Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17
GRAFTON GkSSlP.
Personal Chit. Chat and General News.

GRAFTON, W. Va, June l5.-Quite agood
story is now the subject OF general CONVEX
sation, and is eliciting much talk and con-
siderable mirth. When Garrett +. Jefferys
was siugged in the nose on that memorable
Saturday vening, June 9th, by Sam +. Nc
Cormick, Jeflerys was on his way to Wash
rngton. 1t is now said and told, too, by
msrv reliable parties, that Jefferys, upon
his advent into The National Capital, re.
psired at once to the heads Of such depart
ments there as he had went TO see. He ex-
hibited his skinned nose as proof positive
of McCo5mick's vicious disposition, and
showing hereby, or tIyrg TO, how Samuel
barred u parry in this district. BY some
means the story OF back to this city, and
is now the bon MOI OF gosSips.
Personal Pickings.
Frank Pierce. formerly an engineer on
the Fifth division. but now pulling a
throttle on thee. X o. road, with his wife,
is in the city.
The house of Hon. B. F. Martin, which
is now in course of construction, will be
an acquisition to this city. The Colonel
will embrace many new and attractive fea.
lures in the building OF his home.
Misses Minnie Hardinger and Lizzie
Sheets, of Westerford, Nd, are visiting
friends in this city.
Miss Ethel Roach, OF West Grafton, is
VlSlLlDg AT
Mrs. John Fraham, Of Newburg, is visit
ing her parents in this city.
Miss Mary Donohue visited fSends in
Fairmont this week.
Aft Burnett, with his Tea Party"
played at Brinkman's hall last night. ALI.
is getting old, very old, but then he has
been doing the same thing for years past.
Grown men can remember the time when
ALT visited their towns, and they went to
see him as urchins. He was accompanied
by Helen Nash. WHO is apparently no older
than she was eight or ten years ago.
Jas. Marum is going To- locate in Grant
county.
Miss Rosa McGraw, Of Mt de Chantal
Seminary, Wheeling, was home the past
week to attend Ter fathers funeral obse.
quies.
Harry Ford. of East Grafton, has a COW
which recently gave birth to calf which
has not q sign of hair on il, save on the tip
OF its tail and around the fetlo"ks. So
transparent is the flesh of the youthful bo-
vine that the veins and grain of the flesh
are as plain to the sight as if viewed
through a glass. The calf attracts consid-
cradle attention.
Mrs Fague, editress of the Keyser Echo,
and said to be the prettiest lady in West
Virginia, will be the next postmaster at
Keyser: so those say who know. In case
of such an advent the Echo will be for
sale.
Johnny Harrigan and wife. of Parkers.
burg, are staying a couple of days with
James Jennings of this city.
A. S. Warder, jr., who went to Parkers.
burg on Monday, TO take position on the
b. Il o express office, has been sent back to
this city, and will fix express matter
around at this point as Of yore.
uirln haya fnndpase for rod
and white that is as charming as it is par
alyzing to the beholder.
The following lawyers of this city will
attend Supreme Court on Monday at
Wheeling Carter and Woods. John T. Nc
Graw, J. W. Mason. They are handsome
set of gentlemen, and if brass band
should be sent down TO the depot in that
city to receive them their many friends
here will be glad of the mark Of respect.
James Manuel, formerly an engineer on
the B. d o., but now of Garrett Ind, is
visiting his parents here.
John Tregellas late of Baltimore, but
now OF the firm of Logers & Tregellas,
merchants, has moved his family here and
is now happily domestiCated in the rooms
over Allen, Raymond & Co.
Charles Sinsel, who has been attending
school at Morgantown, is back home, and
will spend his vacation here.
Three new members were taken In the
Knights of Labor at their regular meeting
on Wednesday evening. A great many
more accessions will be made to the order
in the near future. With proper attention
the lodge can and should be greatly in
creased.
1t is rumored that the marriage OF lady
and gentleman-both past the meridian OF
life-is one OF the things which will be
consummated in the near future. Both
are like Barkis-"Willin'."