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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
7
Mrs Anna Miskus of Chicago dies at 107 after a long life noted for lack of worry. Settlements worker, she survived by 40 grandchildren and remained active in the West Side, ministering to the sick until a week before death. She recalled surviving Napoleon invasion and urged others not to worry.
In Boone's cave near High Bridge on the Kentucky River Cincinnati travelers found a mastodon idol carved in rock and petrified bones, likely from ancient cave dwellers. They entered the Chamber of Needles with thousands of sharp stones, a serpentine river running through led rock, and plan to turn fossils over to Cincinnati museums.
New York police struggle to interpret a new anti-noise ordinance asking whether a rooster crow is "necessary noise". Biologists defer, likening crowing to singing by a man, as residents complain of various noises from flats and nurseries.
Morgantown hosts a large gathering at the court house square to honor Hon W E Glasscock nominated for governor. Judge Frank Cox presides as speakers praise his character and platform while Glasscock reads a guiding letter from his uncle. The crowd cheers as autos, fire, and a band mark the procession.
Fire in the Blackwater woods at Douglas West Virginia destroyed trestles and a camp of the Babcock Lumber Company. The fires hindered logging trains until Sunday while crews rebuilt trestles and the nearby mill narrowly survived after a week of work. Dr. Shoop's Cough Remedy touted for dry coughs with claims of safety for infants and no sedatives.
Daily Sentinel notes a flurry of local social and business visits and departures. Misa Nellie White heads to Parkersburg for business college. Lawrence Sinsel also travels there for Mountain State Business College. various locals like H A Laban C H Henderson C A Haggett attend events, visit friends, or travel to Morgantown Clarksburg Parkersburg and Fairmont for study work or leisure.
The annual meeting of the stockholders will be held at the law office of B F Bailey in Grafton West Virginia on October 14 1908 at 1 p m to elect a board of directors and conduct other business as needed Chaseb Manley pres Hartley secretary Fairmont WV September 28 1908
A historical article outlines how railroad departments plan and execute a death special with steam up to sharp work. It covers dispatch decisions, assembling crews, and coordinating terminal readiness, with emphasis on timing, measurements, and the master mechanic’s role in early preparation.
In Poustown Pat Driver Brower of the Good Will fire company's ambulance crawled to Isaac Hauerman's home to transport him to a hospital. Seeing the ambulance, Hauerman, fearing burial, refused entry and hid behind a door as neighbors urged him to come out. He later allowed care after the vehicle halted.
In Cambridge a former alderman, Robert B. Bancroft, faced a labor committee seeking his stance on workers’ issues. Bancroft answered that he believed people deserve a good living without work, a remark that unsettled the interviewers despite an overall endorsement from labor.
Registrars will sit Oct 10 1908 at designated precincts to amend and correct registration lists. Unregistered voters must register that day to be eligible to vote ten days before the election. Various precincts and locations listed with registrar names in Boothscreek Court House Flemington Knottsville Grafton and Fetterman districts.
Benjamin Frankin Weekly, a popular foreman in the erecting shop, was furloughed by the company Saturday after many years of service. His absence saddens machinists and officials in Grafton, with hopes he may remain. Dr Shoop Health Coffee is advertised as a true coffee substitute sold by John N. Tregellas.
George W Custard formerly of Grafton later of Guysville D died at his home on October 1 from blood poisoning and lung trouble. Born March 20 1838 in Rockingham County Virginia he married Catherine Brown in July 1864. Survived by wife John son three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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