Deputy Sheriff Allender Injured In County Farm Accident
Deputy Sheriff M D Allender was injured yesterday afternoon when a bolt dropped from a wagon shaft causing his horse to bolt. He was dragged briefly and suffered ligament damage to a leg, plus facial cuts and bruises. He will be laid up for weeks. Sheriff Means transported him home for surgical care and plaster bandaging was applied. The report also highlights Walter A Wood harvesting machines sold by Wm Wood of Grafton W V.
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M.D. Allender
Brown Farm
Webster
Means
Allender
Sheriff Means
Wm. Wood
Grafton
W. Va
Walter A. Wood
Mr. Wood
Miner Falls From Freight Train in Clarksburg Yard
Flody Dillon a Flemington miner attempted to board an eastbound freight in the Clarksburg yards. He missed his footing and fell from the train but was caught and sustained injuries not as bad as first feared. Doctor Currey treated his injuries at Flemington.
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Flody Dillon
Flemington
Clarksburg
Killon
Currey
Local Family News From Bunners and Grafton Area
Miss Eva Halterman is improving while W D Henderson remains ill with sciatic rheumatism. Rebecca Halterman stays with sister Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. George Neel visited her mother Mrs. Peningh Henderson Sunday. John Neel and son visited daughter Mrs. John Linn Sunday. Linn visited brother in law Alunzu Philips at Grafton Monday. Albert Neel and family near Grafton guests of T J Neel. Ivy Reese visited Albert Neel near Grafton. Bennie Reese spent Sunday with his parents while working near Hammond. James Neel and the former's parents hosted a weekend visit. Mary Neel and daughters Miss Nancy, Ivy Reese, and Lizzie Neel visited T J Neel. Sarah Moran and granddaughter Lillie Kinkaid of Cherry Run visited relatives here last week.
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George Neel
Peningh Henderson
John Neel
John K. Linn
Alunzu Philips
Grafton
Albert Neel
T. J. Neel
Ivy Reese
Bennie Reese
Hammond
James Neel
Mary Neel
Nancy
Lizzie Neel
T. J. Nee
Rais ing House on East Washington Street
The residence of H. M. Turner on East Washington Street is being raised to street level. The house was previously at the old grade before pavement work. it sits about four feet below the pavement. J. Heflin holds the contract to raise the dwelling.
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H. M. Turner
Washington Street
J. Heflin
Scarcity Of Farmers In The City Today
Very few farmers are in the city today due to fine weather. The pleasant spring day kept farmers at work on their farms, which is deemed appropriate as tilling soil progresses.
Mine department gets new office and field assistant
Charleston April 22 John G Ross of Monongalia county appointed to assist Chief James W Paul of the department of mines He will serve in the New River field and head the office during the chiefs absence Ross is trained for both office and field work and will begin duties yesterday The move answers a long felt need for an assistant in the mining department.
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Charleston
James W. Paul
Department of Mines
John G. Ross
Monongalia County
New River Field
Paul
Thhief
Ross
D S Haymond Dead at Home in Belington
D S Haymond of Belington aged 70 died at Davis Memorial Hospital Elkins yesterday afternoon after a long illness Brights disease. He was a Union soldier and GA R member, father of C J Haymond of Monongah, survived by two sons O L Haymond Belington and O J Haymond Monongah. wife and one daughter preceded him.
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D. S. Haymond
Belington
GA. R
Davis Memorial Hospital
Elkins
C. J. Haymond
Monongah
Haymond
Bright
Mr. Haymond
O. L. Haymond
O. J. Haymond
Melancholy woman uses musket to end life in Charleston
Sharon Pennsylvania April 22. Bessie Hallenberger 22 formerly a teacher, after removing powder and shot from a shell loaded an old fashioned musket in her brother’s cellar at Charleston and blew off the top of her head. A note to her brother said she was tired of living and begged forgiveness for the disgrace to the family.
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Sharon
Bessie Hallenberger
Charleston
Rescue Device Tested for Coal Mine Fires in Scranton Area
Anthracite operators recently tested a German life saving apparatus the Draeger system carried on the back with oxygen tanks and potash cartridges. It supplies two hours of breathable air, is usable in smoke or gas, and allows the wearer to see and hear normally. Officials note ongoing inspections, training, and safety drills amid efforts to reduce accidents and improve mine safety nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
Great Britain
Ireland
Scranton
United States
Pennsylvania Department of Mines
Way
Draeger
Courrieres
France
Sweet Melody Flour Knottsville Social Notes
Community diary from Knottsville listing Sunday visits by McDaniel Bainbridge Ayer Means and others. Local moves and arrivals include Haymond Colebank joining SturmMcDaniel mill and W H Thomas moving to town house. Yates School closed with praise program and Epworth League rendered program at church.
Private Wallen A Hero of Civil War
Charleston notes a Civil War tale of Albert F. Wallen then sixteen who saved the 12th Georgia color at Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864. He bore arms, was wounded multiple times, earned a special furlough, and later settled in Charleston as a esteemed citizen. The account cites General Early and General Gordon praising his bravery and a petition supporting his furlough.
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Charleston
12Th Georgia Artillery
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
12Th Georgia
Albert F. Wallen
Wallen
John B. Gordon
Hatchers Run
Mr. Wallen
Ben Plum Caught After West Virginia Reform Escape
Ben Plum, one of three youths who escaped from Pruntytown Reform School, was captured in Cumberland Maryland near a watch box on B&O lines by Officers Hardy and Cole. He is jailed for transfer to the reform school, joining Benton Amos who had been captured earlier. Officials expect the remaining escapee Yelle to be nabbed soon.
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West Virginia Reform School
Pruntytown
Cumberland
Ben Plum
Baltimore Street
Hardy and Cole
Baltimore & Ohio Detective Force
Plum
Reform School
Yelle
Tragedy in Bellaire Ends With Death and Wounding
In Bellaire on Tuesday morning Jacob Ashoff, a C B yard engineer, shot his wife Laura Ashoff after a family dispute at her parents home, then killed himself with a bullet to the temple. Laura was badly wounded and taken to safety, while Ashoff lay dead nearby. Both were 23, married about two years, with a troubled domestic life recently seeming to improve before this fatal act. The town was shocked as neighbors carried the wounded woman and reported the grim scene. Local legal figures, including Fairmont’s John L. Leman, surfaced in connection with broader political news involving state senate nominees from Marion county.
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Bellaire
Jacob Ashoff
Laura Ashof
Miller Able
25Th
Union Street
Ashoff
Robert Brown
Ashtoff
Gravel Hill
New Coal Company Chartered in Morgantown
The Arthurda1e Coal & Coke company has been granted a charter by the secretary of state. Incorporators are M. Grant, T. P. Reay, EB. D. Tumlin, J. B. Handford and T. J. Arthur, all of Morgantown. Capital stock is 500000 with 500 paid in. Principal works will be located in Preston county.
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Morgantown
Arthurdale Coal & Coke Company
Secretary of State
M. Grant
T. P. Reay
EB. D. Tumlin
J. B. Handford
T. J. Arthur
Preston County
Sunday School Workers Convene Amid Strong Temperance Support
The interdenominational Sunday school forces of the state fill Fairmont for the twenty sixth annual convention presided by A J Hiatt of Moundsville at the Methodist Protestant Temple. Speakers include Dr T W Lane of Wheeling Rev C A Isner of St Marys and Dr E B Allen of Toledo with temperance themes prominent. Dr Lane cites a Wheeling saloon keeper and political voting for temperance drawing applause. Evening session focuses on teacher training.
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Fairmont
A. J. Hiatt
Moundsville
Messrs
Grant C. Tullar
I. H. Meredith
New York
T. W. Lane
Wheeling
C. A. Isner
St. Marys
E. B. Allen
Toledo
M. M. Reppard
Middlebourne
Shafer
Lane
Jesse L. Hurlbut
Bloomfield
N. J
Association
Funeral of Grafton Man Wesley Blackwood
Wesley Blackwood long employed by the B and O railroad in various roles died in Elkins from stomach cancer. He was buried from the Wesleyan chapel and was a little over 40 years old.
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Wesley Blackwood
B. & O. Railroad Company
Elkins
Mr. Blackwood
Wesleyan Chapel
Good Roads Petition Circulates in Clark County
City citizens and leading tax payers circulate petitions for a one mile good road from Clarksville. County court to decide exact location at June term. Thousands of taxpayers expected to sign. Wheeling trade excursion departs Nail City visiting towns along the Ohio river, Parkersburg, Clarksburg, Elkins and other points with receptions planned for business leaders.
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Clarksburg
Wheeling
Nail City
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Elkins
Grafton
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Bunners
Eva Halterman
W. D. Henderson
Rebecca Halterman
Robert Rogers
The
State Department of Mines
D. Haymond
Woolford
W. S. Jackson & Bro
Niles
Setats
Orion
William Wood
Knottsville
W. W. McDaniel
Ralph Bainbridge
Gordon McIntosh
Louis Ayer
R. W. Means
Walnut Grove Farm
Fred Swisher
Guy Means
John Knotts
Haymond Colebank
Sturm & McDaniel
Hauser
W. , Wilson
W. H. Libe
Lela
Marian
A. J. Cornwell
Cecil Bainbridge
Grafton Public Schools
C. A. Bainbridge
Mary Shaffer
Yates School
Epworth League
M. B. Church
8. W. McCartney
Thomas
Benjamin
Reform
John L. Leman
Leman
Scott Meredith
Marion County
Marion
Monongalia
Taylor
Meredith
Teyler
Geo. C. Sturgis
Cone
New Coal Company
Scott
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