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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
6
Reports across the state say rabbits and squirrels are abundant this year as hunting season opens September 15. Drivers and pedestrians note many rabbits and squirrels darting across roads and fields, signaling a strong season ahead.
Arrangements are being finalized for a reunion bringing together surviving members from several areas. Organizers plan a coordinated gathering with announcements expected from local groups and community leaders.
About 82 acres with a good station, adjoining Grafton Park. Has a well for each division. Inquire on premises or write T J Murphy Route No 1 Grafton West Virginia.
A Grafton lodge of the Modern Woodmen of America plans a Labor Day picnic at Vailey Fale, with contests for largest and most fish, horseshoes, best dressed, water melon guessing, and a fifty yard dash between J L Lilly and J L Shroyer. A committee led by R Lilly and T F Welch coordinates events to ensure a lively, well organized outing for attendees.
A Kiowa tale from Wichita mountains recounts Laughing Moonbeam choosing between lovers Telos and Belo. To prove bravery and love, each suitor must leap Medicine Bluff, but both perish as the crowd mourns. The princess remains widowed, and the tribe chants the death dirge.
Fragmentary lines mention Marks Tubing and a wife with onions and Uke eating. Pronounced garbled text hints at a lottery context, with phrases about being sure and rest left, and a reference to a SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
In Hammond near Grafton Fairemont Adam Lanbert, after a barroom dispute, struck at Fred Wolf with a beer bottle and faced a $10 fine. He later procured a pistol to threaten Wolf for not paying the fine, prompting Wolf to flee. Lanbert was jailed awaiting a hearing as tensions rise between the two neighbors. Local friends seek reconciliation despite persistent animosity. The item ends with an unrelated advertisement about Dr Shop’s Salve for sore lips.
Arthur Blue of New Orleans, nephew of the late Postmaster F B Blue, visits Grafton for the first time in about twenty years. He is a son of William Blue, a former city resident and Taylor Counts native, who left with his parents two decades ago.
The Morgantown Post notes two judges in separate circuits reached opposite conclusions on whether a social club may sell liquor to members. It also reports the Taylor county teachers institute urging a tobacco ban for teachers and a state law prohibiting cigarettes, plus local updates on Julius Scherr and Dr. Queen returning to church duties.
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