Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-02
GRAFTON.

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ed teamster of the First w. Va. regi-
ment, was in town Wednesday,. Mr..
Loughery, after he was mustered out,
received position under Major Cruise
as division wagon master, remaining
at Columbus, Ga. He is now await
ing orders from the war department
to start for the Philippines.
Prof J. n. Deahl, of Barbour county,
was in town Tuesday.
W. J. Painter, the Thornton mer-
chant, was in town Thursday.
John II. Henry, superintendent of
caller to our city Wednesday. Mr..
very fattering.
John j. Cornwell. Of the Romney
Review, was a business visitor to
Grafton Thursday and Friday.
Rev. A. Moore. presiding elder of the
Wheeling district, was attending the
Epworth League convention. Rev.
Moore was for three years the able and
popular pastor of the Grafton NJ T.
church, and his many friends were
glad to see him.
VIII Hustead and Milton Curry. of
Boothsyille, Marion county, were in
town Thursday.
Prof. T. J. Humphreys will leave
Monday to attend the summer session
of the State University.
Mrs. Harry Crawford and Miss FL
len McAvay are visiting friends in
Wheeling.
John F. Phillips. contractor, began
the brick work on the Fetterman
school building Thursday.
Mrs H. c. Compton and little son,
who have been visiting relatives in
Baltimore, Nd, for several weeks, re-
turned Thursday.
Miss Alice F'lannery was visiting in
Wheeling Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. John Mckee, of Baltimore. Md,
is the guest of Mrs Theo. Gerkin.
Chas. Faust and sister, Miss Emma,
are attending the Elks' Carnival in
Wheeling this week.
Miss Flo Hamilton, Of the West Side,
is visiting her brother, Clark, in
Wheeling this week.
Francis Conway has been acting spe-
cial police this week during the visit
of Policeman Allender to Clarksbupg
friends.
Grace Cunningham, of Clarksburg,
the Hamilton Brown shoe drummer,
was in town Thursday
Emery P. Critics. B. & o. storekeeper
at Parkersburg, was in town the first
of the week
Capt. Truman Elliott, of Belington,
was in town Thursday night.
j. NJ. Summers has purchased the
general store of A. r. Kelley, at the
corner of Main and St. John streets.
H.
burg, former Taylor county boy, was
attending the Baptist Sunday school
convention.
Misses Corinne and Eulah Davis re
turned from Wilson College, Pa, and
will spend their vacation at Mt. Lake
Park
The Board of Trade held an import
ant meeting Thursday night. A steer
ing committee was appointed. whose
duty it is to look after any industry
that may desire to locate in or near our
town. The executive board is made up
of good business men, and good re-
suits are sure to follow its efforts.
They are corresponding with two en-
terprises that are looking for a loca-
ton.
Thos. f. Joyce returned Thursday
from st. Louis, where he attended the
Supreme Lodge of the Elks.
Miss Ada Martin is the guest Of Cam
eron friends and Srelatives.
Geo. L. Joliffe moved his cloak de-
partment Friday from the Colerider
building to his new store building on
Main street. The remainder of his
goods will be moved in a few days.
Mr.. Jolliffe can now boast of one of
the handsomest store rooms in town.
Hon. Stark L. Baker. of Beverly, was
a Grafton visitor Thursday. He was
en- route to Wheeling to attend the
meeting of the Mystic Shriners.
The convention of the Epworth
League presented Rev. F. n. Lynch
with a handsomely bound Bible as a
token of gratitude for the elegant
manner that he and his church enter
tanned the convention during his stay
here.
Miss Anna IIite, of Cameron, return
ed home Friday from visit to Misses
Lilly and Ada Martin, on MILFORD
street.
Miss Nettie Stevens, of Wheeling,
was the guest of friends in town this
week, returning home Friday.
-fllSS l<LHHic runway, VI Il ctll LuOhl,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jolliffe.
The election of H. C. Compton as
president Of the State League is well
merited compliment to the faithful
services rendered in the past by Mr..
Compton for the success of the League.
Mr.. Compton is a good parliamentar-
ian, an elegant Christian gentleman,
and will render the League during his
term of office splendid service.
Edward Goshorn, of Charleston, was
in town Thursday looking after his
insurance business.
Miss Carrie Dent will leave Monday
for Morgantown TO attend the summer
term of the University. Miss Dent will
graduate at this term.
Miss Nell Layman, OF Fairmont, is
the guest of the Misses Haslup.
Harry Lear returned the first of the
week from an extended visit to his old
home at Oakland, Nd.
Mrs G. K. Lilly and little daughter
returned the first Of the week from a
visit to relatives at Fairmont.
Miss Blanche Hale returned home to
Weston Saturday, after a weeks visit
to the Misses Proudfooi
Hon. s. V. Woods, Of Philippi, attend