30 May 1884
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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1884
Page
1
Historic listing shows County Officers and court schedules for Grafton, including court terms, district judges, and local government posts. It also details church and lodge affiliations, summer railroad timings, and varied local civic notices. The piece blends official names with community notes and transient notices from the era.
A garden worker, M Henry J Breckman, found a silver quarter medal last week. One side shows a vignette of President W. H. Harrison with the inscription Maj Gen W H Harrison Bart Feb 9 1773 The other side bears The Peoples Choice and The Hero of Tippecanoe. A log cabin scene and a hanging United States flag appear, with a barrel and dipper visible. Harrison inaugurated March 4 1811. The medal was found April 4 1884, forty three years after Harrison's death. Washington Mo Observer
A spring letter from a Nebraska resident asks how to fertilize grape vines. The Rochester firm replies that bones are excellent and a bar ri fall will be plenty. The caller then requests more details about bone quantities and the reply suggests sending two more vines after a remark about bones.
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