School program closes with campus play and plans for normal
Big Stone Gap reports the closing program of the subject school’s primary division as forty children staged a performance titled Generalky In lowerland. The year ends with 495 enrolled, most promoted. Preparations begin for the June 20 Normal School opening drawing students from Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Russell, Tazewell and Buchanan counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Stone Gap
Subiice Scheo
Alaska
Lee
Scott
Wise
Dickenson
Russell
Tazewell
Buchanan
W. R. Smith
Petersburg
W. M. Davidson
Lee County
United States
Clare Heaton
Stonegée
G. E. Bennett
Gate City
M. W. Remines
Clinewood
R. M. Addington
Nickelsville
Miss
Iivebeth Burgess
Mig Stone Gap
J. M. Milam
Coeburn
R. Alderson
Lebanon
Misa Meizabeth Thexton
Lynchburg
R. H. Sheppe
Be Stone Gap
R. D. Baker
Loced
Relief from Rheumatic Pains Chronicle
Key West patrolman Roland Curry describes two years of rheumatic pain in knees feet and hands. A self report credits Chamberlains Pain Balm with rapid relief and long term absence of symptoms after two weeks of use. Product credited by West Ind Pharmacy East land Pharmacy Bluefield harmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Curry
Key West
Fla
West Ind Pharmacy
Eastland Pharmacy
Bluefield Harmacy
Notice of account collection by Morris Rosenburg
Having sold my entire business I demand payment of all debts due by June 1st. All who are indebted to me should visit my old stand to settle at once. Thanking customers for past patronage. 1-21-51 Morris Rosenburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Rosenburg
Direct Sale Piano From Its Maker Privately Offered
A maker markets an artistic piano sold directly to buyers, emphasizing hands on craftsmanship and intimate purchase experience. The note highlights factory direct pricing and exclusive access without middlemen.
Unclaimed Letters in Bluefield Post Office Week
List of unclaimed letters for the week ending May 24 1908 including William Beavers J W Blevins Willie Bryant O C Brooks Clarence Barton and many others. Women names appear in ladies list with Miss Mrs titles. Persons calling for letters urged to say they were advertised to avoid being overlooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
William Beavers
J. W. Blevins
Willie Bryant
O. C. Brooks
Clarence Barton
J. W. Brown
James L. Brown
Kb. E. Campbell
H.C. Covey
Will Cary
J. R. Dabney
Bob Dayton
John Douthat
Levi H H. Evans
S. D. Farrar
John Gilbert
Sim Gray
Mr. Groes
M. H. Hase
Yous
Misa el Davidson
Mary Davis
Delia Denons
Margaret Fanning
Ellen Goodwill
May Ttl
A. FF. Henderson
Ithel Hammer
Sallie Hartsaw
Olie Hauser
Rose Jimson
A. W. Jackson
Minnie McCray
Mery P. McGraw
Cynthis Millans
Sarah Radford
J. N. Sawyers
Rosy Smith
Laura J. Smith
S$. M. Simpson
Bell Tuggle
Mary Terry
West Virginia Postmasters Population and Pay Details
A census bureau bulletin shows West Virginia has 2213 postmasters with 235 women. Four postmasters earn over three thousand yearly, two women earn about fourteen hundred, and 1132 postmasters earn under one hundred dollars a year. The state employs 1867 federal staff outside post offices, with 360 in Washington. WV has 89 government payroll soldiers and 208 African American postmasters nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
West Virginia
Washington
United States
Depositions Taken in Pocahontas Mine Explosion Suit
Attorneys for the plaintiff in pending damage suits in the circuit court of Tazewell County Virginia examined Chief Mine Inspector James W Paul and Deputy Mine Inspector Warner in Charleston on Saturday as part of the Pocahontas Collieries Company explosion case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Warner
Pocahontas
Eciicnit
Tazewell County
Virginia
Pocahontas Collieries Company
Chocleston
James W. Paul
East Pocahontas
Explosion in Virginia mine prompts investigation by Charleston officials
The blast, tolling about 35 lives, occurred in Virginia and fell outside West Virginia jurisdiction. Chief Paul traveled from Charleston to direct inquiries, joined by Deputy Warner in the Norfolk and Western field. James E. Jones, Switchback general manager and company attorney, was in Charleston as depositions of inspectors were recorded at the department of mines in the state house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
West Virginia
Paul
Charleston
Warner
Norfolk and Western Field
Chief Paul
James E. Jones
Switchback
Department of Mines
Stote House
Coal Operators Deny Advance in Price Pending Wage Talks
A statement from anthracite operators asserts no advance in coal price is contemplated while the existing wage agreement runs to April 1 1909. They cite higher mining costs since 1903 due to scarce veins, timber, electric haulage, safety devices, and deny plans to sell directly to retailers.
New Scientific Fuel Proposal Draws Attention from Philadelphia
John M. Weird, of Philadelphia, claims a new fuel mix blending bituminous coal with one and a half parts anthracite. He urges Governor Dawson to test burning the volatile components in a tin box to reduce pollution from anthracite screenneys and to unlock vast investment profits and job opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Weird
Philadelphia
Dawson
Daily Program for Bluefield Normal College Classes
The schedule runs from 9 to 4 with shorthand typewriting bookkeeping mathematics rhetoric commercial law and related subjects. From 4 to 7 o'clock students study cornet violin flute clarinet and vocal music. From 7 to 10 o'clock arithmetic grammar spelling penmanship and letter writing are offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Normal & Business College
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Piedmont
Piedmont Cigarettes
Piedmont District
G. M. McCulloch
Pend Treas
Fab Top Insurancs
Argengi General Insurance
Intermont Electric Co
Federal Cowt Room
Karl Stoehr
J,.c. Taylor
D'g Stone Gap
The
Athletic Association
Jay
Victor
Peine
Iiaboden Coal
T. A. Pace
Ely'n
Oklahoma
Seys
Newe
Mexicso
Artistic Stieff
Ghas. M. Stieff
Stieff
Shaw and Stieff
Main Street
Lynchburg, VA
C. W. Whitmore
Patton House
L. Kaufman
Standard Oil, Company (Incorporated
Compton Bros., Dentists
State Bank Building
Compton Bros
John M. Ward
Hamberlain
Mary
Larue
Hotel Dennis
Atlantic City, N. J
Ocean
Walter J. Buzby
the Home Furniture Co
Thomas EB. Peery
A. & W. Railway
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