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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
6
The Grafton Sentinel notes Decoration Day drew hundreds by buggy and carriage from surrounding counties. It highlights evolving rural life with spring vehicles and better roads, praising public schools and the Good Roads movement for bringing city and country closer and retaining residents.
City Sunday School workers gather for a two part event with a Round Table Conference led by Prof Barbe of Site University, county officials, and State Secretary W Shafer. Evening program includes song devotional, roll call of schools, prize for best attendance, and talks on educational awakening and training classes. Nearby notices promote cabinet photos sales and discuss local business visits and a surgical case.
Tonight Thursday a lecture on Our Filipino-Confine will be given at the West Main Street ME Church by Rev. W. H. Penn a former pastor. A good time is guaranteed with admission 10 and 15 cents.
Dr A H Thayer departs for Boston to attend the national convocation of the American Medical Association and will be away about a week. Grafton physicians Warder and Mackin, currently in a six week surgery course at the Pols clinic, will also attend. Hon N G Keim of Eskine, Republican candidate for Congress from the Second district, visited yesterday, planned to attend the county delegate convention at Jefferson on the afternoon train, seeking an instructed delegation.
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