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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1925
Page
7
Rev Z B Randall, returned to Princeton First Methodist for a second year, plans a Sunday morning sermon and a 7 30 evening service on Dogs inspired by a county fair dog show. A Sunday night service theme and a congregation size check are noted as church life continues.
Princeton society notes show Circle No 7 of the First Baptist church met Tuesday at 7 30 PM with good attendance. A highlight was Mrs Walter Gentry presenting a Woman's Missionary Union Year Book Review. New member Mrs Zimmerran and guest Mrs Eskew were welcomed.
The Mercer Country Club reorganized to raise 60000 in a gold bond issue backed by a first mortgage to cover 20000 debt. Wil ford McCutcheon directs the effort while Mr Me con appeals to business professionals in Princeton to buy bonds at seven percent interest to keep the club from sale and preserve a leading golf course.
The West Main Street cemetery has been neglected this summer with weeds and overgrowth. The Women's Club will organize a cleanup day inviting all able bodied residents to help weed, trim, and dress the grounds. The effort aims to restore walks and drives to a neat condition.
Local notices include rental and sale ads for a four room cottage and a for rent listing. World Series travel draws Princeton fans to Washington by car and train with mixed interest in Pittsburg and the capital city. The Mercer county grand jury discharged after returning 32 indictments, nine misdemeanor and twenty three felonies, with court adjournment and felonies scheduled for October 19. Builders and carpenters depart Mercer for Florida as contractors seek workers for pending jobs and brick masons plan to follow.
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims a dessert spoonful provides relief within ten minutes, reduces gas and heart distress, and promises long term stomach health with one bottle, sold by multiple local pharmacies.
The Women’s Club has begun constructing a stone wall along the cemetery front beside West Main Street to prevent bank caving into the road. The project, though costly, is seen as necessary and will be a civic duty shared by all to ease the burden on active workers. Princeton’s public cemetery is valued for its beauty and should receive care to control wild growth and protect flower beds and shrubbery.
Downey and W Reynolds reported on the district meeting at Clarksburg to the Kiwanis Club at a weekly luncheon. Downey detailed the convention entertainment and Reynolds summarized Kiwanis business. Wilford McCutcheon urged support for Mercer Country Club as a city asset.
At a Kimball Kiwanis meeting in the Houston Methodist church, members approved a typhoid control committee led by Garland Ashworth and Dr. C. R. Hughes. The group will work with civic bodies to curb spread, inspect wells, and seal springs, while also addressing railroad crossings and a sewer system.
In Mineral Springs Arkansas a mother touts Black Draught as a reliable laxative and liver regulator for six children. She shares personal use for indigestion and cold symptoms, praising its effect and recommending it for families with children. Her husband also uses it for biliousness and fatigue. The product is described as sanitary and natural, made from medicinal roots and herbs.
Washington announces five private firms won contracts to carry mails by airplane on five routes. Eight routes were offered. two bidders failed to meet requirements and will be reconsidered. Contracts must be signed within 30 days and service begins promptly. Four more routes to be bid on November 21 with new bids expected.
Roanoke College cancelled the football game scheduled with Concord State for October 17 at Welch. Welch officials lament the action, citing a dispute over eligibility and conference rules, with a mutual vow to seek harmonious athletic relations in the future.
President Coolidge travels toward Washington on the Omaha trip with large crowds greeting his train at multiple Ohio stops. In Chillicothe a five minute stop drew observers around the observation platform while at Athens Ohio University Pi Beta Phi sorority members led cheers for Mrs. Coolidge. Fans waved along the route as the train crossed the Ohio River and continued eastward.
Mrs Pauline Ricker 28 of Rolfe died yesterday morning at Grace Hospital from puerperal infection. Survived by husband Andy Ricker and five children. Body prepared by J W Tutner and sent to Greenville Tennessee for funeral arrangements.
Shortage follows slaughter of young lambs calves and pigs for markets. Since 1918 England’s stock declined from 18,000,000 to 14,000,000, with calls for a government investigation into the meat supply situation.
The Grand Chapter of West Virginia Order of the Eastern Star held a day in Welch with about 800 delegates. Reports from committees and officers were read, a banquet for past grand officers followed, and an evening reception with dancing. Officers will be elected this morning with several candidates for each post.
A comparison shows Scotland at 000,000 head with 200,000 fewer in Ireland and nearly 1,000,000 fewer than 1924. In Norway a town named Hell experiences temperatures sometimes reaching 30 degrees below zero.
A Chicago man reports relief from years of nightly bladder issues after using Lithia ted Buchu, a patent remedy advertised to cleanse the bladder and ease irritation. The ad touts the product as effective though not cheap, costing 2 cents per tablet and sold by Keller Laboratory and Goodyhoonts.
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