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Newspaper
The Grafton Eagle
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1884
Page
3
The Grafton Eagle notes a busy week with social events, weddings, and community updates. It mentions visitors, school examinations, dramatic plans, and local politics while listing personalities like Misses Warder and Harns, Editor Newton, and Mr. McMahon, reflecting a bustling town scene.
Brinkman’s Opera House hosted Heege's Comedy Company presenting Pygmalion and Galatea. Weather kept crowds light but performers impressed with Daly as Galatea Greiner as Chrysos Treat as Daphne and Mandeville as Pygmalion’s wife. audience applauded loudly.
Ten week strike in the Hocking Valley continues with no abatement as coal operators spend 130000 on imported miners. Governor Hoadly orders three company of soldiers to the scene amid fears of trouble. Strikers report evictions from cottages and acts of violence including a failed horse trampling and a torpedo thrown at a governor headquarter train. Relief payments reach 27500 in the past week while talks of safety and tension grow. The Greely Expedition results outline polar direction, extreme cold conditions, and starvation risks, with additional notes on logistics and science.
The Republican county convention held a large, orderly session with full delegations. Maj. J. C. Fleming named temporary chair, committees formed, and nominations finalized for county offices including legislature, clerk, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, and county surveyor with ballots producing victors such as Jos. M. Allen and Maj. Fleming. The event closed after a strong turnout and adjournment.
Reports detail a September picnic near Morgantown where Isaac McCormick of Pucca was attacked with a hatchet and Tim Supples shot. injuries are serious but non fatal. The note thanks neighbors for support to the bereaved family of Stalkakse and calls for a bridge between Morgantown and West Grafton for county benefit. Local visits by Dr Dickison and evangelist Rev Harris are noted alongside market mentions and a promotion for Dr Bline’s nerve restorer.
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