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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
8
Silk sale features 36 inch and 42 inch silks with varied values from 19c to $2.00 per yard. Includes silk messaline, taffeta, foulard, satin, jacquard, china silks and velvets. Emphasizes waistwear use and wide shade range plus patterns and vendors offering erasable discounts.
Bargain-priced carpets rugs linens and curtains advertised with discounts for 9x12 tapestry rugs 10 to 19.75 dollars various sizes and patterns offered including brussels body oriental floral and plain designs. Lace curtains curtain materials bed spreads and sheets priced from 0.25 to 3.98 dollars with emphasis on stock clearance and limited time display.
The Woodmen of the World Camp No 4 in Grafton will host a box supper and social in the Brinkman hall on Friday evening March 7. All members and their families, plus Woodmen Circle members, are cordially invited for a splendid time with Eleanor Cowan presiding at the piano performing Beethoven selections. Mrs Lehman, formerly Miss Anna Grant of this city, is noted as one of Grafton’s most talented young ladies.
Mrs. Joseph Lehman led the fourth Lenten reading under Christ Episcopal Church altar guild at the Parish house. A good attendance and enthusiastic audience heard her recital of The Last Word by Henry C. Van Dyke. Her delivery was noted as charming.
Mrs Klein wife of a well known clothing merchant of this city suffered a paralytic stroke upon returning home with her daughter. Her condition remains grave as relatives from New York and Denver arrive and will likely stay for a time.
Fragmented read with names of residents, shop movements, and social events. Reports mention patent records in Wheeling and a pantry sale by Andrews M. B. church, plus numerous visits, weddings, and travel notes across Fairmont Flemington and Clarksburg.
The city council warns a local individual offering Sentinel delivery at 20 cents a month or 9 cents per quarter is unauthorized and absurd since the paper costs 26 cents monthly or 72 cents per quarter to supply. Company would discontinue sales to the dealer if the practice continues. Also referenced are contact details for Dr. Arnold A. Scherr and G. W. Loar & Co. services.
J. H. Halderman of Thornton returned home after a brief visit in town yesterday on business with Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Fetherlin and Mrs. R. V. Noble and a child on Knotts avenue. Mrs. Elizabeth Vance and her daughter Helen of Mannington were at her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Vance's home in Fairmont yesterday and returned to this city on Number 4 with Mrs. John Rose.
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