Grafton Eagle 1888 Local Notices Bonds for Sale
The Grafton Eagle reports bonds of the Town of Grafton offered for sale at the First National Bank of Grafton. Each bond in sums of $300 bears interest at six percent, payable annually. Other local items include weather notes, revival meetings, store ads, and updates on residents, with mentions of a German ball, a blacksmith shop, and various community activities.
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Grafton
First National Bank of
Urafton
West
Blun
Sam McCormick
Burdie Hart
Igencer
The Vaener Murder Jail Break and Wife Death
A man named William Warner escaped from custody after an alleged gunshot killing his wife Mary Warner on January 7 1885 in Grafton. He and accomplices evaded officers for days, were recaptured, and the inquest found the death due to a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities pursued Warner through Prantytown Webster and nearby areas, with multiple arrests and a bold jail break tied to the case. Witnesses described the shooting and aftermath, including the accused’s statements about drinking and accidentally firing the revolver.
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Brose i
William Var |Ier
Artest
May Varney
Warner
Webster
Pruntytown
Grafton
W. Brown
Leatavid
J. W. Deck
Foreman
Z. M. Cochran
Henry Compton
Wm. O. Boyd
L. E. Ward
Jas
Dibret
Mary Warner
Sherif Evans
Varner
Valley House
Tally
William Warner
Treedoth
Pridmer Varnter
Evenin
Evans
Hardman
Coridor
Garner
Evash
Gratton
Warnet
Lewis
Cole
Shine Shop
Railroad Street
Ant
Walter
Perry Tl
Mayor Deck
Justice Brown
Bren
Washington Street
Grafton House
Hartman
Dick Turpin
Death of venerable Reynolds father of two county leaders
The venerable Anme nolds, father of Hon. W. Reynolds and Hon. F af Keyrer, died at his aytown on Monday night last aged 76 or 77. A substantial man of the county, he built a fortune of about 73,000 and served as justice of the peace and on the board of supervisors. He was a Longtime director of the First National Bank of Garston. Remains interred at Prantytown on Wednesday at 10 o'clock P.M.
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Anmenolds
F Af Keyrer
Reynolds
Taylor County
Reynold
German Ball at Brinkman Hall Rekindles Fatherland Customs
The Germa Our notes a Monday evening German ball at Brinkman Hall with guests from Clarksburg and Wheeling. The event featured waltzes polkas and schottisches danced to the Grafton Orchestra and abundant refreshments. The piece cautions readers about exaggerated reports of a Warner lynching and cites a Telegram inquiry.
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Brinkman Hall
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Grafton Orchestra
Old Morgantown Woman Recalled Early State History
An elderly Morgantown resident, nearing 97, recalls Morgantown’s frontier days. She recounts George Washington’s era, the small settlement’s growth, and conflicts between whites and Native Americans as civilization pressed into the untamed forests. Credit to Mr P. Kinmel for the facts.
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Morgantown
Modidugalia County
George Washington
Betes
Jis
Nnbrokes
P. Kianmel
Branstille
Jovith Her
How Convicts Work at Mounds ville
A correspondence notes the December payroll at the penitentiary shows convict labor earning the state 3013 dollars. Average daily work time was eight hours forty one minutes, with ten hours thirty minutes in summer. Contractors’ yearly averages exceeded the legal limit by small fractions daily.
Cheap Passage to and from Germany for Citizens
Mr L Adelson acts as agent for the North German line selling steerage tickets to Bremen or from Bremen to the United States at very low rates. Steerage fares as low as nineteen dollars. Also mentions political opinions and local notices, plus various shop and personnel items and a jail release.
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Germany
L. Adelson
Bremen
United States
Grafton
Chicago
McCormick’s Public Service Applauded by Correspondent
A letter defends S P McCormick as Collector of Internal Revenue for the state, praising his honesty and service. It challenges charges of political favoritism, recounts his staunch Republican credentials, and cites his roles in Arthur and Blaine campaigns, plus past convention support. It argues allegiance to principles over personal enmity and urges fair treatment.
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Wheeling Intelligencer
West Virginia
S. P. McCormick
State Journal
LH. Duval
Javal
Cormick
Arthur
McCormick
Martinsburg
Blaine
Campbell
New York
Astor tightens names and notes town life in 19th century item
The fragment sketches Astor as a small Flemington village formerly Fellview with shops a blacksmith, wagon maker, a jug tavern run by Efaw, and a church led by Rev. De Batton. It mentions residents like Lom Tarilsit, Tom Says, Charles Stewart, and Pierce Garrett, plus a tale of a fine colt and cane crop plans.
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Astor
Flemington
Fellview
Maxes
de Batton
Lom Tarilsit
Bat Gartlett
Mount Vernone
Tom
Dilworth
Charley
Pierce Garrett
Tyrconnell
Squire
Pierce
Roxy Dilworth
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Local Intelligence
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M. Ex Church
Singler
Glasscork & Co
Sy E. Sapp
Vernon
Ohio
New Orleans
Joe
Htvinheimer
Simpson
Episcopal Church
Persignaon
Senate
Presbyterian
Parkersburg Journal
U. H
R.A. Hitt
Asirgin
Equitable Life Association
Lewis Branson
Moorefield
Potomac
Marmin
Warner Charger
Major Alderson
Wayne Ferguson
Register
Wayne
A. T. Batson
Lowson County
Mr.Latson
Prontytown
London County
Tarlo
Vaener
Enove
N. Y.iZelegram
Parkersburg
Moundsville
Misa Ann Allen
Mi Tey
Joseph’ Gribb
George W. Holt Burgess Manley
H. Jackson
Mora
Fo ‘Sineb
Me Smith
C. F. Russi
P.M
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Copestone
Royal Arch Masons
Chas. H. Brendel
H. P
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Brinkman
King
Gibson
Scribe
W. Creel
Thos
L. Shields
P.S
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Gramm
I. Dinsmore
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Veil
John
Herr
Y. Lock
Treae
John Haslup
Tyler
Sion
Geo. Drew
Daugherty
Union News Company
Squire Phillips
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Ligeneer
Lupe
Holzhel
Helen Blazes
Call
Ehurch Tor
Helntia
Mam Gray
Awell
Will Greathouse
Sam
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Bellvie
Lockwould
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Taylor Cousis
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