Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-02-28
GRAFTON.
A Terse Summary of the Weeks News
Personal.

A Terse Summary of the Weeks News
Personal.
Special 10 the Sunday Register.
GRAFTON, W. Va. February 27.-Miss
Gertis Steele, who spent the winter with
friends in Grafton, lett on Tuesday night
for her home in Birmingham, Ala.
Rev. E. J. Willis. late President OF
Broaddas College, at ClsrksbuFg, was at
one time q Judge in California and passed
the first judicial sentence of death in that
State. =,
Mr.. J. N. JeAerys, q merchant OF South
Grafton, who went to Baltimore last week
to have an operation performed upon MS
arm BY surgeons OF the Maryland Univer-
sity hospital, is doing well. DR.. Tiphany
and FIVE assistants separated the elbow
Joint and took away parts OF the upper and
lower bones. The operation was per
form ed in two hours and q quarter. :.
A trainlosd of emigrsnts from Maryland
and Virginia passed through Grafton TOR
the west during the last week.
The Morgartown passenger train was
sent to the shops here on Tuesday tor re-
pairs. When the train was placed on the
dry docks and the boys dug the engine and
coaches out OF the Monongshels mud, she
was found to be all right.
Rev. J. W. Carter, D. D., Of Parkers-
burg, delivered an able lecture at the NJ
E. Church, Thursday night, to large and
spprecietive audience.
Dr. A. Fl. Thayer returned this week
from his trip TO Florida, feeling much i'm.
proved in health and looking decidedly
better.
John E. Stuck, of Newburg, who ipjur-
ed his spinal column by fall last Sunday
a week ago is still living, but bis case is
hopeless.
The first ticket issued over the F. NJ. 4
P. railroad, was sold at this station by as
sistsnt ticket agent Msllonee to Mr.. r. G.
White, Of Lattas, Ross county, Ohio.
Mira. Jessie Msnley, wife Of Deputy
Sheriff Marley, of Marion county, is visit
ing friends in Grafton this week.
Hon. B. F. Martin is quite i'll this week
with dysentery.
Uncle Billy Cole lost another valuable
horse this week.-Mrs. famous and valuable
horse Pat This makes seven horses
Mr.. Cole has lost in the last year.
Only one arrest in our city for over two
weeks.
Among the distinguished visitors to our
city the lrst week were: Hon. John Bas-
sell, I. I. Wallace, Scott Riley, Miss Mol.
lie Hamilton, Clarksburg; Col 1. T. Gold.
en-, Col j. 81. Harry, Bridgeport; W. B.
Pickett, Charleston; Jos Tregellss, York,
Pa; Rev. David Powell, Pennington;
Capt. Chas. Wells, GIovers Gap, Miss
Nettie Nye, Morgsntown; Steven Joyce,
Petersburg; Jno. W. Rohrbsugh, Buck
harmon.
Several citizens OF Grafton attended the
funeral of Patrick Koran. at Fairmont,
Tuesday, among whom were Capt. Mike
Flanagan, wife and daughter, Mrs. Jas
Flanagan, Jr, Jno. Flanagan, b. s.
Walker and wife.
There will be q congregational meet
ing in the Lutheran church tomorrow to
elect pastor.
The spring term Of the Fairmont State
Normal Schoo! begins Monday.
Jas. Carr, Ct the 3 & o. shops, received
painful hurt Wednesday, by having his
leg caught between pair Of wheels and
MASKING it considerably.
A few dave ago ice McNickcr, Of Bar
bour county, came to town and got par
alyZei druak lie started home in the
evening on horseback, end when about two
miles west aud ueHr the home Of Mr.
Peters, fell from his horse He Was seen
TO fall by liule ton OF that gentleman,
who ran 10 his Assistance and then discov.
cred his condition and that he was not. The
night being extremely cold, the boy wrap.
ped him up in straw and a blank, until his
father returned from town, when they took
him in out OF the freezing weather. Mr..
Peters says he was almost dead and nearly
| frozen when taken to he house.
The series OF meetings at the Methodist
Protestant Church, conducted BY the pas.
tor. Rev. d. G. Helmick, grows in interest
daily. About enc hundred ald fifty have
made q profession Of faith and thirty or
forty sseSe.s nsSiDg the prayers of the
church. From present indications there
is no telling when the meeting will close.
1t has been in progress nearly three weeks
and the church folks expect the CONVEX
sions to amount to two or three hundred
before the close Of their meeting.
Also there has been q great religious re.
viyal in the NJ. t. church at Klngwood
with about Is conversions.
John II. Holt, editor of the Standard
returned with his bride yesterday from
taeir wedding trip and family reception
was held at his home in the evening. The
morning following large basket Of we'd
ding cake was sent to the force Of the
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