Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Work Openings
Thornton and Miss Mollie Bailey are at home for Sunday visits. Rev J F Ross of Simpson spent Sunday with friends. Mrs Newt Davis of Grafton visited relatives here. Lloyd Warthen of Grafton Bank spent Bunway at home. J B Cozad reopened a blacksmith shop here for all blacksmith work. George Wolf returned from Thanksgiving to Parsons. Mrs C G Leonard, Mrs Maggie Poling and Miss Grace Keener visited relatives at Grafton. Mrs Henry Granneman visiting relatives at Grafton. Mrs Rev G W Ammon visiting Clarksburg with her ill son W Ammon. Rev Walter Thomas of Bridgewater preached at German Baptist church in Westerman.
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Mollie Bailey
J. F. Ross
Simpson
Newt Davis
Grafton
Lloyd Warthen
Grafton Bank
J. B. Cozad
George Wolf
Parsons
C. G. Leonard
Maggie Poling
Grace Keener
Walter Thomas
The
German Baptist Church
Bridgewater
Virginia
Westerman
Train Ma Blunders Reach Grafton For Reeling
A fragmented OCR entry notes train movement toward Grafton with unclear timing and place names. The legible elements indicate a train related event near Grafton and mention reeling or a similar action, but specifics are obscured.
Rehearing Granted in Wirt County Road Tax Case
Charleston W Va Dec 4 A Supreme Court rehearing was granted in the Albert B White state tax commissioner against Wirt County case set for next Tuesday The October decision held no limit on county road levies and prompted governor to call a special session Officials say road tax claims hinge on whether it is a county or district levy and intended to limit all levies Oklahoma's troubles begin anew as corporate sessions start and financial matters look brighter before Christmas
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Charleston
W. Va
Supreme Court
Albert B. White
Wirt
Extra Session May Be Called Off Very Soon
A sentiment against an extra session of the state legislature grows, with taxpayers’ costs in mind. Rumor says Governor Dawson and officials consider not calling the session this time. Politicians reportedly traveled to Washington to consult with Senators Elkins and Scott and others about the advisability of a session, and private dispatches from Charleston support the likelihood of none.
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Ores
Dawson
Washington
Elkins
Scott
Congress
Charleston
The
Sentinel
Runaway Team Destroys Wagon in Knottsville Street Incident
At about 7 30 Saturday a team owned by Mr Rinker near Knottsville pulling a heavy wagon panicked on Main street. Rinker held the reins but could not stop them. The runaway wagon struck Mr Shanaberger s light delivery wagon in front of his store, splintering it and injuring his horse.
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Rinker
Knottsville
Main Street
Shanaberger
Ward Livery Stable
Carrie Nation Leads Crusade Against Masonic Fraternity
The excerpt notes Carrie Nation's campaign expanding from tobacco reform to denouncing the Masonic order. It also mentions a disturbance on Main street causing a wagon to break and a spectator, Mr. Rinker, thrown but uninjured, with a hint the extra session may not be called. Reformers are urged to focus on familiar topics.
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Carrie Nation
Carrie
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