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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1906

Page

2

Candidacy Dropped as Oil Gas Prospects Highlight Talk

The report notes Charlie son withdrew his bid for the United States Senatorship after initially announcing candidacy. It then discusses oil and gas leases on county lands and calls for a mutual arrangement to test the territory for hydrocarbons, amid hopes for a paying find. The piece also references Senator Elkins’s diligence on government obligations to churches damaged by Civil War troops and praises West Virginia’s free school system and district libraries in a Lexington conference recap.

Charlie Son United States Col. McGraw Board of Trade Msiter Elkins Cantaxn Chronicle Lexington Thomas C. Miller West Virginia Miler Guivan

Mount Hope Weather Delays Farm Work In Local Notes

Local column notes cold wet conditions behind in seeding with oats and corn. Mentions residents Scott Stewart moving back, visits by Halleck families, and illness updates on Mrs. Wm Matthew and D Osgood. Jacob Bolyard’s death and Mrs. John Bailey of Oak Grove mark obituaries in brief.

Scott Stewart Rowtown T. A. Hawkins Wm. Phillips Halleck C.E Austin W Watson Mrs. Watson A. R. Watson Jackson Denislow George Turner S W. Watson Tweeda W. E. Matthew Wm. Matthew Ethel Weaver Matthew Robert Hunt D. Osgood Jacob Bolyard M. E. Church John Bailey Oak Grove

Beware of Mercury in Catarh Ointments Warning

Public health notice warns against mercurial catarh ointments as dangerous to senses and systems. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free, taken internally, and sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Also mentions Hall Family Pills for constipation.

Hall J. Cheney& Co Toledo Ohio F. J Cheney & Co All

Relocation of Adolphus Haines to West Virginia Home

Adolphus Haines arrives from Kanene City Missouri and moves into the old Tibbets home on Dorsey street in Grafton West Virginia with his family. He formerly lived in Grafton before moving to Kansas City about twenty two years ago to work on sewer boats. He plans to make West Virginia his permanent home and will be welcomed by local residents and friends. Also mentions pine tile remedy for backache and sale by WJ Jackson & Bro.

Grafton Adolphus Haines Kanene City Haines Tibbets Dorsey Street Kansas City West Virginia Tlis Friexgis Grafton High School Bernard McDaniel Knotteville M. E B. Hart Jobin McCabe Bernard Jacob McCartney Mt. Pleasant Epworth League Knotteville Carriéa Auctiox Co

Brown to supervise Canton Bridge abutment construction

A Canton Ohio Bridge Co representative engaged William T Brown of Blueville to supervise the entire bridge project from abutments to the superstructure. Brown, a forty year veteran of the Baltimore and Ohio system, is touted as honest and highly qualified, promising quality work for the county and company.

Canton, O. Bridge Company Rver Grafton William T. Brown Blueville Brown Sentinel Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company

Lohm Granted Law Practice and Moves to Clarksburg

A. L. Lohm of Grafton, after two years in the law college, is admitted to the state bar and has moved to Clarksburg to enter the office of Attorney Carl Neff, a former local student. Also listing pay for first class carpenters at Connellsville Pine Mill Co. wages $2.75 to $3.00 per day.

A. L. Lohm Grafton Law College Clarksburg Carl Neff Morgantown Connellsville Pianine Mill Co Connelleville

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