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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1920
Page
3
Formal notice in The Register announces Thos. P. Kirk of Eccles as a Democratic candidate for Raleigh county assessor. His entry creates the sole county office contest in the party’s primary election.
Mr Kirk serves as chief electrician for the New River Collieries Company at Eccles and has lived there eight years with his wife and five children. He was born and raised in Kanawha county and regards Raleigh county as his chosen home.
State Near East relief at Charleston sends life saving bonds to three Raleigh county communities as a token of effort to aid Armenians and Near East peoples. Bonds shown grant funds to care for an Armenian or Syrian orphan for one year. Recipients include William McKinney Sophia public school Sophia and Mrs. W G Caperton superintendent Slab Fork Presbyterian Sunday school and R B Holmes superintendent consolidated Sunday school Raleigh.
John D. Stewart of Mabscott and Lena Mae Rogers of Wickham were married Thursday evening April 28 at the home of Rev. W C Strohmyer pastor of the Methodist Episcopal congregation. The minister's family witnessed the ceremony.
A ledger of marriage licenses lists pairs including Timothy Carroll and Maha Walker of Beckley, Samuel Davidson and Macie Hall of Lillybrook, Phillmore Locke and Bettie Estes of Glen White and Martinsville, plus several other couples from Mabscott, Winding Gulf, Lillybrook, Lego, Orange, Matoaka, Lester, Whitby, Meadow Creek, Pluto, Rhodell, Mt. Hope, Abraham and Pear.
First Baptist Church holds morning and evening preaching by Pastor B L Hoge. At 11 a m the sermon We Are Not Your Own and at 8 p m The Hope for the Hopeless. Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p m. Hoge leads Wednesday studies The Two-fold Life continuing for weeks. Sunday school 9:45 a m. Evening service time changed to 8 p m. All invited.
Real estate transfers listed include C M Ward and Sadie Canterbury to various buyers in Shady Spring Marsh Fork Beckley Rhodesdale and Mabscott with prices from 1 to 1700 dollars. Transactions show multiple tracts timber interests and Robertson addition parcels in Richmond and Raleigh counties with involvement of J B Thomas and Gadd Land Company.
Public notice from John R. Griffith forbidding sale on his credit to his son Lacy Griffith and any extension of credit in his name with expectation of repayment. Indicates he will not pay. Record reflects a family credit caution.
Duffield transfers involve timber tract in Richmond district to Albert Davis and others. H H Riffe and associates convey tract in Town district to City Real Estate Agency. Anna M Mines and others sell to J B in Richmond district. Charles T Ross and others to J B Thomas lots in Ford addition. M J Meadows and others sell to Stansbury Callaway Scott Inc lot in Town district. Elbert Yeates and others to Samuel Stover et al tract in Town district. Wade H Hull and others to Herbert Stansbury on South Kanawha Street with appurtenances priced at $2500.
A stag supper hosted by the company for Fitzpatrick employees at the community hall Saturday drew nearly everyone on the job plus visitors from nearby towns. Tables overflowed with good eats and a large ladies’ supper was hosted by Mrs. L Tucker. Also noted were health updates about an measles outbreak and pneumonia illness, plus travel and family visit updates including Red Roby’s trip toward Louisville and a funeral in North Carolina.
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