Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-03-11
NEIGHB0RHOOD.
WHAT HlS BEEN GOING ON m NEARBY
TOWNS THE PAST WEEK
Social Affairs Happenings and Events Of Local
Interest Gathered BY "Registsr' Rspo-.arA
Rsaia5ls Resume Of hs News
GRAFTON

GRAFTON, w. Va, March 10-John @.
smith, bridge carpenter from New Jer-
sey, who has been working on the Is. & O..
compauy's bridge 40 Point Marion, stopped
on here Tuesday evening Co take ln tho
town, and 10 now turns out that while the
lay-over was quite expensive 90 smith, ne
failed 20 set his moneys worth OF fun, out
did gain some very valuable experience
While in the company OF one Wallace
s. StQnSbury, smith got completely knocked
out from the effects OF bad whisky and az
the soil citation OF one laid down on bench
in front of Earfs boarding house where
he was arrested for plain drunk. He dis
covered on awakening that he was minus
his pOCketOOOk containing $40 and every
thing else OF any value. Stansoury was
arrested on suspicion and crcumstaruaI
evidence brought out 40 the preliminary
hearing before Justice Guard was SUI
fcientlY strong 90 warrant that omcer no
holding Stansbury in 5000 bond for his
appearance at Court Stansoury has all
ready served two terms in the MOundsvlIe
peniteutiary and or convicted OF the crime
for which be now stands charged viii have
10 serve q life sentence.
Thea. %. U. vs.. have made extensive
preparations for the reorganization or the
Lotus Lodge, OF this place, and on Monday
evening wil entertain a large number OF
House with music and addresses oy many
prominent members from both az home
aud abroad, after which the order Will
banquet no McCa0e's.
The coming social event will be the pro-
gres5ive euchre party 20 0a given Monday,
March 10Th. by tne Bachelors club, az the
diningrOoms OF the Grafton hotel Many
invitations have peeu Issued, and from the
manner in which some or the single fra
i |Ha.rr a.n.r- Hn..
for the pas, week, an enjoyable time must
be had
Among the visitors % our town the past
week we note the following. The Misses
Douglass, of Palatine visiting relatives;
Miss Stella Powell, OF Petersburg, visit
ing Miss Mary Leeds: Judge Ice OF Pnu-
ippi. on business; u. 81. J8clsOn,0f Clards-
burg; O.. w.. Worley, kingwood; M. Em-
sheimer, Wheeling; A. ~. Rice, wheel
ing; A. T.. Wade, Morgantown; James r..
Hall, Pbilppi Mal0r Anderson, Nv aeelns,
ana T. d. Peddicord, Oakland.
OF the Graftoniaus out of town the fol-
lowing is partial list: Mrs. %. j. Stron
and daughter, visiting Reading, Pa; Mrs.
Charles Durbin ami sisters, the Misses
NIcGraw, visiting Wheeling; Rev SIM
mons. Of the Baptist Church, called 20
Weston on account of meath or ms motneri
Dr a. S. Warder and W.. R. id, Dent, 20
Wheeling on business.
The familiar figure of VIM. heoltz VIII
hereafter bs missed from the 6rm of Geo.
Brn,man and Co., Mr.. heOIE having sew
cred his partnership with that nrm.
The Grafton Sutus. has also changed
hands. having been leased 6v the Sentinel
Publishing Co, with DR.. %. J.. Love as
manager. The members of --6 company
are all Taylor county people and the new
mrnagement starts oil with next weeks
issue.
The big Mohawk fountain put in 10y
Grant aud Jackson this week ls credit no
the firm. aud viii be cnrisraned win a free
blowout the first warm day.
vs.. u. HendricEs0n, junior member or
the firm OF Adelton & Co., has Withdrawn
from the firm, and the business again goes
hack 10 II. Addison