29 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Salem Times Register And Sentinel
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
1
Local merchants report strong December sales across many lines. Statements from market men and shop owners cite brisk business and a favorable holiday trade, with expectations for solid spring activity and cautious handling of inventory and pricing.
Miss Josephine Holt visits Salem friends in Titchmond and Cora Phlegar stays with Miss Epperly on Market. Various locals, including Prof C E Vawter and Mr Thurston Rusmisell, are visiting relatives. several move residences. two youths fined for street cannon crackers. meeting for Salem Ministers' Association set at College Lutheran church.
Last Sunday evening at seven o clock the College Lutheran Sunday school presented a Christmas service with recitations special music and a short address by Dr McIntyre assistant supervisor of the school A generous fund for the benefit of the church was noted in the offering.
Miss Eugenia Griffin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Griffin and a graduate of Salent Graded and High School, plus Sweetbrier Institute, heads the faculty at Misses Tewksbury's School in Irvington on the Hudson, New York. The Times-Register and Sentinel's Carrier’s Address Contest winner is featured with praise for the address. Oysters for Christmas advertised as Sealships sold by Strickler.
Mr Pake Fukushuma died after a brief illness at a Roanoke hospital following being found unconscious at Randolph hotel in Roanoke. A Tokyo Imperial College graduate, he married a Chicago woman and had prominent Japanese relatives. The notice also includes an unrelated ad for oranges and grapefruit from Bowman and Tyref.
A historical verse urging readers to embrace the Christmas season through kindness and charity. The author, Eugenia Griffin, invites patrons to open purses and spread joy, noting that true holiday happiness comes from helping those in need at the fireside. The piece closes with wishes for a merry Christmas in the year nineteen ten.
Marion jury convicts J L C Anderson Smyth county Republican treasurer for listing many Republican voters on the tax books though they had not paid poll taxes or qualified for suffrage. The ruling threatens to strip Smyth county votes from the Ninth District and jeopardize C B Slemp’s seat as Virginia’s sole Republican representative. Anderson admitted many listed names could not be explained.
A purse missing from a location between Lake Spring and inghorne’s Mill Lane was recovered. Reward offered by F. P. Goodwin. Contact by December 29 for claim.
Mrs. M. J. Anderson died at her home in Montgomery Station Gromery county on Monday November 19 from complications after a fall. She was eighty five. She was survived by her husband R T Anderson and two sons and three daughters including H C C Anderson of Wheeling and C H Butner of Simpson Floyd County Va. Funeral services were held at the home the following Wednesday with interment in the family burial grounds.
The sole source for sealshipt is reported to be at C. B. Strickler’s. Local customers are advised to visit the Strickler establishment for purchases and inquiries.
Democratic members fear the move to shift committee appointments from the Speaker to the caucus or a committee on committees will cause confusion. The January 19 caucus may spark wide opinion difference as members vie for posts on Ways and Means and other key panels. Clark’s stance and Baltimore speech may shape the party’s approach as the caucus names only the Ways and Means panel and prepares tariff data for a revenue-based revision.
Church notes list Bible School at 10 a m. Services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Prayer meeting Thursday night. Morning topic The New Year. Evening topic Repentance and How It Is Brought About.
West Main Street Chris Ian Church invites all to Sunday School at 10 and Communion at 11 each Sunday forenoon. All are warmly welcome to attend these services.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South lists Rev. W. H. Woolf as pastor with Sunday sermons at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. A sacramental service occurs on the first Sunday each month. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m. W. R. Cross is superintendent. Epworth League meets at 6:45 p.m. Prayer meeting is held Wednesday.
Rev. J Scott Meredith rector conducts Sunday services at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with a morning sermon on the first Sunday each month. Evening service at 7 30. Sunday School at 9 45 A M.
The Methodist Episcopal Church South hosted a Friday evening program led by F I Chalmers with Rev W H Woolf. The varied program included recitations by Lucy Rice and Julia Price, songs such as Christmas Offer and Journey of the Wise Men, and performances by quartets and classes, all to a large audience.
Unused lands across the United States can yield significant timber profits as forests age. Government forestry findings advise delaying harvest on cedar, European beech, white pine, and other species to maximize value. The report highlights the growing demand for various woods and notes timber used in matches, hoops, gunpowder, and furniture.
J Wood Dowdy of White street died at home last Monday night after eight months of age related illness. He was seventy five, a Confederate veteran active in the local camp. Funeral services were at his home at 2:30 pm yesterday conducted by Rev W H Woolf. Interment in East Hill cemetery. Hupp Deyerle Camp oversaw funeral arrangements and attended in a body.
For sale three lots 255 by 135 feet, includes a five room cottage a good stable and out-houses and a good well located in South Sale for further particulars access.
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