Death of A T Halstead in Bluefield
A T Halstead died yesterday afternoon at his North Side home after months of illness following a paralytic stroke last November. Born March 16, 1848 in Monroe county, he served in the Civil War and later lived in Bluefield 20 years. He widow Evangeline Mitchell preceded him in 1907. Survived by a brother and sister, he was a Primitive Baptist member. Funeral at 3 p.m. at home with burial at Walnut Grove cemetery.
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A. T. Halstead
Mr. Halstead
Monroe County
Evangeline Mitchell
Halstead
Bluefield
Primitive Baptist Church
Barney Shumate
Allen Halstead
Hinton
Martha Ball
Morgantown Official Condemns Mercer County Fruit Trees
Fred E. Brooks of Morgantown and the State Crop Pest Commission inspected Mercer county orchards and condemned about a thousand dollars worth of trees infected with crown gall. Trees from a Bristol nursery carrying certified tags were found diseased after root inspection, requiring destruction or shipment out of state. Brooks plans further checks in the county with local horticulturists.
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Fred E. Brooks
Morgantown
The
West Virginia Horticultural Society
State
Brook
Mercer County
Bristol
Brooks
Left hand shot off in hunting accident injuring J. W. Pennington
J. W. Pennington a noted contractor lost his left hand in a hunting accident on a farm near the city. The gun discharged when he attempted to catch it after a misfire, the hammer striking a stone. He was rushed to St Luke's hospital but doctors could not save the limb.
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J. W. Pennington
Pennington
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mr .Pennington
Earthworms wander with rain as roads dry they sink
Darwin noted earthworms move only when soil and grass are wet. On dry sand they stick and fail to move. Rainy days prompt travel while sun and dryness force them to retreat underground and coil into dormant balls until spring rains return.
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Darwin
St. Louis Republic
Pressing Club Seeks Members at Reduced Rates
A Buffalo Times item notes the Bluefield Pressing Co offering a press and dry cleaning service to club members for 12 per year, with three months dues due on joining. It lists Jenks and Land as proprietors and Charles A. Pearlson as manager, dated April 25.
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Bluefield Pressing Co
Jenks & Land
Charles A. Pearlson
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