Board of Education Meets Without Choosing a Superintendent
The Board of Education met at the Colorado building on Main Street to consider a superintendent candidate, but no decision was made though one strong applicant is under consideration. The board approved a $10 monthly salary increase for Prof. M Brooks at Grafton High to $120, with other routine actions including approving levies totaling 50 cents per $100 and scheduling September 7 as the opening day for city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Sentinel
Board of Education
Ole H. Wyckoff
Colorador
Main Street
M. Brooks
Grafton High School
Brooks
H.R. Wills
Renais
Died Tuesday Miss Elizabeth Irene Morgan Dies at Home
Elizabeth Irene Morgan five years ten months died at her High street home after weeks of Brights disease following diphtheria. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs A E Morgan. Funeral planned for Friday afternoon with Undertaker McCabe in charge. The Sentinel extends sympathy to the family.
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Mpany Sentinel
Elizabeth Irene Morgan
A. E
Bright
McCabe
Sentinel
Charges Dismissed After Hand Report on Gambling
Albany August 25 Commissioner Richard L Hand to Governor Hughes recommends dismissal of twenty three charges against District Attorney Jerome by minority stockholders of the Metropolitan Street Railway. Hand largely refrains from criticism but notes the allegation that Jerome and others threw dice for drinks at a dollar a throw, calling his gambling remarks impertinent but letting them be known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Richard L. Hand
Hughes
Jerome
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Hand
Mr Guard Reopens Law Office After Committee Report
A city special committee finished its investigation into past administrations and reported. Attorney C P Guard has reopened his law office on the second floor of the Whitescarver block, where he is available daily from 8 20 a m to 4 20 p m except dinner hour, in recently renovated rooms now comfortable and commodious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Guard
Miss Holbert Head Nurse At Grafton Sanitarium
During Miss Jessie Taylor absence the Grafton Sanitarium will be headed by Miss Mary Holbert a Cook Hospital Fairmont graduate and noted nurse. Miss Taylor will depart for Canada with her sister Miss Ethel and Miss Alice Hall to attend Miss Helen Taylor wedding to Dr. Chandler Perth Ontario on September 9.
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Jessie Taylor
Grafton Sanitarium
Mary Holbert
Cook Hospital
Fairmont
Miss Taylor
Tontent
Canada
Ethel
Alice Hall
Sentinel
Helen Taylor
Chandler
Perth
Ontario
Ashgrove in Two Events at Elkins Fair
Hiram Gaines enters Ashgrove in two Elkins fair races with 2:30 pace today and 2:24 pace tomorrow. The horse is described as a beauty and may win both. A large Grafton turnout attends, with the Randolph county fair hailed as the most successful yet for attractions and racing.
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Hiram Gaines
Ashgrove
Elkins Fair
Mr. Gaines
Elkins
Grafton
Randolph Capital
the Fair Association
Presley W Morris Named To State Ticket Seat
Parker sburg August 26 Chairman B M Grant of the Republican state executive committee announced that Presley W Morris editor of the Parkersburg State Journal has been named to fill the vacancy on the state ticket for auditor caused by the withdrawal of John Sherman Durst Morris is a prominent newspaper man respected across the state His selection strengthens the ticket as candidates canvass for election The outlook in southern counties Greenbrier Summers Monroe and Kanawha is favorable for Scherr with solid support predicted in the third fifth and Kanawha districts and Grant notes growing Republican strength statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
B. M. Grant
Republican State Executive Committee
Presley W. Morris
John Sherman Durst
Morris
Haig
E. M. Grant
Scherr
jState
Greenbrier
Summers
Monroe
Kanawha
Swisher
Grant
Armstrong Muddle Again in Heirship Suit
Mrs. Christina Smith of Sycamore Valley Monroe county Ohio testified with Attorneys Lynch and Riggs in a suit to determine the nearest relatives of the late Adolphus Armstrong. She claims to be the wife of a half brother of Louisa Butcher and thus a potential rightful heir to her estate, which was largely left to her in Butcher’s will. The case, pending between Ohio and Lewis county heirs, will be heard in Harrison county circuit court this fall.
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Christina Smith
Sycamore Valley
Monroe County
Ohio
Lynch and Riggs
Armstrong
Adolphus Armstrong
Louisa Butcher
Stafford
Arm‘strong
Smith
Lewis County
Harrison County
Leota Wood Dies After Tuberculosis Fight in Grafton
Miss Leota L Wood of Grafton died Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at her sister Mrs Fred Glamsinger's home in Granville after a months long battle with tuberculosis following typhoid fever. Born in Grafton she was daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Wood. Funeral from Andrews M HB church Wednesday with Rev H C Howard officiating and interment in Bluemont cemetery under Undertaker John A McCabe.
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Leota L. Wood
Grafton
Fred Glamsinger
Granville
Miss Wood
Peter Wood
Death notice for Mrs Patrick Caveny in Cleveland
John F. Caveny received a telegram announcing the death of his brother's wife Mrs Patrick Caveny in Cleveland Ohio after a brief illness.
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Daily Sentinel
John F. Caveny
Patrick Caveny
Cleveland
Two youths suffocated in railroad boiler room tragedy
Two young men traced a path from Wheeling to Fairmont and planned onward to Grafton to work at a glass plant. They slept in the Baltimore and Ohio boiler room to escape the cold. gas fumes overcame 19 year old F Musser, killing him, while his companion F W McCreary woke ill.
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Fairmont
Wheeling
Grafton
Tygart Valley
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
F. Musser
F. W. McCreary
Musser
Standard Oil bids for West Virginia gas network deal
Pittsburg reports Standard Oil offers 6 million dollars to buy Union Natural Gas Company assets in West Virginia as part of a plan to pipe gas to Washington, Baltimore, and beyond. Union rejects at 10 million, Standard proceeds with potential price compromise. Barnsdall heads Union, other notes on local improved health.
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Pittsburg
Standard Oil Company
West Virginia
Union Natural Gas Company
Union
Standard
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Tnes
Ohio
T. N. Baredall
Kansas
Missouri
Southwest
Barnsdall
Standard Oil
Former Clergyman Ends Life Leaves Remarkable Letter
Registrars of voters named under a new county act require voters to be registered ten days before the fall election. The list shows district appointments including Corbin Booths Creek Job Springer and many others across courts, towns, and stores.
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Corbin
Booths’ Creek
Job Springer
J. D. Curry
Court House
C. H. Hoff
D. ©. Pratt
Webster
M. F. Cather
Simpson
P. F. Bartlett
Pruntytown
John Robinson
Flemington
Thomas Brochard
Tyrconnell
Thomas Winter
Baker’s
Frank Ross
Garbage law violation leads to lone fine
In Mayor Kenny's court Isburn Wilmoth faced a charge for dumping garbage along the river bank near George King and the Warder property. He received a $5 fine with costs as a warning to others, says the first arrest since the crematory's establishment.
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Daily Sentinel
Kenny
Isburn Wilmoth
George King
Wilmoth
Mr. Wilmoth
Death of Erma Owens
Miss Erma Owens three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Owens died after a siege of pneumonia lasting about a week. The funeral is to be held with interment in Bluemont cemetery under Undertaker Taylor B. Cole. Rev. E Berten Reese to conduct services.
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Erma Owens
John H. Owens
Bluemont Cemetery
Taylor B. Cole
E. Berten Reese
Orphan Band Here Today in Grafton Visit
A band of young colored musicians from the Colored Orphans Institute of West Virginia, Huntington, performed on the streets of Grafton. The group, all under ten except their leader, drew crowds and collected alms, delivering creditable music for their tender years.
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Daily Sentinel
Colored Orphans’ Institute of West Virginia
Huntington
Grafton
Uttle Fellows
Kelly May Be Taken
The family of Albert Kelly the lunatic who escaped from Weston asylum early Monday morning received a report that he had been captured at Fairmont but the report was not official and the family remains uneasy as long as he is at large. Prof. Vincent Kelly’s brother-in-law says the report lacks authoritative sourcing. Criterius Ford of Clarksburg is visiting friends and transacting business in Grafton today.
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Albert Kelly
Weston
Fairmont
Vincent
Kelly
The
Sentinel
Criterius Ford
Clarksburg
Grafton
Mr. Snively
Henry J. Snively
Funeral for Gr atton girl Miss Mary Thayer
The funeral for little Miss Mary Thayer daughter of Councilman Charles C Thayer and Mrs Thayer was held this afternoon at St Pauls West Side church with Rev L W Roberts and Rev H C Howard officiating. The large crowd prayers and florals testified to the child’s sweet character and the service was one of the citys largest ever. Interment followed at Bluemont cemetery under Perine and Bartlet West Side undertakers.
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Gratton
Bluemont
Perine and Bartlet
West Side
Governor Dawson Improves During TB Treatment
Gen. B. L. Boggs private secretary to the Governor reports from Asheville North Carolina that Governor Dawson has completed his third examination since starting tuberculosis treatment. The letter notes a marked improvement with a weight gain of 14 pounds and suggests a permanent cure may be achieved soon.
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Charleston
B. L. Boggs
Dawson
Asheville
N.C
Improvements at La Trobe Street Restaurant by James Yaste
James Yaste the renowned La Trobe Street caterer is upgrading his restaurant. The dining room has been newly painted and papered, and today a large refrigerator was installed. The changes enhance the venue’s appearance and likely its functionality.
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James Yaste
Latrobe Street
Former Grafton Man Eyes Western Senate Seat
A North Yakima Herald copy notes Harry J. Snively of Washington state has filed to run for state senator in the 15th district. The paper lauds Snively as a longtime Democratic leader and predicts a strong showing against Republican rivals. Also mentions J G St Clair moving offices to Jarrett Building on Latrobe Street.
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Harry J. Snively
Grafton
State Senate
Washington
North Yakima
Ambrose Snively
Washington State
Herald
Shively
Henry J. Snively
Olympia Dispatches
Snively
Mugler
Latrobe Street
Jarrett Building
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Allo
Elizabeth Irene
A. E. Morgan II
Miss Holbert
John S. Darst
Leota Wood
Sister
West Va
Addie Hehnert
Registrars OF Voters
New York
America
Albert H
Mills
Chicago
Saratoga
N. Y
Charles N. Down
Jesus
Nodorn
Robert Ingersoll
Brooklyn
Sarah McLaughlin
Mannington
Charles Plummerfi
Newburg
John Owens
South Side
Orphan Band
Colored and Institute of Huntington
Lunatic
Mary Thayer
Gov. Dawson
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