Monument Unveiling For Rev E Berten Reese At Buckhannon
Grat ton Camp No 4 Woodmen of the World unveiled a monument to Rev E Berten Reese at Buckhannon in a ceremony attended by about 2800 mourners and friends. Special trains carried participants from Grafton and Belington as the weather turned harsh yet the event proceeded with hymns, a quartet, and a memorial address by Hon H Roy Waugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Berten Reese
United Brethren Church
Buckhannon
Gratton Camp No. 4
Woodmn
Divine
Grafton Camp
Woodmen of the World
Belington
Guy 5. Bennett
Grant Sayre
E. F. Redinger
L. H. Humphries
Court House
H. Roy Waugh
House of Delegates
Upshur County
George W. Lowther
S. M. Zinn
Grafton
Mannington High picks new principal from region
Professor George H. Colebank, formerly English instructor at the local High School, has been elected principal of Mannington High School, a notable promotion. He recently returned to Grafton for the funeral of Henry Deabl, grandfather of Colebank, from Fellowsville.
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George H. Colebank
Mannington
Mannington High School
Colebank
Grafton
Henry Deabl
Fellowsville
Children Day honored at Andrews M H and First Baptist
Children Day observances were held Sunday evening in Andrews Methodist and First Baptist churches. Both buildings were festively decorated and offered programs of songs, recitations, and special music by church orchestras. Rev Peters praised the children and praised Vincent's Sunday School orchestra as among the best outside Wanamaker church Philadelphia. Large crowds attended the evening exercises.
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Andrews M. H
First Baptist
Andrews Church
First Baptist Church
Peters
Trawin
Vincent
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Kidnapping Voters in English Political Warfare
Historical note recalls English elections where kidnappings occurred before polls. Voters, including humble electors, were abducted and confined in mansions or ships, often after traveling expenses were paid by candidates. Examples cite Newcastle shiploads, Berwick residents in London sent to Norway, and Scots in Rotterdam. A closing line adds a tariff joke about college graduates solving it quickly.
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England
Newcastle
London
Ostend
Berwick
Norway
Spewich
Rotterdam
Pearson's Weekly
West Virginia TB exhibit to tour towns for 18 months
The West Virginia Anti Tuberculosis League plans a traveling exhibit across the state over the next eighteen months. Grafton is urged to host the display featuring about thirty five pathological specimens, lung tissue, microscopes showing germs, and educational charts. It promotes sun light fresh air good food and rest as cures and contrasts dirty and clean rooms to show sanitary improvements. John H Gilespy manages the exhibit, reachable in Fairmont for those interested.
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West Virginia
Grafton
Fairmont
Court House
Fleming Howell
West Virginia State Medical Society
John H. Gilespy
Flag Day Observance By Elks At Brinkman Opera House
The nation marks Flag Day with an Elks evening program in Brinkman opera house. Committee members Wm B Cruise, Wm Jennings, and Phil C Preiss organized the event expecting a large turnout, free of charge, promising a high standard program.
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United States
Elks
Brinkman Opera House
The
Messrs
Wm. B. Cruise
Wm. Jenings
Phil C. Preiss
Opera House
Memorial Day of Engineers Observed at St Pauls Church
The Memorial Day service for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was held Sunday at St Pauls M E Church with sermons by Rev L W Roberts and Rev F G W Ford. Judge John Homer Holt was ill and unable to deliver the memorial address, disappointing the Engineers. Special music accompanied a well filled church.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
St. Paul's M. E. Church
L. W. Roberts
F. G. W. Ford
John Homer Holt
Snake in beer keg kills eight Italians
Richmond, June 14. Bridge inspector Joseph B. Stebbens reports the death of eight Italian laborers on the Piney Creek branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio near Raleigh after a beer barrel buoyed by a rattlesnake. The snake, found in the barrel bottom, likely poisoned the beer in its death throes.
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Richmond
Joseph B. Stebbens
Chesapeake & Ohio
West Virginia
Piney Creek
Raleigh
Grand Concert at First Presbyterian Church
Daily Sentinel reports a Tuesday evening concert at First Presbyterian Church under the choir, benefiting the church with Mozart’s 12th Mass as finale. Tickets are 25 cents for adults and 26 cents for children, featuring multiple choirs, solos, and instrumental pieces by local artists.
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Daily Sentinel
First Presbyterian Church
Ocean
W. F. Sudds
Bertha K. Newton
Meri
Carrie B. Adams
Presbyterian Chor
New World
Herbert Johnson
Walter F. Tibbetts
Columbia
Queen of Nations
Lucretia Borgia
A. Belrly
F. A. Wood-White
C. A
Wm. Cowie
Carson Newham
Howard Thompson
Job Jones
Edward Glenn
D. B. Ramsey
T. W. Helrenimus
G. A. Bolden
W. E. Binford
C. F. Schroeder
Lee Evans
C. B. Cuppett
Wm. Cowle
Henry Leps
Tarantell
B. Mills
Mary Leeds
Local Strike Remains Quiet Amid Ongoing Machinists Dispute
There are no new developments in the machinists strike today as the situation stays calm in the city and at the shops. A. F. Stark and Camden D. Summers traveled to Baltimore for several days on union business related to the strike.
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A. F. Stark
Machinists
Camden D. Summers
Children’s Day Observance at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Sunday School presented a pretty program during the regular service with decorated pulpit and altar towers. Songs recitations and features delighted a large audience. Pastor Richardson gave an eloquent talk on the Childrens Home at Loysville Pa and the school made a liberal donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Richardson
Childrens
Loysville
Miss Myra Gisbon Wed to Edward Farrier in Independence
Misses Mattie Jace and Grace White attended the Independence wedding event as Myra Gisbon prepared to marry Edward Farrier of the postal service. The ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
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Daily Sentinel
Mattie Jace
Grace White
Independence
Myra Gisbon
Edward Farrier
Postal Service
Local Notes From Ceville and Nearby Areas
Weather easing for farmers as residents visit relatives and attend events in Ceville. Names mentioned include Mrs. Chas Brown, Robert Phillips, Clyde Baker, Will Wittman, Homer Johnson, Tom Benington, Henry Redehouse, Ed Cassell, Tine Houser, Oscie Henderson, Minnie Cassell, Abe Blue, Esther Peters, Earl Kinsley, Guy Brown, Henry Reese, and a St Augustine school commencement. A Parkersburg visit, Independence trip to Grafton, and a Topeka-related legal note on a one cent fine are noted amid routine social rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Brown
Robert Phillips
Clyde Baker
Amos
Will Wittman
Homer Johnson
Clarksburg
Tom Benington
Parkersburg
Henry Redehouse
Ed Cassell
Tine Houser
Oscie Henderson
Will Bishop
Helen
Mary McGee
John
St. Augustine School
Minnie Cassell
John Howard
Independence Tosday
Grafton
Abe Blue
Esther Peters
Brother Grafton
Earl Kinsley
Guy Brown
Henry Reese
Hattie Blue
Chester Blue
Earl Cassell
M. EH
Sermon Delivered at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Rev. Dr. H. C. Howard, pastor of Andrews M. E. Church, gave a sermon to West Virginia Wesleyan College students in Buckhannon. It was part of the graduation exercises for the class of 1909 and described as a masterful effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Howard
Andrews M. &. Church
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckham
Rain Washing Out Fairmont Grafton Baseball Clash
Rain at Fairmont and Grafton spoiled Sunday afternoon plans at the Trac tion park as the two teams were to meet and cross bats but nothing happened due to continual showers.
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Grafton
Fairmont
Traction Park
Baltimore and Ohio plans large locomotive and car renewal
Baltimore and Ohio directors in New York discussed funding for equipment renewal, with officials hinting at expenditures possibly exceeding 15 million dollars. The plan aims to add about 100 locomotives and 10 000 freight cars to strengthen rolling stock before traffic picks up, though final amounts were not set.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Nwe
York
George L. Potter
West Virginia Patents Granted to State Inventors
H G Dunlap patent lawyer Wheeling reports recent issue of patents to West Virginia inventors Rt E Troy Matoaka soap holder for wash boards J E Robinson assign of one half to J G Williams headrod fastener for awnings W A Pratt Grafton water heater A G Neville Wellaburg automobile scenic railway and B Humphrey Soeton nut lock
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H. G. Dunlap
Wheeling
W. Va
McGill
Washington, D. C
West Virginia
Rt. E. Troy
J. E. Robinson
J. G. Williams
W. A. Pratt
Grafton
A. G. Neville
Wellaburg
Automobile Scenic
Railway
B. Humphrey
Soeton
Nut-Lock
Sunday Excursion to Cumberland Draws Grafton Crowd
A Sunday excursion over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to Cumberland was well attended by a large number of Grafton residents who took advantage of the trip.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Cumberland
Grafton
Stark Explains Strike On Main Street Saturday Evening
Mr. Stark of the International Association of Machinists addressed a large crowd on Main Street from City Collector Pracht’s office porch. He defended himself against being the strike’s instigator, presented facts, and described efforts to avert the walkout over the Baltimore & Ohio system.
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A. F. Stark
International Association’ of Machinists
Main Street
Pracht
Baltimore & Ohio
Stark
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Andrews M. B
First Baptist Churches
Congress
Sor
Iron Lodge of Elks
Birth of Flag
Memorial Day OF Engineers
St. Paul's M. E
Wilkinson
Presbyterian Church
Uart ST
Enstein
Belshazzar
J.a.butterfield
the Great White Throne
Kerr
C. B. Vincent
Henry A. Labin
Carrie Jacobs Bond
A. J. Elliott
Brahms
Francis Williams
George M. Whitescarver
Sentinel
Republican
Geo. M. Whitescarver
Bartley Creek
Berkley Creek
County Bridge
Beech Street
Thos. F. Welsh
Corterie
Whitescarver
Berkeley Creek
A. J. Wilkinson
Ananias
Ceville
Topeka
Judge
Chicago
Halk
Anne
March
Compton
Benjamine Stout
Bridgeport
Stout
Potter
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