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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1900
Page
1
In this year's start, Aguinaldo's power wanes as 1900 opens. Reports mix humor and public notices from Chicago to Washington. Boers and British campaigns frame the news with local notes on railways, jails, public works, and civic concerns.
Evansville family of three survived a risky river crossing when father Guy W Baker carried his two year old daughter Kate across the ice on a B and O railroad bridge near Martinsburg. The mother urged using the safer county bridge but the couple pressed on, slipping but landing on a pile and escaping with minor injuries. The report also covers January circuit court actions, numerous judgments, and a charity entertainment fund balance from December 1899.
A colored man named Ben Smith, longtime employee of Hon. Thos. Davis in this city, disappeared about two weeks ago. Seen last near the Grafton Tower during a period of intoxication, it is believed he attempted to cross the river by the railroad bridge and fell in. He was about forty, from Frederick, Maryland, with a wife and no children. The river has been frozen, hindering search, and the family remains hopeful for word.
William H. Gorman brother of ex Senator Arthur P. Gorman and Hatfield and Hillets coal dealers of Philadelphia jointly bought 14 000 acres of coal lands in Preston county near Austen on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The land lies near the Austen Goat and Coke Company. The new company will establish a town.
The New Year ball hosted by Uniform Bank boys of the K of P drew a good but not full crowd due to cold weather. The hall featured electric lighted B C B Welcome design, and Mrs Hartigan's Morgantown orchestra provided music. Knights in uniform and ladies in elegant dress attended with Ona Jefferys Guy Haymond and Richard McDade as floor managers.
On a Tuesday evening a furniture delivery wagon ran away on west Main street. McCabe and Haymond were thrown from the wagon at the outset, sustaining injuries but no broken bones. McCabe suffered facial and shoulder injuries and is confined to his residence, while Haymond has severe body bruises but is also expected to recover.
Two major merchants, L. L. Loar and B. F. Poe, consolidate stocks to open a department store named Loar and Poe. Loar will retire gradually. Poe will manage with clerks. Feb 1 start date. John Geldbaugh dies Jan 3 1900 at 63. survived by wife seven children. Funeral Jan 5 at 2:30 from Mrs Rendle’s home Bluemont cemetery. service by Rev Dr Flanagan.
A morning blaze in the Skees block Hawes grocery causes $25,000 in damages. Principal losers include Thomas and Peterfield druggists, Gates Galley, and building owners in CrtarLuston West Virginia.
Prttsnvxs Pennsylvania January 2. Wages of 25000 men in Pittsburg were increased from five to ten percent today. About fourteen thousand employees of the Carnegie Steel Company four thousand of Jones and Laughlin and five thousand by the glass companies benefited.
G W Lowther, longtime ticket agent at the B and O station, is promoted to oversee the passenger depot and staff. He handles employee payroll checks totaling 48 000 dollars in December. Two new doctors and a water cooler were added to the waiting room. Growing passenger and coal traffic highlight need for expanded, improved depot facilities.
Pastor Rev. W. GC Hogg of the Presbyterian church at Wayneboro proposed a hat removal to aid visibility for the men behind. The ladies complied, removing hats in the evening service as a gesture of reform and communal spirit, described as admirable by observers.
A major fire on Water street in Fairmont burned the three story Kincaid hotel, Leonard building, and Boyer block, totaling over 10000 in loss. Gas over pressure suspected. Mort Egan and a Pittsburgh visitor jumped from a rear window, fell into the river, sustaining burns and head injuries. The guests were rescued. one man transported to Dr Cooks hospital.
The Olympia Stock Company will present three performances in our city starting Thursday night January 4. A capable leading man and woman arrive Monday to strengthen the cast. New plays and appealing specialties will be featured with a likely packed house. Opening night admission for ladies is 15 cents. Seats go on sale at the usual time and place. Prices for the week are 10 20 and 30 cents. Matinee on Saturday.
The W.Va Clothing House on Main Street, run by L. Bernstein, advertises unbeatable quality and prices for underwear and related goods. The note urges M.E.B. church ladies to visit their exchange Saturday afternoon at Dr. A. R. Warden's, offering cat bread pies rolls baked beans and salads for Sunday dinner.
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