Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-24
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GRAFTON, w. Va, September 23.-
| The Golden Link club gave dance at
Brinkman Hall Friday night. 1t was
/ the first dance of the season given by
| this popular social organization, and
| was a most enjoyable entertainment
Refreshments were served at McCaDe's.
Copestone Chapter No. II, r. A. M,
| held a special convocation Friday night
and conferred the various chapter de-
grees on six candidates.
| The last will and testament of the late
| James H. Allender was admitted TO
| probate the first of the week. Chas.
r. Dublin. cashier of the Grafton
/ Bank, was named as executor.
Rev. ]. Ed. Kildow. the Randolph
county editor and politician, was a
guest of the New Arlington Thursday.
A. F. Wilmoth, the school furniture
man of Elkins, was in town few hours
| Thursday.
Lewis Yeager, of Marlinton, was in
! town Monday.
| l.. Zimmerman, merchant at Meats
vile, was in town Friday.
Thos. j. McAvay returned Monday
! from a six weeks visit to Mt. Clemens,
| Mich. Tom came back much improved
| in health.
D. w. Martin, train dispatcher for
| the third division. moved his Office
Thursday from Cumberland to Graf
ton.
DR.. w. J. Davidson, Of Parkersburg,
was in town Thursday.
Auditor L. NJ LaFollette left Friday
| for Philippi to look after some bust
ness interests.
Davis Riley, freight conductor on the
branch, win leave Thursday for visit
| to friends in Minnesota.
! Dr. r. d. Macklin was at Neel, Mar
| ion county, Thursday on professional
! business.
| The funeral of VIM. Myers, who lost
his life in the wreck at Petroleum We'd
nesday, took place from the Presbyter-
| ian church Friday at 3 p. M, conducted
! by Rev. J. H. Flanagan, d. D., under
the auspices of Tygart's Valley division
B. L. E., and Friendship Lodge No. s.,
K. of P.
Lieut. C. L. Cramer, of Keyser, pass
ed through town Monday en- route to
Morgantown. Mr. Cramer was among
! those who got left in the shuttle at
| Camp Lee when the First W. Va. regi-
ment started for Cuba, but instead of
returning home. he went to Tampa,
| Fla. and enlisted as private, and went
to Cuba in Gen. Wheeler's command.
Capt. w. f. Poe, of Parkersburg, was
in town during the week.
Rev. NJ. d. Helmick, president of the
| M. p. conference, was in town several
days this week.
L. - d -Ioe-1 tI~o nr
| member Of the First w. Va. volun-
teers, was in town Friday for the pur-
| pose of enlisting for the Philippines.
DR.. G. A. Newton. of Buckhannon,
was in town during the week.
Alfred Poe returned to his home in
Wheeling Wednesday after visit to
friends in this county.
Ex-County Superintendent Of schools
J. c. Gather was in town Monday at
tending teachers examination.
Hon. Jacob Fisher, OF Braxton coun-
ty, was in town several days during the
week. While here he was the guest Of
Hon. w. R. D. Dent.
Lieut.. Ruttencutter, of Parkersburg
was here Tuesday enlisting troops for
the Philippines.
A. J. Wilkinson left Friday morning
for Hot Springs, Ark, in the interests
of his book firm.
Prof. Thos. E. Hodges and children,
of Morgantown, passed through town
Friday en- route to Buckhannon.
Hon. John T. McGraw was in Wheel
ing Thursdy attending Federal Court
Hon. Phil A. Shaffer, of Moundsville,
was in town Thursday.
J. n. Deahl, of Columbia College,
New York, was in town during the
week.
Fred T. Martin of the Fairmont bar
attended court during the week.
Capt. w. j. White was at Newburg
Saturday, enlisting recruits for the
Forty-fourth regiment at Fit Leaven-
worth, Kansas.
County Court will convene the first
OF October.
Dolph Haines and family, who have
been the guests of VIM. Clark for the
past month, returned Friday to their
home in Kansas City.
]. T. Souders, of Piedmont, was the
guest this week of his son. l.. P. Sou
ders.
DR.. Fuller, OF Pittsburg, will open a
drug store in the room lately occupied
by the American Bazaar, under the
Arlington Hotel.
The picnic given by the Fetterman
Sunday school at Keener's Grove last
Saturday was great success. A large
crowd was in attendance.
Rev. F. n. Lynch. pastor of the NJ.
E. church, and Rev. S. J. Cotton, pre-
siding elder of Morgantown district,
will go to Parkersburg next week to
attend the annual session of the Meth
odist Episcopal conference.
The opening of Hendrickson's mill
inery department occurred Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights OF this
week.
Prof. Gentry's famous dog show will
exhibit here Friday, September 18th at
the Fair Grounds.
George W. Deck has secured posi-
ton with the B. & o. railroad in Yard
master Cores Office.
w H. Bailey was at Cecil Thursday.
Prof. Robert A. Armstrong. of Nor
gantown, was in town Friday.
The grand jury found 65 indictments
at this term.
The Board of Education has decided
to build three new school houses. one
each in the First, Second and Third
wards Those of the Second and Third
wards have been located. The crowd