Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-23
GRAFTON.
/. POPULAR THEATRICAL COMPANY
TO REPEAT IT'S ANNUAL
OFFERING.
CANDIDATES TO THE FARE.
A LONG LIST OF INTERESTING PEO-
PIE DISCUSSED AND COM
MENTED ON.

Monday night.
The shop men are working extra
time this week.
b. G. Smith was at Belington Tues
day
Copestone Chapter No. IL, R. A. NJ,
conferred the Royal Arch degree on
three candidates at special concIave
Friday night.
John R. Croopp, of Meadland was in
town the first of the week.
Circuit court will convene on the
2 LIST of January, with Judge Holt on the
bench.
The public schools closed Friday for
the holidays, with appropriate exer-
cises in the various rooms.
The natural gas supply was short
during the cold snap
Chas. P. Guard was attending court
at kingwood Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Amanda Abbott left Saturday
for her home in Fairmont, where she
will spend the holidays.
Miss Lizzie Whitescarver, one of the
teachers in the shorthand department
OF the State University, will spen0 the
holidays in town.
c. Frank Ellis, of Baltimore, Nd,
was in town Wednesday, looking after
his lumber interests.
Ira Mcdonald, of Pennington, was
shopping in town Thursday.
, Miss Bushnell, primary teacher on
the West Side, will spend the holidays
at her home in Parkersburg.
Merle Watkins came home Monday
from the University to spend the holi-
days.
T. Morris Davis has a position as
machinest with the B. & o. Co.
George w. Creel was at Wheeling
Tuesday.
Dr. w. NJ. Sivey, of Tunnelton, at
tended the Masonic meeting Friday
night.
Chas. Eby, of Morgantown, was in
this county the first of the week look
ing after the interests of the Standard
Oil Company.
Thomas E. Joyce was at Weston
Wednesday and Thur5d day.
Austen Shannaberger will spend
Christmas in Wheeling.
The street commissioner had a force
of men cleaning the streets Friday.
Miss Lizzie Poe, who has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. McCaffety, on the
, West Side, returned to her home in
Parkersburg, Thursday.
Harry Loar, OF Oakland, is assist
ing his brother George in his jewelry
store.
The Black Diamond Express drew a
large crowd at the Opera House Mon
day night.
John Zorn, of Wheeling, was here
during the week.
Thomas G. Brady, of Clarksburg,
was here Wednesday.
DR.. VIM. M. Dent, of Newburg, was a
Grafton visitor Wednesday.
Col T. B. Davis, of Keyser, Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in this
district, was among the distinguished
guests in our town during the week.
Hubert Cassidy, a former Grafton
boy, but now at Rowlesburg, was visit
ing here during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Jolliffe, of
Fairmont, were visiting the formers
brother, G. l. Jolliffe, on Washington
street, Wednesday.
Miss Icie Taylor returned Monday
frow two weeks visit to Huntington
Hon. and Mrs. J. H. Woods, of Phil
lippi, were shopping in town Wednes-
. day.
Tenn Collett of Beverly, was in our
city the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Smith will spend
Christmas at Oakland, their former
home.
Postmaster Stewart Reed, of Clarks-
Z burg, was calling on friends here Fri
day.
. Alphonse Lighthart was at Clarks-
burg Thursday and Friday.
Prosecuting Attorney Chas. Powell
of Marion county, was visiting Grafton
relatives Thursday.
Hon. Jacob Fisher, representative
from Braxton county, was a guest Of
Col. John T. McGraw Friday.
Captain George NJ. Whitescarver was
at Parkersburg this week.
J. T. Devries, of Wheeling was here
during the week looking after his rail
road interests
Judge w T. Ice, of Philippi, was here
on legal business Saturday.
Rev. M. D. Helmick, of Morgantown,
president of the NJ. P. conference of
West Virginia, was the guest of friends
in town Thursday.
Attorney e. d. Talbot, of Beverly,
was in town Friday en- route home
from a business trip to Texas.
Prof R. A. Armstrong of Morgan
town, visited Grafton friends Friday,
Mayor VIM o. Boyd was at Weston
during the week Councilman B. f.
Poe had charge of the towns affairs
while he was absent.
The funeral of Lewis Rascher, the
little boy that was drowned while
skating Wednesday, took place from
the Catholic church Friday morning.
Miss Elsie Jarvis, of Philadelphia,
will spend the holidays with her
mother, Mrs A NJ. JARVIS, on MILFORD
street.
The Carroll Comedy Company will
,hold the boards at the Opera House
next week. This company was here
during Christmas week one year ago,
and drew large crowds.
Charles H. Staub was in Wheeling
during the week.
The First National Bank is making
some very substantial improvements
to its Main street building.
Candidates for town council in the
Second or Tiger ward" are coming
to the front daily. On the Republican
side are Chas. Stozenfels, John b.
Kimmel Henry Faucet and others,
. while Hiram Gaines and John F. Cav
eny will contest for the nomination on
the Citizens ticket.
Among the society events of Christ
mas week will be the ball given by the
Apollo Club on New Years eve, the