Grfton Y M C A Elects New Board Of Directors
The Graf ton branch of the Young Men's Christian Association held its annual meeting to elect directors and review last year’s work. Guy E. Bennett opened with prayer, M. H. Dent and others were named directors and unanimously elected. The treasurer reported a small deficit with plans to achieve self sufficiency. The Lyceum course showed strong results with rents covering costs, and the outlook for the coming year is favorable with community support praised.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Social Committees
Lyceum
Local social notices from Knottsville and nearby
E E McDaniel and Ed McDaniel of near Cecil were in town on business last Tuesday. James W Knotts, recently ill, shows improvement. A J Cornwell and wife of Grafton tended a sister's bedside last Tuesday. George B Jones was in Grafton on business last Friday. Mr and Mrs Cleon Shrover visited his parents Shrover Sunday. Mrs Uriah Jones visited sister Mrs W H Thomas last Tuesday. R Hanser was in Grafton on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs J S McCartney and daughter Pearl visited son S W McCartney and wife in West Grafton last week. S W McCartney and wife spent Sunday with her parents Squire Shroyer. A strong meeting continues at Wesley Chapel led by Rev C A Byus. Mr and Mrs Forest Ayer Sundayed with her parents C W McIntosh. Miss Necia Means Sundayed with Jacob Hall and family. Noah Wiland visited R W Means and family last Sunday.
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E. E. McDaniel
Ed. McDaniel
Cecil
James W. Knotts
Adn
A. J. Cornwell
Grafton
George B. Jones
Uriah Jones
W. H. Thomas
Hanser
J. S. McCartney
Pearl
W. McCartney
West Grafton
James Bartlett
Kane & Keyser Co
Belington
Jas. L. Knotts
S. W. McCartney
Squire Shroyjer
Wesley Chapel
C. A. Byus
Forest Ayer
C. W. McIntosh
Necia Means
Jacob Hall
Noah Wiland
R. W. Means
Anti-Saloon League Moves West Virginia Office to Charleston
The West Virginia Anti-Saloon League executive office relocates from Parkersburg to Charleston. Superintendent T. M. Hare arrives to lead, with 12 years in Ohio and four years in Wisconsin previously, and Washington duties with the national group. Former Superintendent Theodore Alvord is promoted to league attorney and also in the city.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Anti- Saloon League
Parkersburg
Coyle & Richardson
T. M. Hare
City
Hare
The
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio
Wincongin
Washington
District of Columbia
National Organization
Theodore Alvord
League
Changes In West Virginia School System Report
A pamphlet of Thos. C. Miller's biennial report highlights need for manual training, district supervision, and higher salaries. Recommendations include compulsory attendance laws, consolidation of schools, district high schools, school libraries, and state authority to shape high school courses and purchase oversight. Also calls for two trade schools and tuition support for district pupils attending neighboring high schools. This notice also notes ongoing advertising season deals.
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Thos. C. Miller
West Virginia
Miller
Norman
State Board of Education
Boards of Education
Board of Education
Pharmacy Change Hands in Grafton Deal
Dr. N. C. Hall of Clarksburg buys Strother and McFarlin’s drug store in Grafton. After stock invoicing he will run the business, assisted by R. B. Crites of Philippi. Strother and McFarlin return to Clarksburg to decide future plans.
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Other & McFarlin
N. C. Hall
Clarksburg
Grafton
Strother & McFarlin
Hall
Scio College of Pharmacy
Scio 0
R. B. Crites
Philippi
Messrs
D. H. Strother
F. A. McFarlin
Fire erupts in Messina ruins as palace collapses
A serious fire broke out in Messina among earthquake ruins. The Pennesi palace fell, flames spread to the city hall and Bank of Italy, and heat and smoke hindered efforts. Soldiers and sailors rushed to the scene as crowds feared survivors might be trapped. The Duke of Genoa rescued a demented woman attempting to reach her husband amid the flames.
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Messina
Pennesi Palace
Bank of Italy
Genoa
Great Labor Union Forms Railway AFL Alliance
Chicago January 2 representatives of labor groups tied to railroad work form the Railway department of the American Federation of Labor with over 160000 members. H B Perham elected president and D W Roderick secretary. Includes machinists blacksmiths boiler makers telegraphers switchmen packers and freight handlers. A similar seamen crew is planned. The child labor bill may not yet be law and its fate remains uncertain.
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Chicago
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
H. B. Perham
St. Louis
Order of Railroad
D. W. Roderick
Funeral for Mrs. Lee Mason to be held Friday
Remains of the late Mrs. Lee Mason arrived from Baltimore today and will be laid to rest Friday afternoon at the Methodist Protestant church with interment in Bluemont Cemetery. Rev C W Morrison will officiate and the service will precede burial by a standard funeral rite conducted by Bluemont authorities.
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Lee Mason
Baltimore
City
Perine & Bartlett
West Side
Bailey Bill Aims Tax On Oil Gas In West Virginia
Senator B F Bailey of Taylor County introduces a bill to tax natural gas at 1.18 cents per 100000 feet, modeled on tax commission proposals, projecting about 150000 dollars for state revenue. Gas firms must license, estimate yearly production, and pay or receive refunds on annual differences. total WV gas production is around 60,942,000 cubic feet annually.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Bailey
Taylor County
Tax Commission
West Virginia
Willet Attacks Roosevelt as Bogus Hero in House Fight
Washington Jan 19 Representative William Willett Jr Democrat New York in his first term denounced President Roosevelt in a fiery house speech titled The Passing of Rosevelt though he never named the president. He called the chief magistrate a gargoyle tyrant pigmy descendant of Dutch traders horse t edder and bogus hero prompting a house vote 126 to 78 removing Willett from his seat for vilifying the president. Commemorative medals will honor sailors from a world voyage as Uncle Sam’s service is seen as a great opportunity.
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Washington
William Willet, Jr
New York
Congress
Roosevelt
Rosevelt
Killinsgate
Willett
Noah Webster
United States
Uncle Sam
Pins Swallowed by a 15 Year Old Girl
Florence Smith of Patchogue Long Island, 15, swallowed about 100 pins three weeks ago and now has about 50 pins remaining in the abdominal tract. Medical men plan X ray evaluation in New York and expect she will recover though risks include chronic anaemia and debility from copper and zinc pin tips. The case will be detailed in the Medical Journal and illustrates the body’s adhesive responses around pin points.
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New York
Florence Smith
Patchogue
Long Island
Nature
Opposition to Statewide Prohibition Grows Amid Tax Fear
Charleston readers report strong farmer opposition to a statewide prohibition amendment. Delegates from rural districts fear higher taxes if enacted, while support shifts toward local option. Bootlegging concerns fuel sentiment that statewide action would raise public costs and spark broader dissent.
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Charleston
Jan
Mrs Lee Mason Dies After Brief Illness
The death of Mrs. Lee Mason, who had been hospitalized in Baltimore for several weeks, was reported to her relatives in Gratton. She died during the night after a period of unconsciousness. Funeral arrangements are pending and the remains will be brought to Gratton for interment with details to be announced later.
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Daily Sentinel
Lee Mason
Baltimore
Grafton
Gratton
Woman Bludgeons Constable With Iron Poker Near Morgantown
Constable Plummer Barker went to Richard mine to serve a paper when Virginia Reedie struck him from behind with an iron poker. He mangled several fingers, returned to town, and left with Special Constables to arrest her. She was jailed after being found in bed claiming illness.
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Morgantown
Plummer Barker
Richard Mine
Virginia Reedie
Tom Keener
Cramer
Very Prominent Speakers Chosen For Wheeling Banquet
Governor elect Glasscock Hon F B Posey of Indiana Congressman Francis Burke of Pittsburg and Congressman Bede of Minnesota named as principal speakers for the Wheeling Board of Trade annual banquet to be held February 42 Elaborate preparations under way for the event with promise of the best and most enjoyable affair yet A fine program planned and a grand spread to follow the speaking portion
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Wheeling
Glasscock
F. B. Posey
Indiana
Francis Burke
Pittsburg
Bede
Minnesota
Wheeling Board of Trade
New Fire Department Hose and Gear Arrive in Grafton
The Grafton Fire Department received 1000 feet of new hose from Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Company, plus a pressure reducer, nozzle, spanner wrenches, and gaskets in a shipment worth about 750 dollars. Chief Ben Gerkin ordered a test of the equipment last evening, and the department reported satisfactory performance and easy hose connections.
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Grafton
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Company
Boston
Ben Gerkin
Wedded Last Evening at Residence of Rev Flanagan
A quiet ceremony united Mr. William Mollihas and Miss Ida Armstrong of Taylor county at 6 o clock last evening. Rev Dr J H Flanagan officiated in the presence of the household witnesses. Sweet Melody Flour.
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J. H. Flanagan
William Mollihas
Ida Armstrong
Taylor County
Bouselhold
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