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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
11
A Baltimore News excerpt humorously chronicles a man unable to recall his wedding anniversary while his wife insists on the precise date. The tale follows failed efforts to remember, the inevitable correction, and a punchline about a mistaken philanthropic undertaking.
John Wallace reviews Taylor County primary results with Bailey the Republican nominee for State Senate and Warden Tomblyn and Dr. Warden factoring in as candidates. He notes Swisher’s ground campaign, the Warden denial, and shifts of support, while detailing railroad valuation moves by Governor Dawson and cabinet. Hubbard leads the race for the Republican nomination.
A Morgantown dispatch reports the Hon. George C. Sturgiss formally announced his Republican bid for Congress. He will seek Monongalia and Preston support and entering Jefferson county, with Elkine faction not opposing him. Iras E. Robinson will not run, and N. G. Keim remains an avowed candidate. Delegations journeyed from Morgantown to Martinsburg to boost Sturgiss. The move heightens campaign activity as Jefferson may split support.
Charles H. Shucer of Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, petitions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia for a discharge from all debts under bankruptcy law. He states adjudication occurred March 21, 1905, he surrendered property and complied with all requirements, and asks the court to grant full discharge. Dated February 20. Signed Curaniiesite Savona.
On March 1 1906 the court ordered notice for a hearing on a petition. The order requires publication in the Grafton Sentinel and directs mailing copies to known creditors at their addresses. Judge Alston Gude signed the order in Clarkaburg with clerk Jasten Y Moommy.
An old advertisement touts Dr Fahrenys Teething Syrup as a universal remedy for infant complaints. It appeals to anxious mothers by claiming the syrup calms teething discomfort and prevents diseases, promising free samples from the doctors. The piece blends product copy with other local notices and weather.
The Sentinel urged rain for crops and, soon after, heavy showers refreshed parched land. A statistics note extols the hen as a wealth engine, claiming two months of eggs exceed U S gold mine output, and three months equal pig iron. The Secretary of Agriculture reports eggs exceed many crops in value, with New York daily egg shipments topping 15 million eggs worth $250,000.
The Morgantown Post backs Judge John W. Mason for governor, but Mason says he will stay on the circuit bench to which he was elected. The Parkersburg State Journal applauds good sense and notes that patriotic duty may call a public servant to different roles when needed.
The first district nominee Capt. Dovener pledges that one more term would end his candidacy. The statement signals a belief his usefulness is exhausted and that public interests may be sacrificed for personal gratification of a single individual.
The Board of Public Works has completed assessments that show railroads and other corporations will pay their proportionate share of taxes. This removes prior suspicions that they would evade fair funding of state government, aligning tax burdens with true value and easing farmer and business concerns.
A veteran boatman offers timely cautions on drowning prevention during river trips. He stresses that body density in water is less than expected and that light objects can buoy a heavy person. He warns canoeists to cling lightly to overturns and avoid pushing canoes or attempting to stand on the submerged hull, noting a plank or oar can save a life if used properly.
William Jennings Bryan recounted a Nebraska goat tax anecdote told during a Cornell University dinner. The assessors joked about goats running on roads and butting, noting that the rule taxed such property, leaving Bryan unable to challenge the assessment.
Lloyd M McIntosh aged about twenty three son of Columbus McIntosh from Knotteville road faced insanity charge before Justice Lilly on Saturday. He was placed in the county jail pending transfer to Weston asylum after medical testimony by Dr Soddarth and J E R Elis. Reports say mental illness dates back to his teens and had been worsening for years.
The Davis and Elkins College faculty at Elkins, founded and endowed by Henry G. Davis and United States Senator Stephen B. Elkins, has been reorganized in its second year with new appointees M Allaban of New York University, Henry A A Converse of Johns Hopkins, Wade H Dunn of Yale, William N Redden, James E Allen of Hampden-Sidney and Johns Hopkins.
Patent attorney H E Donlap of Wheeling reports several West Virginia patentees including William G Wright of Wheeling with a gate operating mechanism for railway cars and William M Smith of New Cumberland with a multiple at bay binge. Trade mark certificates issued include Bloch Bros Tobacco Co Wheeling for Merry World Chewing and Smoking Tobacco and B F Davia of Aerticion for a pill for liver and bowel complaints.
Mr George Dootitie, engaged in redecorating Sunday school rooms at St Pauls Lutheran Church, recently completed a residence painting for Mr L Maiiones in Wilford. The work features a straw color with cen tennial brown trim and white accents.
Commissioner's notice for a Taylor County West Virginia court sale of two parcels in Grafton Lot 465 and 472 on June 6 1906 at the courthouse front steps between one and two pm terms require cash to cover costs and the balance on credit in six twelve and eighteen month notes with security
In pursuance of a Taylor County circuit decree Virginia announces sale by public auction of 160 acres in Knottaville district Taylor County. The sale is June 16 at court front door. Terms require cash to cover costs and rest on 12 to 18 months credit with note bearing interest. Special Commissioner A. W. Buapert, bond and security required. Clerk J. Frasg Wrtson notes.
The court orders publication to notify nonresidents Josiah W. Lynch and James E. McDonald to appear within a month to protect their interests in the Meek estate litigation. The notice appears in Gratton Sentinel, with J Fran Wilson as Clerk and Bexy F. Baier as attorney for the plaintiff.
Special commissioners will sell at public auction on June 2, 1908 at Taylor County Court House front door one o clock the eastern half of lot 88 in Yates addition to West Gratton. The sale follows a 1906 chancery decree in Southern Fine Lumber Co v Watson et al. The parcel is the eastern half after prior conveyances to Henry L Cook and Watson.
Homer W Williams, clerk for the Circuit Court of Harrison county West Virginia, certifies a bond of twenty thousand dollars as sufficient and conditioned, with names Wowonass Baier Sexeron and L Hosen W. W. Charla Dita May 74h, 10000 referenced.
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