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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1900

Page

4

The C Frank Gibbs Assignment Sale 1900

The text notes a 60 day window for the C Frank Gibbs assignment sale and references political and commercial commentary around June 29 1900 including expansion policy debates, trusts like the Bridge Company and Structural Iron and Steel Company, Democratic and Republican positions, and local industrial notes. It also mentions the Chinese minister seeking armistice and McKinley administration terms for the Philippines, with broader national political analysis and local rail yard notes and features.

Hobo on a Train and the Conductor Tale

A Chicago Inter Ocean item recounts a freight brakeman tale of a tramp riding bumpers on a freight run. The conductor confronts the hobo and, after a tense moment, discovers the stranger is related to him. The snippet ends with a joke about family ties and smoking habits from the Atchison Globe.

Chicago Inter Ocean

Local Notes From Terra Alta and Nearby Towns

Miss Carrie Brown at Terra Alta and family visits. Mrs. W J Robinson and son Wayne shopped in Grafton. Mrs. Marcellus Reed of Grafton visited her parents. Mrs. Will Witman attended the Normal Commencement at Fairmont. Holiday shoppers are urged to visit The Surprise Store on Main Street for summer dress goods and Oxford shoes. The Bee Hive offers summer hosiery and underwear plus new novel ties and brooches at sale prices.

Haymonds J. E. Hagans Mary J. Painter Thornton Pruntytown Kirk Fairmont Evans Stevens A. F. Taylor Toby Simmons Clarion Lumber Co Black * Hid Carrie Brown Terra Alta W. T. Brown Main Street

Notice in Chancery Involving Porter McGraw and Banks

Commissioner's Notice sets court actions in Taylor County West Virginia. Plaintiff W A Porter executor of William Porter faces defendants including J B Smoot Oil Well Supply Co Margaret P Brown Bank of Weston First National Bank of Grafton A L Rice and others. Hearing order fixed for July 1900 in Grafton courthouse. The document contains unrelated narrative text and a dated publication signature.

W. A. Porter John T. McGraw William Porter Smoot Oil Well Supply Co Margaret P. Brown Citizen Bank of Weston First National Bank of Grafton A. L. Rice Rice E. A. Hildrath Swabceber William F. Stifel Eliza’ Nori John Noris Court House Grafton Taylor West Virginia Chancery Causa Circuit Court of Taylor Philadelphia Press Joan G. ST. Clair Chancery Mounts

Fiduciary Accounts of John Evans Before Commissioner

The fiduciary accounts of John Evans as guardian for Charles Maulier are before the undersigned commissioner for settlement. Given under my hand this 16th day of June 1960. GH. A. EUNST, Commissioner of Accounts.

John Evans Charles Maulier A. Eunst W. A. Linceland A. M. Nestor Oforge Nestor James M. Bartlett John W. Barrett Chas. H. Rector Taylor County

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