Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-30
GRAFTON GOSSIP.
The News froa Live. Bssy Inland
city.

The News fron Live, Bsy Inland
City.
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GRAFTON, November 29.-Thanksgiving
day was observed in Grafton BY q union ser
vice held in the Baptist church, at which
Rev. Bowers. OF the Lutheran church, off,
ciated. The meeting was well attended.
Gen. Geo. w. Brown, who has been con-
fined to the house for the past month By the
sharp twinges of rheumatism, is once more
able to 90 about, and was on the streets
Thursday.
j. Carson NEWMAN, the popular telegraph
operator, spent his Thanksgiving withiriends
in Piedmont.
The Bijou Theatre Company held the
boards at Brinkman Hall on Thursday after
noon and evening, drawing fair houses.
The most important event Of the week
was the marriage of A. G. Dayton, Of Phil
ippi, to Miss Lummie Sinsel, of our town,
which took place at the First Baptist
church on Wednesday morning. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Robertson,
and the attendants were Charles +. Peter
and Miss Abbie Sinsel, and Lloyd B. Loyett
and Miss Stella Bradford, while George A.
Huntington and Joe Msrum looked pretty
as the ushers. Immediately after the cere-
mony the happy pair departed for Phillip.
John and Charlie Sinsel, who have been
attending school at 0beriin, o., came home
to witness the marriage Of their sister Lum-
ME.
Orrin Mccormick is now working for
Uncle Sam in the capacity Of postal clerk,
having received his appointment last Satur.
day. He works between Baltimore and
Cumberland.
The new B. & o. freight depot is great
improvement to our town, being more COM
modious than the old o-e and much more
accessible.
Misses Hattie and Flora Dawson. Of
Webster. were in town on Thursday.
Mrs. Judge A. b. Fleming and Miss Lucy
Watson, of Tsirmont, were visiting in Graf
ton last Friday.
Miss Carrie Clancy entertained select
number Of her friends on Friday evening by
giving little social hop, which is described
by all as having been very pleasant al
fair.
4 grand ball was given in Briukman
Hall, on Wednesday evening which was
very largely attended.
John CLAYTON. of West Grafton, has had
a new piece of furniture added to his house
hold effects in the shape of new boy.
Col Hoover, of the Grafton House, is
visiting friends in Baltimore, and Lee
Gwinn is managing things at the hotel
Under the supervision Of Philadelphia, of
course.
FLOYD and Howard DAVIDSON, OF Webster,
we're in town on Thursday. They attended
the ball at Fairmout.
Gere Graham, of the telegraph Office, will
visit friends in Bridgeport on Sunday. It's
female friends" of course.
George Dunlap, the handsome baggage
master of the Fourth division, spent his
Thanksgiving with friends in Wheeling.
Rpnor has it that George will soon 'tie
up"
Miss Mary Costello, of Cumberland. has
been visiting Miss Flora Hamilton, Of West
Grafton. during the past week.
Sidney Reynolds has been circulating
smorg his Grafton friends for three or four
days.
One of the things which this town most
needs is hall suitable for public entertain
ments The one we have was not built for
that purpose and does not afford half the
convenience which town Of ibis size de.
mauds.
Will Hendrixon aud Will Kuust were in
Fairmont attending the leap year masQue
ball on Thursday evening.
1t is said a reduction of 10 per cent in
the wages of all B. 80 employees will take
place on the Isl of the month. As this town
is largely comprised Of people who depend
upon the B. 4 o. for livelihood, the above
intelligence exeites no small degree Of dis