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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
5
Local news from Grafton covers visits by Jessie Beav and others, townspeople returning from Philippi and Morgantown, and soldiers like Alvin Jackson and Lt. Wilson resuming duties. Includes remarks on church conferences, court terms, and community notices about discharges, relocations, and social events across Barbour and surrounding counties.
William Friend of Main Street Bush flats thwarted repeated night thefts from his taxi service. After watching his garage, he and officers caught two suspects, Tom Jefferys and a man named William Jones from Elkins, with four tires and a plan to hide the stolen items at the Friend garage. Jones claimed navy reserve status. case ongoing.
Two young men under 22 confessed to stealing items from the Philippi garage and other places. They were placed in bond of five hundred dollars each for the next circuit court term, or remanded to jail. Local justice C H McCafferty presided and noted the theft included a car belonging to Mr Friend and a damaged garage lock.
Contractors Withers and Robinson began Latrobe street improvements yesterday with a large force removing old bricks. Excavation will proceed from McGraw Alley to the Main street junction, with a four inch concrete base and a two inch sand cushion for paving bricks. A conduit for underground wires and new water and gas services will be installed along the route.
Morgantown W Va Sept 29 The Laymen Association of the Methodist Episcopal conference devoted the morning to business election of six delegates from twelve candidates The six chosen on the first ballot were C W Flesher Gassaway C W Lynch Clarksburg W P McAloy Huntington John Rein Rainelle Peter Stillman Charleston Frank B Trotter Morgantown Highest vote 132 lowest 80 Bishop Hughes urged greater lay activity noting nearly all Old Testament figures were laymen and Abraham Moses David were laymen Poster of Chris DESTROYER REACHES PORE
An advertisement extols Camels as a cigarette choice that leaves no unpleasant aftertaste or smell. It claims a rich mellow body from an expert blend and asserts Camels are the only cigarettes to meet the smoker’s taste, outperforming other tobaccos.
In Masontown and Fayette county Pennsylvania Sunday baseball games draw crowds of about three thousand as Rev Martin G Snively proposes a 15 to 20 minute sermon mid game to curb desecration. Bethlehem Steel faces continued strike impact with Bethlehem plant power down and no resume of steel operations.
Clarksburg West Virginia September 30 Weirton Steel Companys Clarksburg plant suspended operations after employees voted for a local union charter in Amalgamated Association of Iron Steel and Tin Workers More than a thousand workers were sent home notices stated the plant would be closed for repairs but union leaders called it a lockout.
New Castle report states the backbone of the steel strike here has been broken and mill officials announce the development. In Wheeling West Virginia troops of workers began to enter the plant this morning with Virginia state police arriving to investigate the steel strike at Weirton and other sites. Youngstown reports activity as the strike shows signs of spreading.
A large turnout at the first meeting of the Business Men's Association in the Blen Avon Hotel featured a hearty luncheon. The Latrobe street improvement work began that morning and will press toward completion if the contract terms are followed. President William Morgan announced a Taylor County Good Roads meeting at the court house next Tuesday October 7, asking each district to submit road improvement proposals.
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