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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
6
William Bryan returns to his native soil amid anticipation of his Madison Square Garden reception. The piece critiques newspaper enterprise clashes and rails against railroad policy, praising trolley growth as a user friendly alternative and warning of looming trolley competition threatening railroad profits.
Flemington notes union of Mr Charles Whitehair and Miss Pearl Capinger by Rev Kelley at M P church. Superintendent J W Davidson returns from New York on business. Residents Monroe and Broberd attend to Charleston interests. Lloyd Canning visits from Grafton trade. Carrie Wyckoff recovering from illness. Guy Cather travels to Atlantic City for waves and boardwalk. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs A N Stewart. Dr J Davison buys a fire riding and driving horse from Mr Lange of Bridgeport.
A staff meeting of B. and O. officials was called by Thomas Fitzgerald to discuss plans to prevent freight car shortages and to review aspects of the Hepburn bill. The Baltimore and Ohio Railway faces car shortages and a lack of available train crews amid growing supply constraints.
The Taylor County Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at St Pauls ME church Graf ton starting Tuesday Sept 4 at 2 00 p m Mies Louise P Hubbard of Wheeling will open with a talk on Home Department Work Second day sessions planned for Gratton Park if weather allows Strong speakers cover all discussed topics urging every Sunday School in Taylor County to be represented
Special Commissioner will, by decree of sale from Taylor County Circuit Court, auction the Warder & Kimmel Lot No 1 in Grafton East End on September 22, 1906 at 1 pm at the courthouse front door. Terms require cash to cover costs, balance on notes due in six twelve and eighteen months.
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