Hughes Leaders Split Wayne County Republicans in Rift
In Huntington on August 3 the Hughes faction routed the Wrights and elected McDougall as chair after a bolt. Delegates to the Wayne nominating convention and county officers were chosen amid near riots, with Holt bypassed and Flannery and Selby involved. Conflicts flared between Wrights and Galloway. Fried man's travel noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ceredo
Hughes
A. G. Hall
Jim Hughes
French Lick
Holt
Wayne
Jith Hughes
Wright's Hall
Wilson Smith
Wright Brothers
Will Galloway
Funeral for Spencer K Knotts Draws Large Turnout
The funeral for Spencer K Knotts, who drowned near Keyscer last week, was held Sunday at 3 30 PM from the Knotts home on Alvemont Street. It drew one of the city’s largest crowds in months, with the Fraternal Order of Eagles Vincent's Band and Col John T McGrawledge attending in a body. Rev H C Howard of Andrews M E Church led the service, and burial followed at the family graveyard north of the city under Undertaker John a McCabe’s direction, with many relatives and friends in mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Spencer K. Knotts
Keyscer
Knotts
Alvemont Street
Order of Eagles
Vincent
John T. McGrawledge
R. T
H. C. Howard
Andrews M. E. Church
John A McCabe
West Virginia Uniform Bank leaders honored abroad
Two of the most enthusiastic members of the West Virginia Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias are Major A. Honaker and Col. Joseph Friedman both on General Bloom's staff. They attend the national encampment of the URE of P. in Boston this week. Both men hail from Monongah and are well known locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Uniform Bank
Knights of Pythias
A. Honaker
Col
Joseph Friedman
Bmlow
Boston
Monongah
Weston Welcomes Governor-to-Be Bennett in Largest Demonstration
Weston West Virginia greeted Democratic governor candidate Louis Bennett with a noon arrival from Charleston and a non partisan homecoming. About five thousand residents joined an evening rally on Court Street with fireworks, bands, and a warm address by Bennett. Mrs. Bennett offered refreshments as crowds paraded the streets in celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
W. Va
Louis Bennett
Charleston
Court Street
Lewis County
Baltimore & Ohio awards 14500 tons of rails contracts
Baltimore and Ohio awarded 14500 tons of steel rails, split among Maryland Steel Company Bethlehem Steel Company and United States Steel Corporation at about 28 dollars per ton totaling 408000 dollars. Rails are for replacing old tracks nationwide, with demand boosted by large orders from Seaboard Air Line Mexic an Railway and others. Maryland Steel Company benefits from rail and equipment orders amid cost-cutting by railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore & Ohio
Maryland Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Maryhind Steel Company
Seaboard Air Line
Mexican Railway
Isaldmore
Pittsburg
Harwood Takes Charge Of Sherwood Hotel
Mr EBB Harwood, renowned hotel man, assumed charge of the Sherwood hotel on Saturday morning for Messrs Deveny and Gilmore. He brings wide hotel experience, previously ran the Bien Avon hotel and later engaged in real estate and insurance. The Sentinel predicts much success for the hotel and its manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebb Harwood
Sherwood Hotel
Sherwood
Harwood
Sentinel
Wreck Train Out Sunday At Parkersburg Branch
A riggers’ train was called to 3and Lick mines on the Parkersburg branch all day Sunday. An engine and empty caboose derailed and stayed off the track despite crew efforts. Track was badly torn up and a wrecking train was needed to rerail and clear the line before evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lick Mines
Parkersburg
City of Bikkins approves bond for school building
The city voted by a large majority to issue 45000 dollars for building a school. The tally was 497 for and 87 against the proposition, cast on Saturday last in Bikkins.
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Bikkins
Pretty Wedding Last Evening in Grafton
One of the prettiest home weddings in months occurred last evening at 9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Price on West Washington street in Grafton. Miss Sue Leslie Smith married Dr. James Dowden of Fairmont with Rev. A F Richardson officiating after a church ceremony. The couple will reside in Fairmont. Attending guests from Grafton and Fairmont included Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Price, Mrs. T. A. Deegan, Miss Annette Price, Mr. M. F. Smith, and others.
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Daily Sentinel
Grafton
J. M. Price
West Washington Street
Sue Leslie Smith
James Dowden
Fairmont
A. F. Richardson
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
M. F. Smith
Cambridge
J .E. Dowden
Jeff M. Price
Thomas Deegan
T. A. Deegan
G. C. Jennerys
Annette Price
Messrs. Brooks Simms
Everett Groves Claude Stubbins
D. C
Hill
Bess Arnett
R. ©. Miller
Elbert Kinkaid
Water Main Repairs Resumed Beneath County Bridge
Work on the water main under the county bridge across the river between the South Side and West Grafton resumes after the last flood washed out the coffer-dam. Crews pump out water and press to complete repairs, hoping for stable conditions as weather suggests no further rise.
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South Side
West
Grafton
Witch
Wanderer Peter Hogan Confesses to Ravenna Station Robbery
Peter Hogan was picked up on a plain drunk charge by Officer Riley. While in custody he confessed to robbing the B. and O. station at Ravenna, Ohio, with a partner. He is held due to Capt. Johnson's absence and will be turned over when he returns.
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Peter Hogan
Riley
Ravenna
Johnson
Mr Deveny Takes Charge Of Marietta Hotel In Fairmont
Col T A Deveny arrived from Mt Lake Park where his family are summering and assumed control of the Marietta hotel. His son Will Deveny accompanies him. The Marietta prom ise to remain popular with Deveny in charge as Mrs Deveny and the family plan to move from Mt Lake Park to Fairmont in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
T. A. Deveny
Mt. Lake Park
Marietta Hotel
Will Deveny
Marietta
Local residents in town for business and leisure
Irving Shroyer of Nicklow renewed his Daily Sentinel subscription. J E Murphy of Baltimore’s B & O in town reviewing yard office business. Yard brakeman John Nestor takes a short vacation. Judge Ira E Robinson visits Clarksburg to handle old business. Elliott the Yates Station dairy man attends to affairs. Mr and Mrs George L Jolliffe and son return from Fox Hall. Miss Ella Hostetler visits in West Side. Maj J French Harding of Elkins is in town on professional matters. Edgar M Doll and son Lutie head to Brumbaugh camp for a fishing trip along the river with ample gear amid calls for limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Shroyer
Nicklow
Sentinel
J. E. Murphy
Baltimore
B. & O. Company
John Nestor
Ira E. Robinson
Clarksburg
Elliott
Yates Station
George L. Jolliffe
George Jr
Fox Hall
Ella Hostetler
Shelton
Neb
J. W. Jaco
Thayer Street
West Side
J. French Harding
Elkins
Randolph County
Edgar M. Doll
Thayer St
Lutie
Stone House
Brumbaugh
Seventy People Reported Burned In Forest Fires
A flood of reports from Canada describes fires near Fernie British Columbia with seventy listed dead and towns wiped out. Vancouver messages say Fer nie and nearby Michel suffer heavy losses as flames drive lumber camps and railway assets to destruction. Thousands flee toward safety as wind-driven fires threaten Montana borders and the Crow’s Nest Pass region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Ferne
B. C
Michel
Hasemer
Olsen
Sherwood
Fernie
Sextent
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Crows Nest Pass
Canada
Elk River Valley
Elk River
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Sparwood
Montana
Peter Campbell
Sparwood Lumber Company
Foster
Excape
Peter Miller
Great Northern Yard
Here
Union Baptist Association Meet at Sand Run Church
The Union Baptist Association under Moderator George W. Reynolds schedules a two day meeting at Sand Run Church on August 18 and 19. The program includes devotional services, committee appointments, reports on missions and education, temperance, obituaries, and closing conference with adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Reynolds
Union Baptist Association
Sand Run
Geo. D. Grifin
W. Davis
B. D. Stella
Little Bethel Church
E. Huly
P. H. Murray
W. J Eddy
W. F._ Reynolds
W. J. Eddy
B. H. Jefferys
A. J. Stone
Wm. Davis
Hay Fire Destroys Rauscher Bros Hay Stacks
Rauscher Bros. of the West Side report three stacks of recently harvested hay burned by a passing train engine Sunday. A five acre meadow along the railroad west of Deep Cut near West Grafton suffered damage from dry alders and trash mowed by the railroad company. Loss estimated at about 75 dollars for the day plus pasture and fence damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rauscher Bros
West Side
West Grafton
Messrs
Engineman Suffocated In Eaton Tunnel Disaster
An engineman named Gall suffocated while a westbound train stalled in Eaton tunnel sixty miles east of Parkersburg due to wet slippery track and failed sand pipes. He was revived after extraction and continued on with relief from another engineer from Grafton. Card of thanks from G H McCafferty and family thanks friends for sickness death and burial support, Grafton August 3 1908.
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Irene Cram No
Parkersburg
Eaton Tunnel
Gall
Grafton
G. H. McCcafferty
Lutheran Picnic at Grafton Park Draws Sunday School Group
The St. Pauls Lutheran Sunday School plans a Thursday week picnic at Grafton Park with members and friends traveling by morning train and returning on the 5 p. m. train. Boats and vehicles will be pressed into service for transport and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton Park
St. Paul's Lutheran Sunday School
Taken To Hospital In Baltimore For Wife Of Parkersburg Captain
Capt B A Pickett of Parkersburg and his wife Miss Mary Mallonee visited Grafton. Mrs Pickett is seriously ill with stomach troubles and throat catarrh. They plan to take her to Dr Kelly's Sanitarium in Baltimore this evening on the 10 80 train. Friends in Baltimore wish her a swift recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. McIntosh
Kirby St
West Side
Daily Sentinel
B. A. Picket
Parkersburg
Mary Mallonée
George W. Mallonee
Grafton
Girl Charged With Insanity Hearing Ends in Release
Squire Charles R. Lilly held a Sanity hearing for Ada Weaver a 19 year old West Side girl. Doctors Sudarth and Whitescarcer testified while witnesses spoke for and against insanity. Her father filed the charge but after medical opinions she was released with deemed not insane.
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Daily Sentinel
Charles R. Lilly
Ada Weaver
West Side
H. M. Weaver
Bridge Burned at Valley Falls Fire hits old county span over B&O line
Sparks from a passing locomotive set the Valley Falls bridge on the B and O railroad ablaze near midnight Monday. Firefighters failed to save the structure. wrecking crews later tore down burning timbers and repaired the line. Trains on the Wheeling division were delayed for hours. Mrs Hugh Gatena and her children of Cumberland, Md., are visiting Elizabeth Davis on Walnut Street.
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Daily Sentinel
Old County
Valley Falls
Grafton
Wheeling
Hugh Gatenna
Cumberland, Md
Elizabeth Davis
No. 215
Walnut Street
Coal Lands At $900 Per Acre Near Romines Mills
Clarksburg reports a large coal field likely to open soon near Romines Mills and Tyrconnell with Parkersburg Coal Company buying over two thousand acres. If no railroad comes, a spur from B&O may be built from Lost Creek. The firm pays cash, indicating strong intent to develop the field. Wild Cat Oil Company also reactivates leases in the area.
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Clarksburg
Parkersburg Coal Company
Romines Mills
Tyrconnell
Buckhannon
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Lost Creek
Wild Cat Oil Company
Attempted Robbery Provokes Call for Armed Home Defense
A midnight prowler tried doors on the back porch of Mrs. C. O. Moran at 329 Dewey Avenue while her five children slept inside. Patrolman Fletcher pursued the suspect after a brief chase but the man escaped. The piece urges homeowners to arm themselves and shoot intruders to stop such crimes.
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C. 0. Moran
Dewey Avenue
Hila Hamilton
Fletcher
Social Visits Reach Across Cassville And Grafton
Knottsville notes guest from Cassville Miss Grace Chesney visits relatives. Mrs. John Sayre of Grafton stays with her sister-in-law Mrs. A J Cornwell. Rhea Louise Helroni and Bertha Newton of Grafton stay with the Misses Swisher at Beechwood Farm. Grace Rosier visits Beechwood Farm. Ella Roxalle and J Guy Allender enjoy Sunday at The Pines. Ethel Belle Jones returns home from Morgantown after graduation and summer study. Ison Shroyer hosts a social Saturday. Arthur Allender returns to Morgan town for summer work. Grace Knotts and brother Warl visit Mt. Pleasant. Guy J Knotts spends Sunday in Haymond Bettlemont.
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Grace Chesney
Cassville
John Sayre
Grafton
A. J. Cornwell
Rhea
Louise Helronimus
Bertha Newton
Swisher
Beechwood Farm
Grace Rosier
Ella
Roxalle
J. Guy Allender
the Pines
Ethel Belle Jones
State University At
Morgantown
Greenwood Farm
Ison Shroyer
Arthur Allender
Dale Grove Farm
Morgan Town
Grace Knotts
Warl
Mt. Pleasant
Guy J. Knotts
Haymond
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Wayne County
Philadelphia
Mr. Friedman
Portland
Lewiston
Maine
Fairmont Times
Spencer Knotts
Pythias
Bennett
RAIL
MR. Harwood
Liss Sue Leslie Smith
MR. Deveny
Great Northwest
Ore
Oregonian
Vancouver
Upshur County
Eaton
Lutheran
Beaumont
Lily
Parkersburg Coal Co
0. C. Moran
Knottsville
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