Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-31
GRAFTON.
LET FOR AN OIL WELL
DERRICK TO TEST TAYLOR
COUNTR TERRITORY.
COUNCIL CLOSES BUSINESS.
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO OFFICIALS IN
TOWN LOCATING I'M
PROPONENTS.

BALTIMORE 4 OHIO OFFICIALS IN
TOWN LOCATING I'M
PROyEMEHTs.
!. GRAFTON, Viva. March 30.-Judge
j. w. Mason, OF Fairmont, was in town
Thursday looking after deal in some
coal lands on the West Side.
C. W. Monroe is confined to his
rooms at the Blen Avon with typhoid
fever.
The Easter opening of the Hendrick-
son & Co. millinery department Thurs
day anu Friday was largely attended
The window display was immense
Music by Vincent orchestra each even
ing.
Among the University boys who are
spending their vacations with Grafton
friends are Bert Dent, Clyde. Lewis,
Merle Watkins, Delbet and Joseph Rob-
inson and Clarence Poe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Sinsel, of Sa-
lem, were the guests of Mrs. SinsePs
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mugler,
on MILFORD street.
Z E. NJ Chidester, of Weston, was here
Friday and Saturday.
DIR. T. M. Wilson was confined to his
rooms with a severe attack of the
grip tie last of the week.
Dr. H. c. Fueller, the druggist, was
at Buckhannons-M Monday and Tuesday.
Judge and~Mrs. M H. Dent will re-
turn from Charleston Monday, where
they have been since the first of Janu
airy.
DR.. A. H yThayer has moved his Of
efice to the l. o. 0. F. building, second
floor.
Circuit Court will convene on the
11th of April. This promises to be an
interesting session, as one or two sem
sational cases are on the docket for
this term. -
At special conclave of DeMolay
Commandery No. II, Knights Templar
held on Tuesday night, the following
were knighted: Sir Joseph B. Brad
ford, Sir Samuel M. Musgrove, Sir
Talton w. Ingle and Sir Charles H.
Frederick
Mr. and Mrs, G. L. Joliffe and son
George, Jr.,were at Fairmont Sunday
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Robert A. Armstrong, of Clarks-
burg, is the guest OF her uncle, w. R.
D. Dent, on Washington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilt, of Au
rora, Preston county, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs c.. NJ. Painter, on Main
street.
James Newman. colored, returned
from Hanila Tuesday, where he had
been serving two year enlistment on
one of Uncle Sans gun boats.
Captain R. t. Devries of Wheeling,
was at the Blen Avon Tuesday.
Mrs. w. T. Lilly was at Terra Alta
Thursday and Friday visiting.
Miss May Ducat, of Detroit, Mich,
returned 20 her home Tuesday, after a
pleasant visit of several weeks as the
guest of Miss Frances Heckmer.
The contract for the construction of
the derrick and rig for the oil we'll on
the ', Hanson farm near MCGEE, this
county. was let Friday This COM
pany has three thousand acres in its
territory and expects to be ready for
drilling by the 18th of April.
The old town council met Friday
afternoon and closed up it's business
for the year. The retiring members
are Dr. A. H. Thayer. V. T. Handley
am B F.. Poe while the new ones are
Charles Stolzenfel, A. E. Dawson and
Dr. r. D. Mackin. There will be but
few changes in the appointive officers
Of the present year, as it is thought
that the police force will remain as it
is. There is but one vacancy, that 4
town clerk, for which there are sever -
applicants, with the chances favorable
to that-of c. Preston Guard.
Miss Mitchell, Of New York, arrived
the first. of the week and is now in
charge Of the millinery department OF
the American Bazaar.
Mrs. Ira E Robinson and sister, Miss
Abbie Sinsef.' left Monday: for a two
weeks visit. to friends in Cincinnati
Quite a number of our society men
attended a social entertainment at
Clarksburg Thursday night. Wake
Clark. who was one of the number,
claims to have been relieved of a con-
siderable sum of money near the depot
just as he was boarding the train for
home
Miss Stuckey is teaching a successful
school of typewriting and stenography
in the Whitescarver building
Quite number of B. & O. officials
from Baltimore were here. Thursday,
locating the various contemplated i'm
provements soon to be made. includ-
ing new depots, new shops and yard
Improvements. They were in charge
OF Col John T. McGraw, who showed
them the, different points where much
change is needed. Nothing of an Of
fetal nature was given out. but it got
abroad that the shops and new
round house would be built on the old
fair grounds on the West Side. and the
possibility that the freight depot would
also go to the West Side, which will
necessitats the building of bridge