Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-02
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U0HN MALES PERHAPS FATALLY
INJURED JUMPING FROM
A TRAIN.
AMATEURS HAD A GOOD HOUSE.
~ ASrIRANTS FOR THE
POSTMASTERHIP.

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against a large stone near the track,
receiving wounds from which it is
thought that he will die. His skull was
fractured, besides several CHE dam
ger0uS wounds. He vas rsIarnlng
home from attending the Decoration
Day exercises at this place. Drs. Pow
ell, Warden and Baker. of this place,
dressed the wounds.
Joe Woodford, lumbe- merchant, OF
Elkins, was here for the 30th.
Mrs. s. l.. Allen and daughter, Mrs.
Edith Alcock, CT Baltimore, are visit
ing friends in town.
r. w. Kennedy, Of Ceredo, is here
looking altar some business interests.
he4e during the week.
Hon. J. c. S%turgess. of Morgantown,
wss here Friday attending a meeting
CT the directors of tue Central West
Virginia Railroad Co. Captain ]. T.
Devries was also in attendance.
Ex-State Superintendent of Schools
Bernard l.. Butcher, Of Fairmont, was
in town several hours Thursday. He
was on his way to Beverly to look at
ter some legal business.
o. G. JefTreys has resigned as mana
ger of the Crystal Ice Co. to take care
of his interests in the Exchange Mill
Co., which he recently purchased OF
Major f. B. Blue.
Fifteen cases of plain DRINKS were
before his honor Mayor Boyd Friday
morning, on Decoration Day dissipa-
lions.
The Grafton Dramatic Company was
greeted with a large audience Thurs
day evening in their presentation OF
In Gid Virginia"
Major Gluck and his reform school
boys was n of the prominent attrac-
tons in the big parade on Decoration
Day.
Will H. Bailey left Saturday for a
weeks trip to Camden-on-Gauley. in
the interests of his lumber trade.
Captain Post, superintendent of the
National Cemetery justly merited the
numerous compliments rendered him
yesterday on the excellent condition
and beautiful appearance OF the IN
| te.y. due to his careful iabors the past
month. 1t is true that our National
cemetery, Notwithstanding Its past SUI
erintendents have been good and
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r advantage than on the 30th of May.
T01, and more orderly and we'll be-
haved crowd never assembled within
it's walls.
John H. Hughes, of Buckhannon,
was in town Friday and SATURDAY.
Jchn Murphy, the Main street bar
Der, was in Philippi.
Hon. and Mrs. A. G. Dayton were in
town Thursday, enroute home from
their trip to Southern California. Mr..
Dayton and family have been much
beaetltted by their vacation. During
his short stay here he was besieged by
the several applicants for the p3stof-
flee. He was duly notified that the
preseLt inoum bent's term would expire
OF t2e FIRST day OF next September, a
matter Of only three short months. Ma
Jor bine, one OF the leading applicants,
and who Is waging a most bitter war
aeainst Mr.. Holt, who is now filing
his second term, presented Mr. Dayton
With 2 petition signed. almoet TO a man,
By the members of the G. A. R., who
are patrons OF the Office. What infiu-
enea this will have in aiding the Con-
gresham IN making his selection, re-
mains to be eeen and is watched with
no little interest, owing to the fact that
a portion OF that organization has in
TIE past opposed Mr.. Dayton's nomina-
tioa. Mr. Owens also presented his
Claims, backed by powerful influence,
10 overcome which his opponents will
lie compelled to change their tactics.
lis strength is rapidly increasing. and
lbs Zen d formidable bomb in the
camp OF the other applicants. Mr.. Holt
handed N the endorsement of the Tiger
Ward Republican Club, the leading Re-
publican organization of the town. It
is sc yet anybody's fight, and as the
ct~e for the appointment draws near
the bitterness increases.
DR.. and Mrs. A. H. Thayer left the
Erst Of the week for an extended trip
thrcugh tse Wect. While gone the doc
tc- will attend the Annual meeting of
the Railroad Surgeons, also the Amer
lean Medical Association at St. Paul,
MINI. The doctor is one of West Vir-
gil.la's delegates to this Association.
The Natural Gas Company has moved
as Office into the M. & NJ. Bank build
ing. looms one and two, second floor.
Miss Eva ~Rohrbaugh. of Pittsburg,
is. visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Bruce Davis, of Clarksburg, formerly
with the Leader Office of this place.
was in town Friday.
Judge Hollis address at the National
Cemetery on the Both was one of the
ableGt ever delivered to a Decoration
Day audience, and is receiving it's full
share of comment from the numerous
and variols ward politicians that in
habit our city.
Arch Love, Of the State Auditors Of
fee at Cnarlestoa, is VISITING rwn.
Guy d. Raymond will move his eur
niture tho first of the week to the
Swain building on West Main str-s.
formerly occupied Ly the Natural Gas
people.
Hon. Jacob H. Knapp. of Philippi, is
at the Blen Avon.
CHARLES Weymouth, editor of the Mys-
tic Tie, of Elkins, was looking after
the interests of HE paper here during
the week.
Geo. l.. Fender. of Richmond, Va,
special agent for the Hamburg-bremen
Fire Insurance Company, was here Fir
day. p
Geo. A. Heckmer, superintendent of
the Holly Ri"er Railroad Company, is
in town.
Charles B. Grafton, of Wheeling,
spent several days In town the latter
part of the week. T
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