Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-30
GRAFTON.
HON. e. NJ. GRANT MAKES a TEST
OF THE TAYLOR COUNTY
COAL.
PASSENGER STATION CONTRACT
A WEEK NOTABLE IN A MATHl-
MONIAL WAY-MARRIED Al
OAKLAND.

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OF the Fishing Club
Mr. and Mrs. William Willhide re-
turned Thursday from fishing trip 10
Valley Head, Randolph county.
The stores will all close on the
Fourth.
Tom Henderson, passenger agent at
Fairmont, spent Sunday with TRENDS
here.
Mrs. Jessie Sparr, of Kingwood, and
daughter. Mrs BRANDON, OF Charleston,
are the guests of Mrs. 7. F. Lanham, on
MILFORD street.
Hon. Stewart H. Bowman, of kasson,
Barbour county, was in this place on
Wednesday.
Prot. f. H. Crago, of Wheeling, was
here during the week.
Miss Emma Rodgers is visiting with
friends at Parkersburg.
f. T. Thayer, U. S. gauger at Mar
tinsburg, is spending his vacation An
town.
Several of Graftons citizens will
attend the races at Elkins on the
Fourth.
MRS. NJ. A. Pilson returned Thursday
from visit to friends in Parkers-
burg.
CHARLES Critics, clerk at the Hotel
Van Wrinkle, Parkersburg, was in town
Friday.
George R. Lilly. representative of the
"A. o. U. W., and Rev. Beddow, pastor
of the NJ. E. church, accompanied the re-
mains of DIR. A j. Baker and son, who
were drowned here last Monday, to
Greensburg, Ind.
~, a
from Clarksburg, where he had been at
tending meeting of the Board OF he
gents of the State Normal school.
Miss Nancy Zeck will leave the first
of the week for an extended visit to
friends in Johnstown, Pa.
The Taylor County Oil Company has
resumed drilling on their Hendrickson
No. /, after a close down of three
weeks. The well is down $500 feet,
and it is the intention of the company
to go 700 or 800 feet deeper if oil is
not found before that depth is reached.
Editor Snyder, of the Shepherdstown
Register, was in town a rev hours on
Thursday.
Mrs. John N. Tregallas and children
are visiting relatives in Frederick,
Maryland.
Miss Alice Murphy, proprietress of
the La Marshae millinery store, leaves
Monday for a two weeks vacation,
which she will spend at Mt. Lake Park.
Mrs. A. E. Aust and little son God
frey left Thursday for a visit to King
wood friends.
Hon. E. NJ. Grant, of Morgantown,
was here several days this week look
ing after his interests in the testing for
coal near Webster, this county, where
they have now drilled to depth OF
three hundred and fifty feet, and SO
far the test has been very satisfactory
to the company. The outlook for big
coal Improvements is very hattering for
| We----l that portion of Taylor
county.
The remains of Mrs. P. w. Burke, who
| died in Pittsburg last Monday, were
| brought here for burial on Wednesday
! She was the wife of B. & o. conductor
| Patsy Burke, until the last two years
residents of this city. The funeral was
conducted by the Rev. Father John Nc.
Elligott, of the Catholic church.
Clyde B. Mouser, of the Sentinei
force, fell from a buggy Thursday, re-
ceiving a fracture of the bone in the
left leg.
| Byron Blue, for a number of year;
bookkeeper for the Exchange Millins
Company, has accepted a position with
the B. & o. company in the Transports
tion department, and assumes his new
duties Monday.
John Murphy, one Of the oldest citi
| zens of the West Side, died Tuesday
morning The funeral was held from
the Catholic church Thursday morn
ing.
T. J. McAvoy purchased the Dono
hue property on St. John street, soutl
of his corner lot on Main street, pay
ing $500.
The BARRIERS of this city have agreed
to close their shops all day on tn
Fourth.
Bert Dent, Clyde Leis and Clarence
Poe returned from the State Universit,
to spend their vacation at their home
here.
The contract has at last been let TO
the new passenger depot for this city
and the contractors promise to com
mence the construction early in July
The building will cost $4,000, and i
to be completed by the first of No
vember
DR.. Charles A. Sinsel and bride vii
return from their bridal tour Monday
and will go to housekeeping in thei
handsome residence on Washingto
street
Harley Sawyer, clerk at the Glen Ell
hotel at Clarksburg, was visiting hi
parents here Friday.
K. t. Chenoweth, foreman in the In
ter-State steam laundry, is off this wee
on account of badly mashed finger.
The last week of June has been nc
table one in matrimonial circles. A
the M. E. parsonage, Mondey evenin,
in the presence of few of the intimat
friends of the contracting parties, NJ
George ~. Haislup, Jr.. and Miss AID
, Martin, daughter of Capt. 2. c. Martin
We're united in marriage by the Re
Mr.. Beddow.
Mr.. Charles w. Meyer, OF Simpson
and Miss Winifred Wharton, one of tn
: teachers in the Grafton public school
were married at Oakland Md. Monda
evening. The newly married couple le
the next day for tour OF the easter
cities, and will return to their home /
, Simpson on the 10th of July. their II
: ture home. The groom holds a respor
: sible position with the New York &C;
| & Coke Company of Simpson.
AT Clarksburg on Wednesday, NJ