Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-12

here this week. SHE left Saturday for an
extended VISIT to relatives at Warrington.
Clssde Cole has secured position with
the B. * o. Co. and went to work Thurs
day
Lincoln ]. Carriers Under the Dome"
was greeted by large crowd at Brink
man Opera House Wednesday night. It
was a good show The next attractionl
viii be Tuesday night. the 18th inst, Rice
& Barton's Big Gaiety co.
The Fern Leaf Club will hold another of
their private dances at Brinkman's Hall,
Monday night, and it goes without saying
that it viii be social success,
A movement is on foot To inaugurate a
lecture course In Grafton in the near fu-
ture. Charles Montraville Flowers, the
famous impersonator win be here March
at Brinhman's Opera House. and should
this effort be greeted with the measure of
success 1t deserves, the lecture course
win be an assured fact Only lecturers OF.
a national reputation viii be secured, and
our people will be afforded the rars
chance OF hearing the leading lecturers ID
the country on the important subjects OIL
the day
The town this week was fun OF menu
eeTs OF the LIST Regiment on their way|
. home. They all seemed gr0tiued TO getI
home, but regretted that they did not getj
20 see service. s w. Zoe Of this city, is
due to arrive home to-day The other
Grafton boys arrived home earlier in thaI
week
The knights Of Pythias of Grafton arel
arranging for a big time on the 10th inst.
y social entertainment viii be held, fol-
lowed by banquet at one of the leadinSH
hostelries of the city. and it is sure to be
a big success,
Mrs. Wardeus Sunday school class viii
hold a Valentine social at the residences
Of MIR. Wm. Clark on Main street, onl
Tuesday evening of this week. Music anal
refreshments and social games will be tho
order of the evening.
Melville Travis. a we'll known citizen oil
this county died about six miles east oil
here, near Thornton. The funeral oc-l
CURED Saturday from his residence.
Mrs. Pat Judge is home from visit to
Fa.rmout
The interest fin the coming municipal
election grows apace. The names OF sew,
eral prominent citizens are mentioned I'D
W. O. Boyd and Councilman Chas. StolY
zenful are prominently MENTIONED for IN
Republican nomination and the Demd
cratic candidates are not vet madtW
known. II the new charter for Grafton
passes the Legislature. the number o.
councilmeu viii be reduced from "a to SV
but the offices Of clerk, street commits I
sioner and chief Of police will he electve|
offices instead Of appoiptive as heretoforeI
and will Of course cause "a scramble fo1
these last offices. In addition 10 the one
already to be elected Under the newV
charter the election win occur the first
Tuesday after the second Monday in
March.
w. w. Wolfe of Pittsburg. was in the
friends. Mr.. Wolfe was at one time con-
nected with the New York Clothing House
in this city.
The Grafton Telephone CO will ia II
short while make important extensions 10
their lines. a metallic line will be placed
from here TO Tyrconneu for the Giles
Booth Coal Co: a private line will be run
from here TO the reform school at Prun1
tytowu. and "a public Hne viii be run
through TO Meadland and surrounding
country giving tho people of this city
much needed telephone connection wit
that section Of the county. The Grafton
Telephone Co. IS composed entirely O
home capital ana are giving our peopl4
good service.