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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Tunga>Bluefield Daily Telegraph<BR>July 3,
1910</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><FONT size=4>IN CITY AND COALFIELD</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Heavy Express Business</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left> The Southern Express company did the largest
business locally yesterday that it has ever done in its history in the
city. Even the heaviest Christmas shipments of former years were exceeded
and late into the night the men were kept at work consigning express to the
various consignees. Over 100 kegs of ice cream were shipped from this city
while several thousand watermelons were shipped to all parts of the field.
All kinds of produce was constantly on the go while the brewery shipments to
out-of-town buyers were heavier than in former years. Fourth of July week
is always a busy week but the Christmas weeks have heretofore held all
records.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>[<EM>I don't know whether the ice cream was produced in
Bluefield or where the watermelons came from, but Bluefield had a really large
brewery to quench summer thirsts (until Prohibition) as shown by the
attached picture.</EM>]</DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>Extra Coaches on All Trains</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=left> Yesterday every train leaving the city
carried a large number of passengers going to their homes for the Fourth.
Others left for various cities where they will take in the ball games while many
went away just to spend a day in the country where they could visit
friends. Extra coaches were put on every through train.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><FONT size=6 face=Script>Gordon
Hamilton</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>