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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
2
The first murder trial linked to the Carl Etherington lynching on July 8 began in Newark Ohio with jury selection in the Montella Watha case. Watha, an East Indian born man raised in Haiti, stands charged with first degree murder for allegedly inciting the mob.
Judge John R. Thornton of Alexandria elected United States senator by the Louisiana general assembly to succeed the late Samuel D. J. MsEnery. He supports a protective tariff on sugar and rice in his senatorial address. Christmas music programs announced at St Pauls church and a Cantata titled Santa's Substitutes set for Dec 25 and 26.
Elizabeth Blaney aged 65 died in a Uniontown fire that consumed her brother in law Samuel Kimmel’s home. Attempts to rescue her were hindered as flames forced rescuers back.
Undertaker John A McCabe who had surgery for a decayed skull bone at Presbyterian hospital Baltimore Tuesday returned home this morning on train No. 3. He is very much improved in appearance and health, bringing good news to friends here.
The warning directs all lien holders to present claims against Mary J. McDermott’s real estate by December 5, 1910, per Taylor County West Virginia court decree. It names B. F. Bailey as attorney and notes proceedings in Grafton.
Notices list a fiduciary settlement for T J Boyce as administrator of Pernelia Knight, dated December 7 1910, and an application by Comet Oil & Gas Company for a county franchise to lay pipe lines across Taylor County roads for fifty years with conditions on road obstruction depth and maintenance, acceptance required by the company.
Notice to creditors of Samuel Knotts deceased to present claims for adjudication by December 19 next in Talor County. Special Commissioner J Granville St Clair, office Ingald county. Clerk M D Allender witnessed this November 10, 1910.
In Chancery Edward J. Fuchs seeks to bar Hen-E-Ta Bone Co from issuing or transferring ten shares to any person, to stop dividends on those shares, and to compel transfer of ten shares to the plaintiff, with attachment of shares in Edward J. Fuchs name until the case is resolved. The defendant is nonresident and must appear within a month after first publication in the Graton Sentinel.
Notice that delinquent 1908 tax properties in Taylor County will be offered at public auction at the county courthouse on December 19, 1910. Sheriff A Hefner will sell each tract or lot for cash to satisfy the owed amounts as listed, with sale hours from 10 am to 4 pm. The document includes garbled insertions about turkey prices and Thanksgiving notes unrelated to the sale.
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