Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-14
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GRAFTON, December l3-Judge lee was
IN town Friday.
DIR. Ernie Love went to Eglon, Preston
county, last week, at which place be wih Gu
gage in the practice of medicine in coonce'
ton with the drug business.
VIM. A. Ohleys editor Of the Fairmons
Index, was circulating among his Grafton
friends Monday.
b. Il. Bruce, the colored ex-senator,
passed through town on Thursday.
Col. Ben Wilson was registered at the
Grafton House on Saturday last
A new schedule on the B. 4 o. will go
into effect on Sunday, the 2lst. II Is said
that some very radical changes viii be
made, though what they are no one knows
with certainty. 1t is pretty well understood
however, that trains No. and Will be
taken off the fourth division.
One of the most successful society events
of the past year in Grafton was the leap
year party given at the residence OF Dir.
Thomas Cline, on Thursday evening last.
The ladies interested spared neither trouble
nor expense in their preparations, which
were conducted on quite grand scale, es'
pecially in the quartermaster department.
and the result was most agreeable sur
mise to those who were so fortunate as TO
be present The evening was spent in
dancing. while appropriate and pleasing
games also contributed to make the even
ing pleasant one. About 1880 the
Young ladies escorted their guests to the
dining room, where their eyes were greeted
with the sight Of q banquet which made
their mouths water, and which was almost
as sweet to look at as the ladies themselves
But the boys did not look at it Icing; they
were hungry; so they waived all ceremony
and they proceeded TO demolish the eata-
lies with zest to which was very compli-
men,ary to the cooks. After supper dane
ing was resumed and continued .1ntil two
O'Clock, when the party broke up and dis
Lersed.
Mir. John Burchinal, a young gentleman
from Uniontown, Pa, who is reading law in
the Office of John W. Mason, has gone into
the newspaper business, having purchased o
half interest in the Sentinel.
The ladies Of st. Augustine's Catholic
Church will hold festival in Brinkmsn
Hall on the evenings of the 22d and 23d.
Louis Reinheimer, of Philadelphia, was in
town this week.
Miss Minnie Roberts, of Cleveland, o., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Gen Brown.
Henry Colrider is the father Of new born
baby boy.
Candidates for the post Office continue to
appear, and at almost any time you can see
one Of them buttonholeing somebody on the
street.
Mrs. Thomas Mulligan, Of Wheeling, for
merly Miss Nellie Mcguire. will spend the
holidays among her numerous friends in
Grafton.
A grand ball will be given in Brink.
man Hall on the evening Of the 18th, to
which great many invitations will be Is
sued.
Within the past month two stores have
teen burglarized in this place, two men have
been robbed and b. 4 o. freight car broken
open and goods stolen. In addition to this
there have been many other thefts aud
petty crimes which would be worthy of men
ton in any other place but are not OF suf-
fcient magnitude to excite comment ia
Grafton.
Will Martin was experimenting with q
Smith & Wesson revolver in Nike Burkes
place on Thursday last. when the thing ex.
ploded and drove ball into his thigh, in
flicting very painful wound.
One policeman is on duty here all night
now, owing to the recent rapid increase in
crime.