Rhode Island Women Leaders and West Virginia Growth Noted
An open letter from Mrs. Mary M. Brown of the Woman's Relief Corps urges support for suffering women across the U S. The piece highlights West Virginia prospects for investment, noting Grafton’s strong resources and local manufacturing advantages. It cites USDA data showing increases in corn, tobacco, and fruit production, urging halted outflows of state wealth and urging domestic supply expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Brown
W.C.T. U
East Providence
R. 1
Chaplain Woman's Relief Corps
W. M.C
Rhode Island
NCU
United States
Department of Agriculture
Washington
West Virginia
James J Hill Predicts Brisk Rail Era Ahead
James J Hill, renowned Northwest railroader, voices strong optimism after an interview in Washington following a Taft conference. He forecasts the country will see substantial material prosperity, freight cars will become scarce in a few weeks, and the McKinley era’s high activity may be surpassed. His well known grasp of national conditions lends weight to his view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Hill
Northwest
Washington
Taft
McKinley
Hill
United States
Walking feat of Edward Weston ends long voyage at seventy one
Edward P Weston, a pedestrian over seventy, completed a continent crossing from New York to San Francisco in 105 days. The piece argues that walking long distances improves health and productivity, noting how modern life favors motorized transport over physical labor and praising walking as the most accessible form of exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward P. Weston
New York
San Francisco
Mr. Weston
Weston
Trade Bulletin Promises Valuable Commercial Information
The first issue of the West Virginia Board of Trade Bulletin, published in Wheeling, arrives at this office and is described as a handbook of valuable information for the commercial world, issued in the interest of the Board's activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board
Bulletin
West Virginia
Grafton
West Virginia Board of Trade Bulletin
Wheeling
The Convenient Nickel Across the Atlantic
An England facing waking adoption of the nickel as a standard of value mirrors America. The Electric Traction company, after a tough year, seeks a middle coin between a penny and three pence. In the U.S. the nickel buys much from groceries to theatre, shaping daily life and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Electric Traction Company
Moving Pictures
America
Local visits noted across families this weekend
Curtis Vincent and sister Miss Katy visited Jacob Rogers. Mrs. George Lucas and two sons Jonathan and Charles with Miss Nellie Lucas from near Grafton visited Bert Summers. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Neel and Ray visited James Neel. Charles Rees visiting Hiram Rudy at Quiet Dell. Mrs. James Neel and children and Mrs. William Travis visited T. J. Neel. Keys Linn attended church at Mt. Nebo. Misses Ethel and Elsi Koonst near Grafton stayed with friends on Burners Ridge. Mrs. George E. Mauser went to Rosemont to spend a week with her sister Mrs. Grimm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Vincent
Katy
Jacob Rogers
George Lucas
Jonathan
Charles
Nellie Lucas
Grafton
Bert Summers
Albert Neel
Ray
James Neel
Charles Rees
Hiram Rudy
Quiet Dell
William Travis
T. J. Neel
Keys
Linn
Mt. Nebo
Misaes Ethel and
Elsi Koonst
Near
Bunners Ridge
Toted Pistols And Are Now In Fairmont Jail
Two Graf ton youths James Glenn and Herbert Satterfield faced Fairmont justice after using false names George Hall and Albert Hall to plead for leniency for carrying weapons. They admitted the ruse later, each receiving six months in jail and $50 fines. A mother identified her son James Glenn at Fairmont jail, and the pair had prior reform school histories. The incident spurred questions about local graft and labor abuses in San Francisco, where wage withholding and predatory recruiters were linked to violent outcomes and broader reform calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Squire Amos
Hall
James Glenn
Herbert Satterfield
Glenn
Reform School
Pruntytown
Satterfield
Indiana
Jaco
Grafton
Davis
George Hall
Mire
George
Selvy
Colfax
Amos
Simpson
Jace
Fairmont Times
BROADDUS INSTITUTE ADVERTISMENT PROMOTES CAMPUS FEATURES
A Christian boarding school in Philippi West Virginia advertises new buildings mountain air and modern conveniences. It lists courses in Classical Scientific Normal Music Elocution and Physical Culture with a fall term opening September 2 1909 and directs inquiries to Rev. Hikanah Hulley principal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hikanah Hulley
A. M
Philippi
Notice to Creditors in Tay lor County estate
Creditors of James Jacobs deceased must present claims for adjudication to G. W. Ford, Commissioner, at his office in Tay lor County by August 9. Witness M. D. Allender, Clerk, June 26, 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jacobs
Circuit Court
County of
Taylor
G. W. Ford
M. D. Allender
Notich to Creditors and Chancery Notice in WV Case
Creditors of Mary Newton deceased are warned to appear by August 11 1909 at the Gratton West Virginia courthouse to respond to the order of reference in a chancery suit in Taylor County. Plaintiffs Richard Selvey O J Selvey Mary EB Selvey and others sue defendants listed including Charles P Newlon and Martha Findley heirs and Mary Newtons estate in chancery before the Circuit Court. The sheriff Okey Hefner acts as administrator and public notice is published in the circuit court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Selvey
O. J. Selvey
iMary EB. Selvey
Manorvey Cleavenger
Newlon
May Gawthrop
Howard B. Newlon
Affa Newlon
Nora Newlon
Charles P. Newlon
Thaddeus Newlon
James F. Newlon
Herbert Findley
Inez Findley
Martha
Martha 8. Findley, Deceased, and Charles W. Findley
Amor Cole
Penelope Cole
Newton
Thomas H. Newton
Vera Bartlett
Neva Bartlett
Sarrit Selvey
Okey ‘Hefner
Mary Newton
Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Court House
City of
Gratton
Auditing Okey Hefner admin of Mary Newton estate
Court of Taylor County West Virginia orders me to audit and settle the estate of Mary Newton deceased. I must report real estate, its value, debts against the estate, and any pertinent matters to the Circuit Court. I am to attend with evidence on the specified date, under Gene W. Ford commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
West Virginia
Okey Hefner
Mary Newton
Circuit Court
Circuit Court of Said County
Gene W. Ford
W. R. D. Dent
Probate Notice in Chancery for James W. Jacobs Estate
Wade H. Hilkey as administrator will audit and settle accounts of the estate in a chancery proceeding. On August 9, 1909, at the Court House in Grafton Taylor County West Virginia, the order of reference issued April 28, 1909 directs discovery of real estate seized by James W. Jacobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade H. Hilkey
James W. Jacobs
Ve. Louisa F. Jacobs
Fountain RE. Jacobs
James E. Jacobs
George F. Jacobs
Mary E. Jacobs
John N. Jacobs
Alonzo W. Jacobs
Augusta M. Jacobs
Rebecca Thayre
Grafton Banking & Trust Company
G. H. A. Kunst
Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Grafton
Notice of Commissioners Report in Suit
The document states the commissioner will report the annual and fee simple value liens and debts with priority of payment and any other pertinent matter required by the parties to the court. Dated July 8, 1909, signed by Gene W. Ford as Commissioner and W R D Dent as Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene W. Ford
W. R. D. Dent
Divorce Suit Seeks Custody and Name Change
ORDER OF PUBLICATION WEST VIRGINIA In Taylor County July 1908 Letheaver Rodeheaver vs Nelson Davis Rodeheaver In chancery the plaintiff seeks a divorce custody of an infant child and restoration of her maiden name The defendant is nonresident and must appear within one month The publication is ordered in the Grafton Sentinel Clerk M D Allender and G C Lawson for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Circuit Court
Taylor County
Letheaver Rodeheaver
Nelson
Davis Rodeheaver
Nelson Davis Rodeheaver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woman's Relief Corps
Brown
Jerma
The
Peruna
Grosvenor Ave
East
Providence
R. I
Grafton Weekly Sentinel
Tered
W. Va
Claes Matter
George E. Mauser
Rosemont
Grimm
Gweet
Melody Plour
Justice
Pacific Coast
Joan Sharks
Broaddus Institute
M. BD. Allender
A. W. Burdette, Esq
Howard H. Holt
Bell Phone
Grafton Sentinel
Gc. C. Lawson
Piltff
Baltimore & Ohio
R. R
Atlantic City
Cape de Sea Isle City
Ocean City
N. J
Del
Asbury Park
Long Branch
Point Pleasant
Bond
Bond Express
John J. Stump & CO
Cumberland
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