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Newspaper
Bluefield Evening Leader
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1909
Page
4
A 4 pound four ounce baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs J W Patrick of Cross Roads. The family announces the birth and looks forward to the new arrival's growth and welcome from relatives and friends.
The recorder reports for May 1909 to the Mayor and Common Council of Bluefield West Virginia. Arrests 108, dismissals 92, fines 71 totaling 41116.80 dollars with street taxes 108.05, coach 225.71, total cash brought 257.21. Signature J B Crockett Recorder.
The board will convene to discuss city governance with emphasis on preserving police and fire department staffing during good behavior of current personnel. Office hours at City Hall will be posted and the board will manage city affairs, with council concurrence on certain provisions.
George Vance deputy sheriff of Mercer County West Virginia applies to the circuit court for a state license to carry a pistol and police mace. Residence Bramwell. This notice dates June 1909 and references a Vee Monitor Pulverized Flower sale advertisement.
Notice is given that the undersigned will apply to the circuit court of Mercer county on the 16th day of June 1909 for license to carry pistols. Signatories include CHO. KO NEWKIRK chief of police of Binnald and deputy sheriff of Mercer county and policemen from Kinefeld and Bluefield. Also an advertisement for sale of a two-letter copying fragment at Daily Leader.
A parade of visitors and guests is noted across Bluefield and nearby towns. Rosa Kwass of Pocahontas attends with the Grosses. Ethel Dearing visits relatives in Vinton. Beatrice Witt stays with J D Barkley. many others travel to Wytheville Prince Anne Roanoke and Giles for family visits and commencements.
Dr. A Johnson of 209 Mercer street departs for an extended western trip visiting Colorado California and British Columbia. Mrs W R Bailey is reported ill at her Adams street home.
A shopper’s note highlights pimentos as a piquant addition to meat dishes and vegetables and suggests processing them with cream cheese for spreads. It mentions making sandwiches with mayonnaise or butter and lists a variety of specialties including sauces, mushrooms, pickles, relishes, crabs, lobster, and canned fish.
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