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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
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A public notice from Mercer County Court details proposed special district debt levies across Beaver Pond, Rock, East River, and Plymouth districts. It lists outstanding indebtedness, assessed property values, and five cent levy per one hundred dollars for each district as part of 1908 Acts requirements. The notice cites Clerk Rh. I. Bowman and is dated August 26, 1909.
The document records Tam, claimed as Bluefield's oldest man, marking his 77th birthday on August 26, 1409, and detailing long tenure in local Benevolent orders. It references land plots, a claim of extensive holdings, and notes several proposed civic projects and public works within a West Virginia town.
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