Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-13
GRAFTON.

The Burton Projectoscope company is
showing to full houses at the Opera
this week
Major GIuck, of Auburn, w. Va,
was in town Thursday and Friday
NJ G. Cunningham, of Clarksburg,
is registered at the Central Hotel.
The material for the new electric
LIGHT plant is expected Monday
The success of the revivals at the
various churches in town has been
phenomenal. The number Of CONVEX
sions, since the tenth Of January last,
will reach near the five hundred
notch Rev. Lynch, of the NJ E.
church, leading the number at his
church being somewhat over three
hundred
J. Ed. Kildow. the handsome editor
OF the Randolph Enterprise, is in
town and assisting Rev Brown at the
NJ. P. church with his revival series.
Miss Alice Murphy, the Latrobe mil
liner returned Thursday from the
East, where she had been buying her
spring stock Of goods.
Rev. J. NJ. Warden and daughter,
Miss Maude, returned to their home
st Terra Alta Friday after a weeks
visit to relatives in town.
Mrs. G. D. Gillilen, who has been the
guest Of her sister Mrs. R. M Sheets,
of the West Side, returned home
Thursday.
John Philips, Of Fairmont, was in
town several days this week looking
after his brick yard at Fetterman. He
has placed improved machinery in his
yard, increasing the capacity more
than double.
Captain G. NJ. Whitescarver was at
Philippi Friday.
Lofts Lodge No. 10, A. o. U. w, will
give a grand ball at Brinkman hall,
April nth.
John Henry, supt. of the Tyrcon-
nell mines, was in town Friday.
The agitation of annexing Fetter-
man to the Grafton corporation has
been resurrected and is meeting with
considerable opposition by those liv-
ing in the eastern part of the town,
and is Just as bitterly opposed by
those living at the western portion OF
the town.
Thomas w Robinson retured from
Patterson creek Wednesday, where he
had been attending the funeral OF his
brother. Col. John A. Robinson.
George Brinkman is placing a car
load of ice in his storage room, pro-
cured from Mt. Lake Park.
A. T. Watson, the West Virginia
Central railroad company's agent at
Beverly, was IN town Friday and Sat
urday
Joseph Reed, of Brooksville, was i'll
town for a. few days this week.
Nominating conventions will be
held next week to name the town Of
fcials.
Mrs. H. C. Owens left Thursday for
an extended visit to friends in Ohio.
Mr.. Owens accompanied her as far as
Parkersburg.
wait Bartlett, B. & O. conductor. is
LAYING off on account of sickness.
Travelling freight agent Fowler, of
the b. & O., has been in town several
days.
Miss Lena Davis is quite i'll at her
home on the West Side.
Several large deals in real estate
are being consumated near town
Lands adjoining the South and West
Sides are being bought for the pur-
pose Of laying out town lots. Inc
growth of the town during the spring
and summer is expected to be very
large.
Demoley Commandery NO. II, K. t.,
held special conclave in Masonic
hall last night, at which quite num-
Der Of visiting Sir knights were pres
ent and participated in the work. The
Templars orders were conferred upon
the following candidates: Robert n.
Watson, Harry H. Lent, Frank ]. Van
Newkirk, Samuel d. Brady, Francis
J. Mark, and Louis Yeater, all OF
Davis, w. Va. An elegant banquet
was prepared for the occasion at the
McCabe restaurant, in which over for
ty Sir Knights participated. Speeches
were made by Sir Knights Stewart B.
Reed Of Clarksburg: Richard c. Dun
nington, of Fairmont; Samuel D.
Brady, of Davis, and Past Command
ant Sir Rev. w. H. Cox, Of Baltimore
1t was an occasion long to be remem-
bered by Templars Of Grafton.