Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-03-05
GRAFTON.


| a severe attack of the typhoid fever.
Hon. w. G. Brown, of l\lagwocd, was
| here the first of the week.
Frank W. Watts, of Baltimore, Md,
| was here this week.
Miss Mamie Walters went to Tunnel
ton the first of the week.
Adjutant White, of the First Regi
ment, was in town Saturday. Mr..
White was on his way to his home at
Morgantown from a trip TO New York.
J. w. Graves, of Richmond, Va, State
agent of the Germania Fire ms Co, of
. New York, was in town this week on
business for his company.
". E. Dorsey went 70 Rodamer' S,
Wednesday, TO officiate as telegrapher
during the absence Of the regular man;
Miss Grace Whitescarver returned
Monday from a visit TO friends at VIM
chester. Kentucky.
Prof. ]. S. Ccrnweil was in California,
Pa, this week.
Attorney Fred It. Martin, OF Fair
mont, was among our prominent VISIT
ors here during the week.
A. l.. Wilmoth, CT Elkins, was here
several days this week on business.
Thomas Bartlett, of Parkersburs, hes
been visiting relatives here and ether
points in the county for several days
past.
Senator Lanham, of Newburg, was in
the city Thursday.
DR.. w. L. Davidson, Of Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio, will give one of his eele-
brated illustrated lectures in the Nj. e.
church Tuesday, March a1st. The
doctor is an excellent lecturer and the
stereoptican views are said to be 4X-
ceedingly good.
The brick work was begun this week
on the Jolliffe building by Contractor
Phillips and large force Of bricklay-
ers.
Manager Brinkman has secured
date with that eminent tragedian, Rob
ert Downing, and he and his splendid
company will appear at the Opera
House the 9th ins&. in triple bill. VIZ:
Nero, the Gladiator; "lngomar, ana
The Frencn Marriage" Mr.. Downing
has long been favorite with Grafton
! audiences, and is always accorded q
warm reception here, Manager Brink
man is untiring in his efforts to ancra
our theatre-go ers frst-class entertain
ment, and there is net a more popular
opera house in the State.
The coming municipal election VIII
be one OF more than usual interest.
| This is the first time that we ever hau
two straight political tickets in the
field at a municipal election, and things
are warming up considerably. mo
| Democrats have been particularly Tor
tunate this year in the selection of their
candidates for the various offices. Inc
candidates are all men of good business
qualifications and capable of conducting
the affairs of the town in a business
like manner. The election is March
21st, under the new charter, and in
stead of fifteen councilmen and eight
wards, as heretofore the number OF
councilmen is cut down to eight and the
number of wards TO four.
The funeral of f. j. Burdett occurred
We dnesday afternoon from his late re-
! sidence on Gertrude street, and was the
largest funeral held in Grafton for
years. The Odd Fellows and Royal Ar
canum, of which he was member, at
tended the funeral in body. In the
death of Mr.. Burdett the town loses one
| CT its foremost and most popular citiz-
ems, and the county an able and ac-
conlIuodating official. Mr.. Burdett was
/
an honorable, upright citizen, end his
place viii be hard one to fill. lie
| leaves an aged mother, besides his
brothers and sisters, to mourn his loss.
Representative Talbot, OF Braxton
county, was greeting his numerous
| friends here Thursday.
! Bernard Martin, of Fairrnont, was the
| guest OF relatives and friends in the
city this week.
The box supper and social held on
! Monday by Leola Lodge No. 50, Daugh-
| tiers of Rebekah, was a success in every
particular. A goodly crowd was pre-
| sent and participated in the enjoyments
! Of the evening. Music, games and
| dancing were INDUCED in until a late
! hour.
A. Foreman and J. Howell Taylor
went to Wheeling this week, where
| they will organize a camp Of Modern
| Woodmen.
| The ladies of the Baptist church will
! hold Novelty Fair at Brinkman hall,
! Thursday evening, March 80. Extens-
| i've preparations are being made To
make this a pleasing and entertaining
| affair in every particular.
The fire alarm sounded Tuesday
morning about o'clock. The fire was
! at the B. & O. coal chutes, and was ex-
! tinguished with very little damage.
| Miss Grace Core went to New York
| this week to lay in her spring stock Of
millinery.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. L. Joliffie went east
| this week and will be absent some time
| laying in stock Of goods.
| The F'etterman public school held
! quite nice entertainment at the school
building Friday night. nice pro-
! gramme was rendered. Refreshments
were served, from which quite hani-
| some sum was realized, which will be
/ applied towards purchasing song books
and books for the school library. The
| Fetterman school, under the charge Of
! Prof. Kendall and his efficient corps Of
| assistants, is making rapid progress and
| is che of the best schools in this sec
| ton Of the State. Work will soon be
begun on magnificent new two-story
school building, which will be sthor-
oughly modern in all its appointments
and credit to any town.
l.. P. Sanders was in Piedmont this
week visiting relatives.
Miss Dora Cooley was united in mar
rage Wednesday to Mr.. John Warner,
| of Tucker county, at the residence OF
Mr. John Goley, IN this city. Rev.
Simmons was the officiating clergyman