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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports Michael Goken of Martinsburg taken into custody for breaking a marble font in St Peters church vestibule. Friends promise to pay damages and he was released. authorities note vertigo as a possible factor during the incident.
The Epworth League will stage a literary program in the ME church lecture room on Friday evening March 22. It features prayers, hymns, recitations by Miss Myrtle White Rose Cavel and Miss Devel, solos by Prof Ivison J G St and Mrs Sch, a debate Rev Beddow vs J G St on the usefulness of education, and a benediction. Also mentions a car of white feed oats middling pen hay and Floax exchanged for.
Washington reports on William J Bryan's diminished influence and the Commoner’s reception. It notes Gorman's scheme to disenfranchise Maryland African Americans and the potential political ripple in Virginia, with West Virginia awaiting federal appointments and growth tied to coal and oil investment.
West Grafton voters swung Republican with five council seats for GOP and three for Democrats. A. H. Tioweon and Chas Stolzenfels won, Mayor Boyd faced saloonist pressure, and Mrs Sarah Dayton is reported dead. Overall turnout described as orderly amid celebration by saloon interests and supporters of Oliver Boyd.
Mrs Sarah B. Dayton, mother of Congressman A. G. Dayton, died Tuesday at her Philippi home aged eighty three. A Massachusetts native and relative of Admiral Dewey, she was described as an intelligent lady. Funeral services were held Wednesday conducted by Rev. J. H. Flanagan.
Rumors say West Virginia lawmakers will propose moving the capital from Charleston to Elkins at the next session with a $400000 offer to secure the location. Wealthy backers including Senator Elkins ex Senator Davis and R C Kerens are named as ready financiers, with organizers already selecting pro move candidates before nominations.
Republicans carried the Fairmont municipal election with clear margins. E. G. Scott won the first ward by 50, Bruce McDonald the second by 80, Lamar Powell the third by 9, O. B. Sickinney the fourth by 51, Bert Dudley the fifth by 60, and Joe Fleming was elected city clerk by 90.
An appeal notes the city is short of funds and requests an extra tax payment to cover fines at 160 percent and 1900, dated March 1, 1901, urging residents to comply.
John McKindree a former B and M brakeman was arrested in a lower Juliana street house of ill repute for skipping a boarding bill. He allegedly drew pay in Grafton then tried to flee town with the Conductor Axline noting the debt of 15.75 owed to Mrs. Winters. Axline followed and helped detain him. McKindree offered to hand over 8 and was released.
Last Thursday a mail pouch from the Clarksburg post office was stolen from a depot platform while on a truck awaiting a westbound train. The pouch was found Saturday near the city with many letters rifled. A registered pouch loss prompted a $1000 reward from the post office and B and O. Inspector El Allen has arrested two suspects in the robbery.
A west side unload reveals a handsome Ohio made funeral car purchased by John A. McCabe for 1000 dollars net. The latest in material and construction, it enhances the firm as it focuses on exclusive undertaker duties for the community.
Mrs Frank Hecko faced a masked man at her Offutt nines Oakland home. He entered and struck her, then searched upstairs. She armed with a poker hid behind a door, struck him as he returned, and he fled dropping a package with two watches. He fled with about $35 belonging to Mr Mee and a man named Miller.
Sunday morning a fractious horse owned by William Willhide of the west side struck him in the face, crushing facial bones and leaving him severely injured. Dr. Powell attended. the accident will confine Willhide to his home for some time, though he escaped instant death.
Health officials visited Womelsdorf Junction and Douglass near Kamas to inspect suspected small pox cases. Six mild cases found at Womelsdorf on the W V Central line and one case at Douglass. quarantines and cooperative measures implemented to prevent spread.
Henry A. Geisel reports the new steam bakery in our city has opened with a first baking success. By Tuesday the plant was leased for a year to George A. Geisel, a capable young baker, who promises full capacity and best bread service. Citizens are urged to visit the plant and patronize mobile bread wagons.
J W Johnson of the United States Fish Commission visited the area last week to scout a site for a new government fish hatchery. The team toured nearby springs including one at John Barsom Parkers, west of town, and favorably noted the water supply. A railroad line nearby is a key factor, and further expert visits will decide the location. The Hampshire Review reports the effort aims for a large facility with ample water.
Fashion notes describe white belts as summer wear with plain white planes and harness buckle clasps. Colored belts have faded from sale, while white belts appear prominently in shop windows.
Citizens of Grafton mourn the death of Sanford M White a longtime general merchant at Main and St John streets. Born near Oakland Maryland he moved here in youth and served on the city school board council and Mystic Lodge. Survived by wife Graham six children and mother over eighty. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm conducted by Rev J D Simmons with Masonic escort to Bluemont Cemetery.
The Pittsburg Dispatch proclaims its ongoing status as a top national and Western Pennsylvania newspaper. The paper highlights its Sunday leadership, special correspondence, Current Topic Chile, and expanded literary and illustrated content, claiming broad, growing circulation. Dr. T. F. Latim receives a bronze bust of Diana from a legislative colleague, linking mythic lore to a gift for the physician.
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