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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1906
Page
11
A district recounts a contested county levy project with residents opposing the plan. The case centers on funding, delays, and authority as the county court faces questions about approving and executing the construction in a suburban tract.
In Richmond on July 16 Judge Goff sustained Judge Waddell ruling that resident officers of the Fertilizer trust must answer in Tennessee federal court regarding the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company antitrust case. Penalty potential 1000 dollars or one year imprisonment or both. An appeal to the U S Supreme Court will follow.
The passage contrasts modest claims with outcomes in a trial and compares this to Chamberlain’s Colic Diarrhea remedy. It notes the makers avoid boasting and rely on user statements, claiming the medicine cures diarrhoea and dysentery with no known failures, sold by medicine dealers.
The Western Maryland Railroad recently placed into service a heavy hauling locomotive on the Black Fork grade. A monster engine weighing 156 tons, a Shay pattern nicknamed the Big Shay by railroad workers, completed its first trip from Hendricks to Thomas, promising success.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad plans a special peach train to serve Hamp shire Morgan and Mineral counties in West Virginia. William J. Voorhees of the United States Express Company visited the area and estimated 400 carloads are needed to remove the crop.
The Rev. Thomas N. Alderton aged fifty from Great Cacapon West Virginia collapsed and died of apoplexy yesterday in the pulpit of Greenwell Baptist church Reese's Hill West Virginia He stood nearly seven feet tall and weighed over three hundred pounds He is survived by his wife and two children a preacher for 25 years
Bartlett an employee of the B. and C. mhops was struck by a fellow worker with a heavy hammer while working near each other. The wound was painful but not serious, with flesh torn around the eye requiring treatment. W. H. Ford, longtime employee in his brother's South Side store, resigns and will move to Shelburn Indiana tonight.
In Clarksburg on Friday deputy Marsha Huppi arrested Solomon Wyatt near the Jatvera home in Alpena Rich Mountains. He was brought before U S Commissioner Thomas Spates and posted 200 bond for October federal court on a charge of selling liquor without a license. Wyatt previously killed bears during winter searches and was accompanied by his brother Martin as bondman.
The Wheeling News notes Mr Sturgis won an overwhelming victory in the Second district as anti tax reform sentiment aided his campaign. Captain Dovener and Mr Hubbard avoided state issues, while corporate interests and anti tax reformers rallied for Keim, reducing potential support in Mineral and Barbour counties. The paper says the tax question cost Keim votes and credits Sturgis with a strong, caliber-filled nomination.
In the Wheeling News Sees It report, State Senator A. L. Forman campaigned for unconditional tax law endorsement and more reform, while Col. A. R. Stallings led anti tax forces. Forman carried Preston County two to one and won Mineral with a solid majority, aided by railroads and coal backers and heavy spending to mobilize voters. The result signals what happens to foes of tax laws.
Preparations for a new window glass plant in east end of the city are nearly complete. All capital stock subscribers have paid installments and construction will begin immediately. The B&O railroad signed a contract for needed siding and will start work at once, ensuring prompt development. The plant is expected to be one of the region’s largest labor employers outside the B&O line, boosting Grafton’s industrial prospects and attracting similar manufacturers.
Mrs. William Thaw visited her son Harry K Thaw at the Tombs Prison. The reunion showed emotion with a brief embrace and tearful farewell as jail rules limited contact. Evelyn Thaw observed from nearby, while a council discussion followed at Hartridge's office.
A light and distinguished visitor arrived on the 3:30 train from Fairmont in Morgantown. Jim, self-styled envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, wore a large helmet and mint insignia, was escorted by Clarence Menear’s team, and was presented to Mayor Hatfield who promptly sent him back to Fairmont after deliberation.
B and O officials led by General Manager Thomas Fitzgerald visited the town Monday to inspect shops and yards. Rumors say a major project is planned, including a new depot, triggering a wave of local improvements and signaling progress for years. The Sentinel expects further details as plans unfold.
Indignant passengers arriving from the G and J division report a passenger train on the West Virginia and Pittsburgh division carrying fifty people left East ins at 6 20 Friday morning. The train stopped four miles from Belington when the engine was detached and sent back to Elkins after a private car containing a coal official was berated. Two hours later the engine returned switched the private car and the train continued. The delay caused missed connections at Grafton and other points, fueling outrage and talk of possible damage.
William Miller, yardmaster at Ridgely yards of the Western Maryland railroad, aged about forty, was crushed when a shifting engine toppled him in the yard. He slipped while boarding to go to the central station for manifests. he had served twenty years with the railroad. He leaves a widow at Ridgely. John R. Custer reports plans to leave the county near the end of October to farm in Athens County, Ohio.
Paria July 16 Major Count Esterhazy tells London reporter he is indifferent to the Dreyfus affair and that Colonel Sandheer former head of French army intelligence has proofs of Dreyfus guilt according to the interview.
Washington dispatch reports perfect sanitation harming West Indian workers on the Panama Canal as higher lung risks, low nourishment, and unequal pay compare to Spaniards. Commission eyes Spanish and possibly Chinese labor to meet advancing needs, amid urgent staffing concerns. A separate Ashland Wisconsin powder mill explosion kills three and injures twenty, destroying the neutralizing plant and shaking the town.
New York July 17 Bryan approves publicity use to collect campaign funds. He urges a public subscription naming donors of $5 or more to show receipts not trust money and to set an example. Bryan leaves London for Oxford Stratford and Edinburgh then returns to London July 23.
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