The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-07
TUBERCU[OS|SIS
prevalent IN
TAYLOR

Thirty six Deaths from That
Disease Occur There in
Twelve Months.
GRAFTON. Nov. 6.-startling fg-
ures are given in the report Just made
by county officials Of the deaths and
births In this county during the year
1914. During that period OF twelve
months. the county had 245 deaths.
|of which almost fifteen per cent, or
thtrty-six persons, were victims Of tu-
berculosis. There were 466 births for
the same period. An active campaign
has been started here against tuber-
culosis in coop alton with the state
health authorities.
A four day campaign for, Young
Mems Christian Association members
has come to a close here with a total
of 400 members. considerably in ex-
cess OF the number aimed at when
the campaign opened. All Of the head
officials OF the Baltimore and Chic
Railroad Company including Third
Vice President A. W. Thompson, Gem
eral Manager g. w. Gallos:ay, General
Superintendent F. 3. Blaser and Gem
leral Agent q. B. Williams sent in their
lmemberships to the local association.
Railroad officials here were largely In
terested in the campaign and a new
building is regarded as possible With
in the next year.
The Royal Window Glass Company
lre-opened its plant in the east a,it
Monday morning with full forcesof
1925 men. This plant has been en-
Ilarged and repaired during the last
summer and now is a thirty six blows
er shop. Local men own and operate
Is.
Several thousand people took pant
in Grafton,s Mardi Gras celebration
here Halloween night. A great pa-
rade was led by bands, and pvlaes
were given for the best fancy cos
tunes. It was by far the biggest Hal
lowe'en celebration ever given here.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
by the suffragists Of the county at the
court house last Saturday. County
officers were elected as follows: Mrs.
]. Guy Allender, president; Mrs. s.
]. Rector, vice president: A. B. Long,
recording secretary; Mrs. Gene "
Ford, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
]. Bartlett, county treasurer.
The Sabbath school institute, in
which all the Protestant church 81 o.
1.-THE city confined, closed Friday night
after the greatest Sunday school SEES.
sion ever known In this section. Scv-
eral fine speakers participated in the
meetings.
The county court met this week and
set the salary Of the county sealer Of
weights and measures at $500 per an
mum. A set OF the weights and meas-
lures has been ordered at a cos. Of
$175 and will be officially approved
by the proper department Of the West
Virginia University before being put
in service here. The recent state Law
makes 1t compulsory 20 have such an
official in every county.
Judge Ira e. Robinson, who re.
signed on last Tuesday from the West
Virginia supreme court judgeship, ar
rived here Saturday and will make
this his home again. His family Is
also here. Judge Robinson resided Ut
Grafton for a number Of years until
I nd "a .nt
bench, when he went to Charles. ,M,
but has still regarded this AS his no re.
He is making his campaign for goS-
ernor on the Republican ticket from
headquarters which he has established
in this city.
On the closing day Of the circlit
court session, judgments were entered
in the suits Of the Grafton Banks re-
ceiyer against Col. John T. McGraw,
Democratic national committeeman.
for amounts totaling nearly $170,O00.
The Grafton lyceslm course opened
here on Monday and will continue
throughout the winter months. A
number Of very fine attractions have
been booked. "A strong quartet was
the opening attraction.
For the first time In many months,
the local city and county jails are
without tenants. The last Of the
prisoners was released on parole this
week.
While walking across the high
trestle bridge OF the Grafton Traction
Company, a small boy was seized with
an epileptic at Monday and was only.
saved from plunging from the bridge
to the river far below by the efforts
Of a man who rushed to his aid. The
boy would have fallen nearly fifty feet
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