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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1925
Page
8
City and coalfield short items list coal suppliers with prices and contracts, real estate and plant offerings, a barber shop change of management, a used car for sale, a variety of storefront ads, garden seed and plants, a rooming house for sale, clothing sale, hardware and building materials, a Shrine Club meeting, a shooting meet, train of public notices about a staff change, and police traffic updates.
The Bluefield Woman's Club gathered with invited guests at the Y W A rooms on Federal Street for an evening of sociability, a banquet, and a program. Mrs J R Murphy served as toastmistress sharing observations on women’s achievements and local club work including the Bluefield Public Library and care for disadvantaged girls.
An evening program featured remarks from YWCA and Woman's Club leaders including Miss Grace D. Chase praising Mrs. F L. Black who was reappointed president. Mrs Murphy lauded Mrs R I Devlin and a musical segment by local artists followed, with decoratively set tables and a chicken salad menu.
Dr William Henry Edmondson a leading southwest Virginia physician died suddenly at his Christiansburg home Friday morning of heart failure in his seventy seventh year He had been in poor health yet remained active and attended a moving picture show Thursday night He served in the Fifty fourth Virginia Regiment during the Civil War leaving a son Henry Blair Edmondson and two daughters Mrs Mary Richardson and Miss Anna Edmondson all at home His funeral will be held in Christiansburg this afternoon
New York May 15 A detective named John McGuire was shot and seriously wounded while pursuing a gang of five to eight gunmen attempting to rob a truck carrying silk valued at $35,000 in Brooklyn. McGuire fired at the robbers as they escaped with the shipment.
Sireen ville Piedmont notes that maintaining a daughter's wardrobe isn't universally a financial burden, suggesting varying costs and approaches to budgeting for clothing.
The revival at Trinity Methodist Church in Bluefield drew large weekday crowds led by Dr. Coaly who preached on prayer and the Holy Spirit. Several salvation decisions were reported as the program nears its second week with plan for a mass Sunday including 9:30 Sunday school and 11 am sermon titled The Lost Christ. Aimed at many conversions, organizers urge continued prayer and orderly crowd management for the weekend and beyond.
State Traffic Officer Buchanan and State Policeman Creacy arrested an automobile party near Princeton for speeding and set small bonds for appearance. The group was en route to a Bluefield dance. Later a second party was stopped by the same officers and found with several bottles of liquor in their taxi.
A party posted bond for a seizure in this city, but the car was moved to Princeton and is expected to be confiscated by state officials. Both cars bore Virginia licenses and the occupants are not residents of this state.
The funeral for Mrs. A E Bailey of Ceres will be held at 2 PM from Caffee Chapel in Princeton. Rev John Reynolds, formerly of Calfee Chapel, will conduct. Burial follows in Calfe cemetery. Born March 20 1862 she joined the Christian church at 16 and married A E Bailey in 1887. Seven children survive.
Mrs Gracie Calfee died with most children at her bedside including Jessie Lettie Winnie Cogal and Grattan Bailey who lives in Washington. Survived by husband two sisters G L Karnes Princeton and Florence Calfee Bluefield and brothers Alice Calfee Robert Henry Augustus Kohler Luther. Pallbearers named W H Painter Co W Calfee C R Calfee William Snider A E Bivens W W McNeal G E Cawley Claude Godsey.
The Mt Zion Baptist Church presents a grand rally with Rev L Dab ney as pastor. Schedule includes 9 30 a m church school led by J C Hicks, 11 30 a m sermons by Rev Dr J B Evans, 3 p m Rev Dr L J Hall, 6 p m B Y P U with president Sister Sallie King, and evening sermon by the pastor. music by Mt Zion and Tabernacle choirs. auxiliaries to report.
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