Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-22
GRAFTON.

GRAFTON, W. Va, October 21-
| Charles jenkins, of the Hendrickson
Clothing Co., was at his home in Pied
mont the first of the week.
The Fetterman school will open Mon
day.
G. w. Gall, of Philippi, representing
Dunn & Co., was in town Friday.
Copestone Chapter No. II, R. A. NJ,
held a special convocation Friday
night. The Most Excellent and Royal
Arch degrees were conferred upon Joe
Bradford, Samuel Musgrove and A. u.
Barbee.
The marriage of Miss Nettie Patton,
of this place, and Mr.. W. j. Galliher, of
Fairmont, was solemnized at the home
of the bride on Wednesday evening.
Quite a number of immediate friends
were present. They left Thursday for
Fairmont, their future home.
Miss Gale Gun, of Salem, was visit
ing friends in town during the week.
Mrs. Melville w. Peck, of Philippi,
was here the first of the week.
Simpson, a small town west Of here
eight miles, on the Parkersburg
branch, is expecting an oil boom in the
near future. Over ten thousand acres
Of land has been leased and a guaran-
tee that work will begin by the middle
of November. Mr. Hoffman, wealthy
merchant of that town, is one of the
principal movers in the boom.
Frank Davidson, with a splendid
company of players, will hold forth at
the Opera House three nights, COM
mencing Thursday, the Goth, with
Hans, the German Detective" the frat
attraction.
Clyde Cole, of the Grafton Bank, left
this morning for visit to friends at
Morgantown.
Arch Ward is building a fine resid-
ence near his blacksmith shop in the
West End.
George Miller, of Metz, Marion coun-
ty, is visiting relatives at Fetterman.
Misses Kate and Cora Smith, of Fet-
terman, were in town Thursday.
Mrs. Ed. Roger and daughter, of
Buckhannon, were the guests of Mrs.
H. C. Fueller, at the Arlington Hotel.
Taylor county is soon to have rural
free mail delivery. A special agent
made a tour of the country the first Of
the week and will make favorable
report to the department
Samuel M Musgroye was at Clarks-
burg and Lost Creek, Harrison county,
Thursday.
E. G. Goshorn, special insurance
agent of Charleston, was in town Fri
day.
J. w. Polling stopped over night in
town Thursday, en- route to his home
in Philippi
John s. Hamilton. of Fairmont, was
in town Friday.
Secretary of State VIM. M. o. Daw-
son was in town Wednesday shaking
hands with his many friends.
Mrs. A. J. Fleming returned Thurs
day to her home at Maybe, after a
pleasant visit to her parents on Wash
ington street.
Miss Mary King was visiting friends
at Barrackville, Thursday.
Senator S. B. Elkins and son Davis,
were Grafton House guests Thursday
Miss Minnie Langford, of Princess
Anne, Md, was the guest of Mrs. George
L. Jolliffe, on Washington street, the
first of the week.
Waitman T. Barbe, representing the
State University, was in town Thurs
day and Friday.
S. E. Harwood was at Fairmont
Thursday.
The marriage of Harry w. Chad
duck, assistant cashier of the Grafton
Bank, and Miss Ada Vankirk, is an
nounced to take place the latter part of
the week.
John Carr, proprietor of the Grafton
foundry, is quite i'll at his home on La
trobe street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis left for
Baltimore Thursday.
S. L. Allen was at Mt. Lake Park
Friday
Richard Wilkinson, of Bridgeport. is
in town looking after his insurance
business.
DR.. A. H. Kunst, of Weston, was Wis
iting his brother, c. F. W. Kunst, here
during the week.
A. j. Yoke, Grafton's oil king, spent
two or three days with his family on
the west side this week.
Emery Critics. of Parkersburg, was
visiting his mother Sunday
Dr. E. NJ. Turner, of Wheeling, was
here Thursday.
is at Beverly and Huttonsville this week
on business.
C. w. Monroe and j. E. R. Sine re-
turned Friday from weeks hunting
at Glady, Randolph county, but owing
to the extremely dry weather. they fail
ed to secure the expected game
Fred Gerkin returned the first of the
week from Holly River, where he had
been assisting on the Holly River R. r.
survey.
Robert Downing will be here on the
I'd of next month.
Judge Armstrong; court is still In
session.
The Fetterman Board of Education
has decided to rebuild the school house
at once.
The president of the county court,
A. A Armstrong. has under consider
alton plans for the remodeling OF the
court house. He claims the present
building IS inadequate and that not only