East Side News Briefs Include Funeral, Marriage, Visits
Local East Side News reports the funeral of Abigail Trickett Wilcox at Bluemont Cemetery Grafton with services announced. Shafter Shaffer and Flora Smith wed in Clarkburg and return to Morgantown area with promises of a happy future. Community notices note family travel, illness, and church activities including Ladies Aid and Home Missionary meetings. Neighboring residents are listed with updates on health and visits as lines of social life unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grafton
J. ¥. Blackwood
Abigail Trickett
Dexter Ashcraft
Triine
Monongalls County
Bluemontemetery
Gratton
Shafters Smith
Harry Shaffer
Morgantown Avenue
Floda Smith
Thornton
Glarkaburg
Thin City
William Shaffer
Shafter
Ity
Tobinson Coal Company
Hix
Ill and improving visits from relatives in Independence
Fragmentary notes show Mr and Mrs Nuzum Powell street have a child with whooping cough. Watson is improving. Fred Cobun of Mechanicalture Ohio is here due to the death of his uncle Helmick. He has been visiting relatives at Independence and Clarksburg and returns tonight then leaves for home tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel
P.M. Carpen
Marion Street
E.3
Walls
McDaniel
Goff Laughlin
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pean
A ‘Watson
Kittens for Adoption Amid Cat Tales and Pet Talks
A reader shares anecdotes from pet ownership highlighting kittens needing homes and a cat's behavior. The column blends light humor with observations on cats and dogs, noting trust, mischief, and the challenges of keeping pets well behaved in a household.
Christmas Wishes and Wild Winds Across Fairmont
This journal fragment notes a wild wind rattling windows and a fresh white snow covering Fairmont on Christmas Day. It reflects hopes for a cosy holiday, comments on gift shopping, and contrasts men and women tastes, ending with a somber observation of a neighbor facing loneliness during the festive crowds.
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Side News
C. D. Bimmers
Rant Park Avenas
Nebo
Frances Sunniera
Ald Society
Ladies Aid Society
Diamond Street Church
C. Snyder
Pittsburgh
Avente
Home Missionary Meeting
Home Missionary Socius
M. P
Joy Hinkle
Spring Street
DeWitt
Rawtown Avenue
Nyu
Rome
Moat
Cirle
United States
Canada
Hauge Flower & Plant
Ridgley Ave
Humphrey
Express
Fairmont Wall Plaster Co
Retail Dept
Jacobs Bldg
Fairmont
Oman
Tyer
Howe Nest
Christman
Dolls
Dollis
Pouna
America
Pharmacy Service Drug Store
Grant Town Drug
Jackson St. Watson Hotel
Grant Town
W. Vit
Nunnally’s
Whitman’s
Morse’s
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