Personal notices from Grafton and nearby towns
Local society items list residents and visitors including W G Alcott John R Warfield and B A Stinner at the New Willard Grafton R L Henderson of Hancock Md plans ties for Western Maryland while staying with his sister in law Mrs Howard Sutherland Lloyd D Volk registered at the New Willard Elkins Carroll Kelley L Eisenhart and Robert Helbig of Oakland visit Meyersdale C B E Crowe and Charles Sanders families travel to Frostburg to visit Floyd Crowe family members Grafton Knights Templars attend Conclave and Miss Virginia O McKay leaves for Wilmington NC to assume hospital superintendent post Mrs John B Morehead returns from Baltimore trip.
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W. G. Alcott
John R. Warfield
B. A. Stinner
New Willard
Grafton
R. L. Henderson
Hancock
Maryland
Howard Sutherland
R. S. Kemp
Cumberland
Meyersdale
C. BE. Crowe
Charles Sanders
Frostburg
Floyd Crowe
Harry Adamson
Elkins
H. M. Trambo
Moorefield
Dugald M. MacVean
Gordon Ridenour
Bernard Huffman
O. W. Huffman
W. T. Lilly
T. Doll
BE. L. Sawyer
W. O. Bolin
Grafton Knights
Taxic railcar fire destroys freight car at Tunnelton
A carload of merchandise on the Baltimore and Ohio line destined for a railway system valued at 385 dollars burned at Tunnelton West Virginia. The fire was caused by unknown reasons while the car was on a siding due to a defective brake shoe.
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Baland Ohio Railroad
Tunnelton
W. Va
Elegant Parkersburg Tea Honoring Society Guests
LeRoy Horton of Cumberland and Mrs. Robert M. Smith of Landisburg W V attended a refined tea at Miss Sophia Paden’s Parkersburg home. The decorated rooms featured rich spring flowers, pink tones, and clusters of hydrangeas and ferns. About 250 ladies enjoyed the elegant afternoon with pianoforte flowers and coordinated service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Horton
Cumberland
Robert M. Smith
Landisburg
W. Va
Sophia Paden
Parkersburg
Paden
Ann Street
Richmond
Bertha McGregor
Mary McClure
Nina Paden
Mary Louise Taylor
J. W. Rathbone
Mary E. Rathbone
Monroe Rathbone
Kenner B. Stephenson
Albert Edward Hickel
Jessie McFarland
Juliette Rathbone
Fred M. Cochran
Francis V. Rathbone
William H. Morgan
May Paden
Julia Smith Carll
Profitable Hour Sale At McMullen Brothers
A profitable hour sale Friday May 7 from 10 to 11 o'clock. Boys Genuine Poros Knit bleached underwear 25c, 75c for Japanese Pongee Silk 38 inch wide 39c, Ladies Bungalo Aprons 50c for 35c. No phone orders filled.
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McMullen Bros
McCleary and Miss Cowherd Married in St Pauls Service
Joseph Benjamin McCleary Jr., a Baltimore and Ohio train dispatcher at Rawlings, wed Myrtle Irene Cowherd last night at 9 in St Pauls Lutheran Church parsonage with Rev. Martin Luther Enders officiating. The bride, daughter of Gabriel C. Cowherd, will reside in Rawlings after a trip east. She wore a blue traveling suit and lilies of the valley.
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Joseph Benjamin McCleary
S Jr
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rawlings
Myrtle Irene Cowherd
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Martin Luther Enders
Gabriel C. Cowherd
South Mechanic Street
Baltimore
McCleary
Intercollegiate Athletic Association Discusses Amendments
Buffalo officials of the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association met to discuss amendments to the constitution by laws and athletic rules of the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Inter-collegiate Amateur Athletic Association
Porch Furniture Weekly Specials at Peoples Furniture
Peoples Furniture Store advertises porch swings and porch chairs with all prices and all styles on sale this week under Jos H Reinhart. Apr 20 tf.
Judge Dayton Is Twice Reversed by Appeals Court
Richmond May 6 Federal Judge Dayton of the Northern District of West Virginia has been reversed twice by the circuit court. One ruling involved contempt for violating a September 1913 restraining order at the West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal plant, with six months sentences for Oates Ledvinsky Stephens and Gulls in. remanded for a new report. The Hartford Fire Insurance Company suit against Stewart Vehicle Co at Martinsburg concerns a $10,000 policy. the appeals court favored Hartford on the mortgage issue.
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Richmond
Dayton
Northern District of
West Virginia
Circuit
Philipp
United Mine Workers
West Virginia-Pittsburgh Coal Company
James Oates
Frank Ledvinski
Hiram Stephens
Fanny Gullins
Ings
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Stewart Vehicle Company
Martinsburg
Hartford
Potomac Glass Works Running Full on Orders
The Potomac Glass Company of Cumberland Maryland reports full operation turning out a complete line of blown tumblers and stemware with abundant orders. Lonaconing Glass Company continues a division of time employing pressware workers an iron mould shop and three punch tumbler shops.
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American Flint
Potomac Glass Company
Cumberland
Lonaconing Glass Company
Lonaconing
King George III Coronation Anniversary Observed Across England
London marked the third anniversary of King George V's accession with artillery salutes in St James Park Windsor and major naval stations. King George and Queen Mary attended a private memorial for King Edward at Frogmore and the King placed a wreath on his father’s grave. The monarch, age 48, ascended May 6 1910 and was crowned June 22 1911. He married Queen Mary in 1893 and has five sons and one daughter. The day also covered Houston Texas where the Southern Baptist Convention held its sixtieth annual meeting with thousands of delegates and a membership nearing 2 500 000 across seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The convention planned reviews of church work and possible consolidation of three major Southern Baptist agencies to improve efficiency.
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London
George
St. James Park
Windsor
Mary
Edward
Royal Chapel
Frogmore
Westminster Abbey
Houston
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
States
District of Columbia
Baptist Church South
Home Mission Society
Atlanta
Foreign Mission Society
Richmond
Sunday Schools’ Publication Society
Nashville
Official Arrested on Serious Charge in Howard County
W Howard Brown of Woodstock Howard County asked to be relieved as county tax assessor after a 14 year old girl May Young alleged intimate relations from 1914 to February this year. He denied the more serious charges and posted $5,000 bail awaiting trial set for September. Brown was not reappointed Woodstock school trustee amid county opposition. Brown, a prominent Democrat, served a term in the House of Delegates and remains married with several children.
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W. Howard Brown
Woodstock
Howard County
State Tax Commission
Baltimore
Brown
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Sabillasville
House of Delegates
Cadillac Demonstrator For Sale After 1915 Sold Production
Cadillac Demonstrator for sale from Glisan's Garage. Vehicle is like new with only two months possession and 2000 miles driven. Price 1500 dollars. Demonstration available by request or phone. Advertisement. ma jl w.
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Glisan’s
Ma.jl-W
Paper Roll Advertising at Eylers Store
Local ad touts prices for paper rolls at 2, 8, 4 and 5 cents with a 5 cent line of golds. Promises savings on any paper grade at Eylers located at 30 North Centre Street. Advertisement date April 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eylers
N. Centre
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Speelmans
Bedford Street
Edison Electric Illuminating Co
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Walsh Building
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Columbia
J. P. Wiesel
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Rose Hill Addition
Cowden & Zihlman
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