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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1907
Page
3
Buyers in Boree city say several horses died within twelve hours of sale amid heat exhaustion or doping. Some animals proved wild and hard to handle, later dying or failing to recover, including horses owned by Scott Phillipe T Hood Woodyard and Zimmer man. Purchasers plan possible legal action to recover payments.
The Grafton lodge of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America prepares an eight handcore center contest for railway workers. Tickets are being printed and distributed to allied groups for sale. Two lanterns, brass and nickel trimmed, are on display at Lear jewelry store. Proceeds aid distressed brothers and other charitable causes.
L B Nixon, buyer for Pittsvein Coal, visited Grafton on Tuesday. I W Winter buys A J Wetafall meat market in Clarkeburg and will move his family there soon. Flemington and Wilconburg clash in a 6 to 2 ball defeat at College Grounds with Eddy and Whitehair shining. Emma Davidson returns from Grafton to Washington street. Laughlin of the B and O visits old friends. John W Davidson visits Clarkeburg. Flemington Brace Band faces organizational setback but aims to resolve issues and resume work.
The first installment of a stirring love story by Arthur W. Marchmont appears in last Sunday's Pittsburg Dispatch. Readers are invited to request the remaining pages by mail, with circulation details provided for free mailing.
Auditor Scherr left Tuesday for a meeting of the executive committee of the National Convention of Insurance Commissioners. He will be away most of the week then visit Mineral county on business and may tour other parts of the state. The conference will set next year’s program and push uniform remedial insurance laws across states, with measures from the last legislature shaping the reforms following the New York investigation.
Ayer leaves for two weeks as her father Mr Amon Martin suffers injuries. The Morgantown paper questions primary election plans and warns money and influence dominate nominations. A local Texas pony sale is exposed as fraud with buyers cheated and organizers quickly fleeing town.
An advertisement promises a faultless complexion using a long guarded method from Orientals and Greeks. It touts a genuine rose cut diamond ring with Tiffany setting, offered at half the price of a jeweler, plus a free complexion recipe when ordering the ring and $2.00. Limited time only to introduce their goods.
The piece notes risk of U S Greece friction over treatment of Greek subjects amid a Roanoke Va incident where a mob damaged a Greek business. It urges federal constitutional power to act in such cases, warning Virginia authorities must handle conflicts with foreign powers. It also reports Wm. Morgan and family leaving for Jamestown with Merle Watkins and G E Hamilton visiting on bank matters.
Pattern features a nest of nightgown made of nainsook with embroidery and beading trim. Dotted Swiss and lawn fabrics are suggested, with sizes from 34 to 42 inch bust. Order by sending 10 cents, pattern number 5711, and full address for mail delivery.
A charming jumper dress and matching blouse pattern described for young girls and older women. It covers fabric choices white lawn or pique, guimpe variations, and construction details for waist, skirt, and plaited sections with yardage for several sizes. Ordering directions include pattern number 67M and a mail delivery note.
An aging local resident, William Freeburn, returning home to Nebraska after visiting relatives in West Virginia with his niece Mrs. W. R Loar. A native of this region, Freeburn worked for the B. and O. railroad, supervising the Austin Tunnel project and other line work before moving west fifty years ago.
Charles Vana Gibeon Pictures launch The Gibson Bathing Girl in the Sunday World starting July 28. The San bonnet Series is postponed to September. A new collection of premier Gibson pictures will be offered with plate paper of high quality and framing suitability.
The Queen family will leave tomorrow for their country home in Lorents West Virginia for a long needed vacation after enduring illness and loss. The pulpit will be filled in the pastor’s absence by leading state ministers.
This afternoon at 1 9, George McKeen of Doddridge county and Stella McCartney of Taylor county were married by Rev. L W Roberts at the home of G B Finley near the Tyearte Valley Grace plant. After the ceremony they drove to Webster for the afternoon rain, en route to their destination. H G Smith of Rosemont, a prominent coal man, was in the city this morning on business and left for home this evening.
A Fifth Avenue art dealer offers free professional hanging to insure proper display of three pictures bought by a customer. The piece then shifts to a note on Greenwich Observatory founded by King Charles II in 1675 to aid astronomical observations. It highlights the observatory’s role in chronology and practical astronomy and its international standards.
A report on a Rowlesburg picnic held last Sunday under Morgantown and Kingwood railroad auspices notes attendees Mr and Mrs W B Loar and family, William Freeborn, and Dr D Mackin who left for Philadelphia for a reunion and grand lodge meeting of the BPOE, Elke. So W Brandon of Philippi and his young son visited for business and planned to stay several days before returning home.
A local recount controversy centers on a school contest vote tally. The First Ward School led, with official counts showing 995,114 for First Ward School and 688,321 for Y M C A, a 237,579 margin. An investigative committee concluded votes for F C E and Eighth Club were misassigned, affirming the tally and the piano prize. The report notes a clergy tour by Auditor Scherr and hints at political theater around gubernatorial prospects.
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