Judge Robert W. Hughes Dies at Abingdon Va Old Virginia Judge
Judge Robert W. Hughes, a retired Federal judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, died Tuesday at his country home near Abingdon. A former district attorney and prominent Richmond editor, he authored dueling challenges, edited the Richmond Examiner with John M. Daniel, led the Presidents organ, and later State Journal.
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Robert W. Hughes
Abingdon
Virginia
Grant
Hughes
Richmond
Cameron
Petersburg
Judge Hughes
Bristol
John M. Daniel
President's
Buchanan
State Journal
Lawmakers considering adjournment after convention
In a letter to the TIMES-REGISTER Col A M Bowman notes the legislature will adjourn briefly until after the Constitutional convention finishes. The Richmond Dispatch reports a broad view among lawmakers that the convention may proclaim a new constitution as the organic law of the state, with many endorsing this course.
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Times-Register
A. M. Bowman
House of Delegates
Richmond Dispatch
Dispatch
Vote canvass shows party results and canal cost rises
The legislature reports Montague leads for governor with 116,682 votes over 81,366. Willard wins lieutenant governor 115,801 to 73,842. Anderson leads attorney general 112,986 to 71,027. Canal cost estimates climb from 90 million to as high as 200 million, with the public warned costs may not stop there. Librarian Scott and Chief Clerk Hawkins to stay. Otey seeks tobacco rations for servicemen. Booker T. Washington accommodation controversy noted. Aguinaldo remains imprisoned with limited liberty under guard in Manila, awaiting resolution.
Bowman of Salem to be a prominent figure in legislature
The Richmond Times notes Col. A. M. Bowman of Salem as a rising public figure in the current legislature. He is a Diamond Orchard Company president in Roanoke County and chairs his County Democratic Committee, also serving on Finance Agriculture and Mining Executive Expenditures committees. The cigar is found at W. C. Oritz's.
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Richmond Times
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A. M. Bowman
Salem
Col. Bowman
Diamond Orchard Company
Roanoke County
Senator Barbour
Hancock and Moorman
C. Va
J. B. Hoff
Said County
Main Street
W. Kime
J.P. Woods
R. W. Kime
J. P. Woods
Dezres
Era Chas
D, Denit
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Credited By Patient
Y S Mitchell of Fulford Maryland reports a long illness with bed sores improved after using DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. She claims a perfect cure and hails it the best salve on the market, warning against counterfeits and touting its use for piles sores and burns.
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Y. S. Mitchell
Fulford
B. A. Craighill
Lynchburg
Virginia
Glove and Clothing Sale At Boons Sons Store
A local ad lists gloves mitts caps ties and sweaters at 13d2¢ and promotes a J M Oscar pipe from Johnston and Day for a pleasant smoke. The snippet emphasizes store offerings and a named tobacco product.
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Z. Boon
Blacksburg coal venture eyed by Northern capital
A Blacksburg letter reports investigators Reynold of Patterson New York and Jackson of Pennsylvania have prospected Virginia coal for over a year. A plan cites a fifteen mile railroad from Brush Prun mountain mines through Christiansburg to Blacksburg, risking high land prices. Capitalists seek coal glass sand gas and oil in Cove and Catawba areas, hoping to develop with reasonable terms.
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Reynold
Patterson
N. Y
Jackson
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Brush
Prn
Christiansburg
Catawba
Cove
Proprietary Dr David’s Cough Syrup Ad
Endorses Dr Davids Cough Syrup of Pine Tar Horehound Wild Cherry for coughs colds croup consumption bronchitis and throat lung troubles. For sale at Youngers drug store. novolyr.
Red Jacket Coal and Coke Company Formed in Roanoke
A new Virginia corporation named Red Jacket Coal and Coke Company consolidates coal mines in the Thacker Field West Virginia. It acquires the Red Jacket Logan Rutherford Lick Fork and Maritime mines, on six thousand acres, with a capacity of one million tons per year and latest equipment. Officers include R. M. Gilbert president H. D. Lafferty vice president and treasurer and Frank A. Hill general manager with offices in Roanoke.
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Norfolk and Western Railway
Thacker Field
Roanoke
Virgina Corporation
Red Jacket Coal and Coke Company
Red Jacket
Logan
Rutherford
Lick Fork
Maritime
West Virginia
R. M. Gilbert
New York
H. D. Lafferty
Frank A. Hill
Roanoke Va
Christmas and New Year Holiday Excursion Rates
Norfolk and Western Railway announces excursion rates for the holidays. Tickets go on sale December 21 to 27 and December 30 to January 1 from all stations, limited to January 3. W. B. Bevvil, Genl. Pass. Agent.
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Norfolk & Western Railway
W. B. Bevlil
Gen'l. Pass
Salem School Merit Rolls for Dec 6 1901 High and Primary
The Salem Graded and High School lists weekly merit roll honorees for attendance, punctuality, and best departments. Names span High School classes through 1st Primary Grade, including Finke Hurt Leftwich Thomason Reynolds Garrett Kizer Whitescarver Brown Dillard Gravely McConkey Oliver etc across grades.
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Salem Graded and High School
Clase
Jessie Finke
Jemima Hurt
Lucy Leftwich
Lucy Thomason
Berta Reynolds
Kate Garrett
Lizzie Kizer
Lee Whitescarver
Lucy Hardy
Clifford Akey
Gunsie Bowles
Carrie Brown
Alice Brown
Edna Brown
Roxie Dillard
Rachel Gravely
Annie McConkey
Sadie Oliver
Ida Sowers
Srd
James Armstrong
Wythe Peyton
Annie Rhenalds
Lida Shanks
Lila Sheppard
Mamie Sheppard
Laura Whitescarver
Florence Kiteacarver
Bladhe Adams
Elia Brown
Pattie Duncan
Eugenia Griffin
Mable Hurt
Eleanor Jamison
Elizabeth Martin
Pearl Mann
Emma Brown
Rebecca Bradfield
Octavian
Belle Martin
Edith Oakey
Lena Thomason
Paul Davis
Herbert Lee
Helen Chapman
Mary Hatcher
Ruth Kizer
Irma Killian
Iris Sizer
Corinne Stevens
Walter Budwell
John Haislip
Dan Moffett
Paul Garrett
Raymond Lee
Carrie Cronise
Clara Murrow
Annie May Garrett
Dora Pobst
Annie Brown
Gay Dame
Bessie Dogan
Grace Foutz
Annie Kessler
Emma Pobst
Magdalene Spessard
Annie Trevillian
Ray Denton
Edwin Dent
John
Bessie Lavender
Elizabeth Oakey
Douglas Critz
Wallace Walker
Malinda Lieser
Luther Cronk
Charlie Foster
Victor Hable
Clarence Hartless
Frank Hollaway
Harry Hurst
Paul Cakey
Charlie Stump
Blanche Compton
Mabel Goodwin
Elia Poff
Lueila Poff
Velry Poff
Ethel Puckett
Osha Richardson
Lita Epanaies
Ethel Whitescarver
Katherine Once
Honor Roll highlights from Cave Spring district schools
Honor rolls list students from No. 20 and No. 18 in Cave Spring district for December. Names appear across multiple grades including 2nd Grammar Florence Unrue and Ola Bell, 5th Primary Archie Bolton Mary Loyd Robert Unrue, and others such as William Unrue Katie Kittinger Gracie Peters and Julia Bohon across primary and grammar levels.
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Cave Spring
Florence Unrue
Ola Bell
Archie Bolton
Mary Loyd
Robert Unrue
William Unrue
Lavents Henry
Katie Kittinger
Lee Alridge
Gracie Peters
Lee Poage
Buelah Unrue
Willie Bolton
Penn Jones
Willie Poage
Clara Unrue
Johnnie Unrue
Emily Bohon
Nora Bohbon
Clara Fralin
Reggie Metta
Oscar Bohon
Chubby Bohon
Beasie Fralin
Ada Metts
Montery Bohon
Josie Fralin
Dth
Golden Bohon
Oan
Julia Bohon
Berta Jain
Tiiden Bohon
Handkerchief sale offers cambric, lace trimmed and silk options
At 10c, 3 for 25c men’s fine white cambric handkerchiefs with a 4 inch hem and hemstitching. At 15c, 2 for 25c women’s fine sheer lace trimmed handkerchiefs in fancy styles. At 50c, all silk handkerchiefs with an inch hem, hemstitched and with a fancy border.
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Jersey
Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold Tablets
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise a cure for a cold in one day with no cure no pay. Sold for 25 cents, the ad urges quick relief and a guaranteed result.
Death of Esteemed Catawba Citizen in Marion Hospital
A venerable Catawba resident died Monday at the South western State Hospital in Marion after being brought there on Thanksgiving Day seeking recovery for a long impaired mind. He was a devout Christian gentleman. Survived by his daughter Mrs. M. M. John of Catawba. wife predeceased him. Remains to be brought home for interment.
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Catawba
Southwestern State Hospital
Marion
Burton
M. M. John
Barnes Ad Invites Xmas Buyers to View Popular Price Goods
Read Barnes ad in today’s paper as he opens for holiday shoppers. He invites Xmas buyers to call and inspect his stack of popular price goods before choosing. Visitors may view items and compare prices even if they do not buy.
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Barnes
Cheeterfield and Mount Vernon Hats Gloves Umbrellas Sale
Local ad lists Cheeterfield and Mount Vernon hat and umbrella items with prices in a terse ledger style. The fragment notes gloves and hats plus a percent marker and vendor names Boon’s Sons appears as the seller, though details are incomplete and hard to parse.
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Cheeterfield
Mount Vernon
Boon
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