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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1884
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an event titled Grafton Office Upcycle scheduled for Friday June 13 with unreadable details. The readable bits show date and locale hints but lack complete context or action to summarize beyond noting an upcoming activity.
Local items from Grafton recount town affairs including council pay, building renovations, and church notices. Readers hear of visits from merchants, weather prognostications, and weddings or social gatherings, with updates on trains, telegraph workers, and surrounding communities.
Council met on a Tuesday evening with Mayor Deck presiding. Petitions for license rebate and street improvements were discussed or referred. Bills for extra police and a salary paid. payroll through June 10. Cemetery orders to plant shade trees and keep interments record. Marriage at Benjamin Berry home. Best and Berry daughter wed. Obituary for Mrs. Elizabeth E. Keener notes 28 years Christian Church member and death in 1884 with interment in Reener cemetery.
Miss Jennie Smith supervisor for the National Women's Christian Temperance Union railroad work and Miss Addie Sherman will conduct services at the WCTU rooms in Grafton this Saturday at 230 PM and Sunday at 3 30 PM. A large attendance is expected.
The Batatey SL D Rees Gas train completed a 278 mile Chicago to Chicago Junction run in six hours thirty five minutes actual, averaging over fifty two mph. The 463 mile Chisogg to Ohio run took eleven hours twenty minutes with nine hours twenty minutes actual running, averaging fifty mph. Officials praised Major Pangborn, Telegraphist Charles Selden, and Conductor Duvall for the luxury, entertainment, and exceptional performance.
The M E church in Grafton celebrated its centennial and Children’s Day on Sunday with Sunday School and choir contributions. Decorations by Frack Wools and Ever reen created a grand setting, with bird cages and songs delighting attendees. A bronze medal honoring Bishops Asbury and Simpson was distributed, and Foreman captured a photograph of the church and audience.
Samuel W. Osborne, a Meadow Bluff District school teacher, suffered a bad injury last Thursday afternoon after a horse strike. He grabbed a colt by the mane, swung him near a sapling, and the resulting impact fractured the bone in his right leg just above the knee.
Grafton Lodge No 15 A F and A Masons announce a basket picnic to celebrate St John’s Day at Wells Falls on the Grafton and Greenbrier railroad. Trains depart at 8 o’clock in the morning. All Master Masons in good standing are invited. Secretary reports.
Notice to teachers and boards of education urges attendance at a city institute in Grafton starting the 16th for training and examination. Proficient instructors promise a profitable session, with attendance required unless ill or summoned to court. The event aims to improve teaching quality and accountability for funding.
A detailed critique of the G and G railroad shows $223000 spent on twenty four miles of road, with $120000 held by the Baltimore and Ohio and $42000 unsold bonds. Henry S Wilson is accused of acting as the unpaid manager and taking earnings, while the company struggles to meet current expenses and pay workers. The piece calls for a new board of directors and accountability for how funds were used.
The Grafton and Greenbrier railroad saga advances as H S Wilson chief engineer faces public scrutiny. The Philippi Plaindealer notes Wilson’s contempt for critics after he visited printing offices and issued free ride tickets to Grafton, while the Plaindealer itself was bypassed. The column hints at forthcoming articles illuminating management and finances, promising reader interest.
An editor complains about a recent surge of tramps in Martinsburg and nearby suburbs. He condemns able bodied beggars for exploiting charity, urges remedies, and warns of the impact on workhouses. The piece ends with a self deprecating note about editors and public scrutiny.
Readable fragments announce employment at an office with free rooms for rent in Rent Gnien and McComsie area. Advertising book binding services and ledgers with 20 percent cheaper prices. Zeck's store sells buckskin Amica salve claimed best for skin conditions with refunds. J A Grant sells the salve at 25 cents per bar.
The Republican electors of West Virginia and all voters opposed to the Democratic administration are urged to attend the Parkersburg convention on July 30 at 10 o'clock to nominate candidates for governor state superintendent of free seagals auditor treasurer attorney general and two supreme court judges and to nominate six Presidential electors. The call invites all who support low taxation and broad education to participate and mentions sending funds for a nerve restorer advertisement by Dr. Kline. County committees are urged to act on polling and delegate appointments, with representation based on Garfield Arthur votes.
A Newton Tennessee note reports a local case where a woman with a thirty year history of poor health experienced marked relief after using Dr King’s New Discovery. Trial bottles are offered free at J A Grants drug store with a large size priced at one dollar.
An old advertisement promotes Electric Bitters as a remedy for low spirits, loss of appetite, debility, and bilious diseases. It claims rapid improvement, renewed life and strength, reduced pain, and overall joy, urging readers to buy a bottle for fifty cents from J. A. Grant and TRUE & CO. in Augusta, Maine.
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