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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1884
Page
3
The notice announces candidates for Clerk of the County Court and Sheriff of Taylor County tied to the Republican slate. It also covers local chatter about visiting dignitaries, a blend of community events, social notes, and a death in Preston County, with election talk, weather notes, and a few town incidents threaded through.
The notice urges a Republican state convention at Parkersburg on Wednesday July 30 1864 at 10 o clock to nominate candidates for governor state superintendent auditor treasurer attorney general and supreme court judges and to nominate presidential electors for the November election. It invites West Virginia voters to unite for constitutional reform and broader harmony while urging county committees to act and pledging to support a government protecting American liberties and taxation against oppression.
The Republican Party of Taslor holds a convention at the Gratton courthouse on the 25th day of July at 1 P.M. to elect delegates to the State Convention at Parkersburg on July 0th, select delegates to the Congressional Committee, and rearrange the county executive committee and conduct other proper business. Gen. W. Buows serves as Chairman.
Circuit court convenes today as town notes amid a busy page of social mention. Sprig Saud from Fainannt visited on Sanday while Dro Arnold in Sabecrhe promotes the Exan and county piper to the State. Various townsfolk like Clark Hamilton in Wat Gratton and Gy L. Hagan in Fairmont send pleasant calls. Moonlight picnic at Philippi draws many youths. Marshall’s band had issues at a prior convention. A small gold ring lost, reward offered. Mrs G W Brown travels from Graf ton to Cape May. Authorities report stairway and porch work on the building once owned by Dr. Love. homebound to Barnesville. A Boston visitor observed a large Waterton gathering. A. W. Campbell praised at Wadimont. Wanler and Dulia vials remain in Bun Sugune.
Work continues on the line from Philippi to Hattonsville with engineers at Huttonsville tracing the route and surveying beyond. The Philippi Hattonsville distance is about six miles by rail. subscriptions are encouraged and elections set for September. The road shows higher earnings in the first half of the month, with fixed rates and new management applying business principles.
An 1870s style notice laments cholera fears and sanitation failures in Graf ton, urging upgrades by town officials, reports on riverbank dumping, and calls for a health board response. It details a proposed public park site with railroad access, asks for a Monday meeting, and mentions local letters and store ads amid civic distress.
Hearing reveals Saulsbury and Jenkins fought near U S Cemetery ballast West r ail road. Jenkins retreated over a fence after shots from both, one injuring Jenkins arm. Self defense ruled for Jenkins, Saulsbury bound over on felony charge and held to next term. Bondsmen discuss penalties for Saulsbury’s prior bond violations.
A local editorial urges Mayor and town officers to enforce laws in Grafton. It cites repeated faults in town management, unsafe streets, and a weak police response. Ed Lansbury was fined $25 for public disorder then jailed after a escape, highlighting perceived lax enforcement and prompting citizen critique.
A large meeting in Brinkman hall last Saturday organized a Blaine and Logan campaign club. Committees on permanent structure and bylaws were appointed, over one hundred names enrolled, and a next meeting planned for further enrollment and permanent organization ahead of county and state conventions.
At Tuesday session delegates convened amid cordial mood and no opposition to Hon W L Wilson's renomination for Congress. Col Feigg chaired. George P. Sargent and Owen McKinney spoke. Martin was chosen district elector. Dent and McGraw withdrew. Martin nominated. Delegates debated creating a congressional executive committee. Reported Republican caustic tone and accusations of fraud from past elections, with Dent's praise for the party and critical remarks about opponents.
A fragment describes the John Robinson Show era with a colossal venue and crowd spectacle. It notes a nine year old girl’s case leading to a five year sentence at the state penitentiary and mentions transfers from Grafton to Moundsville during a July event.
The Board of Regents met to appoint teachers for the Fairmont Normal School with Prof CLAS Sipe ix retained as principal, Misa Nannie R Cameron first assistant, and Mise May Jackson Weston second assistant. Also notices lure readers to A R Lipscomb for medicines, millinery, and cheap supplies, and to A Dougherty & Lipscomb announcing dissolution and transfer of debts to A Lipscomb with collection authority.
A historical account traces cholera spread from Europe to Quebec, Montreal and beyond via ships, with outbreaks in New Orleans Memphis St Louis and along the Mississippi in 1848 1850 1866 and 1873. It notes quarantine measures limits and the last American appearance. Also announced are round trip ticket offers by the Baltimore and Ohio for the Republican state convention in Parkersburg and Graf ton with routes from Strutton Wheeling Parkersburg and other cities.
A brief notice reports a marriage performed in the afternoon by Reverend Robertson. The event was conducted at the local chapel, marking a personal milestone for the couple.
Me Win Johnson writes that his wife suffered years with acute bronchitis and found relief only with King’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds. The ad claims a permanent cure for throat, lungs, or bronchial tube diseases with a free trial at J A Grant Drug Store, large bottle $1.00.
Fidward Shepherd of Harrisburg, TI, credits Electric Bitters with curing his severe leg infection after doctors warned of possible amputation. He praises the remedy and arsenica salve Bucklen’s Arnica for restoring his health. The ad lists pricing and availability in Gly cents and Druggists offer both products.
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