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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
3
West Side School principal Flynn suffers another influenza relapse and remains bed bound. Town figures, students, and visitors from Flemington, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, and surrounding areas are listed along with Easter family travel, hospital notes, and forthcoming funeral plans in this Friday’s community brief.
A crowded column from Grafton reports numerous visitors and happenings. Edward Coghonor recovers from a broken arm after a local high school accident. John Moore, Sentinel pressman, quits work due to influenza symptoms. A lightning strike destroys hay stacks near Webster and a severe storm sheds slate shingles and downs telephones. Local notables including Rev B H Briminstool, Richard Aspinall, A L Hefner and many others are listed as attending events, visiting relatives, or engaging in politics and church activities.
One mile east of Potterman H. Hoffmann offers 40 Nevis cattle aged six years at 1100 pounds and a 1000 pound Durham heifer in good condition. Fresh early H. M. Hoffman sale notes.
Governor John J. Cornwell will address Petersburg Virginia in support of a union mission to be established there. A reception by Petersburg citizens is planned for the governor on the occasion.
United States transport Mercury will bring home 916 American soldiers who died in France, loading here Friday for the United States. The arrival marks a somber return of fallen servicemen as the war’s toll continues to be honored.
Paris reports a clash between strikers and police at Helfort ending in one death and several injuries. Ten men were arrested following the incident.
Stuart FP Reed of Clarksburg filed today with the secretary of state to announce his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress from West Virginia's Third District He currently represents House district 2f and seeks the party nod in Charleston April.
John Heiston, a twenty eight year old brakeman on the third division, was killed near Tuymnelton twenty miles east of here yesterday. He likely fell from his train as the brake stiles and lantern were found with the remains. Conductor Burns missed him on arrival. a search party learned the body had been found near Tontelton by a passerby. The deceased’s body was prepared by an undertaker and shipped to his home in Hagerstown Maryland.
A local Easter season announcement at the West Washington home of Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder celebrated the engagement of their daughter Herbiet Schroeder to Mr. Paul E. Marsh of Frederick Maryland. A separate Parsonage ceremony united Mrs. Maggie Bradley and Mr. Luke Kinney of Knottsville, with summer nuptials anticipated.
A private but pretty wedding occurred Sunday in Clarksburg as Miss Georgia Sandridge of the South Side became the wife of Mr Orin Warder. The bride, daughter of a well known mine inspector, worked as a stenographer in her father's office. The groom, a popular local high school graduate, is a son of Charles Warder.
Suffrage leaders report several Delaware House members who voted against ratification last week arrived in Dover for the third week of the special session with signs of a changed position. The group cites shifting sentiment among lawmakers and ongoing lobbying efforts to win approval for the constitutional amendment.
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