Old offender connected to theft and political notes
A garbled report mentions a thief suspected in a stable break in near Augden, W V, with a one armed description and a Sheriff Furbee involvement. It also notes potential political interest around Ex-Senator Ben Holland and Garr Crakk’s transfer, plus a sunrise ceremony unveiling Charity Prickett’s monument near Fairmont with historical remarks by Hon. O. S. M. Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Evane
Joes Nae
J. H. Graham
Witwer
Augden
W. Va
Gawkam
Furbee
Mancagelia
Quereeder
Gueder
Bree
Carter Im
Graham
Kvane
Mehen Eent
Charity Prickett
Prickett
Fairmont
Mar—em County
Allegheny Mountains
Marion
West Virginia
O. 8. M.z Kinney
Got a Good Berth for Albert Loh in Congress
Albert Loh, a former Grafton boy turned prominent journalist in Clarksburg, has been appointed private secretary to Congressman W. P Hubbard of the First district. His many friends welcome the new honor and wish him continued success in his new position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garr Jorn Crakk
Grafton
Siiam
Albert Loh
Clarksburg
W.P Hubbard
Lohm
Valuable Farm for Sale by Public Auction Near McGree
On Saturday July 1907 at 1 pm the owner will offer at the court house front door a 93 acre farm near McGree and McGraw Gas Weirs. Part of Richard Hart farm. Terms revealed at sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
McGree
McGraw
Richard Hart
Quaint Scottish Wedding Custom Noted in Westminster
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column describes a quaint Scottish wedding practice where guests pay in full for eating, drinking and dancing. A Cowcud tidings note in Glasgow warned that a soldier would wed soon with two pence admission and sixpence for the feast, reflecting lingering local customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Glasgow
Westminster
Grafton Firm Wins Regental Heating Contract
Zeck & Son of Grafton awarded the central heating plant contract by the West Virginia Regents at Morgantown. The project includes a nine thousand foot tunnel and thousands of feet of underground piping for the University buildings with a four hundred horsepower boiler plant, marking one of the state’s largest heating contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Zeck
Zeck & Son
of Regents
State University
Morgantown
Board of Regents
Grafton
Beilere
New York
Chicago
West Virginia
Fort Worth Visitors Stay With Local Relatives
Mire J Shaughnerey and two daughters Mildred and Geneviews arrived from Fort Worth Texas Saturday evening for a quiet visit with relatives and friends. Mrs Shaughnerey is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Mammon on Main Street and a citizen of Mrs Fohin F Caveny, whose husband a former train dispatcher for the C&O now works for Rock Island at Fort Worth. Also announced is the upcoming marriage of Frank Clark and Lulu Leith at Beech Street West, next Thursday, with Rev J L Trawin officiating in a small ceremony. Clark works for Tygarts Valley Glass Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mire
J. Shaughnerey
Mises Mildred
Geneviews
Fort Worth
Texas
Will Eperd Gemettte
Shaughnerey
Peter
Mamimon
Main
Fohin F. Caveny
Huzcard
Traine
Rock Island Road
Comise Weppixe
Beech Street
West Side
Frank Clark
Lulu Leith
J . L. Trawin
Miss Leith
Clark
Clarke
Tygarts Valley Glass Company
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Tealing
Keyee
Sners
Ben Holland
Castor
Sado
Olor
Bears
Castoria
Apeiles
Ter
Apell
Clora
Europe
F. C. Moseley
East 20Rd Street
New York City
T. Moseley
28Rd Street
Cit
Grafton, W. VA
The
Grafton Board of Trade
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