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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1908

Page

8

Local Social Notes Include Visits and Travels

A string of personal items highlights residents returning from trips in the south and west including Texas Mexico and Idaho Fort Smith. Visitors from Kingwood Wheeling Webster and Parsons are noted with upcoming stays and greetings at Walter Stone and family's West Side home. A Mexican greaseball sighting draws crowd interest as city life includes travel tales and familiar names.

Pierce Lena Sinsel Texas Mexico Fortsmith Idaho Jase L. Stone Kingwood Wheeling Walter Stone West Side Blanche Guard Webster H. B. Fauley Parsons W. B. Fauley Taylor County Mr. Fauley The Sentinel

Coliseum Skating Rink Schedule and Prices

The Coliseum skating rink offers afternoon sessions 2:30 to 5:00 and evening 7:30 to 10:30 with Wednesday and Saturday morning beginner classes from 9:30 to 11:30. Morning and afternoon free admission. skates 25 cents. Night admission 10 cents, skates 15 cents. Music every evening by Vincents Band.

Return of Miss Jessie Taylor From New York Visit

Miss Jessie Taylor, matron of the Grafton sanitarium, has returned from a several weeks visit to friends in New York City. Loretta McGary of the Sanitarium is at her Weston home resting. Little John Smith, a Sen net newsboy, recovers from appendicitis surgery at the institution. Dr. C. C. Peck, confined by grip, is out again. John Sellers, Typhoid fever patient at the Sanitarium, remains quite ill. John Cromer of Bridgeport is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Mrs Clyde Cole, after multiple operations, is improving slowly and hopes to be out soon.

Jessie Taylor Grafton Sanitarium New York City Loretta McGary The Sanitarium Weston Little John Smith Sennet C. C. Peck John Sellers John Cromer Bridgeport Clyde Cole

Drove Tack Through Boy Tongue Charged in Ohio Case

Urichaville Ohio February 19 Humane Officer Jackson issued a warrant in New Philadelphia for Clara Sterling a 24 year old county home teacher. He alleges she confessed driving a tack through the tongue of 8 year old Simpson Fowler an inmate. Janitor R W Christian says he witnessed the incident and says the boy was punished for a rule violation. Sterling is a niece of the home superintendent Nugent.

Urichaville Jackson New Philadelphia Clara Sterling Miss Sterling Simpson Fowler R. W. Christian Nugent

Fall injures Mrs Smith returning from Grafton Sanitarium

Mrs John Smith of Hoya street sustained a severe fall while returning from the Grafton Sanitarium where her son John recovering from an appendectomy is confined. She broke her arm and was treated by Dr Warder, then resting easily.

John Smith Hoya Street Grafton Sanitarium John

East End County Items Highlight Local Happenings

Sickness lingers in the community with J D McCartney and John W Bradley ill at home. John W Thomas on Thornton business. W W Kinkaid and Miss Dortha Jones noted in travel or visit. Mrs Uriah Jones and daughter Fannie seen at Grafton. W E Wilson has recovered. Rev Libe conducted funeral of John Freeman. Knottsville meetings deemed interesting. For sale Latrobe and Main street property. Fiduciary notice before Commissioner G W Ford dated February 19 1908.

East End J. D. McCartney John W. Thomas Thornton W. W. Kinkaid Grafton John W. Bradley J. A. Wilson Dortha Jones Belington Uriah Jones Fannie W. E. Wilson Libe Knottsville John Freeman Dent Knottsville Church

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George Washington Cole Sorosis Jolliffe Coliseum Vincent Sani Tarium Tack Boy Ohio Doolittle’s West Virginia H. &. Dunlap A. H. Fleming Fairmont Hendricks Benwood Markey Moundsville A. Lively Roseville Weekley Pennsboro Preiss East Washington Street Lester Preiss Agt Parker's .Dye Works Fairmont, W. Va Doolittle Daisy Dudley Latrobe and Mainstret Property Harry Friedman C. H. Brendel G. W. Ford New York B. Stern & Son Sampson & Harris George’s Nagle & Lewis, Proprietors Farber’s No. SE Main St Swain Building Main Street
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