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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
4
The Sentinel notes Precinct No. two of the Fifth ward cast 111 votes for the bond for better schools, while six opposed it, yet the ward with the finest school building gave the largest vote for the bond. Public spirited citizens bore the burdens for a noble cause.
The Sentinel proudly endorses the proposed Board of Education bond, aligning with the majority and urging continued progress in education. It notes the turnout was small but indicates Grafton voters support advancement, though the proposal fell short of the required three fifths.
A sprawling narrative from the South Side through local politics and humor notes, praising a bond vote while musing on a prize fight between Jeffries and Johnson. It rails at ignorance via Bill Smith in Arkansas, extols advertising value, and ends with a quip about telephones and language during busy lines.
Special commissioner will offer for sale at the Court House front in Taylor County on Friday January 28 1910 at 1 pm the described lands including 2972 acres in J G Robinson case and related parcels in Harrison and Taylor counties with oil and gas lease noted. Terms: one third cash at sale one third in six months and one third in twelve months with vendor's lien.
Misses Eva and Jessie Coffman arrived in the city Saturday from Dayton Ohio where they have been attending school and spent Sunday with their aunt Mrs T J Weekly on the South Side. Monday they went on to their home in Shinnston accompanied by Master Paul Weekly where they will spend the holidays.
In New York on December 22 Miss Anne Morgan and Mrs. O H P Belmont, prominent society women, led plans for the 40 000 shirtwaist workers strike. They promise legal defense for arrested pickets and will oversee strikers, while observers from society monitor arrests. A county court notice in Taylor WV follows regarding the estate of Adolphus Armstrong with a Feb 20 hearing date for proof of debts.
Patent lawyer H E Dunlap of Wheeling reports recent West Virginia patents to local inventors Geo Strance Reece S Bull and Wm P Norris of Sistersville for stuffing boxes packing and T A J Hendricks of Broad Tree for railway tieplate awarded or issued recently in Washington D C.
A Little Chap meets Santa in a crowded street, twin Santas appear, and the boy rushes to tell Santa his wishes while his Big Person and mother navigate the bustle. The moment challenges beliefs, but the boy leaves with a secret: Santa is real and a twin, promising twice as many presents.
Mrs. Nora Gorman, aged and esteemed, lies very ill with a complication of diseases at the home of her daughter Mrs. Ambrose Snively on Washington street. She is grandmother to Miss Nora Snively, a well known city figure, with many friends hopeful for improvement.
Governor Glasscock named D W W Golden of Elkins as West Virginia's representative to the American Medical Congress set for Chicago from February 23 to 34. The appointment was announced Monday in Charleston.
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