Unclaimed Letters Listed in Bluefield Post Office
Week ending October 4 1908 shows unclaimed letters for J. B. Atkinson Walter Anderson R. K. Boyd and others. Ladies' list includes Mrs Warnetta Atkins Miss Lucy Aston Mrs Hisse Bradley and many more. Also notices and ads for Princeton sale and piano tuning plus a testimonial for Dr King's New Discovery cough remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
W. Va
J. B. Atkinson
Walter Anderson
R. K. Boyd
R. A. Boyd
Lee Brookin
A. H. Bell
Berber-Watkins Co
Olean Baxter
J. W. Barbour
Robert Cisco
W. A. Comear
J.S. Callihan
Rev. Dabney Carson
R. A. Durham
W. A. Day
Crockett Davidson
John Estes
M. M. Free
L. B. French
Andrew Fresher
Robert Hyman
Grover Harriston
Gordon Harrison
W. G. Harrison
Jas. W. Hatcher
M. Katzen
F. Lurch
Sam Lambert
Green Lanhans
J. W. May
T. J. McDermott
W. T. Morris
Ambros
Lillian Shepherd
Mildred Smith
Mattie Landry
Ella Seals
Chasin. Sayers
Cora Taylor
Annie Tabor
Bessie Taylor
Rose Walker
B. Weeks
Annie Whisger
Ada Wilson
Ernest Williams
M. L. Walker
October Bean Sale Prices at Bargain Counter
During October the store offers Henize Small Baked Beans ten cents, Medium eleven? no fourteen, Large nineteen, and Vegetarian fourteen. Visit the 10c department and bargain counter filled with needed articles at saving prices with a penny change on universal items.
Bluefield to Hear 38 Property Assessments Appeals
The Supreme Court of Appeals will hear 38 Bluefield cases in November, all involving disputes over allegedly illegal assessments. City of Bluefield seeks judgment in each suit represented by Judge Joseph M. Sanders and Judge R. C. McClaugherty, with defendants listed per case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Appeals
Sesson
Bluefield
Circuit Court
Court of Appeals
Joseph M. Sanders
R. C. McClaugherty
O. J. Woods
F. L. Woolwine
T. H. R. Christie
Johanna Long
Wade H., Harry
C. A. Johnson
Emma McCary
W. E. Harry
T. Frank Mastin
P. M. Shrewsbury
D. H. Smith
W. R. Kearns
Bettie M. Grove
C. W. Thornton
Man killed trying to board freight train near West End
George Abshire a city employee died after being severely injured when he slipped under a moving freight near the West End tower while attempting to board it. He died at Bluefield Sanitarium after a morning accident that also left his left arm crushed. Funeral planned from his Midway home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Abshire
West End
Bluefield
Abshire
Midway
Charles Taylor
Tazewell
Taylor
North Tazewell
Witten
Virginian Railway to complete track by January 1909
The Virginian Railway financed by Henry H Rogers will complete 442 miles of track by January 1, 1909 with through trains soon after. The essential Sewell's Point pier on Hampton Roads near Norfolk will take 50 to 60 days longer to finish and will be a standout feature. The railroad is expected to boost West Virginia and Virginia industry and economic development along its route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Mountains
Virginian
Seaboard
Great
Virginian Railway
Henry AH. Rogers
West Virginia
Virginias
Raymond Dupuy
Rogers
Sewell’s Point
Hampton Roads
Norfolk
Virginia
Hagan Sues over Coal Lands in Wise County
Col. Patrick Hagan of Dungannon Virginia sues Colonial Coal and Coke Co of Dorchester Virginia seeking to recover valuable coal lands in Wise County now occupied by Dorchester. He claims his property valued around £60 000 rightfully belongs to him and will pursue title in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Hagan
Dungannon
Scott County
Virginia
Colonial Coal and Coke Company
Dorchester
Wise County
Dorchester Company
John B. Esser
Hagan
Ocean Liner's Cargo on the Wharf at Night Rush
On the wharf the rush is nonstop as cargo from across America floods the ocean liner. Four hundred workers haul, lift, and sort boxes barrels and bags under arc lights while trains and tugboats assist. The ship’s schedule hinges on a timely voyage and a Princeton lot sale is announced for Thursday October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
America
Acre
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement In Bluefield Notice
Bluefield readers learn kidney duty as Doan's Kidney Pills claim to cure backache and kidney ailments. Testimony from J W Douthat details relief after using Doan's at local drugstore. Sold everywhere 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY agents for US. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Bluefield
J. W. Douthat
Thomas and
Fourth Streets
W. Va
John L. Crockett
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Electric Bitters Promises Strength and Health Boost
P J Daly of 1247 W Congress St Chicago touts Electric Bitters as a tonic improving strength flesh and sleep for his elderly mother. The ad notes benefits for stomach liver and kidney issues and offers the medicine at drug stores with a guarantee. Also included is a separate business notice about cleaning pressing and cloth recycling services by J B Williams at Higginbotham Avenue with contact phone 232.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
J. B. Williams
Higginbotham
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised By Reidsville Man
J C Goodwin of Reidsville North Carolina says Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is a sure-enough knocker for ulcers. He recalls a bad leg ulcer last summer that the salve knocked out in a few rounds with no scar. Guaranteed for piles sores burns and more. 2bc at all drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Highland Avenue
Houston
Maine
Dr. King
J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville
N. C
Bucklen
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Directoire
Ferrell Mercantile
Princeton Avenue
West Va
Ings
The
Hawley Merchandise Co
Invest In
Star Agency
Thornton, Bowling and Brown
Daily Telegraph
Tually
Kash-Wa
Bluefield Ave
Steptoe
Clark & Co’s
Finder Haddocks
Clark & CO
Supreme Court
Rogers Road
Ocean Liner’s Cargo
Rexall
Clair Vonk
Goodykoontz Drug Company
Mary Hudson
Eastman
Miss
Cardui
Bluefield Brewing Co
Bluefield, W. VA
Felenmeier Brew
West Vrginia Brewing Copany
W. E. Stewart
Keystone
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