Gale Garell
C. W. Garrett
Blaine Harman
W. T. Hall
Roma Hall
R. H. Farler
Sam Johnson
Barber
J. RR. Ol
John Ray
Frank Robinson
Er. O. Roland
John Powers
Banner Sheppard
Wilfie Saunders
Gilbert Thomas
W. W. Fickle
John Tinsley
United American Life Insurance Co
Asa Williams
A. Worley
S. L. Wilkins
William C. Wields
Ase C. White
William Weathers
C. KB. Watts
J. E. Wayne
Ambrose Waddell
Domenco di Amico Fu Juiseppe
Antonio Costa
Vincent Maniscalco
Johnnie Whited
Mary Bailey
Elvina Books
J. K. Bryant
Vicie Blenkenship
Pattie Barkesdale
KK. Clayborn
Mary Carper
T. J. Glass
Satie Gilbert
Carrie Hall
Silvey Owens
Lulu Oliver
Willie Page
Edith Richardson
Jennie Reed
Macy Scott
E. B. Seanland
Virgie Smith
Blanch Smith
Mary Thomas
M. E. Taylor
Maggie Wooding
Lou Whitten
Ethel Wade
Roanoke Lines Train Schedules and Sleeping Cars
Norfolk and Western Railway announces daily departures from Roanoke and Bluefield with Pullman sleepers to New York Philadelphia Columbus Cincinnati and Toledo. Services include parlor cars cafe cars dining cars and connections to Lynchburg Norfolk Richmond Kenova Welch and Welch intermediate stops along Shenandoah Clinch Valley and Norfolk divisions.
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Roanoke
Norfolk
Shenandoa
Pullman
New York
Hagertown
Lynchburg
Richmond
Bluefield
Kenova
Columbus
Cincinnati
Toledo
Tazewell
Nort’a
Clinch Valle
Noryn
Clinch Valley Division
Wayne
Welch
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevill
Virginia
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company Holds Annual Meeting
The Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company will hold its annual stockholders meeting at its Bolisseva office in Tazewel County Virginia on Wednesday March 1 1908 at 10:00 a m. The purpose is to elect directors for the ensuing year and conduct other proper business. ISAAC T. MANN, President. J. WALTER GRAYBEAL, Secretary. Pocahontas Virginia March 5 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Consolined Colieries Company, Incorporated
Th c Cnopany
Bolisseva
Tazewel County
Isaac T. Mann
J. Walter Graybeal
Blute field Brokerage dissolves and Fulton takes over
A partnership of B J Wysor J F Hurt and A A Wysor dissolves by mutual consent. The business furniture fixtures and goodwill pass to W B Fulton who will continue as Bluefield Brokerage & Commission Company. Old patrons urged to support the successor and the firm notes debts will be paid by the old members. Local ads follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teke
Blutefield Brokerage & Commission Company
B. J. Wysor
J. F. Hurt
A. A. Wysor
Irm
W. B. Fulton
Bluefield Brokerage & Commission Company
W. &. Fulton
Postoffice ruling limits free mailing of overdue subscriptions
The postal service sets deadlines for renewals effective Jan 1 1908. Dailies may mail without renewal up to three months late tri weekly six months late semi weekly one year. Unrenewed copies lose second class rates. arrears may trigger fines. The New York Sun notes stricter limits for weekly and daily papers. Publishers urged to inform subscribers and check receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice Department
The
New York Sun
Daily Telegraph
Pay Up Now or We Cut The Paper Off
Readers are urged to renew subscriptions to the Daily Telegraph Printing Co. Bluefield Virginia. Pay in advance and join the renewal drive. ads invite jobs, rooms, and any classifieds with a penny a word in the want column to reach buyers quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dailyelegraph
Daily Telegraph Printing Co
Bluefield
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John van Luvanee
Moline
Duffy
van Luvanee
Key
John van Lavanee
Ill
R. Curran
Duffy’s Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Ye J
L. Corvin
W. Va
G. M. McCulloch
W. E. Pearson, Seely and Treas
Flat Top Insurance Agency, General Insurance
Bluefield, W. VA
St Agengy
Bluefield Water Works and Improvement Company
WM. McCarthy
Eng’r & Supt. Co
G. Betelle
Cashier
Intermont Electric Co
Felenmeier Brew
West Vrrginia Brewing Company
LW. E. Stewart
Keystone
West Va
Norton” News
B. W. Linkous
Graham
South & Western Railway
Virginna
North Carolina
DeWitt
Gowan
Plymouth
Rhine Poultry Farm
G. C. Metzger, Mer
Holmboe & Lafferty
Higginbotham and
Princeton Aves
Clarksburg
Empire Building
Athens
Ohio
Law
Kennedy
Sublette & Barnes
Nannie M. Harman
TIP Top
Care
Tip Top Supply Company
WE & EL
Shufflebarger
Sohn Building
Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Va
United States
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