Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-20
GRAFTON.
Yerpg Ladies Deserted by the
Stronger Sex
Bard Together, Attend the Theatre and
Cut Figure That Makes Them
Butt for All Present
Minor Chit
Social 10 TIE Rs1ister.

We are to be well supplied with enter
tsiDments this year. Kitlie Rhoades has
Just left Us, and nov DR.. Arnold is billed
for the 24gh.
Mr.. Cyrus Fife, one of Morgsntown's
most popular young men, was the guest Of
Charley Durbin during the early part Of
this week.
This week we have had the best snow,
both in quality and quantity, We have had
this winter, yet very few have been taking
p advantage of it.
The latest in the social circles is the mar
risge of Mr.. Bob Kennedy and Miss Emma
Lippincott, both OF this place, which oc-
CURED 10 Baltimore on Wednesday, the
10th inst.
Mr.. Robert White,
An old Grafton Boy,
who has been spending several weeks here,
smong relatives and friends, started on
Tuesday night for his home in the sunny
South" az Meriden, Miss Bob is a hlghiy
respected young man, and II all our 20,
Who GO away 10 live were Ike him, 'isI
ton would have no fears for her reputation
abroad.
Tie movement toward the Baud enter
tsibBIeDt, We are glad TO learn is pro, rnss.
ing finely. The pay decided upon Is Inc
DTuDkaJd,' y worthy, moral aud domestic
dTan.s and the characters II is SAID SIRE
carefully sppointed. We wish the boys the
greatest success, and urge II upon tue p7U
pie who so freely attend the psriDsmI lcrS
of travelling troupes, as duty. that thy
should largely patronjzs this, the first no
duct Of home talent We have had for con-
sidersble length OF time.
Miss Kittie Rhosdes and her eXcellen:
troupe
Played Here Three Nights
this week, and gave almost perfect salts
faction. This is undoubtedly the best
troupe thst has visited our town for Y ars
and Is the first in this line of entertain
p,eat that has drawn a crowded house.
y gh the first two nights gave
abstraction, The Two Orphans" on
night fully completed the success
D. so well managed as TO perfectly
prsns everybody, and thereby raise the
troupe higher in the estimation of the peo
pie than any other which comes here. In
this play, as well as the Others, besides
Miss RhOsdes, Miss Willis and Messrs. Mea-
ford and Ely deserve special mention. II
will be no trouble for kittie to raise u full
house any time she comes here now, ami
we hope she will come often.
On Friday night of last week three Of
our flip" young men, MrSSrs Henry l. p
pircott, Bob White, and Will Martin, pro-
Yidsd with dashing two in hands, and eatA.
sbles for six, with
0iher Things I'm Proportion.
drove around and invited their ladies fair
TO accompany them on 3 sleighiug party.
The ladies, ever willing, unhesitatingly did
so, and accordingly all started with ligaI
besrts and the most sanguine hopes oil
good time. After many hook AMI
crook, !" and numerous narrow escapes, by
some strange freak of nature" the party
UNEXPECTEDLY turned up in PruntytoHn, a.
q very unwelcome hour, where after time
they succeeded IN arousing some sleeping
relatives they happen 70 have there. aud
unctremouiously took possession OF The
house evidently with the intention d
having a lively time. II is said they sue
cseded, the efforts of the host 10 the con
trary notwithstanding and after spending
q great portion of the night in ways besi
suited to themselves, they were finally pr
yaiIed upon 20 depart. The return trip
was made, not without accidents, but wits
EQUALLY as much fun as the other part o.
the night, as they say.
| ON Monday night seven of our youag
,s6ies. who
UufsrtnnateIy Had Been Lett.
/. -ry coursseously banded together with
!. The determination to take in" Kitrit
Rhoades on their own hook. Hiy,ns
Ielsctsd leader, and spliced their peCuniarH
upplies, they appeared early at the do:
kith their mesgre money, and With tlt
5pitifui tale of having Just arrived on ~
HAHN without knowledge OF the admiSS' o"
lee or time 10 procure seats, they slyiy
Hoodwinked" the manager into admitting
Lem. They also persuaded the reserve
Meat" man 10 give them extra reserves
eats on the extreme froat row, which b.
Indy did in consideration OF their sad anG
Icwofui countenances. This being tue las;
r. Gene in their first act, they suideliy aP
.seae<tf In their own true cOlors, and durins
bfhe rest Of The evening succeeded in max
ing such guys" Of themselves as 20 be Re
marked by everybody in the house, and
indeed they even so annoyed the actors
Nat IL was once thought the manager
Woold put Them Out,
sgsin pity for their desolate condition
e. I'd them, and he changed his mind
as everything must come to an end, 50
anf peculiar conduct was stopped by tn
aasI scrss OF EAST Lynne" which told IL
was tine TO so home. No matter how their
actions nsy be considered, they were such
as csused the bows 10 take pity on them
and provide for them on the other nights
In the Grafton Eagle, of this week, an
article sppears in which grave and serious
accusations Of part social indifference,
''ueelect OF social duty" lack Of attention
. 10 our young ladies" ard other expires
!. Ssns Of the same purport. are made
y sIpst the Grafton boys We have but
D vile srsee 10 tffer such objections as this
serves. get something OF the kind must
Z done We are forced to infer from that
ttiTe that the writer Of IL has been but
tile in, or knows bur little OF Grafton
ociety. II be bad he would have known
; thai The Grafton boys have ever been
.ssuassusIy Devoted 90 Their Fair Ones.
have always cheerfully given their attsn-
ktiou in sny and every case, where 10 was
cssssJy, and have never failed. even in =
fv19le instance, TO make use OF the least as
! tssll as greatest sources OF amusement and
,rnnroyement which have come within
their reach, to the advantage Of our ladies.
And he needs no better proof Of the above
then The words Of orr young ladies them
selves to that effect, which he certainly
would have gotten had he been among
kfm or known snythiug OF them. he
sys s-Grafron Is proverbial for its pretty
rls.r 30 it is, but beauty Is the least COZ
,Eferatiop. Grafton Is proverbial for the
feh Intelligent, moral and social qualities
her girls, % vel, and he will fiod none
lbo more gladly recognize and exult IN
hfoe facts at home, or who more pro0dly
nd bravely defend them abrosd, than
the yery boys whom he accuses OF
sNexIees OF social Duty"
e9sck Of attention to our young ladies, I"
&c We are sorry to see an article 50 detri'
rental 10 the regulations OF our boys, ap-
b srpptly coming from one who has casi
lot with US" and with whom We should
,essvs be on the best OF terms, and whom
are A ready TO respect and even defend
"a feilew toUnsmsn, il he deserves il, a.
re 20 nov our young ladies who have 50
-.ohly deserved our respect and esteem
nd particularly sre We sorry when We
know he IS mistaken. The remedy that
4 fn,rst fofeihly suggests itself Is. the follow.
: inr 81 that old saying. first Re sure yoQ're
IiSht, th<n 80 ahead.