Grafton Sentinel Sees Banner Year and City News
The Grafton Sentinel reports record advertising patronage and peak circulation in the past year. It notes collaborations with Ames patrons, holiday greetings, wage boosts for S O KR employees, and marriage announcements from Cincinnati. Political commentary covers West Virginia campaigns, party divisions, and tariff remarks, plus local social visits and property sales in Grafton and surrounding towns.
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Quiet West Side weddings and a Grafton church ceremony
A string of quiet nuptials were held across the region. Hattie A. Wilson and Thomas McCleland wed at Rev Cotton's residence on the West Side. George W. Frank and Louise Lucas married in Tucker County in the Ward hotel parlors. Miss Sunset and Arthur Seamon joined in Gratton at a seven o'clock ceremony. Mary Margaret Jenkins and Henry Moore Loos celebrated at the Presbyterian church, with Jenkins later noted as a Bell Telephone manager and city florist. Henry John Pracht and Mamie Walters were married in the Mo B church with a large turnout and travel to Chicago planned after. The events reflect a season of holiday weddings across local communities.
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West Side
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Thomas E. Wilson
Haymond
Ward Hotel
J. Dallas Simmons
Tites
Grelock
Miss
Arthur Seamon
New York City
Gratton
Hendrickson Department
Frank Jenkins
Washom Street
Grafton
Bell Telephone Office
Our City
West Virginia University
Kacut Waluers
Henry John Pracht
Mamie
Ed Walters
Mo B
E. J. Weisgerber
Fmily
Baltimore
Georgia McParland
Uniontown
Carrie Weisgerber
Newark
Ada Stapleton
Relay
Mary Cummings
Tannerton
Carrie Brendle
Tower
Jo Clare Hendrickson
Mildred McCafferty
Ada Lavelle
Nita” Bartle
Karl Williams
Floyd Patton
John Gigley
Clarence Knabenschue
Louis Weisberger
Paul Martin
Will Hessen
Jacques Gregg
Ed Sawyer
Wheeling
Mr. Lynch
Chicago
Gottiless Wotthlie
Cirédit Courtylor
West Virginia
Tin Court House
Emia County
Main-St
Tay County
McCorm
Hiebrock Ags
Silely
Sarent Nai
Uy Nine
Sonra
Tims
Ira E. Robinson
B and O Holiday Passenger Traffic Sets Records
The Baltimore and Ohio and Ohio River Road saw an unprecedented Christmas rush with crowded trains and heavy express business. Conductors managed the flow well, though some delays reached about 20 minutes. Personal notes mention Miss Ethel Trader of Salisbury, Maryland, guests of Miss Maggie Fitzwilliams in Bloomington, Maryland.
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Ohio River Road
B&q
Ethel Trader
Salisbury
Maggie Fitzwilliams
Bloomington
One Price System Revival Promises Honest Trade
Public notice urges faith in a repentant local vendor who once misled buyers for twenty three years. It praises Christian ethics, warns against ingratitude, and urges adherence to fair dealing with a $100 deposit as proof of sincerity, urging community support and trust.
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Vo Ying
Republican Party
Wiewold Standard
Democratic Party
House of Representatives
House
South
Atantic and
Pacific
Croata
Cader
Swift
Jesus
Hendrickson
Flemington News Briefs Include Burglarous Fire and Visits
Local notes from Flemington report visitors such as Daxter Nestor’s Sat outing with son in Grafton, D. Bailey of Parkersburg visiting, and Misses Shintuo, Dearing in Grafton. A bold burglary at Flemington Coal & Coke City store ends with a safe explosion and an estimated loss of at least 50. The burned express car near Sheoandoah Junction disrupts Christmas gifts for East friends. Ed Gilhart of Fairmoor visited friends in the city.
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Grafton
Davidson
Ouriday
D. Bailey
Parkersburg
Brobard
Charleston
Sterritt
Fairmont
Kirk Shintuo
Jessie Dearing
Mary Rawson
Beaver Falls
Junu Wyckutt
Flemington Coal & Coke City
Atore
Kaif Pepper
Tasing
Pepper
Tree
Sheoandoah Junction
Ed Gilhart
Fairmoor
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