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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1885
Page
5
The Grafton Eagle reports county elections candidates, town council wage debates, railroad updates, and community notices. Highlights include announcements for County Superintendent races, local tales, church events, and court actions involving Warner and Burke with sentencing details.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 PM for Mrs. Jordan of Grafton born July 5, 1815 in Glasgow. She died after caring for the sick and poor, leaving a large family and surviving husband John Jordan with two daughters Kate Chaney and Annie J. Holt. Her church devotion and mercy marked a long life of service spanning Baltimore, Petersburg and Petersburg Baptist roots.
A large crowd gathered at St. Pauls Lutheran on Washington Street for a Sunday Easter service prepared by the church Sunday school. The program featured organ music, recitations, declamations, singing, and a cross with flowers, honoring Jesus Resurrection and praising Sabbath school efforts.
An editor notes Dr King s cough remedy praised as a cure for coughs colds and stomach trouble. Mentions J A Grants Drug Store Five Trial bottle Large Size 1 00. Mentions Commercial hotel property repainting and moving out of a landlord and new tenant awaiting. References Harford Conn and Brown s Iron Bitters.
Information reaches here of a fatal shooting Monday in Pennsboro Ritchie county over a forty cent debt Doctor Martin and a man named Babe Timmons had an altercation leading to Martin shooting Timmons in the leg a misdirected shot from Timmons struck Martins daughter killing her an hour later Martin was drunk and instigated the row plus local court notices show fines for drunkenness carrying concealed weapons and resisting officers along with council actions and city appointments
Brown blanks to higher grade Beene and gold embossed paper offered for porticos halls dining rooms chapels hotels and public halls. Frosted gilt window shades Hartshorn spring rollers featured. Entire line new styles selling out last season stock. Gentlemen urged to inspect stock before purchasing. Winchester shoe remark included.
A Manchester Michigan man cites his wife's five year paralysis improving after using Electric Bitters. The ad touts cures for kidney disease and a testimonial from H Waram. Also advertised are a private sale of desirable property in West Grafton and Powell's Chemicals fertilizer claims. A Simore live stock market report from Mount Pleasant dated April 1 outlines cattle prices and weekly sales figures with general dull trading.
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