Summer Guests and Local Visits in Pruntytown
Pruntytown residents host relatives and friends from Fairmont, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, and nearby towns for visits of two weeks or more. Families from Bridgeport and Kingmont attend gatherings, with several couples and children listed. Local clergy and students return home for weekend rests as patients with mumps and a few minor injuries are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. FP. Zinner
Zinger
Fairmont Normal Commerce
Myrtle Bartlette
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
J. L. Morris
Bridgeport
Richard Cooper
William
Bainbridge
Kingmont
Ralph Kunstnd
Pack Hannon
J 1 Kunst
Harry Newton
Louise Rector
Lula Evans
Fairmont Normal
Willian Davis
the Baptist Church
Anna Steele
Ruth
Fred Mouser
Barbour County
J. H. Mergéneiew
By i. Tucker
Thelma
Daugher
C. F. Simms
Marie
Irene Foley
Frank Moore
Frank Sterling
Knottsville Gas Well in Hauser Producing at 4200 Feet
Knottsville June 14 reports gas found in the Hauser oil well on R 8 Hauser. The well, about 4200 feet deep, is producing roughly five hundred thousand feet of gas per day. Deeper drilling or tubing may tap more gas in a nearby sand. locals expect continued operations as crews from Greensboro Gas Company return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knottsville
Knotts
Harry Davis
Pittsbur
John R. Thayer
Iva
Grafton
Charles Manown
Kingwood
Manown
Rachel Bainbridge
Fred Bradley
Fairmont
Waynesburg
David McKan
Yohn Wilson
Joe Shriver
Gaigie
Mt. Morris
M. W! Kincaid
D. B. Kincaid
Denver
Wilteturn
Tyler Shroyer
Wilhide
John Kinney
Mesars
McIntyre
Hogg, Shriver
Wilson
Black
Greensboro Gas Company
Hauser
Pilsamas Bis
Notice of accounts in estate case in Grafton West Virginia
Commissioner's notice in the chancery suit of Joe Murphy as plaintiff against Ettie J. Knight deceased and others in Taylor County West Virginia. It directs an accounting of the deceased estate including personal and real property, liens, debts, and administration details. The hearing and reporting are ordered by the court for May 11, 1916, with counsel listed as Frank Wilson and John L. Hechmer.
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Neason
Taylor
County Bank
Nicola
John FP. Towles
John Pickett
John ‘A. McCabe
Fac
Jord
County
Samuel 8
Farris
Benjamin F. Bailey
Decens
Jed
Freedom Casket Co
Thomas J. Murphy
Patrick
McElligott
A. W. Burdett
Charles Chadduck
J. C. Lewellen
John A. McCabe
National Casket @ Manufacturing Co
Freedom, Casket. Co
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Lehtinel
Pabhed
Lee Bennett
Ann, Burns
James P. Burns
Ann M. Burns
Ann Burns
Grafton Banking & Trust Company
Grafton
W. Va
County of
J. Prank Wilson
Chancery
W. Burdett
Joe Murphy
Ebbert W. Knight
Lee Bendett
Httie
Ettie J. Knight
Ebbert W
Prank Wilson
John L. Hechmer
Plaintiff
Tragic Car Accident Claims Princeton Student Robert Spier
Robert Speir of South Orange, a Princeton University sophomore, was killed when his automobile overturned near the Raritan Canal in Princeton. The car was found with Spier pinned beneath it and his neck broken. His mother brought the vehicle to town. a male companion who was last seen with him remains unidentified.
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Princeton
N. J
Robert Speir
South Orange
Princeton University
Raritan Canal
Spier
Hiseck
Robert Spier
Iean
State University Makes Changes in Requirements
Morgantown West Virginia June 12 The faculty of West Virginia University Morgantown has radically changed entrance requirements for the college of arts and sciences They dropped Latin and Greek from required subjects and abolished the bachelor of science degree A student who has not taken Latin or Greek may now obtain the bachelor of arts degree
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University At
College of Arts and Sciences
Release Filed On 2.5 Million Baltimore And Ohio Bond
In Taylor County and other counties along the Baltimore and Ohio route a release was filed this week for the original bond issue of 2.5 million dollars to extend the railroad through West Virginia to Graf ton. Bonds were in the name of President William Harrison, releases in the name of Daniel Willard, head of the road. The filing comes after more than fifty years since the issue was first made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimoreland Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Grafton
William @. Harrison
Daniel Willard
Weston Man Arrested on a Forgery Charge
In Clarksburg West Virginia on June 12 Postmaster Moatsville J W Ford aged Weston was arrested by city police for forgery. Ford, who served as postmaster, was seized after stepping from an interurban car as fugitive Public notice cites charges and the expected trial date forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Shorty” Price
J. W. Ford
Weston
Moatsville
Wilson
Jim Freeman
Philippl
Hugh Marquess Dies After Appendicitis at Cook Hospital
Hugh Marquess 32 died Friday at Cook's hospital in Fairmont after an appendicitis operation. A county farmer active in politics, he served as secretary of the Republican Taylor County committee and deputy assessor. Survived by wife, two children, parents deceased, two brothers and one sister. Remains to be taken to Grafton Monday with Knights of Pythias conducting services at Haymond church and burial in Haymond cemetery.
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Daily Sentinel
Hugh Marquess
Cook's Hospital
Fairmont
Grafton
Marquess
Irontown
Ythe
Taylor County
Friendship Lodge No. 8 Knights of Pythias
James Marquiss
Pennsylvania
Edgar Marquess
Haymond
Mollie Ray
Clarksburg
Knights of Pythias
Haymond Church
Haymond Cemetery
Pythian Lodge
Treasure Trove Story Sparks Gold Pot Mystery Near Elkins
Reports from Boos Creek near Elkins detail John Tacy plowing up an old iron pot containing about 1000 in gold and some silver. The pot bore a figure 8 and a carved tree, hinting at buried Civil War treasure and possibly more pots nearby. Local concern grows as plowing increases and residents scan trees for markings while the finder remains quiet.
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Boosis Creek
Elkins
John Tacy
Secre
Tt Fe
Tacy
Girl Confesses German Spy In Toronto Case
Louisa Marksfelt a 19 year old girl held since May 26 admits to police she is a German spy She refuses to name confederates and faces internment after a week in jail. She reportedly visited military camps in winter and toured the Japadian west.
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Toronto
Canada
Louisa Marksfelt
Yeggs Open Safe But Get Little Cash
Clarksburg West Virginia June 12 expert yeggmen police declare broke into the Chicago Diary companys store on Fourth street in the heart of the business section early this morning and opened a safe from which they took 73 dollars in cash sheriff Ross F Stouts bloodhounds were taken to the scene as soon as the burglary was discovered but they failed to pick up any scent no entrance to the store was gained through a rear window which was not locked though the safe was locked the burglars apparently had no trouble in opening it as no explosives were used nor was the safe damaged
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Yeggmen
Chicago Diary Company
Fourth Street
Ross F. Stout
Baldwin's lands big war order from Russia
Philadelphia June 12 Baldwin Locomotive Works president Albn B Johnson announced receipt of a cable from the Russian government awarding a contract for 250 locomotives to be completed by year end. The order is valued at $6,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Albn B. Johnson
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Return of Republican Prosperity Queried by Reader
A Grattan subscriber laments hard times and questions tariff policy and free trade, urging the Sentinel to back a strong Republican. The letter frames support for protectionism and loyalty to national prosperity, urging decisive action from the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grattan
Oncle Sam
Uncle Sam
Repubican
Sentinel
West Virginia Patents Granted to State Inventors
West Virginia patent office records list new grants to local inventors including John W. Calhoun of Huntington for a water meter link, John Gray of Pu bert for a combined rail chair and joint, William F. Hays of Osbornes Mills for a hinge and latch, and Allen C. Heggin Potham of Charleston for a bolting cloth cleaner.
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H. E. Dunlap
Lwyer
Wheeling
W. Va
iPatent
West Virginia
John W. Calhoun
Huntington
John Gray
William F. Hays
Osbornes Mills
Allen C. Hegginpotham
Charleston
Wesleyan Buckhannon to elect new president
Charleston June 12 One of the most important events at Wesleyan college commencement is the June 14 and 15 board meeting to elect a new president. Candidates include Dr Frank B Trotter of West Virginia University though he has not consented. The state regents may also name the WVU president soon, with strong support for Trotter among supporters of the university.
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Washington, D.C
William Jennings Bryan
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Preadent Wilson
Bryan
Bryam
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Rewa
Wilson
Charleston
Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Frida
Frank B. Trotter
West Virginia University
Trotter
State Board of Regents
The
State University
University
Dr. Trotter
Judge Woods Announces Candidacy for Congress
Ellenboro West Virginia June 14 Judge Homer B Woods formally announced his candidacy for Congress in the new Third district In connection with the announcement Stuart F Reed Secretary of State and Senator G E White of Lewis County are mentioned as potential supporters though neither has declared their intention yet
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Ellenboro
W. Va
Homer B. Woods
Stuart F. Reed
G.E. White
Lewis County
Hatfield aides face suits over stolen testament
Two Philadelphia traveling men Raush and Abbott are suing Governor Henry D. Hatfield of West Virginia alleging false arrest and damages after being detained in Mason County Jail Kanawha & Michigin diner theft case. Attorney Joseph B. McCoy leads the plaintiffs in Kanawha County Circuit Court with Pendleton Matthews Bell and others to represent them.
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Huntington
Henry D. Hatfield
West Virgin
Mason County
Point Pleasant
Onia Kanawha & Michigin
Geo Raush
Wm. “J.abbott
Philadelphia
Hatfield
Joseph B. McCoy
Bell
Circuit Court of Kanawha Doduty
Clark's Son to Wed Miss Robnett in Columbia
Report from Columbia Massachusetts notes the engagement of Miss Helen Robnett of Columbia to Clark, son of Speaker Champ Clark. The ceremony date is undecided. Clark works as a clerk in the House of Representatives. The article contains unclear OCR fragments.
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Clark
Mirs Robx
Columbia
Helen Robnett
Champ Clark
Yeats
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Leland Jerome—Powell
Baptist Church
Pacific Coast
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Grafton Sentinel
Pitfie
Mason
Ino, L
Hechmer
Orf
Cook Hospital
Near Elkins
Hobson
V. P
Congress
Atlantic City
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
J. D. O'Neil
Sam K. Kamaiopile
Honolulu
H. A. Ivy
Texas
Anti-Saloon League Today
W. J. Bryan
National AntiSaloon League
Hae
Fender
Bryan Wold
Baldwins
Russia
West Virginia Wesleyan
Judge Woods
Sue Hatfield
Canal Dover
Miles
Catal Dover
Mfe
Albert Becker
Ohio ‘Traction and Light Company
Becker
Lem
Sam
Gamby
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