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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
2
Reports to the West Virginia Department of Mines show at least twenty nine distinct nationalities among the sixty thousand miners. About half are American, with the rest divided among 28 other nationalities. The largest non American group after Americans are negro miners, numbering 9,908 in the year ending June 30, 1907.
Veterinary surgeon Dr Elbert Jones offers treatment for horses and cattle in Grafton and vicinity. He treats all ailments, with prompt day or night calls. Office at Ward's livery. Phone number 329-1Lmo0-W-Oct.
Buckhannon September 14. Mrs Edith Robe, a 25 year old dancer from Clarksburg who had joined the Westfall show at the fairgrounds, hanged herself in the county jail after being arrested for drunkenness. Sheriff Ours found her body around 10 pm, death from strangulation. No inquest was held. Her husband, C Robe, lost his life in the Monongahel a blast last December, and she left the show with a companion shortly before her death. She left a six year old son in Clarksburg.
At the twenty fourth annual Maulsbys Battery reunion in Fairmont veterans gathered at the Court House while commander Captain T A Maulsby lay ill at Mt Lake Park. Adjutant Mason moved a resolution expressing sorrow and urging the fellowship and strength of the unit for years to come.
After annual inventory, the store announces deep discounts on new and used pianos including a Ceciilian Player Piano for 400 dollars and a Krakauer and Stultz Bauer models at reduced prices. Limited stock remains as the sale runs through the next week with many rare bargains highlighted.
State Highway Inspector Howard L. Williams proposes disbanding his office created in 1907 to advance the good roads movement in West Virginia. He suggests a Division of Public Roads under Agriculture, funded by a road building fund sourced from taxes, licenses, penitentiary income, and potential state bonds. He calls for civil service appointments, county matching funds, and demonstrations of road techniques, while seeking regulatory changes on utilities, railroad rebates, tire widths, and convict labor limits.
John Bradshaw found his team missing after tying it in front of C McDade's on West Main Street Saturday night. Sheriff Means and Officer Fletcher pursued thieves who fled. the team was recovered hours later in a field near the Fetterman schoolhouse with no sign of the culprits.
The Daily Sentinel reports a fight night in Grafton with confusion over the preceding Sabbath. The article notes Saturday's similarity to prior Sabbaths and hints at ongoing unrest surrounding the event.
Auburn N Y Sept 14 A prison release shows Chester Gillette in a final letter to his brother Paul the day before his electric chair execution The message includes reminders to be strong for Grace Brown and family and asks forgiveness for past mistakes It reflects his acceptance of death and a pledge to live with Christ as guide The case drew national attention after Gillette murdered Grace Brown on Great Moose Lake in 1906 and was hanged March 29 of this year
Meadville Penn Sept 14 Thirty four persons injured when Erie train No 4 Chicago to New York express derailed after an open switch near Geneva station eight miles west of Meadville Most victims were Italian and Greek laborers Twenty three taken to Spencer hospital with 18 still there Five discharged later and 13 not hurt shaken up The wreck tore up main tracks for over 100 feet causing $20000 property loss and $1000 detour losses. bloodhounds brought from Greenville to trace alleged wreckers.
Saturday night in Grafton saw a surge of public brawls with many locals and outsiders testing their strength. Police later detained numerous combatants as Mayor Kenny and Justice Lilly assessed penalties for the rowdy exhibitions.
Pt Pleasant West Virginia September 14 One dead and five fatally injured after a kerosene explosion in the kitchen of farmer John G Roushs Mason County home Burned house and near miraculous neighbor aid saved others The tragedy follows an alleged divorce claim about a dry goods bill fourteen feet long Sweet Melont Flour.
Cincinnati dispatch notes Taft at headquarters reporting broad, optimistic signals. Hughes likely to be renominated at Saratoga, boosting GOP hopes in New York and beyond. West Virginia electors pact strengthens Republican votes, Ohio shows solid backing, Maryland support shifts against Bryan, who plans a Baltimore speech amid discouraging Democratic feedback.
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