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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1908

Page

8

Grafton Area Personalities On City Business This Week

Local brief notices list L M Albright of Kingwood Emma Maley improving Arnett of Fairmont visiting Grafton Philander Bartlett of Simpson in city. Rinard of Elkins a business visitor. Blaney offers Gold Moulded Records for March. Multiple residents and visitors from Walkersville Philippi Wheeling Clarksburg noted. Death and illness updates with several residents mentioned.

L. M. Albright Kingwood Emma Maley Mitch Hr. Arnett Fairmont Grafton Philander F. Bartlett Simpson BR. Rinard Elkins Blaney W. B. Mick L. E. Mick N. E. Mick Walkersville Adrienne Hechmet New York M. M. Smith

Business Visitors Reported From Wheeling and Clarksburg

R V Ford of Wheeling and Thomas Patton of Clarksburg were in Grafton last evening on business. Mrs L Mahonee shows marked improvement and is now able to be around the house.

H. A. Daily Wheeling Hubert M. Crawford Philippi Grafton John Grim Newbury I. N. Woodford Pet Miller Crittenden Ford Clarksburg R. V. Ford Thomas Patton

Big Suit for Breach Contract

Parkersburg West Virginia February 27 preliminary papers filed in United States Circuit Court for 85000 dollars. Attorneys George W Johnson and John L Hechmer represent Grove D Curtis and Walter F Blaisdell for Curtis Blaisdell company against Virginia and Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company. Suit says 1902 contract required delivery of entire coal mine output at fixed price and defendants stopped shipping coal claiming a strike occurred.

Parkersburg W. Va United States Circuit Court George W. Johnson John L. Hechmer Grafton Grove D. Curtis Walter F. Blaisdell Curtis-Blaisdell Company Virginia and Pittsburg Coal and Coke Company

Coal price rise blamed for delivery censure loss

Plaintiffs allege a sharp coal price rise triggered the delivery censure under the contract, resulting in an asserted loss of 85000 dollars. The dispute centers on whether price fluctuations justified penalties and damages.

Vincent band may tour Clarksburg and nearby cities

After a successful Vincent concert in the opera house, discussion grows of taking the Vincent combination to Clarksburg Fairmont Weston Mannington and other cities using the same program as in Grafton Prof Vincent and a Sentinel representative note talk but no decision yet The move is considered likely and could bring further acclaim or laurels. City tax deadline offers penalty exemption for early payment and reminders that water rents are now due City Collector Okeya Hefner urges delinquents to pay promptly.

Vincent Opera House Clarksburg Fairmont Weston Mannington Grafton The Sentinel

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