Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-10
GRAFTON.

GRAFTON, w. Va, october 9.-Dr. q.
d. Mackin spent several days this week
in Morgantown and Pittsburg
Mrs Clara Hendrickson returned from
two weeks visit 10 friends at Elkins.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Gibson were among
those from here who ATTENDED M. T..
conference at Morgantown
Mr.. and Mrs Charles j. Proudfoot Will
leave Monday for visit among relatives
in Pennsylvania.
Rev. G. w. Chichester, of Buckhannon'
was in town the first of the week, Visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Sayre, OF south
Grafton.
The Grafton Printing Company put a
two-horse power water motor IN their Joo
Office on Latrobe street the first OF the
week.
Sandy Bradford came in from Mt. Lake
Park Tuesday and left for weeks va
cation. which he will spend in wheeling
and Pittsburg.
]. w. Yates left Tuesday for an ex-
tended visit to friends in Huntington.
Among the many changes in pastors
made by the M. E. conference at MOI
gantown was that of Rev. d. l.. ASH 1or'
Asix years past presiding elder OF TINS ols-
krict. and Rev. C. E. Shaw, pastor Of the
raiTpn NJ E. church, the former being
PansiArred to Moundsville and the latter
KiGwood. Both of these gentlemen
Re verb able ministers, and the places
kcuring Nhem are to be congratulated
lev. S. j.. Cotton. of Moundsville, was
made presiding elder of this district, and
Rev. f. N Lynch, of Huntington, pastor
of Grafton NJ. e. church.
Byron Blue was in Oakland, Nd, the
first of the week, looking after his iaun-
. dry interests.
Rev. ]. H. Flanagan, D. D., preached
at Tyrconville on last Sunday evening.
NYarry l.. Magin left Thursday morning
for Parsons where he has secured a
lucrative position with drug firm.
Mrs. Riley Gregg is visiting friends at
McKeesport, Pa.
Misses Ida Brown and Lizzie Poe are
visiting relatives near Ironton.
George Price, of Mootesville was call
ing on our merchants Wednesday.
Ed White, the accommodating sales
man for S. K. White, was in the East
on business this week.
Miss Della Dudley is visiting friends in
Fairmont
NJ A. Pilson was working up in Bar
bour county last week.
Hon. Charles Teter, of Philippi, was in
town Wednesday.
Prof A. ]. Wilkinson will move into his
pew residence on Washington street the
first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Beabout departed
for their home in Washington, Pa,
Thursday, after visit to friends in town.
c. M Cornwell, of Dent, this county,
left Wednesday for Baltimore, Nd, for
medical treatment.
Mrs. H. C. Compton and little son,
Crawford, returned Saturday from visit
to friends in Parkersburg.
Prof. George L. Shaffer, of Indepen-
dence, was the guest of his brother, Ed.
at the Ward House Thursday.
c. Frank Ellis has purchased the dry
goods and millinery store of S. L. Allen,
on Main street Mr.. Allen is one of the
Oldest merchants in town and retires from
business.
The members of the colored Baptist
church have purchased a printing outfit
and will start a Baptist paper. The first
issue will be published next week.
Mr. and Mrs Will Faust returned from
the East Monday, and have taken rooms
in the Mugler building, on Latrobe street.
The B. & o. company are building
new bridge across the Three Fork creek,
a few feet below the present Grafton &
Belington bridge.
A. G. Chrislip, of Philippi was in town
Friday. He had been on a business trip
to Pittsburg.
Attorneys W. r. Dent and B. F. Bailey
were at Pittsburg the first of the week.
Miss Grace Core returned Friday from
Baltimore, where she has been for some
time past, attending a school of MILL
merry.
r. E. NJ Cafferty and Miss Grace Cas-
tie, both of this city, were married at
Oakland ane day last week.
c. NJ. Lewis, operator at Benwood, was
visiting in town Friday
w. p. Rapp, of Clarksburg, was bust
ness caller in town Friday.
Rev. Charles E. Shaw will move his
family to Kingwood next week, where he
will be stationed as pastor of the King
wood NJ Z. church.
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