Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-21
GRAFTON
CONTRACT LET FOR A BIG RETAIN
ING WALL BY BALTIMORE &
OHIO.
woMAN's MUSICAL POSTPONED,
THE SMALLPOX SITUATION WELL
UNDER CONTROL-QUARAN-
TINE SOON TO END.

GRAFTON. w. VA, April 20.-Ter-
renee Magill, who was adjudged insane
last week, was sent to the asylum at
Weston Thursday.
Hon. A. C. Kline, of Dlkins, was in
town Thursday and Friday.
w. r. I'd. Dent and Ira e. Robinson
were at Pennington Friday and Satur-
day viewing and assessing damages
for the right of way to build a railroad
from Pennington to Astor, a distance
OF three miles. This road will open a
large coal territory in this and Barbour
counties.
The advance agent of Ringing Bros
circus was in town a few days ago put
ting up bills for their big show on the
third day of May.
AS a starter on the many improve
ments to be in Grafton by the B. & o.
during the summer, the contract was
let Friday for building 5000 yard of a
retaining wall along the banks of the
Valley River and Three Fork Creek.
This work is to be completed in the
early summer
DR.. Lanham, of the State Board Of
Health, announces that he has the
smallpox under complete control and
should no new cases develop between
this time and Monday of next week,
the authorities will be perfectly safe in
raising the quarantine on the schools
and all other public gatherings.
Attorney Melville Peck, of Philippi,
was a Grafton visitor Friday.
John Sweeney, of Wheeling, repre-
senting the Equitable Life insurance
Company, was here the last OF the Weea.
The funeral of Martin Moser took
place from the residence OF Peter Lam
brecht, a relative, where he made his
home for the past twenty years, on
Wednesday morning, Rev. Hopkins, of
the lutheran church officiating.
Rev. J. Beddow, OF the M. e. church,
Mrs. A. ]. Baker and Miss Zeppae Fur
bee returned Friday from Moundsville,
where they were in attendance at the
State Sunday School convention.
Congressman Dayton was in the city
the first of the week, the guest of the
Misses Sinsel.
Reuben Collins, a former B. & o. en-
gineer at this place, but now holding
a similar position at Columbus, Ohio,
was the guest of his son, Lloyd Collins,
during the week.
DR.. T. f. Lanham will attend the
meeting of the State Medical Board of
Examiners at Parkersburg, next Tues
day.
Circuit Judge G. ST. Clair has pur-
chased the West farm neal Simpson.
VIM. C. Byers returned from New
York City Friday, where he had been
purchasing his spring and summer
goods.
Miss Icie Taylor was at Parkersburg
the first of the week.
There is a movement on foot for the
starting of a new weekly paper in our
town. The promoters are negotiating
with a Chicago firm for the plant.
Harry l.. Grant, of Oakland, Nd, was
In town Friday.
The marriage of Mr.. Frank Hedrick
and Miss Sarah Peacock was solemn
lied at the Presbyterian parsonage
Thursday at eight p. m, Rev. J. II.
Flanagan, pastor, officiating.
Alphonso lLeuthardt, who sold his
Main street barber shop in January has
purchased an interest in the same and
resumed work the first of the week.
Miss Alice Cotton has resigned her
position with the Bell Telephone and
will leave the first of the month for
Jackson, Mississippi.
Stephen Poe has sold his interest in
his East End store and goes in a few
days to PleaSton, Kansas, to spend the
summer.
The leading stores in town have sign
ed the early closing movement to take
effect on Monday, the 22d.
Telegraph Operator Green, who pur-
chased the Pickett lot on East Main
street, has let the contract for a three
story brick business house to Shackel-
ford, Litzinger & Co. The building
will cost fifteen thousand dollars and
is to be completed by the first OF July.
The ground has been broken for the
new passenger depot.
The postponement of the Woman's
Club Musicale, caused by the preva-
lenee Of the small pox, has prevented
the ladies from rehearsing the excellent
programme prepared for that occasion.
which will be rendered as soon as the
quarantine on small pox is raised. The
club is now preparing a programme for
the State Medical Society that convenes
on the 24th OF May.
Miss Perie Watkins and Mr.. Henry
Cramer, Of Kingwood, were married
on last Thursday at the home Of the
brides mother near Thornton.
Miss Mollie Rendle has accepted a
position with the Bell Telephone Co,
at their home officer here.
Rev. M. F. Compton, of Charleston.
Is the guest of his father, MIR. Henry
Compton, on Main street.
d. M. Chichester, OF Weston, was in
town during the week.
DR.. n. Bosworth, OF Philippi, was in
town Friday.
The funeral Of Joseph st. Clair,
who vas drowned in the Philippines
IN January, took place at the National
cemetery at two o'clock this afternoon.
de was guarding a wagon train and
the one on which he WIS riding upturn-
sd in the river, and resulted IN the
drowning OF young st. Chair and two
others. He is a native OF Rowlesburg,
W. Va. His parents and other rela-
tives and friends from that place at
tended the funeral.
DR.. l.. l.. Wilson, of Thornton, was
6 Grafton visitor Friday.
J. N. c. Grimm, of Philippi, was here
FRIDAY and Saturday
l.. J.. Lear left Friday for a business
trip to Parkersburg.
j. L. Heckmer was at Beverly and
Nuttonsville the last Of the week.
The Bell Telephone Company has
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