11 Jul 1884
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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1884
Page
1
The Grafton Eagle urges voters to support Joan A Logan of Illinois for the vice presidential slot. The brief notice highlights Logan as a strong candidate and aligns with the paper’s political stance.
In Fairmont a writ of condemnation was granted for a right of way on the west bank of the Monongahela below Buffalo Creek as F M & P seeks to extend toward Morgantown. The move ups the dispute with B&O and Pittsburgh interests amid earlier compromise, with watchful eyes on West Virginia and Pennsylvania road developments and Chicago convention news.
The Burr Robbins circus drew a large crowd in Grand Rapids Michigan with a packed tent and top quality acts including a heavy weight lifter and a standout horse. The Daily Democrat praised the program as first class and many years since such merit has been seen. Burr Robbins plans a stop in Grafton on Tuesday July 15 promising a big show and urging turnout.
Adrian Hitt on a 100 day 2000 dollar trek from New York to San Francisco stopped in Gratton last Friday afternoon. He appeared cheerful and showed off light breeches as he attracted local attention during his brief stay. The Grafton post office lists uncalled letters for Annie Brown Annie Butler Mary Turkis Martha Dan R A Hitt Wm McKin Miandra Cath Vogel V Welsh Wm Wolff. A trial to haul B and O cars over the G G road on narrow gauge trucks succeeded last Monday with a salt car first. The new railroad management at G and G has drawn approval from observers.
Glasgow notes a festive Fourth with picnics at Valley Grove and Britt's Grove West Grafton, dancing, ice cream sales by church women, and a large Fetterman Grove gathering of eight to twelve hundred. rain interrupted events yet dancing continued, and organizers plan another picnic on the 25th inst. A Mannington vs Fairmont baseball game ended 26 161 in favor of Fairmont, while a local court scene fined Henry Ashby for drunken behavior. Locust predictions deemed erroneous with the seventeen year cycle noted as past appearances in 1851 and 1868. A railroad dispute near Fairmont sees a short line laid by the new company under cover of darkness, escalating tensions with the Gaston coal company.
The Erie county Democratic convention held at the Court House on Saturday devolved into a bitter clash between factions backing Hassler and West interests. Accusations of packing, rings, and bribery colored the proceedings as delegates were chosen for state, congressional, and senatorial contingents amid chaotic scenes and personal exchanges.
Rain dampened picnics and a storm caused garden and window damage in Grafton. Mentions by Smouse, railroad schedule changes, travelers and residents like Jas Bell, Annie Glenn, T B Davis, and Rev Warden. Reports on sewer and drain washing, a Democratic convention rumor, and a fatal accident nearby with Warden’s brother.
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