Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-01
pElEcTABLE DORA,
DkkEVt NUI6 DVNAl
Who Succeeded Poor Kate Chase
Sprague, .....
Is Once More in West vrginia---How
Her Brother Built Hopes on
Her Marriage With a
Governor.

Last Sundays REGISTER contained an
interesting account of the death Of Frank
Calvert, the divorced husband of the present
wife Of Ex-Governor SPrague, of Rhode
Island, the notorious Dora Weed of Yves
Virginia. In going round the press of the
State that article has accumulated many
interesting facts. The Ceredo Enterprise
says it we'll remembers Frank Calvert, The
clipper little drummer, whose visits to all,
| the grocery stores for q distance Of hun
dred miles, were as regular as the seasons,
and adds Frank, in the early history of
his commercial tours among the merchants,
was only known for bright, active practi-
cal, energetic little gentleman, given to oc-
casional debauches which usually lasted
him from one to three weeks, after which
he enlightened up and was attentive to the
interests of his employers for three or six
months, when he would again 60 on spree
| Later he came into notoriety when
HE MARRIED THE DASHlNG BRUNETTE
Miss Dora Weed, who afterward was d.
yorced from hiM and married Ex-Governor
Sprague His ups and downs with this
somewhat notorious beauty, and the final
! elimination, are well known to most OF our
readers. After the sequel to this somewhat
remarkable married life Frank drifted
away the house he was travelling for hav-
ing given him western route, with the
hope that breaking off from old scenes and
associations would make his sprees less fire.
quent as he was successful salesman
when sober. For the past eighteen months
he has not been seen much on his old route
and his name had almost ceased to
be mentioned till an EnquiPeS Of last week
gave an account of his sudden death at the
| Walnut Street House, Cincinnati, under
suspicion of having committed suicide, and
| following with an account Of his somewhat
checkered life. The claim that Mrs. Dora
Sprague, late Calvert, had recently written
| q letter to him to come to her and she would
again live with him, is disbelieved, although
| there is rumor that for some time the rela-
tons with herself and Governor Sprague
have not been pleasant and report says she
Is NOW AT RoNCEvORTE,
in Greenbrier county, the home of her par.
ents, having separated from Sprague. The
somewhat sensational story related by the
Enquirer concludes by recounting an ejac-
ulation of brother of Mrs Sprague, (nee
Calvert when he heard that his sister was
the wife of Governor Sprague. The broth
er referred to is doubtless our own sweet
Isaac late of the Ceredo public schools.
We let the Enquirer relate it in its own
happy style. We do not vouch for its
truthfulness nor do we suppose does the
Enquirer, but it will cause broad smile to
pass over the faces of many who know
sweet Isaac so well here.
SWEET IsAAC's HOPE.
After giving the particulars Of the ro-
mantle marriage Of Mrs. Calvert to Gov
ernor Sprague, the Enquirer continues:
THE marriage created sensation. After
brief honeymoon tour the contracting
parties settled down in Cononchet, whence
the new made mistress of the mansion
mailed letters to female friends and &C
quaintances at times so long apart that
they supposed themselves forgotten, inform.
ing them Of her complete happiness. and
rendering invitations to visit her Ii is
needless to say that these invitations we're
not accepted Meantime the State election
canvass Yves progressing, aud one Of her
brothers, who mad been admitted to the
bar hurrahed when he heard Of bis sister,
marriage and shouted: BY II I'll be
Attorney-I General of Rhode IslandI'