Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-03
GRAFTON.

public schools will open Monday, Sep
TENDER 18th.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
| hold a cantata Saturday evening, the
7th inst. in Brinkman Opera House
Circuit Court will convene on the
18th, with Judge John H. Holt on the
/ bench.
S. NJ. White, the Main street grocery
man, was in Wheeling Sunday.
Levi B. Davis, wife and daughter,
Miss Audre, stopped in town a few
hours Wednesday en- route to their
home in Roanoke, Va
A. j. Wilkinson came in Thursday
| from trip through Missouri and Illi-
| nois, in the interests of his book firm.
Rev. NJ D. Helmick, the newly elect
| ed president of the M. P. conference,
| left town Wednesday for his home in
| HarriSville The conference, in the Sc
| lection of Rev. Helmick as president,
| is to be congratulated, as his qualifica-
| lions especially fit him for the posi-
| ton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Jolliffe returned
| Friday from the east, where they had
| been purchasing their fall stock for
| their new store.
| Thomas Moore, a prominent farmer,
| living south of town, died Thursday OF
| consumption in his 51st year. Inter-
ment at Webster on Saturday morning
| at 10 o'clock.
Miss Lizzie Kimmel left Friday for
an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. o..
| j. Fleming, at Mabie, w. Va.
| Hon. and Mrs. d. W. Shaw, of Prun-
| tytown, were in town Friday.
! Hon. John T. McGraw came IN Fri
| day from a business trip to New York.
Harry Compton will move his shoe
store into the building recently vacated
| by the Mugler hardware store.
On the 18th inst. the A. o. u. w. will
| formally present the piano purchased
| by the Grand Lodge for the Reform
| school. The local lodge will go from
| here in a body. The Board of Direct
| ors will hold a session at that time.
| The Town Council Monday will ap-
| point a policeman to fill the vacancy
i caused by the resignation of Policeman
| Allender. Quite a number OF april
cants are asking for the job.
| John w. Davidson, of Pennington,
was here Friday and Saturday.
| Frank Nuzum is acting as general
! delivery clerk in the postoffice during
| the vacation of Miss Koelz.
Ona C. Jefferys, assistant cashier in
the M and B. NJ Bank, and B. F. Poe
will leave Thursday on an extended
| trip to eastern cities.
A company is considering plans 10
build a four story hotel on Main street,
| west of the Arlington.
Alex. Foreman, for number or
years Grafton's leading photographer,
IL ON, fhn hlIil6inR he
| now occupies and has advertised his
stock for sale. He gives up the build
| ing on Monday, the 18th. His work
| with the Modern Woodmen OF America
as State Deputy Head Consul has made
| it necessary for him to take TINS STEP
owing to the rapidly increasing mem
| bership and the organization OF new
| camps of that fiourishing order.
Lieut.. Geo. E. Gramm passed through
town Friday en- route to Morgantown,
on his return from the practice march.
Drs. A. S. Warden, Jr., and r. d..
| Maxim have formed partnership and
/ located in the front rooms of the Jol-
life building, on Main street. Their
new quarters are supplied with all the
| modern medical appliances and hand
somely furnished, making one of the
| best equipped offices in the State. The
combination is a strong one, as both
are physicians of the highest standing
| in our community.
The Sentinel force has issued chal-
| Ienge to the Leader force for game Of
base ball to be played the latter part of
| the week. The losers pay for the key.
Robert Hooper will umpire the game.
| Capt. w R. Standiford came in from
| Wheeling Friday and established re-
| cruiting Office at the Arlington Hotel.
! He will remain until Sunday and will
| be here again on the Sth and 9th. He
| is recruiting for the call Of the last TO-
| 600. and thinks that those enlisting at
! this time will be sent TO the Philippines
| by the list Of October.
! Prof. ]. N. Deahl, of Claude, was in
town Friday.
C. A. Shaw, OF Philippi, was here
| Saturday. He was on his way to West
| Liberty. where he takes charge of the
| West Liberty Normal school as assist
ant principal.
Miss Della Evans of Philippi. was Wis
iting relatives in town.
The Hendrickson Clothing Co. viii
! have their millinery opening on the
18th.
Mrs. W. r. Loar and children are
| visiting at Reedsville, Preston county
George C. Shaw, superintendent Of
| the Austen Coke Works, has purchased
| the residence of w. r. Looar on Fet-
terman avenue.
| On last Sunday lightning killed a
| fine COW belonging to Capt. Geo. N.
| Whitescarver.
Mrs. N. A. PiIson and little son.
Robert, returned Wednesday from a
visit to relatives in the Valley OF Vir-
GINA
Rev. d. L. Ash. formerly presiding
elder OF this district. accompanied by
| his wife and daughter were the guests
! of friends in town the first of the
week. They were returning to their
home at Moundsille after visiting re-
| latives near Clarksburg.
| Rev. F. n. Lynch and family return
| ed home this week from Ocean Grove.
Rev. Lynch viii occupy his pulpit at
the M. e. church Sunday.
Rev. George r. Brown. pastor OF the
| NJ P. church for the past three years.
| will leave early next week for his new
field Of labor, HarTisville, Richie
county. Rev. Brown and his estimable
wife have won the esteem Of our peo-
Die and their departure Is regretted
| by ell