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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
1
Extra men in the B and O service lament retrenchment cuts driving them from railroading to farm work. Brakemen firemen and shop hands sought steady schedules and overtime pay but with reduced work they fall behind in board and wages. Hotels note losing boarders as workers look toward farms for income and relief from hotel life.
Washington reports rising diplomatic tension as Venezuela under President Castro faces mounting American and British claims. With Caracas dismissing Venezuelan grievances, Congress may decide whether to press claims or defer to the president, as state department correspondence heads to the Senate for action.
The Casino tonight and rest of the week feature Bartlett in The Lead Lady and the Old Maid with a comedy sketch. Bessie Sheer will sing and dance to popular songs. The illustrated number Clover Blossom and moving pictures A Ta the Snow appear. Matinee Saturday at Brownings.
Frank Johnson fell down the steps to the basement of Thomas Shuttlesworth’s saloon on Latrobe street around 2 PM yesterday. He was rushed to Grafton Sanitarium with a fractured skull behind the right ear and remains unconscious in a coma with no sign of recovery. Medical staff say brain injury has produced a low mood and prognosis is unclear for several days.
Reports indicate the Moundsville state penitentiary has added hundreds of new cells and will be fully occupied within a month as the population rises past 1,228. With upcoming county courts and pardons, authorities expect a further surge and aim to shift federal prisoners away from the state facility. The late Warden Haddox noted federal inmates, though few, caused most trouble.
EB Williamson of Buffalo Creek near Rowlesburg was arraigned before Justice Lilly on a charge of drunkenness and carrying concealed weapons after a drunken misadventure in Clarksburg and Grafton. He was fined $25 and costs, found with a revolver a watch and a Lowndes Savings bank book showing about $400. The pocketbook later claimed to hold over twenty dollars.
In Martinsburg on March 12 Reva Anderson a 4 year old daughter of Floyd Anderson dropped a cartridge into a stove. It exploded and buried a bullet over the eye of the child who had just recovered from severe burns a few weeks earlier. Spring Shirts. Choice Negligee at F Friedman 24 W Matin St Sotte.
The Grafton Traction Company contract is set to widen and extend the East Main Street car barn to 125 by 30 feet to accommodate six cars from Watertown New York. A grand stand and ball park for the Elks baseball club is planned opposite Empress Glass with line extensions to the grounds. Local talent includes strong year ahead for the Hiks with practice underway and easier access for fans to the new ball park.
Amos Beard faces perjury and abduction charges after eloping with Edna Caldabaugh, 17, from Shepherdstown. The mother and the county clerk prosecute, ending the romance with Beard jailed in Martinsburg on March 12.
Attorneys for Martin Carr plan an appeal to the supreme court from a Randolph county murder conviction and life sentence. Court stenographer H G Chaney is preparing the transcript of testimony. In Mayor's Court, John Adlington paid a $5 fine for stealing trolley rides, aimed at curbing the nuisance to streetcar workers. A Warren M E church concert in West Grafton tonight benefits the pastor, with refreshments to follow. Admission 10 cents. Weather: fair tonight and Friday.
The Royal Neighbors of America in Knights of Pythias Hall hosted a large banquet last night followed by a musical program with vocal and instrumental solos. Members of the Modern Woodmen of America attended and praised the order’s community work and kindness shown by Grafton people.
Railroad employes and managers plan a Chicago meeting on April 2 to discuss new rules for the nine hour limit for operators and the sixteen hour limit for train crews. The issue arises from existing pay and scheduling practices as crews struggle to cover divisions within legal hours, prompting talks on compensation changes and division headquarters adjustments.
Rev C L Queen reports two week mission in Clarksburg organized a M P church with about a hundred members and plans to build an edifice. Local project to erect church noted with satisfaction.
Charles Cowell aged 47 months perished at his parents home in Kingmont near Fairmont yesterday after his mother briefly left him alone. He was found engulfed in flames and died after futile efforts to save him. Clothes catching fire believed cause. No funeral plans yet.
James O. Wren, superintendent of water and light, died after a brief typhoid fever illness. Born September 14, 1879, he was a machinist by trade and had served as city water and light head since last April. He is survived by his wife Myrtle Carroll and daughter Irene, along with his mother, a sister, and two brothers. Funeral services are planned with Knights of Pythias and Eagles in charge, at First Presbyterian Church and Bluemont cemetery.
Judge Dayton of the U S Court placed Pennsylvania Coal Co in receivership today after declaring it bankrupt The order names John Miller of City as receiver and assigns the company to his care and management The move follows the court action authorizing the receivership and designating the official to oversee the company proceedings
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