Bluefield evening leader. [volume], August 22, 1906, Image 6

About Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911

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The Leader
▲IX ABOUT BLUEFIELD
Mr. J. W Heflin, of Hinton, wur
In the city yesterday on business.
C. D McKinile of Athens, wax In
iha city yesterday.
Dr K P. Peters and wife, of Switch
back, were visitors to the city yester
day.
Mesnra J D. and Emerson Daniel,
of Athena, were in the city yerter
dey on business
Mr. K K Carpenter of Princeton,
waa shaking hands with his many
friends in the city yesterday.
Mr. D H. Karnes, of Princeton,
waa amoDK the many visitors to our
city yesterday.
Dr. L. E. Ward and wife, of Poca
hontas. Va , was visitors to the city
yesterday.
B R Mitchell, of Rock came over
to our city yesterday, and rejoiced
to see how rapidly the city l sltnprov
lng
Soon Hluetl) id will he nllve with
business Everything points to a
most prosperous fall season in the
way of trade and building.
the Democracy of Mercer !
county get on It* working clothes and
organize for a good fight In the pres
ent contest. Let our people Invest!- I
gate the methods of ring rule and
vote to put it down.
Let our young Deraocrcy come to
the front in the present catnpuign
and help to make a Democratic con
gress The people are ready for a
change all around and the political
tidal wave Is sure to come.
Attorney fj. W. Brown, of William
■on, was In the city yesterday and !
paid the Leader office a pleasant
visit. Mr. Brown Is one of the lend- |
lug attorneys of Mingo county and
1* now on his way up the Cllnr eh !
Valley on professional business.
Mr. John L. Keffer, Electrical
contractor has opened up apartments
on Bluefteld avenue, where he would
be pleased to receive orders for all
kluds of work In his Hue. Satisfac
tion guaranteed and prices reasona
ble.
Surely there must be a change In
the political status of Mercer county I
»nd It may come In the approaching
election Democrats should go Into
thia campaign with all the enthu
siasm they possess Remember that
the change must come soon and thnt
the days of ring rule In Mercer are
numbered.
T O. Dameron, who claims to be
the only original democrat of Blue
field, called In our office on yester
day and said he wanted the Leader
sent to him. Of course Mr. Dameron
"will get the Leader and we hope It
will make him a still better demo
crat.
J R Miller, of Tug River, was In
to see ns yesterday and added his
name to our subscription list. The
Leader is going out among the peo
ple and Is gaining ground every day.
It is the general rpmark that we
have had more rain fall this summer
than has ever been known before In
this regoln.
KIMBALL NEWS.
Mr. W. H. Gibson has returned
from rharlottavllle. Va., where he
has been visiting relatives for the
past three weeks.
Miss Leila Ferry has returned to
her home at Peterstown, W Va . af
ter spending some time with her
sister Mrs. J W. Mays
Mrs, I, James has returned from
Harless, Va., where she has been
vblsttlng relatives for some time
Th* cltlxen* of Kimball wprp
aroused br » Ore alarm about 11
o'clock Sunday night. The Are was
atarted by the explosion of a lamp
in tbe bouse occupied by F P. Carr.
Fortunately the Are was extinguished
with only the loss of the window cur
tains.
Mr J H Hobson. Is quite i|| with
typhoid fever.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC AT PARK
The Bland street Methodist, and
the Manila Rundav School will hold
their picnic on to-morrow. Thursday,
at the Park In South MlueAeid where
It was held last year.
The committee earnestly dealres
that every member of the Kchools
trv to be on the grounds, and help
to make the occasion enjovnhle for
• II A day off for recreation will he
ge**(l for every one
Let the little children, and all
who are not going to go some other
Way assemble not earlier than 8 30,
nor later than 5* 00 a rn* either at
Bland street church, or at the Manilla
•< bool House in South Bluefteld,
with their lunch baskets The com
mittee will endeavor t.o have enough
conveyance* to carry the small chil
dren and those who ran not other
wise go to the picnic grounds
Bring plenty of lunch Bovs bring
your halls and bats and come pre
pared to have a good t.me
Picnic Commute
EXPLOSION
KILLS TWO.
\M» WOl Nim It OTHERS. SOME
OF WHOM MW IMF.
Pittsburg. Pa., Auk- 21.—Fourteen
men ere overcome by gus this morn
ing, three of whom are dead and
two expected to die, as the result of
a “blow out" explosion of accumu
lated gas at JoneH At I.oukIiIIu'h fur
nace at Soho.
WHEN A CHILD DIES.
YouiiKcHt of all the fold,
Silent he Ilea, *
Waxen and still and cold.
Dear little eyes.
Never again will dance;
Swift little feet
Never again will prance
Into the street.
Mrlef his existence here;
Soon It will seem,
E'en tho' we held hlin dear,
Merely a dream.
I.nlighter again may fill
Orbs now so wet.
Only his mother will
Never forget. —Ex.
SPECIAL EX FUSION.
For the home romlnit of Wllllnin
fonninip Hrynn the Norfolk and Wes
tern railway will sell tlekets to New
York on August 2Htli anil 20tli at one
fare plus two dollars for the round
trip tieket limited to Hepnonit>er 4th
toon. ■ W. I*. IIEVIE,
General Passenger Agent.
THE FINEST HORSES
IN THE WORLD.
THE JOHN- ItOllIXHOX ClltCTS
LEAHS ALL OTHEIt SHOWS
IN THE OWNERSHIP OF
THOROUGHBREDS.
If voti are inclined to he a little
horsey and love a well bred nag you
owe the John Robinson Shows a vis
it for they have the finest collection
of thoroughbred stock aver carried
by a tented exhibition and the outlay
has been a generous one Judging
frnm the number and quality. Every
grade or horse Is represented from
the satin coated Arabian, to the
smallest Shetland ponies and the
\merlcan stud book contains many
names of racers nnd hunters which
find homes with this acknowledged
vorld’s oldest and richest tented
show. The advance printing tells of
their coming for two performances
on Saturday, August 2iifl an dthe
tsual capacity business will be the
order It is sfae to predict.
Try a Dally Leader want ad.
EXCURSION
NORFOLK and
RICHMOND.
On September 4th the Nor
folk & Western Railway will
operate a popular low rate
Excursion. Special Trains.
Leave Bluefield 8:15 a. m.
To Norfolk $5.00, Richmond
$4.50.
.. Allowing three days in
either city.
Correspondingly low rates
from intermediate stations..
W. B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent.
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ATTENTION, BUILDERS
AND CONTRACTORS.
In order to supply at once the un
precedented demand In Hluefleld for
IVORY Wood Fiber Plaster, our
actory has shipped us four extra
••nr loads which we are receiving to
lay. So that you may not be dis
appointed In your work, please let
is have your order promptly for
Ivory Wood Fiber Plaster
IIPFF, ANDRBW8 & THOMAS CO.
Exclusive ••Ivory" Distributors.
Bluefield Cigar Manufactur
ing Company
Our Leader
..AND..
Pride of Bluefield
Will l»f* found a dtdicinu*
(.‘iKJir to Mmoke,
Why Not Smoke a
Home Product When
It is I he Hest ?
1 ry our i'iKftrm and you
"MII I ike t hem.
Heller & Webb, Proprietors
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GRAHAM COLLEGE
will Open Tuesday, September 4.
1906.
YOIR PATRO.NACJK SOLICITED.
We do honest work and shall strive
to be worthy of your support.
We have the following courses:
LITERARY, KLOTI TIOV, Ml Mir,
ART.
Hates of Tuition:
Primary Department per month $2.flu
Literary Department, all above
Primary, per month...$4.00
Elocution, per nioneh, . $4 00
Music, per month,.$4.00
Art per month, . $4.00
Hoard In the dormitory and Tuition
In the Literary Department, $16.00
per mouth.
Hoard and tuition payable monthly
in advance.
For further Information call on,
or address,
•I. McC’LUHK, Principal
CRAHAM, \ \.
Want Column.
WANTED:—1Two white men
to distribute samples of
Celluloid starch. Apply at
once to Mr. Adams al
Muff, Andrews & Thomas.
FOR RENT:—Four room
flat in Paris Building. Ap
ply lo E. If. Easley, 31
Princeton avenue.
8-io-tr.
W ANTED :-A11 experienced
dry -goods and notions salesman,
to travel southern West Virginia
and eastern Kentucky. Applica
tion should he necompalned by
statement of annual sales for the
last two years and references to
former employers. Address.
P. 11. THOMAS & CO.,
K-11-4t. Rouuoke, Vn
FOR SALE:—(Iroeerv store i
< 'rutrally located. .Musi bei
sold by Sept. 1st.
Apply to
J. A. DON AIT [TE.
There is every indication
1 hat the Exeusion in Norfolk
and Richmond on September
Ith will he the Banner. You
can't miss a I rip like this for
so little money. Call on T.
B. DR IN K Alt I), and have
him tell you about it.
Vi .\.NTRI):-~-Several roomers and
boarders. Cood accomodations.
Apply to Miss Kate Perkins, South
ern House, Mercer street.
WORKINGMEN
ATTENTION.
Good positions are wait
ing for you! Call on Amer
ican Employment Bureau,
2!;, Bluefield* A ve., Bluefield,
West Virginia.
THE BEST
FRESH MEAT
AT THK
ENTERPRISE
MEAT MARKET,
W. J. FORD & CO., Props.
No. 5 Princeton Avenue,
«
BLUEFIELD, W. VA.
At our place you can get
the beet meat selected from
the best cattle in Tazewell
county by an .experienced
meat man.
Come and see us, we will
treat you right.
C4MER4S AND
CAMERA SUPPLIES
Wo carry In stock mints and
Plntes for Kodaks, Hawkoyeh
and Promo Cameras.
Voloxr Kollo, Blueprint and ,
Platinum papers; Toning and
Developing Solutions and
Powders. -In fact everything
Die amateur uses In Ids pho-'
tographlc work.
Send Us Your Orders.
The Art*, tationery Co.
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KELLY & MOYERS.
WHISKIES, WINES, BRANDIES, ALES, BEERS.
Porters and All Kinds of Liquors,
FIRST-CLASS
BILLIARD & POOL-ROOM CONNECTED.
OUT-OF-TOWN ORDERS SHIPPED PROMPTLY
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Boiled Ham,
Breakfast Bacon,
And Dried Beef
Sliced on our new machine,
any thickness?
Call and see it manipulated
or Phone Us Your Order.
We keep all the delicacies and
staples in .. .
Groceries.
Large and new quarters, with a great
variety of goods. Prices will
pleate and quality of
goods the best
to be had.
CALL Oft PHONE
SUBLETTE & BARNES,
r~:- ■' the GROCFPS —
Bluefield Avenue. Bluefield W Va
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Great Reduction
In Prices.
In order to close out our lines of
Refrigeators, Water Coolers, Ice
Cream Freezers, Filters, Ham
mocks and Lawn Mowers, I will
continue my cut rate prices for
another ten days. ::::::
M you need any of the above
save one third of the purchase prie
lor some time yet to come.
articles Now is the time to buy while
e. All of the goods are in season and
will
M. G. WHITLOW,
323, Princeton Ave., Opp. Freight De
Phone No. 12.
FURNITURE!
CUT PR IC Ft ,NV*‘ muk*‘ U i,,U‘reatinff to »lm-w<l luiyora. Weun-ol'.
- - . ***r,t,*f S<,|U<- values for littlr money. Having
, . '* bought out the (iem Furniture Comnnnv it nuts uh
::z;::xr... t"«- •->- *». ..i, ,, r „ „*
niie etui line pieces of Furniture.
ELABORATE—
HALL TREES,
CHIFFONIERS,
FOLDING BEDS
COUCHES.
LOUNGES,
ROCKERS,
BEDSTEADS,
SUITS,
Don’t fail to
Call Before you Purchaser
As we are in shape to
Save you money.
AND, IN FACT, EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE FURNISHING LINE*
—.RALEIGH STREET. —
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD WITH US.
BLUEFIELD
TO BE THE
First City in the State of West
Virginia to Have a
REGAL SHOE STORE.
I Iiih store will l.e opened up the latter part of
September in the new store building—corner of
Princeton and Higginbotham avenues. |>,.n'l buy
your fall shoes until you see this the snappiest line
of footwear the city 1i;ih ever had.
Thornton ClothingCo.
agents. V